Ozarks At Large

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Friday, June 6, 2014
Ahead on this busy Friday edition of Ozarks, from Pharrell to Harry Connick Jr; celebrities took the stage this morning in Fayetteville for the Walmart Shareholders meeting, where there were also a few business items discussed. And, we take a trip along the Buffalo River nearly a year after a controversial swine breeding operation began business.
Becca Martin Brown gives us the deets on a venerable BBQ restaurant in Ozark.
Here are our ten clips dedicated to leather-wearing cool guys and gals everywhere: 1. Staying Cool in West Side Story 2. Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark. 3. The theme from Sons of Anarchy, performed by Curtis Stigers and The Forest. 4. The Fonz. 5. Joey, Dee Dee and Johnny Ramone sing I Wanna Be Sedated. 6. Marlon Brando in The Wild One. 7. Billy Idol sings Dancing With Myself. 8. Trinity looks for an escape in The Matrix. 9. Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman. 10. A transformed Olivia Newton John goes for John Travolta at the end of Grease. Apologies to Uncle Jessie from Full House, James Dean from that iconic poster (was his red jacket in Rebel Without A Cause leather?) and Born to Run-era Bruce Springsteen.
"Two Shoes" by The Cat Empire
Senator John Boozman and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack speak to the importance of Congress coming to a compromise on the Farm Bill on the last day before the August recess. Congressman Tim Griffin and the Sierra Club continue pushing ExxonMobil for more information regarding the Pegasus Pipeline rupture in Mayflower. And a signage project connecting the cities of Northwest Arkansas gets underway.
"Italian Leather Sofa" by Cake
Jim and Susan Nelson moved to northwest Arkansas nearly forty years ago to set up shop…and they’ve stayed. Jim Nelson talks about the differences of then and now when it comes to northwest Arkansas, Eureka Springs and starting a business.
"Leather and Lace" by Stevie Nicks
Steven Clardy grew up in Clardy's Cobbler Shoppe on College Avenue in Fayetteville as his father fixed shoes and a little bit of everything else. Now, Steven's own children watch as he cobbles things together.
"Boots of Spanish Leather" by Bob Dylan