People who behave badly have more enemies than those who behave well towards others. More enemies, means more suspects. More enemies, more likely someone will take matters into their own hands... Ask a cop if you don't believe me.

There's huge and an unofficial club for people who have been fucked over and/or screamed at by Harvey Weinstein. (I'm a proud member.) He's done wonderful things for independent film, but that doesn't negate the fact that he's earned his reputation as a prick.

Linda was human. Good, bad and in between. Just because you had positive experiences with her, doesn't mean everyone else did.

As a kid, I really didn't expect an interview as 50 per cent of the time the query was declined. Have no issue with being turned down. However, I have worked in the entertain biz for 30 years, have witnessed almost every excess and bizarre behavior immaginable in the music and film industries. Linda ranks right up there as one of the rudest people I have encountered.

Shouting is rude. I don't care what's going on. And I never spoke to her. The stage manager spoke to her very briefly on my behalf. I was standing behind him. However, after his 12 second pitch, she glared at me, shouted NO, walked into an office and slammed the door using both hands.

When she was approached, she was standing by herself, watching the audience come into the hall.

Maybe she was in a bad mood that day. Doesn't mattter. Adults with manners and class suck it up. Do you honestly believe she would have behaved like that if she had been approached by someone she considered a peer?

With all of the stories I heard about her, the common theme that emerged is those she treateda poorly also had less power than her. A real measure of class is how one chooses to treat those with over whom one has power.

NewYorkWannabe

jennylens

I hung out backstage and shot Van Halen when they played the Whisky. Later I saw them at the Long Beach Arena. David Lee Roth was friendly while Eddie acted the big rock star. You think I'm ever happy or not surprised he has personal issues? I'm happy he's healthier now, and always wish him the best, no matter how he treated me.

You think every band wants to or can be interviewed by a 16 yr for a high school paper? Who did you think you were, a Rolling Stone writer? Even then, it might not have made a difference. It wasn't unusual for me to have a photo pass from a record company or major magazine and still not get backstage or the security guards didn't care that I had a legit photo pass.

It's show biz, but I sure as heck never wished anyone dead or would say something as stupid and heartless at what you wrote. Every time someone in the biz from that era dies, a part of our cultural history dies.

Linda Stein changed our culture. What have you done, then or now? Who the hell do you think you are to diss someone who played such an important part in changing sooo many lives? Dissing her is like dissing the Ramones. All Ramones fans should say a prayer of gratitude to Linda Stein. RIP.

jennylens

I do have to say when I heard the murder scene description, I could swear the gavel's "bang - bang" was off in the distance.

spielarama

At a Ramones concert, he vouched for me to Linda while I stood there and her response was to literally scream, "NO" and to dramatically slam the door as hard as she could, using both hands.

We were stunned... Today, I had to laugh when I read various descriptions of her character. Most wrote that she was tough, but fair and so forth.

Tough? She was a Class A c*nt to a geeky 16 year old kid in front of a lot of people. Makes me wonder how she behaved when there weren't witnesses and I'm not surprised she was murdered.

NewYorkWannabe

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