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Silver Dollar City & Celebration City Discussion => General Silver Dollar City Talk => Topic started by: How-doFolks on May 22, 2010, 06:29:20 AM
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What items are you goin' to purchase on ya'r next trip to SDC?
1 - hand made coffee mug that i shattered about 2 months ago. :'(
2 - fingernail clippers, i had some cool gold ones shaped like a guitar that i bought in Branson. Someone STOLE them out'a my car! >:(
3 - Ofcourse, 50th anniversary stuff.. And anything else that catches my eye.
I'd REALLY like to see bumper stickers make a comeback! ;D
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1. The Beverly Hillbillies/SDC DVDs
2. The 50th Anniversary Book (and any others that contain SDC history) I already own the Chrystal Payton book.
3. An SDC T-shirt. In all my trips to the City I'm sorry to say I haven't yet bought one.
That's it for now, but there will be probably more to come.
Just 4 weeks from today we leave for SDC!!!! ;D
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My fiance' wants a keychain & a leather wallet.
I have 2 SDC shirts, one with the ol' logo on it printed nice & big. And the other, the letters look like ol' leather. My girl has 4 shirts. We used to have Fire in the Hole shirts but realized red is very hot, so we gave them to our daughters.
Dang, we have plan'd a trip for June 12th weekend. ;D
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We'll probably pick up a bite to eat. Everything else is on impulse.
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Gotta get Beverly Hillbillies DVD, Anniversary book and any other interesting anniversary related items, and a cap or t-shirt with logo on it.
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A Sarsaparilla and some Kettle Corn.
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Ooooh yeah, kettle corn-they have the bestest there is, bar none. The first trip I'll have will be the Southern Gospel Picnic, so I suspect something related to it. I need a new shirt from SDC that's for sure and maybe a treat for the kids. Other than that, I usually don't buy a whole lot, just go for the sheer joy of being there.
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Just curious...Are there other books that deal with SDC history other than Crystal Payton's "The Story of Silver Dollar City", and the new anniversary book? I would like to see one that has more detail. I'd like to hear more about things like the process of building FITH and FMS, the theming philosophy, and a better chronology of the development of the park. HB, maybe you should write one! :D
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My book would be about the history behind the park. The names of things. The events presented. Those kinds of connections that bring fiction and history together.
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Not to tease, but cutting through red tape has yet again caused a stall for my book, but once it is out it better be on ALL OF YOUR LISTS !!!
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A ticket
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My big project is on hold due to my ankle being broken. Ran into a huge problem with funding for the printing process, too. Recently had a main contact for the project contact me again with additional info, so it may be a good thing the project is on hold because I will likely have to go back and rewrite a chapter due to the new info. I hope it will see the light of day within a couple months, but the way things are going, it's hard for me to predict. Rube is right, there is a lot of red tape to cut through. Many people drag their feet instead of getting up and running with you. Some folks do it just because they can throw a monkey wrench in the works. Keep your fingers crossed for me, 'cause when it does come out, I think the core audience will like what they see.
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A ticket
That is an important purchase. ;D
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So Rube, will your book be like the one I said I'd like to have?
I would like to see one that has more detail. I'd like to hear more about things like the process of building FITH and FMS, the theming philosophy, and a better chronology of the development of the park.
I found the Payton book to be a little erratic in terms of the chronological order of things, and a little sketchy on things like how decisions were made to add certain rides and areas. I'm also curious as to just when they realized they were building a theme park, and how much they were influenced by Disneyland which started just 5 years earlier.
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There has been some slight complaints of the Payton book at SDCFans.com in the past. I'm personally upset they spelled Rube Dugan's Diving Bell as "Duggins" or something similar to that. There are slight errors, like the date on a park map is incorrect, should have been 1973 instead of whatever it says...it overall is a "happy" book that lightly touches on some topics, and avoids others...not much discussion on SDC Tennessee and the Whitewater chain, the first projects SDC undertook to diversify. It is a pretty book, well illustrated with fairly good basic info.
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Yes basic is the key to this one here. I understand she had access to the archives for this, the majority of the rest of her photos came from a husband? or some other family member. My work consists of all of my pieces, a few that were included in the Payton work, many that are not. As you would guess, size is a consideration when writing. Each page means more $$ to put up at the start. A book could be written about each location in the park, so there always have to be places that are condensed.
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Myself I would like to win the shopping spree and purchase furniture because that is the only way I could afford it.
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Just curious...Are there other books that deal with SDC history other than Crystal Payton's "The Story of Silver Dollar City", and the new anniversary book? I would like to see one that has more detail. I'd like to hear more about things like the process of building FITH and FMS, the theming philosophy, and a better chronology of the development of the park. HB, maybe you should write one! :D
I have a book from the late 80s called "Shad" by Margaret Newton that tells the story of Shad Heller who pretty much was the Blacksmith/Mayor from the opening day until he passed away in the early 90s. You might check on eBay or Amazon or something like it for the book. I highly recommend it. Also a book from the early 90s called "Born Out of Season" by Marshall Ralph Hooker who was SDCs 1st Marshall. He has some interesting stories including one about some young guy in a brand new straw cowboy hat who was there with a couple of young ladies and kept following Marshall Hooker around and heckling him. He was calling him Wyatt Earp and asked if he was "quick on the trigger". Finally Marshall Hooker got fed up and told him to toss his new cowboy hat in the air. The guy did and Marshall Hooker drew his gun and blew the middle out of the hat with a black-powder blank. Funny but I can't imagine that happening today. :D
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I had the pleasure of meeting with Lloyd "Shad" on several occasions and he was a genuine great person. The book which I decided to read nearly 20 years after his passing -in 1991- was a great read. I purchased mine for less than a dollar on Amazon, however I would have paid $15 for a book of this caliber. It has great insight and information on SDC and SOTH. Give it a try!
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This book about Shad sure sounds like a great pickup. I saw the man on several occasions but don't remember ever talking to him. I sure wish I had. I always wondered if he really knew the blacksmith trade or if he was just character acting for the city. It probably was a little bit of both. I just know it would not have took much to fool me because I knew nothing about it.
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I was running up the 100 mile yard sale in my area yesterday and found a copy of a children's book "When The Toys Came To Silver Dollar City". Anyone seen this before?
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Yes, I've got that book! I've also got "Zeke Hatfield and the Ghost Named Rocky." I believe there was only one other book, "The Littlest Mule," which is the one I don't have yet.
And actually, my copy of Zeke Hatfield seems to be one-of-a-kind, as it was bound out of order.
http://s223.photobucket.com/albums/dd129/sdc_joy/Personal%20SDC%20Collection/Books/
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I have those as well, my favorite kid's book is the 1977 -Silver Dollar City's abc words & rhymes
~ Darrell D Wiskur (Author) -search it on Amazon. If you come across that one, it has 26 great illustrations in there.
My favorites are The Rube Dugan illustrations:
C-is for Captain Dugan
D- is for Diving Bell
E is for Engine and for Engineer
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Oh, I've seen that one on Ebay before. I've always wanted to get one. If I'm lucky, I'll get my hands on two, one for my collection and one to give to my niece.