Saturday Night, 3-8-14

Another fun evening was had tonight here at The Woodbine Opry.  Our first-time visitors were from Blackshear, Ga., Jacksonville, Fl., Wheeling, WV, New Orleans, La., and London, England.  I do hope that you all enjoyed the evening with us.

Thanks to all who donated to the cake table; the half-n-half was $258.00.

Those providing tonight’s entertainment were Robert McCullers, Aubrey Jones, J.C. Hunnicutt, Joe Muench, Brian Rowland, and yours truly.  Thanks to all of these men for tonight’s program.

The link to the videos/photos of tonight:   http://s1143.photobucket.com/user/TheWoodbineOpry/library/March%202014?sort=3&page=1

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

Opry On!

Bob Staats

Mid-Week Tid Bits, 3-6-14

The quote for the week:  Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Confucius

Well, here it is Thursday already and time just seems to fly by.  Saturday will soon be here and time for another evening at The Woodbine Opry.  We are continuing having good crowds and it’s great seeing everyone enjoying themselves and having a good time.  I hope that you can be with us this week.

This week’s trivia question:  Remember the 1960 pop hit, “Forever” by The Little Dippers, aka The Anita Kerr Singers?  One of these members returned to country music in 1962 and had a top 20 hit, sang the title song in a Paul Newman movie, and was named the Best Duet with Willie Nelson by Cash Box magazine in 1977.  Who is he?

Last week’s answer:  Wynn Stewart

We’ll be looking for you Saturday night here at The Woodbine Opry.

Opry On!

Bob Staats

Saturday Night, 3-1-14

A good time was had tonight here at The Woodbine Opry.  Our first-time visitors were from Blackshear, Ga., and Newberg, Md.  Thanks to all who donated to the cake table; the half-n-half was $327.00.

Those providing tonight’s entertainment were T.K. Hilton, Brian Rowland, Robert McCullers, Aubrey Jones, J.C. Hunnicutt, Joe Muench, and yours truly.  Thanks to all of these fine musicians for this evening’s program.

The link to the photos/videos this week:  http://s1143.photobucket.com/user/TheWoodbineOpry/library/March%202014?sort=3&page=1

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

Opry On!

Bob Staats

Mid-Week Tid Bits, 2-27-14

The quote for the week:  In America we can say what we think, and even if we can’t think, we can say it anyhow.

Charles Kettering

Another Saturday night will soon be upon us and we are getting to ready to have another good night here at The Woodbine Opry.  The crowds have been outstanding with the “regulars” and our visitors.  Last week we had with us 30 first-time visitors that I’m aware of as some choose not to be acknowledged, and that’s okay.  Many of these visitors came early looking for a good seat and found many up front covered with towels.  We removed these in order for our guests to find seating.  To you regulars who come early to save seats for those who may come later, help us out by respecting the policy of no seat saving.   Sometimes this is not an issue but when the need arises the “no seat saving policy” will be enforced.  We appreciate all of you and we want everyone to enjoy the evening and have a good time.

This week’s trivia question:  This singer-songwriter was key in establishing the west coast country sound, better known as the Bakersfield sound.  He once hired Merle Haggard as his bass player and wrote Haggard’s first hit, “Sing Me A Sad Song”.  He also had a number 1 hit.  Who is he?

Last week’s answer:  Dolly Parton

I hope to see you all out this Saturday night and have a good time with your opry friends.

Opry On!

Bob Staats

Saturday Night, 2-22-14

We had another full house crowd on hand for The Woodbine Opry tonight.  Our first-time visitors were from

Brunswick and Kingsland, Ga., Jacksonville, Callahan,  and Lawtey, Fl., Toronto, Canada, Camden and Syracuse, NY, Wausau, Ringgold,  and Fond du Lac, Wi., and Minneapolis, Mn.  I do hope that you all enjoyed the eveing with us here at The Opry.

Thanks to all who donated to the cake table as it was again full with a nice variety.  The half-n-half was $333.00.

Those providing tonight’s entertainment were:  Joe Muench, Brian Rowland, Robert McCullers, J.C. Hunnicutt, Aubrey Jones, and yours truly.

The link to tonight’s photos/videos:  http://s1143.photobucket.com/user/TheWoodbineOpry/library/February%202014?sort=3&page=1

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

Opry On!

Bob Staats

Mid-Week Tid Bits, 2-20-14

The quote for the week: An optimist is someone who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.

Walter Winchell

We have continued having good crowds here on Saturday night and we’ve really enjoyed seeing and meeting folks from all over this great country.  I hope to see you this week; it’s going to be another good show, for sure.

This week’s trivia question:  Having a stint on a variety show at the age of ten, this artist also made her first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry at the age of thirteen.  Who is she?

Last week’s answer:  Garth Brooks

We’ll see you Saturday night at The Woodbine Opry.

Opry On!

Bob Staats

Mid-Week Tid Bits, 2-13-14

The quote for the week:  Know what’s weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everything’s different.

Bill Watterson

This is Valentine’s week, so come on out Saturday night with your Valentine.  Another fine crowd is expected to be present, and it’s going to be a fun evening.

This week’s trivia question:  This country artist has sold more than 128 million records and is the only solo artist to have six albums each sell more than ten million copies.  Who is he? 

Last week’s answer:  Roger Miller

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

Opry On!

Bob Staats

Saturday Night, 2-8-14

We had another great crowd on hand for The Woodbine Opry tonight.  Our first-time visitors were from Jesup, Blackshear, Waycross, Brunswick, and Atlanta, Ga., and Jacksonville, Fl.  The cake table was loaded with goodies and the half-n-half was $267.00.

Those providing tonight’s entertainment were Joe Muench, J.C. Hunnicutt, Robert McCullers, Aubrey Jones, Brian Rowland, T.K. Hilton, and yours truly.  Thanks to all of these men for their participation in and contribution to The Woodbine Opry.

The link to tonight’s photos/videos: http://s1143.photobucket.com/user/TheWoodbineOpry/library/February%202014?sort=3&page=1

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

Opry On!

Bob Staats

Mid-Week Tid Bits, 2-6-14

The quote for the week:  Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.
Babe Ruth 

Just as the “quote for the week” says, here at The Woodbine Opry we strive to put on the best possible program each week bringing to you old country tunes.  We had a very good program last week, and this week will be another good one.  I think all of us in the band feel the same way:  we just can’t wait for the next Saturday night to get here.

This week’s trivia question:  This country music star won eleven Grammy awards in 1965-66, and in 1985 he received a Tony award for his score in a Broadway musical.  Who is he?

Last week’s answer:  Cindy Walker

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

Opry On!

Bob Staats

Saturday Night, 2-1-14

Once again we’ve proven that you just can’t have too much fun here at The Woodbine Opry,  A packed house was on

hand for tonight’s program, and they got their money’s worth.  The half-n-half was $267.00 and the cake table was loaded.  Thanks to all who donated to this cause and to all who purchased tickets.

Our first-time visitors were from Waycross and St. Marys, Ga., Key West, Fl., Jacksonville, Nc, Scranton, Pa., Hardin, Ky., Modesto, Ca., Columbus, Oh., and Roselyn, Ontario, Canada.  I do hope that you all enjoyed your evening with us here at The Opry.

Those providing tonight’s entertainment were J.C. Hunnicutt, Joe Muench, Robert McCullers, Lonnie Portwood, Cliff Stripling, Thumper Bennett, Dennis Williams, and yours truly.  Thanks to all of these fine musicians for sharing their talents with us.  It’s always a pleasure to have Lonnie pick with us and it was the first time that Clilff had been with us.  What can I say, wow, what a voice Cliff.  It was great having the two of you with us tonight.

The link to tonight’s photos/videos:  http://s1143.photobucket.com/user/TheWoodbineOpry/library/February%202014?sort=3&page=1

I hope that you have a good week and you’ll be able to come back to The Woodbine Opry real soon.

Opry On!

Bob Staats