Branson, Missouri

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Lisa writes: For their 40th wedding anniversary, my parents went to Branson, Missouri. I've never been there, but from the pics, I'd say it's sort of Las Vegas meets Nashville meets Provo. My mom is a very enthusiastic fan of anybody with singing/dancing/instrumental talent. Very, very enthusiastic. For my mom, Branson was like a petting zoo -- she got to go see the shows, then meet the singers in person.

Mom and Dad both got to drive the Duckmobile.


Mom writes: "We were told at church that we should see 'SIX: An Orchestra of Human Voices.' This is an LDS Family of 10 boys. Six perform in astonishing vocal ranges with no orchestra. They make the orchestra with their mouths! (This week there were over 60 shows to choose from.) [The picture is] Brother Knudsen with his SIX sons and us after the show. The the audience was welcomed with, 'You are in Branson, where you can talk about God, Family, Country, and In God we Trust.' Roy stood in every show that week to be honored as a Veteran."

"These cute guys are all dads, returned missionaries, and so fun. They made fun of their hair and no hair! Kevin stated, 'My hair is a product of Clorox and Miracle Grow!'"




The Duttons were Top Ten finalists on America's Got Talent. "Dad is a Bishop and was a professor at BYU when he decide to take his talented family on the road. Sister Dutton says, 'His real goal in life was to be truck driver.'"




The real reason to come to Branson was to see the Osmonds. Dad surprised Mom with front row center seats. Jimmy reached from the stage to shake her hand.




"I had a surprise for all of the brothers. We had film of us together with their Daddy, George Osmond, when Brother and Sister Osmond served their mission at the Laie Temple in the '80s. We were stationed in the Army on Oahu at that time. From my laptop we shared the footage backstage at Intermission."

This is a guy named George Dyer. He picked Mom from the audience to come up on stage while he was singing.



I don't think Dad has anything to worry about.

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Anonymous said…
Yes - Dad has nothing to worry about! Thanks for "packaging" our story in such a fun way. It was charmed. A friend wrote, "You and Roy saw Branson like nobody ever has." Timing is everything. No big crowds, lots of specials on tickets and kind older folks who shared in the joy of us celebrating our 40th Anniversary. Love, Mom
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