'The Last Ride"
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A Celestial Soul Returns
‘Williams is a comet that continues a celestial journey
still casting a glow on this planet. He must have been looking down favorably
on this project because it is very satisfying.’
This quote was taken from thelastridefilm.com. How appropriate that I would have the opportunity to blog about a fellow traveler and welcome him back to my home town.
Biloxi's Saenger Theater
In a small contribution to the restoring of beloved historic
theaters around the nation ~ America's Heritage, it's Movie Palaces ~ THE LAST RIDE is partnering up with LouRedaProductions including the Biloxi Saenger Theater to allow an exclusive
screening of the film before it opens widely.
A full movie event of the Meteoric Life of
Hank Williams, Sr
July 28-29, 2012
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"The Last Ride," which premiered last month at the San Antonio Film Festival,
will be presented Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon, July 28 and 29 at the
Saenger downtown. The Biloxi engagement will be unlike any other in the country.
The 90-minute movie will be preceded by a 10-minute Mississippi Public
Broadcasting documentary that chronicles Williams's frequent visits to Biloxi.
He performed in a nightclub at the corner of Reynoir and Division streets, where
he had befriended owner Sie Simon. During his Biloxi visits, Williams also
befriended Biloxi businessman and civic leader F. Yankie Barhanovich, an
impresario in his own right.
The documentary, which borrows its title from the Williams single "Ramblin'
Man," features excerpts of the singer-songwriter's best-known songs; interviews
with the late Sie Simon; Simon’s daughter, Kay Bankston; Frank Barhanovich Jr.,
son of Yankie Barhanovich; and others who knew Williams.
"This was a special time in Biloxi's history," Mayor A.J. Holloway said.
"Hank Williams Sr. must have appreciated the hospitality and friendship of
people like Sie Simon and Yankie Barhanovich, and he obviously enjoyed his
visits here, since he returned so many times."
Biloxi Sunset on the Gulf of Mexico
Williams's bond to his Biloxi friends was so strong that he acknowledged
audience members Simon and Barhanovich at his wedding in New Orleans Municipal
Auditorium in October 1952. Simon and Barhanovich were honorary pallbearers at
his funeral in Montgomery, Ala. In fact, at least three other Coast residents --
C.T. Switzer Sr., Leo Todaro and Pee Wee Maddux – were among the throng of
20,000 at the ceremony.
"I'm so lonesome I could cry when time goes crawling by....the moon just went behind the clouds to hide it's face and cry........"
"Something must be mentioned about the remarkable music track on this film. More
than three dozen songs are in the picture and 22 of them have been assembled by
Curb Records and Benjy Gaither into an electrifying album due to go on sale
soon. Very rarely, do you get to hear a mix of incredible artists ranging from
The Isaacs, Michael English, Jett Williams to Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash,
plus thrilling up and comers like Toney Ramey and Nathan Young. This one you
will have to hear to believe! "
| — | Phil Newman
Homecoming Magazine |
"The Last Ride," which was released June 22, also stars Jesse James; Fred
Dalton Thompson, the former Tennessee senator known for roles in TV's "Law &
Order" and several motion pictures; and Kaley Cuoco of TV’s "The Big Bang
Theory."
In recognition and Thanks to:
Vincent Creel, Public Affairs Manager at City of Biloxi
William Sackett, Television and Radio Producer
Ken Leonard, Production Facility Pirate Alley Studio
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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