A Prairie Home Companion for September 2, 2006 from American Public Media

September 2, 2006
This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we'll test the waters and cannonball into our new season with a show from the Minnesota State Fair. Featured guests include the boss of blazing bluegrass banjo, The Del McCoury Band, the vibrant voice of Becky Schlegel, and talk-radio trailblazer turned cultivated crooner Tommy Mischke. Also featuring the Royal Academy of Radio Acting: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Tom Keith, the Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band, with this week’s guest loafer Andy Stein, and of course, the News from Lake Wobegon. Join us this Saturday from the inside straightaway of the old short track, for a show fueled entirely by creamed corn casserole.

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Segment 1

00:00:00 Logo

00:00:12 Tishomingo Blues

00:02:58 GK talks about how everything you could ever want is at the fair

00:03:38 "You Got It" - GK, Becky Schlegel, band

00:06:50 GK talks about Labor Day, end of summer, getting older

00:09:16 "If Teardrops Were Pennies" - GK, Becky Schlegel

00:12:14 Lives of the Cowboys script

00:22:26 GK intros Tommy Mischke

00:23:12 "Back to the Water" - Tommy Mischke Band

00:27:00 GK talks with Tommy

00:28:10 "Grandpa" - Tommy Mischke Band

00:32:00 Coffee Script - GK and Shoes

00:33:54 Powdermilk Biscuit Theme Break

Segment 2

00:35:28 GK talks about the upcoming State Fair guests- barkers, cheese curd judges

00:36:40 SFX Script

00:39:33 "I Like It Like That" - Pat Donohue, GK, Becky, Brian, and Shoes

00:41:33 GK Intros and talks with the Barkers

00:44:15 "Barker Contest Medley" - Ward Hall, Billy Newcomb, Dennis Miller

00:48:12 GK introduces Del McCoury's band, "All Over God's Promised Land"

00:52:35 GK talks to Del about his new grandchild

00:53:25 "Five Flat Rocks" - Del McCoury Band

00:56:30 Duct Tape script

00:57:37 "We're Going Down" - GK and Shoes with Ward Hall

01:00:15 Intermission

Segment 3

01:04:12 "Cheese Curd Contest" - Judges: Christine Seppanen, Shirley Barber, Alice Hawks, Contestants: "The Original Cheese Curd" - Audrey Skarda & Mickey Truman, "Big Cheese" - Brad Schroeder, "The Mouse Trap" - Laurie and Krista Spawn

01:13:15 "You Better Leave That Corn Dog Alone" - GK, Becky, Brian, Shoes

01:16:05 Catchup script

01:19:30 GK talks about the horticulture at the Fair

01:21:36 "Thoughts of You" - Tommy Mischke and Band

Segment 4

01:27:19 News From Lake Wobegon

Segment 5

01:48:11 Pat Donohue solo

01:50:30 Del introduces next song

01:50:47 "Led By The Master's Hand" - Del McCoury Band

01:53:58 "The Star-Spangled Banner" - cast and audience

Photos from the show
Click images to view slideshow. (Photos taken by Andrea McAvey)


Garrison and The Shoes open the show with "Tishomingo Blues."		It was a full house at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand.


Garrison Keillor and Tom Keith verbally joust during SFX Script.		Tim Russell and Sue Scott "play it old school" with a beat box rap.


The Del McCoury Band		Ward Hall ran away to join the circus when he was 15