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Getting physical, Olivia Newton-John came to town last night to work out at the CNE Grandstand with her enthusiastic fans. It was a family show, about(...)
Getting physical, Olivia Newton-John came to town last night to work out at the CNE Grandstand with her enthusiastic fans. It was a family show, about(...)

Getting physical, Olivia Newton-John came to town last night to work out at the CNE Grandstand with her enthusiastic fans. It was a family show, about(...)

Date8/26/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Getting physical, Olivia Newton-John came to town last night to work out at the CNE Grandstand with her enthusiastic fans. It was a family show, about as racy as any TV sitcom, critic Peter Goddard says in review. Her audience was the TV generation on a night out.
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