date
now,
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still, still,
and and
because
I feel
like like
I have
been
lucky,
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give
back,
go different
to different
schools
speak
to young
people
about
e back,
so I so go I to
schools
and and
speak
to young
people
about
, about
curiosity,
having
manners,
education
of thing.
bout
curiosity,
having
manners,
education
and and
that that
sort sort
of thing.
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ort
of things.
important
thing
of things.
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important
thing
that that
t ccup
hiccup
in the
business
when “…because
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had had
in the
business
was was
when
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I feel
like
I have
been
he 80’s,
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know
what
AIDS
was,
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I didn’t
know
what
AIDS
was,
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had
experienced
because
I was
going lucky, I feel like I have to give
ever ever
experienced
because
I was
going
back,
I go
different
schools
so so
I go
to to
different
schools
cially
in the
fashion
business,
make
ly in the
fashion
business,
make
up, up, back,
they’re
all under
a big
of plastic
in the and
y’re
all under
a big
tent tent
of plastic
in the
and
speak
young
people
about
speak
to to
young
people
about
cariest
thing
because
I knew
these
people
iest
thing
because
I knew
these
people
importance
reading,
about
the the
importance
of of
reading,
about
I was
saying
what
is going
y hey
are, are,
so I so was
saying
what
is going
on? on?
curiosity,
having
manners,
education
having
manners,
education
ver,
Elizabeth
Taylor,
when
Rock
Hudson curiosity,
Elizabeth
Taylor,
when
Rock
Hudson
n the
cover
of Vanity
he
cover
of Vanity
Fair Fair
and and
she she
was was
the the and
and
that
sort
thing.”
that
sort
of of
thing.”
n er her
dress.
really
spoke
about
dress.
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really
spoke
up up
about
it, it,
, I had
to to
go a to black
a black
tie fashion
event,
in those
days
would
had
to go
tie fashion
event,
and and
in those
days
you you
would
uxedo
jacket
because
it was
about
anything
related
to fashion
edo
jacket
because
it was
all all
about
anything
related
to fashion
and and
went
a dinner,
I was
sitting
at the
table
gave
nt
a dinner,
and and
I was
sitting
at the
table
and and
they they
gave
out out
the the
red red
in and
were
to pin
it on
your
tuxedo
jacket,
I sat
and
you you
were
to pin
it on
your
tuxedo
jacket,
and and
I sat
next next
to a to a
en before,
making
polite
conversation
with
I was
playing
with
before,
making
polite
conversation
with
her, her,
and and
I was
playing
with
and
brought
a white
starter
plate
to the
table
before
dinner
they they
brought
in a in white
starter
plate
to the
table
before
the the
dinner
k e the
ribbon
it down
on the
plate.
While
doing
ribbon
off off
and and
put put
it down
on the
plate.
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I’m I’m
doing
this this
I‘m I‘m
nd
she’s
finding
I am,
trying
to find
she’s
finding
out out
who who
I am,
and and
I’m I’m
trying
to find
out out
who who
she she
is. is.
e Nan
is Nan
Swid.
a company
called
Swid
Powell.
Swid
Powell
Swid.
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had had
a company
called
Swid
Powell.
Swid
Powell
did
dinner
ware,
artistic
dinner
ware
people
in the
dinner
ware,
but but
artistic
dinner
ware
by by
people
in the
arts. arts.
For For
architect
Richard
Myer
of these
celebrated
e, one,
the the
architect
Richard
Myer
did did
one, one,
and and
all all
of these
celebrated
r this
company.
They
didn’t
want
ordinary
dinner
ware,
wanted
his
company.
They
didn’t
want
ordinary
dinner
ware,
they they
wanted
of artsy
element
from
people
a name.
She’s
talking
to me
artsy
element
from
people
who who
had had
a name.
So, So,
She’s
talking
to me
I put
it the
on the
plate,
I said,
“Why
don’t
do this?”,
d and
I put
it on
plate,
and and
I said,
“Why
don’t
you you
do this?”,
and and
she she
u nnot
cannot
do that.
I said,
should.
be the
to do
do that.
I said,
“No “No
you you
should.
You You
will will
be the
first first
one one
to do
to come
I went
to her
office
d and
said said
to come
and and
see see
her her
the the
next next
day. day.
So So
I went
to her
office
just just
d rd 3rd
Ave,
where
interior
designers
have
offices,
owned
Ave,
where
the the
interior
designers
have
offices,
and and
owned
by by
s. So
I went
to her
office,
I, not
thinking
wanted
So
I went
to her
office,
and and
I, not
thinking
that that
she she
wanted
me me
to to
going
to give
everyone,
because
need
to acknowledge
ng
to give
her her
the the
idea idea
for for
everyone,
because
we we
need
to acknowledge