Category Archives: Performances

Branson Day 4

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Roger

All we’d planned for this day was on show, so we hung around the condo for a while. I got restless, of course, so mid-afternoon we went to a local bakery called Simply Baked for savory pies. We drove into … Continue reading →

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Branson Day 3

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Roger

We hadn’t made any advanced plans for Monday, but we made it up as we went along. After breakfast at McDonald’s (my first and last “Big Breakfast”), we rode the Branson Scenic Railway. The name is something of a misnomer. … Continue reading →

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Branson Days 1 and 2

Posted on October 18, 2025 by Roger

We somewhat-reluctantly decided to vacation in Branson, Missouri this year. We didn’t want to go far, and we’d pretty much covered the more interesting sights to the west, northeast, and east. We chose October, hoping there would be fall colors, … Continue reading →

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Lum & Abner Jot’em Down Store and Museum

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Roger

From the early 1930s to the mid-1950s, Lum & Abner were a comedy duo that rival Laurel and Hardy in popularity. The characters were played by Chester Lauck (Lum) and Norris Goff (Abner), natives of Mena, Arkansas. They started their … Continue reading →

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Blue Man Group

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Roger

A friend and I went to the Denver Center for the Performing Arts to see a traveling Blue Man Group show. We drove up after work and ate supper at Sam’s No. 3 diner before the show. Our seats were … Continue reading →

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