Dolly Parton surprised an exercise class at a Tennessee senior center and the photos are as fabulous as you’d imaginehttps://t.co/sCkFDubO5e pic.twitter.com/PoanrZ8SgS
— Erin Ruberry (@erinruberry) May 8, 2018
Sevier County native and country music icon Dolly Parton paid a visit to the center, located about a half-hour west of Knoxville, for a dedication ceremony to rename the facility the My People Senior Activity Center in honor of her parents, Robert and Avie Lee Parton…
Parton, who’s 72, joked with the attendees at first, saying she was a senior too.
“I am so excited to be part of this today. Of course, you know I’m a senior too. When I was over in Sevier County High School, I couldn’t wait to be a senior, and now that I’m in my second childhood, I’m a senior again,” Parton said. “Anyways, I saw one of my old boyfriends from high school. He said, ‘Dolly, you look like a million dollars.’ I said, ‘Well, thank you. That’s just about how much it’s cost to make me look like this.’ “…
“I just keep myself busy, and I think that’s the key to staying young, and I’m proud to be a senior citizen. Of course, we all wish we could stay 30 forever, but we can’t, so I think it’s important that we stay active,” Parton said. “We stay with a good attitude and get out and stay involved, make friends and be whatever, and I think being a part of this whole thing is really great, and it is my pleasure to dedicate this to my people.”…
And, as a number of twitter commentors pointed out, she did it wearing stilettos!
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I don’t often say this (since I was a Michigander for 15 years), but Ohio did good yesterday…
JUST IN: Ohio voters overwhelmingly pass measure to require bipartisan approval of new district maps https://t.co/I7WTt7Tf58 pic.twitter.com/mzi73lYaFM
— The Hill (@thehill) May 9, 2018
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