Greetings
July 6, 2008 - July 12, 2008
The most recent week's greetings, Sunday through Saturday, are posted here in descending order. Scroll down to see previous days. Reach out and touch someone! Send your own greeting»

July 12, 2008




To: Krystal Walker
Hello to my favorite Mohican Yankee in Hurley, Wisconsin. We miss you back here in South Carolina. Yankees always come back here so I know I'll see you eventually.
—Tony Perry

July 11, 2008




To: Dan and Kim Gray
Whatever you are doing, keep doing it. It seems to be working. We love you!
—Lottie Wilds

July 10, 2008




To: Joseph
Greetings to Joseph at the Gulf Correctional Institute, in Wewahitchka, Florida. We wish you were here in the UP to enjoy waterfalls and outdoor family barbecues. Hoping for cool breezes to blow your way. Most Sincerely from your penpal, Christine
—Christine Doster

July 8, 2008




To: The Schneider and Reber families
Greetings from Kuwait. All is well. The camel spiders are not nearly as big as the pictures. Stay cool and save some beer. Love Steven
—Steven Schneider

July 7, 2008




To: Ralph & Jim Keller
Happy birthday to Jim Keller, who turns 60 this week, only 30 years behind his uncle Ralph, who turns 90 this year.
—Mimi Pink



To: Eileen McClain Schulz
Happy 88th Birthday Mom!
—Sheila Thrower

July 6, 2008




To: Chris
I am so proud of you! Looking forward to cheering you on at the YMCA Hoot Lake Triathlon in Fergus Falls! Imagine...my son is a triathlete! Were did we go wrong! Love you!
—Sue Ellis
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Announce an engagement, admonish the babysitter, celebrate a birthday, or just say hi. At each live show, we collect greetings from the audience and from the Web site for Garrison to read on the air.

Each week's greetings will be collected and posted with that week's broadcast in the archive, and may be selected to be read on the air. To see your greeting, go to "Old Shows" and find the week you submitted it.

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