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? probably my smile
2) Dolly tells us her husband mentions in Jolene in his sleep. Do you talk in your sleep? yes, sometimes I wake myself up
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? a couple of months ago when I needed to replace my compromised debit card
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? George
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? hotel
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. my 7th grade social studies teacher, Mr. Smith, implanted more information in my noggin than I realized. In fact, when I was in Brussels and stepped off a tour bus at the Atomium I started spouting facts about it. I sent Mr. Smith a postcard from there and told him how influential he was on me and my career.
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--at the orthopedist on Thursday
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? I can wish you a Merry Christmas--Mele Kalikimaka
9) Random question: Have you more recently eaten cold pizza or cold fried chicken? cold pizza
3 comments:
It was nice of you to tell your teacher how much he influenced you.
That is nice that you sent your teacher a postcard. I had several great teachers. I see the ortho dr. on Monday. My finger is getting stiff now.
Interesting Hawaiian phrase. Funny how music can do that.
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