2019-Whenever Misc. Grab Bag Thread

[jeffbear]

Well … Dolly’s gone home

Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80

Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Fayettenamcanesfan]

Well, It's going to be a lot harder to stumble to the kitchen and pour myself a cup of ambition tomorrow.

 

[StormChaserBH]

Well … Dolly’s gone home

Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80

Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.

www.nytimes.com

#Legend

As a person as well as an entertainer

RIP

 

[andyt]

She was always in on the joke.


View: https://youtu.be/CvaeUINhjQo?si=cBUNn88i4YAJb0c0

 

[jeffbear]

You can watch a superclip of her appearances on Carson’s show. It gives a pretty good idea of just how authentic she was. Dolly was one in a trillion.

 

[HeyKurtz]

For what it's worth, I already expressed my thoughts about Dolly on Facebook...

 

[NoMich]

The one and only time that I got see Dolly live was a scorcher of a bluegrass set at Merlefest in 2001.

 

[andyt]

Walked into a restaurant in Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard to the sounds of “Jolene”. It was all Dolly during dinner.

 

[cmon3]

We’re losing a lot of irreplaceables. I guess I should’ve known that would happen but man. You can know I guess without understanding how much it’s gonna hurt.

 

[Pucking Lamplighter]

Wonderful artist and an even better human. Missing her already. RIP Dolly.

 

[LJG]

#Legend

As a person as well as an entertainer

RIP

True. Not a fan of her genre, but the world would be a better place with more people like her.

 

[andyt]

Dr. Frank-N-Furter is singing duets with Dolly. RIP Tim Curry

 

[ThirstNHowl]

The one and only time that I got see Dolly live was a scorcher of a bluegrass set at Merlefest in 2001.

Same here. A friend of mine was the programming coordinator and "talent buyer" for MerleFest in those days, and Dolly requested that the check for her performance be made out to the Imagination Library.

 

[andyt]

They come in threes, right? Jaye P. Morgan, who had a string of hit records in the 50s but is probably best known as a judge on “The Gong Show” died at 94.

 

[Fayettenamcanesfan]

They come in threes, right? Jaye P. Morgan, who had a string of hit records in the 50s but is probably best known as a judge on “The Gong Show” died at 94.

 

[TheBigKahuna]

Hayden Pannetiere, Dolly, Tim Curry

 

[andyt]

Voice actor Peter Cullen, who was the voice of Optimus Prime in the animated and live action Transformers movies and the voice of Eeyore died at 85.

 

[cmaleski2]

Liz Minelli is also 80 years old. I suspect her family and friends have bubble wrapped her and have her safely being monitored somewhere.

 

[NoMich]

Finally, a truly terrible person is among the recently deceased.

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/27/nx-s1-5946375/ratko-mladic-dead

 

[jeffbear]

Finally, a truly terrible person is among the recently deceased.

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/27/nx-s1-5946375/ratko-mladic-dead

I saw that and had the same thought. Rest in pieces. Small pieces. Mladic was one of the worst humans of his age and that’s freaking saying something even within his region.