piano. the purse was always in her eye line. and it was always even at the parties, the purse would be under the right next to her foot or on a chair that was reserved for her. when she came on my show, she would put the purse on the floor. but she didn t have the cash in the purse at no, i didn t have to pay her. but even when she was paying the folks at the party for her birthday party, aretha would open her purse and hundred dollar bills like, i have never seen anybody we ve got to go. i could keep listening to these stories. quickly, you want to make a note? i want to say to the people in detroit, there are amazing women who have been taking care of aretha for the last eight months. her niece, her cousin, another wonderful woman named beverly. these people must be exhausted. her son, eddie, was sleeping in the apartment every night. willie wilkerson with, the greatest guy. aretha coleman, her assistant. and these people were so dedicated to her and devoted to