tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post7366807627826735564..comments2024-03-29T11:26:16.652-04:00Comments on Fayfare's Opry Blog: Minnie Pearl's 100th Birthdayfayfarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173166778978335059noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-75403498706339129072012-10-24T17:24:36.063-04:002012-10-24T17:24:36.063-04:00Barry, thanks for sharing the great memories. Barry, thanks for sharing the great memories. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-68142976733592405632012-10-24T00:33:30.246-04:002012-10-24T00:33:30.246-04:00I've got some very fond personal memories of M...I've got some very fond personal memories of Minnie. I got to meet her the first time when I was about 16. She came to one of the fairs that I was working as a stagehand/ gopher and I acted as one of her escorts (Henry was the other one). And, although I was just one of the hired hands, she treated me as if I were something special. She took the time to visit and encouraged my show business ambitions but made it FIRMLY clear that I was to pursue them ONLY after I had finished high school and preferably college! A few years later I was working for TNN and would see her at the Opry House from time to time. She said she remembered me from those fair dates although I really don't think she did. But she always told me I was cute...something I wore as badge of pride until I realized that Minnie told EVERYBODY they were cute!! <br /><br />I learned a lot from Minnie Pearl...everything from comic timing to how to treat people. I'm pretty sure there is no one in the history of country music who was more universally loved and respected. I can't think of a time when I've ever heard anyone say anything about Minnie that is the least bit negative. And, I still get chills when I think about the way she could "milk" a laugh. Johnny Russell could do it too and he would tell you it's something he learned from Minnie....a laugh would start on one side of the Opry House, roll across to the other side and then, when it started to die down, Minnie could raise an eyebrow or shake her head and the laugh would roll all the way back across the auditorium. She was a pro in every respect of the word.<br /><br />If you haven't read Minnie's autobiography, get a copy. You will absolutely love it! There is also some really good video on YouTube right now of several of Minnie's Opry performances. For a while, there was a clip of a CBS feature on her that included some backstage footage from her 50th anniversary show. It seems to have disappeard at the moment but if you run across it, it's a really great piece.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04287831362702766918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-18801868218861247022012-10-23T15:55:43.255-04:002012-10-23T15:55:43.255-04:00Jimmy Dickens has cancelled out for tonight and ha...Jimmy Dickens has cancelled out for tonight and has been replaced by Riders In The Sky. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-1070313744128614342012-10-23T10:53:15.113-04:002012-10-23T10:53:15.113-04:00Thanks, Byron. I appreciate that. It occurs to m...Thanks, Byron. I appreciate that. It occurs to me that of course Minnie would have been an ideal one to speak, but had had the stroke and probably would have been too emotional to speak (I think of Andy Rooney, who was Walter Cronkite's best friend since World War II, at Cronkite's service). Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998867386294693956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-9191559885845128312012-10-23T09:11:44.946-04:002012-10-23T09:11:44.946-04:00Mike, I have a copy of the program that was passed...Mike, I have a copy of the program that was passed at at the Roy Acuff memorial service, which was held on Wednesday December 2, 1992 at the Roy Acuff Theater at Opryland. <br /><br />Presiding over the service was Hairl Hensley, with tributes by E.W. Wendell, Hank Snow, Porter Wagoner and Ed Benson. <br /><br />Music Tributes were done by Pete Kirby, Charlie Collins, Larry McNeely, Dan Kelly, Chet Atkins, Connie Smith, Vince Gill, Bill Monroe, Ricky Skaggs and Tater Tate. <br /><br />The Scripture/Prayer was done by Dr. Herbert Gabhart. <br /><br />The service ended with everyone singing "I'll Fly Away."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-26540442902369017522012-10-22T20:59:28.816-04:002012-10-22T20:59:28.816-04:00Byron and Oldtime, who else spoke at the memorial ...Byron and Oldtime, who else spoke at the memorial service? I never heard any details about it.<br /><br />Mr. Snow quoted some praise he received from Mr. Acuff in his autobiography and said it meant a lot to him. I never heard anything to suggest that they were especially close or that they didn't get along--friendly and fellow gods, as it were.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998867386294693956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-88711338048868122722012-10-22T19:12:42.727-04:002012-10-22T19:12:42.727-04:00I know I have it on VCR somewhere in my collection...I know I have it on VCR somewhere in my collection. I will have to do some looking. I think Minnie had asked for each of the Hall of Fame members to be on the segment with her, especially Chet Atkins, who was a dear friend. <br /><br />As far as Hank and Roy, I have heard of no real issues between them and you are right, Hank was one of the speakers at the Acuff memorial service. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-84142651682287702442012-10-22T16:41:10.106-04:002012-10-22T16:41:10.106-04:00Does anyone have a copy of Minnie's 50th on DV...Does anyone have a copy of Minnie's 50th on DVD or VHS? All these years later and I am STILL bummed out the timer on my VCR messed up that night. Ive always been intrigued that Hank Snow appeared since it seemed liked he usually didn't participate in anything but his normal spot. And I've always wondered what kind of relationship he had with Acuff even though if you remember he was one of the speakers at his memorial service. Goes to show everyone loved Minnie. And kind of surprising Porter was gone that night. (oldtimeopry)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-12821472580132185322012-10-22T12:22:23.849-04:002012-10-22T12:22:23.849-04:00Byron,
I don't know where I got 1991. I mean...Byron,<br /><br />I don't know where I got 1991. I meant the 50th anniversary night in 1990. What I had written down was one was the announced lineup then I numbered the order they all appeared. As I recall, everyone but the host was out of order on the 8:00 and 8:30 shows and a few others. Just wondered if you had a suggestion for the changes.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Jim<br />KnightsvilleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-5207206131835884702012-10-22T09:14:04.989-04:002012-10-22T09:14:04.989-04:00Lindy, you are right as far as not tracking the ma...Lindy, you are right as far as not tracking the matinee appearances, so you have better information than me on that one. Thanks!!! I just tracked the Friday and Saturday night shows from those days. I do remember Minnie doing the True Value tour and suffering a stroke right after that Joliet show. <br /><br />Jim, as far as your question, do you mean the 1990 50th anniversary show for Minnie or do you mean a show in 1991? As far as the Minnie show, I do have the annnounced line-up. What I posted was the actual order of the show with the exception of Minnie who I have coming on at the beginning of the televised show at 7, and then after Roy Acuff during the 7:30 segment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-5122181015133412092012-10-21T22:59:46.723-04:002012-10-21T22:59:46.723-04:00Byron,
Not sure how I would have known the offici...Byron,<br /><br />Not sure how I would have known the official lineup in 1991 unless I was checking by phone as I used to do. Anyway, my notes show that especially on the first show the acts did not appear in the order they were scheduled. Everyone was on the correct portion and the host was correct but all guests were out of order. Any idea for this or do I even have my notes correct?<br /><br />Jim<br />Knightsville, IN Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-543239990166792152012-10-21T20:02:57.080-04:002012-10-21T20:02:57.080-04:00Correction on my last post. I rechecked what I had...Correction on my last post. I rechecked what I had wrote down in the logs I used to keep. Minnie Pearl's last performance was June 15 in Joliet IL. Her stroke was 2 days later.mll06041965https://www.blogger.com/profile/11379756348553119265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-62182428797047362372012-10-21T18:50:43.370-04:002012-10-21T18:50:43.370-04:00Hey Byron, I've got one for you!!! Minnie'...Hey Byron, I've got one for you!!! Minnie's last Opry appearance was not in April, 1991 because I saw her at the Opry on June 8, 1991 at an Opry Matinee. She suffered the stroke that ended her career on June 15.<br /><br />I believe I saw her her 2nd to last appearance on the Opry House stage, on that June 8th, because she was scheduled to do a Tuesday Matinee on June 11th and if she did that that was her last Opry appearance at the Opry House. <br /><br />She also worked a couple of the GOO True Value American Tour traveling shows that they did that year, including in Joliet IL 2 days before her stroke. <br /><br />Byron, I will send you a couple of pictures of Minnie at that June 8 Matinee when I saw her. I'm so glad now that I went to that Matinee in addition to the show that Saturday night!!<br /><br />You make a great observation about Minnie not appearing at the Opry on the evening shows as much as many would think and mostly Friday nights later in her career. However, I think you probably don't have in your appearance count the Matinees that she did.<br /><br />As I recall, she worked a lot of the Matinees, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday... like the one on June 8 on a Saturday afternoon. She was not on the evening radio show on June 8 and she would often would work a Saturday Matinee but not the evening show. I know she worked Matinees in May and of course at least those two im June, after that last April evening appearance.<br /><br />Often in the Opry programs and in the Tennessean posted Opry Linueps...for the Matinees on Tues, Thurs, Sat, Sun they would list Roy Acuff by himself on the last half hour of the Matinee and Minnie would show up as a surprise. That is what happened on June 8th. Only Roy was scheduled, Minnie was a pleasant surprise!<br /><br />So, Minnie did a lot of the Matinees, probably many that we don't even know about as a surprise guest--so she made a lot of Opry appearances in her later years just not on the broadcasted shows.<br /><br />Thanks too Bryon, for posting the lineup for the 50th anniversary and bringing back memories of that night. I was there that night and it is in my Top 10 shows I have attended. What a lineup for that televised segment - 7 members of the HOF in one hour! Byron, will send you a couple of pictures I took that night as well. They had a nice Minnie Pearl dedicated program that night too. My seat was in the balcony for that show, but I went downstairs to get some pictures and ended up with hundreds of others people just sitting in the aisle between sec 4 and 5 at the foot of the stage for most of the televised portion of the show.<br /><br />My seat is a little better this Tuesday for Minnie's 100th so I won't have to be sittin' on no floor! I just wish I could watch the same lineup for an hour this Tuesday that I saw for hour on that November 3, 1990!!!<br /><br />mll06041965https://www.blogger.com/profile/11379756348553119265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-82232524424487575102012-10-20T21:39:37.126-04:002012-10-20T21:39:37.126-04:00A great lineup from Minnie's special night, an...A great lineup from Minnie's special night, and I didn't know that about her plaque, but it seems appropriate, doesn't it?<br /><br />I remember watching the show that night and thinking it was nice that the Hall of Famers were on with her ... except Bill Monroe, who they all were afraid of when Minnie came to the Opry! I also recall Dwight Yoakum sent something like 50 dozen Minnie Pearl roses, which made me a Dwight fan forever.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998867386294693956noreply@blogger.com