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A Savile Row suit. Never again. Although I love it, I still feel guilty about what it cost.
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A ring I bought at Reinstein Ross for myself after a big break-up. It was kind of shallow.
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A page from Jim Morrison’s final notebook – I bought it as a birthday gift for a friend.
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My children’s education.
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Fireworks. I was given a pyrotechnics course by my son for my 40th birthday, so I do displays. I can average five to 10 grand on one display.
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Being driven across the Atlas Mountains in a snowstorm 25 years ago, by a local taxi driver who plainly put a lower premium on the advantages of living than me.
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