{"product_id":"9781412236942","title":"You Just Had to be There","description":"\u003cp\u003e Bob’s loyalty to the Troops was at the highest level.  He went where the Troops were and if there was a war going on, Bob became more determined to see us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Bob was like one of us.  He was breathing the same air that we were breathing and that mattered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Bob made the Troops the stars, the audience was the Show. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Bob’s U.S.O. Christmas Shows with the Troops had meaning and is now History. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The spirit and the memories of it all should live forever! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e I wrote about my particular set of circumstances: leading up to the Show, at the Show and then after the Show. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE TROOPS!   PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e I have been watching The Bob Hope United Service Organizations (U.S.O.) Christmas Shows with the Troops with my family, since I was about 4 years old.  I enjoyed watching the Troops in the audience laughing, having a good time, getting together. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Troops were my Heroes, my Stars.  I thought that maybe when I grew up; that one day, I would be in the audience of one of Bob’s Christmas Shows. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It was inspirational for me to see and hear the people singing Silent Night together at the end of the Show. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Memories Are Priceless! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Like we still talk about “Remember The Alamo”, I think we should say, Remember The Bob Hope Christmas Show, because it was important.   It brought us together! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e I thank my Lord, Jesus Christ, for helping me get to  The Bob Hope Christmas Show and in writing this book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At The Bob Hope Christmas Show: the sights, the sounds, living through the moment of it all was the best. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Bob, Thanks For The Memories!  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trafford Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121730437360,"sku":"9781412236942","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781412236942_p0.jpg?v=1763726291","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781412236942","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}