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<v ->Before I got into the cable television business,</v>

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I was a manufacturer of men's belts, wallets, and jewelry.

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We were the second largest belt manufacturer

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in the United States, and we sold to 15,000 stores.

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It was a great business.

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Every year we would have Father's Day and Christmas

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and all the holidays and make up packaged goods

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that were great gifts to give to the man.

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And one day I saw in a newspaper a large ad

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for beltless slacks, I said, oh my gosh,

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you can wear your pants and not have

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to have a belt, that's terrible.

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Next time I saw people are walking around

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without ties, we used to make these tie bars.

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Cuff links were going out for barrel cuff shirts.

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I said, gee whiz, this is not the world's greatest business

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like I thought it was, maybe I ought

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to sell the business, which I did.

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And then I met Dan Aaron, and here we are

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in the cable television business.