I remember listening once when Howard was saying how George Lucas was a cheapskate who didn't pay his ILM workers decent wages because he could get them cheap so they could work on "Star Wars" projects. He went on a rant that Lucas didn't pay his staff.
Jackie was still there if I remember correctly. I don't know how they all could stay silent. Even a, "Gee boff, can I take off early today to polish my resume" type of joke would have been plausibly deniable. Even a, "I heard George Lucas is on the board of WXRK" woulda been good. But they just let him go and had to bite their tongues.
I hope it was worth it, Gary.