Live

The day of the eclipse was an amazing day. We met some fun new people from all over. We set up in Spring City TN in a Veteran's Park.  The entire park probably had 1000 people but about 200 were in the field with us, plenty of room.  Sweetheart's homemade solar reflector was a conversation piece and everyone wanted to see it. Many took pictures of the reflector as the moon passed in front of the sun.

The entire trip was so much fun, from sleeping in the car at a Pilot travel center to spending a night in the motel then traveling to Dollywood to find Dolly Parton's childhood home.  Seeing the Smokie Mountains is truly breathtaking to behold and to get a sense of where Dolly grew up and see that she made it to stardom, built a city around her hometown for her family and other mountain folk to have employment is something to think about.  She is an entertainer with heart.  She now owns two homes in TN, one in the original Pigeon Forge, and the other a mansion, a few miles away.

She had motivation, confidence, and talent.  Real talent with confidence moves mountains and Dolly did. I wondered how much longer that town and Dollywood would continue after she is gone? Do people care enough about country music to keep visiting there? One thing I have discovered about DP, she will keep reinventing herself to keep working.  She says, "At this point in her life it is no longer about the money, it is about the writing the music and using her creative ideas to continue to work." Working makes her happiest.

After closer research of DP, I see she always believed in her dreams and went in that direction every single day till she arrived where she dreamed. When asked if she ever doubted herself, she quickly replies, "No, I never did."

How much further would we all be if we went in  the direction of our dreams and never doubted we would get there, and never gave up until we did?