San Francisco Layover
This week on A Prairie Home Companion a mix of our two January shows from the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco. Sara Watkins plays her ukulele and sings "My Friend," Guy Noir deals with the San Francisco sea lions, Andy Stein plays the "Opera Breakdown," mezzo- soprano Frederica von Stade sings Delibes' "Flower Duet" with a promising young soprano, and tenor Raúl Melo sings Puccini. Plus, Bluesman Elvin Bishop sings "What the Hell Is Going On," The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band plays the "Cable Car Rag," our friend, Scottish balladeer Jean Redpath, sings "Joy of My Heart," and the choral ensemble Chanticleer sings "Aloha Oe." In Lake Wobegon, the story of Myrtle Anderson's plan to embezzle a quarter-million dollars from The First Inqvist State Bank.
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Segment 1
- 00:00:00 - Logo
- 00:00:12 - Tishomingo Blues
- 00:00:55 - GK Intro
- 00:03:19 - Cat script
- 00:06:29 - “E Lucevan Le Stelle” (Puccini), Raúl Melo and Michael Recchiuti
- 00:09:26 - SFX script (How Do You Know If You Belong Here?)
- 00:16:00 - GK talks about SF history
- 00:18:41 - “Cable Car Rag,” The Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band
- 00:21:30 - Minnesota script with Raúl Melo and Michael Recchiuti
- 00:25:29 - “Opera Breakdown,” Andy Stein and Shoes
- 00:27:47 - Underwear script
- 00:30:42 - Powdermilk Biscuit Break
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Segment 2
- 00:32:33 - GK intros Sara Watkins
- 00:33:25 - “Miss My Kisses” and “My Friend,” Sara Watkins
- 00:40:56 - Guy Noir script
- 00:54:53 - GK talks with Raúl Melo
- 00:55:41 - “I Am a Tenor,” Raúl Melo with Rich Dworsky, Andy Stein and Gary Raynor
- 00:57:16 - GK Intermission Copy (“Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble,” Shoes )
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Segment 3
- 01:00:50 - GK Welcome Back
- 01:01:36 - “Habanera,” Frederica von Stade and GK
- 01:05:23 - GK Intros Elvin Bishop
- 01:05:58 - “What the Hell Is Going On,” Elvin Bishop
- 01:09:40 - SFX script
- 01:17:20 - GK Intros Frederica von Stade and Nicole Rodriguez
- 01:18:49 - “Flower Duet” (Delibes), Frederica von Stade and Nicole Rodriguez
- 01:23:03 - GK talks about San Francisco and with Matt from Chanticleer
- 01:25:38 - “Aloha Oe,” Chanticleer
- 01:29:52 - “Nancy Spain,” GK and Jean Redpath
- 01:34:49 - “Sonoma Slide,” The Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band
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Segment 4
- 01:36:15 - The News from Lake Wobegon
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Segment 5
- 01:49:54 - GK talks with Jean Redpath and “Come By the Hills,” GK and Jean Redpath with Shoes
- 01:54:03 - GK Credits
- 01:54:57 - “Alameda,” Frederica von Stade
- 01:58:39 - GK Recorded Credits
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