CELEBS

What page would be complete without talking about the people I admire that are larger than life. Growing up in West Virginia I learned about some pretty amazing people,  and I never forgot them.  They left an impression on my life,  and I tend now to look at celebrities in a whole new light.

MS. DOLLY PARTON

My youngest memory was of watching Porter Wagoner and Dolly Partin on the grand ole opry.  I thought she was my next door neighbor,  I was too young to know that she was miles away from my world. As I grew I realized that she would never be unreachable in my mind,  because if she ever came to where I could go to see her I would.  I got that opportunity when I was in my late teens.  I always went to our neighborhood theme park and it was my world away from home.  I would one day have wonderful memories of this hometown place. It was incredible that this little theme park called "CAMDEN PARK" was able to bring in all the big stars,  and I was fortunate enough to meet so many.  I met Ms. Dolly before her first show of the day.  I had arrived early and was just hanging around,  when her bus came in I watched in anticipation.  Little did I know that she would turn out to be wonderful.  She invited me onto her bus, and she was for a brief moment in time my next door neighbor.  She had such a great personality,  and to this teen-age girl she had opened up a new world to me.  I sang her songs in the talent shows at school (JOLENE being my favorite),  and I sang her gospel songs in church (Daddy Was an Old-Time Preacherman- because it reminded me of my daddy.) I will never forget that one time I met  a legend.  I just saw her new video and she is as beautiful, and full of life,  and down-home as she was when I was just a young girl. MS. DOLLY,  you will never see this but the world knows now that I have an admiration for you that goes beyond words...Fantastic new video.