kate spade. sold her original brand. working on her next endeavor (probably not as lucrative but whatevers, she’s already reached that “silly money” stage). daughter age 13
anthony bourdain. just starting to reach the peak of his powers. struggled so long – the voice for authentic, unpretentious. the marginalized. the competition show. so damn charming and not machismo – i want more and more friends like him. daughter age 12
don willis. got to fly around africa. stuffy but kind, always in the mix. pretty much not a place i go where he wasn’t already there first. except living here in my hood that is. would’ve joined Kroc board sooner if i knew he was on it – never bragged, etc. maybe i just got it mixed up since he was passionate about 2-3 other great causes here in our region.