Lucky for Life

If you’re lucky you’ll have a best friend for life. I count my blessings because the good Lord gave me Dottie. Though she lives in Nashville which is about two hours away, we are never far apart. We met through politics in the Capitol City and have remained friends for over thirty years.

We’ve shared the pain of death and the happiness of new puppy kisses. I’ve watched her son become a man and I am now listening to her tales of life on the road with a soon to be rock star. Dottie is the manager of Matt Morris, a Grammy nominated songwriter and new artist on Justin Timberlake’s Tennman Records. It’s just a little midlife career change now that her hubby’s retired to fishing and riding a motor cycle. Check out Matt’s website – he’s been singing since he and Justin were Mouseketeers together. And if you like music, check out the Oak Ridge Boy’s website for a song that Dottie wrote and they recorded called, “My Son.”

Some of our adventures get funnier the older we get – a false alarm in a NYC hotel, our Inaugural Parade party being interrupted by Jack Nicholson, tootling onto the Martha’s Vineyard ferry, a ditsy astrologist who kept cooing “Wow,” cruising on Santa Monica Freeway, and the time I captured Dr. Ruth and Dottie laughing at a party – the way I saw it the therapist was taking notes and getting plenty of advice from Dottie. I’ve really had some fun with that photo!

Oh for the good times. Ray Price – sing your heart out. My prayer for each of you is that you have a Dottie in your life. Today many of your calendars are marked Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday, so Happy Birthday Mr. President, but for me – more importantly Happy Birthday Dottie – my best twirling buddy in the whole wide world.