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Bill Southern's avatar

My dad developed these relationships as well: Herb, the guy who owned the Standard Oil gas station, and Jimmy, the bartender at Valley Lodge, and Jim, the barber - close personal friends, all - he had their votes locked up as well.

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Myq Kaplan's avatar

dear chris,

a delight from start to finish, as always!

i love "Fred, the smog guy." (i love the moniker. and also i love the guy.)

and also i love you! (and you, anyone who is reading this!)

thanks for sharing as always,

myq

PS chris, how did you book the head of TED for your podcast produced by TED?

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Chris Duffy's avatar

I can never reveal our booking secrets but I will tell you that I don't book the podcast, it's booked by TED and they (TED) had an inside track for how the TED bookers could book the head of TED

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Myq Kaplan's avatar

noTED!

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Mary Austin (she/her)'s avatar

We have similar brains! I love this!

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Chris Duffy's avatar

Thank you, Mary!

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Olivia West Nielsen's avatar

You're KILLING ME Fred!!

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Chris Duffy's avatar

Glittery fabric will bankrupt us all!!!

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