Donna

Well, when you said you were going to pay me a thousand bucks, I said, you know, I'm really busy, but money talks, Donna walks.

Well, when you said you were going to pay me a thousand bucks, I said, you know, I'm really busy, but money talks, Donna walks.

I turned 78 on my birthday, which was Valentine's Day. Of course, I waited for your birthday card, but alas, you didn't send it.

I turned 78 on my birthday, which was Valentine's Day. Of course, I waited for your birthday card, but alas, you didn't send it.

and a record promoter friend of mine up in Canada sent me this album from this unsigned band. And he said to me, we're not gonna sign them, they're not ready for prime time. And I dropped the needle on a song called Working Man, and I knew immediately that this was a perfect record for Cleveland.

and a record promoter friend of mine up in Canada sent me this album from this unsigned band. And he said to me, we're not gonna sign them, they're not ready for prime time. And I dropped the needle on a song called Working Man, and I knew immediately that this was a perfect record for Cleveland.

Well, I get up at seven, yeah, I go to work at nine, get no time for living, yes, I'm working all the time. Cleveland back then was a factory now. The sky was orange every night from pollution from Republic Steel.

Well, I get up at seven, yeah, I go to work at nine, get no time for living, yes, I'm working all the time. Cleveland back then was a factory now. The sky was orange every night from pollution from Republic Steel.

Working man takes off. One thing led to another. They got an American contract with Mercury Records.

Working man takes off. One thing led to another. They got an American contract with Mercury Records.

You don't do a mitzvah for the result. You do a mitzvah because it's the right thing to do. I am still alive. with those guys.

You don't do a mitzvah for the result. You do a mitzvah because it's the right thing to do. I am still alive. with those guys.

Over here somewhere.

Over here somewhere.

I've had that silly gold card now for 51 years.

I've had that silly gold card now for 51 years.

And it's in my name. I am one of the first women that I know of to get a gold card in my own name. In the early days, if a woman did get a credit card, a man had to co-sign. Women are supposed to know their place and they're supposed to be grateful for the fact that men are taking care of them. But the assumption was that women couldn't possibly pay.

And it's in my name. I am one of the first women that I know of to get a gold card in my own name. In the early days, if a woman did get a credit card, a man had to co-sign. Women are supposed to know their place and they're supposed to be grateful for the fact that men are taking care of them. But the assumption was that women couldn't possibly pay.

But this is what women of my generation went through. This was the norm. My mother was expected to quit her job. My mother was expected to be a housewife. Legally speaking, she was Mrs. Samuel Halper. She wasn't Samuel. Her name was Beatrice. I knew that wasn't right. Getting the card in my own name really was about was just making sure I have an identity.

But this is what women of my generation went through. This was the norm. My mother was expected to quit her job. My mother was expected to be a housewife. Legally speaking, she was Mrs. Samuel Halper. She wasn't Samuel. Her name was Beatrice. I knew that wasn't right. Getting the card in my own name really was about was just making sure I have an identity.