Vicky Lynn Hogan

This is a sad story. Anna Nichole Smith died this week, her real name was Vicky Lynn Hogan, she was 39 years old. As if there has not been enough written this week about her, I am going to give it a shot also. She was raised in a small town, which is a suburb of Houston, TX. She got pregnant with her first child, Daniel, when she was sixteen. She was a waitress at a local restaurant, when she first married young Daniel's father. She later divorced him, and later married Oil Billionaire, J. Howard Marshall, who was 63 years her senior. When Marshall died in 1995, Smith stood to inherit his fortune, which is still tied up in court. It was a few months back that Daniel died while visiting his mother, Anna, after she had just gave birth to her second child. Who is the father of young Dannie Lynn?...........there are now three men who have claimed to be the father, and there is also the idea that she was pregnated with frozen sperm from J. Howard Marshall.

Anna Nichole Smith was a beautiful woman. Yes.......she was a look alike Marilyn Monroe, a blond bombshell. She was Playmate of the year in 1993 for Playboy Magazine. Like Monroe, she will not be remembered for her acting, singing, or success. She will only be remembered for her good looks, and her body.

She is not as stupid as what people think. She marketed herself the way she did, and yes we loved her, we made her what she was. There is an old saying, "Find what your good at, and stick to it", and she did just that. Her name was always in the spotlight, and it still is, even after her death. We are all so curious about the rich and famous. So sad, her last interview, you could tell she was so strung out on drugs. Most likely to sedate the loss of her son Daniel, just a few months ago. Bless her soul....and may she find peace everafter. If you see my Dad "Pete", please offer him your heavenly autograph.

Elton John did a song called "Candle in the Wind", and then was redone again when Princess Di died in a car wreck. I never understood this because the song is about the most famous of all blond bombshell's, Marilyn Monroe. Princess Di was no blond bombshell, was not an actress, and was not from Hollywood.

Anyway here is the last two paragraphs of the song, not for Princess Di, but for Anna Nichole Smith.
Loneliness was tough
The toughest role you ever played
Hollywood created a superstar
And pain was the price you paid
Even when you died
Oh the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude

Goodbye Norma Jean
From the young man in the 22nd row
Who sees you as something as more than sexual
More than just our Marilyn Monroe

Song of the Week
Frankie Laine died this week at the age 93. You will remember him for his song "Rawhide(Original Cut)". While we are on the subject of Old Western, I'm throwing in some Roy Rogers, and the Son's of the Pioneers. My favorite "Tumbling Tumblweed".

Have a Good Week
Daniel