Originally Posted by
carlo
I agree with everything you've written, RanRan. Well said.
To be honest, I have indeed felt very negative and a sense of doom and gloom lately, in regards to the loss of Mary and the outlook for The Supremes' legacy. Now that Mary has passed on, along with the recent passing of a handful of fans who I had counted as friends, and my own father, who got me started with The Supremes, it does leave me feeling quite sad about the entire situation. As RanRan said, we are indeed experiencing a loss and it will take time to process. For many of us, the way we connected to and experienced our Supremes fandom was through Mary Wilson. Sadly, that chapter has come to an end. When I made a reference above in my earlier post about 'cherishing the present', I meant it, because now all we have are our memories of her and the music.
I really do hope that Bruce Resnikoff, who is the CEO of Universal, keeps his promise to Mary. I say this respectfully but also remembering the fact that fewer and fewer Supremes-related physical reissues have been greenlighted in recent years. As much as we are all thrilled about the digital release of her music, it is quite clear to me, based on the online comments, that most are waiting for a physical CD release. Please make this happen, along with releasing her Richard Davis-produced album.
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