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Mid-Week Tid Bits, 2-23-12

thewoodbineopry — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:21:51 +0000

The quote for the week: Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.
Mark Twain

We’re getting ready to have another good time at The Woodbine Opry this Saturday night. Our guests will be Joe Muench, T.K. Hilton, and Debbie Spivey. We always have a good time when these folks visit with us.

This week’s trivia question: We’ve all heard of Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys. Tommy Duncan, the “hillbilly Bing Crosby” sang on all of their hit songs except one. Tommy was fired because of his complaining of Bob Wills’ drinking and missing shows. What song did he not sing, and who sang it?

Last week’s answer: Red Steagall

I hope to see you Saturday night at The Woodbine Opry.

Bob Staats

Saturday Night, 2-18-12

thewoodbineopry — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:24:42 +0000

We had a fine program and a fun evening tonight at The Woodbine Opry, right here in beautiful downtown Woodbine, Georgia. The house was full again and I hope everyone enjoyed the music, visiting, and dancing. Our first-time visitors were from McIntosh County, Blackshear, Carrollton, and Burke County, Georgia, Macclenny, Fl., Weir, WV, Durant, Ok., Cleveland, Oh., Ontario, Canada, Upstate, NY, and Rochester, NY. We also had a busload of visitors from Pine Ridge Baptist Church out of Brunswick. It’s always good seeing new faces at the Opry and I hope that you had a good time with us.

Thanks to all who donated to the cake table. The half-n-half was $242.00.

Those who provided tonight’s entertainment were J.C. Hunnicutt, Aubrey Jones, Hershel Hickox, Brian Rowland, Carroll Hayes, Thumper Bennett, Robert McCullers, Nelly Aba, and yours truly. I so appreciate all of the folks for donating their time and talent and providing another evening at The Woodbine Opry.

The link to tonight’s photos/videos: http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/n636/TheWoodbineOpry/

Check us out also at www.thewoodbineopry.com and “like” us on facebook at The Woodbine Opry/Saturday Night.

I hope that you all have a good week and will be able to come back for another visit real soon to The Woodbine Opry.

Bob Staats

Mid-Week Tid Bits, 2-16-12

thewoodbineopry — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:23:37 +0000

Another Thursday is upon us and we are rapidly approaching another evening at The Woodbine Opry. I hope that you all are having a good week.

The quote for the week: Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless. Thomas A. Edison

All of the fellas in the band are looking forward to another fun-filled Saturday night here at the Opry. J.C. and Brian will be back with Robert, Hershel, Aubrey, Thumper, and myself this week, and we’re going to have a good time.

This week’s trivia question: (Perhaps a little more difficult for you this week.) This country music artist and cowboy poet was riding bulls in rodeos as a teenager, but was stricken with polio at the age of 15 and took up guitar for therapy. He is a graduate of West Texas State University with a degree in animal science and agronomy. He spent four years hosting the National Finals Rodeo. He also produced the movie, “Big Bad John”, and made appearances in two movies. He is a published author of cowboy poetry and was named “2006 Poet Laureate of the State Of Texas”. Several of his songs have made it to the top 40 in the country charts. Who is he?

The answer to last week’s queston: Barbara Mandrell

We’re going to have another good time Saturday night and I hope that you can be with us at The Woodbine Opry.

Bob Staats

Saturday Night, 2-11-12

thewoodbineopry — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:59:09 +0000

Regardless of the fact that it was a cool, breezy evening in southeast Georgia, it was a hot time tonight at The Woodbine Opry. Another full house crowd was on hand for some good ole’ country music here in Woodbine, Georgia. Our first-time visitors were from St. Simons Island, Waycross, and Vidalia, Georgia, Yulee, Tallahassee, Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Key West, Fl., and Ontario, Canada. I certainly hope that each of you enjoyed your evening here with us and that you can come back again.

Thanks to all who donated to the cake table, we again had a nice variety of goodies to give away. Our half-n-half was $229.00, of which the nice lady from Upstate New York donated $100.00 to the band. Thank you very much for this gesture of appreciation for those who bring The Woodbine Opry to you every Saturday night, free gratis.

Those providing tonight’s entertainment were Robert McCullers, Aubrey Jones, Thumper Bennett, Hershel Hickox, Phil Tipton, Lonnie Portwood, Stevette Rehberg, Debbie Spivey, John LeMaster, and yours truly. I really cannot thank these folks enough for the outstanding program they put on tonight.

The link to tonight’s photos/videos: http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/n636/TheWoodbineOpry/

Check back in on Thursday for the Mid-Week Tid Bits and “like” us on facebook at The Woodbine Opry/Saturday Night. Also check us out at www.thewoodbineopry.com.

I hope that you all have a really good week and can come back again for The Woodbine Opry.

Bob Staats

Mid-Week Tid Bits, 2-9-12

thewoodbineopry — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:39:52 +0000

A good Thursday morning to all of you, the week is sliding right on by. I hope that everyone has had a good week thus far.

The quote for the week:

I can’t say as ever I was lost, but I was bewildered once for three days. ~Daniel Boone

We have another good program lined up for this Saturday night. Thumper will be back with us on drums, Stevette Rehberg will also be visiting with us, as well as John LeMaster.

This week’s trivia question: At the age of 13 this female country recording artist was touring with Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, and George Jones as a pedal steel guitar player. She had numerous hits during the 1970’s and 80’s and received the Country Music Association’s “Entertainer of the Year” award in 1980 and 1981. Who is she?

Last week’s answer: Floyd Cramer and the song, “Last Date”

I hope that you all have a real fine rest of the week and can join us on Saturday for another evening at The Woodbine Opry.

Bob Staats

Saturday Night, 2-4-12

thewoodbineopry — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:23:01 +0000

Another full-house crowd was present tonight at The Woodbine Opry. The dance floor stayed very active and everyone seemed to have a good time. Our first-time visitors came from St. Marys, Browntown, Folkston, and Ashburn, Ga., Jacksonville, Fl., Wilmington, De., Philadelphia, Pa., El Paso and Dripping Springs, Tx., Corning, N.Y., Grantsville, Md., and Russellville, Ar. I certainly hope that all of you enjoyed your visit with us here at The Opry, and that you will have the opportunity to again visit with us. Thanks to all who donated to the cake table as we again had a full table with a good variety to give out. Our half-n-half was $241.00.

Those musicians providing tonight’s entertainment were Robert McCullers, Brian Rowland, Aubrey Jones, J.C. Hunnicutt, Hershel Hickox, T.K. Hilton, Joe Muench, Thumper Bennett, Debbie Spivey, and yours truly. Without the willlingness of these folks there would be no Woodbine Opry, so I cannot thank them enough, and I know that you also appreciate their dedication in bringing this music program every Saturday night.

The link to tonight’s photos/videos: http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/n636/TheWoodbineOpry/

Also, “like” us on facebook at The Woodbine Opry/Saturday Night. I encourage you to utilize this to share with all of the Woodbiners. You might also want to take a look at www.thewoodbineopry.com . Check back in with us on Thursday for the Mid-Week Tid Bits.

I hope that you all have a good week and can come back again real soon to The Woodbine Opry.

Bob Staats

Mid-Week Tid Bits, 2-2-12

thewoodbineopry — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:33:44 +0000

Now that we are starting a new month, it makes me wonder what happened to January. It seemed to go by rather quickly and we didn’t get much winter weather out of it. Oh well, we get what we get when it comes to the weather.

The quote for the week: The trouble with weather forecasting is that it’s right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it. ~Patrick Young

This Saturday night we are going to have another fine program here at The Woodbine Opry. Our guests this week will be Joe Muench and T.K. Hilton, two very popular musicians both with the audience and with the guys in the band. It is always a pleasure having Joe and T.K. with us.

This week’s trivia queston: This country music artist began playing piano for the Louisiana Hayride before moving to Nashville. He was a much sought after musician for recording sessions, playing for Elvis, the Everly Brothers, Patsy Cline, Brenda Lee, Roy Orbison and others. Elvis’ first national hit, Heartbreak Hotel, featured his playing. He popularized the slip note piano style of playing country music. He became well known to listeners with his own release of a record in 1960. Who is he and what record made his name known to all?

Last week’s answer: Red Foley

I hope that you can make it to The Woodbine Opry this Saturday night; it’s gonna be a good one.

Bob Staats

Saturday Night, 1-28-12

thewoodbineopry — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:00:22 +0000

Another fun-filled night was had at The Woodbine Opry tonight. A nearly full-house crowd was on hand and we stayed out late. Those band members tonight were Robert McCullers, J.C. Hunnicutt, Aubrey Jones, Hershel Hickox, Brian Rowland, Thumper Bennett, and yours truly. Our guests tonight were Phil Tipton, Nelly Aba, Debbie Spivey, and Kevin Walker. It was good to see Kevin again as it has been a couple of years since he has been with us.

Thanks to all who donated to the cake table as we again had a bunch to give away. The half-n-half was $203.00. Our first-time visitors came from Kingsland, Waycross, Alma, and Savannah, Ga., Boston and Plymouth, Ma., Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, Pa., Kingsville, Md., and Minot, N.D. I hope that you all enjoyed your evening with us and can make it back again.

The link to tonight’s videos/photos: http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/n636/TheWoodbineOpry/

Check back in on Thursday for the Mid-Week Tid Bits, and “like” us on facebook at The Woodbine Opry/Saturday Night. I established this on facebook as a “gathering place” for all to post and keep in touch with others there at Woodbine. I wish that you would utilize it. You also may want to check my website, http://thewoodbineopry.wordpress.com/

I hope to see you back at The Woodbine Opry real soon.

Bob Staats

Mid-Week Tid Bits, 1-26-12

thewoodbineopry — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:25:18 +0000

I hope that everyone is having a good week. With these spring-like days we are experiencing it’s hard not to have a good day.

The quote for the week: ”Real friendship is shown in times of trouble; prosperity is full of friends.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

I expect to have another good crowd on hand this Saturday night for The Woodbine Opry. All of the band will be there and our guests will be Thumper Bennett, Debbie Spivey, and Phil Tipton.

This week’s trivia question: This country artist established himself as one of the most respected and versatile performers in country music. In 1939, he became the first country artist to host a national radio program, NBC’s Avalon Time, co-hosted by Red Skelton. In 1945, he became the first country artist to record in Nashville. His critics dubbed him “the barnyard Bing Crosby”. Who is he?

Last week’s answer: Roy Clark

I hope to see you all Saturday at The Woodbine Opry.

Bob Staats

Saturday Night, 1-21-12

thewoodbineopry — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:27:08 +0000

We had a great time tonight at The Woodbine Opry. The house was packed and so many were dancing and everyone was having a good time. Folks, that’s what The Woodbine Opry is all about; having fun and old music.

Our first-time visitors were from Waycross, Ga., Yulee, Fl., Indiana, Minneapolis, and Stillwater, Mn. I hope you all enjoyed the evening with us and felt at home.

Again, thanks to all who donated to the cake table tonight. There was a glitch in the book as to who brought the items, and for this I apologize as I firmly believe those folks deserve to be recognized. At any rate, thanks so much; we had a good bit to give away, and a lot of folks to give to. Our half-n-half was $260.00.

The band members tonight were Robert McCullers, Aubrey Jones, J.C. Hunnicutt, Hershel Hickox, Brian Rowland, and yours truly. Our guests were Joe Muench, T.K. Hilton, and Phil Tipton. Tim Murray got us checked out on the sound booth and Charlie Bruce kept us straight the rest of the evening. Thanks to all of these folks for presenting another great evening of old country music here at The Woodbine Opry.

The link to tonight’s photos/videos: http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/n636/TheWoodbineOpry/

Check back in with us on Thursday for our Mid-Week Tid Bits, and “like” us on facebook at The Woodbine Opry/Saturday Night.

I look forward to seeing you back at The Woodbine Opry real soon.

Bob Staats