Pictures are in order of meetings so for the latest photos, scroll towards the bottom:)
This was taken August 3, 1999 at WSIX Studios in Nashville, TN. Patty did an interview and we got to meet her afterwards. We got there quite early, and Patty had not arrived yet. When she drove up witha couple friends of hers, she came over and promised she would come right out after her interview. She did not let us down, She came down in less than 10 minutes after her interview was over. We took (at the time) my 18 month old niece with us to meet her and Patty just loved her. Paige had given her a Tweety Bird Balloon and Patty asked her to hold it for her while she signed. Paige SNATCHED it right back out of her hands. Paige, of course, had no clue what Patty was saying, but she saw her hand the balloon back to her! Patty took her time, and told me she had read the letter I gave her at the Opry, and wanted to tell me she was sorry for what happened at Fan Fair that year (long story, but we didnt get to meet her). My favorite part was when she was leaving. She had piled her friends in her car and her assitant was looking in the gift bag I gave her. When Patty backed the car up, her assitant rolled down the window and Patty said "Nicole? I just want to say Thank You!" and winked and then they left:)
This was taken January 15,2000 at the Ryman in Nashville. She was playing the Grand Ole Opry (the night she inducted Ralph Stanley!) and we were waiting for her. It was like five degrees that January day LOL and I was freezing my butt off. I was so worried I wouldnt meet her (I worry too much lol) so I started crying about an hour after she got there (she had to go in for soundcheck and stuff), and Emory came back out and I talked to him for awhile. He took her gift for me in case I didnt see her, but told me to stick around as long as I could, and he would make sure I saw her before they left. He did not disappoint. In between the two shows, they left to go get something to eat, and she came right over to me before they left. This was the first time I had actually gotten to meet and talk with Emory,and I was just majorly impressed, what a super nice guy!
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