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Jad Abumrad

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Oliver Sipple

He had a lot of brothers and sisters.

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Oliver Sipple

I think he was one of eight children.

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Oliver Sipple

And so after the war, when he got to San Francisco, he actually started going by the name Billy.

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Oliver Sipple

Billy, Billy Sipple.

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Oliver Sipple

And so Oliver lived, like a lot of gay people at the time, this double life.

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Oliver Sipple

And do we know that this is the reason why Sebald came to San Francisco?

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Oliver Sipple

Or was there a different reason?

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Oliver Sipple

It may have just been because Harvey Milk was there.

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Oliver Sipple

You know, famous gay activist, San Francisco politician.

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Oliver Sipple

He was friends with Harvey Milk.

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Oliver Sipple

Turns out Oliver had actually met Harvey a decade earlier in New York.

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Oliver Sipple

And I just want to mention this because I think it's so cool.

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Oliver Sipple

At different points in time, they actually dated the same guy.

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Oliver Sipple

Who was the inspiration for Sugar Plum Fairy.

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Oliver Sipple

Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets.

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Oliver Sipple

In Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side.

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Oliver Sipple

Looking for soul food and a place to eat.