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September 10, 2005
This weekend we're headed to Hutchinson, Kansas, for a live performance from the Kansas State Fair. We've invited blues singer Kelley Hunt, plus Cindy Cashdollar on dobro and steel guitar and Elana Fremerman on fiddle. The Royal Academy of Radio Acting will be there, and we'll do the News From Lake Wobegon, too. Join us...
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| Segment 1 |
| 00:00:00 | Logo |
| 00:00:11 | Tishomingo Blues |
| 00:02:15 | GK talks about Kansas, flat land, grass |
| 00:03:16 | "I'm in Kansas" - GK and Shoes |
| 00:04:44 | "Down in the Boondocks—Kansas" - GK and Shoes |
| 00:08:39 | Kansas script - Sue Scott and GK |
| 00:10:35 | GK intros Elana Fremerman |
| 00:11:04 | "Sunflower" - Elana Fremerman, Kelley Hunt, and Shoes |
| 00:13:48 | GK talks to Kelley Hunt about Emporia, Kansas |
| 00:14:30 | "Roses" - Kelley Hunt and Shoes |
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| Segment 2 |
| 00:18:55 | GK talks about the state fair, midway, livestock |
| 00:19:20 | "Home on the Range" - Kelley Hunt, GK, Shoes |
| 00:23:38 | "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" - Pat Donohue and Shoes |
| 00:26:41 | Rhubarb script |
| 00:29:31 | GK talks about "intelligent design", his children, the government |
| 00:30:30 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break/"Cherokee Shuffle" |
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| Segment 3 |
| 00:34:15 | GK introduces the Kansas Men's Barbershop Chorus |
| 00:36:00 | "Aura Lee"/"Love Me Tender" - Kansas Men's Barbershop Chorus |
| 00:39:46 | Guy Noir script (with Governor Kathleen Sebelius) |
| 00:55:27 | GK talks to Kelley Hunt |
| 00:55:50 | "You Gotta Be The Vessel" - Kelley Hunt |
| 00:58:40 | "Coney Island Baby" - Kansas Men's Barbershop Chorus |
| 01:01:55 | Intermission/"Old Fashioned Love" |
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| Segment 4 |
| 01:06:07 | Welcome Back to the 2nd Half, more Kansas talk |
| 01:06:39 | Greetings |
| 01:09:48 | GK talks with Governor Kathleen Sebelius |
| 01:13:29 | "Kansas Rap" - GK, Gary Raynor, Arnie Kinsella |
| 01:18:00 | GK talks about 4H, talks with Jamie Smidt |
| 01:21:19 | GK talks to Elana Fremerman about Prairie Village, Kansas |
| 01:22:32 | "It's All Your Fault" - Elana Fremerman and Shoe Band |
| 01:24:40 | English Majors script |
| 01:27:40 | "Pig Meat Strut" - Pat Donohue |
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| Segment 5 |
| 01:28:52 | The News from Lake Wobegon |
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| Segment 6 |
| 01:44:20 | "That's What Makes You Strong" - Kelley Hunt |
| 01:48:26 | GK talks about the history of Hutchinson |
| 01:51:28 | Catchup script |
| 01:54:12 | SFX script (animal talent show) |
| 01:56:17 | Credits |
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Photos from the show
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| Garrison introduces Kansas Governor, Kathleen Sebelius. |
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The crowd in the Grandstand. |
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| Kelley Hunt |
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Sue Scott and Tim Russell |
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| The Carousel |
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Garrison closing out the show. |
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