Bandy eases out, Short slides on in

by Tyler Francke for Branson Tri-Lakes News

Longtime Branson entertainer Moe Bandy has decided he will not perform at the Jim Stafford Theatre this season as he had planned, and the “Top 10 Rock and Roll Revue,” a tribute show that recently began its third season at the Branson Mall, will take his place.

Cindy Merry, Bandy’s publicist, said his touring schedule and some other projects he is working on forced him to push his opening date at the Jim Stafford Theatre back to Sept. 4. Merry, who is also Stafford’s marketing consultant, said the theater was having difficulty finding an act that would agree to perform at the time slot only for the next few months.

“Moe Bandy and the Staffords are really good friends,” Merry said. “And when Moe found out nobody wanted the spot if they couldn’t go all year, he was gracious enough to give it up.”

She said Bandy has not yet canceled his Branson show dates after Sept. 4, and he has been considering several venues as a possibility for those performances.  For the rest of the story click here: http://bransontrilakesnews.com/entertainment/article_4db8354c-8327-11e0-bf89-001cc4c002e0.html

A Trip To Branson Goes Beyond the Expected

Amy Bertrand wrote a nice story on Branson for the St Louis Post-Dispatch. In particular she notes: "I'll admit I was curious. In the weeks preceding our trip to Branson, I had heard opinions on the "Live Music Capital of the World" from several dozen people. They ranged from criticisms of the kitsch to raves about the activities for kids. Two of the biggest cheerleaders were my parents, who visit Branson twice a year. They helped us plan and then joined us on a family trip to the Ozarks town."
"Branson, it turns out, is both everything I expected and nothing I expected." Read the rest here: http://www.stltoday.com/travel/article_47df42eb-394b-5ef5-92e7-3d347ce747b9.html