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Random Talk / Re: Request for prayers!!!
« on: October 09, 2011, 04:13:48 PM »
Lifting up your family in prayer, Bobber.
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Random Talk / Re: Live Concerts!
« on: October 09, 2011, 04:10:22 PM »
Last Friday morning I won 2 tickets from a Little Rock radio station for the Trans-Syberian Orchestra concert Friday December 9th in Little Rock. I am excited!
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SDC Memories/ Park History / Re: Where In The City? (2011 Season)
« on: October 09, 2011, 01:19:05 PM »
Oak Trail Schoolhouse?
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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Lumberjacks 2011
« on: October 06, 2011, 06:05:59 PM »
Great design, Rube! I'm in.
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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Beverly Hillbillies @ SDC
« on: September 22, 2011, 09:08:11 PM »
We bought a copy in March of last year from the Hospitality House. The 3rd episode froze up and skipped the first time we tried to watch it. We took it back on our next trip in May of last year and got another copy which is doing just fine. I wonder if you got our "recycled" copy?
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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Your top suggestions on making the park even better
« on: September 18, 2011, 04:21:52 PM »The clopping of the horses over the bridge has been audible on each of our trips this yea, though it is kinda faint against a noisy background and stomping kids.
As for the over acting of the skits: at least it's period. Acting in the 1880's was melodramatic and boisterous.
I've heard the clopping of the horses on the bridge on our trips this year as well. My question is why did they take down the sign that told about the bridge collapsing under the weight of a posse chasing the Baldknobbers? Trivia question: does anyone else remember the date that was posted that the bridge collapse was supposed to have happened?
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Random Talk / Re: Live Concerts!
« on: September 10, 2011, 09:55:39 PM »
I'd love to see Santana! Did Rob Thomas show up for the gig?
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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: pathfinder
« on: September 10, 2011, 09:52:03 PM »
I also check the radar, and occasionally, college football scores while I'm standing in line.
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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Just found a cache of old photos
« on: September 10, 2011, 09:16:32 PM »WOW...thanks for the info on the book, Duelist!
You're welcome, Junior. One of my favorite stories from the book is the one where Marshall Hooker said he was "patrolling" SDC when a guy with a new straw cowboy hat and a girl on each arm kept following him around and calling him Wyatt Earp and asking him how quick on the draw he was. Finally the Marshall got fed up and told the guy to throw his hat in the air. The guy did and Marshall Hooker drew and blew the top of the hat off with a blackpowder blank. I can't imagine that happening now. Ah, the good old days!
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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Just found a cache of old photos
« on: September 09, 2011, 10:22:48 PM »MOre details about the Marshall Hooker book...where did you find it? Is it still available? How much chatter is about SDC? THANKS!!!!!!!
I bought in in 1991 at the old bookstore/tintype shop. Mr. Hooker talks some about being the Marshall at SDC but it's mainly about the walks/horseback rides he took on the Santa Fe and Western trails and the Cumberland trail. He led a very interesting life and is inspirational. I highly recommend it. There are some copies available at amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?field-keywords=ralph+l+hooker&url=search-alias%3Daps
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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Just found a cache of old photos
« on: September 08, 2011, 08:36:39 PM »
I would have loved to meet Marshall Hooker. I have his book that I purchased at SDC: "Born Out of Season". A very interesting man.
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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: National Harvest Festival 2011
« on: September 07, 2011, 06:30:20 PM »
We plan on being there Sept 24th and 25th. It's my favorite festival.
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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Your top suggestions on making the park even better
« on: September 07, 2011, 06:28:18 PM »10) Find a way to rebuild the treehouse.
9) Do something with the waterboggan tower.
More street shows
7) Get rid of (or at least try to hide) all the stuff that Miss Mary wouldn't like
6) Make all the food from scratch like they used to
5) Restore FITH to it's original layout
4) Build a wooden roller coaster
3) Carry Nation show at the Saloon
2) Bring back the old wooden toys they used to sell in the toystore
1) More Bluegrass - you can never go wrong with more bluegrass
Excellent list, okiebluegrass! The only thing I would add is let the members of SDCFans in free for all the publicty we give 'em!
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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Labor day at SDC
« on: September 05, 2011, 04:20:49 PM »
How were people being rude?
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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Your top suggestions on making the park even better
« on: September 05, 2011, 08:55:09 AM »
Welcome to the site, Magnolia Whisper! I agree with you about the pies; I've ranted about them too. My wife and I visited Mary's Pie Shop quite often for an afternoon treat of the lemon and choclate meringue pies. We checked out Mary's in July and they only had two kinds of pie, neither of which was meringue. But you're right about the City listening to their guests and making changes for the better. Maybe they'll bring back the pies...