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backupdump002branson post time. I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF
in the hotel room. LIBERTY OMELET
there was a train next to the hotel. it mostly just sat there, though.
also next to the hotel: the landing! basically just loads of shops. i got some awesome sunglasses at some point! they go around my glasses so i don't have to get a prescription or anything, it's great.
mom's afro stealthily creeping into the shot
SUDDENLY, FIRE
every now and then, the speakers in the lamp posts would start blasting music and then the fountains would start shooting spurts of water really high in the air (i'm guessing 50 feet?), and sometimes fire would shoot out of those poles. i guess branson does shows even in little shopping centers, hahah
i took this while eating at a mexican restaurant and was too lazy to get up, hence the guy. i think he just makes things kind of funny, though
my camera can't do dark photos at all, so these came out unintentionally cool
SUDDEN CLARITY
they light up the fountain at night! IT LOOKS COOL
walking by the water.
i accidentally turned flash on, here. this looked spookier and cooler in the little camera thumbnail, though
went to the other part of town! i learned here that branson has a weird habit of putting swimming pools right on the side of the road
come on darling let's take a romantic swim by the light of the traffic jam
OH GOD
we wanted to see a show, but since branson is for the really young and really old then everything starts closing down at, like, 8 PM, so we decided to just get dinner instead
BUT THEN we drove past a sign advertising the "branson showboat," which has a three-course meal, a show, and a ride around on the river. SO THAT WAS OUR NEW DESTINATION we got there just a few minutes before it set sail, haha
i just kept thinking of this song the whole time
I'M ON A BOAT, MOTHERFUCKER
TAKE A LOOK AT ME
STRAIGHT FLOWING ON A BOAT ON THE DEEP BLUE SEA
BUSTING FIVE KNOTS, WIND WHIPPING OUT MY COAT
YOU CAN'T STOP ME, MOTHERFUCKER
'CAUSE I'M ON A BOAT
anyway, here's the main showroom thing. some douche got on stage and started rambling about stuff. i just ate some salad.
also, pretty much everyone was taking pictures of the stage, so i guess it's okay?
they showed us an EDUCATIONAL VIDEO about branson and the showboat
i just remember them using bananas to slide the boat into the water
i lol'd quite a bit while taking this
i-i dunno
anyway, they said to just go ahead and walk around the boat and they'd tell us when to come back through the intercom, so i did!
too lazy to flip. SOMEONE ELSE DO IT
accidentally had flash on while taking this, but kept it because it looked spooky
more spookiness
while walking back into the lobby, i saw a medical crew giving an old guy some oxygen. i-i hope he just got nauseated or something and that's it dkjgfhks
back in. they warned everyone about the special effects, one of them being smoke. after several minutes, some smoke started filling the room as slowly as possible, without any kind of announcement or flare
pretty wild party
apparently it was okay to take pics of the performance, so..!
at some point they did 29 songs in 10 minutes. they'd just sing something for a few moments and switch to the next, pretty much. they did costume changes pretty much INSTANTLY, which was really amazing.
best picture
after that, the main act came on. i thought it'd be pet tricks or something, but it wound up being a ventriloquist who used his pets as the puppets. it was okay. i liked it best when he called these two old people out of the audience and used them instead.
after all the ~*fun and the laughter*~, the dancers came back out, stood at attention, and did a rendition of "glory, glory, hallelujah" while the screen displayed pictures of jesus and soldiers and eagles and the american flag and so on
siiighhhhh america you don't have to do this
after that, there was a loud bang and some streamers shot out, flags dropped, and a bunch of balloons fell from the ceiling. i got a red one~*~
the guy in the blue suit was the main act. you can kinda see one of his dogs, there. he had a little stand set up later on where people could pet the dog and take pictures as they were leaving, and i started to take one, but the guy looked at me right as i was taking it and i got shy and shuffled out dfkjghks
better shot of the staaaage
NEXT DAY
i just remember going out to eat at some college restaurant, going to the will rogers museum, and going to see the chinese acrobats. ALL OF THESE THINGS WERE SUPER COOL
the acrobats were particularly cool. we got there about two minutes before the show started, and still had front row seats! the performers and i kept making eye contact and i'd get all shy and look away ;_; i got a neat vase at the gift shop, though
anyway, i think this was driving to that restaurant
YE ENGLISH INN
RACE?
on the deck at the restaurant, i think
then mom and i just drove around. uhhh i'm pretty sure i took this at a ~*scenic view*~ place on the edge of the highway
and that's it for branson photos! kind of a short trip, but i thought three nights was plenty. i'm all branson'd out.
ate at "uncle rooster's" on the way home (i think that's what it was called, anyway). they let people draw on the floor, so i drew a transsexual cannibal
mom my bro columbus signed his name, too
stopped at laura ingalls wilder's home and took a tour. it was actually really interesting. also, i kept seeing amish people for some reason
ANYWAY, THAT'S IT
we have two vacations planned in july, oh man. one to visit family in texas, one to go to california (P.S. WE HAVE TICKETS TO SEE CONAN WOOO). EXPECT MORE STUPID PHOTO POSTS THEN
in the hotel room. LIBERTY OMELET
there was a train next to the hotel. it mostly just sat there, though.
also next to the hotel: the landing! basically just loads of shops. i got some awesome sunglasses at some point! they go around my glasses so i don't have to get a prescription or anything, it's great.
mom's afro stealthily creeping into the shot
SUDDENLY, FIRE
every now and then, the speakers in the lamp posts would start blasting music and then the fountains would start shooting spurts of water really high in the air (i'm guessing 50 feet?), and sometimes fire would shoot out of those poles. i guess branson does shows even in little shopping centers, hahah
i took this while eating at a mexican restaurant and was too lazy to get up, hence the guy. i think he just makes things kind of funny, though
my camera can't do dark photos at all, so these came out unintentionally cool
SUDDEN CLARITY
they light up the fountain at night! IT LOOKS COOL
walking by the water.
i accidentally turned flash on, here. this looked spookier and cooler in the little camera thumbnail, though
went to the other part of town! i learned here that branson has a weird habit of putting swimming pools right on the side of the road
come on darling let's take a romantic swim by the light of the traffic jam
OH GOD
we wanted to see a show, but since branson is for the really young and really old then everything starts closing down at, like, 8 PM, so we decided to just get dinner instead
BUT THEN we drove past a sign advertising the "branson showboat," which has a three-course meal, a show, and a ride around on the river. SO THAT WAS OUR NEW DESTINATION we got there just a few minutes before it set sail, haha
i just kept thinking of this song the whole time
I'M ON A BOAT, MOTHERFUCKER
TAKE A LOOK AT ME
STRAIGHT FLOWING ON A BOAT ON THE DEEP BLUE SEA
BUSTING FIVE KNOTS, WIND WHIPPING OUT MY COAT
YOU CAN'T STOP ME, MOTHERFUCKER
'CAUSE I'M ON A BOAT
anyway, here's the main showroom thing. some douche got on stage and started rambling about stuff. i just ate some salad.
also, pretty much everyone was taking pictures of the stage, so i guess it's okay?
they showed us an EDUCATIONAL VIDEO about branson and the showboat
i just remember them using bananas to slide the boat into the water
i lol'd quite a bit while taking this
i-i dunno
anyway, they said to just go ahead and walk around the boat and they'd tell us when to come back through the intercom, so i did!
too lazy to flip. SOMEONE ELSE DO IT
accidentally had flash on while taking this, but kept it because it looked spooky
more spookiness
while walking back into the lobby, i saw a medical crew giving an old guy some oxygen. i-i hope he just got nauseated or something and that's it dkjgfhks
back in. they warned everyone about the special effects, one of them being smoke. after several minutes, some smoke started filling the room as slowly as possible, without any kind of announcement or flare
pretty wild party
apparently it was okay to take pics of the performance, so..!
at some point they did 29 songs in 10 minutes. they'd just sing something for a few moments and switch to the next, pretty much. they did costume changes pretty much INSTANTLY, which was really amazing.
best picture
after that, the main act came on. i thought it'd be pet tricks or something, but it wound up being a ventriloquist who used his pets as the puppets. it was okay. i liked it best when he called these two old people out of the audience and used them instead.
after all the ~*fun and the laughter*~, the dancers came back out, stood at attention, and did a rendition of "glory, glory, hallelujah" while the screen displayed pictures of jesus and soldiers and eagles and the american flag and so on
siiighhhhh america you don't have to do this
after that, there was a loud bang and some streamers shot out, flags dropped, and a bunch of balloons fell from the ceiling. i got a red one~*~
the guy in the blue suit was the main act. you can kinda see one of his dogs, there. he had a little stand set up later on where people could pet the dog and take pictures as they were leaving, and i started to take one, but the guy looked at me right as i was taking it and i got shy and shuffled out dfkjghks
better shot of the staaaage
NEXT DAY
i just remember going out to eat at some college restaurant, going to the will rogers museum, and going to see the chinese acrobats. ALL OF THESE THINGS WERE SUPER COOL
the acrobats were particularly cool. we got there about two minutes before the show started, and still had front row seats! the performers and i kept making eye contact and i'd get all shy and look away ;_; i got a neat vase at the gift shop, though
anyway, i think this was driving to that restaurant
YE ENGLISH INN
RACE?
on the deck at the restaurant, i think
then mom and i just drove around. uhhh i'm pretty sure i took this at a ~*scenic view*~ place on the edge of the highway
and that's it for branson photos! kind of a short trip, but i thought three nights was plenty. i'm all branson'd out.
ate at "uncle rooster's" on the way home (i think that's what it was called, anyway). they let people draw on the floor, so i drew a transsexual cannibal
stopped at laura ingalls wilder's home and took a tour. it was actually really interesting. also, i kept seeing amish people for some reason
ANYWAY, THAT'S IT
we have two vacations planned in july, oh man. one to visit family in texas, one to go to california (P.S. WE HAVE TICKETS TO SEE CONAN WOOO). EXPECT MORE STUPID PHOTO POSTS THEN
