As I make my daily 18 mile drive to Shattuck at 6:07ish am, I listen to a mind numbing channel called “The Sports Animal”.  I almost never learn anything yet, I still tune in.  The morning animals rattle on mostly about the u of o football team and whine about how bad the Thunder suck.  But they do list celebrity birthdays.  And they will discuss the accomplishments of these celebrities–best movie, song, athletic achievement, etc.  They argue about these items.  I listen.  I’m not any smarter when I get to the Ag Building.  Yet, still, I listen.  

       Today, they listed a celebrity birthday and they deemed this person a “National Treasure.  And since the passing of Betty White, she is most treasured national treasure.”    As I already have placed her on the Mount Rushmore of female entertainers and it is a well documented fact that I am a fan, I agree with those clowns on the sports animal, without a doubt,  Dolly Parton is a national treasure.  

Dolly trivia–

–She wrote 2 hit songs on the same day.  Those songs?   “Jolene” & “I will always love you”.  That’s a good day of writing.  

–EGOT club–people that have been nominated for an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar & Tony awards.  Seriously, google that list of people.  It’s packed full of wicked good.   Some names like James Earl Jones, Henry Fonda, Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Barbara Streisand, etc.  

–The first ever cloned animal was named after her.  Remember Dolly the sheep.  Yep, they used cells from the mammary glands of that donor.

Which is the better Dolly movie?  Steel Magnolias or 9 to 5?  I’ll take Magnolias.

Best Dolly song?  The song that she & Whitney took to #1 or Jolene.   I’ll take Jolene.  Now if you want to argue that her duet with the Gambler is her best–okay.  Won’t argue.  Not something worth fighting over.  

1960’s smokin hot Dolly or the 80’s pumped up, stretched, tucked & whatever else—60’s! 

        Here’s to another post involving music and not much livestock.  Yet, she does fall into that G.O.A.T. category.