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to. The audience laughter and the camaraderie of a great group of guys who gave their time and more than just a little embarrassment was well worth it. Because of the event, lots of kids will get to be involved in YMCA programs. One more thing has been checked off my list, and a great load has been lifted off my shoulders. I had no idea it would be so much fun.
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“girls” looked particularly pretty to me, especially Jolene Lavinia Finney who looked like a throwback to Jethrene Bodene from the Beverly Hillbillies. Jolene did offer a pretty mean duck call in camouflaged hose. My talent segment came next, the one thing that worried me for days. I had practiced my song for hours, but dreaded singing it in public. Tommi pulled it off somehow and then exited the stage to generous applause and laughter even without falling. One hard part left, I only had to answer a question from one of the judges. Being sixth in line gave me a chance to hear the earlier questions and answers. The questions didn’t seem too bad, and the other “girls” steered nearly every answer toward world peace. My “question” was among the hardest I had ever been asked. My jaw dropped when asked, “Please sing about Invest in Youth to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” After a quick check of my makeup and updating my Facebook status, I could stall no more and somehow something acceptable came out. Finally, the pressure was off and all the contestants revisited the stage as we awaited the judge’s decision. Though I didn’t win, I knew very much that I had hoped
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David Freeze performs Tammy Wynette's ‘Stand by Your Man’ during the 2010 Prettiest Man at the YMCA competition Friday at the J.F. Hurley Family YMCA. Freeze was the first runner-up.
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Have you ever wondered if you could do something that is scary and potentially embarrassing? When Sandy Flowers from the Hurley YMCA asked the county Y staff if anybody would be willing to participate in an upcoming womanless beauty pagDAVID eant, my FREEZE mouth over rode my brain. We just had to give our time and “talents” to support the Invest in Youth program. That was a few months back. When I accepted, it just didn’t seem like a big deal. We heard that lots of community leaders had already signed up to participate. There was nothing to worry about. I could do this. That was months ago, and the pageant was Friday night. Worry took over about a week before when I realized that I had to get ready. Linda Bost provided my evening gown right away, but that was all I had. Amy Boger and Sarah Zander promised to be my handlers. They told me what was needed, and agreed to provide much of it. Joe Endres suggested singing Tammy Wynette’s big hit “Stand By Your Man” as my talent. My female singing voice resembles Pee Wee Herman on a good day, and the song is hard for me to sing. The pressure was starting to mount. Kathy Rummage brought a bag of shoes and tons of makeup. By then, the event was only a few days away and there was much more to do. Some of the contestants dropped out, and others signed up. Two days to go, and I needed a good wig and some serious cleavage. Becky Sifford runs Becky’s Hair Solutions in China Grove. She specializes in helping women who need wigs while battling and recovering from cancer. I asked Becky to help me with a wig, and she immediately got excited to find the right one. Becky has a wonderful personality that goes along with her can- do attitude. She set me up with the perfect wig and artificial enhancements for the chest area. This was completed on pageant morning. Little did I know that a strapless bra was required, but I had to find
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Travis Alligood performs Shania Twain’s ‘Man! I Feel Like a Woman,’ during the 2010 Prettiest Man a the YMCA competition. He placed fifth. Alligood, a massage therapist at the J.F. Hurley Family Y, organized the event to raise money for the Y's Invest in Youth program.
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Finney. David Freeze, the maintenance director of the East Rowan branch in Rockwell, wowed the crowd with his rendition of Tammy Wynette’s “Stand by Your Man” and was crowned first runner-up. Bryan Aycoth took home first place bragging rights. Aycoth, at fitness instructor at the J.F. Hurley branch, danced to Aqua’s “Barbie Girl,” and showed off his legs in a variety of flashy mini skirts. “My boss Ester signed me
up,” Aycoth said after the pageant. “But I have fun with this kind of stuff.” Aycoth said he didn’t mind lending his time and talent to the event. “It was for a good cause,” he said. “That’s our future, so when it comes down to it I couldn’t turn it down.” The event raised more than $800 in ticket sales Friday. Tickets to the event were $10 and included dinner, admission to the pageant and a performance by the local band Divided by Four.
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Seth Henley dances to Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Austin Venrick performs to Beyonce’s ‘Sin- during the 2010 Prettiest Man at the YMCA comgle Ladies’ during the 2010 Prettiest Man at petition Friday at the J.F. Hurley Family YMCA. the YMCA competition. He placed fourth. Henley placed third overall.