October 26, 2008 - November 1, 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»
November 1, 2008
To: Mark Richards
Do you know how much I love you? You are the air that I breathe, you are the song in my heart, you are my everything!
—Cindi Richards
To: Katie and Maya
Happy B-day to my daughter on Oct30 and my wife on Oct31. Your costumes really scared me!
—Chad Perry
To: Trish & Barb
From your sister in Southern Maine to my sisters in Northern Minnesota and at the Fitz tonight...though we be far apart Prairie Home Companion will always keep us close at heart. Love you!
—MJ Barrett
To: Emily
I am so happy to be here in beautiful St.Paul with you visiting potential Colleges... Just think, in less than a year you may be a freshman at Macalister! I am so proud of you!!
—Brenda Branch
To: Studs
Goodbye Sir Louis.
—Zeke McMurphy
October 31, 2008
To: Miriam
I Want to say hi to my mom up in El Paso Texas.
—Ivan Fegundez
To: Grandpa Godar
Happy Birthday weekend Grandpa Godar -yes a whole weekend! (He started on Friday and his birthday is on Monday!) Enjoy the show. Grandma Godar, the kids, and grandbaby Henry!
—Donna Godar
October 29, 2008
To: Zsuzsa Laszlo
Together, we are over 109 years, and I am in love with you, my dear first and last wife. Life is wonderful.
—Peter Kabai
October 27, 2008
To: Zona from Minot
Who voted for FDR on her 21st birthday 72 years ago this week. Happy 93rd Birthday! From all your kids and grandkids with you tonight at the Fitzgerald.
—Brady Vick
To: Barb Kish
Nov 1st show Balcony Right - She is here tonite celebrating her new decade of life and Sarah Palin's return to Alaska on November 4th.
—Barb Kish
October 26, 2008
To: chaz
To my dear husband Don't forget to do the laundry, and keep chris out of trouble. love you much. Oh and to my daughter liz keep your dad and your brother from tearing down the house. love mom
—Olivia Cottrell
To: David & Ruth Vargas
Congratulations on the ONE MONTH anniversary of your marriage on September 26, 2008...and they said it wouldn't last! Wishing you many years of happiness and love together, you are each others perfect companion! Love your brother & sister in Tucson, Arizona.
—Ron & JoAnn Ray
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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