ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Madonna

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS BOOK POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY THE PEOPLE WHO TOOK THEIR CLOTHES OFF WHEN I ASKED THEM TOO: ISABELLA ROSSELLINI, NAOMI CAMPBELL, TATIANA VON FUSTENBURG, INGRID CASARAS, BIG DADDY KANE, VANILLA ICE, UDO KEIR, DANIEL DE LA FALAISE, TONY WARD, JULIE TOLENTINO, ALLISTAIR FATE, WALLIS FRANKEN, SAM CONVERSE, THE BOYS AT THE GAIETY, LUCIFER AT THE VAULT, STELLA, DAVID, CHICKLET, CAROLINE THE KINKY CATERER, MIKE RAYLE, CARL GEARY AND CRAIG SPENCER. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITIZENS OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR NOT RUNNING ME OVER WHEN I RAN NAKED THROUGH THEIR STREETS. THANKS TO JULIE MANNION AT KEEBLE CAVACO & DUKA FOR BEING A TIGHTWAD WHEN IT CAME TO SPENDING MY MONEY. THANKS TO LEXINGTON LABS FOR MAXIMUM SECURITY. NOT. THANKS TO GAVIN DE BECKER AND THE FBI FOR RESCUING PHOTOGRAPHS THAT WOULD MAKE J. EDGAR HOOVER ROLL OVER. THANKS TO NICK CALLAWAY AND CHARLES MELCHER FOR BRAVERY IN PACKAGING. THANKS TO WARNER BOOKS FOR BRAVERY PERIOD. THANKS TO PAUL CAVACO FOR DOING RUNWAY AND CHEERING US UP WHENEVER NECESSARY. THANKS TO ANDREW FOR ENDURING EVERYONE'S ABUSE. THANKS TO FRANCOIS NARS FOR BRINGING EDITH PIAF TO LIFE FOR US AND FOR GETTING RID OF MY EYEBROWS ONCE AND FOR ALL. THANKS TO GARREN FOR DOING MY HAIR WHILE BEING COMPLETELY NORMAL. THANKS TO MARQUISE FOR THE LAST WORD ON EVERYTHING. THANKS TO DARREN FOR KNOWING WHERE IT'S AT. THANKS TO SIUNG FAT TJIA FOR TOTAL GRAPHIC DEVOTION. THANKS TO MELISSA AND MISSY FOR BEING SHOCKPROOF. THANKS TO THE REAL BIG DADDY, GLENN O'BRIEN FOR TEACHING ME HOW TO SPELL. THANKS TO FABIEN BARON FOR HIS COMPLETE DISDAIN FOR ORGANISATION AND UTTER DISREGARD FOR DETAIL. GENIUS! MOST OF ALL THANKS TO STEVEN MEISEL FOR NOT BEING AFRAID WHEN I WAS. PERFECTION!