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Month: September 2015

  • Shows, Caves, and Show Caves

    I. Shows Gary was in charging of picking the entertainment in Branson. Besides the Dixie Stampede we saw two other shows: one Legends show with singing celebrity impersonators, and then a small, low-key family show, the Magnificent Seven. Legends Show I didn’t expect to like this very much, but on the whole the impersonators were…

  • The Dixie Stampede

    During our pre-Branson research Gary found this video advertising Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede. (Don’t be thrown by the scrap of foreign language in the title. It’s all-Amer’cn after that.) Gary saw the video and screamed “OH MY GOD WE HAVE TO GO TO THIS! IT HAS HORSES RUNNING AROUND!” “What, like the Lipizzaner Stallions?” I…

  • Branson Bookends

    The two best things about our trip to Branson were the very first thing and the very last thing. The Very First Thing on Our Trip The first thing we did in Branson was to visit the zoo. It was not your typical zoo. It was The Promised Land Zoo. Two things were distinctive. First,…

  • Branson 101

    We just came back from Branson, Missouri. I don’t know how much you know about it, so here’s Branson 101. Where is it? It’s four hours outside St. Louis in the Ozark “Mountains.” And come on. If your ears don’t pop it’s not a mountain. What is it? Take sixties Las Vegas, but kick it…

  • Milestone

  • It Is NOT Beginning to Look a Lot Lke Christmas

    Seriously, Macys? It isn’t even Labor Day yet! It is 95 degrees outside!