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Some people mocked Diana Ross about her long hair and sexiness, especially during her time with the Supremes. However, when her hits "Upside Down," "I'm Coming Out," and "The Boss" first played, all criticism faded away. People were too busy dancing and snapping their fingers to say a word.

Despite the rumors and criticism, Diana Ross remained true to herself. Many fans continued to respect her, attend her concerts, and purchase her records.

 Oh, and the moments when she was seen with Michael Jackson! He was featured on her 1981 television special, "Diana." I remember hearing classmates talk about it. Although I hadn't seen the show initially, once I finally did, I realized it was the very one everyone had been discussing. I was a bit late to catch it—I stayed up late one night to record it on VHS, remembering that not many of my friends owned VCRs back then, as they cost at least $1,000. Those were thrilling times; there was something special about settling down to watch your favorite stars. I loved rewinding and reliving the moments of Diana with Michael Jackson. He looked so innocent and charming as he dashed onto the stage in slow motion to embrace her; you could truly see how much he adored her.

Today, at 81 years of age, Diana Ross is still blessed. She is still performing. She doesn’t look like she aged that much. She still looks like the Diana Ross I remember seeing when I was a little girl.

And her name. Her name meant something to my ears though I never knew the meaning of her name. Now that I know the meaning of her name, I can honestly say that Diana Ross is truly her name. Diana means goddess and Ross was derived from the Hebrew word Rosh [ראש] that means the head, the leader, the ruler. She certainly does seem that way when it comes to her music and performing. I think about her elegant long dresses.

Diana Ross! She’s the boss. I’m Gail Nobles. Thank you for listening to the Cat Bear.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Today's topic Diana Ross, Goddess of music and performance. Some
people mocked Diana Ross about her long hair and sexiness,

(00:22):
especially during her time with the Supremes. However, when her
hits Upside Down, I'm Coming Out and The Boss First played,
all criticism faded away. People were too busy dancing and
snapping their fingers to say a word. Despite the rumors

(00:44):
and criticism, Dinah Ross remained true to herself. Many fans
continued to respect her, attend her concerts, and purchase her records.
Oh in the moments when she was seen with Michael Jackson.
He was featured on her nineteen eighty one television special Diana.

(01:07):
I remember hearing class makes talk about it, although I
hadn't seen the show initially. Once I finally did, I
realized it was the very one everyone had been discussing.
I was a bit late to catch it. I stayed
up late one night to record it on VHS, remembering

(01:31):
that not many of my friends owned VCRs back then,
as they cost at least one thousand dollars. Those were
thrilling times. There was something special about settling down to
watch your favorite stars. I loved rewinding and reliving the

(01:54):
moments of Diana with Michael Jackson. He looked so in
a and charming as he dashed onto the stage in
slow motion to embrace her. You could truly see how
much he adored her. To day, at eighty one years

(02:15):
of age, Diana Ross is still blessed. She is still performing.
She doesn't look like she aged that much. She still
looks like the Diana Ross I remember seeing when I
was a little girl, and her name. Her name meant

(02:38):
something to my ears, though I never knew the meaning
of her name. Now that I know the meaning of
her name, I can honestly say that Diana Ross is
truly her name. Diana means goddess, and Ross was derived
from the Hebrew word rash that means the head, the leader,

(03:04):
the ruler. She certainly does seem that way when it
comes to her music and performing. I think about her
elegant long dresses. Diana Ross, She's the boss. I'm Gael Nobles.
Thank you for listening to the cat Bear