WDW Radio # 738 - Jim Korkis Tribute: History of the Hoop Dee Do Musical Revue
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Lou Mongello - Disney Expert
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🗓️ 4 August 2023
⏱️ 56 minutes
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WDW Radio # 738 - Jim Korkis Tribute: History of the Hoop Dee Do Musical Revue - From the WDW Radio Archives
A tribute to our friend Jim Korkis, who passed away on July 28, 2023... and timing being everything, a connection to my conversation with Hoop Dee Do performer Rob Lott on Show 737.
Back on Show 376 in 2014, we looked at the history of the Hoop Dee Do Musical Revue, as we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the longest running show not just in Walt Disney World, but in all of American musical theater. We'll look back at how the show got started, why it almost never came to be, and why it remains so fun and popular.
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| 0:00.0 | What we're going to do right here is go back way back back into time. |
| 0:08.0 | Hello my friend and welcome to another episode from the WDW Archives. I am Lume Manjello and |
| 0:14.0 | this is show number 738 and each week I'm going to select an evergreen episode of the show |
| 0:20.4 | to share that maybe you haven't heard before or one you haven't heard in a long time |
| 0:24.2 | from interviews to top tens relevant reviews and guides and way back machines. |
| 0:29.0 | It's a great way to visit and revisit some of our favorite episodes including some of the ones |
| 0:34.5 | that you have suggested that I share from the archives. And as I do it all the archive shows |
| 0:39.8 | rather than upload the entire episode I'm going to take out the relevant segment or segments |
| 0:44.2 | cutting out the intro and outro and contests and some of the out-of-date maybe news and rumors. |
| 0:49.2 | If you want to hear the full episode I'll let you know the original show number so you can always |
| 0:53.6 | go back into your podcast player or feed and listen to the full episode. So on our last episode |
| 1:00.4 | from the archives I purposely chose to share one that included our friend Jim Corcus and as I |
| 1:07.7 | shared on that last archive show as well as in the WDW Radio Clubhouse Jim was hospitalized |
| 1:15.8 | with stage 4 cancer and I've been in touch with him and visiting him on a weekly basis and |
| 1:23.1 | helping him with some of his personal affairs and maybe even sneaking in some of his favorite foods |
| 1:28.0 | like Arby's and Dark Chocolate but this week it is with the most heaviest of hearts that I share |
| 1:36.4 | that our friend Jim unexpectedly passed on July 28th. I shared in the clubhouse details about |
| 1:45.6 | my conversations with Jim and his brother as well as some of the last visits I had with Jim |
| 1:51.7 | just a week prior to his passing. I had a long conversation with his brother about him and |
| 1:58.4 | his wishes and his gratitude and his love for you that gave him such joy knowing that you |
| 2:06.0 | appreciated him and his work. This was very much a shock in terms of the timing but I take great |
| 2:18.8 | comfort knowing that he didn't suffer physically or mentally and he is in a much better place |
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