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so set the scene for me what kind of a place is this well Behind These Hedges are the most expensive homes in America
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I mean one of them was sold 4 years ago for $95 million cash and the people who live there usually come from November to
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about April and during that period of time they were going to parties just about every other night who are the sort
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of Main Stays of Palm Beach Society families the historic of Fortunes in this country the the fortunes from the
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late 1800 1900 and then you have the new money some of the people who AR famous for the last 25 30 years right around
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the corn is where Rush limbo lives boy these houses are unbelievable was there ever a recession here yes my favorite
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story is I had a limo driver who was driving one of the um ladies who was preparing for a party and on one line
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she was ordering the food for the party on on the other phone her husband calls and tells her listen we're pretty much
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ruined and she sort of doesn't get it her first question was can we still have a party and the second question can we
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still get the caviar and the answer apparently from what she told the caterer on the other line is hold the
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caviar but the party is on well they're suffering and they're suffering so as the gu gossip columnist
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in Palm Beach are people glad to see you when you show up sometimes they are sometimes they're not you know before I
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try to ask if I can go to a party and mingle I'm always cognizant of the fact that either I did write something nasty
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about the people who live there or they're really happy with what I did so you know it's a it's a function of your
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last story sort of