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mel tillis dead
Country music legend Mel Tillis dead at 85 | Fox News
Someone my dad admired, not just for his music, but for the ability to overcome his stuttering in order to do any singing at all. Dad both stuttered and taught speech pathology (lang dev in kids and disabilities like stuttering) |
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d-d-d-d Damn! R.I.P. Mel...I enjoyed your stuff.
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A very likeable guy.
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Mel Tillis story.....................
I took the rim route along Lake Okeechobee on my sailboat back in the early 80's and stopped in the City of Pahokee, Florida. I barely was able to tie up my 35 footer on the city dock, which was meant more for speed and fishing boats, but managed. The town had a Burger King, one traffic light and a small city hall. I stopped into City Hall just to get some local information and inside emblazed on a wood door was a sign.....MEL TILLIS MUSEUM!!!!!! What? They charged one-dollar to enter and this small 5' by 7" room had a few display cases that featured his first country western outfit he wore as a kit, school report cards, sheet music, etc, etc. This was afterall his MUSEUM!!!! Cannot say that you should drive way the hell out of your way in the middle of south central Florida, but if you love Mel, it might be worth the trip. Of course that was over 30 years ago, so no telling what's at that location these days. Bob |
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always loved this guy. r.i.p. mel
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Great singer--not sure of the proper name, but I love "she got the horse"
He was great in Cannonball Run and I crack up every time in Smokey and the Bandit II after the roller coaster falls over and he says "I told you, We're closed"
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1987 Porsche 930 turbo 3.3
1983 Ferrari 512 BBi
2010 Jaguar XK
