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 Parton 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.  

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.  P.S.  I love your new video...Fantastic.  (Barbie).