October 28, 2000
 Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, A Prairie Home Companion welcomes Scandinavian folk group, Spælimenninir, mandolin player, Peter Ostroushko, and singer Lynn Peterson.

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00:00Logo
00:12Tishomingo
02:07Bush Masks Outselling Gore Masks…NY Times Correction…
05:03Winter
12:08Applause - GK Intro Peter Ostroushko
13:05LaFayette
17:03Applause - GK Back Announce - GK Talk With Peter
17:42Halloween Celebrities
22:30Applause - GK Intro Spaelimenninir
25:56Set of Jigs
29:28Applause - GK Talk With Christian about Wedding Tune
31:24Fano
35:11Applause - GK Back Announce, Segue to Powdermilk Break
35:50Powdermilk Biscuit Break
36:52Has your family tried em?
37:10Applause
37:31GK Intro Pat Donohue
38:02Rush Hour
40:09The Dark End of the Street
43:03Applause - Debate
48:18Applause - GK Intro Peter Ostroushko
48:41Sweet Betsy From Pike
52:44Applause - GK Back Announce
53:13Guy Noir - Amnesia victim
102:57Applause - GK Segue to Intermission
103:24Indiana
107:00Welcome Back to the Second Half….House Auction; GK Intro Jake, Talk About Pumpkin Pies
110:11Greetings
113:12Goodbye to My Uncles - Nearer My God to Thee
119:44Applause - GK Bring Up Pat Donohue - Pat Talk Up to Song
120:30Brown's Ferry Blues
123:17Applause
123:40Monologue
141:36GK Intro Peter Ostroushko
142:03Little Bessie
147:00Applause - GK Sings Poor Babes in the Woods
148:40Applause - Profession of English Majors
151:50Applause - GK Intro Spælimenninir
152:25Extra Beat
154:46Applause - GK Thanks Spælimenninir; Final Credits
156:42Kitchen Girl Playoff

 Photos from the show
GK and Lynn Peterson Pumpkin farmer Jake Jordon with GK
Peter Ostroushko Spælimenninir
Kristian Blak of Spælimenninir Passing out pumpkins

Guest Information
  • Peter Ostroushko
  • Spælimenninir
  • Lynn Peterson
    •      		Scripts
  • Winter
  • Halloween Celebrities
  • Bush - Gore Debate
  • Guy Noir
  • Profession of English Majors
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