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Today’s question is an easy one and
probably will get the most “yes, that's me!” answers. How many
of our listeners used to watch the TV show
Little House on The
Prairie? Well if you did, then I am sure that during the
nine year run you knew the charming Nellie Oleson. Actually
Nellie was the
scheming, selfish, lying, manipulative brat that viewers hated
along with her evil antics. Did you ever think about what it
must have been like playing that sort of character on an
extremely popular TV show? Think the character sticks with you
for a long time? Every time we saw Gary Coleman we thought of
Webster. Carol O’Connor we would think of Archie Bunker. The
character follows you and many people start to believe it was so
easy to play the role because you were actually like the
character. Well this was not the case for our next guest. She
grew to love her character…mostly because it gave her the
freedom and confidence Nellie inspired in her. Today we will
talk about the fantastic book, “Confessions of a Prairie Bitch”.
The book was written by actress, stand-up comedienne and star of
the one-woman show by the same title which has become a
worldwide phenomenon. She has done extensive advocacy work on
behalf of HIV awareness and for abused children. It is our honor
to welcome to Your Life Matters, Alison Arngrim.
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