Celebrating Patsy Cline, Inc. (also known as CPC)
The Boycott
graphics by Jared Vaughn

Sometime around 1998, when I first started this website, I became aware of an organization in Winchester, Virginia the goal of which was purported to be the creation of a museum for Patsy there in Winchester. The organization had been around for years, but for whatever reason had not been able to advance Patsy's cause. I befriended some of the individuals associated with CPC and felt that we were all on the same page with wanting big things for Patsy. There were some great ideas floating around, but I had this feeling that CPC was looking for leadership more than anything else.

In late 2002, some of us fans became aware of an impending auction of Patsy's clothing in Los Angeles in order to settle hotly-contested estate issues between Patsy's siblings. We simply felt that at least one of those items belonged in Patsy's museum. We wanted to get a grassroots effort fired up very, very quickly in order to raise money to bid on something on behalf of the fans, and at that time felt that the best way to do it safely and legally was to first get CPC set up as a nonprofit organization, and then to collect donations through them. We also set up a PayPal account for CPC. Read more about our work surrounding the auction here.

After we won those two blouses on behalf of the fans and handed them over to CPC for safekeeping until such time that they would be housed properly in a museum, the ball really started rolling forward for CPC. (I must take a moment to thank Jim Stutzman, who was president for a period of time and did several things that were very helpful to us and to Patsy. In the recent uproar over CPC, I think that the good things he did have been overlooked or discarded, and that isn't fair to him.) However, in early 2005, when Philip Martin took the reins, THAT is when Patsy's legacy moved decidedly forward for the first time in 40 years. With tremendous professionalism and a breathtaking ability to organize and to delegate, not to mention the most creative brain Patsywise this side of yours truly, CPC was suddenly becoming a player. (This page compiles a sample of some of the things Mr. Martin was able to achieve in less than one year! And even more incredible things were on the very brink of realization.)

When a few members of CPC convened off the record and suddenly, inexplicably forced Mr. Martin out of the organization in late November 2005, with no explanation to other members of CPC or to the public or to the Patsifans or to the taxpayers of Winchester, this site and every other Patsy site and forum understandably erupted. I didn't want to make space for this misguided group at my site, but with the exposure we have gained for CPC (oh, the irony), it's important that the fans understand the timeline for these events in order to make better decisions for themselves and for their own pocketbooks. Information is power. I have decided, therefore, to compile here in one place as much information as I can for fans for quick reference. I want anyone who stops by my site to easily access my observations of, and personal experiences with, CPC, and to understand that it is only that and purports to be nothing more than that.

If there is further action in this saga, I will post it here. 04-26-06

Here are letters which others have written about this group's recent action.

Here is a statement which was jointly issued by all of the major Patsy webmasters about this group's recent action.

Below are my original essays on this group's recent action from my "Notes" section, in the order in which I wrote them.

Note 02-01-06: Please read about a disturbing pattern.

December 2, 2005:

Man, I have this blank space in front of me and am not sure where to start. To faithful Patsifans who visit my site regularly: I owe y'all a huge apology.

Visitors to this site are well aware of my endless, burning devotion to one cause: the creation of a museum for Patsy Cline. It was certainly something that Patsy's mother Hilda so desperately desired for decades and never saw come to fruition; she died heartbroken. You also know that when a group of citizens in Winchester, Virginia came together and proclaimed they wanted to proceed with such a lofty goal, I gave them my heartfelt loyalty, effort, all the publicity they wanted, and more. At this site, this group has been viewed as near-holy, because I thought they wanted what I wanted: real, material, forward progress for Patsy Cline.

Ladies and gentlemen, cowdudes and cowchicks, it is my sad duty to inform you that I have been played for a sucker. For reasons which have yet to be enumerated, CPC has forced from its board the best man that's happened to Patsy Cline since Owen Bradley, and that man is Philip Martin.

Believe it or not, CPC has been around for ten years, and the results of its limp efforts thus far have been lackluster, to say the least. The fact is, they have lacked the vision and the leadership. Yet in just 8-9 months, under Philip's leadership, amazing things have been accomplished through this group (I will post a detailed list later, elsewhere). And CPC's position on this seems to be, "Are you Patsifans going to believe us here at CPC, or your lying eyes?" I know what I've seen. The proof is in the pudding. Philip Martin has proven himself an effective, driven, progressive leader with keen vision, a man who is devoted to Patsy's legacy beyond anyone's wildest dreams. He has worked miracles the others couldn't do (or didn't want to do). They have constantly undermined themselves, year after year, for 10 years, and this latest little trick of theirs proves clearly to me, once for all, that CPC does not in fact hold a desire to create real, material, forward progress for Patsy Cline's legacy.

CPC and I absolutely agree on this fact: we do not at all share similar visions for Patsy Cline's legacy! Gimme a high-five on that, CPC, we actually agree on something after all!

Now, then, let's couple this with the following quotes from Judy Sue Huyett-Kempf (a current CPC board member) from the Winchester Star dated May 20, 2005,  "Like A Rebirth":

"Philip has committed a whole new focus and business style to the organization" and "it's like a rebirth."

And from the Washington Post dated April 30, 2005, "Keeping a Sweet Dream Alive":

There's fresh hope for a museum, Kempf says. The group's new president, Philip Martin, 54, is "a ball of fire," an entrepreneur with dynamic ideas for marketing and fundraising.

And from the Winchester Star dated March 23, 2005, "CPC President Has Sweet Dreams of Cline Museum":

"To me, he’s a breath of fresh air,” said longtime Celebrating Patsy Cline board member Judy Sue Huyett-Kempf. “He’s for Patsy.” Martin has “a fire that I haven’t seen for a long time,” and that passion has reinvigorated many board members, including herself, Huyett-Kempf said. Huyett-Kempf said she isn’t sure why creating a museum has been so difficult. “Maybe the time hasn’t been right.” She said she is concerned that if something doesn’t happen this time around, the museum dream will die. But, Huyett-Kempf added, it looks like Martin may be the man to make sweet dreams come true.

Hmm, sounds like CPC liked his direction and vision last spring just dandy. Therefore, in the interim, he definitely must have committed highway robbery. I'd better call the police.

The strange thing is, those who voted Philip out are mysteriously silent and unwilling(?)/unable(?) to provide any palpable reasons to other board members and committee members as to why they forced Philip out. They say they will issue, in ten days, a very specific public statement which will make us all understand, at last, why they fired Philip. Why do they need ten days? If the issue is so dire, why were the reasons not even entered into the minutes of the board meeting? When their statement comes, I fully expect them to call the police and have Philip arrested for committing a crime; because any other reason would be mere bulldust, as far as I'm concerned.

If this were not about Patsy, I would laugh my head off, because it's so utterly, baying-at-the-moon insane. It seems to me that CPC is sort of interested in Patsy in a limited way insofar as how she can make a little extra cash for Winchester at apple time, but I no longer believe that they are genuinely interested in Patsy Cline as a person or as a singer. They apparently want a Winchester-centered museum; we want a Patsy-centered museum.

I'm actually glad to find this out sooner rather than later. I do not want my credibility to be damaged by my association with a group that is such a poor judge of leadership. I certainly cannot continue to encourage any of my website visitors to send money or exert effort or loan memorabilia to such a badly misguided group of individuals. True, no laws were broken by what CPC did; only hearts. But by this devastating, inexplicable action, CPC has destroyed its credibility now and forever, in my opinion. They had their chance for 10 years and they blew it.

We hitched our wagon to CPC because it was going in the right direction. But they've changed directions on us midstream, and they don't seem to care how we fans feel about it. We thought they were The One, but we were played for suckers and got rolled. I've worked hard for CPC through time, money and unlimited free publicity at my site, and mostly it's been because of the amazing things Philip has been able to get done for Patsy, after what, just FORTY+ YEARS? He has certainly been an inspiration to me. My long-time readers will remember that I gave up two years ago and threw in the towel because I was certain that our dreams were over.

By the way, I hereby resign from the CPC website committee effective immediately. I'd send a letter, but I don't want to spend 37 more cents on CPC. We've given them too much time, effort, and money already, and I'm not going to let them take up residence in my head and use up any more brain cells. It's time to move forward. We'll round up the dependable people who we KNOW want to get something decent done for Patsy, and take it from there. We'll find it somehow: we'll search for a valid effort in greener, unpoisoned pastures. I know that I personally have learned a great deal from this experience and have met some fantastic people who have no egos and no agenda whatsoever other than getting something decent done for Patsy. There's a future with them, I have to believe that. Those are the people I want to continue working with. If you are like-minded, please don't give up now!

We wish CPC well in the formidable tasks which lie ahead, after firing a very effective, devoted leader. (Have I mentioned that they've been around for TEN YEARS? Where will CPC be in ten more years?)

P.S. For the tax year ending 12-31-05, CPC is still considered a charitable group by the IRS, so anything you've sent to them this year is still tax-deductible! Woo-hoo!

P.P.S. Patsy, I owe you an apology too: you were right about Winchester.

Letters from others on this issue

December 7, 2005

I've posted these thoughts elsewhere, but it bears repeating here. Wouldn't it be nice if it could be put up for a vote amongst Patsifans who've donated time and/or money and/or loaned memorabilia to CPC? We're like corporate shareholders, are we not? I am sure the current board would merit a vote of NO CONFIDENCE, then we could start again and install competent individuals. I hate the idea of throwing away everything Philip has done (with the help of some hardworking fans). It's wasted on the current board members.

It's sickening to me that CPC continues to have a right to claim the glory with NO input from us. It's sickening to me that they continue to have a right to claim ownership to those two blouses that WE bought with FAN MONEY from the grassroots, money that WE raised. That money came in small increments. People wrote and told me they were giving up little treats for a month and sending in the savings. These were people who could not afford to do that. (My own mother sent money because I asked her to... she isn't even a Patsy fan! So I truly take this damned personally, CPC.) Then Theresa and I paid our OWN gas/food/lodging expenses to meet at a central location and participate in that auction in December 2002. We won those blouses, we fans won those blouses, and we GAVE them to CPC in good faith, based on total trust that the right thing would be done with them. Then CPC sat on its backside (as usual) and collected the glory and the blouses.

Well, where are those blouses now? In a closet somewhere? Does anyone know? It's only been THREE YEARS this month since that auction. They also have one of Patsy's white hats. Where is it? In the trunk of someone's car? Hanging in a garage somewhere, or on a bathroom door hook? Who is taking care of these things, after three years? I think that we Patsifans have the right to receive answers to our questions, instead of the incessant "no comment." We Patsifans are tired of being asked for our money, our time, our work, and loans of our Patsy memorabilia, then being shut out. Our interest and our input should MATTER, should it not?

Can anyone begin to imagine how Theresa and I feel, going through all of that, putting our credibility on the line for that, asking y'all to trust us, and then the result is that the blouses are apparently buried in a closet somewhere, three years later? I hate feeling like I've ripped people off, that's why I won't let CPC give me another chance to rip people off and have this crummy feeling in my stomach.

If we had only known then that we were putting our trust and confidence in people who did not deserve it, we could have still collected the money and bid on behalf of the fans, and WE FANS OF PATSY CLINE would have possession of those blouses today, and we would have quickly found the RIGHT, TRUSTED, SAFE, CREDIBLE place to display them. Read this article if you don't think LOCATION matters when it comes to delicate historical artifacts. We need a) people who know what they are doing, or b) people who can admit when they do not know what they are doing and are willing to look high and low for experts who do. It is my firm opinion that CPC has neither. Neither.

December 10, 2005

Well, my fellow Patsifans, the time has passed, yet no explanation has been forthcoming from CPC as to why they eliminated the single most effective leader on Patsy's behalf in 40+ years. They issued a brief statement saying that they have a new president and encouraged us all to continue sending them money and memorabilia, la-de-dah. That's it. Gee, what a cheery statement. Did they use jazz hands? (Google it).

Friends, the bulldust is flowing like water. How dare they carry on as if this were not important! They really expected to carry on with not so much as a glance our way? That shows a) how clueless they are, and b) how little they think of the fans' passion for Patsy Cline. That is a huge insult to us, to think that we wouldn't care about losing the one man who has been able to make our Patsy dreams a reality. Pray tell, CPC, what is it in our behavior that led you to such a breathtakingly erroneous conclusion? Guess y'all weren't paying attention when we busted our tails to raise money for those blouses! Patsifans care. Deeply.

It was a coup, just like in a third-world country, and apparently one of the cupcakes who instigated the coup against Philip has been installed as dictator, what a coinky-dink! It's so obvious to anyone with even a tiny piece of string where others have brains. So here's a simple question: what does she bring to the table as president? Why should any Patsifan trust her, after her shamefully arrogant assumption of Philip's role? She had 10 years to get something done. Is it standard operating procedure to fire the achievers and grant promotions to do-nothings? So I ask again, why has she been installed in Philip's place, when he was moving mountains for Patsy Cline? Was he making the new Madame President look bad for her years of inaction? So many simple questions, and no answers. And remember, they were sooo anxious to tell us their side of the story...!

What did Philip do? What did Philip fail to do? An explanation wasn't even entered into the minutes of the meeting! It was all done in a back room somewhere with a few board members. Nor was an explanation given to other board members. If that isn't a coup, I don't know what is. It's certainly no way to run a professional organization; it's junior high school CRAP (my apologies to junior high school students).

So they want to be left alone, to go back to those heady, lazy days of do-nothingness. I have to ask again, why did these people undermine a worthy effort for Patsy Cline, the first after 40+ years? (How long must Patsifans wait?) Things were going beautifully under Philip Martin; why did they choose to sabotage it? Why? Several of these people I considered my friends. It's like you're walking along with a friend, having a nice walk in the park, then suddenly this friend of many years turns to you and says, "By the way, you do know that I'm the Queen of Romania?" It's like something out of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."

So what is CPC? I thought I knew, but I was
so wrong for so long. I'm no longer sure what CPC is, but it is my deepest belief that it has nothing to do with Patsy Cline -- that's something that has been oh-so-confirmed for me during these last few awful weeks.

I have brought shame upon my ancestors by helping these people.

If I were a board member of this fledgling group which is heavily reliant upon fan goodwill and funds, and I read what was plastered all over cyberspace right now, good Lord, I'd move heaven and earth to bring back the man the fans seem to love so much! If I cared about Patsy, I'd swallow my pride and say, Philip, we were wrong, please can we work this out?? I'd be begging for Philip's forgiveness and the fans' forgiveness, too. The fact that they would firebomb Patsy's legacy in the first place, and then continue to ignore what we paying fans want, and continue to ignore what Patsy so desperately needs, shows that they do not care about Patsy or about the fans, only about themselves and their own puzzling micro-agendas.

I don't know which of the following is most infuriating: the fact that they toyed with my affection for Patsy Cline; toyed with my website; toyed with my money; toyed with my time; toyed with my friends; or toyed with my energy. For years.

Well, folks, I will not tolerate their abuse of my affection for Patsy Cline any longer. Will you continue to let them abuse yours?

Legally, CPC has a right to exist, but you and I have a right to object to it. I'm not going to blindly support something just because someone slaps Patsy's name or face on it. Sorry. Anything I lend my support to must be an effort that is comprised of good, hard-working people who have only Patsy's best interest at heart. Nothing else. So the only thing I can say about CPC at this point is CAVEAT EMPTOR: let the buyer beware. You pays your quarter, you takes your chances.

Oh, they'll eventually have something for Patsy in Winchester, I'm sure. Maybe something like the display at the Visitors' Center there in Winchester. Oh, wait, that's right, the Chamber of Commerce took it down. Yes, THEY REMOVED PATSY'S DISPLAY. It has become more and more apparent to me that Winchester cares more about apples and Civil War cannonballs than about Patsy Cline.

Their silence this week speaks volumes.

Yes, they'll have something, but it will not be something that is of international stature, something that is respected, something that is worthy of Patsy Cline, something that has broad fan support, something that is well-supported financially, something that is endorsed by many well-known celebrities, something that people will want to travel for miles to see, something that people will want to spend lots of money to see. Whatever they come up with, it will not be what it could have been, what it should have been, had not the egos intervened; and that is what rips my heart out.

Folks, I'm not willing to settle when it comes to Patsy Cline; she deserves the best, not some half-assed effort in a town that doesn't even love her enough to have a display for her at the Visitors' Center. WON'T Y'ALL JOIN ME -- SAY IT WITH ME: I REFUSE TO SETTLE WHEN IT COMES TO PATSY CLINE.

And since it's the holiday season, I shall end this festively: note the mistletoe on my coattail, CPC, and pucker up!

December 17, 2005

"Toward the end of the Stone Age, I bet there was already a feeling that metal was just around the corner." -- Jack Handey

That's certainly the feeling I have now, at the end of 2005, as we forge a new direction in this post-CPC era. We've certainly had the rug pulled out from under us, but we Patsifans are tough; we can roll with the punches.

First, let us recap our current situation. Thus far, the only thing that continues to roll out of CPC is "no comment." They keep repeating, "There's no story to tell at this time," because they apparently want this whole self-created nightmare to go away. But you see, they underestimated us. They thought they could dump all over Philip and all over us and all over everything we have done and all over everything we have given to them and all over Patsy Cline, and that we'd still hold their banner high.

Frankly, I'm horrified that anyone in PatsyLand can possibly think that I am that stupid.

What the hell do they take Patsifans for? Toilet paper, my friends, that's all we are to them. If you enjoy providing CPC with two layers of absorbent, quilted softness, then by all means, send them your money. Send them your hard-won memorabilia. But don't come crying to me when you wait another 10 years for results, or never see results, or they fire the next person who actually gets results, or if your memorabilia winds up in someone's basement or Lord-knows-where. (Maybe your memorabilia can say HOWDY from us to those two blouses we haven't seen in 3 years.)

But to get right down to it:  the relentless "no comment" from CPC shows that they have no respect for us fans whatsoever. If they respected us, they would see that we MERIT -- by virtue of our time, money, memorabilia, work, former friendship, and devotion -- we MERIT an explanation. Email me if you know the reason they firebombed our work for Patsy, because at this time, the only people who know the reason are the back room dealers who engineered these shenanigans. They kept promising we'd hear their side, then I suppose that they at some point realized that they never had a side at all. In the absence of information, what else can we do, but guess, suppose and infer?

CPC should have had the good manners and professionalism to come out and tell us why they did this. Are you ashamed of your "reason" CPC? Why is it so difficult to put it into words? State your case and let us fans be the judge; after all, it was our money that you took. (Taxation without representation.)

We know what Philip wanted for Patsy; so if you didn't care for his ideas, CPC, then pray tell, what are your ideas? Tell us what you would like to see for Patsy Cline. If you cannot elucidate your own vision and describe to us how it differs from Philip's, then either your vision is indefensible or you have none. Making him do all the work, then kicking him out and claiming his work as yours -- I cannot imagine Patsy Cline being proud of that and wanting her name associated with that.

Why was it something that could not be discussed at the table and put into the record, as Philip had always done before? He never failed to bring everything to a vote in the past, and he had always abided by what the majority wanted, even if he disagreed with it. He was the consummate gentleman and businessman. If Philip had left us in the lurch at the peak of everything, we would demand that he tell us why, just as we demand of you. As it stands, there is no paper trail in the meeting minutes regarding this perplexing decision.

CPC's arrogance in pretending that Philip never existed, while magically allowing his accomplishments to exist, and then claiming them as their own because it's handy for them, continues to stun me. IF PHILIP'S IDEAS ARE SO UNACCEPTABLE, THEN WHY IS CPC ATTEMPTING (ALBEIT CLUMSILY) TO CONTINUE WITH HIS IDEAS? I can only infer that they let him (and a few of us good fans) do all the hard work, and now they are taking the credit and the glory, as CPC always has in the past, from my personal experience.

You'd think, too, that there would be at least a smidgen of humility and understanding that perception is everything, wouldn't you? If I genuinely felt I needed to do something that the public would perceive very badly, even if I felt it was something that had to happen, I would be bending over backwards trying to be open and explaining why I was doing what I did. The last thing I would want is for the public perception to be negative. CPC is a small group heavily dependent upon Patsifan goodwill and taxpayers' trust, yet they don't even pretend to care what Patsifans and taxpayers think -- what does that say about their judgment? Time after time, we have seen poor judgment from these people, both pre-Philip and post-Philip. Who are these people? Do they live on Gumdrop Lane in the Candy Cane Mountains or something? Have they no inkling how the real world functions? CPC actually expects us to be at their mercy after this!

Well, I refuse to be at the mercy of CPC.

Now, please understand, I'm NOT telling y'all to simply "get over it." It hurts to kiss your money and your hard work goodbye. Hell, I put all my chips in, too, just like so many of y'all did. I'm every bit as stunned and disappointed as y'all are. But we have to face facts: there is nothing to be done. The fact of the matter is, CPC by its recent actions can no longer be counted on, can no longer be considered a viable, legitimate conduit for Patsy's legacy, no matter how much we wish otherwise. This entire saga over the past month speaks as to what CPC is all about.

So we have to pull together and exert our efforts elsewhere. As usual, it's going to take us fans to get it done. As usual, we fans will take the bull by the horns and forge a new path for Patsy, a better path, something that isn't just a small local effort, but something that is bigger and better. Something that is worthy to carry the name of Patsy Cline. Something that will last. Something we can all be proud to work for. When you really think about it, only fans can build something that worthy anyway; small minds and small hearts cannot. They never could.

You know what, though? CPC has created enough problems for itself without us piling on. So hey, CPC, here is some free advice for you, and it's from the heart:

bulletIt's not the fall that will kill you, it's that sudden stop at the bottom that does the trick.
bulletYou don't have to give a damn, but you might consider in the future acting AS IF you gave a damn what your donors think about your activities and decisions. I bet they'll appreciate that. They might even bake you a pie.
bulletPlease note that the silence you hear does not equate to "things calming down and getting back to normal." Your normal has been rejected.
bulletHanging on to those blouses which the fans provided you, while simultaneously dumping on those fans, is very small and very vulgar. You will never be able to display them proudly, and you know it. Should you choose to do the right thing someday and hand them back to the fans, we will accept them. Our opinion of you may even rise a notch: we understand how difficult it can be to swallow your pride.
bulletI am certain that in my use of the term "we" you not only underestimate the number of fans contained in that term, you underestimate that number badly.
bulletRelationships with donors and volunteers cannot be one-way; you have to learn to give something, too. Learn to be open.

As we say goodbye to CPC, I can honestly say that it's immaterial what that group does from this point forward. It boils down to this: they obviously want a limited local effort for Patsy there in Winchester, bless their hearts; the rest of us (certainly the fans who've contacted me this last month) want something more comprehensive, something more befitting of Patsy Cline, that will focus on Patsy in her entirety, rather than a mere tourist-y afterthought.

We seek a professional effort created for Patsy by people who love her and who are not willing to settle for less.

Y'all know as well as I do that anything that has ever gotten done for Patsy these past 40 years has happened when we fans do it ourselves. So it is this time. Are y'all ready? When 2006 hits, are y'all ready to work on some big dreams for Patsy Cline, maybe even see them realized, once and for all? Because I sure as hell am. And I'm not going to sit on my butt for another ten years and wait for a group of wishy-washy people to get it done. Life is short -- didn't Patsy teach us that? If you are not ready, if you don't know how to dream big, if you prefer piddling to real action, then maybe you'd better sit this one out. We need to gather dependable individuals who are serious about creating something lasting for Patsy Cline.

With the new year, we'll plan for a new, BETTER way for Patsy. Patsy's blacksmith father knew that you have to run the steel through the fire to make it stronger. So we are stronger for this. And because we are stronger, we will be better tools for Patsy. (Hey, I just called us all tools!!)

Good things do not grow from the seeds of incompetence and skullduggery. Immoral and illegitimate means will never result in moral and legitimate ends. So we must seek to repair the damage done in ways we can be proud of... elsewhere. It's time to start planning for the future. Did you know that when you stop living in the problem, and start living in the solution, the problem goes away?

Onwards and upwards, my friends.

(Note: unless something changes, this will be my last essay on this subject; I'm not going to beat a dead horse. There's work to be done.)

December 31, 2005

Many of y'all have probably heard through PNN that CPC has just purchased Patsy's childhood home for $67,000. If they can afford to buy homes that were all set to be donated to them had they retained Philip Martin as president, then perhaps they can afford to return those two blouses to their rightful owners, the fans. You know, the blouses we earned with our hard work? Or I guess they can afford to alienate the fan base, too. (Oh, wait, they already did that...!)

More free advice to CPC: you can't buy your way back into our hearts and wallets. You can't purchase credibility once you have thrown it into the Shenandoah River with both hands.

I wonder how the taxpayers of Winchester feel, knowing that their town has just provided funding to CPC, funds which will be managed by "leadership" that merrily tosses off $67K at leisure? The CPC people think they're MacGyver -- they think they can create a museum from a paperclip, some lint and a 1-liter plastic bottle. They fouled their nest, and now Winchester taxpayers are supposed to pay for the cleanup. CPC may be giddy about obtaining the house, and that's terrific for them. Me? I consider it Instant Karma: in a mere month, firing Philip has cost CPC $67K (not including the loss of crucial fan support, as well as the loss of private and commercial interests which were ready to kick in with all sorts of goodies and activities because of Philip).

Remember: CPC is going to have its "thingamabob" in Winchester. It will be of Winchester, by Winchester and for Winchester. It won't be for us fans, so don't be fooled. And while it will bear Patsy's name, it won't be for Patsy, either, so don't be fooled. It will be solely for the purpose of snaring a few tourist dollars from folks who happen by, checking out the apples and Civil War cannonballs; nothing more. Just because they build it, doesn't mean we have to come. Until recently, I had fully intended to visit Winchester in March 2006 for the first time, but this experience has taught me that Winchester has nothing for me where Patsy Cline is concerned. When it comes to Winchester, I'll follow Patsy's lead and am-scray. (WWPD?) Hell, everything I need to know about Patsy is found in her music anyway. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, go put on one of her CDs right now and educate yourself.)

When the history of this dark era is written, your efforts on Patsy's behalf will be celebrated by Patsifans everywhere. You are the true fans.

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