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[Junior]

OK, It's Saturday! Any other takers for the diving bell quiz? It ain't that hard! I'll post answers and announce the winner late today.

[Ozark Outlaw]

Is there a multiple choice version of this quiz?

I am just teasing. Everyone has done great so far! I am just no good at filling in the _____, oh uh blanks. I look forward to hearing a winner later on, and to finding out the answers to all of these trivia questions.

[Junior]

Here are the answers to the quiz:

1) 1977-1984
2) Terry Sanders and Bob Nichols
3) Tom Reidenbach
4) Rube Dugan, Jr. Dugan, Grandpappy Dugan, and Eli Tolts (Eli is the bad guy)
5) Rex Burdette
6) Burl Ives' America
7) Noel Green
Slim Pickens was the voice of Rube, Dub Taylor was the voice of Grandpappy
9) Five capsules, each capsule held 75 volunteers (guests) and 1 Junior!
10) Russ Maulden
11) John (the dad) and Lucas (the son) Brewer
12) Ruby was Junior Dugan's cousin

Two players: Duelist and Missin-the-green-trams and here is how they did:

Duelist: Correct on 1,2,5,6,and 8 with partial points (3/4 for #4, 1/2 for #7, and 1/2 for #9)
           TOTAL FOR DUELIST: 6 and 3/4 points

Missin: Correct on 1,5,6,7,and 9 with partial points (1/2 for #3, 3/4 for #4, 1/2 for #8, and 1/2 for #11)
          TOTAL FOR "MISSIN:" 7 and 1/4 points

Missin-the-green-trams edges past Duelist for the win! HOWEVER, nobody connected to sdcfans.com is a looser...I kept it a secret, but I really have TWO booklets put aside, so you BOTH GET ONE SENT TO YOU FOR FREE! CONGRATULATIONS!

This thread recieved over 260 hits since I started it on Wednesday. Hope you all had fun with it!                      -JUNIOR

[Junior]

Hey, "Missin'," you will need to send me a private message with your name and address so I can send you your booklet...I'd like to send it out about mid-week to you and Duelist. Thanks! -JUNIOR

[Andymeets1880s]

I wish I coulda' got in on this, Junior. But I was only on the diving bell once in 1980. 

Not much can be salvaged from my memory of just one ride! LOL!

[Junior]

Don't give up on not getting a copy...if I can get organized, I hope to have a general release on this, maybe in a few weeks. We will see what happens! The Lord willing and the creek don't rise, I'll try to get this project out to a wider audience. 

[Junior]

Shave The Whales and Missin The Green Trams both sent me a private email message to let me know they had gotten their copies of the booklet and were looking through them. I'd like to thank them both for their kind comments. Rube Dugan's was apparently first to get his copy and has been reviewing it for several days. Duelist should get his copy in a few days. Thank you all for your support!

[Ozark Outlaw]

Awesome work Junior! I know it took a lot of time, and effort to finally make it to "press". Let's face it, I am by no means a Silver Dollar City historian, so it is nice to have such knowledgeable folks around here.

I hope all those who have received the first run copies will chime in on the boards, and let us all know what they thought.

[Duelist]

Got mine this afternoon and it's excellent!  Lots of pictures and extras!  This is why SDC needs a bookstore again- that would be a great place to market and sell this book.  Thanks again, Junior.

[MissinTheGreenTrams]

I concurr. I tell ya what I chuckled at certain points through out the book. I would love to see it in print for the masses and hope the best for our little jounior

[Junior]

Ozark BBQ, Duelist, and Missin...thanks again for the very nice comments!  For those of you interested in learning a bit more about the history of the diving bell, I've published a short article with 8 photos in the October, 2010 "Life in the Ozarks" on-line magazine based in Shirley, Arkansas. Go to my Flickr site listed at the top of this thread to read it, and view the photos. Enjoy!

[Junior]

Check out some early photos from 1977 of the concept and design period for the diving bell. Go to the Flickr site listed at the top of the thread! Enjoy!