Great River Tours » Entertainment http://www.greatrivertours.com Travel on Great Rivers and Great Riverboats Thu, 03 Mar 2011 02:17:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Dixie Lily – Elton John & Bernie Taupin-1974 http://www.greatrivertours.com/riverboats/%post%/ http://www.greatrivertours.com/riverboats/%post%/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:06:59 +0000 rivertours http://greatrivertours.com/?p=9 g2no2000 asked:

Movie I made… Dedicated to Cheryl M. Dixie Lily – From Elton John’s 1974 album Caribou. Elton had 2 Huge Hits from Caribou,The ***** Is Back & Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me, but Dixie Lily has always been one of my personal favorites from Caribou. Dixie Lily is not a well known Elton John song, nor does Elton play it in concert very often. I’ve only seen Elton perform Dixie Lily in concert 3-4 times since the Mid-70s. The song is about a Mississippi Riverboat called Dixie Lily. A boy …

]]> http://www.greatrivertours.com/riverboats/%post%/feed/ 25 RB DAYS BOATRACES http://www.greatrivertours.com/entertainment/%post%/ http://www.greatrivertours.com/entertainment/%post%/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:18:01 +0000 rivertours http://greatrivertours.com/?p=10
aitkinage asked:


paddlewheel powered riverboats on the mississippi river …

]]> http://www.greatrivertours.com/entertainment/%post%/feed/ 0 080825 Hongki and Vietnam’s Small Boats http://www.greatrivertours.com/entertainment/%post%/ http://www.greatrivertours.com/entertainment/%post%/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:34:03 +0000 rivertours http://greatrivertours.com/?p=8
jinnienomuyeppo asked:


080825 Global Chat Epi 91 (미녀들의 수다 / 미수다) (Global Chat with Beauties / Beauty Chat / Misuda / Minyeodereui Suda) When asked about Vietnam's famous asset, Hongki mentioned (and demonstrated, haha) Vietnam's small riverboats. (Haha, look at his face when nobody knows what he was trying to say. So confused and awkward…. =P, "Isn't it Vietnam?" =X ) But finally the others understood what he meant, and added riverhouses as well. (They were saying that the riverhouses and small …

]]> http://www.greatrivertours.com/entertainment/%post%/feed/ 17 History of Gambling in America – part 2 of 5 http://www.greatrivertours.com/entertainment/%post%/ http://www.greatrivertours.com/entertainment/%post%/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:54:47 +0000 rivertours http://greatrivertours.com/?p=12
TerryrayLasVegas asked:


Go here to see all five parts in one playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1C88FABD3B515952 the Landing at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Vigilante justice. anti-gambling moralists, and the gamblers move to Riverboats California Gold Rush – Sutter's Mill – modern casinos invented in San Francisco Portsmouth Square – Bella Union Casino, female dealers and "Madame Moustache" Eleanor Dumont. Article on her here: http://www.bodiehistory.com/madame.htm anti-gambling crusader James King of …

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