[GNU] Dolly Parton and Tim Curry
In the last couple of days we've lost a two legends of music and screen.
Music legend Dolly Parton left us with so many wonderful songs and an amazing legacy. Not only was she hugely successful as a singer, she also cared a great deal for literacy in the US and now world wide. Her Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has been going for over 31 years and provides free books to children that might otherwise not get the pleasure of learning to read.
There's a nod to Dolly in Nightwatch:
'Sadie said you'd only be out for ten minutes, but then you started to snore so we thought we'd let you sleep for a while,' said Rosie Palm, stepping into view. She was wearing a red off-the-shoulder evening dress, an impressively large wig and quite a lot of jewellery. 'Yes, it costs a lot of money to look as cheap as this, sergeant,' she said, catching his expression.
#GNU Dolly Parton
The very next day we found out about the passing of Tim Curry. Even if we forget his amazing performances in Rocky Horror, or IT, or Clue or Legend or who knows what other roles. He came squarely into the Discworld Fandom in his role as Trymon in the TV mini-series The Colour of Magic. Some of us had the opportunity to chant "False wizards must die" at Tim back in 2007 when we were extras for the show.
#GNU Tim Curry.
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Our condolences and thoughts go out to those they have left behind.
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