 gotta say in my days and oldies rock and roll he walked in for an interview in a studio and just gasped when he saw my little shelf of treats sitting in there to keep my motivation he simply threw them all in the garbage i've never forgotten also sex therapist ruth westheimer known to millions as dr ruth passed away friday at the age of 96 at her home in manhattan first came to prominence in 1980 when she hosted a segment called sexually speaking on a radio station in new york