Patsy Cline Trivia

Patsy's favorite soft drink: Dr. Pepper

Patsy's favorite brand of beer: Schlitz

Patsy's favorite foods: Lumpy mashed potatoes, Virginia ham, steak, Chinese food, meatloaf, Italian food (i.e. spaghetti), shrimp, cheeseburgers, fried chicken (especially her mom's fried chicken salad), homemade ham biscuits, and her mom's gingerbread.
Visit SueBee's Kitchen for more on this subject, including Patsy's mom's recipes!

Patsy's culinary specialties: Baked Virginia ham, the world's best mashed potatoes, and fried chicken 'n biscuits.

Patsy's phone number when she lived at Nella Drive: VN5-1480

Patsy's height: 5'6" or 5'6 ½" (there's a dispute over that dadgum half inch)

Patsy's shoe size: 9

Patsy's favorite colors: Red and white

Patsy's favorite perfume: Wind Song by Prince Matchabelli (it's all she wore) ~
"I can't seem to forget you, your Wind Song stays on my mind...."

Patsy's trademark outfit in the early days: Dark shades, skin-tight Capri pants, and ruby-red lipstick

Patsy's trademark in the later days: Stiletto heels, sparkly earrings, and ruby-red lipstick

Didja know...

Patsy was fearful of riding in cars, even though she herself was something of a reckless driver on occasion!

Patsy was a very good housekeeper and a very good cook!

Patsy loved swimming parties at the "sand bar," a Harper's Ferry Shenandoah River beach!

Patsy was a camera nut who loved to take snapshots of her family, friends and fans!

Patsy was a huge fan of Elvis Presley, and pasted his picture on the back of her personal scrapbook!

Patsy collected earrings and salt 'n pepper shakers!
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Patsy feared public speaking ~ she was always concerned she might say something grammatically incorrect!

Patsy taught herself to play the piano by ear!

Patsy didn't believe in perming her hair; she always rolled her own! Her front tooth was chipped from opening bobby pins!

Patsy carried a little black notebook with the keys for all of her songs written in it!

Patsy cleared $1,000 per day in Vegas, the best money in her career!

Patsy never had her own band!

Patsy's most controversial stage costume was "The Outfit" (circa 1954), consisting of a pair of fringed short-shorts, a fringed, midriff-baring, low-cut top, wrist cuffs, a white scarf, and white cowboy boots!

More to come....