| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, Laci Kaye Booth of Livingston has won a place among |
|
|
the Top 10 finalists of Season 17 of American Idol, and this success |
|
|
represents a significant milestone in the promising career of this |
|
|
talented young Texan; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The daughter of Priscilla and Ben Cockrell and Jody |
|
|
Booth, Laci Booth grew up surrounded by musicians; she was singing |
|
|
at the age of three, and she began playing the guitar and writing |
|
|
her own song lyrics at the age of eight; over the years, she has |
|
|
performed for her family, her friends, and her church, as well as at |
|
|
local events; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Ms. Booth is inspired by such singers as Stevie |
|
|
Nicks, Miranda Lambert, and Patsy Cline, and she has dreamed since |
|
|
childhood of appearing on American Idol; a gifted country-soul |
|
|
singer, she has impressed the show's viewers and judges with her |
|
|
renditions of Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me," Blink-182's "I |
|
|
Miss You," and Fleetwood Mac's "As Long as You Follow"; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, With her talent and charm, Laci Booth has won the |
|
|
hearts of millions of television viewers across the nation, and she |
|
|
stands on the threshold of what promises to be a bright and |
|
|
rewarding future; now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby congratulate Laci Kaye Booth on her selection as |
|
|
a Top 10 finalist on American Idol and extend to her sincere best |
|
|
wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for Ms. Booth as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
|
|
House of Representatives. |