or not, for purely practical purposes, I find it most helpful to think and talk as if two different entities were occupying one single body. I know that this philosophy can be attacked with many solid arguments, but I don't care. It is very useful as a practical tool, as a guide, to prevent Susanna from being nothing but a man in skirts".

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Let us, for heaven's sake, strive to forge a nice, clean cut, real person out of "the girl-within". Let's give her a personality of her own. If possible let's give her even different tastes than those of "the guy- within maybe even make a Republican out of her, if he is a demo- crat!!!! Do I make the point? I know I'm exaggerating a bit, but that's the general idea. If we insist on "we-still-are-the-same-person all-the-time", then, if the guy likes to fool around the garage clean- ing the engine of his car every Saturday afternoon all he'd need to satisfy his TV urge would be to put on a dress, high heels, a wig and makeup and go right down the garage to clean the car, and walk, ges- ture and talk as if nothing had happened...same guy, same tastes, same activities, the only difference is the dress and the ma akeup. Why go through all that trouble then? To me that's not TVism. just being a guy in dresses, no more. Now, don't get me wrong. I certainly don't expect us to drop every bit of our drab, everyday per- sonality and perform a miracle of transmutation. Of course there'11 be a good many personality bits hanging around, but even those, I insist,

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we must redecorate, give them a different hue and intertwine them with the new, unused ones which are the trademark of "her" per- sonality.

For the sake of examples let me mention Vickie who would never dream of soiling her fingers in the type of work her "otherself" nor- mally performs to make a living. Or, you'll never catch Susanna

writing an analysis of the present political situation--phooey! She'd rather take needle and thread and shorten the hem of that old skirt hanging in the closet.

The real fun about being a TV is in the CONSTANT IMPROVING. To look, act, talk and even think more and more like a true GG". Not like a woman"--this makes no sense, but rather bring to life and impart radiance, color and vitality to that particular girl we feel is waiting inside. As Siobhan says: "A successful TV must rely on per- sonality, intelligence and charm rather than on looks." The person- ality is already there but we must polish it, The intelligence, well, we hope it's there. isn't. But charm is something you can't buy, it. That's something you have to work at and work hard. What's really difficult to achieve is a sincere form of charm. Anything else

shape it and vitalize it. We can't do much if it nor are you born with

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