AAAHHH such a relief. Today is warm and clear yet a bit breezy. Freshness and spring is in the air Lovely to hear birds chirp in the early morning, bringing on the day.
This afternoon, we took in the performance of "SIX". It was performed at Mickie Gillie's theater. "SIX" is six brothers who have been in Branson seventeen years. Starting out as "five" on the Donnie & Marie Osmond Show, they added little brother when he got old enough. The show was just fantastic. Their stage production was totally vocal. There was background music when they played a medley of songs from each decade starting with the "fifties" and highlighted a few artists. Naturally, they got the audience involved with the performance as well as a tribute to the military, especially veterans.
Every show we have seen here has lauded our veterans and active duty military. Makes me feel so proud of having been active duty for the 32 years that I was. I would do it all over again if called upon. apparently the entire area is conservative and that is great!
Tonight we enjoyed another show at Gilleys'. It was none other than Mickey Gilley himself. What a show! Mickey told his life story as he sang his seventeen hits that made it to no.1 on the billboard. He sang them in the order of getting there, and told stories behind each song. Among them were "Room Full of Roses", "Stand By Me" and "Bring it on Home to Me" He was voted "Entertainer of the Year in 1976" and also scored five ACM awards that year. He acted in the movie "Urban Cowboy" with John Travolta.
Mickey is 78 years old and looks great for his age especially since recovering from being paralyzed neck down from a spinal cord injury that happened in 2009 while helping a friend move furniture. He backed off a porch and fell. They showed several recordings of different events in his life and all the people he sang with and who were his friends. Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn just to name a few. He entertained Presidents Ronald Reagan, George Bush #1, President Ford and many other dignitaries.
He apparently lives here now since Gilley's "Honky Tonk" in Pasadena, Texas burnt down and the bar was razed for a new school. He has the Bar/restaurant and the theater here where he entertains tourists and 'Branson'ites three days a week
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