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Silver Dollar City - Ozark Mountain Christmas Movie

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A Christmas movie was finally made in Branson, Missouri. I had no plans to see it, even though I myself have worked at Silver Dollar City. But the morning after the movie had aired, I changed my mind and watched it. So, here's my take.  The story opens and films shots in parts of Branson on the 76 strip (which I found to be silly and bad looking as the movie was filmed in January of this year) and looked desolate. The story films shots of downtown Branson, and ones of the actual park were done well. But the filming of the park takes place mainly during the day which shows none of the beauty of the park at night, until a saloon party which takes place near the end of the movie.   The dialogue and story are pretty vague. The interactions with workers of the city are just "beyond "anything I could ever see taking place. The idea is sprayed in that silver dollar city is a family but shows no inclination into how or why or even where that comes from?    I enjoyed see...
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Bobbi Martin For The Love of Him

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   A great song of dedication may be seen strongly here. Bobbi Martin wrote For the Love of Him in 1969 and at first it was a flop record. Her second album on United Artists was recorded, once again a country record with a picture of Bobbi holding a piece of grass and sporting red hair. She sang covers of country standards, "You're Cheating' Heart," "Crazy Arms," and "Here Comes My Baby Back Again."   Bobbi was feeling another loss, but a DJ out of Philly heard the song and wanted to have her on his program. It would be a sure way to promote the record. Bobbi was tired and did not want to promote the song. It had been out for months and had not done anything. But she had her friend Dennis and manager Miriam Love encouraging her to go out and do the show. "It could be another hit," Miriam told her on the telephone. "Just do it," Dennis told her and so she did.   For the Love of Him was her biggest hit to date. It shot to #13 on t...
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Bobbi Martin takes on Harper Valley PTA

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   Bobbi Martin 45 single Harper Valley PTA / I Think of You.  Bobbi was from Baltimore and her producer Henry was fixated on her having a country sound. Maybe because of her country accent or because of her closeness to country folks. This led him to giving her the title song Harper Valley PTA to record at the same time, and even before Jeannie C. Reilly. Bobbi's version of the song was chaotic and very pop/ rock. It would only go to #114 on the bubbling under billboard while the other now "standard" country version would become a massive #1 hit.  With this song, Bobbi had the chance to record her first album on her new label, United Artists. The album was titled unsurprisingly "Harper Valley PTA," a pure country album with covers of "Misty Blue," and "Gentle on Your Mind," being staples on the album. These songs were already becoming classics in the field. Songs like "Empty Arms," and "Be Mine," were done with slow arran...
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Sarah Vaughan & Shy

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The news has got out that a dead ringer for the jazz singer Sarah Vaughan is indeed most definitely Shyvi. So since we know who Shyvi is, the late personality of YouTube, who is Sarah Vaughan?   Well Sarah Vaughan is considered one of the greatest jazz singers known as “The Divine One.” Two Grammy awards, one for Jazz vocal performance female in 1983 for Gershwin Live! and the lifetime achievement award. Also the NEA Jazz Masters.   Sarah was born in Newark, New Jersey. She sang regular at Mount Zion babtist church and began taking piano lessons at age 7 for the next 8 years. She even picked up the organ and won the Apollo Theatre talent show.  At 19, discovered by Billy Eckstine, Sarah began her music career. Earl Hines hired her to his band in 1943 as vocalist and second on the piano. and by the next year she was in Billy Eckstine’s band. Dizzy Gillespie sang her praises, calling her a new development in Jazz. Sarah began recording her own songs.   S...
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Joey’s take on Old Radio

 In a world where there was once no blinking light screen in the home which is called television, radio was on the rise in the 1930's during the onset of the great depression.    It's hard for me to imagine a world without the internet anymore, let alone television.  The movie theatre would be the only place where someone could go to see a screen before their eyes. Most nights, families would stay home and listen to a radio and imagine the pictures in their mind.   Recently, I have been listening to the Jack Benny and Hedda Hopper show on radio, I enjoy listening to the way they talk. I like to create my own pictures in a my mind in a medium that is quite unlike anything else.    Radio has gone into a big decline with Spotify being what many could consider their form of radio today. Radio is only by waves. The only time to hear a radio is when you are in the car, if that, or in a mall, or an office. I personally hate to be in an office and have to...
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Joey Sharp's Top 40 Intake - September Billboard '24

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  This week the billboard magazine comes out with its list of popular songs and here is Joey Sharp with his response from the hillbilly Ozarks.    Hello folks, It's Joey. This week, the chart has reserved its first two spots for country songs. The first one was a bar song I could not stand to listen to all because who wants to hear a bar song, I sure don't, not really. The 2nd one was "I Had Some Help," by Post Malone and Morgan Wallen.  "Birds of a feather," by Billie Ellish is doing fine at #5. A pretty good song in her usual style.   Chappell Roan is popular and the talk of the music business. "Good Luck Babe," is at #6 and a pretty great song. Hot To Go and Pink Pony Club are top 40 hits as well.   Sabrinia Carpenter has "Espresso," at #7 and "Please, Please, Please," at #9. These are my favorite songs right now and listening to her I hear a bit of a country sound in her voice, a bit like Dolly Partin, I think.  "Millio...
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Jacob Tremblay & Cold Copy

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Jacob Tremblay plays many characters whether they are human or cartoons. He works all the time and is rather hard to keep up with. This year, he has already been in one thriller "Cold Copy," and in a cartoon "Orion and the Dark," He's already set to appear in many new projects in the coming year.   Jacob plays Igor in his recent film, "Cold Copy."   Mia, who is the student meets Igor one night after taking a walk with a strange guy. Igor threatens the guy and going back to the boy’s house, Mia realizes she has a story; A boy who lost his mother who was once a famous children's book author.   Igor is often seen in dark colors and coats of green and almost blue. His hair is long, in a ponytail and he's often beat up by kids in school.   Mia follows Igor to his hangout which is in an old warehouse and begins to film him. She digs into his life to tell the story of how his mother died. It's really sad and dramatic. But she ends up stabbing him...
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