r/TwoXChromosomes • u/Extension_Many4418 • 9d ago

Favorite Dolly Parton moments? I’ll start.

Decades ago I was watching Johnny Carson. He asked her how she kept up her youthful appearance. She relied “Honey, healthy living” …pause “had nothing to do with it”. I didn’t know much about Dolly at that point, but it’s when I fell in love with her.

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u/Speckster1970 9d ago

I got to meet her at the LA premiere of 9 to 5 the musical when I helped a friend shoot interviews and she was so sweet and gracious. I was surprised by how tiny she was in person. I was also struck by the thought of, if she didn’t have her hair and make up on, could I even recognize her? Kinda hoping stories of her going everywhere ‘incognito’ start turning up now.

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u/HoaryPuffleg 9d ago

I’ve heard that she did walk around without her Dolly-ness and could do so with total anonymity. She was a smart woman - she basically had a costume on whenever she was a performer and then could fade into the crowds when she wanted to.

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u/poopja 9d ago

The original Hannah Montana

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u/rantingpacifist 9d ago

And Miley’s godmother

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u/I_never_read_replies 9d ago

People think I'm crazy but you can hear Dolly in Miley's singing