This Week's Show // July 31, 2010

San Francisco Layover

  • Sara Watkins
    Sara Watkins
  • Frederica von Stade
    Frederica von Stade
  • Raúl Melo
    Raúl Melo
  • Elvin Bishop
    Elvin Bishop
  • Jean Redpath
    Jean Redpath
  • Chanticleer
    Chanticleer

This week on A Prairie Home Companion a mix of our two January shows from the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco. Sara Watkins plays her ukulele and sings "My Friend," Guy Noir deals with the San Francisco sea lions, Andy Stein plays the "Opera Breakdown," mezzo- soprano Frederica von Stade sings Delibes' "Flower Duet" with a promising young soprano, and tenor Raúl Melo sings Puccini. Plus, Bluesman Elvin Bishop sings "What the Hell Is Going On," The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band plays the "Cable Car Rag," our friend, Scottish balladeer Jean Redpath, sings "Joy of My Heart," and the choral ensemble Chanticleer sings "Aloha Oe." In Lake Wobegon, the story of Myrtle Anderson's plan to embezzle a quarter-million dollars from The First Inqvist State Bank.

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Garrison Keillor Post to the Host

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

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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73 Days of Summer Vacation

Mr. Keillor,
My dilemma is this: In a few days I am faced with seventy three days of vacation.

What to do? What to do?

Wringing my hands,
Katherine A.

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

We'll be airing compilation shows periodically throughout the summer, so if you have a fond memory of Guy Noir, or loved a Ruth Harrison script, or even if you want us to dust-off a classic, let us know, we'd love to include it!

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(07/19) Helena Eiswert, A BIG HAPPY 92ND BIRTHDAY MOM - WE KNOW YOU WILL ENJOY THE S...

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A woman has terrible arthritis through-out her body. Wanting to make a difference, she donates her body to science for research. She dies. During the autopsy the Pathologist finds that, indeed, she has arthritis in every joint of her body: shoulders, toes, hands, spine, knees. Every joint, that is, except her left elbow, which is a pure and healthy as a 2 year old. At seeing this the doctor declares, "What's a nice joint like you doing in a girl like this?"

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Peter Ostroushko: Mandolin Virtuoso

Our sporadic interview series continues, this time with frequent guest and collaborator, mandolinist Peter Ostroushko. He talks about his creative inspirations, playing in the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and making his latest album When the Last Morning Glory Blooms.

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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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