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Rhubarb GK: So what's going on with you, kid? You seem to be out of step
with the rest of the world. SS: I am. TR (CRITIC): "About Schmidt" ---- This glum self-indulgent
exercise in Jackophilia has all the wit and grace of a bucket of fries.
SS: WHAT???? I loved that movie! Jack Nicholson is great in it!
It's funny!!! You didn't get it because you're a New Yorker and it's about
the Midwest!!! Come on!!! TR (CRITIC): "Adaptation" --- This brilliant metaphysical
parody works beautifully on several levels all at once to give us a fascinating
picture that's on everyone's top ten list. SS: You've got to be kidding?? That piece of crap? I couldn't
WAIT for it to be over!! Thank goodness, I asked for butter on my popcorn,
otherwise there would've been no entertainment whatsoever. TR (CRITIC): "Far From Heaven" --- This cinematic meditation
on the repressions of the Fifties is stylistically a work of perfection
and Julianne Moore is at the peak of her craft. SS: What? Perfection!!! It was like the longest slide show I ever
saw! If I hadn't been sitting in the middle of the row, I would've walked
out after ten minutes of it! GK: So how does it feel to be in the minority? SS: Not that bad. GK: You don't feel marginalized? SS: Not at all. GK: Your favorite movies get panned--- SS: So what do they know? GK: Your politics is out of style--- SS: The truth shall prevail. GK: Your heroes are getting nowhere. SS: It takes time. GK: The guys in the black hats are riding up and down Main Street
firing their guns in the air. SS: We'll show em. Just you wait. GK: What made you so philosophical? SS: Rhubarb. (MUSIC TEMPO, FOR THEME) GK: Yes, rhubarb. Most people prefer apple, and only a few know
that rhubarb is the key to the good life. You won't find it in most produce
departments. But someday, somewhere, in an unreviewed café on the
wrong side of town, an unemployed actor working as a waiter will bring
you a slice of Bebopareebop Rhubarb Pie and life will never be the same. ALL: © Garrison Keillor 2003 |
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Singer and songwriter Andra Suchy talks about singing duets with Garrison, and her latest album, Little Heart.
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).
