I’m at my happiest in the ocean, and even better if my husband is there throwing me around.
When were you happiest?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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The mid- to late 80s, summers spent at Park End Farm in Atherton – ankle deep in horse manure and soaking wet from falls from badly constructed rope swings across streams.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2011 source ↗
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In 1978, working in France for a year. It was my first time working abroad.
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Nineteen thirty-nine. Grand Rapids, Michigan. Station WOOD, 20 bucks a week.
August 16, 1985. My dad took me and my brothers Andre and Tony to see the Fresh Fest at the Nassau Coliseum, on Long Island. We saw Whodini, the Fat Boys, and Grandmaster Flash. Greatest day of my life. The births of my children were big days, too, but billions of people have children—only 15,000 people saw that show.
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