Originally Posted by
reese
Interesting comparison with Aretha. Aretha was always announcing projects that never happened: a guest spot on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, a clothing line, tv specials, a Bessie Smith movie, a Jesse Jackson bio, a musical about her life [[even holding auditions), etc.
By comparison, Diana did do some of the things you mentioned. She had a Simplicity clothing pattern line, a panty hose line, and the deal with MAC cosmetics. I don't know how successful they were, how long they lasted, or why they ended. Like you, they wouldn't be something that I was personally interested in although I did buy the perfume.
IMO, Diana is probably at the point where she can look back and say "I did it. Now I'm with the grandkids." I do think it is criminal that besides Central Park and STOLEN MOMENTS, none of her tv specials are on dvd. Of course, most can be watched on YouTube but it is not the same.
I wish she would participate in the expanded editions, although I wouldn't be surprised if her memory isn't the greatest on those. Many years ago, she said how Europe to her was a stage door in Paris, a theater in London, etc. because she didn't have time to soak it all in. She was always in work mode. I still think she has a good book in her but she isn't going to go down that road.