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p> TRUE VICTIMS br> Re: William Tucker's From O.J. to Anita O'Day : /p>

William Tucker is one of the few thoughtful commentators I have read on the subject of OJ Simpson and WHY I DID IT. Thank you for publishing him. His piece is flawless but for one detail. I did not pay OJ $3.5 million. This was a number given to the media in an attempt to discredit my work. I did not pay OJ. I paid a six figure amount to a company I was told was owned by his children who are the true victims of the crime.

p>Thank you for your accurate reporting. br> -- Judith Regan /p>

So happy to read Mr. Tucker's heartfelt tribute to Anita. Caught her some years ago in Scottsdale, and, yes, it was good!

And, true, she certainly did rank among the best; nobody will probably ever touch Sass (AKA Sarah Vaughn) or Lady Day (who really wasn't much of a lady -- talk about a tough history!), but she was up there with Nancy Wilson, Blossom Dearie and a very few others. Carman MacRae was another winner and a very dynamite person; she once tried getting this "oh-fey" to enjoy soul food in Minton's. Didn't seem to work, never could cotton to those greens.

p>Glad he remembered her! br> --

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