"Danny Whitney -- aka "Larry the Cable Guy" graduated from our small Christian school. I always thought he was a goofball who wasn't that funny. I'm kind of the "serious type" and he was NEVER serious. It got old fast with me. I tried to avoid him.

He made a couple of cable specials and I still didn't think he was funny, but he was getting funny. They he invented "Larry the Cable Guy" and the rest is history. Since then, we've crossed paths occasionally and he's very centered and a really nice person. He has a child with issues and that has made him compassionate.

Just for the record -- the "country thing" his just his schtick. He grew up in South Florida and was not country at all. He's still a bit crude for my tastes, but I feel a lot better about him now. He's one of those who doesn't seem to have become a worse person the more fame he has acquired. I'm happy for his success."