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A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor

February 18, 2006
This week we'll travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A progressive bastion, with its rich history of industry, immigrants, municipal innovations, and a certain bubbly beverage, we're sure to feel right at home at the Milwaukee Theater. Featured guests include the 100 year-old Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra, local surf-rockers The Exotics, and sitting in with the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, swingin' clarinetist Chuck Hedges. Also with us, the Royal Academy of Radio Acting: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, The News from Lake Wobegon, and much more. This week on a Prairie Home Companion.

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Segment 1
00:00:00Logo
00:00:14Tishomingo Blues
00:02:09GK talks about Milwaukee being built by Germans, the local buildings, tonight's guests, introduces the Exotics
00:03:44"Sandoway" - The Exotics
00:06:33GK talks about what a funny week it has been, Dick Cheney
00:09:38"Surf Burglar"- The Exotics
00:11:25GK talks about George Webb's, Sauerkraut
00:11:57Catchup script
00:15:19GK talks about the typewriter
00:15:55English Majors script
00:19:35"That Da-Da Strain" - Guy's All-Star Shoe Band with Chuck Hedges
Segment 2
00:22:00GK introduces Kathryn Slusher
00:22:38Kathryn Slusher talks about growing up in Milwaukee
00:29:15"Beer Drinkin' Woman" - Pat Donohue and Shoe Band
00:32:46Powdermilk Biscuit Break/ Happy Wanderer Waukesha
00:35:49GK introduces The Exotics
00:36:13"Exotics Twist" - The Exotics
00:38:39Guy Noir script
Segment 3
00:50:53"Goose Chase" - Pat Donohue and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
00:53:10GK introduces the Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra
00:53:42"Talisman" - Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra
00:56:12GK talks about the orchestra
00:58:29"On Wisconsin" - Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra
01:01:03Intermission/"There'll Be Some Changes Made"
Segment 4
01:05:18Welcome Back, greetings
01:11:38"Muss I Denn"/"Lebensfrieden" - GK/ Shoe Band
01:14:48GK talks to Don Nelson about his upcoming wedding in Waikiki
01:15:37"Drums-A-Go-Go" - The Exotics
01:19:30"At Marquette (Railroad Bill)" - GK, Pat Donohue, band
Segment 5
01:22:23GK talks to Chuck Hedges about Selen's in Cudahy
01:23:20"Come Sunday" - Chuck Hedges and Shoe Band
01:25:53GK talks about Milwaukee history
01:32:28"Stop, Look, Listen" - Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra
01:36:33News From Lake Wobegon
01:49:40"On the Mill Dam" - Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra
01:52:01SFX script
01:54:40Credits, "Rave On" closer



Photos from the show
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The Exotics' Jon Ziegler on bass Surf band The Exotics' Paul Wall on rhythm guitar
Our own music librarian Kathryn Slusher shares her experiences growing up in Milwaukee The ever versatile Andy Stein switches to saxophone
Pat Donohue, on steel guitar, sings the praises of the "Beer Drinkin' Woman" The 106 year-old Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra

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  • The Exotics
  • Andy Stein
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  • Chuck Hedges

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  • English Majors script
  • Guy Noir script
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  • Happy Wanderer/Waukesha

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