A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor

SFX BBQ script
Saturday, May 27, 2006
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Garrison Keillor: It's Memorial Day weekend, the official beginning of summer. The day when people in Lake Wobegon put the porch furniture out and put the snow shovels away. It's the day when you can start wearing white pants and white shoes without fearing social disgrace. Term papers are handed in now — that's over— you don't have to explain Pride and Prejudice or the Smoot-Hawley tariff — it's too hot — put on some sunscreen instead (SQUIRT ).Put some lighter fluid on those briquettes (POURING) and light a match and — stand back — toss the match over there— (SCRATCH — BIG POOF — ROARING INFERNO). Maybe cool that off — gimme the fire extinguisher (EXTINGUISHER) — good. Put the burgers on. (SIZZLE)

HOPEFULS:
Ba ba ba
Ba ba B Q
Ba ba ba
Ba ba B Q
My barbecue
It's tried and true
I'm making burgers, shishkabob, and hot dogs on my barbecue
My barbecue

Tired of boiled
Tired of stewed
Need some food
With attitude
Barbecue
My barbecue

Ba ba ba
Ba ba B Q
Ba ba ba
Ba ba B Q
My barbecue
It's tried and true
I'm making burgers, shishkabob, and hot dogs on my barbecue
My barbecue

GK: It's summer. Put away that book you're writing. Cancel that committee meeting. (SERIOUS GIBBERISH) Save it for October. It's summer. Have fun. (DIVING BOARD, SPLASH) Put away those jazz records. Save those for winter. Chuck Berry.