Fran Lebowitz
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Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud in NYC - Fran Lebowitz
So you're expelled from this school and you find yourself in New York.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud in NYC - Fran Lebowitz
First, I was sent to live with my mother's sister, which was a real punishment, believe me.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud in NYC - Fran Lebowitz
And my mother's sister was married to a German IBM engineer.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud in NYC - Fran Lebowitz
And they have four children.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud in NYC - Fran Lebowitz
And the idea was that would whip me into shape.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud in NYC - Fran Lebowitz
So I went there, did that with me in shape.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud in NYC - Fran Lebowitz
The second I was 18, I left.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud in NYC - Fran Lebowitz
I came to New York.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud in NYC - Fran Lebowitz
Yes, I had many, many jobs because I came to New York.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud in NYC - Fran Lebowitz
I didn't have any money.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud in NYC - Fran Lebowitz
I didn't have any degrees, including a high school diploma.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud in NYC - Fran Lebowitz
I got an equivalency diploma, which is a useless document.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud in NYC - Fran Lebowitz
I didn't know how to type.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud in NYC - Fran Lebowitz
And that was the big thing.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud in NYC - Fran Lebowitz
I just did any kind of job you could imagine.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud in NYC - Fran Lebowitz
I cleaned houses.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud in NYC - Fran Lebowitz
I drove a cab.
Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
Rosebud in NYC - Fran Lebowitz
I was a private driver.