john van horn played tootsie mom on facts of life.
john van horn played tootsie mom on facts of life.
who played tootsie mom on facts of life?
john van horn
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originally named mom's, tootsie bess (hattie louise bess) bought the future honky tonk in 1960. the name however, came later when to her surprise a painter painted the lounge purple. subsequently, the name was changed to tootsie's orchid lounge and to date, the exterior of the lounge is still painted the same color. tootsie was known to slip 5's and 10's into the pockets of luckless writers and pickers. it was said she had a cigar box behind the counter full of iou's from where she had given drinks and food to hungry writers and pickers. supposedly, at each year's end, a bunch of opry performers would take all the iou's and pay tootsie so she wouldn't lose the money. at her 1978 funeral were tom t. hall, roy acuff and faron young. she was buried in an orchid gown, with an orchid placed in the orchid colored casket, so she could take her favorite flower to heaven. connie smith sang some of tootsie's favorite hymns at the funeral.
tootsie's orchid lounge