"All I had to do, even without my name on
the official voters' roll at the time, was to bring appropriate
identification. It was easy, quick, painless and I got to say it was a
calming feeling."
"I can't say that it was a fan club, but
I did have kids that would stop what they were doing and listen. A lot of
the teachers liked my singing. I remember being pulled
aside by my teacher."