She was a shining example of what a human could be. A life well lived.
Tonight, I raise a glass of red to you, Dolly, and drink it for all of us still here making the best of whatever scraps we got!
I wish the flags would fly at half mast for her instead of white supremacists. In these tough times it’s really hard to lose a really good one like Dolly. I’m usually not that affected by celebrity news but this one hurts really bad. RIP Dolly.
They are at half mast.
Yeah, I saw that just after posting. I can’t believe that felon did something I can actually agree with.
Same. I never was much into her music, I only know her by her works and her wonderful personality. I’m grieving.
Yeah, I don’t like country music either. Just heard so many great things. If you really want to leave a legacy, you’d be hard pressed to do any better than she did.
My ex grew up as a dirt poor Appalachian and thus was a huge lover of Dolly especially for her working to help alleviate the poverty and lack of education in the area. The world is worse off without her, but I think we oughta try to bring a little of her with us into the future. She was kind to all and helped anyone who needed it.
Oh no, the world has just gotten a little worse. RIP
The Dolly Parton youtube rabbit hole is deep and satisfying. Every death before his is tragic, but this is worst than most. Of all the songs that will be sung that day I would’ve loved to have heard hers.
RIP to our Queen 🩷
RIP, the world will be less without you but forever more for having had you.
Anarchist mourning a multi millionaire celeb who openly supported the american military? not surprised at all.
I’m supporting the person who gave free books to 300.million children. But go off, everyone has to be perfect and no one is allowed to be more complex than a single one liner ideology. Got you.
300 million children in first world get books vs thousands of children in 3rd world gets massacred
Alright bud grab your rifle and meet me on the tarmac at 0400 sharp. We’ll put a stop to that.
Its fascinating how supposed leftist defends celebs - that too who are morally gray, like do you guys have any self respect?
Celebs are part of the bourgeosie, have some self respect dude.
No man people aren’t getting books. Its your vendetta. You and me together, we’re gonna stamp this out. Come on, put your actions where your mouth is.
Is this all you have tp defend the bourgeoisie? Try harder
“but forever more for having had you” - those are such beautiful words. And they’re very appropriate in describing Dolly. Thank you for sharing that.
Damnit! Wrong 80 year old! Try again!
They tried again and got Tim Curry 🙁
Not every 80YO has access to experimental medications and the nation’s Treasury.
TBF Dolly probably could have. Dolly doesn’t seem like the kind of person who’d care about that, though. And you have to remember her husband passed less than 2 years ago at 82YO.
I like to believe that their love was so strong that she just didn’t want to be without him anymore. RIP to a beautiful and wonderful person, inside and out.
Hey, Death? Do you think you might need some glasses?
Discworld Death only handles the aftermath.
Damn not Ms Dolly. RIP to one of the few good famous people out there. Iconic and beloved by everyone.
If we had a normal world, we’d be having a National day of mourning here in the US.
I still am.
Donald Trump is RIGHT FUCKING THERE! How did you miss again, Death?!
Proof there is no karma
Death is not defeat. We’re all going to die. The Sun will die, the atoms will die, the laws of physics as we know them will literally disintegrate.
Let’s focus on the time we have when we are alive, and make the most of that, without trying to evade death.
Well put and comforting to reflect on. Thank you.
Death is defeat for people like Trump who I’m sure would suck the world dry for another hour of life if they could. I take comfort in mortality as a limiting factor in those cases too.
They are unloved so they desperately cling to their miserable lives, hoping against hope to experience it. We who know love know what it means to let go.
Karma is, she is truly mourned. Imagine the party that will erupt when that other fucker drops dead.
Yeah the world around her was better for her actions and she got to always be surrounded by that world. The way I see it that’s karma. When you do good things, good things keep happening where you are, sometimes others are even inspired to join in. When you do bad things, others are also often inspired to join in around you and people tend to like you less
I will personally make sure that the street I live on will have the party of their lives the moment that fascist fuck is dead
RIP Dolly, you will be sorely missed
I see this sentiment shared throughout the internet.
It’s not going to stop once he dies, it’s naive to believe so. Sure I’ll pour some scotch older than he prefers his girls but he’s just a useful idiot with zero empathy and zero shame that the party in power needs as the face and voice. The clown.
The players in power will remain, they’re going to need a new useful idiot, sooner rather than later.
scotch older than he prefers his girls
still arguably some scotch in need of a bit more aging, but nevermindthatrightnow
Possibly a Dark Crystal situation. If one goes, their opposite number follows…
So the opposite of Dolly Parton… DEATH, ARE YOU LISTENING??
Death likes DJT, he’s like an AI agent background tasking the killings.
It’s super helpful for Death’s workload.
That’s a good point. Business has always been good for Death, and will only get better.
Disappointing, but not surprising. Her husband of nearly 60 years died last year. Couples together that long tend not to last too well apart.
My experience has been that the year and a half mark is often when the surviving spouse dies, especially when the wife dies first.
While I’m not a fan of country music, Dolly was a legend.
While her roots are obviously in country music, Dolly literally wrote and collaborated on thousands of songs across several genres.
Her music was never my taste, but she was a legend of a person.
Dolly Parton COVID-19 Research Fund eventually developed the Moderna COVID19 vaccine.
“Vaccine…vaccine…VACIIIIIINE!”
You’ve got some talent kid!
Ever considered a career in the Country Music scene solely parodying Dolly Parton songs?
There’s money to be made there!.. Not much, but surely a couple of dollars.
Yeah I don’t like that style of music generally but I freaking love Dolly the person. And I can appreciate that she was very talented.
Same and same, but Jolene was a helluva song.
Her amusement park is also an absolute delight.
When it is closing time a recording of her wishing everyone a good night plays on the pa and it just feels good having her say good night.
Yeah, I was never a country person either… but Jolene is one of the very few exceptions
FYI, she released an album in 2023 called Rockstar. While it still has strong country influence, it leans more heavily towards rock and pop. Maybe it will be more to your taste. Plus, practically every track features an impressive collaboration.
I keep meaning to check out her version of Freebird. There are those who say it rivals the original, and that’s not really possible IMO, but I’m willing to hear it out, and always meant to.
Jesus, she did a cover of Let it Be featuring Paul McCartney and Ringo? That’s wild, what a life!
Imagination Library, hope this keeps going!
Welp, guess what… I have a baby who receives books from this and got a letter saying due to cuts it has been cancelled for my state. Republicans have ruined everything good
“i know this one rich nice lady already paid for all of it but… fuck you”
She didn’t pay for it all…. Im not even sure where you got that idea from anyway. She doesn’t pay for the books at all. Her foundation covers the program overhead, but all the funding to actually pay for the books and postage is from smaller local organizations.
The Imagination Library is made possible through funding shared by Dolly Parton and local communities. While Dolly and the Dollywood Foundation cover many overhead costs and administration needs, the local programs secure the funding for the cost of books and postage.
We partner with a local organization/affiliate that covers the book and mailing cost for a specific geographic area. All other administrative expenses (overhead, selection of books, database, publisher negotiations, and fulfillment of the over 2 million books mailed monthly into 5 countries) are covered by Dolly and the Foundation. By having the overhead expenses covered, all of the money raised locally goes straight back into the community and allows more children to receive books each month.
I was intentionally over-exaggerating for the bit of the comedy. The important thing of what I was trying to call attention to was that republican policy is not about fiscal stewardship, it is about abject cruelty.
I just donated to them (the IL, not the republicans), so hopefully you can get back on the program!
Why couldn’t someone else who is also 80 not die? Why and not them fuck the universe.
In this world, shipmates, sin that pays its way can travel freely and without a passport; whereas Virtue, if a pauper, is stopped at all frontiers.
-Herman Melville
Evil confers longevity, this should be obvious by now.
Why couldn’t someone else who is also 80 not die
If he did, would we ever know? (see: Mitch McConnell - deceased but no one will admit it)
TBF, This might be collateral damage from trying to swing at McConnell.
