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•FolkshavebeenlisteningtotheGrandOleOpryforcloseto95years!Theliveradioshow,America’slongest-runningradiobroadcast,airedforthefirsttimeinNovemberof1925.•Thebroadcastwasoriginallycalled“TheWSMBarnDance,”

andairedfromastudiobuiltbytheNationalLifeandAccidentInsuranceCompany.Thecompanychosethestation’scalllettersWSMasanacronymfortheirmotto,“WeShieldMillions.”ThefirstartisttoperformontheprogramwasafiddleplayernamedUncleJimmyThompson.• Itwasn’t untilDecember, 1927 that thename“GrandOle

Opry”wasfirstused.Theshowwasprecededeachweekbyanhourofclassicalmusicandoperaselections.OnDecember10,theprogram’sannouncer,GeorgeD.Hay,declared,“Forthepasthour,wehavebeenlisteningtomusictakenlargelyfromGrandOpera.Fromnowon,wewillpresentthe‘GrandOleOpry’.”Andthenamewasborn!•Theshowcasewasan immediate successandbefore long,

thehallwaysof theNationalLifebuildingwere jammedwithmore fans than the space could accommodate.The companybuiltanewauditoriumwithacapacityof500,whichremainedthebroadcast’shomeuntil1934.•OncethefanbaseoutgrewtheseatingcapacityoftheNational

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1. HISTORY: When was the United Nations organization formed?

2. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who was the first president to reside in the White House?

3. ASTRONOMY: Which planet has the largest moon in our solar system?

4. TELEVISION: Which TV series featured a character named Walter White?

5. LITERATURE: Which character appears in three of William Shake-speare’s plays?

6. MUSIC: What was the original name of the rock group Red Hot Chili Peppers?

7. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of giraffes called?

8. SCIENCE: How many main body sections does an insect have?

9. MOVIES: Which famous 1960s movie features the theme song “Every-body’s Talkin’”?

10. MYTHOLOGY: In Arthurian legend, what was Merlin’s profession?

Answers1. 19422. John Adams3. Jupiter, and the moon is Gany-

mede4. “Breaking Bad”5. Falstaff6. Tony Flow and the Miraculously

Majestic Masters of Mayhem7. A tower8. Three: the head, the thorax and the

abdomen9. “Midnight Cowboy”10. A wizard

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Life building, the broadcast relocated to theHillsboroTheater,aformersilentmovievenue,withanothermovein1936totheDixieTabernacle.TheDixiemayhavebeenabletoseat3,500,butitswoodenbenches,sawdustfloor,andlackofdressingroomsmadeitless-than-desirable.TheOpry’snexthomewasthe2,200-seatWarMemorialAuditorium,whereitremainedfrom1939to1943.• In 1943, the Opry moved to the famous Ryman

Auditorium, its home for the next 31 years. Built andfinancedin1892byNashvillebusinessmanandriverboatmagnateThomasRyman,theauditoriumstartedoutastheUnionGospelTabernacle,designedasahouseofworship.Butwhentheconstructioncostsgreatlyexceededthebudget,the tabernaclewas already$20,000 in debt ($557,704 intoday’sdollars)whenitopened.Asaresult,eventssuchasspeakers,concerts,boxingmatches,andentertainerswerescheduledtohelpitremainsolvent.Thefirstsold-outeventattheRymanwasalecturebyHelenKellerin1913.OtherearlyperformersincludedJohnPhilipSousa,EnricoCaruso,WillRogers,andW.C.Fields,alongwithlecturesbytwoU.S.Presidents.•TheRymansoonbecameknownasthe“MotherChurch

ofCountryMusic,” asmore andmore artistsmade theirdebutthere.EarlScruggshadhisfirstperformancetherein1945,andin1949,25-year-oldHankWilliamsperformed“LovesickBlues”attheRymaninhisfirststageappearance.Hanksetarecordthatnight,whenhewascalledbackforsixencores.• In1954,19-year-oldElvisPresley took to theRyman

stage for his first live performance on a national radiobroadcast, singing “BlueMoonofKentucky.”TheOprymanagerandmostofthepatronswerenotimpressedwithhis rockabilly rhythmandblues, andhewas told thatheshouldconcentrateonhistruck-drivingcareer.ThatwastheKing’soneandonlyperformanceattheOpry,ashevowed

tohimselfnevertoreturn.•PatsyClinedebutedattheRymanin1955andcontinued

performinguntilhertragicdeathin1963atage30.Severalscenes from the 1985movie based on her life, “SweetDreams,”werefilmedattheRyman.• JohnnyCash’sdebutat theRymanoccurred in1956.

Thatnightwasn’tjustagreatnightforhiscareer,itwasalsothenighthemethisfuturewifeJuneCarterbackstageattheRyman.CashwentontohosthisownvarietyshowtapedattheRyman,whichairedfromJune,1969toMarch,1971.•AsNashville’sdowntownbegantodecayinthelate1960s,

theRymanbegantodeteriorateaswell,andNationalLife&Accidentsoughtaspacefora larger,modernhomeforthebroadcast.TheyconsideredtheRymantoosmall,andthelackofairconditioninganddressingroomscalledforachange.Thecompanyboughtfarmlandninemiles(14.5km)eastofthedowntown,andanewcomplex,includingathemeparkandhotelwasconstructed.Asix-footcirclewascutfromthecorneroftheRyman’sstagetobeinlaidonthestageofthenewOpryHouse,enablingallartiststoperformonthesamespotwhereearlycountrylegendsstood.Thenewhomefeaturedairconditioning,lotsofparking,andaseatingcapacityof4,000,andopenedinMarch,1974.

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•OpeningnightatthenewOpryincludedaperformancebythen-PresidentRichardNixonwhoplayedthepianofortheaudience.•Meanwhile,theRymansatmostlyvacantforthenext

20 years, further deteriorating.Several advocated for itsdestruction,usingitsbrickstobuildachapelattheOpry’snewlocation,whichwasmetwithresoundingopposition.In1994,an$8.5millionrestorationbeganthatreturnedthelandmarktoitsoriginalglory.Since1999,TheRymanhashosted theGrandOleOpryeveryyearduring theslowerwintermonths,fromNovembertoJanuary.•InMay,2010,theCumberlandRiverfloodedNashville,

andtheOpryHousewasseverelydamaged.Thestagewasunderwater,includingthatcircleofwoodfromtheRyman.Thebuilding received amajor renovation, the stagewasreplaced,andtheRymancirclerestoredandreturnedtoitsplaceofhonoratcenterstage.Duringtherestoration,theOprywasbroadcastfromtwoofitsformerhomes,theWarMemorialandtheRyman.• Each show featuresmultiple guest artists andOpry

members.TobecomeanOprymember,theartistmustbeinvitedbyanexistingmember,usuallyduringoneof theliveepisodes.Selectionisbasedontheartist’scommercialsuccess,theirrespectforthehistoryofcountrymusic,andacommitment toappearon theprogram.Theartistmustcommittoappearonatleast12broadcastsayearinordertoremainamember.Failuretodosocanresultinlossofmembership.Thememberscanperformanytimetheylike.AtypicalGrandOleOprybroadcastfeaturesbetweenfiveandsevenartists.• If you’re interested in listening to thebroadcast, tune

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without themask,must quickly disguise herself in thepresenceofsocialworkerMrs.Sellner,Williamssmashedhisfaceintoacreamyfrostedcakeintherefrigerator.HethenpretendedthatthefrostingwasMrs.Doubtfire’sfavoriteskintreatment.However,theicingdrippingintoMrs.Sellner’steawasnotinthescript.ItwashotonthemoviesetandtheicingdrippedoffWilliams’chin.Williamsmadeuptheline,“Thereyougo,you’vegotyourcreamandyoursugarnow,”whilethecameraswererolling.•Williams also improvised the line “Itwas a run-by

fruiting!”afterhepeltedPierceBrosnanintheheadwitha lime as the group gathered around the country clubswimmingpool.ThebartenderinthatscenewasplayedbyRobertWilliams,Robin’shalf-brother.•ThesceneinwhichMrs.Doubtfire’smaskisknocked

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1. HISTORY: When was the United Nations organization formed?

2. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who was the first president to reside in the White House?

3. ASTRONOMY: Which planet has the largest moon in our solar system?

4. TELEVISION: Which TV series featured a character named Walter White?

5. LITERATURE: Which character appears in three of William Shake-speare’s plays?

6. MUSIC: What was the original name of the rock group Red Hot Chili Peppers?

7. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of giraffes called?

8. SCIENCE: How many main body sections does an insect have?

9. MOVIES: Which famous 1960s movie features the theme song “Every-body’s Talkin’”?

10. MYTHOLOGY: In Arthurian legend, what was Merlin’s profession?

Answers1. 19422. John Adams3. Jupiter, and the moon is Gany-

mede4. “Breaking Bad”5. Falstaff6. Tony Flow and the Miraculously

Majestic Masters of Mayhem7. A tower8. Three: the head, the thorax and the

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ANSWER:Abottleofwineisindeedmorethanisrecommendeddaily.Forwomen,therecommendationisoneglassofwinewithmeals.Abottle ofwine containsfive glasses.This amount ofalcoholisthoughttoincreaseoverallriskofdeathbyabout30percent,mostly from accidents, kidney and liver disease andcongestive heart failure.There is fairly strong evidence thatthismuch alcohol also increases risk of developing dementia.

Alcoholmayhaveagreatereffectonolderwomen,becauseatage74,yourliverprobablydoesnotworkaswellasitdidwhenyouwere20.

Putanotherway,yourcurrentriskofdeathduetothealcoholisclosertothatofan80-year-oldthanthatofa74-year-old,roughlyspeaking.Cuttingdownonalcoholnowstopsfurtherdamageandallowsyourbodytohealitself,tosomeextent.

IhopeIhaveconvincedyouthatfromyourhealthstandpoint,fiveglassesofwineisfartoomuch,andIwouldreallyencourageyoutostaybelowtwoglassesofwineaday.

•••DEARDR.ROACH:Youhavementioneddiseasesoftheblood

marrow in thecolumnbefore,butwhatdoes thebonemarrowactuallydo?--T.S.B.

ANSWER:Themainjobofthebonemarrowistoproducethedifferentbloodcells:redbloodcellstocarryoxygen;whitebloodcellstofightinfectionandcancers;andplateletstostopbleeding.Diseases of the bonemarrow can cause problems bymakingsomethingabnormal(suchasleukemiacells),butalsobyfailingatitsjobandnotmakingwhatitissupposedto.Lowredcellcountsleadtoanemia;lowwhitecellcountsincreaseriskofinfection;andlowplateletcountscontributetoabnormalbleeding.

Bonemarrowdiseasessometimescanbetreateddirectly,butoftentreatmentinvolvesreplacingbloodproducts,andpossiblyusinggrowthfactorstomakethebonemarrowworkbetter.

•••Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual questions, but will

incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to [email protected].

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