While John is away Vince continues his praise of opry staff

Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 14 Nov 1999 7:40 am

I saw a recap from someone who was at the 2nd show of the opry.
Aparently the highlight was supposed to be Andy Griffiths apperence as ron howard planned to be on stage with him. However Andy
was so flusterd he got phsicaly ill and went back to his hotel.

Meanwhile Vince Gill publicly accknowledged
the use of the opry house band and introduced them.

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Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 14 Nov 1999 7:56 am

I wish they had televised that part of the show.

Ray Cothren · Post by **Ray Cothren** » 14 Nov 1999 8:30 am

b0b,
Don't be testy now just because Andy Griffith's song & the award ceremony cut into ole Earl's banjo pickin' time.

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 14 Nov 1999 8:42 am

Funny, Ray

Seriously, I watched with trepidation. Earl--the GREAT Earl--has not been well for some time now and I thought he looked like he had been prepped by Mike W or John S. When Andy came out Earl almost fell down--he appeared to have a stiff leg, I don't know the nature of his ailment--and he looked mighty precarious. Then Andy told a joke and looked like he was about to pass out or hurl or something. I truly feared that something mighty bad was going to happen. I was relieved that the show ended without incident.
By the way, see Earnest's observations re: the commercials in the Opry Recap thread. <p ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b">[This message was edited by Jon Light on 11-14-99]</FONT></P>

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 14 Nov 1999 1:05 pm

I normally don't turn the sound all the way off - I only turned it down during Earl's segment - but when Kelly Willis' fiddle player went into a solo, I just had to hit the mute button. I can't imagine how acts like that get on the Opry stage. We kept expecting a big hook to come out from stage left, but then we realized it wound have to be a double hook!

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 14 Nov 1999 1:19 pm

That "fiddle" was a viola.

Did you really think she was that much worse than other Opry acts? I didn't.

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 14 Nov 1999 7:25 pm

Yeah, her singing brings up a very strong negative reaction in me. It sounded badly out of tune to me, and the song disoriented me. I started getting sick.

Bill Stafford · Post by **Bill Stafford** » 15 Nov 1999 6:38 am

What "country?"

Earl Erb · Post by **Earl Erb** » 15 Nov 1999 7:45 am

Sleepy,you forgot to mention the best part of the show.....DUELING YO YO'S !

Earl Erb · Post by **Earl Erb** » 16 Nov 1999 8:06 am

Sleepy,Nixon couldn't play fiddle and the yo yo's was the only duet they could come up with.I heard that Duncan Yo Yo's stocks increased 500% after that show.