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Fred Farrell ...brought to you by Fred Farrell Animal Calls. (MONKEY, JUNGLE BIRDS) When it comes to animal calls, there's just one name, and that's Fred Farrell. TR: This is Fred Farrell. So many people have said to me, "Fred, why don't you make an Animal Call that'll keep those stupid cats from jumping up on your lap. You go to somebody's house, and you're sitting there having a drink and suddenly this obese nearsighted cat leaps up on your lap and is a couple inches short and it digs its claws into your knee and rips half of your pantlegs off ---" So I invented a whole set of cat calls to keep those cats off you. Four calls --- this one (MEOW), which says, "You know that appointment you have with the vet next week? If I were you, I'd take a gas mask." and this one (MEOW), which means, "If you're thinking about jumping up here, remember that my hands are lethal weapons and I can't always control them" and (MEOW), which says, "I notice that you don't have any gonads --- guess that's why you're so fat, huh?" and (ANGRY MEOW) "If you so much as brush against me, I'm going to fly you like a Frisbee." GK: Order a Fred Farrell Cat Call and get, free, a ten-in-one set of Animal Calls, yes, ten calls in one handy package, including moose (SFX), mouse (SFX), mollusk (SFX), mosquito (SFX), merganser (SFX), muskrat (SFX), musky (SFX), musk ox (SFX), water moccasin (SFX), and mastodon (SFX). Fred Farrell, the name to trust when it comes to animal calls. (MONKEY, JUNGLE BIRDS) ©1997 by Garrison Keillor |
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An Interview with Heather Masse
In a 2009 interview, Heather Masse tells us about her earliest influences, auditioning in a women's bathroom, and a few memorable moments from A Prairie Home Companion.
Old Sweet Songs: A Prairie Home Companion 1974-1976
Lovingly selected from the earliest archives of A Prairie Home Companion, this heirloom collection represents the music from earliest years of the now legendary show: 1974–1976. With songs and tunes from jazz pianist Butch Thompson, mandolin maestro Peter Ostroushko, Dakota Dave Hull and the first house band, The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (Adam Granger, Bob Douglas and Mary DuShane).
