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DOC 'Hollywood' JONES
GOLD BEACH, OREGON
WOW, is about the only way to describe the fun.
Held the
second Saturday of October @ the Event
Center on the Beach @7pm.
Tellers of TALL TALES from all over the world competing in the ultimate
TALL TALES TELL OFF.
There was a full slate of TALES from the likes of "city council
Sue", Ray "spiderman" Hamilton, Mark Twain, William
"jeff" Clinton just to mention some of the many who participated.
The crowd was filled with a list of who's who in the entertainment
field, with luminaries such as; Hollywood Stuntman & Producer
Jack Gill, with his elegant wife Morgan, 13 time NHRA Funny Car Champion
John 'brute' Force, Bill 'the spin stops here' O'Reilly, members of
the Gold Beach City Council, some folks from Los Angeles, Flora Dell,
lead singer from the group 'the Agness Five' and so many more.
| Hathaway Jones
was even seen coaching some of the finalists back stage, before
the BIG show. |
1870-1937
mail carrier &
teller of tall tales
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The show started of with the
musical talents of
the BEACH BELLES. Their rendition of the classic Jimmy Hendricks
from Woodstock playing the National Anthem was spectacular
to say the least. Who knew that those types of sounds could come from
a piano.
The program was emceed by the
over qualified,
SCOTT 'is it rainin' outside' LEWIS.
( Great job AGAIN Scott )
This years judges were;
(names withheld to protect them from thrown vegtables
& the like.)
All involved did a great job under
the guidance of
WALT SCHROEDER &
the FRIENDS of HATHAWAY JONES committee.
This reporter plans on being there
again next year,
AND SO SHOULD YOU !
This is a must see event.
SPONSORS
of the big show included;
THE PORT HOLE
CAFE,
GOLD BEACH CYCLES,
and some others who didn't get there ad in on time ! ! !
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FRESH
BAKED PIES ON SALE NOW, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TSUNAMI
ZONE
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TRANSPORTATION
FOR CONTESTANTS PROVIDED BY:
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THIS
HERE IS THE ONE & ONLY "OFFICIAL" WEBSITE FOR
IVAN HATHAWAY JONES
& THE HATHAWAY
JONES TALL TALES FESTIVAL
DON'T BE FOOLED BY OTHER SITES CLAIMING TO
BE THE 'official' SITE
CHECK THE DATES & YOU WILL SEE . . .
read between the lines,
this is all done in the spirit of fun
HATHAWAY JONES TALL
TALES FESTIVAL®& LOGO ARE
A REGISTERED TRADEMARK,
USED WITH PERMISSION FROM THOSE WHO HAVE THEM REGISTERED.
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LAST
NIGHTS WINNERS
RESULTS
WILL CHANGE
ONCE ALL THE HANGING CHADS ARE COUNTED
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ADULTS
ages 19 to 125
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sponsored
by:
the port hole cafe |
1st
place
Darlene Delduca
winner of;
3 Ben Franklin
Federal Reserve Notes
& the TRAVELING TROPHY
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sponsored
by:
gold beach cycles |
2nd
place
Name & Whereabouts Unknown
winner of;
2
fifties & 5 twenties
& a restraining
order
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sponsored
by:
life flight |
3rd
place
'Spike' Caston
winner of;
1/2
as much as 2nd place
&
some Turtle Wax
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All
Intermediate and Kids prize money comes from an anonymous donor
awarded in the name of the
late George Morey, a Curry County icon
who
always pushed for a better community.
THANK YOU
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INTERMEDIATES
ages 13 to 18
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1st
place
(tie)
The Bradley
Boyz
winners of;
100
smackers
& a Luciano
Pavaroti
Greatest Hits CD
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2nd
place
Dawn Drussel
winner of;
twice
as much as 3rd place
& a chance
to tryout for
the Denver Bronco's Cheerleaders
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3rd
place
Bradley Boy
#2
cuz he's a big fellar
& he wanted 3rd place
winner of;
2
tens & 5 ones
plus anything else he wanted
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JUNIORS
ages 12 & under
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1st
place
Walter Von
Schnabel
esq.
winner of;
100
one dollar bills
& a young Republicans tie collection
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2nd
place
Bucky Parker
winner of;
50
bucks
plus a can
of static cling remover
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3rd
place
Tony &
Doc
cuz sometimes they act
like they were 12 years old
winners of;
25
dollars
which they gave to charity
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All prizes in the celebrity
look-a-like division
MUST be shared with the publisher of
the TALL TALES GAZETTE
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CELEBRITY
LOOK-A-LIKES
all ages
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1st
place
patsy ann
mccleney
winner of;
$5,000
& a trip for 2 to
SYDNEY AUSTRALIA
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2nd
place
roberta pedon
winner of;
$2,500 & a trip for 2 to
MAUI HAWAII
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3rd
place
idy tripoldi
winner of;
$1,000 & a
trip for 2 to
NEW YORK CITY
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LOCAL NEWS
Last nights
TALL TALES event was a sellout, with record attendance a full
capacity crowd enjoyed a full range of entertainment.
a local official who wish to be unnamed went on the record
as saying the turnout "was bigger than when the Mary
D. Hume sank"
More details on the exact number of attendees when counts
are complete.
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