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TI: You know, I have to, I'm thinking about your life. And you worked so hard in your life, and you had, in some cases, a lot of difficult times. And yet you seem so positive about life, too.

BH: Well, I don't know.

TI: But I was wondering about your relationship with your husband. It seemed like the two of you complemented each other? You had a nice relationship?

BH: Oh, yes.

TI: Can you talk about your relationship?

BH: Oh, he used to do kabuki thing, acting. He was quite an actor, too. And so he, on his good days, I mean, when he was feeling good, he starts doing that Japanese, that singing, you know how it is? I can't even imitate it. But he'd be doing it away, and to me it was funny because I'd never seen anything like that. So I'd go like this and he thought I was crying because it was a sad story he was telling. [Laughs] And all the time I was just laughing, giggling to myself. "Oh, what a letdown," he says.

TI: [Laughs] So it seems like the two of you had a special... even after being married for a long time, the two of you really...

BH: Yeah, he was very good that way.

TI: Good. Well, so Bernadette, we've been at it for over two and a half hours. And so it's been a long time, so I'm getting tired, you're probably getting tired. And so I just want to thank you so much. Was there anything else that you wanted to finish off with or anything, last comments?

BH: Well, I can't think of anything in particular.

TI: Well, I did the math, you're ninety-five?

BH: Ninety-six.

TI: You're ninety-six years old.

BH: And I met him when he was twenty-two, I mean, I was twenty-two. He was about twenty-six, twenty-seven, I guess.

TI: Well, you're in remarkable condition. You look like you'd be in your early eighties when I look at you and the energy you have.

BH: [Laughs] That's what people say, but I don't see it. I feel old, and I'm getting forgetful, and I repeat things. They're always having a terrible time 'cause they say, "I told you that already." [Laughs]

TI: Well, but thank you so much for taking the time. This was really an enjoyable morning.

BH: Well, thank you. I hope I covered everything just about.

TI: Very good, so thank you very much.

BH: Oh, you're welcome.

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