National Treasure Dolly Parton Will Now Read Us Bedtime Stories

March 31, 2020 8:12 AM

I have always, always said I wished Dolly Parton (and/or Cher) was my Mom. Now I get the next best thing. Dolly Parton will be reading us bedtime stories to keep alive a love of reading and stories in troubled times.
posted by WalkerWestridge (10 comments total)

A national treasure.
posted by bilabial at 8:21 AM on March 31, 2020 [2 favorites]

Until Dolly starts up, there's Chris Evans reading children's books.
posted by sardonyx at 8:56 AM on March 31, 2020 [1 favorite]

Dolly Parton has one thing in common with my dad: the older I get, the more I realize that (s)he is smart and honest and awesome.
posted by wenestvedt at 9:11 AM on March 31, 2020 [3 favorites]

I want to believe.
posted by eotvos at 9:47 AM on March 31, 2020

I am utterly serious when I say, "Dolly in 2020."
posted by Dr. Wu at 9:50 AM on March 31, 2020 [1 favorite]

Best Dolly story I ever heard was in a doc on 9to5, her first film. She shows up for the first line reading, where you just sit around a table and read the script together, no memorizing required (yet), having not just memorized her lines for the day, but the entire script, everyone else's lines too. Day one. Off book. Damn, Dolly.
posted by sexyrobot at 12:35 PM on March 31, 2020 [9 favorites]

It's just a crying shame she can't do this together with her greatest duet partner, Kenny Rogers.
posted by oneswellfoop at 1:12 PM on March 31, 2020 [4 favorites]

I'll tell you this much, I am totally gonna let her read me some stories, I don't know about the rest of you.
posted by Oyéah at 1:42 PM on March 31, 2020 [3 favorites]

Thank you for this post WW. This news made my day.
posted by biggreenplant at 3:48 PM on March 31, 2020 [1 favorite]

fwiw, found this the other day...
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris Trio Documentary
posted by kliuless at 11:42 PM on March 31, 2020 [1 favorite]