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November 22, 1997
Live from the Gibbon Ballroom in Gibbon, Minnesota, it's our Polka Show with Minnesota polka bands John Filipczak & the Classics, Alpenfest, and Skålmusic.
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recorded on November 22, 1997, from Gibbon, Minnesota.

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| 00:00 | LOGO |
| 00:11 | TISHOMINGO |
| 02:33 | APPLAUSE--GK TALK ABOUT ANTI-POLKA FEELING (RA) |
| 03:45 | RED-HEADED POLKA |
| 06:15 | APPLAUSE--GK TALK--intro next band |
| 07:50 | JOHN FILIPCZAK AND THE CLASSICS |
| 10:37 | applause--GK talk |
| 10:59 | CAFE BOEUF |
| 13:24 | applause--GK talk |
| 13:54 | KARJELAN POJAT POLKA |
| 16:00 | applause--GK segue |
| 17:21 | ALPENFEST--YODELLING SONG (RA) |
| 19:28 | applause--GK talk |
| 20:31 | COWBOYS (RA) |
| 27:37 | applause--CLASSICAL MUSIC SEGUE |
| 28:13 | it's our polka show from Gibbon.... |
| 33:16 | HUPAJ SHUPAJ--John Filipczak and the Classics |
| 36:31 | GOOD TIMES OBEREK |
| 39:14 | GK TALK TO DANCERS ON THE FLOOR |
| 41:09 | COMING FROM THE SERVICE |
| 43:27 | APPLAUSE--PERSONAL INJURY SCRIPT |
| 44:59 | APPLAUSE--CLASSICAL POLKAS--GK SINGS THE BLUES POLKA, new AGE POLKA |
| 49:15 | PAT DONOHUE POLKA BLUES |
| 50:35 | APPLAUSE |
| 51:07 | TOO FAT POLKA--BY BOB DYLAN |
| 51:49 | applause--intro Alpenfest |
| 53:05 | HIN UND HERR-- |
| 55:43 | applause--GK talk to Alpenfest |
| 56:39 | GUTEN MORGEN |
| 59:27 | talk about xylophone |
| 100:12 | ZIRKUS RENZ |
| 103:07 | applause--segue to intermission |
| 103:48 | HANSWURST POLKA |
| 107:19 | WELCOME BACK TO THE SECOND HALF...GREETINGS (RA) |
| 110:23 | TURKEY TALK |
| 111:33 | applause |
| 114:27 | WALTZ MEDLEY (RA) |
| 119:28 | applause--promo next week's show, NY shows |
| 120:35 | THANKSGIVING (RA) |
| 126:10 | applause, intro Skalmusik |
| 127:47 | ARCHIE'S POLKA |
| 129:51 | applause--intro next tune |
| 130:11 | RIGNESEN REINLANDER SCHOTTISCHE |
| 132:42 | applause--final tune |
| 133:30 | SIS I OYKT'N |
| 137:03 | applause |
| 137:19 | MONOLOGUE (RA) |
| 153:08 | WEDDING WALTZ |
| 154:40 | GK TALK |
| 154:53 | BERG VHEABUNDEN--triple yodel |
| 158:20 | ROLL OUT THE BARREL |

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| The Gibbon Ballroom |
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Skålmusic |
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| John Filipczak & the Classics |
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