madlyderanged1 <saintknic@...> wrote:

After months of dormancy, it would be a shame to suddenly see
messages pop up for Skeeter on the 30th December, so I'll endeavour
to say a few words BEFORE her birthday.

I am so pleased that my parents brought me up appreciating country
music and country artists. There are many people my age (37) who,
believe it or not, don't know who Susan Raye, Porter Wagoner, Roy
Drusky, Connie Smith, Lynn Anderson, Merle Haggard, Tammy Wynette,
Johnny Paycheck and many others are. I am proud to say that I know
them all, but especially had to privilege to knowing who Skeeter was
and actually meeting her when she came to Barbados (around 2000) for
a concert. She was allowed no visitors in her dressing room; only
officials and local entertainers, but I crept in and stood in the
shadows; I was not letting this moment pass me by. The next day, a
photo in the local newspaper showed me standing far in the
background, boy, that was a memory. I remember her saying, "Nice
waistcoat you're wearing."

I hope the world never forgets Skeeter, and that record companies
continue to re-issue her stuff. If they don't, I know that we, her
fans, will....

A merry christmas to all, especially the die-hard Skeeter fans.

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