Not much to blog about today. We are relaxing this week and enjoying the 2 a day shows. The trouble with relaxing is your immune system seems to relax as well and we are still fighting our sore throats and dry cough--though they seem to be getting better daily.
Today we went to see the Clay Cooper Show in the morning and the Presley's(no relation to Elvis)in the evening. The Presley show is the granddaddy show of Branson. They were the first to build and open a theatre in Branson in 1967. They now have 4 generations entertaining in their show. Again, both shows feature extremely talented people and are certainly entertaining with their mixture of country, rock and novelty acts and comedy. The Presley's seem to be more country, blue grass and gospel oriented than the other shows we have seen.
On Friday we are seeing one last show---the tribute to George Strait. Andy Williams and Ann Margret have opened a show together this week but we opted not to go to that one. If you ever decide to come to Branson you will not be disappointed with the number of shows and the variety of entertainment. Unlike Las Vegas there are no casinos and no alcohol sold at the shows. Popcorn and soda seem to the the main staple for the older crowds that come to the shows. The Clay Cooper show today had a motorcoach from Ontario as well as motor coaches from many other states. The people unload very slowly. I've never seen so many canes, walkers, wheel chairs and oxygen bottles. Vicky and I feel like kids at these shows. The best part is I can beat 99 per cent of these old guys to the restroom at intermission and get in before the line ups start. I think the only reason they have intermission is because of the age of the audience.
No pictures taken today.
It is probably a good thing that you didn't include pictures today. The sight of people going out for intermission and you racing in front of them is not a visually appealing event. I think that you have painted a clear enough picture with your choice of words and phrases. It sure is a good thing that people are eating popcorn so that they can still get their roughage and sodium. Both will prolong the show and shorten the intermission. It sure is nice to know that Ann and Andy have teamed up to put on a show. It must take the two of them to whip up enough energy to turn on the sound system so that they can lip-sync to the songs of Clay Cooper. I was surprised to hear that they are still on stage knowing that they had both died on the Titanic!
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