step. that phone call, that's in step with her approach, seemingly, to music. she's taking it upon herself, and she saw, in you, the talent that she wanted to be accompanied with. >> yeah, and she told me that she loved my appearance, you know, i'm an old school guy so i wear suits and ties and all that, and the good thing about her is that at every concert, it was so amazing how she didn't have someone to come out to pay us. we sat outside of her dressing room after every show, lined up, she paid everybody, personally, so that she could give her personal thank you or there was a problem, you know, she'll say that too. but she was just -- she was full of life, and she was hilarious. she would do a stand-up comedy routine at every show. >> really? >> like about five or ten minutes of straight comedy. she's hilarious. >> that's so great. i am so sad that i never saw a full show. >> what? >> no, but i only embraced the