Down on Dickson – 1989
October 15, 1989
The Walton Arts Center had been a passion of Gridiron Actors Guild for nearly a decade. The thought of it seemed like an opportunity to finally perform the show in … More Down on Dickson – 1989
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Sixteen Going on Preggers – 1989
October 15, 1989
In 1989, teen pregnancy in Arkansas had reached an all-time high, a rate of about 80 births per 1,000 teenage girls, just slightly ahead of Mississippi, thank God. Small-town and … More Sixteen Going on Preggers – 1989
The 51 Percent Solution
October 9, 1989
In the late 1980s, Congress voted itself a big raise, 51 percent. Here’s a parody song between two congressmen and three irate constituents from the Northwest Arkansas Gridiron Show. … More The 51 Percent Solution
That’ll Be the Day – 1986
November 20, 1986
In 1986, rumors abounded that Arkansas’s titan of finance, Jack Stephens, might be considering a run for the U.S. Senate. Gridiron couldn’t help wonder what was holding him back. As … More That’ll Be the Day – 1986
Brother Billy Bob – 1986
October 15, 1986
During the mid-1980s, Mike Gauldin created the character of Brother Billy Bob Barnswallow, whose Bible Bonanza at Brentwood became a recurring sketch each year in the Northwest Arkansas Gridiron. … More Brother Billy Bob – 1986