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As I recall , part of Mary Wilson's ability to recount her Supremes experiences was that she was a meticulous note taker [[?)
If so , surely this was a practice she continued throughout her life. Perhaps there exists a cache of such records waiting to be transcribed.
Wouldn't it be great if the family found a writer/editor to assemble them.
It could be titled DREAM ON, MY LIFE AFTER BEING A SUPREME.
I would buy it but at this point, I wonder just what is left to say. She's already written three books.
but what might be left is whatever she chose to originally leave out, her reactions to the reactions, and then just what was it like living the life of a post Supreme ....
I hear you, but you know what? I would've loved a fourth book where Mary was able to write about her life with the pressure off to move a ton of units with drama. The interview that was posted a couple weeks back of Mary being interviewed by Harry and Andy, there was some great stuff in there, like the question about how Mary's fame affected her family when the Supremes skyrocketed. I would've loved to read Mary go into more depth about things like that. My fingers are always crossed that Diana will drop a second- better than the first- book where she might reveal these kinds of memories. I think there was a ton of information left to reveal but because the public salivates for the drama, there never was much room for Mary [[or Diana) to talk about anything else.Quote:
Originally Posted by reese
what will happen to the Gowns collection ? I hope it isnt put to rest in some storage unit somewhere..im sure if it continued to tour it would still be successful
Hopefully her estate will keep it going.Quote:
Originally Posted by nomis
I bought a ticket to see the exhibit at the Grammy Museum in Newark, NJ the day after Thanksgiving in November of 2019. I was later informed that the museum would be closed on that day but the director of the museum gave me a refund plus a free ticket for me and a guest on a new date. Unfortunately that date turned out to be cancelled as well due to Covid-19.
Re; Mary's itinerary listing of tracks in "Dream Girl"..where did she get the song titles listed that we now know The Supremes didnt record ? its strange..did Motown or producers send her lyrics or demos to learn for those tracks and a studio recording date that was then cancelled ? any ideas how this all happened ? how did all those tracks turn up listed in her diaries ?
Wasn't it said that Mary had to go see hypnotists to try to recall details of significant events in the past in order to write the books?Quote:
Originally Posted by Boogiedown
Many years ago, someone in the Yahoo groups said that much of the info re recording sessions was given to Mary by a friend at Motown. It seems like they wrote down what were slated as Supremes sessions. But as proven with the subsequent release of LOST AND FOUND, some of the songs listed didn't even contain backing vocals.Quote:
Originally Posted by nomis
One question I want to know is did Mary know that Berry Gordy was Rhonda Ross father at the time she wrote Dreamgirls?
If I remember correctly, JRT wrote that in CHMR. He was not very complimentary of anything he wrote of Mary in that book. I'm not saying he lied about the hypnotist, but IMO the info is suspect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Levi Stubbs Tears
Was she blind? Everybody and their mama knew who Rhonda's daddy was, except for Rhonda herself, apparently. I've always said that if Mary's whole point of Dreamgirl was to hurt Diana, she would've dropped that bomb.Quote:
Originally Posted by rod_rick
JRT had a big falling out with Mary at some point and this reflects in certain passages in CHMRQuote:
Originally Posted by RanRan79
when Mary was promoting "Dream Girl" on a tv show the subject of Rhonda was brought up..she replied vaguely "Ive heard that rumour lots of people have told me but i dont know for sure" [[or words to that affect) Maxine Powell was also on this show and was said to be fanning herself furiously when the question was asked..Quote:
Originally Posted by RanRan79
It was on the show AM San Francisco, I think. I couldn't believe that an audience member would actually stand up and ask something so tacky, discussing a child's paternity in such a fashion.Quote:
Originally Posted by nomis
aha that sounds logical..mystery [[one of many) solved..thanks Reese your so kind to answer my questions your a gemQuote:
Originally Posted by reese
Didn't Raynoma go so far as to write about it in her book? I haven't read it since the 90s but I thought she did.Quote:
Originally Posted by reese
She did. And before that, she went on Joan Rivers and stated it there as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by RanRan79
Raymona was well known to not hold her tongue ..she wasnt putting up with any diva nonsense when she was Diana's solo tour assistant in 1970/71Quote:
Originally Posted by reese
That's why it was so low of Raynoma to mention it in her book. Her chapter on Diana was gossipy enough without stooping to discuss Rhonda's paternity.Quote:
Originally Posted by nomis
even Berry was scared of RaymonaQuote:
Originally Posted by reese
It seems they made amends. By the time Berry's book was released, he said she had recanted many of her statements and that they were closer than ever. I do remember seeing some photos of them together taken shortly before her passing.Quote:
Originally Posted by nomis
Ray deserved a beat down for that. Bringing children into these things is the lowest of the low. I wonder if she and Diana made up at some point.
That was a low down thing to bring up. I know Ray was broke but thats still not an excuse.Quote:
Originally Posted by RanRan79