For several months before the baby, Howard was placing people in different positions.
1. Larry had to "go away" from Anna and the email scenario was sufficient to threaten him with harrassment and/or "stalking via computer.
2. Anna via the "I Hate Mommy" video placed her mother in a very bad position.
3. Gibson got placed in a Blackmail position.
4. Howard took the pictures of Daniel, Anna and baby ASAP. If he waited until morning, it wouldn't be possible. They were one big happy family. But why wasn't there a picture of Howard, Daniel, Anna and baby?? (Or was there?? and I missed it.) Surely that camera isn't that complicated and the nurse who brought them the baby and returned Danielynn to the nursery could have had a go at it.
Daniel was out of the way and now it was time to hit on Vergie. One character at a time.
A few months later, "The Director" again assumed his chair. He was controlling everyone's itinerary and the location of Anna.
I guess I'm picturing him telling Mo to go in the ambulance and don't say anything until we talk. Howard needs "Direct" Taz. He picked her a principal spokesperson and clings to Taz long enough to tell her, her lines. She cooperates with Howard...just because she's in a difficult position. Brigitte and King have apparently taken off because they don't get interviewed before thay leave the states and everything is total chaos. Besides, she wasn't even mentioned as being at the scene. The confusion seems to surround the fact that both Taz and Brigitte are nurses.
Yes, "The Director" is a good title. Camera, action.....
Great title for a book about Howard K Stern. Previous to reading your post, I had just read an article which quotes HKS, in his own words. Its rather erie to read, because I recall hearing him say those words on ET, in his very monotone voice. Kind of like a person talking who has zero emotional involvement with those who he speaks.
He bashes Virgie and says he is fighting to keep her from getting custody of the baby. In response to a question if he has a message for Anna's fans, he says HE wants Anna to be with Daniel and is hoping they are happy. And then HE goes on to say that where ever that is, he hopes she does NOT have that. Strange, the way he hopes for, then denies her happiness, but maybe it was a misprint.
Unfortunately, CBS won't allow their article to be copied, here's the link. His strange words are towards the end.
http://wbztv.com/entertainment/entertainment_story_044100638.html
One more thing for your list of his manipulations of people and things. Could he have actually planned Anna's death and then Funeral to take place during the TrimSpa's passing on of her Torch Party?? We know from the Trimspa guy that they actually wanted to do that if it weren't for the delay of her body being released. Sounds too bizarre, but if one is entitled to control and direct other peoples lives, its not bizarre at all. ;( ;(
Now how about this.
Brigitte and King slip away, and the plan is to not even ID them. Thus they don't show up in the intitial interviews Moe and Taz gave to ET. But somehow Rita Cosby does ID them and requests an interview.
And since the picture of Shane Gibson and ANS has been on the front page of the Bahamanian papers two days before, it's very difficult for KEG to decline the interview.