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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Frankenstein Underworld" data-source="post: 114478" data-attributes="member: 35">The Cattle Barons Ball may be a real event in Dallas, but Cidre also thought it was the event that the Ewings attended on the show.  It wasn't until Patrick Duffy asked her why she changed it to the Cattle Barons Ball that she realized her mistake.  She also gave an interview where she said she liked to incorporate real events and places into the show.  I know some people see it as a minor issue, but I didn't like that she ignored much of the show's fictional reality.  That's why Braddock was gone, Exxon took the place of West Star, and The Petroleum Club took the place of the Oil Barons Club.  The show wasn't meant to be a documentary, so I don't know why she was so insistent on using real places over fictional ones.Then again, Cidre didn't mind altering back stories either.  She talked a good game about preserving the history of the show, but it was total bullshit.</blockquote>