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Billy Hill and the Hillbillies performed their 10,000th show at the Golden Horseshoe Stage in Frontierland on Thursday, February 6, 2003 at the 1:15 show. |
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"It's A Small World" opening |
They did their normal semi-scripted show, but with renewed vigor to a packed house, which included 40+ members of "Da Billy Club", several off-duty castmembers, including Christopher, and Billy subs, Duane Michaels and Dave Eastley, and about 25 members of Disney Entertainment management staff including the Billy's entertainment boss, Stan Freese. |
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| Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me" Billy Style | |||
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"Say it.... We Love You" |
The Opening Fiddle Solo |
The Opening Mandolin Solo |
At the finale, Billy Elvis stopped singing the chorus and let the audience sing to him. |
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Billy Elvis' version of Country and Rap |
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"Well life's on a farm is kinda' laid back, Ain't much an old country boy
like me can hack. |
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The Elvis Medley |
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Billy looks cool! |
"It's now or never...." |
"Rough, Rough" Making dog puppet shadows |
Two great musicians. |
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Billy Mandolin's spirited version of the "William Tell Overture" |
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A "Billy Tell" Introduction |
"My people." |
His "G" string had stretched. |
Billy's back-up band |
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A score from the Bluegrass judge..... |
.....and it's a 10. [thousand, that is] |
A scanned version of the score..... |
....signed & dated by Billy Fiddle. |
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Billy Fiddle's famous "Orange Blossom Special" |
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"And now, something completely different....
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| "He plays with daring and finesse, but they're not here right now...so he'll play alone." |
...... The Orange Blossom Special" |
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A lonely Billy |
Bringing it home. |
Feeling the love. |
....... and the crowd goes wild! |
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Will Billy break his Speed Fiddlin' record for the 10,000th Show? |
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They talk it over... |
..he feels the love.. |
he gets into position |
he gives it his best |
...but only 36 mph. |
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Billy Hill's tribute to River Dance "Puddle Prance." |
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Introducing Fiddle # 2 |
Here's Fiddle # 2... Billy! |
They feel like dancing....yea! |
A brotherly duet. |
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Here's Fiddle # 3 |
Before Pros-teeth-sis...... |
....after pros-teeth-sis. |
"Are we having fun yet? Not you, us!" |
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The Mousetrap Overture
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Boss Mickey says..... |
"Billy, you're fired."
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The Indiana Jones Theme |
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Here's Fiddle # 4 |
"Do want these back?" |
The Puddle Prance Intro |
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Billy Kirk Wall |
Billy John Marshall |
Billy Dennis Fetchet |
Billy Evan Marshall |
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The 10,000th bow accident... |
This is not Disney magic! [Notice Billy Mandolin's accidental bow accident] |
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Billy is bummed! |
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He's OK... |
The handsome Billy Bass profile. |
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The end of 10,000 shows, and the beginning of 10,000 more. |
At the finale, the entire audience gave the boys a standing ovation and were rewarded with a brief curtain call. |
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The Billy Hill Fans...... |
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My ticket to 10,000 laughs.
Pictured below is the 10,000th performance plaque presented to the guys backstage. |
The Disney Program that should have been. |
Following the show, the boys were joined backstage by Disney Entertainment management and presented with a large framed commemorative plaque that will be displayed in the Golden Horseshoe and four smaller individual plaques.
A commemorative sheet cake of dark chocolate and taquito luncheon were provided. |
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The hidden Mickey on the Billies' plaque. |
The original artwork from their official Disneyland Resort Publicity Photograph. |
 Also on hand, was longtime Billy Hill sound technician, Gary Cherno, who has been doing the show since 1994 and provided the sound for the 10,000th show. |
