Dolly Parton

[kyser_soze]

But would you tho?

 

[jbob]

In nearly every interview she's done she comes out with a classic quote. One of my faves: 'I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde.'

 

[danny la rouge]

"I look just like the girl next door... if you happen to live next door to an amusement park."

 

[wiskey]

i'm still waiting for her to play glasto

 

[hitmouse]

Distressing to learn that 9 to 5 is getting a neoliberal makeover. As Dolly so famously sang, "All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned".

 

[hitmouse]

Huh, and in a weird coincidence just got an email about this: 9to5: The Story of a Movement (film) Although I've just realised it seems to be at midnight-2:30am our time:

When Dolly Parton sang “9 to 5,” she was doing more than just shining a light on the fate of American working women. Parton was singing the true story of a movement that started with 9to5, a group of Boston secretaries in the early 1970s. Their goals were simple—better pay, more advancement opportunities, and an end to sexual harassment—but their unconventional approach attracted the press and shamed their bosses into change. Featuring interviews with 9to5’s founders, as well as actor and activist Jane Fonda, 9to5: The Story of a Movement is the previously untold story of the fight that inspired a hit and changed the American workplace.

Post-film Q&A with 9to5 co-founder Debbie Schneider and Angel Darcourt from Working America, moderated by Elise Bryant, Coalition of Labor Union Women president, Executive Director, Labor Heritage Foundation.

Wed, February 10, 2021
12:00 AM – 2:30 AM GMT

 

[krtek a houby]

Phew.

For a moment thought Dolly had left us.

 

[hash tag]

Brian Johnson & Dolly Parton - A Life on the Road: S2E1 - mySongbird

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson meets some of music’s biggest names to share stories about what life is really like on the road. First up is Dolly Parton, who Brian visits at her base in Nashville. Cover image © Somethin Else 2019

mysongbird.com

 

[tony.c]

Dolly gets the Moderna vaccine she helped finance.

Dolly Parton gets first dose of Covid vaccine she helped fund

Country music star sings adapted version of Jolene while getting Moderna jab in Nashville

www.theguardian.com

 

[blossie33]

Yes, I saw that on the BBC website this morning
I love Dolly but I'm not sure that she should have used the word 'cowards' as there can be more complex reasons why some people are reluctant to take the vaccine.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Yes, I saw that on the BBC website this morning
I love Dolly but I'm not sure that she should have used the word 'cowards' as there can be more complex reasons why some people are reluctant to take the vaccine.

Yeah, some people are just plain old stupid

 

[StoneRoad]

The beeb piece goes on to list a few more high profile recipients of the jab ...

Covid-19: Dolly Parton marks vaccination with Jolene rewrite - BBC News


I can guess why she used cowards as part of her statement, a not-so-subtle prod / nudge, especially to male Americans.

 

[scifisam]

Phew.

For a moment thought Dolly had left us.

Same!