WiPHoF - Part Two (The WiPHoF women)

The WiPHoF women:

The four women inducted into the WiPHoF, were Barbara Enright, Linda Johnson, Marsha Waggoner and Suzie Isaacs. It was one thing just knowing ABOUT them, and quite another to hear them speak. I guess that’s one drawback of being in the spotlight, people know and judge them by standards set and stories told by people who don’t always really know them. What I knew about them – before the induction – was - Linda is a sweetheart, Suzie is a terror, Marsha is a lady and Barbara, well, all I know, Barbara has been playing poker forever, so all I had, was that she had to be old. I was looking forward to their speeches to see if they live up to expectations.
Barbara was first to speak. She kind of confused me, I sat there with a tilted head and a confused look on my face, I didn’t really get what she was saying and where she was going with her speech. At some point I wondered if she hit the bar before her speech, one thing was certain, I gave her credit for not wasting time on practicing her speech. She cracked a joke about Jose Baseball player and his love for WOE’s, which the audience seemed to love. Personally I think it’s better to ignore Jose and his featuring the Women’s Events, and not add fuel to the fire by giving him more attention than what he deserves and more important, not giving him the attention he most definitely craves.
So, by the end of her speech – adding the combination of her delivery, her interesting hair-color combination as well as wearing her sunglasses throughout the ceremony, I thought she was a little weird.
Next was Suzie. I was ready to continue not to like her – given all the horror stories I’ve read and heard, and my main concern was how I am going to get through her 10 minutes of talking. However, she took me (and probably most other people too) by surprise by starting out admitting what a brat she used to be and how she has decided to change her attitude. She seemed humbled and genuinely and sincerely honored by her induction, and I liked that. I changed my mind. I like Suzie now.
Linda was next and no surprises there. She’s a great woman, down-to-earth and the audience loved her. I didn’t expect anything less.
Last but not least, Marsha. She was soft-spoken and seemed not to be used to speaking in public, but she delivered her well-prepared speech with class and style. I like her.

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