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Reading Room:  Garrison Keillor - Books & Prairie Home Companion?  |
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Simply Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
163 Posts
WI
USA
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 Posted - Oct 02 2010 : 07:49:05 AM
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Any one else a Garrison Keillor fan? I love the radio show he does A Prairie Home Companion. Love all the characters he has created and the comercials. Also started reading his books I guess I have become somewhat of a groopie.
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
806 Posts |
Posted - Oct 02 2010 : 08:15:47 AM
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| We lived in the Twin Cities and have been fans of Prairie Home Companion since the beginning. Matter of fact we went to see his show when the tickets were free! Our friend plays in the band sometimes and years ago would give us his complimentary tickets if his family couldn't attend. JoAnn |
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the butchers wife
Farmgirl in Training
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Kelly
Mo
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Posted - Oct 02 2010 : 5:09:12 PM
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I love Garrison Kieler and the Prarie Home Companion. As for his books, I've read a couple and they were okay. But, my all time fave is his "News from Lake Wobagon" on the radio show. The best is when your on a road trip and channel surfing and happen upon one of his episodes. It always makes the trip a little more relaxing.
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4741 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4741 Posts |
Posted - Oct 02 2010 : 9:04:51 PM
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I love his show too. I listen to it every Saturday as I make homemade pizza for dinner. The books are fun too and I have several.
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Oct 02 2010 : 11:51:52 PM
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I am listening online to "News from Lake Wobagon" right now!! I have never heard of him (obviously he is not known here)
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foreverbooks
True Blue Farmgirl
514 Posts
Carole
Tombstone
AZ
USA
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Posted - Oct 06 2010 : 12:17:03 PM
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I enjoy listening to him on his radio show. Thanks for the tip on his books; will need to check them out.
Carole
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
702 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2010 : 7:46:51 PM
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I LOVE Garrison Keillor! I've read all his books and loved them all. My favorite is Lake Wobegone Days, but Lake Wobegone, 1956 is really good, too (although really, really dirty!). (Recently I shared a train car with him between Chicago and Minneapolis, but I didn't know it until after he disembarked. I was asleep in my berth. My husband saw him, though!)
Jessie Mae
Farmgirl Sisterhood #134 |
Edited by - JessieMae on Oct 27 2010 7:48:40 PM |
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Simply Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
163 Posts
WI
USA
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Posted - Oct 31 2010 : 06:49:35 AM
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Jessie Mae, Thank's for sharing your experience. At least you can say you sat next to him. I think he is a master story teller and realy enjoy his stories expecially Lake Wobegone.
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
702 Posts |
Posted - Oct 31 2010 : 10:08:04 AM
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Actually, Ann, it is a kind of funny story. I had already gone to sleep in the top berth in our room, laying on my side and facing away from the door. The room was TINY, so basically when you slid open the door to our room you were face-to-face (so to speak!) with my butt, and right at eye level, too! Minneapolis is one of the stops where passengers are allowed off the train for a few minutes to stretch, get some fresh air, smoke a cigarette, or what have you, so my husband opened our room door to disembark. Mr. Keillor was in the sleeping room at the end of our car, so he had to pass right by my big butt. My husband said he thought about asking Mr. Keillor stand next to my rear end for a photograph, but he seemed to be in a hurry, and my husband thought better of it!
Jessie Mae
Farmgirl Sisterhood #134 |
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Simply Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
163 Posts
WI
USA
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Posted - Nov 07 2010 : 1:20:56 PM
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JessieMae...Great story and good move on your husbands part. This could have been brought up on his radio show. Thank you for sharing your experience.
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3320 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3320 Posts |
Posted - Nov 07 2010 : 1:24:48 PM
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LOL! Very funny story Jessie Mae-Aint that the way it goes??
Melody
Farmgirl #525 |
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