tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post6469103739522874506..comments2024-03-28T21:22:49.157-04:00Comments on Fayfare's Opry Blog: Grand Ole Opry Birthday Weekend-Recapfayfarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173166778978335059noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-9638819244235531162016-10-14T19:44:08.442-04:002016-10-14T19:44:08.442-04:00From Anonymous in Kingman:
How true. I do remember...From Anonymous in Kingman:<br />How true. I do remember the time (many years ago) when an insurance guy from National Life came to our front door and gave a similar spiel. The sales guy even gave my Mom a "Nat'l Life sewing needle kit. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-90858272989724480222016-10-11T13:23:00.539-04:002016-10-11T13:23:00.539-04:00First, where on the trail did they lose Ranger Dou...First, where on the trail did they lose Ranger Doug?<br /><br />Thanks for the update, Byron. We tend at times to forget that the Opry always has been just part of a larger corporation--first, National Life, then Gaylord. Corporations expect profits, and they expect their arms or branches that are less profitable to buck up others. Bud Wendell started as an insurance salesman and said the idea was that you knocked on the door and said, "Hi, I'm from National Life, which owns the Grand Ole Opry, and Roy Acuff hoped you would let me talk to you about insurance." Not much different now, if you think about it.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998867386294693956noreply@blogger.com