Duct Tape
Saturday, June 8, 1996

GK:....our show brought to you by the American Duct Tape Council. Gentlemen, if you took the time to fix everything that breaks around your place, maintenance would become your life work, and when you died, your friends would stand up at the funeral and eulogize you for your neatness but is this what you want? No, it's not. You want to be remembered for your wit, your extravagance, your bravery, and your allure, not for leaving behind three hundred coffee cans full of nuts and bolts, carefully sorted and labelled. If it's broke, don't fix it, put on some Duct Tape: in the long run, all solutions are temporary anyway.

© 1996 Garrison Keillor

GK's New Holiday Story
A comic novella about a Hawaii-bound holiday traveler who ends up stranded in his North Dakota hometown.

Read or Listen to the first chapter»
Audio edition also available»

Western Caribbean Cruise

The Prairie Home cruise has become legendary on two of the Seven Seas and now is setting sail on a third, a weeklong spring break cruise of the western Caribbean along the Mexican coast, and it leaves March 14 from Tampa.

More Information»

Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance

Stories of a Wobegon romance far from home, all delivered with Garrison Keillor's trademark humor.

Read the first chapter»

Signed Copies Available»

Life Among the Lutherans

The latest collection of Lake Wobegon short stories gathered from live broadcasts include Confirmation Sunday, the church directory photos, Pastor Ingqvist's leather bound sermons along with song lyrics and the "95 Theses," among others. Companion audio also available.

Order now!»
American Public Media © |   Terms and Conditions   |   Privacy Policy