“The afternoon spent with them was at the auditorium where her concert would be held. So she spent a good deal of time practicing. But I did talk to both her and her husband, I talked to him more.
“The first thing I noticed was that she had pancake make-up on. It seemed about a quarter of inch deep. Two things struck me as I watched her. She was not a well woman. She seemed very unhappy and angry. Her crusade against gays was only part of her anger. She was mad the world. I was under the distinct impression that she did not care for her life very much. Secondly, she and her husband were at each other’s throat whenever they spoke to each other. With me he tried to defend her and be protective. But with her they clearly had issues. Of course it later emerged she had drug problems and she divorced Bob. It didn’t come as a surprise to me.
“I almost felt sorry for her. So much of her hatred in general was a result of her own problems.”
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