by April (5-B-6 FPE)

An Experience

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In the realm of TV as in all other human endeavor we are the sum total of our experiences. They all af- fect us in one way or another. Even the vicarious ones often give us courage, and tend to "free-up" the timid souls, allowing them to enrich their lives with similar experiences. Then too, we operate on our (puritan) environment just as it operates on us, and if there comes into being a large body of successful (not injur- ious to society or its members) TV experience which can be banked toward a day of accounting, we will have won our right to a place under the dryer. In this vein I believe that a calm polite, and straight forward approach to any situation will find the vast majority receptive, and helpful.

To illustrate the point, I'm sure that most TVs to day have yet to invest in a custom (fitted) foundation garment for those special occasions when a sheath is called for and the figure must be feminine. If your ex- perience paralleled mine the standard ready-made gar- ments leave unseemly bulges at the waist or higher, be- cause the standard curves just aren't the same. The custom foundation is meant to remedy this situation but most of us go down the path buying ready mades in a guilty manner that gives the game away before it is started. Most sales ladies are quite well experienced and have encountered all the various situations that can be associated with their line of work so that hedging on the truth is a dead give away. I decided to pick a cus- tom corsetiere, tell the truth, and ask for her assis- tance. I found an ad in the Yellow Pages that looked promising. It specified "Men, Women's and Children" and "individually designed... I made three dry runs to the shop. I even waited for about 10 minutes in the waiting room on one occasion in the process of getting up my courage. Finally, on the fourth pass I met the corsetiere. She had another customer, a lady, but when

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