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Ketchup Advisory Council SS: These are the good years for Jim and me. Our lawn is looking
better now that the neighbor's dog died and our kids are off living their
own lives. Jim Jr. changed his name to Khalil when he shaved his head
and went into the commune and he seems to be doing okay. At least he isn't
setting garages on fire. Our daughter has covered herself with tattoos
and she is dating a guitarist, but she's on her own and we don't interfere.
So we should have been happy. And then last week I found Jim sitting in
the kitchen with a cold can of beer. ---- Honey, what's wrong? You don't
drink beer. You gave that up years ago. TR: I know. I'm just feeling a little wistful. Fishing season
starts this weekend and I'm not there. SS: Oh, honey. You weren't happy fishing. You know that! Painting
that boat every year, getting it on the trailer, spending the weekend
getting drunk with my brother who kept trying to tell you how to fish.
You didn't enjoy it. TR: You're right, Barb. And yet --- I miss my tackle box. Opening
it up and seeing all those lures in there, all the feathers and hooks.
And doggone it, I miss the feeling of a nightcrawler in the palm of my
hand. SS: Well, you can hold a nightcrawler if you want. Come out back
and we'll sit on the patio and you can hold a worm and I'll read my book.
TR: You don't want to go out to dinner ---- it's Mother's Day.
SS: Honey, what I want for Mother's Day is what every mother wants.
Peace and quiet. Sit and read a book and not have to get dressed up and
not have to answer the phone and talk to guilty people. TR: But you used to want the kids to come around for Mother's
Day---- SS: And then I started eating more ketchup, Jim. Kethcup contains
natural mellowing agents that help a person realize it when you've got
things really good. What do you say we fix us a ketchup sandwich? RD (SINGS): These are the good times, we overthrew Saddam. RD (SINGS):Ketchup…..Ketchup….. GK: A message from the Ketchup Advisory Board. © 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).
