The truth: Tim is a fan. I know who they are. I appreciate their talent and professionalism, and I think they have an incredible story. I think Marie is an amazing, strong, accomplished, talented and resilient woman--love that she is real and what she stands for.
However, back when Donny and Marie were huge pop culture icons, I was growing up in rural Idaho, in a home without a TV because antenna signals weren't strong enough back then to reach us. My first intro to Donny and Marie (after we got a TV) was my mom being excited for us to watch their Christmas special on TV. My mom had also been excited for us to watch Lawrence Welk. For all I knew, Donny and Marie were in the same category as Lawrence Welk. If my mom liked it, I was sure it was my duty as a budding teen to not like them.
When I realized who they were, I thought their story was cool, but I missed out on the mania that creates lifelong fans...
Which is what Tim is.
When our children were younger, he bought a Donny and Marie CD and put it in the car CD player. One day my kids were singing Donny and Marie songs. It was then I heard that when I wasn't in the car, they would drive around with Tim with the windows down singing along to the Donny and Marie CD at the top of their longs. (So glad I wasn't with them.) I can appreciate the talent of the Osmonds without singing their songs at the top of my lungs, right?
But when their show was coming to Salt Lake City so close to Christmas, I couldn't resist getting tickets for Tim...
And what an amazing show. They really are talented performers... 50 years in the business and still going strong in a business that chews people up and spits them out...selling out shows 5 times a week in Las Vegas, winning awards in Vegas, where shows are known for pushing limits... That's impressive.
So, yup. There you have it. The rest of the story.
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