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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, good morning, good morning. Welcome, welcome, welcome. It

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<v Speaker 1>is time for our community connection right here on K one.

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<v Speaker 1>The one you trussed Chris Myers with is with the

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<v Speaker 1>Meyer Hotel properties that we have over there in Branson, Missouri.

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<v Speaker 1>How you doing, young.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, I'm doing really good. I mean, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>vacation time and so we're just here to help people

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<v Speaker 2>have fun on vacations.

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<v Speaker 1>And you do it so well. You've got a wide

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<v Speaker 1>variety of different places for people to stay in and

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<v Speaker 1>around the area what we do.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, we have four hotels here in Branson,

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<v Speaker 2>and I tell people, no one ever comes to Branson

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<v Speaker 2>to stay in our hotels because they come because of

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<v Speaker 2>all the things there are to do, whether that's the shows,

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<v Speaker 2>the attractions, theme parks, the lakes, shopping. There's just so

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<v Speaker 2>much to do in Branson. And it's just a town

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<v Speaker 2>built for vacations. But we have four hotels. I have

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<v Speaker 2>the best Western center point in that name says it all.

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<v Speaker 2>It's in the center of Branson's entertainment, right next to

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<v Speaker 2>the Titanic Museum, across from the Klay Coopers. I have

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<v Speaker 2>the Comfort in at Thousand Hills that is overlooking the

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<v Speaker 2>Thousand Hills golf Course and behind the clarium at the boardwalk.

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<v Speaker 2>I then have the comfort in in suites and Brands

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<v Speaker 2>and Meadows that's over by the Mansion Theater and the

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<v Speaker 2>Sitan Sound Theater. Sitan Sound Theater's got a new show

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<v Speaker 2>this year called David that's getting rave reviews. And then, last,

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<v Speaker 2>but certainly not least, is our Holiday and Express on

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<v Speaker 2>Green Mountain Drive, kind of behind the Grand Village, over

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<v Speaker 2>by the aquarium at the boardwalk as well. So lots

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<v Speaker 2>of different locations depending on where people want to stay.

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<v Speaker 1>And it is such a great place to be. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm glad you set up shop over there too, because boy,

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<v Speaker 1>folks really need a place to cool their heels after

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<v Speaker 1>a busy day, and they want to know that they're

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<v Speaker 1>going to be well taken care of. And with a

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<v Speaker 1>family business like yours. Hey, your name's on it, it's good, good, well.

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<v Speaker 2>And we've we've been here in the hotel business as

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<v Speaker 2>a family now for I think it's forty I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>forty odd years. And I've been in the hotel business

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<v Speaker 2>as a family for over fifty seven years now, and

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<v Speaker 2>so you know, our mission statement is friendly, fantastic service

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<v Speaker 2>always so even though these are branded hotels, we're a

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<v Speaker 2>local family. We live and work here in Branson, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we just have great staff working for us

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<v Speaker 2>as well that take care of the guests. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>our comfort in in suites is ranked in the top

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<v Speaker 2>one percent of comfort ins in the United States. Just

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<v Speaker 2>have gotten the Ring of Honor award again many times.

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<v Speaker 2>They get it. They get it every year literally, And

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<v Speaker 2>so all of our hotels have lots of great amenities.

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<v Speaker 2>They have things like, of course free hot breakfast, indoor

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<v Speaker 2>pools and hot tubs. But we have our own in

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<v Speaker 2>house ticket service, which I mean it's just great for

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<v Speaker 2>helping people plan their vacation.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, that is a nice plus. You know, there are

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of folks who would say, quote, I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>see that coming, but I'm glad you did it.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah. And we every month we have specials on

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<v Speaker 2>shows and attractions. We can help people save money. It

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<v Speaker 2>can go you know, they can stretch those vacation dollars further.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't add on the costly service fees or delivery

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<v Speaker 2>fees and actually have been selling tickets and brandson now

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<v Speaker 2>for thirty plus years. Oh my goodness as well. We

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<v Speaker 2>on our website which is Meyerhospitality dot com and Yeer

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<v Speaker 2>Hospitality dot com, people can go see all of our hotels.

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<v Speaker 2>Very soon, we're gonna have some new vacation packages up

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<v Speaker 2>there which are great savings as well. They can sign

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<v Speaker 2>up for our e club and save more, and if

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<v Speaker 2>they don't want to do that, they can just call

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<v Speaker 2>us at eight seven seven Fun Stay and they can

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<v Speaker 2>reach any one of our four hotels to help play

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<v Speaker 2>in their brands in vacation.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, summer's coming and that's when a lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>just turn it loose and go vacation crazy and they're

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<v Speaker 1>looking to have a good time. But actually, in Brandson,

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't shut down after summer's over. In fact, it

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<v Speaker 1>kind of gets going. You've got Christmas that brings in

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<v Speaker 1>just as much business.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, and yeah, so you know we have a variety

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<v Speaker 2>of seasons. Of course you do. You know, summer's coming up,

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<v Speaker 2>but then we when you know, September October, we go

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<v Speaker 2>into fall. There's a lot of pumpkin festivals, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>silver Dollar City changes their festival, and then November first

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<v Speaker 2>we start Ozark Mountain Christmas and that actually is now

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<v Speaker 2>going through the first part of January. So you'll see

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<v Speaker 2>all these Christmas shows. Silver Dollars City will have you know,

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<v Speaker 2>six and a half million lights. We have Christmas light

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<v Speaker 2>drive throughs here like the Lights of Joy. So there's

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<v Speaker 2>there's you know a lot of people come multiple times

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<v Speaker 2>of year to brands and because things are changing and

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<v Speaker 2>they can do these different things.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, so that means you got to keep coming back, folks.

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<v Speaker 1>And when you come back, you're going to have to

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<v Speaker 1>have a place to stay. So you know, go Myer

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<v Speaker 1>Properties there, you.

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<v Speaker 2>Go absolutely and you know there's a lot of hotels

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<v Speaker 2>here in town, but you don't have to spend a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of time doing that. Just pick from one of

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<v Speaker 2>our four as we would say, you know, and we

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<v Speaker 2>have a right We have locations of course, a variety

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<v Speaker 2>of brands. They won't see the name Meyer on the sign, No,

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<v Speaker 2>it's the ownership and we once again encourage people just

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<v Speaker 2>to go to our website Meyer Hospitality dot com and

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<v Speaker 2>check us out.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, how great is it that you get to play

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<v Speaker 1>host to so many different families doing a variety of

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<v Speaker 1>different things for all these years, and I imagine with

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<v Speaker 1>the attractions around there like you have there in Brandson,

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<v Speaker 1>you get more than just the weekend traveler. You get

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<v Speaker 1>more than just somebody there off for a week to

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<v Speaker 1>ten days. I imagine you get like family reunions and

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<v Speaker 1>anniversaries and all kinds of different celebrations.

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<v Speaker 2>We do a tremendous amount of groups at all of

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<v Speaker 2>our hotels and it's everything from what you just said,

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<v Speaker 2>from family reunions to military reunions, to sports teams to

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<v Speaker 2>people on motor coaches. We have a staff that's dedicated

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<v Speaker 2>to helping those groups find the right fit for them.

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<v Speaker 2>And yeah, it's you know, and it's people are coming

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<v Speaker 2>to Branson for lots of different reasons, but it's a

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<v Speaker 2>great place to come, you know, whether it's a sports event,

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<v Speaker 2>or a family reunion or a military reunion, or it

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<v Speaker 2>could be even a church retreat for you know, marriage

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<v Speaker 2>retreat or a getaway or a plan you know, meeting,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, training planning. I mean, there's there's one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>different reasons for groups even to come to Branson.

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<v Speaker 1>Indeed there are. And it's centrally located right here in

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<v Speaker 1>the heart of America. And of course, you know, once again,

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<v Speaker 1>you know the you've been around for forty years, you

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<v Speaker 1>know the territory. You know everybody. You know all the

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<v Speaker 1>players because you work with them. They're your friends, they're

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<v Speaker 1>your neighbors. You guys are fellow citizens. So everybody kind

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<v Speaker 1>of works together very well in this setup that you have.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, they really do, and that's what makes Brandson unique.

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<v Speaker 2>Now here's what I'm going to If there are people

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<v Speaker 2>in your listener audience and they're like, hey, I want

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<v Speaker 2>to get to know Brandson entertainers better, we actually do

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<v Speaker 2>a show called Play Branson where you get to know

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<v Speaker 2>Branson's entertainers because sometimes you can't do that when they're

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<v Speaker 2>on the stage, like they're not going to tell you

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<v Speaker 2>everything about them. And so every week we launch a

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<v Speaker 2>new episode where we talk to Branson entertainers. So we're

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<v Speaker 2>on We're on you know, YouTube, Facebook, social media. People

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<v Speaker 2>can search us for through Play Brandson and catch episodes

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, really if they want to dig deeper

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<v Speaker 2>into those Brandson entertainers, we can help.

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<v Speaker 1>Them do that as well. Now that's a nice touch.

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<v Speaker 1>Now I'm going to start looking through the YouTube and

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<v Speaker 1>getting those episodes too, because I've been I've been a

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<v Speaker 1>fan of the entertainers in Branson for many many years.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember when Branson wasn't all that big. So you've

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<v Speaker 1>done a lot of growing as they as the community

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<v Speaker 1>has grown too over the years.

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<v Speaker 2>We really you know, we really have. And you know

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<v Speaker 2>that's the thing is Branson is always changing. There's always

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<v Speaker 2>new shows here, there's always new tractions, and so you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we got to keep up on what's happening and when

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<v Speaker 2>and the other thing that is new now as well

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<v Speaker 2>as we have thunder Ridge Nature Arena south of town

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<v Speaker 2>that is uh one of the premiere outdoor amphitheaters and

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<v Speaker 2>they are bringing in lots of big name entertainers this year.

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<v Speaker 2>They have about twenty dates and it's all different types

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<v Speaker 2>of music. We have things everything from like this weekend

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<v Speaker 2>Alabama will be there, Sticks, Postmolone, Jelly Roll, Willie Nelson,

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<v Speaker 2>Bob Dylan, Kane Brown, Creed, Hank Williams Junior. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>the list goes on. They have a lot of dates

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<v Speaker 2>and so a lot of big name entertainers are coming

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<v Speaker 2>in for the one off dates. But of course we

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<v Speaker 2>have our shows that are performing you know, all the

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<v Speaker 2>time year round as well here in ten So lots

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<v Speaker 2>of great entertainment going on this year in Brandson you.

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<v Speaker 1>Know, Chris, every time we do this, I learn something

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<v Speaker 1>more from you each and every time, so I always

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<v Speaker 1>look forward to our conversations. But if folks want to

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<v Speaker 1>catch up on what we've been talking about. Your website,

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<v Speaker 1>what is it? Once again so folks can kind of

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<v Speaker 1>get the lay of the land.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Meyer Hospitality dot com. That's Nyeerhospitality dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>Chris, thank you very much for being with us. As always,

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<v Speaker 1>really appreciate our visits.

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<v Speaker 2>Have a great days.