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The May 20 Arts section contained a very interesting juxtaposition of articles. Paul Farhi [“ The Rant! Four pages further into the section, Neal Justin profiled Garrison Keillor [“ A companion, far from a prairie home ”]. Nobody in the history of...
So it was a little astonishing to hear Garrison Keillor, the Clem Kadiddlehopper of the pubic airwaves, sing this smug little ditty, “Forever Dumb,” last Saturday night during NPR’s pledge week: May you always be important And cool and stylish too. And...
Late Night with David Letterman
Technically, the 2012 summer solstice arrives at 7:09 p.m. on June 20. But some local music fans might argue that it begins tonight at 8 p.m. when Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts kicks off its summer concert season. Okay, okay. So it’s...
5 FOR FRIDAY, MAY 25 1. A Prairie Home Companion At Wolf Trap Garrison Keillor is bringing a live version of his long running story telling variety show to a venue near D.C. For those of us who are strong, good-looking and above average -- which is to...
Keillor made his Minnesota Public Radio debut on a program named after a graveyard, the Prairie Home Cemetery in Moorhead, Minn. All these years later, that hallowed place welcomes a weekly gathering of fans worldwide eager to become privy to the latest...
If it helps people to think, ‘Oh, it’s the Alaskan Garrison Keillor guy
10 miles at night on the High Plains of North Dakota, it could change your life. And for the good. Q: Have you noticed any changes to the character of the regions you travel? A: I don't hear accents as I used to, either Southern or Western or New...
My Ántonia is a gorgeous book, but it’s a tough book and that’s part of what makes it so gripping. In the novel [wee spoiler alert!], Ántonia’s father is overcome with anxiety and depression as he struggles to make a place for his family in this new...
Gary Edward "Garrison" Keillor (born August 7, 1942) is an American author, storyteller, humorist, columnist, musician, satirist, and radio personality. He is known as host of the Minnesota Public Radio show A Prairie Home Companion (also known as Garrison Keillor's Radio Show on Britain's BBC 7, as well as on Australia's ABC and in Ireland). Full Article
Late Night with David Letterman
If it helps people to think, ‘Oh, it’s the Alaskan Garrison Keillor guy
Since I said that, I thought about it some more and realized I didn’t want to do that after all
She fits her hair in curlers listening to that Garrison Keillor
She had her own style, her own code
Would you rather hear this (cue in a few metal guitar riffs) or this (cue in yawn-inducing music followed by Garrison Keillor welcoming folks to Lake Wobegon)?
One ought not have premarital sex, because it might lead to dancing…
