Ready for the weird story of the day? Former Philadelphia Eagles’ cheerleader, Donna McCall, is engaged to her childhood crush. Now that wouldn’t be so weird if her childhood crush wasn’t Butch Patrick, a.k.a Eddie Munster from The Munsters.
I’m not one to judge people on who they fall in love with, but does anyone else think that this is a little creepy? McCall has had a crush on Patrick ever since the show was on the air in the 60s. She wrote him a love letter in 1964 and continued writing even after the show ended because she was so infatuated with the actor. One day Patrick decided to write back and gave McCall his phone number. When she called him she immediately felt “at ease” and even spoke to his mother too. Uh, OK?
That’s not even the weirdest part about all this. They finally met at DraculiaCon II in May of this year and shortly after got engaged. Yes, I said May as in just over two months ago. This is a story where all stereotypes fly out the window. McCall may have been a cheerleader, but she was a cheerleader with an odd crush that she never let die. Hey, I guess she could say that she beat everyone to the whole vampire obsession because she’s been crushing on little Eddie Munster for almost 50 years. Well, kudos to the happy couple. I hope married life doesn’t suck. (Sorry, I couldn’t help myself).
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Donna McCall to marry Eddie Munster actor Butch Patrick, a love story 46 years in the making [Examiner]
