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April 24, 2004
This week's show comes to you from the "Zenith City of the Unsalted Seas," Duluth, Minnesota. And so do this week's guests. We'll be joined by Charlie Parr, a Duluth-based country-blues musician, along with Louis Jenkins, a poet who has lived in Duluth for thirty years.
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| Segment 1 |
| 00:00:00 | Logo (MPR) |
| 00:00:10 | Tishomingo Blues |
| 00:03:02 | GK talks about the drive up to Duluth from the Twin Cities |
| 00:03:43 | "You're the Top (Duluth)" - GK and Shoe band |
| 00:07:50 | Iron Range Wine commercial |
| 00:08:35 | Hair Donor commercial |
| 00:09:28 | North Shore commercial |
| 00:10:12 | "Life's A Funny Proposition" - Pat Donohue and Shoe band |
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| Segment 2 |
| 00:14:00 | Dog script |
| 00:20:44 | GK introduces Jerree Small |
| 00:21:17 | "'57 Chevy" - Jerree Small and Shoe Band |
| 00:25:13 | GK talks to Jerree Small |
| 00:26:19 | "Figaro" - Jerree Small, Shoe Band, and GK |
| 00:29:18 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break |
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| Segment 3 |
| 00:30:56 | Guy Noir script |
| 00:45:22 | GK introduces Charlie Parr |
| 00:46:06 | "1922" - Charlie Parr |
| 00:48:59 | "Reverend's Eviction Blues" - Charlie Parr |
| 00:53:03 | Louis Jenkins reads "Duluth", "Hockey", "Berry Picking", and "An Ill Wind" |
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| Segment 4 |
| 00:59:12 | Catchup script |
| 01:01:53 | Swing 42 (Intermission) |
| 01:06:07 | Welcome back to the 2nd half - GK talks about national anthem |
| 01:07:08 | "The Star-Spangled Banner" - GK/ Rich Dworsky/ live audience |
| 01:09:10 | GK talks about Duluth's French origin |
| 01:09:39 | "La Marseillaise" - GK/ Shoe Band/ live audience |
| 01:11:21 | GK introduces French translator Milan Kovacovic |
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| Segment 5 |
| 01:14:26 | French Letter script |
| 01:18:22 | "French Canadian Medley" - Dan Newton and Shoe Band |
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| Segment 6 |
| 01:22:05 | Rhubarb script |
| 01:25:20 | GK talks to Jerree Small |
| 01:27:03 | "Minnesota" - Jerree Small, GK and Shoe Band |
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| Segment 7 |
| 01:30:57 | News From Lake Wobegon |
| 01:44:43 | "Foghorn Strut" - Shoe Band |
| 01:47:25 | GK talks about Duluth |
| 01:51:10 | "Ode to A New Dealer" - Charlie Parr |
| 01:54:33 | Louis Jenkins reads a new poem |
| 01:55:55 | GK talks to Louis Jenkins |
| 01:57:20 | Credits, Goodnight Ladies |
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Photos from the show
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