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.... P! rN' :A ET : OPEN WITH SPOT RECORDING ~j46 . .#3 ~ ~J , . ..._~... .,.. . . GRANT :~F I T t S GRAND OLE OPRY T I ME ! ANOTHER f3 I G PR I NCE ALBERT SHOW! ~ - r_~TAf;R 1 NG THE MAN WE IRE ALL HAPPY -TO WELCOME BACK-- RED FOLEY !

.APPLAUSE & CHEERS WITH SONG INTNO . .HOLD TILL ~%ED SINGS : ~ ~ `''`' ) MUS 1 C : Sv `' "CHATTANOOG I E SHOE SH I NE [30Y " . . FO~,

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FOLEY :~'`' ` WELL THANKS . .AND A GREAT BIG HOWDY TO ALL MY GOOD FRICNDS AND NE I GH30RS OF PRI NCE ALBERT SMOK I NI TOL3ACC0 tS GRAND OLE

OPRY ! ~.~~ / 2 ~i~~°t3T :~ ~~'•' WE IRE SURE GLAD YOU 1 RE ALL RESTED AND FEE L I NG I N GOOD HEALTH AGA I N, RED . . 1 TIS SURE GOOD TO SEE YOU E3ACK, SON .

FOLEY : I r.EF.CN 'T TELL YOU HOW GOOD I T 1 S TO BE :3ACK . . .AND I WANNA TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK TENNESSEE

Ef ;N I E FOR D0I NI" SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB OF KEEP IN I MY PLACE FOR ME WHILE I WAS GONE, .IS EVERYBODY HERE, *400W

~-' -GRA`~u~' :~' THE Y SURE ARE, RED, .JUST LIKE YOU LEFT lEM . . .ROD RRASFIELD! M1NNlE PEARL! THE JORDANAIRESI CLAUDE SHARPEIS OLD HICKORY

S I NGERS ; AND THE ENT I RE PR I NCE ALBERT GANG!

FOLEY :~i' ~VIG''LL, I D'I DN IT COME BACK EMPTY-HANDED, NOSS t R . . . I GOT ME A GUEST HERE TONIGHT THAT JUST WONIT QUIT . . .THE MOVIE, RECOPDINI AND RADIO STAP\ . .MY DUDDY FROM THE WEST COAST . .TEX RITTER ; Ln ~' ~ - L00 S L I KE ONE OF OUR BI G N I GHTS, RED . . SO LET IS---OH-OH, . Ln ~ N_ WHO IS THAT COM I NI UP OVER THE HI LL YONDER? oZn (FOLEY 1OVFR) m http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/mpu03d00/pdf I . 0 2 a1. `' FOLEY :~Jl), MAN, YOU OUGHT TO KNOW DY NOW WHO THAT IS . .ITiS HOHENWALDIS ANSWER TO THE FLY1NI SAUCER . .ROD [3RASFIELDI

APPLAUSE AND PLAYON

f;OD :~ Mfi. FOLEY, THE OTHER DAY MY G I PL FP I END SUZ/ SENT ME OUT TO GE SOME MEAT FOR HER LITTLE DOG, AND IIM/TELLINl YOU, I WAS

NEV& SO I NSULTED I N ALI . MY L I FE .

FOLEY : i WELL '~.ITTER, ROD . .DONIT FIDDLE AROU

ROD : WELL, i WENT IN THE QUTCHER SHP THERE IN HOHENWALD AND I SAYS TO M~2\~__ ~. THE TCHEP\, I SAYS "MR . , LEMME HAVE TNN CENTS WOkTH 4t YOUR BEST DOG MEAT" . SO OLE

1li ; SAYS 7URE, RODNE:Y . .WANT ME TO -WftAP I T $ Of; W I LL YOU EAT I T HERE !' BUT THE JOKE WAS ON H I M . . . jLAUG P I I NEV ~~ EAT N A E3UTCHEP SNOP, I ALWAYS , EAT DOWN AT THE HOCK S OP HERE I KEEP MY TEETHI (LA, . UGHS)

HI-~DY FRIENDS . . .(WE FI,Ef~),

DUT I RECKON LAST " EE WAS SORTY A WEEK FOR I NSULT I NI RI GHT

AND LEFT, f.3ECAUS MY GA SUZY COME A•RUNN I NI UP TO ME ON THE STREET TI-IEPE A : SHE SA I "ROD, I JUST BEEN INSULTED . A FELLE; CALLED ME A Pf NE-FACEV 0 I SAYS "WHY SUZY, IlLL KNOCK THAT FELLENI E;LOCK OFF1 I LL SNATCH OFF ONE 0f HIS LEGS AND STOMP 1IM ITH IT1 WHAT DOES E LOOK LIKE?"AND SUZY SAYS "HE IS AD T S I X-FOOT -N I NE AND E I GHS At30U T THREE HUNDRED POUNDS D IS AS STRONG AS A MUL !" SO I SAYS "SUZY, NOW THAT I/LOOK AT YA A LITTLE CLOSER .,H1-YA, PRUNEY!"

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COURSE, THAT MADE HER A L I TTLE PEEVED, SO I WANTED TO MAKE ' UP TO HER AND I STARTED CUDDLINI HER UP REAL CLOSE AND I

SAYS "TELL ME, SUZY : .AM I THE ONL ST FELLER YOU EVER KISSED?" AND SHE SAYS "UH-HUH" AND I SAYS "YOU REALLY MEAN 1T? AM I THE ONLIEST FELLER YOU EVER KISSED?" AND SUZY SAYS "OH, YOU SAID ONLIEST--I THOUGHT YOU SAID HOMLIESTd"

COURSE, THAT STARTED US A-FIGHTINI . .,JUST LIKE MY UNCLE CYPE AND AUNT SAP . .THEM TWO IS THE FIGHTINIEST MARRIED COUPLE I EVER SAW IN MY LIFE : .THEYIRE JUST LIKE AN IRISH STEW . .SHEIS ALWAYS GOT HER I R I SI-I UP AND . HE IS ALWAYS STEWED l

UNCLE CYPE SAYS ITIS AUNT SAPIS FAULT . HE SAYS "RODNEY, IlM SO HEN-f ECKED THAT I DONIT EVEN SNORE IN s MY SLEEP ANYMORE .

NO S I I ;, 1 NSTEAD OF SNOf; I Nl, I HOP UP ON THE P I I;LOW AND CACKLE ,;

I WAS SO FED UP WEL _ S 1 R, AFTER SUZY GOT MAD AT ME THERE, AND D( GUSTED I JUST WALKED OVER THERE TO THE GRAVE-YA'RD ALL ' L3Y MYSELf AND SET DOWN IN THE MOONLI HT . JUST THEN THREE GHOSTS COME LONG THERE, TWO WAS R AL GLOOMY-LOOKINi BUT THE TH I RD GHOST SM C I GGLED AS HE LOATED . THE F I RST GLOOMY

GHOST SAYS "EVE NIGHT THEY KE ME HAUNT THEM EMPTY HOUSES ;, I TIS TERNk'I[3LE AND HATE I T" THE SECOND GLOOMY GHOST SAYS "YEAH, I KNOW HOW Y0 FEE~f; BUT THE TH I F;D GHOST SORTY GIGGI.ED, THEN THE SEC, GLOOMY GHOST SAYS " THEY ONLY LET ME OU T ONE N I GH7 A YEAf ;, OWEIEN . .ITIS TERRI[3LE", WELL, THAT TH I F;D GHOST JUS SET T ERE AND .,KINDA„GIGGLED, .TO HIM- SELF . .,(G I GGI,ES_ AC T) FINALL 1 UPS AND SAYS "WELL, MR . TH I RD ~GHOST .,WHAT I ND OF A TEP ~ 1 f3LE JOB DO YOU Do?" AND HE SAYS "MY JOB I S 0 GJ Af~OUND HOLD NI UP THEM STRAPLESS

EVENINS GCyvJNS,,AN D I1 IS WONDERFUL!'' (ROD `)VF3')'-, . http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/mpu03d00/pdf ROD : CONCLUDES ROUTINE WITH ONE OR TW~ 0 OF H I S PERSONAL APPEARANCE ~ .JO. KES,

APPLAUSE AND PLAYOFF

Jlr GNANT :~~ ~ HOWDY, RED ! GOLLY, YOU LOOK CROSS TON IGHT 1 WHAT IS WRONG? ~a. . FOLEY :~e~P,2 NOTHING, GRANT . IIM JUST SORTA OUT OF SORTS . / GRANT :~~V SONTA OUT OF S0, f TS ! I S T HAT ALL? I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU WERE OUT OF PF."INCE AL[3ERTl,

: , c4 FOLEY ~~3~ ~M .? OUT OF PR I NCE ALBERT? NEVER! I ALWAYS KEEP A GOOD SUPPLY ON ME . GUESS I KNOW A GOOD THING WHEN I SEE IT!

GRANT :+~J ~ WHEN YOU SMOKE OKE I T, YOU MEAN, RED ! I TIS BY SMOK 1 NG PR I NCE ALUERT YOU GET TO KNOW ITS RICH, FULL FLAVOR!

FOLEY :`"' -i/ YEAH, AND BY S 0_ EK_1 NG PRI NCE ALBERT YOU GET TO KNCW HOW EA SYT IT IS ON THE TONGUE . BECAUSE PRINCE ALL3ERTIS CHOICE TOBACCO IS SPECIALLY TREATED TO INSURE AGAINST TONGUE DITE . .AND CRIMP CUT, AS WELL, TO BURN SLOW AND EVEN AND SMOKE COOL!

GRANT :~IJUST THINK OF ALL THE FELLAS WHOIVE TRIED PRINCE AL(3ERT . .AND FOUND EXTRA SMOKING ENJOYMENT! WHY PRINCE ALBERT IS THE LARGEST SE LL I NG SMOK 1 NG TOBACCO I N AMER I CA I, ~ li ~'~ FOLEY :"' Y' SURE ! PR 1 NCE ALE3Ef;T IS SPEC 1 ALLY MADE , FOR SMOK I NG ENJOYMENT, THATIS WHY! SO FELLAS, LI~STE~N!t ALWAYS t3UY` PRINCE ALE3ERT, THE NATIONAL JOY SM OKE! ~ GRANT .~' `'f / FO ; CONVEN I ENCE, ASK FOR PR I NCE ALBERT I N THE HANDY POCKET TIN WITH THE HUMIDOR TOP . FOR ECONOMY, ASK FOR PRINCE ALBERT

IN THE BIG POUND-SIZE! (SINGING OVER) http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/mpu03d00/pdf 5 :~ ~,, /` ~'`" ~/ SINGING: JUST FILL YOUR PIPE UP WITH P :A . AND TAKE A PUFF OR TWO

YOUILI. GET THAT EX~ TRA SMOKING JOY PRINCE ALQERT BRINGS TO YOU1

FOLEY :~' ~ A COUPLE WEEKS AGO THE PHONE RANG AND I PICKED IT UP AND A FAM ! L 1 AR C10 I CE SA I D "HOWDY OLE C3UDDY ! HOW YOU FEE L I NI?" THEN THERE CAME A CHUCKLE ! KNEW COULD ONLY BELONG TO ONE PERSON IN THE WORLD . .AND HERE HE IS . .TONIGHTIS VERY EXTRA SPECIAL PRINCE ALDERT GUEST . .TEX RITTEr!

APPL~ SE

4r FOLEY~TEX, 1 DONIT KNOW OF ANYBODY IlD RATHER SEE HERE ON THE OPRY

COMINI QACK AFTER !% [ ;E.ST-UP LIKE THIS, THAN YOU .WHERE YOU GEEN (EEPINI YOURSELF?

TEX : TEl_LS CRIEFLY AC30UT HIS RECENT APPEARANCES MOVIES ETC . .a ~ j . FOLEY :-V`1~WELL, NOW THAT YOUIRIE HERE, DON'T KEEP US WAITINI ONE MORE M I NUTE FOR THAT NEW f

s. ~ MUS I C : l/ "~l "E30L1 WEE V I L" .fZ I_~

APPLAUSE~~. < k"; r FOLEY :MAN, THAT KIND OF SINGIN WILL MAKE YOU FEEL THE WAY A FELLOW FEELS WHEN HEIS SMOKING PRINCE AL[3ERT . . .HAPPY, CONTENTED, AND RELAXED ! N94~L_l~tiEN~_ GRAL3 ONE Oi- THEt4 F~RETi'Y_GAtS,- T€X *„

AN-D- LET IS_ hl:L : HAVE l1S _A L(TfiLE :S_(~1_Af!,,E _DA.NCE`--hf~i~E-!-_- E-VERY(3DPY

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FOLEY : E--,AU--A,_aFJ-°:Lj Nf -YbUF~ A0ND_:'~ HERE ARE THE

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SEGUE TO ACCOF\,D I.~, AN. ,C3 :G ,DOWN. ..ON....._ .CUE...~-. ..FOR.._....:.. /3 FOLEY : 1 CANIT TELL YOU FOLKS HOW MUCH I APPRECIATED HAVINI TENNESSE ERNIE DEDICATE LAST WEEKIS HYMN TO ME . .AND THE BEST WAY TO

THANK tIM THAT I~ CAN THINK OF IS TO SING ONE RIGHT BACK AT HIM . HIS KIN-FOLK TELL ME THIS IS ERNIEIS FAVORITE . ., :~HEILL , UNDERSTAND AND SAY WELL DONE" .

MUS I C : 4~~ lJ "HE! L, L UNDERSTAND AND SAY WEL DONE" . . FOLEY

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FpLEY : ~TFtANK YOU-- THANKS A LOT . . .

o~ GRANT :~~,~1 LOOK AT RED . .HEIS SMILING! FEELING E3ETTER, RED? 1 /4 FOLEY :~1 f SURE AM 1 NOTH I NG CHEERS ME UP SO FAST AS ROI,L I NG A"MAK 1 NISI CIGARETTE„WITH PftINCE ALC3ERT! ITIS LIKE MAGIC, PRINCE ALBERT flOLLS SO QUICK AND EASY . BECAUSE PRINCE ALBERT'S

CHOICE TOBACCO IS CRIMP CUT . IT CLINGS TO THEr PAPEP, .DOESNIT E3LOW AROUND ,, DOE:SN IT DR ( E3[3LE OUT THE ENDS . FAST AS ANYTH I NG, ; ANYONE CAN ROLL A F IRM, SMOOTH "MAK 1 NIS" C I GARETTE W I TH PR I NCE ALE3ERT !

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YOU ILL GET THAT EXTf.._..~....;._. ~'+ SMOK I NG JOY

P~~ 1 NCE ALBERT L3R i NGS TO YOU!~ 1 l J ~ FOLEY :~ ~ A CLAUDE SHARPE . .ARE YOU AND YOUR OLD H I CKORY S I NGER'$ GEARED TO SING US A FULL PORTION HERE? ~ ~~ CLAUDE :% / OFF M1KEJ WE SURE ARE, RED ! G~)_ . FOLEY :~'i ~THEN LET 'S HEAR "ROLL ON, YOU MISSISSIPPI N 0 ~ iJ t MUS I C :qj 1"ROLL ON YOU M I SS I SS I .,PP..._ I"-...... ,...... OLD... ~. .H.. ..._I .CKORY...~ . S I NGErS

APP~,L~E

GPANT s4~ t/r RED, TEX iRI TTEN ASKED ME TO ASK YOU SOMETH I NG, AND . . r FOLEY :~~' WELL NOW, TEXIS GOT A TONGUE .,WHY CANIT HE ASK HIMSELF? WHAT IS ITjp MIN' . RITTER?

c!<~~J TEX : WELLLL, . .AHHH, SHUC{"\S, RE+D, .WHENIS MY GAL COMINI ON? a~/

fOLEY : ~~~~r'k.lG1-1T TtiIS VERY MINUTE, TEX ! FOLKS, COUSIN MINNIE PEARL!

APf'l.AUSF AND PLAYON t, ~~ M I NN I E : , HOW-DEE ! IIM JES I SO PROUD TIE3E HERE !

A1NIT THAT •TEX RITTER JESI THE CUTEST THINGI I GUESS YOU FOLKS DiDNIT KNOW I WAS THE TYPE TO TURN ANY MANIS HEAD,

DID YOU! BUT I AM . .THEY LOOK AT ME, THEN THEY TURN THE OTHER WAY!

(MINNIE CONTiD OVER) http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/mpu03d00/pdf 8 ~. MINNIE :~}=I'"WELL SIR, WE HAD US OUR WEEKLY SEWINI CIRCLE GOSSIP AND GAD MEETINI IN GRINDEf ;IS SWITCH THIS WEEK . .1 THINK THE REASON THEY CALL I T A SE.W tNI C I RCLE I S BECAUSE ANY GAL THAT A 1 N i T

THERE IS A SEWINISEW ANC: GETS RIPPED UP THE DACK .

WE HAVE ONE GAL THEC;E . .HER NAME tS T I LLY BUT EVERYBODY CALLS HE(~ FLO, WE CALL HER FLO BECUASE SHE TALKS IN A STEADY

STREAM . IT SUf:E IS TIRINI THIS GOSS,IPPINI AND 4AD[3INI . .WHY I GOT SO SLEEPY, I COULD HARDLY KEEP MY MOUTH OPEN .

MRS . ORSON TUGWELL WAS THERE, AND SHE WAS ALL HOPPED UP AEiOUl THE CENSUS TAKER . SHE SAID THAT WHEN HE COUNTED HER 23

YOUNGUNS HE COULDN IT t3EL I EVE H I S 'CENSUS . HE SAYS "YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOUIVE HAD 23 YOUNGUNS ALL TOGETHER?" AND MRS . TUGWELL SAYS ~` NOPE . .IIVE HAD 'EM ONE AT A TIMEtl1'

TWFNZY-.` THREE YOUNGUNS 15 QUITE A PAS§EL OIKIDS .' .ONE 01 THE . TUGWEtl•,YnUNGUNS HAD T0 HAVE H I S APPENDIX TOOK OUT AND AS THEY WAS . ORT 1 NI H I M OFF TO ° THE HOSP I TAL, HE SAYS TO H 1 S MAMMY . .~'NOW LOOK E3Ei ;E:, MAMMY . . 1 DON IT WANT THESE HOSP I TAL

PFOPLC PALM I NI Of'F NO E3AE31 ES ONTO ME L I KE THEY D6 YOU~ EVER ! TIME YOU"COME'HERE ., { WANT A PUP1"

AT THE SEW I NI C I RCLE THEY GOT TO TALK 1 NI ABOUT LEM fUDDLE IS"

DAUGHTEf; GETT I NI MAf;R I ED . PRUNELLA P I Nf30DY SA I D SHE D I DN + T THINK IT WAS RIGHT FER A GAL TO MARRY A FELLER THAT SHE HARDLY KNEW . BUT Mf;S . BLUBBER [3ASCOM[3 SA I D SHE THOUGHT THERE WASNIT ANY QUICKER WAY OF GETTINi ACQUAINTED .

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MINNIE~i:O d D ' ELINDA FIRKIN SAYS SHEIS BEEN MARRIED 20 YCARS AND SHE AINIT F-IGGERED OUT 1F HER HUSBAND IS KIND, GENTLE, GOOD-NATUREDO OR JESI PLAIN LAZY. :SHE SAID HE WAS LAYINI OUT UNDER A TREE THE OTHER DAY AND SHE SAYS "PLOD, DON(T THIS FINE WEATHER

MAKE .YOU WANNA GET-OUT AND DO SOME WORK AROUND THE PLACE?" AND PLOD SAYS "NOPE, [3UT I T MAKES ME FEEL L 1 KE I OUqHT T0O

.,I,INCLE NAC30E3 WFh~F O,THAT THERE HExZY AND BROTHER ANLD, ;~ KENTUCKY DERQY RACE/ TFILX-AWPTED ME TO G0/4I' , UT I ` 09 ....~...... ~...... ~- , 1 COUt ~IT SEE-NO SE E 1 N` 1 T . THEM FOOL

HO; ~SES iGA~L LOP/AROUND,'ND W 1 ND UP R 4.G

WHE-N~-E3ROTHER WAS GETTINI READY TOAO TO THE DERBY THI"EEK

F..~~.~,~., THA SAYS TO

MAMMY "WH' A-GET. .,UI' THF:RE 0 THE RACE TRACK I~M -GONNA GLEAN~ Pl,',vwwANt%,°lQlll"f~F'1`~ &'E NOT GONNA ANYTH I NG OF KIND1 I AINIr'GONNA HAVE NO SO `.;0 UP 1'HEFIE I N FRONT OF ALL THEM PEOPLE 1"

MI~ NNIE WILL CLOSE WITH H h,PERSONW:APPEAR JZE

APPLAUSE AND PLAYOFF , rp ' FOLEY : G` "~AND HERE IS SOMEONE ELSE WITH A DIG SMILE ON HIS FACE . 13ET YA HEIS BEEN SMOKING PRINCE ALBERT IN A"MAKINIS" CIGARETTEI

HAVE YOU, TEX? p . ¢~ . RITTER :G~ URE INUFF! RICH, FULL-FLAVORED PRINCE ALDERT „ AND AN 0 C B C 1 GAf;ETTE PAPER, I IVE NEVER SMOKED THE BEAT OF 1 T . .NEVER,t

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FOLEY : "YU/ELL, TUNE UP HERE TEX, AND GIVE US ANOTHER HELPINS OF THAT

SINGINI 01 YOURS . .! ~~~~ ~,0 MUS i C : t~ /''HE I S A COWQOY AUCT I ONEER'l . ., TEX R I T~_

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y I NTO 5-STR !NG BANJO'.~ ..,DY.._ __STR..r _.I.. .,.NGCiEAN....,......

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F'OLEY :'~~ WELL, TIME NOW FOR ME TO SING FOR MY SUPPER! OR . .SING FOR MY PRINCE ALBERT, I SHOULD SAY! AND THATIS WORTH SI NGING FOR,, E3ELIEVE YOU ME! HE:i ;EIS A E3ALLAD . .HOPE YOUILL ALL L1KE IT . ; ITIS CALLED "NO ONE 1"0 CRY TO" .

sl~ 01(1 MUSIC : d ~~T'NO ,OP1'0 CRY T0 ." . . .FOLEY

APPLAUSE

SEGUE TO` SQUAF2E DANCE , .. _FADE...... ON. _.. ,,.CUE.,. . _. ..FOR....,.. r.:. ~

FOLEY :~ a' (/WELL, T 1ME SURE HAS DONE SOME FANCY FLY I NIV . .:AND NOW I TIS TIME TO GATHER UP THE KIDS AND HEAD FOR HOME . RUT WEILI., COME CALL I NI FOR YOU ONE WEEK f ROM TON I GHT 1 tJ THE t3UCK[30ARD, SO

BE READY . .E3ECAUSE WCIVE GOT A SURPRISE FOR YOU : .THAT FINE YOUNG FOLKSINGER . .LEON PAYNEI DON.IT FORGET NOW, IF YOU CANIT COME, WRITE . .THIS IS RED FOLEY SAYINI THANKS FOR EVERYTHING : . AND 1ILL BE SEEINI YOU NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT AT PRINCE ALf3ERT IS GRAND OLE OPRY !,

ANNCR :PR I NCE ALC3ERT IS GRAND OLE OPRY CAME TO YOU FROM WSM ( N NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE . TOMORROW HEAR "ONE MANIS FAMILY" AND "HARVEST OF STARS" ON NBC . http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/mpu03d00/pdf