I was ~ am ~ a fan of them both! While I never met Dr. Ruth in-person, my sister and I DID once meet Richard Simmons, in-person. Around 2005 or so, we met him at NYC's "Toy Fair", where Richard had a small booth in a "side-aisle", displaying his "Collection of the Masters" dolls for buyers hailing from all over the world. After discussing his dolls, my (diminutive, barely 4' 10") sister complimented him on his light pink silk tie, which was patterned with artistically-rendered ballerinas. Richard "glowed" as he told us that he had recently purchased this tie off of the neck of a fellow in Italy whom he was passing by on a street (in Rome, I believe). Richard looked very well-put-together in this tie, well-tailored grey suit, and his "signature 'fro", as he took the time to regale us with various "bits" from his life. We will miss you, Richard. ~ Cheryl in NJ
I was ~ am ~ a fan of them both! While I never met Dr. Ruth in-person, my sister and I DID once meet Richard Simmons, in-person. Around 2005 or so, we met him at NYC's "Toy Fair", where Richard had a small booth in a "side-aisle", displaying his "Collection of the Masters" dolls for buyers hailing from all over the world. After discussing his dolls, my (diminutive, barely 4' 10") sister complimented him on his light pink silk tie, which was patterned with artistically-rendered ballerinas. Richard "glowed" as he told us that he had recently purchased this tie off of the neck of a fellow in Italy whom he was passing by on a street (in Rome, I believe). Richard looked very well-put-together in this tie, well-tailored grey suit, and his "signature 'fro", as he took the time to regale us with various "bits" from his life. We will miss you, Richard. ~ Cheryl in NJ
I love this so much!! What a magical person!