"When reached at home by telephone in Ridgefield, CT, Ali shouted 'You're
intruding on my home. I'll complain to your editor. You're an idiot.' He
then hung up."
That's how he frequently treated employees, too. No joke. And often MUCH
WORSE.
I worked at Commodore for 11 years in a variety of areas. You might say I saw
a lot. I left at the end of '91 when I could see that the Titanic was listing
badly.
Dan,
I never would have called Ali, even as a journalistic duty. I keep
thinking that if I had wanted his opinion I would have tried to read his
entrails.
Just a thought (revisited).
-John M. Vreeland in Virginia
John —
My last assignment included covering the war in Bosnia. I've seen
enough entrails to last a lifetime. Besides, I'm not sure Ali's would reveal
very much. Do you know him?
— Dan