Bette Nesmith Graham for USD $47.5 million in 1979. At the time, her company employed 200 people and made 25 million bottles of Liquid Paper per year. Bette Nesmith died on May 12, 1980, at the age of 56, in Richardson, Texas. From the start, Graham ran her company with a unique combination of spirituality, egalitarianism, and pragmatism. Raised a Methodist, Graham converted to Christian Science in 1942, and this faith inspired the development of her corporate "Statement of Policy". Part-code of ethics, part-business philosophy, it covered everything from her belief in a "Supreme Being" to a focus on decentralized decision making and
Cruisin' (Michael Nesmith song) Cruisin' (Michael Nesmith song) "Cruisin' ", "Lucy and Ramona and Sunset Sam", is the last single to date released by Michael Nesmith as a solo artist. The song was released in 1979 under Pacific Arts (PAC 108) from the album "Infinite Rider on the Big Dogma." The B-side of the single was "Carioca". "Cruisin'" tells the story of three individuals who live on the streets of Los Angeles and are related by their lifestyle. A promotional video was made for "Cruisin"' and was released on Nesmith's Elephant Parts. Contrary to popular belief, the video did not debut Hulk Hogan, but