Dear Kenny Rogers

Dear Kenny Rogers,

When I was a little girl, my mom and her best girlfriend took a road trip together.  They piled us kids into a big, blue station wagon and took off from Salt Lake City, Utah to Washington State.  It was 1984 and I was ten years old.  The station wagon was equipped with an 8 track player and a limited number of 8 tracks.  One of those 8 tracks was your greatest hits album, and I was immediately hooked.  I loved your songs so much that when the album ended, I insisted they play it again.  And again.  And again.  Everyone else in the car grew tired of it, but i'd make such a fuss that they'd keep it playing just to keep me quiet and happy.  From Salt Lake City to Washington and back again, we listened to little else.  I still love your music, Kenny, and I love the nostalgia that those old songs bring to me.

When we returned from our trip, I asked my mom to take me to the record store.  Your greatest hits album is the first album I ever bought and was the beginning of a life-long love of music.

Although I now have your greatest hits in digital format, I still have the original record bought so long ago.  It would mean the world to me, Kenny, if you would autograph it for me.  Even more important though, I want the opportunity to personally thank you for creating the soundtrack for so many, lovely, childhood memories.

Sincerely,

a lifelong fan, Natalie Hart