August 2, 2008 - August 9, 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»
August 9, 2008
To: matt
Happy birthday. Wish I could have gone to the show with you!
—rhoda willis
To: Terry
Thanks for building us a beautiful home in the mountains of Colorado - and for still loving me through the process! It's finally sinking in! We're home! I love you!
—Brenda Whelan
August 8, 2008
To: Michael Schmidt - UP of Michigan
After all the years of saturday nights listening to Garrison at home - Can you beleive your here in person under big top chautauqua seeing all those sound effects created right before your very eyes!
—Cynthia schmidt
To: Jonathan Michael Page of carney michigan
just arrived back from his 1st trip to the checz republic 10 days ago - celebrating his First birthday in 3 days - under big top chautauqua tonight with dad (Gary), mom (Shawna) grandma Mike and grandma Cindy
—cindy and mike of cedar river michigan schmidt
August 7, 2008
To: my Alabama people
I love and miss you all and will be home soon. Just pretend this is me doing my Garriosn Keilor impersonation,
—James in Korea Blackledge
August 6, 2008
To: Diane and Mike
will always be truly grateful
—Heather Forster
August 2, 2008
To: Mr. Johnson
Your favorite Swede enjoyed Arizona - can't wait for our next Swedish adventure! Rest UP!!
—Miss Anderson
To: Smoochie
Thank you smoochie for deciding to marry me and not move back to Germany. You've made me a very happy Texas frau!
—Bridget Haak
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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