SHORT TAKES : Minnie Pearl’s ‘Howdee’ for Bush
Grand Ole Opry humorist Minnie Pearl says she’ll have a special greeting for President Bush and other world leaders during a country music show next month in Houston on the eve of the economic summit.
Pearl will be one of five country music stars who will entertain the dignitaries during a 45-minute performance July 8.
“I want to say how proud I’ll be to say ‘Howdee,’ ” said Pearl, who is famous for her shrill greeting “Howdee! I’m just so proud to be here.”
“My ‘howdee’ will ring out,” she told a news conference Thursday on the Opry stage.
Others scheduled to perform at the 5,000-seat Astroarena: Loretta Lynn, Bill Monroe, Charley Pride and Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers.
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