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June 16, 2007
Coming to you this week from the Ravinia Pavilion in Highland Park Illinois, A Prairie Home Companion welcomes special guests, American folk icon, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, crafty Wisconsin singer-songwriter Jon Troast, and singer Prudence Johnson. Also with us, the Royal Academy of Radio: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band with maestro Richard Dworsky, and harmonica master Howard Levy. Tune in this Saturday for these fine guests, The News From Lake Wobegon, and more, in an all-new broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion from the Land of Lincoln.
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| Segment 1 |
| 00:00:00 | Logo |
| 00:00:11 | Tishomingo Blues (extended version) |
| 00:03:39 | GK intros Pat Donohue, Leaves that Are Green |
| 00:07:14 | "Children I Am Growing Old" |
| 00:09:15 | "That Silver-Haired Daddy Of Mine" |
| 00:11:26 | Chicago SFX script |
| 00:18:00 | "Merengue" - Shoe Band |
| 00:19:45 | Guy Noir script |
| 00:29:56 | GK intros Jon Troast |
| 00:30:16 | "Was it Ever Really Mine" - Jon Troast and Shoe Band |
| 00:33:19 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break |
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| Segment 2 |
| 00:36:33 | GK talks with Jon Troast |
| 00:38:07 | "Lake Geneva" - Jon Troast and Shoes |
| 00:42:06 | Cicada script |
| 00:43:46 | "Fatherhood song" - GK/ Shoes |
| 00:49:12 | Sperm script |
| 00:53:30 | "Johnson Ride" - Guy's All-Star Shoe Band |
| 00:55:08 | GK intros Ramblin' Jack Elliot |
| 00:55:54 | "Rock Island Line" - Jack Elliot and Howard Levy |
| 01:00:10 | "Hong Kong Blues" - Jack Elliot |
| 01:03:22 | Intermission/"Everybody Loves My Baby" - Shoe Band |
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| Segment 3 |
| 01:07:31 | Greetings, GK talks about the food people are eating on the lawn |
| 01:11:21 | GK intros Andriana Chuchman |
| 01:12:34 | "Una Voce Poco Fa" - Andriana Chuchman and Timothy Shaindlin |
| 01:18:45 | "I Still Can't Say Goodbye" - GK and Shoes |
| 01:21:47 | "I'm Still Your Daddy" - Pat Donohue and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band |
| 01:26:07 | "Family" - Jon Troast and Shoe Band |
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| Segment 4 |
| 01:29:07 | News From Lake Wobegon |
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| Segment 5 |
| 01:45:57 | "O Mio Babbino Caro" - Andriana Chuchman and Timothy Shaindlin |
| 01:48:35 | Catchup script |
| 01:53:00 | GK talks with Ramblin' Jack |
| 01:53:19 | "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" - Jack Elliot and GK |
| 01:56:19 | Credits/"Next Time I'm in Town" |
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Photos from the show
Click images to view slideshow. (Photos taken by Russ Ringsak)
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| People bring their picnics to the show |
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Fred Newman channels the seagulls on Lake Michigan in SFX |
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| Playing a Jehovah's Witness, GK forgets his clipboard in Guy Noir |
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Tim Russell talks about the new iGod |
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| Prudence Johnson joins Garrison Keillor in a tender duet |
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Which feet belong to Garrison? |
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