How an 11-year-old Iowa superfan got to meet her pop idol, Michael McDonald
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Des Moines, Iowa — While most tweens in America might fawn over the likes of Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber or Harry Styles, 11-year-old Paisley Gardner of Des Moines has a different idol, a boy she kept hearing on the radio. "Sounds like an angel, somehow," Gardner told CBS News. Parents Tony and Jessica said they didn't know what to think, when a few months ago, their daughter became obsessed with that buttery smooth voice of 1970s soft rock legend Michael McDonald. They said Paisley was smitten. "So one day, she Googled a picture of Michael McDonald, and she came running up the stairs and flailed herself on the bed and was like, 'nooo!'" Jessica Gardner said. Her pop star turned out to be a 71-year-old grandpop. "I just had to deal with it, but it's ok," Paisley said. So last month, Tony got tickets to see McDonald in Des Moines for $7 apiece, and then surprised Paisley with