As some of you may recall, the winner of our ”Best Work Song Ever” poll during our last webinar was none other than Nine to Five by Dolly Parton.  As you may also recall, I was shocked and chagrined and immediately suspected some sort of American Idol-esque “vote for the worst” conspiracy.  I called the results a “travesty of a mockery of a sham,” questioned the voters’ sanity and threatened to boycott the remainder of the webinar out of protest.

In the weeks since then, I have come to see the errors of my ways.

I have discovered that there are legions of secret die-hard Dolly Parton fans everywhere.  Co-workers, friends and relatives sought me out and scolded me for not appreciating Dolly’s contributions to music, movies and theme parks.  (Apparently, there’s a Dolly-themed amusement park called “Dollywood” somewhere in this country.)  Even my own assistant threatened workplace violence when I contemplated excluding Dolly from the Blawg’s official iTunes work song playlist.

But the thing that really convinced me was when I received the framed photograph shown above.  If you can’t make out the inscription, it says: 

Dear Mark,

Thanks for everything!

Love,

Dolly

Even though there’s a 99.99997% chance it’s not authentic, I figure that if Dolly or one of her die-hard fans can make a gesture of goodwill like that even after I publicly questioned her artistic merit, I suppose that I can forgive her for making nerve-grating, nausea-inducing music.  As you can see from my face, I am now 100% at peace and ready to make amends.

So . . .

Dear Dolly,

Thanks for everything!

Love,

Mark

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