Branson.

[dfield23]

Good to hear me and my family go every year!! My family loves Branson we saw you guys preform last year, very impressive. Will be back up there in the fall for Silver Dollar City! Glad everything alright

[cmb74656]

I'm guessing there's more Walmarts in Branson than the one that got hit that the MSM keeps showing?

Glad you're okay. Others in Illinois weren't as lucky.

[2ndgenz28]

OP I got that feeling this AM as I flipped channels and they all took turns standing in front of the same place. Like there wasn't enough damage for each station to shoot at the same time. It stood out as odd to me.

[Ladybugsmom]

Sixjak, I was thinking about you (and your Camaro) when I saw that on the news yesterday... So glad you made it through alright!

[Apex Motorsports]

The media is lying to us you say? No way!

[SIXJAK]

Yeah the Walmart on the Strip was damaged along with the Branson Mall and Jubilee grocery store. For those familiar with Branson, I'll try and give a report. The Landing sustained some damage not much. Mainly some broken windows and debris which is getting cleaned up. Joes is fine. Also some street lights were destroyed. The Hilton Convention Ctr sustained enough damage that it will be closed for a couple of months. It's mainly broken windows so it's a lot of broken glass cleanup. Some homes just west of old down town Branson were damaged. Maybe 1-3 that cant be repaired. They were vacant and run down so maybe that wasnt such a bad thing. There were also some felled power poles, lines and trees. Trust me I helped in Joplin where the brain couldn't even take in the devastation. This doesn't even compare in the slightest.
As you drive up the strip from I-65 everthing's fine. As you pass the fire station on the right and begin approaching the next bend the gas station on the left and the old dilapidated strip mall to the right where Mazzio's and Nature's Sunshine Health food store are heavily damaged. Continuing on down the strip it really kind of random. As you approach the Dick Clark theater and the Dixie Stampede theatre you see that Dick Clark sustained some damage and that Dixie Stampede did not. Some old run down motels around there we're destroyed so I'm trying to decide how bad that is. Moving down the strip past Applebee's and music City Center and Grand Country everything is fine and comes the Walmart/Branson Mall/Jubilee complex they keep showing on the news. The adjacent Taco Bell sustained considerable damage as well as the Hotel behind it and McDonalds west of Jubilee. That area was hit pretty hard. Moving westward down the strip some of the Ride the Ducks mobiles sustained damage to the sun canopies. Moving down past Denny's Krispy Kremes, it's fine. Andy Williams Theatre sign was heavily damaged but not his theatre. Branson Variety Theatre further west and across the street sustained substantial damage to the facade but the theatre itself is ok. It looks worse than it actually is which is the opposite of the Dick Clark theatre. Moving further west the Grand Palace is untouched as well as the Grand Village. Cakes-N-Cremes across the street is fine but everything around sustained significant damage. Moving westward the Presley's and Baldknobbers' Theatres are fine. The Americana theatre is heavily damaged. Random older surrounding motels also sustained damage. Moving along westward down to Clay Cooper theatre and the Titanic museum those structures are fine. Again some crack hotels around there were destroyed. Moving westward believe it or not Ripley's Believe it or Not made to look broken building is untouched but the airplane sitting atop the Mini Golf place is pretty wasted along with some of those older motels next to it. From there moving down towards The Mickey Gilley Theatre where we play no damage and it remains so all the way down to IHOP. No damage on Shepherd of the Hills or along Gretna going past Country Mart, Kmart and Staples. The Super Walmart Best Buy Kohl's MC Sports Home Depot Target all untouched.

[stmbtwilli]

Sounds like some of the damage is a good case of urban renewal on the "fast track." Hope everything gets put back together quickly.
Really glad that life and limb were spared the worst of it.

[SIXJAK]

Originally Posted by 2ndgenz28

OP I got that feeling this AM as I flipped channels and they all took turns standing in front of the same place. Like there wasn't enough damage for each station to shoot at the same time. It stood out as odd to me.

You're so right. There are so many ppl I've talked to that slept right through it didn't even have a clue until they got up and started hearing the news.

[SIXJAK]

Originally Posted by stmbtwilli

Sounds like some of the damage is a good case of urban renewal on the "fast track." Hope everything gets put back together quickly.
Really glad that life and limb were spared the worst of it.

So many city officials off the record would so agree with your statement. Lol

[gml1998]

Originally Posted by SIXJAK

Just a real report about the recent tornado that hit Branson and surrounding areas. It was a nasty storm and did some damage but what the media is reporting and what the reality is seem to be 2 completely different story lines.

There is some damage and some buildings were destroyed and we have some cleaning up to do. But the town is very much up and running and there is still plenty to do here as it pertains to hotels, shopping, and shows.

It is nowhere near the size and scope of what happened in Joplin last year. With Joplin there was no possible way the media could even begin to convey the level of devastation and destruction. With Branson, it seems they are doing their best to sensationalize and show only the small portions of town that were damaged and portraying that that is what the whole town looks like. Not so.
So if anybody here was planning on going to Branson and is now having second thoughts, don't. B-Town is fine and the ppl here great so we'll bounce back from this better and stronger.

It certainly could have been a lot worse but thankfully it isn't. Booo on irresponsible, sensationalistic journalism. Most importantly, no Camaros were damaged.

Yes the Media always tells you exactly what they want you to hear.

[2ndgenz28]

Originally Posted by SIXJAK

You're so right. There are so many ppl I've talked to that slept right through it didn't even have a clue until they got up and started hearing the news.

yea, it wouldn't of been out of place if say they were at a court house or something where all the action is in one building. But they talked like the whole town was gone but each took turns standing in the same 10x10 spot.......

Though Im sure you won't hear any correction from those running your town on the news, they want folks to thinks its all wipped out so they can get a bigger check from the GOV>us