Tammy Faye

I was deeply saddened to see a desperately ill Tammy Faye Messner (formerly Bakker) interviewed on Larry King the other night--yet I loved her flashes of humor and her ability to laugh even as she faced her imminent death. I've included a link to a rather thoughtful article about her by a fellow blogger. Tammy Faye died the very next day after her Larry King interview.

Tammy Faye was one of the few evangelical Christian celebrities who reached out to the gay community--this I did not know until today. I remember her from the 1980s, with her mile-high shoulder pads and mascara that seemed to have a life of its own. She told Larry King jokingly that she wanted to be remembered for her eyelashes.

And so, in memory of Tammy Faye, and of times gone by, I have included a little YouTube video from "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," in celebration of those lashes.