tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903140617702751762024-02-20T22:23:26.893-08:00Harley & Annabelle BlogHarley and Annabelle share their incredible story of life as the Mediocre Music Makers, Living Legends in Erick, Oklahoma where you can See Rednecks Work and Play in their Own Environment!The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-20774302125947992062010-04-24T09:24:00.000-07:002010-04-24T09:30:57.261-07:00Insanity At Its Finest Tour<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDrHuDKjFR7SXRm-Lnp4l2-LAgC9tLWyTTnFs2SP1oBf6yoNaE4PV1CewvT8dAT6BTwyKSzGtmoNE8WqQTXKLyJdqQYp4MipDOCpwRGMLmnVDGiNRPyw7piNr0fQTdk5dXm5b8Mpn7w/s1600/InsanityAtItsFinestTour.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDrHuDKjFR7SXRm-Lnp4l2-LAgC9tLWyTTnFs2SP1oBf6yoNaE4PV1CewvT8dAT6BTwyKSzGtmoNE8WqQTXKLyJdqQYp4MipDOCpwRGMLmnVDGiNRPyw7piNr0fQTdk5dXm5b8Mpn7w/s320/InsanityAtItsFinestTour.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463742320500232002" border="0" /></a><br />The maker of the documentary <a href="http://www.filmbaby.com/films/4471">Harley & Annabelle - Living Legends in Erick, Oklahoma"</a> is planning a tour to do free screenings at select locations along Route 66 and has started a <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1123284978/insanity-at-its-finest-tour?pos=2&ref=recently-launched">Kickstarter project</a> to raise funds for it. Some nice rewards are being offered for all backers!The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-83355843257623442962009-11-27T16:21:00.000-08:002010-01-07T07:26:52.402-08:00Documentary Released: Harley & Annabelle - Living Legends in Erick, Oklahoma<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHoYByZBdovkGYS0hbt7W4xY021HzNvE_Vox2yVDtVRhE2skxn3z4ASXydi6h08fIvnZZA-bPWLGe-XXqYk6_I0UtaUUOX7rNV_9wiNlvJWgnKs0NDN-BUF6cS9vnqyWQUi8Mxz3-kw/s1600-h/DocoTitleScreenVer3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHoYByZBdovkGYS0hbt7W4xY021HzNvE_Vox2yVDtVRhE2skxn3z4ASXydi6h08fIvnZZA-bPWLGe-XXqYk6_I0UtaUUOX7rNV_9wiNlvJWgnKs0NDN-BUF6cS9vnqyWQUi8Mxz3-kw/s320/DocoTitleScreenVer3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424015989179948178" border="0" /></a><br /><blockquote><b>The documentary "Harley & Annabelle - Living Legends in Erick, Oklahoma" is now available at <a href="http://www.filmbaby.com/films/4471">filmbaby.com</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> (http://www.filmbaby.com/films/4471).<br /><br />Two years in the making, this documentary reveals the story of transformation of a couple of struggling, conventional-business entrepreneurs into wholly unconventional entertainers now responsible for dealing out "Insanity At Its Finest" for thousands of travelers coming to Erick, Oklahoma from around the world specifically to see Harley & Annabelle, "The Mediocre Music Makers" and their "Sandhills Curiosity Shop".</b></span><br /><a href="http://fluxfaze.com/sitefiles/llc/HarleyAndAnnabelle.html">Press Kit</a><br /></blockquote>The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-39230660027990257512009-02-05T19:08:00.000-08:002009-02-05T19:22:45.295-08:00MEDIOCRE MUSIC MAKERS CUTTING BACK<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5t3tJGsatxBl2bQeJ44F1JQK6vmY-1_Si3aZeiJ8CdgPTVYaQVLSAzUbTS7ps70LyKBf4lNVkJp4mYT8lQAUeEmxDcM6_ftNoPYiRu6mfatP_jxJitT34ve8_7XZhOLTWJ6Op13EJ8g/s1600-h/HarleyAndAnnabelleABlurOfMo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5t3tJGsatxBl2bQeJ44F1JQK6vmY-1_Si3aZeiJ8CdgPTVYaQVLSAzUbTS7ps70LyKBf4lNVkJp4mYT8lQAUeEmxDcM6_ftNoPYiRu6mfatP_jxJitT34ve8_7XZhOLTWJ6Op13EJ8g/s320/HarleyAndAnnabelleABlurOfMo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299516769361069842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Arial;">Harley and Annabelle, The Mediocre Music Makers, have announced they will be cutting back on the number of tour groups they will entertain this coming season. Why? At age 63, to spend more quality time with each other, to get more rest and relaxation between tour groups, to have more time to upgrade their Mediocre Tourist District, to expand on musical projects not included in their Mediocre Music Program, and to hone their craft.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">"Even though the number of tour groups stopping in Erick to see us has increased each year, we've decided it's getting to be a little too much for us to keep up with.", Annabelle told me a few weeks ago. "We need more time for ourselves and for keeping our chops up to provide the best show possible for the groups we entertain." Harley added.</span><br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Last season (April through October, 2008) Harley and Annabelle entertained approximatley 300 tour groups, sometimes hosting three to four consecutive groups a day arriving and departing within minutes of one another. "It's fast-paced and now that we're in our 60s it is getting harder and harder to keep up on enough practice and refinement of our show to keep it fresh and exciting,", Harley said. "Then we're so worn out we don't have the energy to do much together afterward, if you know what I mean." he added, with a wink and a nod.</span></div>The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-16994656793926925182008-10-13T18:42:00.000-07:002009-02-05T19:20:27.711-08:00Time To Rest Up For Next Year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KSfkXdOD-9o0pEtMaolkudY7M3UZUGfancjiDW6JpItesNnhyphenhyphenkkKHGdteDxjX056UkjhyyTGVoEM1vZhKSFzTSj7Lle_74og9pd17zubQSzrpCzQGrDMqgb-icKAVka99KekO8qoRw/s1600-h/HarleyAndAnnabelle1986WithC.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KSfkXdOD-9o0pEtMaolkudY7M3UZUGfancjiDW6JpItesNnhyphenhyphenkkKHGdteDxjX056UkjhyyTGVoEM1vZhKSFzTSj7Lle_74og9pd17zubQSzrpCzQGrDMqgb-icKAVka99KekO8qoRw/s320/HarleyAndAnnabelle1986WithC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256829205460898082" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">With over 300 overseas tours visiting Erick to experience Harley and Annabelle during this 2008 tourist season, Harley and Annabelle have announced that their last scheduled tour was Monday, October 13th.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">They will now be resting, relaxing, and rejuvenating to be ready, up and running, for next year's entourage of overseas tour groups coming to experience Harley and Annabelle.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">During the off season they plan (time, energy, and weather permitting) to upgrade their Redneck Castle.<br /></div><p></p><br /><center>Greetings from Harley and Annabelle<br />"The Mediocre Music Makers"<br />Insanity At Its Finest!</center>The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-75812317113147313792008-08-01T19:34:00.001-07:002008-08-21T04:14:29.939-07:00Trafalgar Route 66 Tour Group at The Sandhills Curiosity ShopYouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qfy3bgBUuw">Rowdy bunch riding the Trafalgar Route 66 tour lands in The Sandhills Curiosity Shop <span style="font-weight:bold;">for their own redneck experience.</a>The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-69646307322470644222008-08-01T19:22:00.000-07:002008-08-21T04:09:00.390-07:00More Scandinavians at the Sandhills Curiosity Shop!YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW77Ng31J64">Another group of Scandinavians getting a good dose of Insanity At Its Finest!</a>The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-80386672129051540382008-08-01T19:17:00.000-07:002008-08-21T04:15:12.913-07:00Harley and Annabelle with the Byron Berline BandYouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQfibc99LJo">Harley jams with the Byron Berline Band.</a>The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-40426376612576425562008-07-30T04:32:00.000-07:002008-08-21T04:15:32.813-07:00Scandinavian Kicks on Route 66YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Xm0CIM-RU">Scandinavians Getting Their Kicks on Route 66 at the World Famous Sandhills Curiosity Shop</a>The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-67064384761628436372008-07-24T17:40:00.000-07:002008-08-21T04:15:50.212-07:00Tour Leader ExtraodinaireYouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3EtcaGYM4w">Scandinavian Route 66 Riders' and their extraordinary tour group leader getting their kicks at The Sandhills Curiosity Shop with Harley and Annabelle, The Mediocre Music Makers in Erick, Oklahoma.</a>The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-15945672325898601312008-07-21T19:01:00.000-07:002008-08-21T04:16:16.854-07:00Scandinavian Route 66 Riders Again!YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rky0UQgCqRk">The Scandinavians showed up again for more Insanity At Its Finest at The Sandhills Curiosity Shop in Erick, Oklahoma.</a>The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-90936211900918447402008-07-20T04:29:00.001-07:002008-08-21T05:00:14.055-07:00Scandinavians Having FunYouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-mre391lho">Scandinavians at The Sandhills Curiosity Shop getting a good dose of Insanity At Its Finest!</a>The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-53150684285657244992008-07-18T11:38:00.000-07:002008-08-21T04:20:03.505-07:00UK Visitors at The Sandhills Curiosity ShopYouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rKQjPq1FmM">UK visitors will remember The Mediocre Music Makers.</a>The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-59557513040064479992008-07-17T08:41:00.000-07:002008-08-21T04:24:50.470-07:00Eagle Riders in Erick, OklahomaYouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFtDaTmGzd4">The FBI (Federal Bureau of Intoxication) joins the Eagle Riders for some fun with Harley and Annabelle!</a>The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-49023584505710849892008-07-15T18:08:00.000-07:002008-08-21T04:25:59.585-07:00Hot Damn!YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9PE4cC9oFQ">The title says it all.</a>The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-9956597656284468202008-07-15T18:01:00.000-07:002008-08-21T04:28:35.880-07:00David Wickline's Route 66 RidersYouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm1zbY-zCyQ">Some incredible tattoo artistry traveling with the David Wickline Route 66 Riders.</a>The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-86343161912566053082008-07-13T14:49:00.000-07:002008-08-21T04:34:07.894-07:00Norwegians Singing The Redneck National AnthemYouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIWiCeDs8og">A shot of Harley and Annabelle playing the Redneck National Anthem.</a>The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-89025533489947388842008-07-13T14:37:00.000-07:002008-08-21T04:35:31.736-07:00Norwegian SingalongYouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTBmmdE2GZQ">Norwegians singing along with The Mediocre Music Makers.</a>The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-69819747273221243012008-07-13T14:18:00.000-07:002008-08-21T04:40:26.663-07:00Norwegians Getting Their Kicks With Harley & AnnabelleYouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aoSzf2xCzw">Beautiful Norwegian Women (and their crazy tour group leader in loincloth</a>The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-60784501276405398522008-07-07T07:45:00.001-07:002008-08-21T04:45:51.511-07:00Harley and Annabelle Welcome NorwegiansYouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/97eu4QnbbEw">Old time hospitality is what they seek and they seek it in America at The Sandhills Curiosity Shop in Erick, Oklahoma. The Mediocre Music Makers sing a send-off for the Norwegian Route 66 Association.</a>The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-32333319670265881662008-07-05T07:02:00.000-07:002008-07-05T08:40:50.362-07:00Scandinavians with Harley and Annabelle in Erick, OKOur goal is to give our visitors from overseas an experience they will never forget!<br />- Harley & Annabelle<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxt_32pVLme_lwzf_hU2U9kcTOLJRVUkNT0CJaE3D3k3c9aGziKjD5kzVsY9Vnc3v0I8giSwNfqPDD12ZJVgQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590314061770275176.post-49195564628726226552008-05-11T19:46:00.000-07:002008-05-13T07:15:06.159-07:00The Redneck Chronicles: WELCOME!Hey gang, no matter where in the world you're from, you are all welcome to Harley and Annabelle's Blog and we would love to hear your comments on The Redneck Chronicles. It's an honor to have you drop by!The Old Hermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663027897117756627noreply@blogger.com9