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Carrollton Mayor’s Questionable Singing Career
Status: Biographical fictions
Becky Miller, Mayor of Carrollton in Texas, claims that she once sang backup for Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Browne, and was once engaged to Don Henley. Problem is, none of these people have ever heard of her.She also claims that her brother was killed in Vietnam. However, her father says that her brother is still alive in Maryland and was never in the service.
And Western Kentucky University can't find any record of her attendance, despite her insistence that she was a student there.
Clearly Mayor Miller is developing a bit of a credibility problem, so it's a good thing she's in politics. She should go far. (Thanks, Joe)