A Prairie Home Companion: October 18, 2003

October 18, 2003
From The Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul
This week we welcomed three special guests: fearless guitarist Tommy Emmanuel; folkster, singer, and storyteller Utah Phillips; and comedian and political commentator Al Franken.

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Segment 1

00:00:00 Logo (MPR)

00:00:11 Tishomingo Blues

00:03:10 GK talks about the baseball playoffs—Cubs and Red Sox losing to the Marlins and Yankees

Segment 2

00:05:28 Al Franken script

00:13:12 "Cincinnati Rag"—Guy's All-Star Shoe Band

Segment 3

00:14:59 Shave Cream script

00:16:17 "Windy & Warm"/"Classical Gas"—Tommy Emmanuel

00:22:36 "Mind Your Own Business"—Tommy Emmanuel

00:26:35 Powdermilk Biscuit Break

Segment 4

00:28:22 Toast script

Segment 5

00:29:51 Palm Waiter script

00:32:21 GK talks to Utah Phillips

00:37:20 "We are Singing Through the Hard Times"—Utah Phillips, live audience

Segment 6

00:41:13 Guy Noir script

Segment 7

00:55:55 Republicans script

00:59:29 "Along the Road to Gundagai"—Tommy Emmanuel, GK, Shoe Band

01:01:55 Intermission—"Corrina, Corrina"

01:05:30 Greetings

Segment 8

01:09:03 Café Boeuf script

01:11:03 "Pedro's Lament"—Richard Dworsky

01:13:36 "The Endless Road"—Tommy Emmanuel

01:19:00 "Along the Road to Gundagai" reprise—GK and Tommy

01:19:46 "Folsom Prison Blues"—GK, Tommy, and Shoe Band

Segment 9

01:23:09 Utah Phillips tells a story and sings "NPR Talking Blues"

Segment 10

01:28:00 GK talks to Al Franken about his FOX News lawsuit

01:32:13 Al Franken reads from his book Lies And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them

01:36:10 "My Oasis"—Richard Dworsky

Segment 11

01:38:38 The News from Lake Wobegon

01:48:31 "Avalon"—Tommy Emmanuel and Shoe Band

Segment 12

01:51:50 Office Supply script

Segment 13

01:53:09 Snake Jacket script/"Road to Gundagai" reprise

01:55:41 Credits

01:57:23 "Goodnight Ladies"/"Red Wing" closer—GK, Shoe Band, Tommy Emmanuel