NEWSLETTER

Photos by Jerry Hsu

“My brother collects dolls. This here doll ain’t mine. We won this up at the Food City in Louisa. You know those little games where you grab stuff with the crane? My brother Donny won this in one of those! He’s lucky. I’m not lucky.”

like collecting Barbies. I got this new one at KB’s in Ashland. I collect them, I play with them, I just love the pretty outfits they wear. She’s a very beautiful girl! I first got interested in Barbies when I was 22. I was out looking for girlfriends all the time. One time I was at somebody’s house and there was a little girl there who’d gotten a Barbie for Christmas. I said, “Man, she’s awful good-looking to be a doll.” I decided, I think I’m gonna start collecting ’em soon. I got started and I can’t quit! I think I spend $20 per month. My absolute favorite is the one in Fashion Fever clothes. She has a fur dress or a fur coat with fur trim and a butterfly belt buckle.

Some of the girls here are, like, real preppy and snobby. It’s kind of who you are in this town. Like, the county judge’s son or daughter, or the kids of people who own big companies. People really want to date them.

I’ve got Bratz too, and Barbies and some celebrity dolls. Here’s a That’s So Raven doll.

A while ago, our hot-water heater was leaking so I had to move all of them. I don’t want to get them damaged. Then, later on, I was gonna stack them. I stacked one side, but now I gotta restack the other side too.

Most of the time I don’t like to get into it with nobody. I try to be a friendly guy. I don’t want nobody to have hard feelings about me.

DONNY FARLEY

Photo by Patrick O’Dell

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