October 16, 2008 07:09 pm— By Dave Woodsdwoods@joplinglobe.com
BRANSON, Mo. — Steve Vrana said he loves a good laugh.“I like the comedy,” the Wahoo, Neb., resident said as he waited for the second half of the Comedy Jamboree at Grand Country in Branson to begin. “The ‘Hee Haw’ part was my favorite,” he said of a segment of the show that paid tribute to the comedy of Cornfield County, U.S.A. “It’s really good, funny comedy."
“I thought it would be for old fogies, but it’s not,” his wife, Raleen, added.
That’s what emcee and producer Mike Patrick likes to hear.“I love it. It’s just infectious,” Patrick said, sitting in his backstage office after a performance. “We are in a business that has instant gratification because there are people applauding. I tell all my employees, ‘You’re not a musician, you’re not an entertainer, you are in the people business. First and foremost and not anything else.’” Read the rest of the story here: http://www.joplinglobe.com/enjoy/local_story_290174116.html/resources_printstory
Some of my favorite
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