October 19, 2002
Live from St. Paul, Minnesota, with Jorma Kaukonen, The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, Ale Möller and Aly Bain, Cindy Cashdollar, Barry Mitterhoff, and Peter Ostroushko.

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00:00Logo
00:13Tishomingo Blues
02:52Opening credits
03:30Shut De Do - Hopeful Gospel Quartet
06:40GK intros Aly Bain and Ale Möller
07:40Full Red Ship- Aly Bain and Ale Möller
10:44Duct Tape script
12:41GK intro Jorma Kaukonen
13:02Red River Blues - Jorma Kaukonen
17:41Tom Cat Blues - Jorma Kaukonen
21:28The Story of Bob script
30:16Powdermilk Biscuit Break, into Where the Soul of Man Never Dies and triple fiddle Fairy Dance
35:16GK intros Cindy Cashdollar, talks with Jorma
36:09What Are They Doing in Heaven Today?- Jorma Kaukonen
40:32GK talks about the Minnesota Twins, audience singalong
45:08Little Rabbit - Peter Ostroushko and John Niemann with band
48:15Guy Noir script
57:00You Don't Knock - Hopeful Gospel Quartet
59:45Intermission - Ragtime Annie
1:03:56Greetings, GK talks to audience
1:10:50Rock and Roll Music - Pat Donohue and band
1:13:54Leaf Bag script
1:14:51Mood Audio script
1:16:49Puppy Belly Dance- Peter Ostroushko and band
1:21:57Home - Hopeful Gospel Quartet
1:25:50Monologue
1:41:03Jim's Waltz - Aly Bain and Ale Möller
1:45:03Fur House script
1:46:35Just Because - Jorma Kaukonen
1:51:29English Majors script
1:52:49Talent show promo, credits
1:55:40You Don't Knock/ Fairy Dance closer

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Jorma Kaukonen Aly Bain and Ale Möller
Tom Keith Pat Donohue
The Hopefuls Linda and Robin Williams

Guest Recordings
  • Jorma Kaukonen
  • Hopeful Gospel Quartet
  • Ale Möller
  • Aly Bain
  • Cindy Cashdollar
  • Peter Ostroushko
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    Guest Information
  • Jorma Kaukonen
  • Hopeful Gospel Quartet
  • Ale Möller
  • Aly Bain
  • Cindy Cashdollar
  • Peter Ostroushko
  • Scripts
  • Duct Tape
  • The Story of Bob
  • Guy Noir
  • Leaf Bag
  • Mood Audio
  • Fur House
  • English Majors
  • Just You Wait [lyrics]

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