connies husband , lou farley , spelled success with dollar signs and prided himself on his straight-talking approach to life , but neither inner drive nor blunt honesty carried him beyond modest success as an entrepreneur twice he sold too soon , twice he sold too late and after he vowed to earn a place among the social elite he never again condescended to mingle with his buddies from high school and college , even when depression drove him to the brink of suicide and connie begged him to find a friend to laugh with , because lou farley believed his chance meeting with one of the citys real movers , the say , arent you lou farley ?