Diana didn't save ...( 1 month ago by JonathanLGardner)
Diana didn't save her house thanks to Flo's dumbass greedy husband. I love Flo dearly but I think the worse choice she made was marrying Tommy. I think he even encouraged her to leave Motown.
lots of people are ...( 4 weeks ago by BluesInMySoul)
lots of people are super talented and never make it big
Finally, someone ...( 1 week ago by paul51)
Finally, someone who is on the same page and I am.
The money in the ...( 1 week ago by paul51)
The money in the girls' trust fund did not "mysteriously" disappear, it was spent by Flo's family. $10,000 back in 1976 WAS something; how much did Mary put in a trust fund for the daughters of her "best friend whom she loved so much."? Well, answer please . . .
I love come see ...( 1 week ago by cocainehydrochloride)
I love come see about me ,!
BINGO! Flo's ...( 1 week ago by InfiniteMusic)
BINGO! Flo's husband spent it, just like he and Flo squandered the 140 Grand she got when she left Motown.
i'm Done argueing ...( 1 week ago by dutico)
i'm Done argueing okay :)
flo's lawyer ...( 1 week ago by katura1981)
flo's lawyer embezzled most of the money she received from motown
Why can't you all ...( 1 week ago by priseforu)
Why can't you all leave it, it can't bring her back. Money aint everything I know i aint got any!1. I for one still lay the blame if there is any blame in all this, Berry Gordy, Now let the women rest in peace, and remember her for being part of the greatest girl group ever. God Bless you Floence you will never be forgotten.
Ask Michelle, ...( 1 week ago by stage7)
Ask Michelle, Nicole and LISA what Mary DID!
THEY will tell you!
That is why they stick BY her to this DAY!!! And DEFY anyone to do what some people 'here' do.....to their face!
Oh, never mind . . .( 1 week ago by paul51)
Oh, never mind . . .
No, that ain't no ...( 6 days ago by bcoombs1988)
No, that ain't no BINGO, InfiniteMusic.
As katura1981 already pointed out, Flo's lawyer, Leonard Baun, embezzled most of what she won from the Motown settlement. (It was later determined he had done the same thing to four other people.) Baun didn't let Flo explore better options and wanted only what was best for him. And about Mary, Flo is on record as saying that Mary "gave what she could, and she didn't have much." Being a Supreme didn't make Mary lavishly rich - Flo had just learned that.
InfiniteMusic - ...( 6 days ago by bcoombs1988)
InfiniteMusic - hush. Flo and Tommy didn't "squander" any settlement money; they hardly got a red cent thanks to their corrupt attorney. What settlement money Flo DID get near the end of her life, either due to help from Diana or from a slip-and-fall accident (it's been claimed as both), she spent on a modest new home and a car. Oh, and while she was poor, Flo was trading in her own jewelry to buy toys and beds for her kids. She didn't "waste" a dime. So try knowing your shit before you talk it.
i know if you click ...( 6 days ago by pandallama1234)
i know if you click on my user name it says im English but im distantly related to Florence Ballard she was like my mums auntie or something like that.and that's right part of my mums family is American.
and yes my mum was ...( 6 days ago by pandallama1234)
and yes my mum was at the funeral.
btw florence didn't ...( 6 days ago by pandallama1234)
btw florence didn't have a chose about leaveing motown she was forced by berry to leave.
Ditch the ...( 5 days ago by InfiniteMusic)
Ditch the rose-colored glasses, hon. Flo couldn't manage her money, had a drinking problem, and got fat. When she started showing up late and looking disheveled at rehearsals and public appearances, Berry was forced to cut her loose. Flo got herself fired. Years later, even Diana spoke of Flo's inability to make good decisions. If you honestly believe she never wasted a dime, you're naive. Flo wasted money on alcohol and a lot of things. So you're the only one talking s---.
Thanks, but we're ...( 5 days ago by InfiniteMusic)
Thanks, but we're already well aware that Berry fired Flo. She got fat, drank too much, and started showing up late and looking disheveled at rehearsals and public appearances. Berry did what any good boss would do with an unreliable employee---he fired her.
Of course ...( 5 days ago by bcoombs1988)
Of course alcoholics have to support their addiction. I didn't mean that Florence literally didn't waste a single cent. My point is that she did not "squander" and "waste" hundreds of thousands of dollars of settlement money, as you erroneously claim with a rather stupefying boldness. Oh, and you can be as patronizing as you like with the "hons" and whatnot - you're still wrong about the situation of her settlement money.
I adore Flo's fire ...( 5 days ago by bcoombs1988)
I adore Flo's fire and talent, but that doesn't mean I'm not aware of the fact she had some demons that caused her to self-destruct for awhile. Her severe discontent was hurting herself and the group's morale and performances. What's your point? We all know that. Berry was within his rights to fire Flo, sure, but he and Diana - as people who claimed to be her "family" - didn't do her any favors by holding her alcoholism against her w/o bothering to understand the root emotional causes of it.
true! she didn't ...( 5 days ago by pandallama1234)
true! she didn't waste any of her settlement money at all but $160,000 won't last long, especially if your husband is a money grabbing, no good little sod who doesn't care what happens to you, that's why she sued Motown because she felt cheated out of millions
wats the song from ...( 1 day ago by cocainehydrochloride)
wats the song from 6:47 on
I love it
That song is the ...( 1 day ago by blackteacher1)
That song is the Supremes first number 1 hit - "Where did our Love go?"
If she wasnt the ...( 20 hours ago by cocainehydrochloride)
If she wasnt the lead , they would have went nowhere ! I love the supremes
THEY will tell you!
That is why they stick BY her to this DAY!!! And DEFY anyone to do what some people 'here' do.....to their face!