A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor

To: Jay Ellis
The past two years have been wonderful. I am looking forward to many, many more years with you. Happy Anniversary!
—Merrill Ellis

To: Lois, Mike, and Harry Gilbert
Dear Mom and Dad, (La Crosse, Wisconsin) I am enjoying my new job here in Wichita, except for the tornadoes. I miss you terribly. Please send cheese. Love, Liza
—Liza Gilbert

To: Sue Wondersek
Happy 39th Anniversary on June 6 to my beautiful wife Sue. Married on the anniversary of D-Day I will never forget our date. Karl
—Karl Wondersek

To: Denise & Jess-
Mom, congratulations and good luck with your promotion...Jess, Garrison says to get out of Kansas while your still young! The Midwest is a great place to retire or raise kids, and you are far from either! Love your brother in Maine.
—Travis Winsor

To: Andrew
Hey bro looking forward to seeing you on the Big Lake this summer. Miss you.
—Katie Herrold

To: Mom and Sally
I hope you're having a great time at the show. If you look in the second floor window, you'll see me waving at you. Tell Garrison I said hello. Your son and brother Tom.
—Thomas McFall

To: Mom and Sally
I'm glad the weather is good gor you while your at the show. Tell Garrett I said hello. With a lot of love, your son and brother- Tom
—Thomas McFall

To: Mom and Sally
Hello from your son and brother in Alabama. Hope you're enjoying the show. Tell Garrett I said hello. Glad the weather was good for you. Love Tom.
—Thomas McFall

To: Jennifer
Jennifer my loving wife, thank you for caring for your broken legged needy husband. Love, Michael
—Michael Naber

To: Russell Ridley
Ken says hi to Mom and Dad Ridley I'll be over to mow and put the Tomatoes in when the ground dries out a bit more and thanks for the laundry , all the socks matched
—kenneth ridley

To: Margaret Mary
To my beautiful bride-to-be, I love you more and more each day. Next time we get married let's just do it right and fly to Vegas...
—Shayne Randlett

To: Roger Hanahan
Happy 49th Birthday Roddy, you've now caught up with me! I hope this greeting from one of our country's treasures counts as your present. Many more good years, with love, Miss Sue
—Karen Hanahan

To: Reid
Happy 30th Birthday! I love you and I hope you enjoyed seeing Praire Home Companion live in New Hampshire!
—Carey Houghtaling

To: Jaye Millar
Jaye, tell everyone around us in the audience a story. Tell them we're getting married October 9, okay? You will be a lovely bride.
—Tom Snelham

To: Mama and Papa
Hope you're enjoying your new ORANGE tractor; try not to drive this one into any trees or the pond!! Lots of love from Elizabeth Elizabeth
—Liz Keenan

To: Mom & Dad
It's been a great year at Dartmouth, I miss you and I'll be home soon!
—Andy Shamel

To: Oma
Thanks for letting us use Opa. We promise the boys won't break him. Hope your leg is feeling better. Love, Klaus & Lisa
—Klaus Radermacher

To: Geri & Dave Smith
Were hoping you would join us for the show but instead you went off to China to pick up your new baby girl, Rebekah Joy. You're somewhere over Tokyo by now, try to get some sleep. Love,
—Liz, Kurt, Violet & Owen Spann

To: All Granddads
To all the Granddads in France for the 60th celebrations of the D-Day Landings- We owe them so much- The YoungOnes
—Trog Edwards

To: Heidi Sarah
Wishing Heidi & all her Greensward friends Good Luck in their coming Exams. Love Mum Dad,Grangy,Auntie Lynette, Uncle Steve, Rob, Jen and the Toots.
—Rog young

To: Dad
Congratulations on your upcoming retirement - you've worked hard and deserve the benefits due. Love Jason
—Jason Parker

To: Russ Miller
To Russ in Alaska from Katie in Wyoming: I love you, I love you, I love you, and miss you!
—Katie Gillies

To: Terry A (SC Iowa)
You are the BEST... There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real! Watching the same stars.... X's & O's
—L Penny (K Ohio) Nicole

To: Brittany
To my lovely wife. I look forward to our soon to be born babygirl. We don't need anymore animals.
—David Chavez

To: Peter McDowell
Happy Birthday. Nice to be 21!
—Paul Katz

To: Camp Calumet Lutheran Friends
(for 6/5/04) Sending a big "Boom Chicka Boom" to all our Camp Calumet Lutheran friends throughout the country. From Ann and Wayne Abram - still camping after all these years.
—Ann and Wayne Abram

To: Bill-Three-Lee
Happy 18th and 26th anniversaries, my Wondrous Stub Mutton. This time with you has been one, amazing odysssey constantly spilling over with laughter. Always loving you, the Redhead.
—Lin Goodnick

To: Chris Larsen
Hey Chris, Can you believe that you are getting Sven and me down from Lake Umbagog to "Lake Wobagon" on a Saturday night! "Your in the jail house now!" Elsker,Mor.
—DONA LARSEN

To: Susan LeVan
Happy 50th birthday to my wife from the luckiest husband anywhere.Ever a clown.
—Michael Crowe

To: Benjamin & Roger
to the best husband and son...who will start sleeping in his own bed dear lord before he moves out to college.....
—Mei Lian Bartlett

To: The Squid
Happy 20th wedding anniversary, love. Wish you were here to celebrate it with me, instead of in Venice, Italy. The champagne's on ice for when you get home.
—Mary Seward

To: Kevin & Thomas
Dear Kitties: Thank you for not scratching the furniture while I'm at the show. I left the radio on so you can listen to the show. love, Deborah
—Deborah Schram

To: Stephen Gissin
Hi Honey, As we celebrate your 35th birthday I want you to know what a truly great thing it is having you in my life. I know now what it means to love and be loved and I am constantly amazed by your loving and gentle ways. I look forward to being by your side as you blow out the candles this year and always. With All My Love, Julie xo
—Julie Gissin

To: Anne Corbett
Happy 33rd Anniversary to Anne and Phil Corbett; We hope are enjoying the show, love Allison and Sandy
—Allison Corbett

To: mom&ali
happy birthday hope your listening to this show i know it's hard
—annie bou

To: Bruce
It's our third anniversary and it seems like only yesterday that we got married in Scotland. Thanks for keeping the mystery alive. Perhaps it was the kilt.
—Betty Stewart

To: Uncle Paul and Aunt Helen Schultz
Happy 50th Anniversary Uncle Paul and Aunt Helen! The waterfowl knew they were safe when Prairie Home Companion was on!
—Dan Johnson

To: Mick & Carol McIntyre
Yoo-hoo to Baraboo! Happy 45th Wedding Anniversary wishes to Uncle Mick & Aunt Carol in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Big hugs sent by Mitch, Cindy & Taylor
—Cindy Lindgren

To: Mom and Dad
Thanks for the visit in the north woods. The Walleye was fantastic. And thanks for letting us use your spring parkas.
—George Trudeau

To: Andrea
to my darling wife, retiring after 33 years as a teacher: School's Out Forever!
—James Harris

To: Camilla
I love with you with all my heart and can't wait for baby Linnea to join our world this August.
—Jonathan Royce

To: Andy and Ali Zimmerman
Happy First Anniversary!! From Mom, Dad, Lisa and Eddie
—Laura Zimmerman

To: Susan LeVan
We are going to the June 5 broadcast in New Hampshire. It is my wife's 50th birthday and I would dearly love Garrison to send her greetings from the stage. MESSAGE; Happy 50th birthday wishes to my lovely wife Susan and many,many more-from her happy husband, Ever A Clown.
—Michael Crowe

To: linda chauncey
Congratulations, Linda on acing your brain surgery! You go girl!
—dorothy frisch

To: Joelle
My dearest sister, I know you probably won't see this, so I guess its safe to say I love you. Good luck in High School. Maybe I'll see you here at OSU in five years.
—Jared Baker