My husband has been a Branson entertainer for more than eighteen years, and we have seen many shows come and go, as well as witnessing the annual changes in show locations that locals refer to as “musical chairs.” I feel, personally, that there are no bad shows in town. Every one I have had the ...
When the calendar changed to a new decade in 1970 there was a changing of the guard underway in the world of films. A younger generation was taking over and audiences were responding to their celluloid messages of sex, drugs and rock n roll. The smashing success of Dennis Hopper’s “Easy Rider” had opened a ...
A few years ago the Fort Worth music scene suffered a critical blow with the closing of the beloved Caravan of Dreams, whose past billings included big names like Janis Joplin, CCR, and the rest of your favorite classic and modern rock stars. In those uncertain times I was left to wonder if we were ...
Boz Scaggs got his start playing with the Steve Miller band back in the 1960’s when rock and roll was starting to lean towards a more bluesy sound. While Steve went on to become popular in rock and roll, Boz stayed true to his music roots, having grown up in Texas where southern blues was ...
Charlie Daniels was officially invited to join the Grand Ole Opry on November 19 at the Ryman Auditorium where he was hosting his annual Christmas For Kids event. Charlie Daniels has been a singer, fiddler, and guitarist since the 1950s, performing music in a variety of genres including country, Christian, rock, and soul. During the ...
In the early 80’s, the movie Urban Cowboy made a honky tonk in Texas world famous. Gilley’s was first opened in 1971 in Pasadena, TX by country star, Mickey Gilley and his co-owner, Sherwood Cryer. Gilley’s was a tin building with multiple bars, a recording studio, a mechanical bull, and a small rodeo arena. Gilley’s ...
When the Ford Motor Company created the Focus, their main focus (pun intended) was not on customer satisfaction. Instead, Job One was to create a tidy little profit for their top executives and shareholders. That being the case, here are Ten Reasons Why You Should Not Buy a Ford Focus: Reason #1: Lack of Speed. ...
Country chic and Western fashion may go through ins and outs when it comes to space on the pages of glossy magazines, but the influence never completely disappears. At times, Western style is in the fashion headlines–remember the must-have, slightly over-the-top high-heeled cowboy boots Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson sported back in 2005? At other ...
The days of spending under $50 on jeans are over my friend, we’re full force into the triple digits. Laughing because you’re spending below that? Well smarty pants, your pants could use a makeover ’cause you’re spending more on a full tank of gas. Pros and Cons What’s so great about designer denim, anyway? Besides ...
By now, you’re an expert on cowboy hats. That’s if you’ve followed the series, ‘Story of the Cowboy Hat’ by yours truly, your favorite Colorado transplant and famous cowgirl wannabe. Catch up, partner, with previous parts of the cowboy hat story, about what it says, about how it is made, about shapes and styles, because ...
