We start On the Road right here in Deadwood, South Dakota with a colorful in-studio talk with the Deadwood Alive history troupe's own Martha "Calamity" Jane Cannary, actress and historian Jena Sierks. Jena discusses Jane's story, her place in Deadwood's history and the grit it takes to be a thespian in the Dakotas. Toni also takes listeners on a whirlwind tour of a few other notable tough gals from the Dakota Territory! Our Love is History feature this week is a courageous and heartfelt love with life itself, through the eyes of both comedy and tragedy, in the ongoing story of comedienne and actress Carol Burnett. Finally, the narrative from our upcoming book, Tales from The Heart of America, shares the treasure of Margo, waitress at the Goshen Diner in upstate New York, and her path from a forced marriage as a teenager in Russia, through hunger, abuse, neglect, traveling to America alone, and emerging from it all with a profound and enduring love for life and the people she meets everyday - a tale called Karma Margo. 

Links:

·       Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground

·       Strong Women of Deadwood

·       The Madams:

·       Mollie Johnson a/k/a Queen of the Blondes  (https://karibovee.com/2018/07/08/mollie-johnson-queen-of-the-blondes-part-one/)

·       Dora DuFran (https://sites.google.com/site/samanthapattersonamh/marriage-among-prostitutes/madam-dora-dufran)

·       Kitty LeRoy (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134214586/kitty-leroy)

·       Eleanore Dumont a/k/a Madame Mustachio (https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-eleanoredumont/2/)

·       Poker Alice Tubbs (https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-pokeralice/)

·       Lucretia “Aunt Lou” Marchbanks (https://www.legendsofamerica.com/sd-auntlou/)

·       From ABCNews online, Humor Helps Carol Burnett Cope (https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=123891&page=1)

·       From the NY Times, A Touch for Funny Bones and Earlobes(https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/books/31burnett.html); 

·       From Earn the Necklace, Who Is Carol Burnett’s Husband? Interesting Facts to Know about Brian Miller(https://www.earnthenecklace.com/carol-burnett-husband-brian-miller-wiki-age-facts/) 

·       From Mental Floss, 16 Fun Facts About The Carol Burnett Show

·       (http://mentalfloss.com/article/73448/16-ear-tugging-facts-about-carol-burnett-show)

·       From Wikipedia, Carol Burnett (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Burnett ) 

·       From Amazon.com, This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection, by Carol Burnett (https://tinyurl.com/ydy9xgoc)

·       From YouTube, Intimate Interviews Channel, Carol Burnett (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVdZOx34BQs)

·       Narrative - Karma Margo:

·       Additional narratives can be found in our book (on Amazon.com): Lovin America, the Roads to Happily-Ever-After; 

·       Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us; 

·       Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica

Show Notes:

South Dakota storytellers Scotte and Toni Burns share tales of Love in America, including deep devotion and imagination from the neighborhood of Fred and Joanne Rogers! Then, a dangerous idea from Deadwood, love from a Buddhist monk offering wisdom from Michael Jackson in Woodstock, NY and an original Tale from The Heart of America called, Can You Imagine? All coming up on Love in America!

Show Links:

·       Lead in song: Lovity Love by SomethingUnderground.com;

·       Buffalo Run from RoadsideAmerica.com: https://www.roadsideamerica.com/news/13252; 

·       Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Buddhist Monastery in Woodstock: https://kagyu.org

·       Khenpo Karma Tenkyong: https://kagyu.org/khenpo-karma-tenkyong;

·       Love Story of Mrs. and Mr. Rogers

·       Mr. Rogers Neighborhood opening song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL3xSctTB5c

·       From YouTube, the FWBH Channel: Mr. Rogers on the Tonight Show (1980),  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-Kp5YeqrlE (5:36)

·       From Misterrogersandme.com:  http://www.misterrogersandme.com

·       From Post-Gazette.com: Music plays key role in Mrs. Rogers' relationship with husband Fred, http://old.post-gazette.com/ae/20020409rogers0409fnp3.asp

·       From www.TodayIFoundOut.com: 15 Interesting Mr. Rogers Facts, http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/02/15-interesting-mr-rogers-facts

·       From Wikipedia.com: Fred Roger’s Asteroid, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26858_Misterrogers

·       From Amazon.com, Mister Rogers & Me: A Deep & Simple Documentary Film: https://www.amazon.com/Mister-Rogers-Me/dp/B006JN87EI

·       From YouTube, Galen Fott Channel: Unmixed Garden of Your Mind, original clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-eA_HxeCfI

·       From YouTube RockOBuster Channel: The remix song - Garden of Your Mind . PBS . Mister Rogers, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRo3jkgyn6M

·       Narrative - Can You Imagine

·       Journeys to Love website: https://www.JourneysToLove.com

·       Journeys to Love YouTube Channel: https://bitl.ly/JourneysToLove-YouTube/