What do the "stars" say about Branson?

oldsdcer · November 18, 2011, 10:07:23 PM

Piers Morgan did not really care or be too nice to the Duttons when they were on America's Got Talent 4 years ago.

Ozark Outlaw · November 23, 2011, 09:40:17 AM

Piers Morgan isn't nice to over half of the contestants on that show regardless if they are from Branson, or not.

rubedugans · November 26, 2011, 12:21:21 PM

In the NBC sitcom "Up All Night" Maya Rudolph plays a talk show host (a parody of Oprah). She is discussing in episode #9 "Week Off" about being an R&B musician with a crossover country hit...

"I did a duet with Kenny Rogers. I'm very big in the Red States, whenever I go to Branson I need a huge security detail"

Ozark Outlaw · November 26, 2011, 12:56:35 PM

Haha, that's pretty funny!

Us hill folks are a passionate 'bout our pick'n!

rubedugans · November 26, 2011, 03:04:09 PM

On the KCPT (Kansas City Public television 19) show "Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations" that has been syndicated on PBS here in StL. was on this weekend. I thought over the years that I had caught all of them...but I missed this one that aired last night/ early this morning. RVRR began in 1995, and has been a multi season road trip of 46 states documented in 80 -30min episodes. They seek our rare/obscure oddities, art, food and fun attractions along the way.

On episode # 3 the gang passed through Springfield visiting a folk artist (Robert E. Smith), passed on a trip to Bass Pro, Near Republic they visited a junk sculptor (Ralph Lanning) . In Highlandville they visited Bishop Karl Pruter of the Cathedral Prince of Peace Church (billed as the world's smallest cathedral)...and then went ahead to Branson.

In Branson theywere guided by Michael Brewer (of Brewer and (Tom) Shipley) (most well known for "One Toke over the Line") reference Andy Williams,Bobby Vinton, they show footage of the exteriors of Mickey Gilley, Cristy Lane, Wayne Newton stating it is way beyond country, also showing the exteriors of Ozarkland, The Wax Museum, Presleys' Theater, Country Tonight Theatre, The Country Bunkhouse Motel, Roy Clark Theater, Barbara Fairchild Theater,Waltzing Waters, The Osmonds theater, Boxcar Willie, Ripley's Museum,and Music Road Mall. (ALl were either Marquee, exterior, or sign shots of each theater-no people, or interiors were shown).

Michael Brewer sings a song titles "I Hate Country" a foot in mouth musical arrangement very much in the style of the artists that have graced Hwy 76 and his dislike for the style. It was very funny for myself since , well... I don't HATE country but I dislike some of it!

They then passed to Eureka Springs and toured a few facilities.
http://www.rarevisionsroadtrip.com/aboutrv.shtml

Overall a good view of the influx of non-country musicians to Branson, and a good dating of the mid 90's and the establishments and acts that existed at the time.

rubedugans · December 05, 2011, 08:02:49 PM

Not quite Branson, but Hee Haw!
In the Family Guy Episode "To Live and Die in Dixie" tthere are several segues (break away shots) of Hee Haw...Here is a link that has an image of a Buck Owens character. They would make jokes, and then break away to the corn field a-la Hee Haw, and have punchlines...pretty good representation of Hee Haw!

http://familyguy.wikia.com/wiki/Buck_Owens

rubedugans · December 05, 2011, 08:06:28 PM

There was a Pier 1 commercial this afternoon referencing someone "moving to the Ozarks and buying jet-skis"
It can be seen here:
http://www.pier1.com/commercial/tabid/795/Default.aspx

tiffanylynnt · January 02, 2012, 02:21:23 PM

I was going thru my "favorites" playlist on youtube and came across this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUoxPQYc4Pg&feature=plcp&context=C383c7b7UAOEgsToPDskLsj-NSdE7JYDIFMymI386a

thelarsonsix · January 02, 2012, 03:56:11 PM

I remember watching that when it came out. Pretty cool, still.

oldsdcer · January 03, 2012, 12:27:27 AM

I wonder how many of these country stars have really been to the City?

palallin · March 01, 2012, 09:58:10 AM

I remember watching the Hee Haw premier episode while living in Baxter (just west of Lampe, south of Kimberling City). We'd been out on the lake that day but got home in time to eat and watch the new show. The friends we had visted that afternoon by boat came over by car to watch it with us. I also remember the day the Hee Haw Gang gave a Saaaaaa-Lute! to Baxter, MO (population 43, if memory serves).

The nonsense the producer wrote miffs me, too. If it weren't for folks like those in Branson, he'd have had no show to produce and no audience to watch it. Maybe he would have ended up a used car salesman with less class than Junior Samples (call him at BR-549 . . . ).

tiffanylynnt · March 01, 2012, 11:17:52 AM

I love Hee Haw! My dad and I watch it all the time. My mom could take it or leave it. My sister acts like she hates it, but everytime she watches it, she laughs just as hard as the rest of us.

okiebluegrass · March 22, 2012, 10:27:43 AM

I love hee haw and so does my 7 year old daughter.

Junior · March 22, 2012, 05:27:34 PM

Here is my secret confession: If they brought back the TV show I'd audition for it. SDC experience plus 20 years as a broadcaster and a news writer and freelance writer...oh man, I'd be in heaven. It would be fun. Remember, Terry Sanders was an actual castmember of this show in the 1990 season. I worked for the old TV show as an employee of the music theater they had in Branson 1981-1983. My boss was one of the show writers, Tom Lutz.

okiebluegrass · March 23, 2012, 08:38:30 AM

I wonder how many of us would audition for it