First three shows at Branson

We arrived about three in the afternoon Thursday and went to Roy Clark's (remember Hee-Haw?) show that night. He has to be somewhere in his 70's, but he and the band put on a good show. One of the band players was a young (30?) fellow who played fiddle, mandolin, and guitar, all extremely well. He also sang very well, and will someday be a big star on his own. His name is Justin David.

Friday morning, we went to the Brett family show. It was well reviewed, but it started to get old after a while. They were good, but not special.

Friday evening (tonight) we went to a show that had rave reviews, called "Six". It was six brothers who sang without the help of a band or back-up tracks. What made them different was that one of them "played" the drums and another the bass, with their voices via mikes (they all used mikes). Their two voices were put through special filters to make it sound more authentic, but they still did it live, and it was fantastic. The other four had just amplification from their mikes. The show was funny, and had the most exceptional harmonizing I have ever heard. They literally played/sang almost all genres of music, sometimes in series of small clips of songs. I would say the brothers ranged in age from 30-something to 50-something. They were the oldest six of 10 boys. I highly recommend going to this show if you get to Branson. I found out the theatre holds 1250 people. They had played Vegas until the theatre owner convinced them to come to Branson. They live there now with their families, and play to sold out audiences six nights a week.

We just walked up to the "Six" ticket office, as we had no reservations. Out of the 1250 tickets sold that night, I was sold the last two! Our seats were in the third row on the left aisle. Amazing luck! Buy your tickets in advance over the internet!

Tomorrow, we planned to go see Yakov Smirnoff at the morning show. As I was buying tickets for Six, the woman ahead of me said they had been seeing shows for days, and were going home early, tomorrow. She had two tickets for Jakov's show and asked if I wanted them. I asked how much and she said $10 each. I bought them from her, as they are $30 tickets each. I hope they are good. Let you know tomorrow.