Howdy friends!  It’s me, Terry ‘Homer Lee’ Sanders, Branson’s busiest comedian.  People keep asking me, “Homer Lee, where are you now?”.  I tell them, “I’m just like dandelions, I’m all over the place!”  Heads up for today & tomorrow…  I will leave Silver Dollar City early today at 2 PM so I can drive this afternoon to Sioux City, IA for a show tomorrow at the Orpheum Theatre with Spoken 4!  That means I WON’T be at Big Cedar on Monday to do my ‘Campfire Wagon Ride’, BUT my good friend Jack ‘Mercy Pervis the III & 1/2’ McDowell will cover for me & he’s a hoot!

This is my 31st season at Silver Dollar City & what a place to be, especially this year as they celebrate their 50th anniversary!  

Go to silverdollarcity.com for ALL of the AMAZING things they are doing for this celebration.  I know what you’re thinking, “Oh yeah?  AMAZING like what?”  How about this…  If you were born in 1960 or were married in 1960, you gat a FREE season pass!  See, AMAZING huh?  That’s just the tip of the theme park iceberg.

This is THE year to come to Silver Dollar City.  Remember in 1969 ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ came to Silver Dollar City?  They sure did & filmed 6 episodes of their show there! (My favorite ones)

This was the only time my parents didn’t take our family to Silver Dollar City because my father said, “We can’t go down there while they’re filming, why, there’ll be over 3,000 people there!”  Hello?  That’s a quiet day now!  Silver Dollar City has a special limited edition DVD of ALL 6 episodes for about $14.00!  What an AMAZING deal!

Also this season I host a ‘Campfire Wagon Ride’ at Big Cedar Lodge.

I know what you’re thinking about this… “Gee I bet you have to be a guest at Big Cedar Lodge to ride on this great trip with our pal Homer Lee!” (‘Deputy Birdy Tweedle’ for this event)

WRONG!  It’s open to the guests as well as anyone who wants to go!  Call 417-335-2777 for reservations.  It’s an hour-long, fun-filled trip, riding with me to a campsite where we will toast marshmallows,  drink sarsaparilla, cream soda, & listen to a cowboy or sometimes a cowgirl too, sing your favorite songs & then we’ll head back to the lodge on the wagon.  Lord knows I’ve been on & off the wagon for some time.

This will be my 3rd season to be back in ‘The Shepherd of the Hills’ play & they are celebrating their 50th anniversary too!  This is what originally caused the tourism boom  to Branson!

When Harold Bell Wright’s book, ‘The Shepherd of the Hills’ was published in 1907 it sold like funnel cakes & people flocked to the Ozark hills to see these people.  I play 2 comic relief characters in the play, ‘Ollie Stewart’ the city slicker want-a-be & ‘Doc’ who’s catch-phrase is, “What would Sarah & the girls say!”.  I love being there not just because it’s America’s largest outdoor drama, but, my wife & our 2 sons work there also!  Yes, I finally get to see my family at night!  It’s about time!

I will film my hour-long TV show, ‘Branson Country’ on The Vacation Channel in April.  This is my 13th season in the show & I love playing ‘Terry the Tour Guide’.  He’s just like John Edwards, he sure gets around…

I am back at The Baker Creek Seed Company near Mansfield, MO the first Sunday of June, July, & August.  I may be there the first Monday of May for at least half of the day, 9 AM – 2 PM.  Check my ‘Personal Appearances’ schedule as we get closer to that date.

Don’t forget, I make a lot of personal appearances as well.  If you have a special occasion coming up & want live entertainment, let me know!  I will try to work you into my schedule.  One of my best friends, Jack ‘Merciful Pervis the III & a 1/4’ McDowell & I just performed at the Hilton Convention Center near the Branson Landing on Saturday night for ‘Camp Quality‘ — a wonderful organization that helps kids with cancer go to their camp.  We all had a blast!  Check-out their link here at Homerlee.com – they are incredible people!

Do you like FREE ice cream?  Of course you do!  Even my best friend Dean the ‘dip your hand in wax’ guy at Silver Dollar City likes FREE ice cream!  I will be scooping FREE Ben & Jerry’s ice cream down at the Branson Landing this coming Tuesday, March 23rd from 6 PM to 8 PM as ‘Terry the Tour Guide’.  If you can’t make it while I’m on scooping duty come down any time during the day because it’s FREE!  You can’t buy FREE ice cream!

Thanks friends for dropping in on me your buddy all these years, ol’ (NOT old) Homer Lee.  Keep posted here for even more scoop as the season goes on!  Always, Terry ‘Homer Lee’ Sanders

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