Originally Posted by
jillfoster
The whole problem is that Barbara just gave Diana a platform to pontificate and didn't challenge her in any way. Jay Schadler certainly challenged Mary... "That's not enough?" I thought Mary's only mistake was her answer to that question. She should have worded it differently, and said... "Of course, it's enough... but we have always worked for percentages, and I just want work under the same terms I did before". I don't fathom why why people seem to think that Mary, who used to get 33% of Supremes revenue, should suddenly be a Supreme again and work for 10%. And I've also noticed that when people want to discount someone's anger thye always say they are "bitter" as if it is some big sin to be bitter about something, and if someone is bitter, then they NEVER have the right to be. Well, big, fuckin deal. the word "bitter" is not a get out of jail free card. If someone has a right to their anger, they have a right to it. People were just used to Mary smiling and taking whatever was dished out. Theyv'e never dealt with long fuse passive agressive types. when they blow, you better stand the hell back or get ta steppin! But I'm good with how things turned out, because Diana's public embarrassment and drowning her sorrows in booze are what she deserves for being so damn selfish and not giving the fans, her CUSTOMERS, what they want after making her rich beyond her wildest dreams. And for the record... Sam Moore told her to take the money and shut up because that's what HE would do. Well... if his self-respect is for sale, that's fine, but not everybody is like that. Mary just was tired of being USED.
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