So I’ve come to the rather disheartening conclusion that Dolly Parton — that iconic symbol for all things, erm, busty — is a genius. That’s right. A bonafide member of a club which counts Steven Hawkins, Paul McCartney and Ali G as directors. How else can you account for the sublime turn of phrase in her hit single ‘9 to 5′? For the creation of Dollyworld and all the goodness that it harboured? For the inherent perkiness that seems to seep from every glistening pore of her airbrushed veneer? Yes, Dolly Parton, is one of a kind. Though exactly why I’m thinking of her right now is beyond me. Maybe it was something I ate. [photos by Anne Michaux]
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Zolton said | 23 July, 2006
Don’t think you missed out on too much. Though I hear the rides there are rather … ummm … bumpy.
Tommy said | 27 July, 2006
Welcome soldier. Glad to have you on board. Now check that your nails are polished, don your bright blue cowboy hat and shake that tassled waistcoat like it ain’t no thang!
or failing that, just hit this club when in London or at a festival. http://www.guiltypleasures.co.uk
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trixie said | 3 August, 2006
Ahh… I must agree with your observations of Dolly Parton. But her genius is endless. I have always been amazed by her ability to play a guitar with fingernails that are six inches long. And I have seen her do it on TV. Now that is skill. I’ll also never forget the first Dolly Parton tape (yes tape) my mum bought when I was a kid. ‘Dolly Parton’s Greatest Hits’. And then my mum’s fury when my brother graffitied the cover with liquid paper changing the H to a T.
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Jeannette said | 21 July, 2006
I was stuck in the backseat during a roadtrip this summer. We drove past a sign for Dollywood. They wouldnt stop. I feel like I missed my only chance.