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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: Who's Going to OTC?

« on: November 08, 2010, 02:38:15 PM »

Hubby and  I will be going Nov.18-21.  barring any unforseen blizzards up here in Northern WI.

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Branson Talk / Re: Branson Roundabouts?

« on: October 28, 2010, 02:46:44 PM »

We have quite a lot of roundabouts here in Northern WI.....in some of the areas it was better with stop lights and turning arrows for the truckers.....other intersections do OK if they are not too tight......it's hard plowing snow here on a straight road, let alone trying toclean up the center of the roundabout.

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SDC Memories/ Park History / Re: First SDC Memory

« on: October 15, 2010, 02:59:50 PM »

Getting off the tram and going past the big water wheel before the turnstiles....Danny Eakin was wandering around, sanging and playin'... talkin' to me and a big hug......still get the big hug.....my husband got a greeting but no hug.

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Random Talk / Re: Favorite music

« on: October 08, 2010, 01:57:34 PM »

I worked in a music store in Old Town Chicago in the 60's....met and talked to Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin,Jimi Hendricks, Beach Boys and many others.Got a signed Fender from Jimi that I won't sell for any money.....a friend of mine was in Janis' band (Big Brother and the Holding Company) until he got sent up for heroin....A lot of memories, good and bad. Too many great singers, song writers and musicians destroyed by drugs,

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Random Talk / Re: Your Memories of As the World Turns

« on: October 08, 2010, 01:46:58 PM »

Gonna miss it too. My hubby and I were sitting with the Pickers during the filming (and many takes because the actiors couldn't get it right) It was kinda neat to see us briefly, sitting behind Dwight.

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Random Talk / Re: What'a ya drive?

« on: October 01, 2010, 03:18:42 PM »

So sorry! Ours is a Model A-5 window coupe. We have all of the parts ....just need time  and more money to work on it. My husband used to race dirt tracks in WI. in his younger years....raced Street Stocks, Super Stocks and IMCA/Wissota Mods. His favorite race cars were Fastback Mustangs with big blocks and Pintos for the Mods.

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Random Talk / Re: What'a ya drive?

« on: September 30, 2010, 03:01:21 PM »

I'm visually impaired, so don't drive, but I won a Red PT Cruiser and tell my husband where to go.We also have a Chev Cavalier for a workcar (gets 35-40 MPG) and an old Model T -5 window coupe that we are restoring....also a '69 Olds Cutlass 442.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: 2010 Trip Reviews

« on: September 30, 2010, 02:43:53 PM »

Dwight Murdy quit the Pickers this Spring to go his own way wth  his family band. The Pickers weren't allowed to replace him until the Fall Festival.Steve Bush is from Eureka Springs and has played in theaters in Eureka Springs (a while back) and in many theaters in Branson, currently with the Paul Harris Show.He is good and plays several instruments.

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: 2010 Trip Reviews

« on: September 22, 2010, 03:07:49 PM »

My husband and I were in Branson from Sept.11-19 and we went to SDC every day that they were open.The crafts were great, but we were disappointed that there wasn't the live entertainment as in past years. We enjoyed the street shows and liked Steve Bush (the new Homestead Picker). We spent most of our time listening to the Pickers and Aunt Judy. Hope to get back  down in Nov. for the Christmas Season.

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SDC Memories/ Park History / Re: Where would you live?

« on: July 22, 2010, 02:33:54 PM »

Homestead Cabin

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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: New survey

« on: July 20, 2010, 02:47:44 PM »

I got one a couple weeks ago after we spent 2 weeks in SDC....it was about our visit....what we liked and disliked and what they could do to improve  or change anything.

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SDC Memories/ Park History / Re: Your favorite place in Silver Dollar City???

« on: July 20, 2010, 02:43:05 PM »

Best place is sitting on the front porch of the cabin listening to THE PICKERS, AUNT JUDY and JACK and JOHN....then the back porch  talking to any of them. We always bring Wisconsin Cheese to the Homestead when we get down there 2 or 3 times a year. Always like the Steam Train, Apple Turnovers (nice that they are so close to the cabin), Cedric and the Cajuns.

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Random Talk / Re: All Time fav movies ever!

« on: July 20, 2010, 02:34:01 PM »

Don't watch many movies now, but here are some favorites :

Easy Rider
Doctor Zhivago
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Titanic
Smoky and the Bandit
Good Morning Vietnam
Top Gun
Stagecoach
True Grit

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Branson Talk / Re: SDC's Wilderness Campground

« on: July 20, 2010, 02:23:11 PM »

Back on the computer now.....My husband and I tent camped  both when it was SDC and Wilderness....we had a great time, tent sites were clean as well as the bathrooms. The staff went out of their way to be helpful. We stay in motels now....getting to old to  tent camp and like air conditioning.

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Random Talk / Re: User Names

« on: September 25, 2009, 01:06:26 PM »

I'm from Wisconsin, (hence the cheese bit), and was57 when I first found this site.