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One of the joys of running this website is when I unexpectedly get an email from an old friend that I worked so hard with and had so much fun with, the years together seem as brief and blurry as happy hour.

Here she is, ladies and gentlemen, out the blue of the Internet, the girl who put the exclamation point in the word party!

Sharon Teal! (now known as Sharon Teal Conklin)

Sharon’s history at Chiat/Day began as an A.E. in the Seattle office (yes, we actually had one) in 1977. She transferred to New York in 1982, when we were still at the devil building, 666 Fifth Ave. Perhaps it was that satanic number that caused us to win the New York Air account …

Evil, evil, evil. That relationship ended in a bitter lawsuit. Sharon says …

Jay made me work on Robert Half as punishment for my sins. I also worked with Jay, Jane and Joe P. I worked on a bunch of new biz but I don't recall ever winning anything.

Sharon now lives in Spokane, Washington (the home town of Steve Alburty and Eve Luppert.) As for the photo above ...

That's a picture of me and the girls taken at our lake cabin last summer. Katie is on my left... she's 12. Chloe is on my lap... she's 8. I refuse to admit my age, but I'm the old bag in the middle. Am also including a photo of my new baby... Jordhi:

Kurt (my husband) is cracking up. He says he hasn't seen me this excited about my work since, well, since I actually worked!

Welcome back, Sharon!