Bradshaw High School - Mark VI Yearbook (Florence, AL)

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Five musical shows. All live. Continuing performances. I Hear America Singing. You'll see and hear America's rich and wonderful history. . . set to music. 139 songs- including all your favorites. Performed live all day long in our big amphitheater. New Orleans-You'll be there when Jazz was born. The scene is New Orleans, you can smell the coffee and Cajun cooking. And here comes a Jazz Band. Marching down the street. And you're there, inthe place where JazzlRhythm Bt Blues were born. You just happen into the Cantina. Suddenly lt's a century ago, and you're part of the old west. The Spanish guitar echoes hoofbeats of the old Chisholm Trail. The lady begins to sing, the boys may whoop and holler. . .We aren't going to tell you what happens next. You'll have to be there. A long, long time ago in the Appalachian Hill Country. A troubadour, his banjo on his back comes wandering along. Back then, there were no newspapers. He brings the news. He sings the news. And he comes across a cabin , . . but there's nobody home. Maybe he'll find a family to sing his songs to . . . right in the audience? The Music of Today. We can't tell you exactly what the music will be, because just as soon as this brochure goes to print, it will change. The whole idea of this show is to play and sing the music of today. This day. The day you're here. Take awalk through America. Ouaint villages, decorated with authentic antiques, are nestled between the trees and lakes. There's New Orleans. The American West. An Appalachian Village. That's just for starters. You'll want to stop off at Ftoy Acuff's, too, and browse through Fioy's own collection of unique and antique musical instruments. And you're welcome to see Great Moments from the Grand Ole Opry at the National Life Hospitality and information Center. How are you going to keep your kids up in the city, after they've seen the farm? There's a petting farm. With real farm animals . . .ducks, geese, lambs, goats, pigs. And the kids are welcome to walk right out and pet them. There's also a wild animal petting place. With real wild animals. . .deer, raccoon, buffalo. These animals are all selected for their gentleness. The whole family will get a big laugh from the Animal Opry Show. The performers are live animals. Did you ever think you'd see a pig play the piano? Or a goose on a guitar? Or a raven on a xylophone? Ora billygoat singing a medley of songs? This is just one ofthe shows waiting tor you at Opryland U.S.A. All aboard! Ride the train through Opryland. This isn't one of those little toy trains. lt's a great big steam engine that came huffing and puffing out of the glory days of railroading, From El Paso to Grinder's Switch, this is a train ride you won't forget. Bring along your appetite. lf you come early, there're pancakes for breakfast. Or country sausage served on farm fresh biscuits. For dinner . . . how about fried chicken? Or a plate of country cured ham? Or Swiss steak? Or a Mexican platter? Maybe some fried clams? Or a Monte Christo sandwich-New Orleans style? And yes, if all you want are hamburgers and hot dogs, we've got them, too. Up, up and awaye e 1 Follow this on a Sky Rlde that's map to tree top high. Opryland U.S.A. You're 85 feet Once you get to above the ground, I Nashville, just follow you can almost reach out and pluck the acorns from the top branches. A leisurely, scenic trip that gives you a view of the entire 110 acre park, the villages, the woods, and the l Cumberland Fliver. the special Opryland 1 signs with the red and blue borders. We're about 15 minutes from downtown, and we have direc- tional signs up on all the main highways.

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OPR LAND NASHVILLE, l TENNESSEE . .A The beautiful Tennessee woods are alive with music... And quaint little villages. And American history And animals. And rides. And good food. And... Plan to spend a whole day. We'll fill every minute. For every member of your family. Gates open at 10:00 A.lVl. And the fun begins. A whole day of fun. A day you'll never forget. So what is the biggest, neatest, greatest, most exciting thing about Opryland? That depends on you. lf you're a kid, maybe the zoom down the Log Flume. Or watching the puppet show. lf you're a grandpa, maybe lt's watching a craftsman while he hand- makes a fiddle out of a little wood, a dab of glue and a lot of know-how . . . just like they did when you were a boy. If you're a mom, maybe lt's having the kids enjoy themselves so much that you hardly have to watch them all day, while you sit down and listen to music from New Orleans, the American West and the Hill Country. lfyou're a teenager, maybe it will be the Music of Today show, or the folk songs. . . or just the pure beauty of woods, water, and fresh air. lf you're a dad, maybe it's stepping back a hundred years or so, to see and feel and taste America the way it used to be. And if you're a grandma, maybe lt's watching those grandchildren... having the time oftheirlives . . .then filling up on fried chicken . . . at old- fashioned prices. The fact is, Opryland is a place for everyone. With something for everyone. And that's afact.

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