I love that movie so much…
Last original member of Badfinger.
Sometimes reviled but I must admit admiration for his tenacity in sticking with his choices.
Parton met Dean outside the Wishy Washy Laundromat the day she moved to Nashville at 18.
“I was surprised and delighted that while he talked to me, he looked at my face (a rare thing for me),” Parton described the meeting. “He seemed to be genuinely interested in finding out who I was and what I was about.”
Sounds like a wonderful man. 
(excerpts)
Dukes helped lay the foundation for Black women to ascend to the nation’s highest offices…
Dukes was instrumental in former president Joe Biden’s decision to choose a Black woman as his 2020 running mate…
The New York City mayor, Eric Adams, ordered flags to be lowered at half-staff as a tribute to Dukes.
(Welp. I guess that last bit kills any chance Adams had of being pardoned by Trump.)
I read that as 9 foot 5 inches
She is a giant…
If Dolly stayed with him that long, he must have been.
And he was much, much taller than she is, so he must have been about 15 ft tall.
Nooooo
Very sad news! I got to meet him once or twice at Dragon*Con back in the day… he was a very sweet and funny guy…
Clay and now George gone, too, and Andy’s working as a fucking amazOMG driver.
