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DIAHANN REYES-LANE's avatar

Mine was more a fling with Billy than a love affair--Jane Fonda was more my girl. While some of those workouts in retrospect weren't the best for my joints- they will always have a special place in my heart.

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Anna Rollins's avatar

Ah! Jane Fonda. Thanks for reminding me of her!

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Cate Stern's avatar

I met up with Billy in my basement in that same time period! He really got around. A friend introduced us. The same friend who said I needed to shave my arms and have a prominent clavicle! We didn't last long though.

Great piece, Anna!

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Anna Rollins's avatar

Billy really did get around! And phew — shaved arms and protruding clavicles. What a time to survive.

Thank you for your kind words and for reading ❤️

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Jacqueline Parker's avatar

I also had a brief love affair with Billy. My aunt would send me recorded videos that I'd pop into our camcorder (hooked up to the VCR because we couldn't afford the actual tapes). It was an obsession for much of my late adolescence.

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Anna Rollins's avatar

Ahhh! So much nostalgia here. Camcorders and VCRs :)

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Joy Nicholas's avatar

So good, Anna!

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Anna Rollins's avatar

Thank you so much, Joy!

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Janine Agoglia's avatar

I hung out with Billy during my 20s. As I got older, though, I found I needed more warm up than the 30 seconds he did and I moved toward other things. I loved those videos though.

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Anna Rollins's avatar

Those warmups were pitiful, weren’t they? Ha!

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Janine Agoglia's avatar

So bad. 🤣

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