Show T: IN STEP WITH: BY JAMIES BRODY IMMt tt77sMHtai ENNY ROGERS HAD jurtcompleledwaric on his NBC holiday special CAri maa in America: A Love Story which lined on Dec 13 On the ihowhu ion Kenny Jr made hii dramatic debut it age 25 woridng with his father when another and much younger — Rogcn son entered the picture I was supposed to interview Kenny Sr by phone at 9 am but be called early Young Christopher Cody Rogers going on 8 had to visit the dentist Kenny's wife Marianne ware’t feeling well “We've got security who LI cammarnm rreny pore tor a good old boy out or Houston who made it fint as a county aqgcr and at 31 just keeps on going “I need to have a project" Kenny told me He's about to bring out a third book of ohotos 'tr-WHS- 4A w V b£K” J- £ - jjp- - M -l these of other country stars he wwHwwf to design and helpJC tanw ff Kenny told me “but when you go to the dead you want your mom or dad to be with you" if Ilonowtefcet-in- g Listen kids s mi wr weeunfra a 1 the interview to that afternoon And how did Christopher survive? “He needs meet Many reported Kenny and Chris and Marianne live in Georgia about 90 miles from Atlanta and closer to Athens where the state university is and where Marianne used to go to college This home is on a piece of old pesturelind that Rogers has turned into approximately heaven building “five lakes an golf course and putringahaikrtball court into an old bam” he said 18-ho- 'tiMb le Eetmy Rogers vfflbe iddmttmg Christmas wilh hisfamily and looking bade onuhat sounds Skea pretty good year mariset a line of clothes he fully expects to make another TV movie (The Gambler and its sequel were hhs) though no deal is in the works right now and in September he and some buddies raised about $50000 for the homeless in their area Kenny seems to have drought things duough Movies are important be said “rothtf when music is no longer available to me my life won't beat or end It also takes pressure off my music” As for the Renaey deal he notes: “If the clothes have any value andlthink they do theft anodier thing I have so that I don’t have to sing" Willie Nelson and Kermy are often paired in our minds and 1 asked if he thought they were alone at the top “I would never say drat” Kenny replied a bit stiffly “That’s not my way But we’re friends The competition ta’tpsreonal but it’s there since there ire only acertain number of dollars out there We don’t see each other as often as I'd like" Wind about another country legend? “Dolly” he said meaning ofcourse the one and only Ms Partoo— “may be my best friend far the busmeas Listen to this On my 50th birthday aha was making Steel liagHottat and she got off the set and into a plane and flew out to Los Angeles for nqr party and then flew back dut same night Now unto else would do that for your 0 HM1IS I 0 0 1 |