And I was on my way to being such a little queen fashionwise.(I still shudder when I remember when I would only wear red. I was five or six,had red pants & a red striped shirt with a Davey Crockett coonskin cap. even more shudders). Still not sure how or why I butched up (as much as I did). Probably larry's influence, that and there were no non-butch roll models. Then, of course, there is the real reason-laziness. Too much work, too much drama. I'm still not fond of either. It did, however, did much to create my present attitude to money. It was the era before credit cards, and in a small town. Everyone not only knew and was related to everyone else, they knew every single thing about each other. When I wanted something I walked into a store, picked up, waved it at someone and walked out. It was not until years later that I understood someone was actually paying for all that. That was a shock to my system. I still haven't recovered fully.
Side note: Jimmy Dawahare came to Rod's funeral. He was also the one who found all the receipts when Southwest lost Rod's luggage on a direct flight from Ft. Lauderdale to Tampa. I think even R was stunned when they paid $1100. I dont think most people can recover all of their receipts. I don't think even he knew how he pulled it off. He only persued it because he was bored.