tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post810006009118794397..comments2024-03-29T09:38:59.536-04:00Comments on Fayfare's Opry Blog: Tuesday Night Opry 2/28fayfarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173166778978335059noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-31391472572330394402017-03-01T16:38:35.004-05:002017-03-01T16:38:35.004-05:00Travis did the Opry? Really? Well, here's a qu...Travis did the Opry? Really? Well, here's a quarter. Call someone who cares.<br /><br />Sorry. I had to do it. The devil made me do it! More seriously, I'm glad he did the Opry, and I hope he will come back a LOT more often.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998867386294693956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-87350839607425165832017-03-01T10:56:15.114-05:002017-03-01T10:56:15.114-05:00I'm reminded that when Hal Durham was manager,...I'm reminded that when Hal Durham was manager, Bud Wendell would do the really "big" moments, which struck me as interesting since Durham, after all, had been a broadcaster before becoming manager. As I recall, for Hank Snow's 40th, Hairl Hensley came out and did the presentation. Bob Whittaker came out when he was manager, and I had the impression that, like Pete Fisher, he liked being on stage.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998867386294693956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-50115305516554467072017-03-01T08:36:01.904-05:002017-03-01T08:36:01.904-05:00Really nice show tonight. Travis sounded very good...Really nice show tonight. Travis sounded very good and seemed very appreciative at being back at the Opry. John Conlee handled the on-stage presentation.<br /><br />Just a side-note: Since Pete Fisher left, we have seen very, very little of any Opry management on stage. When Crystal Gayle was inducted as a new member in January, it was Loretta Lynn and Mike Terry that handled things. Last night it was John Conlee. In the past those are functions that would have been handled by Pete. It will be interesting to see next weekend who handles the Dailey & Vincent induction.Byronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610237116677181633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-87333564465734726552017-03-01T02:30:56.133-05:002017-03-01T02:30:56.133-05:00I wonder if what Travis said about the Opry is the...I wonder if what Travis said about the Opry is the truth. BobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-61498446274028441412017-02-28T20:07:07.456-05:002017-02-28T20:07:07.456-05:00John Conlee in for Bill Anderson tonight. John Conlee in for Bill Anderson tonight. Byronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610237116677181633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-71209203559321224622017-02-28T11:27:39.765-05:002017-02-28T11:27:39.765-05:00So now it all makes sense. Tritt rarely appears o...So now it all makes sense. Tritt rarely appears on the Opry because he is a leap day inductee. Thus, he only has to do 1/4 as many shows as everyone else. Happy 6 1/4 Anniversary Travis.<br /><br />[end sarcasm]Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07427960253977868981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-90853847011444026832017-02-26T23:47:59.025-05:002017-02-26T23:47:59.025-05:00Byron,
Thanks for the comments on Hank Snow. I ...Byron, <br /><br />Thanks for the comments on Hank Snow. I had nothing in my notes about him that night.<br /><br />I was listening to some recordings of Hank on the Opry in late 1994 this evening and I heard Hank say something I don't remember hearing him say. He was explaining his cheat sheets to the audience and said "these cards have funny little picture on them to keep me paying attention to what I'm doing up here". I had heard the real explanation many times but didn't remember the funny picture comment. He went on to explain that he did two to three hundred songs on the Opry and he kept the cards to make sure he didn't forget the words.<br /><br />Jim<br />Knightsville, INAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com