A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor

To: Fred & Ruth Holsclaw
Happy 65th wedding anniversary from the kids, grandkids and great-grandkids with you this week in AZ and at home in VA, CA, and WA.
—Janet Kerans

To: Minnesota United Methodists
Thanks from a Mississippi United Methodist pastor to the Minnestota United Methodist Disaster Recovery Team for coming to help us with Hurricane Katrina recovery in Jones County.
—Jon Altman

To: Jessica Ostrom
Happy birthday to our beautiful, smart, funny 24 year-old daughter in Emporia Kansas. Dad says, "Meet us on Oahu in January."
—Peggy Ostrom

To: Richard
My love, you are still the biggest pain in the butt I know, and I will love you forever, and you'd better marry me. Also, thanks for the meat loaf!
—Gail Feldman

To: Wesley Eckles
Happy 30th anniversary today, sweetheart! I put our success down to two things - a lot of love and a healthy dose of forgetfulness! Love always!
—Eileen Eckles

To: Kerry Wills
You are the greatest gift a man could ask for. After one year of marriage I love you more than ever. Happy Anniversary!
—Jonathan Wills

To: Dan
Happy 22nd Anniversary Dan! Who would ever imagine such a colorful ride...3 sons later, one dog, 3 cats, 1 lizard and 20 goldfish. Such a kaelidiscope... love you marykay
—Marykay Baldwin

To: Mother - Peggy Hilton
We are here in the audience tonight - from Austin, TX and safe from Rita's decisions - sending you all our love on this difficult day - the anniversary of Dad's passing.
—Jan and John Stephens

To: Mike/Angi Wilson
Mike & Angi, now we know why you've been needing afternoon naps and why your jeans are fitting a little more snug these days. Congrats on the great news. And you said you didn't think Mike had it in him! Can't wait to babysit and really spoil our new grandchild! Love, Grammy and Poppi
—jim wilson

To: Hannah Lee
Greetings from Mom and Dad at the Street Dance in St. Paul to Hannah Lee at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. We miss you darlin' and wish you and Bob (as in Dylan) could be here this year to partake in the mashed potatoes.
—Nan McGrane

To: Leo
Greetings to nine year old Leo Biette-Timmons a nine-year old soccer player from Arlington, VA and sister Nora from former neigbors Don, Nan and Anders, who moved to St. Paul two years ago. Leo come back to St. Paul before the rhubarb freezes.
—Nan McGrane

To: Scott Dennis
You are the soy milk that makes my green tea so, so sweet. My love, my world, my dear little M.
—scott Dennis

To: Chuck
Let's grow old together-You go first. Happy 50th Birthday from your first (and younger) wife! Sharon
—Sharon Rezek

To: Rebecca from Frick Museum in New York
Glad you made it to the show, I hope Mr. Keillor is entertaining tonight! Looking forward to our second date next Friday!
—Massimo Pigliucci

To: Patty and Greg Walters
Happy 10th anniversary to Patty and Greg, from Ralph Waldo Emerson: Scott read my poem "Give All To Love" at your altar - and you complied!
—Scott Lahti

To: David
Happy 2 wonderful years loving you and being happy you are in my life anniversary! I love you to the moon and back, for 113 years more!
—Aimee Cabrera

To: Lars
Happy 50th Birthday ! Glad you decided to celebrate at home in Annapolis rather than a voyage across the Atlantic in a sailboat - you would have gotten very wet.
—Laura and Kim Kristiansen

To: Family and Friends in Denver & Door County, Wisconsin
Hi Garrison, We are at our first PHC live show. We are traveling from Denver through Minneapolis on our way to our hometown in Door County, Wisconsin. We are heading home to meet our family and friends to be married there...finally...after being high school sweethearts and dating for 13 years.
—Jenny & Andy Cavanaugh (soon to be Spude)

To: Carol and Jim
I am SO jealous! A Street Dance in St. Paul! We send our love all the way from Berlin, Germany and we'll be glued to our computer to hear the show.
—Patricia Higgins

To: Ken Rood
Happy 64th Birthday to 'Kenny-boy' from your family and many (younger)friends. We love you!
—Joan Rood

To: Maryellen Manley
Happy 6th Anniversary! I love you not only for who you are, but for who I am with you - except for when I'm a jerk.
—Eric Manley

To: Bill Dettmann
To my darling husband, I love you, heart and soul, and am grateful for you with every breath. Happy Anniversary.
—Mindy Dettmann

To: Stavanger Lutheran Church
Congratulations to the congregation of the Stavanger Lutheran Church in Stavanger, Illinois on its 125th anniversary! May you continue to celebrate many more.
—Phil Hausken

To: Melanie Gray
Happy 34th birthday! Tonight, we snuggle, and I won't complain when you roll over to fall asleep early. I love you that much my dear.
—Matt Gray

To: Tiny Geiger
Dearest Tiny, I wish you a great & wonderful "Happy Birthday" as you will finally have reached the age of reason, 62. This is a good age, one you have reached through passage of simple time, and one in which you still are a 'stud.' (I realize that is what you think you are, and sobeit.') I love you more each day, even though you drive me crazy with your mistaken ideas about what I say. So I speak with forked tongues. Big deal. At least I Communicate. And I am a toucher, two of your prerequesites necessary to be passable to you. Also I am 5 foot nine. So you don't have to bend over. (Which reminds me, how come your first girl friend was a shrimp?) Then I am told that the greatest love of your life was a rather mannish looking woman named Alice. Gee whiz, what was I thinking? Anyhow, you ended up with this simple minded lady who is a few years older than you, and one heck of a lot smarter. At least I don't talk in my sleep....and my name is not Alice, Lynn, or Marian. I know you love me, but so does my dog, and she really means it. Thanks to Garrison Keillor, a master of wit and observation, I have come to regard our circumstances as somewhat of a mystery. What AM I doing here? XxxBerta
—Berta Long Geiger

To: bill fowells aka papa
here's hoping they have old trains and good steelhead runs and decent npr reception in the sweet hereafter. you are missed, and we will always love you.
—julie fowells

To: Joseph LoGuidice
Happy 47th birthday to Joe from Dallas from his Mom in Duluth. Hope you enjoy the autographed cap by G.K. from Chequamegon Tent.
—Bonnie Johnson

To: Beth and Peter Martin
Happy 25th anniversary and much love from Nora, Kai and Glenn; we're glad you didn't name us Der, Die and Das. You're becoming more and more alike every year, but we won't ever blame it on age.
—Nora Peterson

To: Ellen Kunow
To Ellen Rebecca from Mom: So happy you are finally able to join me in my Saturday night tradition. May tonight be the first of many more Saturdays where we enjoy Garrison and his gang.
—Karen Kunow

To: Dan & his new bride Kelly
Congratulations to my son Dan and his new bride Kelly, who were married today (Sept 24th) on Block Island. I thought you would resist getting married after the bad example I set. I couldn't be happier.
—Gail Trowbridge

To: Sonya
Some say we're too young to understand radio shows, but today you're one year closer. Happy birthday. We'll be in the same town soon.
—Wes Longhofer

To: ann murphy
Happy 86th birthday to our mother, Ann Murphy. Hope we're all as sharp as you are when we reach your age. Heck, wish we were as sharp as you are right now today! Your loving family.
—Judy Plante