A film adaptation was released around this time, directed by Colin Higgins ( 9 to 5) and starring Burt Reynolds as the Sheriff, Dolly Parton as Miss Mona and Dom DeLuise as Thorpe. The stage production ran on Broadway from June 1978 to March 1982, and then staged a return engagement from May until July. When Thorpe acts to try to shut down the Chicken Ranch, Mona and the Sheriff must take action. Thorpe, who brands the Chicken Ranch "The Devil's Den". Unfortunately, their good times are disrupted by moralist "consumer advocate" Melvin P. She is on good terms with Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd, with whom she once had an affair. The story follows Miss Mona Stangley, who owns the Chicken Ranch, a century-old brothel. King and Peter Masterson, and songs by Carol Hall. SeanMunger.The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a musical comedy with a book by Larry L.Five Minutes that Changed History: The Battle of Midway at 81.Final Finals, Target Trump, Smoking or not? LIV Free or Die, Damned Russians, and Remember D-Day.Hate is Never Having to Say You’re Sorry: Pat Robertson Dies Never Apologizing to Anyone he Attacked or Slandered.“Now we Have a Problem” “Isn’t That Interesting?” The Trump Indictment.The Mob Determined the Theme: Trump is the GOP, the GOP is Trump.So anyway, a little humor can help all of us navigate the current election season. I am taking certain steps here, someone somewhere’s gonna have to close her down.Īnd, ooh I love to sweep around the wide step…Ĭut a little swathe and lead the people on Now, Miss Mona, I don’t know her, though I’ve heard the name, oh yes.īut, of course I’ve no close contact, so what she is doing I can only guess.Īnd now, Miss Mona, she’s a blemish on the face of that good town. You can trust me, for I promise, I shall keep a watchful eye upon ya’ll… I’m for goodness and for profit and for living clean and saying daily prayer.Īnd now, my good friends, you can sleep nights, I’ll continue to stand tall. Now my good friends, it behooves me to be solemn and declare, I’ve come and gone and, ooh I love to sweep around the wide step,Ĭut a little swathe and lead the people on. Ooh I love to dance a little sidestep, now they see me now they don’t. I assure you, and I mean it- Now, who says I don’t speak out as plain as day?Īnd, fellow Texans, I’m for progress and the flag- long may it fly. But the song sounds just like speeches I hear from those on the campaign trail on the news every night.įellow Texans, I am proudly standing here to humbly see. The song sounds like it could come out of the mouth of any of our Presidential candidates that have either run for office or been elected in the past 50 years, with the possible exception of Ron Paul. The song Texas has a Whorehouse in It is emblematic of such reporters methods.ĭespite my attempt to avoid politics tonight I did get a laugh as Durning playing the governor answered a reporter’s question about what he thought of the Middle East saying “I was sayin’ just this morning at the weekly prayer breakfast, in this historic capital, that it behooves both the Jews and the Arabs to settle their differences in a Christian manner!”īut the best is the song “Sidestep” the lyrics of which are below. You can’t legislate morality.”ĭom Deluise portrays a consumer watchdog reporter for a Houston television station named Melvin P Thorp. My inner Libertarian actually thinks that the media and government should stay out of people’s private lives as Sheriff Ed Earl (Burt Reynolds) said “I’ve been fightin’ crime all my life but let’s not confuse crime with committing a sin. The music is nice to relax to and I find the social commentary quite poignant about holy than thou media types that use their power to sensationalize stories and most politicians have no morality other than the latest poll numbers. Based on the real life closing of the Chicken Ranch brothel near LeGrange Texas in 1973 I have always liked it. The first was The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas a classic musical comedy from 1982 starring Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, Dom Deluise, Jim Neighbors and Charles Durning as the Governor. After watching a couple episodes of 30 Rock and walking and playing with Molly I decided to watch a couple of more light hearted movies. After the past week of seriousness I have decided to take a night off of the news and even away from ESPN before driving to see Judy tomorrow for the long weekend.
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