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Regis Philbin draws crowd to Life Boomers & Seniors Expo

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photo Guest Regis Philbin speaks Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at the Life Expo at the Chattanooga Convention Center in Chattanooga.
photo Regis Philbin speaks Saturday at the Life Boomers & Seniors Expo at the Chattanooga Convention Center, produced by the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
photo Janet Eell tries out an organ Saturday at the expo.

The ladies of Chattanooga showed up in droves Saturday to see famous TV personality Regis Philbin at the Life Boomers & Seniors Expo, produced by the Times Free Press.

Ashley Farrar, who was neither a boomer nor a senior, came with her fiancé, Tommy Peak, because she said when she heard Philbin would be there, she knew she had to go.

She’s so devoted she named her dog, a Newfoundland, after him.

“He’s a larger-than-life dog,” she said, explaining that he needed a name to fit his size.

She said her love for Philbin goes back to her childhood.