 My partner in art crimes was someone I'll call Jay. We were both in our mid-20s, but Jay had been smoking since she was 11, so she sounded like this. Jay and I sometimes did a lesbian Ernie and Bert performance that was more successful, except I had to be Bert. And worse yet, one time Jay pointed out that my own personality, not just as an artist, but as a person, was actually more like Bert's.