I wondered if anyone would mention Gretchen. She's from here (where I live) so everyone is ALL about her. In fact, my sis and dh's brother got to meet her at Wal-Mart a few months ago- she was there doing a signing and sis and BIL (used to) work for Wal-Mart.
I worked for Wal-Mart when her cd came out- and everyone came in "Gretchen was my neighbor." "Gtrechen used to go to my school." "My uncle's neighbors dog used to like Gretchen's mom's dog."

Everyone had a "I know Gretchen" story.