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To all our friends around the country who have been talking about coming to St. Paul and seeing the show some day, a good time would be the season opener, September the 25th. That whole weekend, in fact. We've put together a package for out-of-towners in honor of F. Scott Fitzgerald's birthday. Call (866) 641-8765 for booking. Space is limited.

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This Week's Show // September 4, 2010

The Great American
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  • Sara Watkins
    Sara Watkins
  • Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele
    Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele
  • Royal Academy of Radio Actors
    Royal Academy of Radio Actors
  • The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
    The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
  • Garrison Keillor
    Garrison Keillor

This week on A Prairie Home Companion, it looks like our 1969 Airstream 27' Land Yacht will make it back after all from the first leg of the Summer Love Tour, and directly into overflow parking for our annual live Grandstand show at The Minnesota State Fair. With special guests, California singer-songwriter and fiddler Sara Watkins, Minnesota's perennial blue-ribbon sisters of Soul Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele, plus the magnificent Anoka High School Marching Band. Also with us, The Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, Tom Keith, and Fred Newman, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band with Richard Dworsky, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon.

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This August, a coast-to-coast concert tour takes on the everlasting theme of romantic love.



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September 02, 2010

Summer Love: Back Home... for a minute

PHC staffer Nic Vetter is on the Summer Love tour with Garrison, Sara Watkins, Fred Newman and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band and will update us periodically from the road.

San Antonio was a good ol' time — the way to remember the Alamo is to see it in sticky 100 degree heat. We were at the Majestic Theater and the crowd came to have a good time. GK mixed it up by opening the show behind the curtain singing his "Prayer Sonnet," then he came out and did a monologue in the spotlight, and the curtain was opened to the Shoe Band playing. I think one of the most interesting parts of the tour is how he intuitively adapts every show to the space and audience, instead of simply performing by rote. He keeps it fresh and exciting not just for the audience, (review from the local press) but for the performers and himself. And we the crew are kept on our toes that way.


Immediately upon stepping off the plane after our flight from San Antonio, we knew we weren't in Texas anymore. The air was chilly and blustery and smelled faintly of barn animals, the moon had shrunk, and you could see all the stars. Ah, the north country; there's no place like home. Everyone had a little surge of energy from the climate change or from knowing we'd be seeing our family and our own beds soon, so we made a giant circle on the tarmac and threw the frisbee around at 3:30 AM.

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Garrison Keillor Post to the Host

Need some sage advice from the Old Scout?
Go On, Ask GK a question.

Getting into the Radio Business

Mr. Keillor,
I listen to your show all the time. I am turning 18 this January and searching for colleges and one of the classes I want to take is radio. People say that I have the voice (and face) for radio and I am interested in the field.

I would love to have your opinion and hear how you got on radio.

Ryan D.
Lebanon, Ohio

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On the 12th Floor of the Acme Building...

Post to the Host:
Well, for years now, Guy Noir has been searching for the answers to life's persistent questions based out of his office on the 12th floor of the Acme Building. Everyone knows this. But for months now, there's been no mention of the fabled Acme Building.

Did Guy finally get evicted for non-payment of rent? Did he find a new office space and we weren't informed?

In short, what happened on the 12th floor of the Acme building? And who's looking into this?

Thanks for your time!

Basile V.

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Going to the Big City!

Mr. Keillor:
I just graduated from high school in a small town in central Kansas, and am looking forward to going to college in Chicago.

What should I expect moving to a big city?

-A Lifetime Fan

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Listeners' Choice: Tell Us Your Favorite Scripts, Commercials, or Sketches

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Featured Interview: Sara Watkins

Our sporadic interview series continues, this time with Sara Watkins, who will be touring with GK and company as part of the Summer Love tour. Watkins talks about her time in the popular bluegrass band Nickel Creek, and the process of recording her new solo album with John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin.

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Summer Love Tour

This August, a coast-to-coast concert tour takes on the everlasting theme of romantic love. Join host Garrison Keillor, Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins, the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and sound-effects man Fred Newman for tender duets and ballads, poetry, and stories of passion and marriage.

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