Sunshine script
Saturday, September 1, 2007
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Garrison Keillor:
Minnesota my Minnesota
the place where I was born.
Rolling meadows, fields of soybeans,
And tomatoes and sweet corn.

AUD: chorus

Sue Scott: Hi. Can you tell me how I can get to the—(GASP) Oh my gosh.

GK: Get to the what? (CHICKEN)

SS: What a beautiful chicken. Is that yours?

GK: Yep.

SS: Wow. What's his name?

GK: Trevor.

SS: He's beautiful.

GK: Thank you.

SS: I never saw a chicken up close before. How do you get him to look like that? He's so clean-(CHICKEN)

GK: He's a well-bred chicken.

SS: So where are you from?

GK: Me? Willmar.

SS: Where's that?

GK: Sort of west of here.

SS: Oh! I'm from Minneapolis.

GK: Really. I've always been curious about Minneapolis. They say there's a covered stadium there.

SS: You've never been to Minneapolis?

GK: No.

SS: You've never been to a big city?

GK: I've been to St. Cloud.

SS: Where's that?

GK: North of here.

SS: Oh, right.

GK: So you like Minneapolis?

SS: I guess, I mean I like New York—lot of places. But Minneapolis is good for now. So do you want to go out for pronto pups after this?

GK: Sure, ok.

SS: And then we can go on Ye Olde Mill.

GK: Isn't that the Tunnel of Love ride?

SS: Is it? Oh— (CHICKEN)

GK: Let's go.

SS: Really?

GK: Let's do it. I haven't been out of this barn for four days. (ANGRY CLUCKING) Right after the judging.

SS: Of course.

GK: You'll wait for me?

SS: Of course!

SS (SINGS):
I wish he'd tell me
That he loves me
And that he'd hold me in his arms
And that he'd move to
Minneapolis.
I don't care to live on a farm.

(WATER FLOWING, CHICKEN CLUCKING, ECHO)

SS: Gosh. It's dark in here. I can't see a thing.

GK: I'm right here.

SS: (CLUCKING) Is your chicken ok?

GK: I've got him. He's just a little confused.

SS: I suppose he's excited about winning the purple ribbon.

(CHICKEN PRIDE)

GK: He's a Lutheran chicken so he doesn't get too puffed up over it.

SS: Right—do you like the tunnel of love... ?

GK: Sure. Why do they call it that?

SS: Well. It's dark in here—Oh! Is that your hand?

GK: Yeah. What's that?

SS: It's my collarbone.

GK: Oh. It's beautiful. Do you mind if I just—run my index finger along it ?

SS: No, that's (SIGHS) -that's nice (CHICKEN WARNING) Is he ok?

GK: He's fine. He's great. If there were a collarbone contest, you'd be the winner, I'll tell you that. Hands down.

SS: You know I don't even know your name.

GK: It's Craig.

SS: I'm Ashley.

GK: I feel like I've known you for a long time.

SS: Oh my gosh, I was just about to say that.

GK: I want to kiss you.

SS: I was just about to say that, too.

GK: If I can find your face—

SS: I'm right here— (KISSING, SLOW CLUCKING)Wow. That was amazing.

GK: Yes it was.

SS: I want you to see Minneapolis. I want to show you things-I want to make you soy non-fat lattes in the morning and do yoga together on mats made of natural fibers-

GK: And I want you to see Willmar.

SS: Do they have yoga in Willmar?

GK: I don't know.

SS: Do you like raw fish?

GK: Sure.

SS:
Garden salads and sashimi,
With a glass of cold white wine.
I could teach him to dance salsa,
And dress him in Calvin Klein.

GK: This has been amazing, meeting you.

SS: Do you have to go?

GK: I have to ask you one thing, Ashley.

SS: What?—

GK: You're Lutheran, aren't you? I mean, I guess I just sort of assumed. I mean, it's okay if you're not. None of my business. I just wanted to — you know—

SS: No. I'm not.

GK: Oh.

SS: Is that a problem?

GK: No. — You're Christian, aren't you?

SS: In a general sense. Yes. I mean, I think there's a great deal there. I think that the — well— the— I think the Golden Rule, for example— you know— I try to — you know— do that. Do unto others. What's wrong?

GK: You're a Democrat, aren't you.

SS: I am.

GK: I never sat this close to a Democrat before.

SS: Now you have. (CLUCKING)

GK: Gotta go.

SS: Kiss me again.

GK: Now?

SS: Don't think about it. Just kiss me.

GK: People are looking.

SS: So?

GK: There might be somebody I know.

SS: So what?

GK: You want me to kiss you?

SS: Kiss me.

GK (SINGS):
I knew that I shouldn't do it
But I kissed her then and there
And that is what I'll remember
About the Minnesota State Fair.

AUD:
You are my sunshine,
My only sunshine.
You make me happy
When skies are grey.
You'll never know, dear,
How much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.

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