The queen and I go way back.  I have been a fan of hers from the beginning, how could I not be? She literally took R&B music to another stratosphere. But I met her face to face for the first time when I was the host of the Ebony Jet Showcase,  a TV interview show produced by Johnson Publishing.  Mr. Johnson gave her a call and I went to her house to tape an installment of the show. She welcomed me into her Southfield, Michigan home, something very unusual for the Queen. But if John H. Johnson called and asked you…it’s pretty hard to say no.