Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted August 25 Paid Members Posted August 25 Honestly, I'm a bit concerned about America over this — feels like Dolly Parton was the last thing around that everyone agreed on as a good thing. Everything just rolled off of her — I remember when there was a scandal brewing over her dinner theater Dolly's Dixie Stampede, and she just said "yeah, Dixie is bad now, so it's Dolly's Stampede starting today." Quote
Chili Posted August 25 Posted August 25 Impossible to dislike, wrote some beautiful songs and just seemed like the nicest person. What a shame. Quote
Moderators neil Posted August 25 Moderators Posted August 25 Any use of a David Brent quote in this thread will result in a ban. Quote
deathrey Posted August 25 Posted August 25 (edited) My sister was on the train from Leeds to Huddersfield and she said the train burst out in a (terrible) spontaneous version of Jolene as the news broke. She sent me a video, I've not laughed so hard in a while. She said the group of Chinese students sat opposite her were very confused as to what was going on Edited August 25 by deathrey Quote
Paid Members mim731 Posted August 25 Paid Members Posted August 25 Did as much for children's literacy in America than any US Administration has done in decades. On top of an incredible career. RIP Dolly. Quote
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted August 25 Paid Members Posted August 25 Saw her in concert around 1979 at the Belle Vue Center - I think it was called Kings Hall-in Manchester. Can’t remember much but what I do remember was her doing a bit of a stand up routine and laughing my head off. Always came across as a truly lovely person Legend is bandied round quite freely these days, but she defiantly earns that title. RIP Dolly. Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted August 25 Paid Members Posted August 25 She used her fame to do as much good as possible. The world is a sadder place without her in it. Quote
Paid Members ReturnOfTheMack Posted August 25 Paid Members Posted August 25 My mum was a huge fan of Dolly when I was growing up, and that spread to me even when I claimed to hate country and listened primarily to punk. As has been said, she did more good for the world than can ever be said. Unbelievably talented, funny, kind woman. Quote
Paid Members Carbomb Posted August 25 Paid Members Posted August 25 Nothing to add, just echoing what has been said here already. The world's lost a good one, and one it really couldn't have afforded to lose right now. RIP Dolly Parton. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted August 25 Members Posted August 25 Eminem posted a really nice tribute to her along with this note she once sent him. I read as well that when Three 6 Mafia won Best Song at the Oscars against her as a nominee, she sent them a letter congratulating them and telling them that she was glad they won it for Tennessee. What a lovely person. Quote
Paid Members BomberPat Posted August 26 Paid Members Posted August 26 (edited) I saw the news about Dolly while queuing for an Orville Peck acoustic gig/signing at Rough Trade. That's a very queer country crowd, so you could hear little gasps of shock rippling through the crowd as different people heard. Doors were late opening, and we were beginning to suspect this had something to do with it. Peck opened by talking about how much Dolly had meant to him, as a hero to look up to, and as someone who, when he started turning towards country music, signalled that there was a place for him in it. He then opened with an absolutely gorgeous cover of I Will Always Love You. It made what was already quite a special evening even more powerful. I'm gutted I never saw her. Guys I used to run gigs with back in the day saw her at Glastonbury and both said it might have been the best live show they've ever seen. Not much to say that hasn't already been said, but there are two things I will add - one is that her philanthropy, her generosity, her kindness, and her self-awareness and ability to be self-deprecating, only serve to show how many people of comparable wealth choose not to behave that way, and it shames all of them. The second is something I've long said about Dolly, which is that it's like the line about how Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did backwards and in heels - on practically any stringed instrument you could name, she was as good if not better than so many male musicians who would be praised as masters of their craft, yet she was doing it all with five inch acrylic nails. Edited August 26 by BomberPat Quote
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted August 26 Paid Members Posted August 26 (edited) Be hard to put into words her contribution to the world. Incredible at everything she did. Beautiful inside and out. One of my favourite people to listen to. Her voice and her songs remind me of my childhood and she's still one of my favourite people to listen to now. My kids were gutted last night too. The older one knows her from Hannah Montana. The younger one from their school production of 9 to 5 last year. She transcended music, TV and crossed many generations. Imagine not knowing and loving Dolly Parton? She was the absolute best and leaves behind a legacy like no other. RIP Dolly. Edited August 26 by tiger_rick Quote
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted August 26 Paid Members Posted August 26 Really sad to hear this. Both my wife and mum loved her, they’re really upset. For me, more than anything she did in her career, she just seemed like a genuinely lovely woman with a heart of gold. If the world was full of people like Dolly Parton we’d be in much, much better shape. Quote
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted August 26 Paid Members Posted August 26 Fuck, TMZ reporting that Tim Curry has passed away at 80. Absolutely compulsive watching in anything I ever saw him in, but he's especially perfect in Clue. Quote
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