On Thu, Aug 16, 2018, 11:44 Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 7:22 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> As a young kid hearing her sing in the 70s, I hoped to meet Aretha >> Franklin. >> >> She passed this morning in Detroit. 76. >> >> Yahoo News >> <https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/aretha-franklin-queen-soul-greatest-singer-time-dies-76-140021145.html> >> (link) >> >> B >> > > I only worked on one show with Aretha. How I happened upon her contract, I > cannot say, but it was amazing. In addition to the usual dressing room > clauses and dietary needs, she demanded payment up front, in cash, in a > briefcase delivered to her hands and nobody else’s, before she would set > foot on the stage. She was a woman in total control of her life and her > career. > > Anyone want to guess how much she was paid to sing one song on an award > show in the late 1990s? > $50,000? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
