tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post2362413168279520875..comments2024-01-19T03:54:02.341-05:00Comments on Marti Rulli, Author: Goodbye Natalie Goodbye Splendour (Natalie Wood): Proper Radio Call Could Have Saved Natalie WoodMarti Rullihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16585177424159444524noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-66295603080288852002010-12-16T11:16:37.710-05:002010-12-16T11:16:37.710-05:00It was so in his interest to let Natalie die.
All ...It was so in his interest to let Natalie die.<br />All of the things Natalie worked so hard to achieve, Wagner ended up getting and living.<br />All of Natalie's wise investments (for her old age) Wagner got to spend. <br />Natalie's two daughters (who meant more to her than anything in the world) Wagner got to raise.<br />Her legacy (which she would have enjoyed so much in her later years) Wagner gets to control.<br />I think Natalie would have been tickled to find (as she entered her senior years)that she was so loved and admired by so many people. People who appreciated all of those wonderful performances she gave. People who loved her Deanie, Maria, Louise, Angie, Daisy, Alva and Carol etc... Natalie never got to enjoy that legacy.Kevinrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-72469418586474970062010-12-15T10:51:33.399-05:002010-12-15T10:51:33.399-05:00She would've divorced him I would hope. He kne...She would've divorced him I would hope. He knew it too. It was in his selfish interest to let her die.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-2391270800228528682010-12-14T20:42:25.395-05:002010-12-14T20:42:25.395-05:00Imagine knowing the man you married is going to be...Imagine knowing the man you married is going to be the death of you. Given the evidence now of Natalie suffering through the night floating in the ocean, she must have thought about how her husband was letting her die. I can't begin to fathom how she accepted the reality of his doing. I'm sure her attention was focused on survival, but for all those hours, it had to cross her mind how she would handle him if she came out of it alive. It's unbearable to picture the harrowing way she lost her beautiful life. Shame on those who can not accept this clear picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-77817677168161579902010-12-14T20:35:01.825-05:002010-12-14T20:35:01.825-05:00Natalie could have done so much better. I wish she...Natalie could have done so much better. I wish she never married him once let alone twice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-17616904046738609672010-12-14T19:37:39.580-05:002010-12-14T19:37:39.580-05:00I pray in two thousand eleven that the truth final...I pray in two thousand eleven that the truth finally comes out so Natalie can rest in peace and smile and live eternity in heaven.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-82918137915445828342010-12-14T17:09:25.122-05:002010-12-14T17:09:25.122-05:00I'm so glad you're reading Ginger's bo...I'm so glad you're reading Ginger's book. She was really close with Natalie. That was one of Natalie's special qualities. She appreciated those around her. There are lots of interesting anecdotes in Ginger's book. I highly recommend it. <br /><br />As for the Red Sox, they are a team I really admire, though I'm a true-blue Phillies' fan. <br />I really am giddy today over them getting Lee back, and I'm glad he didn't go to the Yanks, too. He left a whole lot of money on the table. People say the Phil's fans are rough, but Yankie fans had spit on Lee's wife when he pitched there. Maybe no money was worth that to either of them. In all things, people get too passionate and carried away. It's a shame because that's what people hear about...the one out of 50,000 that was bad. <br /><br />But, and I'm not saying this to be "neutral" or to score points for ulterior motives from the NY crowd... the Yanks are like football's Cowboys. Outsiders love to hate them for one reason in particular: They really hold some awesome winning records. Every sports fan wants the same for their home teams. Phils pitching ensemble now is a baseball dream come true, for the organization and fans alike. <br /><br />Can't wait for opening day! In the meantime, happy holidays to all, too.Marti Rullihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16585177424159444524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-13247477989590555972010-12-14T14:53:58.150-05:002010-12-14T14:53:58.150-05:00Marti, I'm all smiles also. I'm a die hard...Marti, I'm all smiles also. I'm a die hard Red Sox fan, when I heard Lee was going to the Phillies and not those damn Yankees I was Thrilled!! I guess the soxs won't face Lee until the World Series!! Oh by the way I purchased Hairdresser to the stars, I'm in the middle of it now. I highly recommend it, thanks for the heads up on the book. Happy Holidays to all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-66591823873734952822010-12-14T13:15:58.054-05:002010-12-14T13:15:58.054-05:00I know absolutely nothing about baseball, but it m...I know absolutely nothing about baseball, but it made me smile to see all of you so giddy on this bit of news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-82680616742922336142010-12-14T12:26:27.419-05:002010-12-14T12:26:27.419-05:00Halliday and Lee are a dream come true!
I respect...Halliday and Lee are a dream come true! <br />I respect Lee for going where he wanted to go rather than when the bigger money was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-33692417158281786312010-12-14T10:54:20.479-05:002010-12-14T10:54:20.479-05:00LOL, Lee is! (worth Werth)
Werth might hit lee, as...LOL, Lee is! (worth Werth)<br />Werth might hit lee, as he was definitely the Phils best hitter against lefties. It's not that Lee isn't hittable, it's just that he was irreplaceable in my opinion. Although I was thrilled the Phils replaced him with Roy Halladay, despite Roy's 2010 perfect game and record playoff no-hitter, Lee was still on my mind. I whined all season about the Phils letting Lee go, only to hear others insist that I "let it go" (I hear that often about "other" things). I was told over and over by some real serious BB fans that "it will never happen...Lee is gone from Philly forever" and it sure looked that way but I silently hoped-- today I am gloating. <br /><br />Some things that seem an impossibility CAN happen! (Yes, double meaning intended.)Marti Rullihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16585177424159444524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-48332326903505973442010-12-14T10:23:11.606-05:002010-12-14T10:23:11.606-05:00No one is worth what they paid for Werth. LOLNo one is worth what they paid for Werth. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-73679477382181882752010-12-14T09:56:01.767-05:002010-12-14T09:56:01.767-05:00Marti, I'm glad you posted your excitement ove...Marti, I'm glad you posted your excitement over sports news (I'm a Nationals fan, glad to get Werth.) It's easy to presume from GNGS that your life is consumed with your pursuit of justice for Natalie, and some people could consider it an obsession. You sound like a busy woman, one who takes the time for something meaningful regardless. I await the day we hear the case is reopened also. I'm happy for you that you fit in a pastime, and what could be better than America's favorite? Have a good day. Keep the faith, keep smiling, but I bet Werth can hit Lee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-68262159626461474952010-12-14T07:38:53.605-05:002010-12-14T07:38:53.605-05:00Note: the day I wake up to hear that they are reop...Note: the day I wake up to hear that they are reopening the Natalie Wood case is the day I will break down and ball my eyes out for a justice system that still contains the PURSUIT of justice: its supposed purpose.Marti Rullihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16585177424159444524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-67992874610303276342010-12-14T07:12:36.675-05:002010-12-14T07:12:36.675-05:00:-) I get it. Sometimes you wake up to things that...:-) I get it. Sometimes you wake up to things that make you smile no matter how down you are. Sometimes it's simple things, sometimes important things, and sometimes fanciful things. In everyones' own perspectives, this particular plastered smile on my face is fanciful, but important to me as a baseball fan. I woke up to hear that the Baseball Gods have been busy. Needless to say for those who know me, and pointless I suppose for those who don't, but this makes me very happy. I don't have many pasttimes because I work hard every day. I tend a home and family, I work a business that fortunately has hung in there through our economic disaster, I write and then write some more, I belong to several associations that are active (not just table talkers), I deal with anywhere between 5 to 30 business people each day, but there is one thing I always fit into my busy schedule: BASEBALL. <br /><br />From the first game to the last of each season, I somehow manage to have most games on in the background (radio or TV), or I sit down at night to relax with a game (which has lately been impossible to relax with the Phils) and the minute the Phils lost the playoffs last Oct., I changed my screensaver to read: Go Phils 2011! Get Cliff Lee Back.<br /><br />TODAY HE IS BACK! I woke up to the news that lefthander Cliff Lee is back with the Phillies! Am I dreaming? Nope, it's on the news every few minutes for the past hour. <br /><br />My prediction: 2011 series repeat of 2009 series, but only this time, Phils take home the prize. We lost Jayson Werth, but getting Lee back will help the Phils to be a pitching team unlike any in baseball, ever. (Not an overstatement!) <br />...Back to work now.<br /><br />Again, pinching myself. <br />Hope something happens in your life today that will make you smile!Marti Rullihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16585177424159444524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-16007913143337203792010-12-14T05:46:15.902-05:002010-12-14T05:46:15.902-05:00Someone must be very happy this morning.Someone must be very happy this morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-75136651156405115362010-12-13T20:17:23.293-05:002010-12-13T20:17:23.293-05:00Anonymous at 8:02 pm, I totally agree with you abo...Anonymous at 8:02 pm, I totally agree with you about journalism. True journalism hardly even exists anymore.<br /><br />...from KBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-45950376144569160962010-12-13T20:02:17.921-05:002010-12-13T20:02:17.921-05:00Thank you for answering, I guess it is puzzling to...Thank you for answering, I guess it is puzzling to all of us. I have previously posted about the bastardizing of journalism and perhaps that is what continues to happen here. A lot of these news organizations also own networks. The cross pollination of these two entities is bound to present conflict of interests. What if there is a juicy story about one of stars? Are they going to let their news organization report it, risking revenue loss in their network interests? You can see how this is a stacked game. I guess I am just a relic from the 60's and 70's. I respect the Washington Post for having the guts to bring down a corrupt, vindictive presidency. It seems like that was the heyday of true journalism. I miss it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-49538640124565474812010-12-13T19:49:42.067-05:002010-12-13T19:49:42.067-05:00Anon 5:58
My sentiments exactly. Dennis and I gav...Anon 5:58<br /><br />My sentiments exactly. Dennis and I gave over a two hour interview last year in New York City with EXTRA. The producer really "felt" this story (some I've worked with in the past didn't...they just wanted sensationalism.) This producer had a crew and, at one point, everyone needed to take a break to absorb the pure sadness of this tragedy ... we were down to details never before talked about in an interview. I was totally absorbed by their direct and brilliant questioning and I relaxed and got to really open up. So did Dennis. <br /><br />There was NO WAY this crew left this interview without emotion over the loss of Natalie. They shook our hands over and over, then they decided they wanted some footage of Dennis and me in the city so they spent another half hour with us outside. I really didn't care about that, but what it showed me was that they recognized the many angles of this tragedy...even the parts about how a friend (me) helped a friend to regain his life and sanity back. It was everything I ever would've wanted in an interview. I couldn't believe we were sent such an intuitive, sensitive producer! <br /><br />They went hard on Dennis, too. They didn't let him whitewash anything. At one point, when they asked Dennis why he and Wagner drank after Natalie was gone, Dennis answered with, "What else was there to do?" Everyone gasped, including me. I looked at Dennis, angrily and said, "How about searching for a woman lost at sea?" Dennis looked embarrassed but immediately told us we misunderstood him. He had been trying to explain (with words and attitude) EXACTLY HOW WAGNER'S ATTITUDE WAS that night! Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. This crew liked Dennis and believed him. Dennis went on to explain that after Wagner had toned down his demand to not turn on the searchlight and calmed his tension after pouring drnks, he made it appear as it was no big deal she was gone, and to just wait for her to come back, as if "what else is there to do, Dennis?" <br /><br />But, this is an example of how things can be misconstured. The interview went on for another hour or so after that, and many things were talked about. <br /><br />When they asked Dennis if he'd like to see the case reopened, he answered, "No, not really, unless it would matter." <br />They asked me the same and I said I would like to see it reopened for justice for Natalie so she's not known as the drunk who fell off a boat. <br /> Dennis then said that if they do reopen the case, he would take a polygraph for authorities and cooperate fully. <br /><br />They asked Dennis if he counted Natalie's bruises. He answered, "No." Then the producer asked, "Did you even see bruises?"<br /> Dennis's face turned into an expression as if her were looking at the bruises for the first time. He answered, "Oh yes, I saw lots of bruises. Many bruises."<br /><br /> This interview went through every detail of Natalie's last weekend. It would intrigue anyone watching it. It affected everyone present, seven of us. What happened to the two hour EXTRA interview? God only knows. It never aired, but I hope some day it will. <br /><br />It was supposed to be ten minutes that went close to three hours, which can happen with this story. What can fast-paced shows like EXTRA do with something this real?<br /><br />That same day we interviewed for a half hour with Inside Edition. They aired about 30 seconds of Dennis. They did repeat the segment twice. Kudos to Inside Edition, I think.<br /><br />CBS totally chickened out. I have no idea why. They didn't go after anything serious to begin with. They focused on the "pieces of eight" jewelry Natalie had given Dennis as her last gift to him. <br /><br />I have no clue what the media is afraid of. It amazes me if it's Wagner they fear. He could never prove Dennis wrong because Dennis's account is what happened the weekend Natalie lost her life.Marti Rullihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16585177424159444524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-62918829519205365972010-12-13T18:14:39.676-05:002010-12-13T18:14:39.676-05:00Marti, will the "decent" media really ri...Marti, will the "decent" media really risk much if they tell about GNGS? I've never understood what they are afraid of. How can they be sued if they are just reporting on a book. The story doesn't originate with them they are only reporting it. Are there still legal risks for them? I don't see how. Wagner can threaten all he wants and try to stop them but does he really have any legal legs to stand on? Doesn't seem like it. I would be more inclined to believe that they are gutless and don't want to step into what they perceive will be a hornet's nest. God help us, if that's true and the media sticks with stories they perceive as safe. The public will be in big trouble if no media agency is free and autonomous. Sorry, I'm rambling but it makes me angry that this story wasn't told a long time ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-64189844494871215592010-12-13T17:58:56.603-05:002010-12-13T17:58:56.603-05:00KB,
Thank you so much for your comment. I wrote G...KB,<br /><br />Thank you so much for your comment. I wrote GNGS and STILL am amazed at the stark truths it contains and of the convoluted mess this saga has become, even more amazed for the continuing lack of justice for Natalie, but we're still working on that. One reviewer at Amazon said GNGS has more twists and turns than the DaVinci Code. I wouldn't go that far, but it really is a tangled mess due to all the innuendo, false reports, lies, and continued disregard for a negligent investigation. <br /><br />Seems the people we need to listen to us continue to put their fingers in their ears and start to hum when they hear the name Natalie Wood. Decent media must tread carefully, but they are beginning to listen. <br /><br />I don't know if you read the paperback version but now even the lead detective in the case is fabricating information about the purpose of Thanksgiving 1981 cruise: he told a CNN producer last March that Natalie had been celebrating that weekend because she had just learned to swim. <br /><br />I continually ask myself: IS THIS FOR REAL? I can only imagine how difficult it is for readers to not have questions, but I did my best to answer most in the book. It's all so real it borders on incredible. If I were that good at creation, I WOULD'VE written something like the DaVinci Code. At the end, it would've been over. This never ends. <br /><br />As terribly tragic and heartrending as it is, what's in GNGS is exactly how Natalie lost her precious life. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your 6 degrees of separation anecdote. RJ stayed away from the marinas after Natalie's death. Dennis was still living at RJ's house when RJ took up his "replacement" interest in Arabians. Dennis says he was dedicated to it. <br /><br />Again, I really appreciate you taking the time to visit my blog and let me know your reaction to GNGS.<br /><br />Sincerely, MartiMarti Rullihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16585177424159444524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-50401681692426920332010-12-13T12:06:21.183-05:002010-12-13T12:06:21.183-05:00I'm sorry, I meant to say "fiction myster...I'm sorry, I meant to say "fiction mystery" in my previous message, not "nonfiction mystery."<br /><br />...from KBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-36547955652487950422010-12-13T11:55:30.305-05:002010-12-13T11:55:30.305-05:00I finished reading GNGS yesterday and I'm stil...I finished reading GNGS yesterday and I'm still in shock. I can't shake this feeling that this is just a nonfiction mystery... but I know it's not! I'm truly haunted by this book, but I'm so grateful I read it. <br /><br />I keep rereading Dennis' most detailed account of that night and replaying it in my head, trying to understand why no one heard a splash (particularly the neighboring boaters) and how so many wrong things combined to doom Natalie. If only Dennis had turned on the searchlight, if only Capricorn's dinghy was available, if only Marilyn *had* jumped into the water to look for the mysterious victim... but I understand why the people involved didn't do those things. Sometimes you make a snap decision, not thinking so many things could go wrong like that. The odds just kept stacking up against Natalie.<br /><br />I wish I could build a time machine and go back and change history in this instance. What a terrible, terrible loss. This is purely my own conjecture, but my feeling is that RJ knew Natalie was going to divorce him and he just wouldn't allow that. I wondered if RJ paced the deck saying to himself, "Should I save her? Should I not?" as she floated away. Perhaps that's why he said, "Hold on, we're coming to get you." He knew there was no fixing his marriage at that point, and maybe he felt that losing her through death was going to be easier than losing her in a highly publicized divorce. (For me, that's such a ridiculously selfish thing.) And it's horrifying to me that RJ knew about Natalie's lifelong fear and lack of swimming ability... and yet he allowed this horrible fear to come to fruition in front of him.<br /><br />This is such a tragic, horrific story. Thank you for your persistence and dedication to detail, Marti, and thank you to Dennis for finally sharing his truth.<br /><br />(As a sidenote, I have a "six degrees of separation" story about Robert Wagner... 13 years ago my husband and I bought an Arabian mare and boarded her at Jack Tone Ranch in Stockton, CA, the same breeding farm where RJ bought his two mares after Natalie's death. When we boarded our mare there, one of RJ's mares, Fadjurs Margie, was now living at the ranch again. She was one of my favorites and really beautiful. While in RJ's care, she suffered some kind of riding injury and had permanently damaged back legs (broken down pasterns). I don't know if anyone knew what happened to her. I suspect it shortened her life. I plan to ask Jack Tone Ranch what happened to her.)<br /><br />...from KBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-25103815205648554872010-12-13T01:13:00.241-05:002010-12-13T01:13:00.241-05:00Unfortunately, Kevin, it may not happen. I think W...Unfortunately, Kevin, it may not happen. I think Wagner would rather die than admit what he did. I'm sure that callow jerk would prefer martyrdom to giving up one iota of his "celebrity".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-39006402911019011672010-12-12T23:57:19.976-05:002010-12-12T23:57:19.976-05:00Mr Wagner, When are you going to answer these ques...Mr Wagner, When are you going to answer these questions?Kevinrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866262301035927730.post-35548071436982114322010-12-12T22:45:53.652-05:002010-12-12T22:45:53.652-05:00Marti,
Thank you for writing your book. It was a ...Marti,<br /><br />Thank you for writing your book. It was a captivating read. <br /><br />LAMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com