It was when I lived in L.A. that I first realized what is so German about me.

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"What was important was his private conversations -- you know ... everybody say the l'avvocato told me, l'avvocato suggested me, I met the l'avvocato, I had a call in the early morning from the l'avvocato... to be in touch with him ... to be related to him ... was a state symbol for everybody, " journalist Carlo Rossella told CNN.

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For me, the quintessential L.A. experience occurred a number of years ago when I was crashing at Paul's apartment in West Hollywood and the doorbell rang.

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