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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2015 19:44:36 GMT -5
Great picture of your parents Michael...your mama was a looker and your dad a handsome guy. : )
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2015 7:54:48 GMT -5
Great picture of your parents Michael...your mama was a looker and your dad a handsome guy. : ) Thanks Jo...Photos like this makes me wonder what happened to this generation. Mom and Dad were always dressed up...never saw them wear sweats out like folks of today. They had manners...no cussing in the presense of a woman...just palin respect for each other. This photo dosen't show it but dad had muscles coming out everywhere on him...and what about the hair. Why did I get slightly shortchanged in that department?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2015 8:22:16 GMT -5
Country legend Dolly Parton has a long history of speaking her mind. In fact, it’s one of the reasons why fans adore her. Over the course of her career, Dolly has seen it all, and recently sat down for an interview with PEOPLE, in which she talked about some of the keys to her success, being true to one’s self, and what she thinks of Taylor Swift. As always, Dolly was right on point with her words of wisdom. One of the things Parton sometimes reflects upon is how many gifted performers of her time never quite made it in their careers, a fact that still surprises her to this day.
Dolly says she admires the work ethic of many of the new young artists currently on the scene, especially one Taylor Swift, whom Parton praised for going after her dreams.
“I think that little Taylor Swift has just done amazing,” Parton said. “She knew exactly who she was, she had her dream, and she stuck with it. That’s what you gotta do. I’m just so proud of her.” But when asked to give advice, Dolly says she’s just not one to stick her nose in, either with Swift or any other performer. She maintains that what worked for her may not fit someone else.
“I’m not one to give advice, because I never wanted anyone to give me advice,” Parton said, laughing. “If someone comes to me, I say, ‘What I did was this, but I’m not you.’ It’s different for each person. But there are some golden rules in life,” she added. “Be true to yourself. You need to know what you will and won’t put up with, and what you’re willing to sacrifice. A desire, a wish and a dream are different things, and you’ve gotta figure out those little differences. Everybody wishes that they were rich or famous, but that’s not necessarily going to happen if you don’t have the spunk to make it happen. You gotta work your dreams; you gotta put legs and arms and arms and wings on them!” And when looking back at her amazingly successful and wide-ranging career, Dolly says there was one hurdle she had to overcome to achieve her dreams: fear.
“The key to my success has always been that my desire to succeed has always been greater than my fear,” she remarked. “I’ve been scared to death about a lot of things, but then I think, ‘Okay, you gotta buckle up, girl. You’ve got yourself here, so get out there and just do it.’ And I just ask God to help me, and I follow that light.”
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2015 8:56:14 GMT -5
Michael,
People who did labor had muscles. You should have seen my dad's arms. 8 inches of solid steel in his biceps.
He gave me a crowbar that he called his engine puller....he used it to pull car engines out of cars with a cherry picker. The crowbar itself weighs close to 30 pounds. You pull car engines around by yourself for decades, you have muscle.
My parents didn't have dress up clothes. My dad over overalls. My mom wore old fashioned skirts and bobby socks when I was young but in the 70's, she decided that it was time she got to wear pants like men did so she gave up skirts and became "modern".
My dad loved people and always treated everyone well...man, woman or child. There was no disrespect in my family. If you didn't have something nice to say to or about anyone, then you didn't have anything to say.
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Post by kora on Apr 3, 2015 16:56:46 GMT -5
nash - Nice photo of your parents--a nice looking couple. Thanks for sharing with us. You mentioned they dressed up a lot. My mom and dad also dressed up a lot when I was a tot. Life today is so casual that people don't bother anymore. You can go into almost every restaurant casually dressed.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2015 7:28:40 GMT -5
Michael, People who did labor had muscles. You should have seen my dad's arms. 8 inches of solid steel in his biceps. He gave me a crowbar that he called his engine puller....he used it to pull car engines out of cars with a cherry picker. The crowbar itself weighs close to 30 pounds. You pull car engines around by yourself for decades, you have muscle. My parents didn't have dress up clothes. My dad over overalls. My mom wore old fashioned skirts and bobby socks when I was young but in the 70's, she decided that it was time she got to wear pants like men did so she gave up skirts and became "modern". My dad loved people and always treated everyone well...man, woman or child. There was no disrespect in my family. If you didn't have something nice to say to or about anyone, then you didn't have anything to say. Looking back...our folks had a way of living that is almost a thing of the dinosaur age. Dad was an orphan and mom was a girl from Claremore Oklahoma... Strange that now I am an orphan who married a girl from Oklahoma. Dad played minor league baseball "The Denver Bears" until he was 42 years old. This was the team that the pros picked from...he would play catch with us boys. Man...he could throw them...you would actually throw your glove off and quit...it hurt! My brother started throwing hard too...never turn your head when playing catch with a baseball. Big bro threw the ball in freezing cold and hit me in the ear...it didn't even hurt. Until about 5 minutes later when the pain set in...I still feel it today...ouch. My wifes family always wore overalls...and chewed baccer...but were clean. He was 85 years old and still drawing water from a well...and a 15 dollar a month electric bill. He complained when the bill reached 30 dollars and threatened to cut it all off...phone... electric etc. I really think that the mold of that era...has been broken!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2015 7:43:04 GMT -5
nash - Nice photo of your parents--a nice looking couple. Thanks for sharing with us. You mentioned they dressed up a lot. My mom and dad also dressed up a lot when I was a tot. Life today is so casual that people don't bother anymore. You can go into almost every restaurant casually dressed. Well thank you Kora...I have more that I'll post later...lots of photos of them on these old cars. I don't know if you knew it or not but Denver had a huge Italian population. For some reason Sicilians always thought of themselves as better folks than Italians. In the 20's Dads dad and his brothers got in a shootout on 34th st lounge that they owned. Dad was Sicilian and the Italians attacked the lounge...the original mobsters. Several people were killed...the story becomes murky...but they still talk about that time in the same lounge today. Dad was left as an orphan and sent to Oklahoma to work for a sale barn traveling around trading horses. They would travel in rubber tired wagons...he would sleep under the wagon. So when I say that dad was a cowboy...he was a real one...not too many old timers like that anymore. I am sure that you have seen folks in Wal Mart in photos where you go............hmmmmm. Dad knew Sam Walton when he opened up Wal Mart #9...not bragging or nothing. I think that Sam actually learned a thing or two about trading from Dad...long story.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2015 7:48:23 GMT -5
Just to Share a few stock photos... Here is Elitches amusement park where mom and dad would do the ball room dances.
Lakeside amusement park also has a ballroom...where they would dance...boy...they did a lot of dancing!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2015 8:04:50 GMT -5
This is an areil view of Lakeside in 1966...life was so simple clean and bright then. The golf coarse is where we could sled...and the lake across from Lakeside is where we would
watch fireworks. There were no ticks or chiggers so you could just lay in the lush grass and watch them. That is the lake where I caught my first fish. Dad tied a line onto a stick
while everyone else used real poles. I was the only one to catch a fish...and when I pulled it in...it scared me and I threw the stick and fish into the lake and ran!
Thats the story that I have been told...I can't really remember...I am not scared of a lil ole fish!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2015 13:40:11 GMT -5
Jeffery...I just saw where they are selling Jet Packs!
Could you kandle one...fly over Ford field and land on stage?
Hey this ole head just keeps coming up with great ideas.
Did you know that 200 percent of the folks here think that you get to meet Taylor!
Thats purty good odds!!!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2015 13:53:20 GMT -5
Here she comes...here she comes~!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2015 14:00:16 GMT -5
Worldwide love!!!
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Post by jeff2k6 on Apr 5, 2015 0:20:27 GMT -5
Jeffery...I just saw where they are selling Jet Packs!
Could you kandle one...fly over Ford field and land on stage?
Hey this ole head just keeps coming up with great ideas.
Did you know that 200 percent of the folks here think that you get to meet Taylor!
Thats purty good odds!!!
Not sure, if I could handle it, but I'd certainly be willing to crash land for T! Haha
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2015 7:54:46 GMT -5
Happy Easter Everyone...This is one of my favorite holidays.
Probably because of all the great memories that I have of it.
We would all go to church then to Red Rocks for a picnic.
Or to a place called Tiny Town...an actual tiny town!
So much fun that makes me smile even today!
Here is a photo of my 3 sisters on Easter...years ago.
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