Hey, y'all. I don't know how I'm going to be this go-'round either, but I want to join the fracas. I'll do my best. Been missing my feeling S9'ers, so please, may I squeeze in?
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Saturday 9: Jolene (1973)
Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here.
1) In this song, Dolly Parton sings about a woman with great hair, great eyes, a great smile and a great voice. OK, so Jolene has it all. Of these, which is your most attractive feature: your hair, your eyes, your smile or your voice?
Right now, I'd have to say my eyes. As my illnesses progress, all the rest are not so good, I'm afraid.
2) Dolly tells us her husband mentions Jolene in his sleep. Do you talk in your sleep?
3) Dolly has said this song was inspired by a bank teller she caught flirting with her husband. That was in the 1970s. Today we can do our banking from our computers, our phones or a bank ATM. When is the last time you spoke to a banker?
It was last year, I think, when we were trying to get a diamond stamp by a notary or something so precious we never got it - and never needed it anyway, turns out. *humph*
4) Dolly had a crush on Johnny Cash. When she was just a teen she saw him perform at The Grand Ole Opry and called it "love at first sight." Are you crushing on anyone right now?
Not really, like anyone famous. I'm crushing pretty hard on my husband right now, actually. We're handling this devastation the same, but differently. At the same time, and at different times. Holding it together when I'm not, and vice versa. No one's blaming anyone. I think we're doing as well as anyone could expect, and so I'm crushing on my own man.
5) Dolly is more than a singer/songwriter. She's an industry! Her Dollywood is a theme park, water park, hotel and spa. Looking back on the summer of '24, did you visit a theme park, water park, hotel or spa?
None of these, but we did go the beach and boardwalks several times. And,we did go to Dolly's Dixie Stampede in 2015, but I can't find the pictures of us there.
6) A luxury stay at Dollywood can get expensive, unless you're the teacher who wins this year's Chasing Rainbows Award from Dolly. She treats a deserving teacher to a week at Dollywood. Tell us about a teacher who made a difference in your life.
As a kid (De niña), I used to know her as Señora O, after several more graduating classes, she went and became Doctora O. I'm so proud of her, and also, it seems like that was the obvious outcome for her. Aside from being beautiful inside and out, she's generous, helpful, a wonderful and patient educator, and I could go on all day. I love her and am so grateful we're still in touch.
7) Dollywood is in Sevier County, TN. Her ties to the community are strong, and in 2007, Dolly raised the funds to build a new hospital that opened there in 2010. When you were last in a hospital, were you a patient or a visitor?
I was a patient, but I forget why. Probably something pulmonology related.
8) In 1973, when "Jolene" was popular, Elvis' "Aloha from Hawaii" concert aired. "Aloha" is the native Hawaiian word used when greeting or parting. Can you say anything else in Hawaiian?
Ohana means family. I learned that from Disney's Lilo and Stitch when my kids were Littles. I probably know more, but my brain is a weak, shriveled mess right now.
9) Random question: Have you more recently eaten cold pizza or cold fried chicken?
Cold pizza, two days ago, and the day before that, and possibly the day before that. It's an easy thing to shove in the oven when cooking is the last thing on your mind.
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Hug your loved ones, y'all, and tell them how you feel.
Fin.
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