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PJMcK

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59. Aw, c'mon!

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 10:03 PM

Nov 2017

It's sorta obvious, isn't it?! (male snark)

Actually, what I meant was that she was my favorite because she became (in)famous because she went counter-culture. I grew up in the 1960s in a comfortable middle-class/suburban environment but I was always attracted to the opposites of my own life.

Ms. Chambers was a few years older than I but she had local fame as a model and actress. When she went into porn, nearly everyone I knew in town tried to disavow her. However, I always liked that she chose a different route for her life and she really seemed to enjoy her choices. To be clear, they were not ones I would make but I was impressed by her independence.

On the other hand, her life took some rather difficult turns and she died at the young age of 57.

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