Recent trip to Nashville, Tennessee sparks memories

  • Family and friends joined Joyce Parsons in celebration of her 90th Birthday. The group gathered at the 4H Building in Columbus for the event.
    Family and friends joined Joyce Parsons in celebration of her 90th Birthday. The group gathered at the 4H Building in Columbus for the event.

    During a recent trip to Nashville, I found myself thinking about the first time I landed at that very same airport. I was 19, headed to the RFD-TV studios to record a special with Orion Samuelson. At the time, it felt like a big moment — one of those early milestones that help shape a life.

    Orion was already a legend, though he never carried himself that way. As a fellow Wisconsinite and someone sh…