still reading the JJB
Aug. 21st, 2002 11:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tavellaficIt's addictive. But not the good sort of sparkly crack.
Apparently someone called into a Las Vegas radio station claiming to be David (Hernandez?) a good friend of Lance's. Claiming to want to clear up the 'money problems' rumor. His tidbits:
1) The people sponsoring Lance wont front $5 million (due this friday) until the Rassians sign a contract saying he WILL go to space
2) The Russians wont sign a contract until they front the $5 mil!
3) Lance is working 12-hour days, 7 days a week. He has no life out there.
4) David expects him to be sent back this friday He spoke to Lance yesterday and says the kid sounded pretty upset (duh) (sic)
It's actually pretty believable. There's clearly a faction in the Russian program that Really Does Not Want Lance (thus all the dueling spokesmen we had for a while) and any sponsors would be really reluctant to put non-refundable millions in if they think the Russians will then pull the rug out from under.
Poor Lance. I wonder if he'll go to the VMAs if he gets sent back. I wouldn't blame him one bit for heading to his beach house and drinking margaritas for the next month.
Apparently someone called into a Las Vegas radio station claiming to be David (Hernandez?) a good friend of Lance's. Claiming to want to clear up the 'money problems' rumor. His tidbits:
1) The people sponsoring Lance wont front $5 million (due this friday) until the Rassians sign a contract saying he WILL go to space
2) The Russians wont sign a contract until they front the $5 mil!
3) Lance is working 12-hour days, 7 days a week. He has no life out there.
4) David expects him to be sent back this friday He spoke to Lance yesterday and says the kid sounded pretty upset (duh) (sic)
It's actually pretty believable. There's clearly a faction in the Russian program that Really Does Not Want Lance (thus all the dueling spokesmen we had for a while) and any sponsors would be really reluctant to put non-refundable millions in if they think the Russians will then pull the rug out from under.
Poor Lance. I wonder if he'll go to the VMAs if he gets sent back. I wouldn't blame him one bit for heading to his beach house and drinking margaritas for the next month.
