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‘Hippo’ was a splash in singer’s life

BY CARRIE COPPERNOLL | Published: December 21, 2008

Children climbed up the trees in Gayla Peevey’s front yard to sneak a look.

She couldn’t go outside to play or skate at the roller rink. She couldn’t go to the store. Eventually, she couldn’t even go to school because her presence caused such a ruckus in her fifth-grade class.

Gayla Peevey is shown at WKY-TV.

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