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Jan 02, 2023, 12:36 AM
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Member Since: Aug 2013
Posts: 930
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Here's a curious set of circumstances where my interests intersect with those of the Vanderbilt family in 3 ways.
1. I play bridge. "In 1925, the game that we know today was derived from auction bridge and plafond. Contract bridge was invented by the American Harold Vanderbilt, who had some invaluable idle time on a steamship cruise."
2. I listen to Blues and Rock n Roll. John Hammond made field recordings of folk music and blues, he championed civil rights and a single society where races and classes mixed. His mother was one of three daughters of William Douglas Sloane and Emily Thorn Vanderbilt, and a granddaughter of William Henry Vanderbilt. Wikipedia
3. I'm dealing with grief. To understand this process, I'm listening to podcasts just started by Anderson Cooper as he deals with what his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, left at her death.
4. With so many Vanderbilts, there's got to be some big bucks somewhere.
R.
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