Call  Him  The  Colonel

DID YOU SEE THE EXCITING ARTICLE IN  THE WHAT'S ON MAGAZINE  ?

            In March, lounge singer  "Tyrone Fox"   
            was commissioned by the governor of Kentucky
            as a member of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. 

                         Being named a colonel is the highest honor
              bestowed by the commonwealth of Kentucky;.
              The honor is given to those who make extraordinary 
              contributions to the community, state or nation,
             and for "special achievements of all kinds." 
             A person doesn't have to be from the
             Bluegrass State to become a member of the order.

                           It all started when a member of the order 
             attended one of Fox's shows at the Tropicana last year.
             The Brooklyn, New York native said he serenaded a longtime
             wheelchair-bound woman who was so touched by the healing 
             spirit of his music she got up and walked a few steps to hug him.

                          After the show, a man introduced himself to Fox 
            as a Kentucky Colonel and told the performer he intended to 
            nominate him for admission to the Order of Kentucky Colonels, 
            which was established in 1932.

                          "He said you deserve to be a colonel," Fox recalled.  
           "I just laughed because I didn't know what it was. . . . 
             I've never even stepped foot in Kentucky."

                             Membership in the Order of Kentucky Colonels
            has been accorded to such famous,  Influential and talented
           figures as British Prim Minister Winston Churchill, 
            U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, astronaut John Glenn,
            athletes Muhammad Ali and Tiger Woods and entertainers
            Carol Channing, Ann Margaret, Dwight Yoakam,
           Jeff Foxworthy and Woopi Goldberg.

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