I loved listening to his show every Saturday, and whatever was going on in our household always came to a stop while he did these segments. Regarding his transgressions, NPR was way too heavy-handed when they removed all the episodes from their site. The shows are simply too important a national resource for them to discard and should live on!
I didn't think they had a choice. The music segments were never saved as NPR never had permission to keep them. All they could save was the storytelling. I would not be surprised if they were asked to remove those too.
I grew tired of these monologues long before he got tossed, HOWEVER, I listened to his show frequently, mainly for the music. I find Keillor slightly tedious, and hammy. All this to preface my extreme distaste for the way he was treated and assumed to be guilty. He didn't dignify the charges with a defense, and just accepted the sour grapes he was handed. Another Minnesotan, the funnier and most astute Senator Al Franken received similar treatment. His loss was truly tragic for American government. He is also still around, and still incisive and germaine. Between the two, I have no love for NPR, Minnesota, or the mindless, insipid minions of #MeToo, as opposed to legitimate victims. I'm sure the woman whose bare waist was touched (allegedly) by Mr. Keillor will need therapy for the rest of her natural life, but at least she has a pound of flesh with which to pay for it...bless us all, every one.
@@MsAmpersand I think you were replying to me, not Kurt B. And while I find your argument well-reasoned and thorough, I must emphatically state that my post is merely an opinion, not verifiable fact. I'm glad you possess the wherewithall to so thoughtfully rebut me, but I stand firm. I also respect your eloquence and your right to a contrary opinion. Just be you... Cheers, S
You can sign up in his website, where I believe there is an archive. Certainly, he re-releases a different show every week for our listening pleasure. Hope this helps
The first time I heard the News From Lake Wobegon was in 1998 on NPR radio. I used to study English that time. I was advised to listen to something interesting in English. So I accidentally heard his show on the radio. Since then my English is mush more better thanks to him and his shows. His shows are not just about funny stories, it is also about good music and poetry. And of course his stories are not just funny, but they are cozy and warm.
It’s NPR that behaved so badly through the persecution of Mr Keillor. How dare they publically stand in judgment on someone else’s behavior particularly when NONE of their business. They should examine THEIR OWN behavior before standing in judgment of others.
It was not NPR. Minnesota Public Radio did the job. Keillor was NOT always the nicest person backstage, but that was irrelevant compared to what was done. I think the whole thing was blown out of proportion. As someone who got called out for being a jerk in a similar way years ago, I get it. Some people do need to get fired, but I don't feel punishment fit the crime. Perhaps while there is time, he can come back. I'd love that.
@@tgfabthunderbird1 I followed his downfall a little bit. Caught that it was one woman who said he put his hand on the middle of her back. She ignored it at first, but then mentioned it to some authorities, not the police, but some of the big wigs at NPR or Minnesota Public Radio or their HR or something like that. I'd like to hear her side of it, the whole thing, all the times that "it" happened, or a detailed version of the one time. Do we even know who she was? Did she ever say anything public about the details of this event or these events?
@@christinenegm I followed his downfall a little bit. Caught that it was one woman who said he put his hand on the middle of her back. She ignored it at first, but then mentioned it to some authorities, not the police, but some of the big wigs at NPR or Minnesota Public Radio or their HR or something like that. I'd like to hear her side of it, the whole thing, all the times that "it" happened, or a detailed version of the one time. Do we even know who she was? Did she ever say anything public about the details of this event or these events?
Wasn't the shows greatest fan, but one time driving from my parents' house in Massachusetts to my apartment in Maine near Christmas I had a total moment. Wasn't feeling good, don't like Christmas time, however, Garrison and the audience began to sing Silent Night together. I joined in and sang along all by myself on the long ride...and wept at the end of the song. It was the most enjoyable part of that holiday.
I remember that moment in the show, and I clearly recall weeping uncontrollably when the crowd joined in. It was a beautiful moment that transcended religion, race, politics etc. APHC was one of the most pure, honest, and soulful artistic expressions ever created. Radio is a lost treasure, and it needs to be resurrected.
I live in Australia and I listened to GK from the mid seventies up until he stopped. He is truly a genius at what he does. Unique. I doubt that he would ever see these comments but if he does I hope he realises there are people all over the world that admire him and his abilities.
For many years I would listen to Garrison Keillor on Saturday night at my home in Austin, Texas and always knew my father was listening to this show in Beaumont, Texas at the same time. It was one of those long-distance cultural bonds that we always had. Taking him off the air was a very Chinese Communist "Cultural Revolution" thing to do, where everything and everyone good was condemned until the only people left to rise to the top, and who then ruled with malevolence, were the most ignorant and mean-hearted of the lot. I am also reminded of the Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" where the boy would banish the adults to the cornfield if they dared to say something he didn't like, and simply created at constant state of terror. Thank you, Garrison Keillor, for so many years of elevated entertainment. You are a national treasure.
That TZ ep, "It's a Good Life" is from a story by Bixby, I think Jerome Bixby. I never saw the TZ ep, though I understand it stars Ron Howard. The story sticks with me to this day, how its premise is: what would happen if a child were granted nuclear powers? Or, what would happen if a kid had his finger on "the Button"?
It was so amazing how many hats you wore for all those years you made A Prairie Home Companion. Thanks for all the belly laughs and for helping me to feel peaceful, grateful and civilized. Happy Holidays! ❤
Thank you so much for posting. I grew up in Lake Wobegon, so I so enjoyed the stories from my home town. I liked how you changed the names to protect the innocent. LOL Intelligent on point humour. Sadly missed today. Keep posting so I can reminisce of my old days in Wobegon, while I listened to your show.
Saw him last night in Fort Lauderdale. He went full-speed for over 2 hours, no notes, no breaks, he is as sharp and entertaining as ever. Check one off my bucket list!
Having lived in Minnesota, I admit I get Garrison's humor & I wonder if others do. Their sense of humor is distinct for sure. The running jokes were about Norwegian Lutheran bachelors. Fun, really.
My parents would winter in Florida, I would spend weekends at their house. I would have a log fire set in the fireplace, a standing order at a local pizza place, pick that up, light the fire, turn down the lights, turn on the radio to NPR. did this for YEARS . magic.
My friend Hank stopped and shook your hand yesterday, in the BNA Nashville, TN airport. I appreciate your humor and story telling! I appreciate Hank for telling us about you! Safe travels!
I use to listen to this show while on a 3 hour drive , every Sunday morning, for many years. This was true amercana! I was very upset when NPR cancelled everything about the show, changed the format that was doomed to fail. Thanking TH-cam not to lose this gem...its what we need...right now.
The wonderful thing about the News from Lake Woebegone is it could be any time. Listening to this carried me back to when my son was just a boy, Saturday evening, the band was playing... Ah nostalgia, the old man's morphine.
I will always be a fan of Garrison Keillor ! A masterful, comedic storyteller of everyday people we all know. it's the conversations you have on a lunch break or by the water cooler. His sense of humor and gossip causes us to see ourselves in his stories. I loved the movie as well. Thanks for the many years of entertainment.
The Prairie Home Companion was played on Australian radio every weekend during the 80’s. My husband and I used to listen to it while we had lunch and loved the show. I always wondered what the storyteller looked like and now I know. I clicked on this because I recognised the name Lake Wabegon. How wonderful to hear a story again. I’m sorry to hear that this man was drummed out of doing his show because he apparently touched a woman’s back. We had a Prime Minister that put his arm around the Queen of England’s back but he wasn’t chucked out of office, well not at that time anyway. The English press were horrified that such an act occurred. We Aussies are fairly casual about such occurrences. Bring back the Prairie Home Companion on TH-cam. I loved it.
Dear Garrison, it's such a pleasure to see and hear you again ! You look great, like a young man... Bravo ! I miss your shows on MPR and The Farmers Almanac you had on WNCN. But thank God there is internet now and you are with us again.
It was about 1983 or 84 on Saturday after Thanksgiving. We had taken the kids to see Santa Claus come into our town on a helicopter. While my wife cooked supper I tried tuning in my favorite rock station. Somehow got PBS and it was in the middle of the Lake Woebegone monologue. I wasn’t sure if it was real or satire but I liked it and I was hooked ever since. Read several of his books and seen the movie version. Biggest regret was not seeing him live.
You *must* see him live, if you possibly can! I’ve been to several APHC shows, and also seen him a couple of times since MPR did their foul worst. He appears in different formats, sometimes more story, other times more song, depending on who his guests are. Back in the APHC days, fans would swarm him as he walked back and forth from the stage to meet-and-greets, etc. And shy and reserved as he is, he made time to sample and praise every rhubarb pie made lovingly just for him (I’m sure COVID-19 has ended the pie presentations, but still…) Hope you get to see him - it’s a wonderful experience!
I don't remember how I discovered him but I'm certain it was exactly that way. I was in the front row at the show last Saturday night. The second time I've seen him. Weekends aren't the same without the show. I would usually catch it Sundays.
@@BuffaloC305 "I belong to no organized political party. I'm a Democrat." Will Rogers. Often quoted by my committed Democratic parents and grandparents.
I listened to most of the shows for the good part of two decades. He was a brilliant storyteller. Like a lot of his stories, this one had many disparate parts that seemed like the random wanderings of old people in a cafe who aren't able to have a focused conversation, but at the end it felt like a coherent whole.
I remember listening to him from 400' in the air at Kennedy Space Center. A coworker knew about the show and mentioned you could only get it from that height. It was circa 1983. I was lucky enough to see his show live at the Fitzgerald theater in St. Paul in 2012. It was fantastic!
I was not a regular, but I do remember these and they were fun. Somehow this one seems a little more risque but tastefully funny. Keep it coming please.
When I heard His show for the first time in February 1986, I heard Garrison sing a simple song that I instantly memorized. That evening Carrie and I went to a Sunday school class Valentine party, where we played a party game, where we were asked to write something romantic. I wrote, and then read aloud, the song I'd heard on Garrisons show that afternoon, called "Tell me why". Everyone thought it was clever and romantic, and I guess Carrie did too, 9 months later Clay was born. Thanks, Garrison! Clay and I saw Garrison talk, for over an hour, at a church in Dallas in 2012. Great memories!
How long ago was that? Thirty years? WOW....I, for one, always enjoyed his monologues. A child of a Minnesota Mother that moved out west and married my father, her dad, my grandfather a store keeper in rural Minnesota was so kind and mellowing I love him to this day.
The story may be 30 years old but this recording is from a relatively recent tour and he had it recorded. I was surprised to see he’s now using a prompter that has the entire script of his story in addition to his print on the music stand.
I got to see his show live years ago. What a hoot. My brother in law and his kids were at our house one Saturday night and we were listening to Prairie Home, which they had never heard of. two things on the show had them very confuse one was the tap dancers and the other was the ventriloquist. Two things that thought had to be seen to enjoy.
I didn't get to hear every episode because of a varying work schedule, but I loved all of the ones I was fortunate enough to catch. I also really liked his daily five-or-so minute long program The Writer's Almanac.
I have been trying to learn how... it's not as easy as you make it look... especially when you only get 500 characters per joke.. social media is a lot like writing for cereal boxes.. ya gotta make it short and sweet ✌️
and if you need more room.. hey... that's the cereal part... like raw bits Mr Keillor 😁 fresh from the great state of Minnesota.. lake woebegone 🙏 thanks for all the years of laughter 🙏 and really good jokes to carry around just in case 🤠
It was either my 1999 or 2002 trip to Australia I was sitting next to a lady from Australia on a flight. From conversation she learned I was from Minnesota and she said oh I remember A Prarie Home Companion show that a public radio station near her used to carry. She was upset when the station no longer played the show.
☆ saw the show years ago in San Diego at Sea World outside. 'Twas not a more typical sunny day but overcast with a drizzle. He joked about being in a red bathing suit 😳. He did have on red socks. I enjoyed watching folks doing the sound effects when Garrison told his stories.
The show was never the same since they made you leave. And removing your archives was just wrong. I used to love PHC. Now I don't even listen to NPR at all anymore.
I'm from UK & only discovered GK past few days. I know nothing about him or his shows. Would you mind explaining about what he had to leave & why ? And why were archives removed ? Thank you .
My aunt and uncle Terry and Sheri got me into this Would go to there house a lot and listen to this on the radio Good times Then they blamed me for something i didn't do and haven't been there since
As soon as he mentioned coming over a hill and seeing bananas, 30,000 lbs of bananas crossed my mind! Thank you Mr Keillor for remembering my other favorite raconteur.
I always tried to catch the News, although I felt the writing was not as good in the latter years. I taped many from the Eighties and early Nineties, and converted them to files I can enjoy on my computer... Some really good, strong, stories that I still find joy in.
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I loved listening to his show every Saturday, and whatever was going on in our household always came to a stop while he did these segments. Regarding his transgressions, NPR was way too heavy-handed when they removed all the episodes from their site. The shows are simply too important a national resource for them to discard and should live on!
I didn't think they had a choice. The music segments were never saved as NPR never had permission to keep them. All they could save was the storytelling. I would not be surprised if they were asked to remove those too.
I grew tired of these monologues long before he got tossed, HOWEVER, I listened to his show frequently, mainly for the music. I find Keillor slightly tedious, and hammy.
All this to preface my extreme distaste for the way he was treated and assumed to be guilty. He didn't dignify the charges with a defense, and just accepted the sour grapes he was handed.
Another Minnesotan, the funnier and most astute Senator Al Franken received similar treatment. His loss was truly tragic for American government. He is also still around, and still incisive and germaine.
Between the two, I have no love for NPR, Minnesota, or the mindless, insipid minions of #MeToo, as opposed to legitimate victims.
I'm sure the woman whose bare waist was touched (allegedly) by Mr. Keillor will need therapy for the rest of her natural life, but at least she has a pound of flesh with which to pay for it...bless us all, every one.
Kurt Bilinski-
Your tangled wool brain is a tedious mess.
Garrison Keillor is not.
@@MsAmpersand I think you were replying to me, not Kurt B. And while I find your argument well-reasoned and thorough, I must emphatically state that my post is merely an opinion, not verifiable fact. I'm glad you possess the wherewithall to so thoughtfully rebut me, but I stand firm. I also respect your eloquence and your right to a contrary opinion. Just be you...
Cheers, S
Agreed!
We need news from Lake Wobegon more than ever. It is a national treasure.
these were indeed hilarious. many a saturday nights listening to these
These monologues need to be brought back, even if only on the Internet. It would help to keep us sane in dangerous times.
You can sign up in his website, where I believe there is an archive. Certainly, he re-releases a different show every week for our listening pleasure. Hope this helps
you deserve to be locked up
PBS is down the tubes. Saturdays in the late eighties was the greatest. All day.
Sure do miss this show. And Car Talk, too. My Saturdays haven't been the same.
Car Talk was fantastic - listened to it for years. Their mother was a hoot: "dipstick not lipstick, ma!" RIP to the brother who passed on.
All of the car talk episodes are archived on TH-cam for free! Go look it up the link isn’t working.
Always great to hear from him. Saturdays, haven't been the same without him.
I agree. Life hasn’t been the same without it.
The first time I heard the News From Lake Wobegon was in 1998 on NPR radio. I used to study English that time. I was advised to listen to something interesting in English. So I accidentally heard his show on the radio. Since then my English is mush more better thanks to him and his shows.
His shows are not just about funny stories, it is also about good music and poetry. And of course his stories are not just funny, but they are cozy and warm.
A genius story teller! It's disgusting what NPR did to "punish" him and all his listeners.
It’s NPR that behaved so badly through the persecution of Mr Keillor. How dare they publically stand in judgment on someone else’s behavior particularly when NONE of their business. They should examine THEIR OWN behavior before standing in judgment of others.
But NPR, as we know, are left wing super liberals, alas.
It was not NPR. Minnesota Public Radio did the job. Keillor was NOT always the nicest person backstage, but that was irrelevant compared to what was done. I think the whole thing was blown out of proportion. As someone who got called out for being a jerk in a similar way years ago, I get it. Some people do need to get fired, but I don't feel punishment fit the crime. Perhaps while there is time, he can come back. I'd love that.
@@tgfabthunderbird1 I followed his downfall a little bit. Caught that it was one woman who said he put his hand on the middle of her back. She ignored it at first, but then mentioned it to some authorities, not the police, but some of the big wigs at NPR or Minnesota Public Radio or their HR or something like that. I'd like to hear her side of it, the whole thing, all the times that "it" happened, or a detailed version of the one time.
Do we even know who she was? Did she ever say anything public about the details of this event or these events?
@@christinenegm I followed his downfall a little bit. Caught that it was one woman who said he put his hand on the middle of her back. She ignored it at first, but then mentioned it to some authorities, not the police, but some of the big wigs at NPR or Minnesota Public Radio or their HR or something like that. I'd like to hear her side of it, the whole thing, all the times that "it" happened, or a detailed version of the one time.
Do we even know who she was? Did she ever say anything public about the details of this event or these events?
Wasn't the shows greatest fan, but one time driving from my parents' house in Massachusetts to my apartment in Maine near Christmas I had a total moment. Wasn't feeling good, don't like Christmas time, however, Garrison and the audience began to sing Silent Night together. I joined in and sang along all by myself on the long ride...and wept at the end of the song. It was the most enjoyable part of that holiday.
Well, there's your problem. You don't like Christmas.
Too bad, “Peace on Earth” missed the point.
I remember that moment in the show, and I clearly recall weeping uncontrollably when the crowd joined in. It was a beautiful moment that transcended religion, race, politics etc. APHC was one of the most pure, honest, and soulful artistic expressions ever created. Radio is a lost treasure, and it needs to be resurrected.
John 3:3
I live in Australia and I listened to GK from the mid seventies up until he stopped. He is truly a genius at what he does. Unique. I doubt that he would ever see these comments but if he does I hope he realises there are people all over the world that admire him and his abilities.
For many years I would listen to Garrison Keillor on Saturday night at my home in Austin, Texas and always knew my father was listening to this show in Beaumont, Texas at the same time. It was one of those long-distance cultural bonds that we always had. Taking him off the air was a very Chinese Communist "Cultural Revolution" thing to do, where everything and everyone good was condemned until the only people left to rise to the top, and who then ruled with malevolence, were the most ignorant and mean-hearted of the lot. I am also reminded of the Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" where the boy would banish the adults to the cornfield if they dared to say something he didn't like, and simply created at constant state of terror. Thank you, Garrison Keillor, for so many years of elevated entertainment. You are a national treasure.
AMEN
That TZ ep, "It's a Good Life" is from a story by Bixby, I think Jerome Bixby. I never saw the TZ ep, though I understand it stars Ron Howard. The story sticks with me to this day, how its premise is: what would happen if a child were granted nuclear powers? Or, what would happen if a kid had his finger on "the Button"?
These you tube segments are a blessing. I so miss Saturday night listening to his show.
To be able to do that, create worlds out of thin air, recite without notes, every week...genius.
It was so amazing how many hats you wore for all those years you made A Prairie Home Companion.
Thanks for all the belly laughs and for helping me to feel peaceful, grateful and civilized.
Happy Holidays! ❤
This is ( was) my Church every weekend. So glad we can access the old great shows
Thank you so much for posting. I grew up in Lake Wobegon, so I so enjoyed the stories from my home town. I liked how you changed the names to protect the innocent. LOL Intelligent on point humour. Sadly missed today. Keep posting so I can reminisce of my old days in Wobegon, while I listened to your show.
I enjoy every story Garrison Keillor shared on NPR. Thanks for sharing this!
Saw him last night in Fort Lauderdale. He went full-speed for over 2 hours, no notes, no breaks, he is as sharp and entertaining as ever. Check one off my bucket list!
He has a teleprompter
Having lived in Minnesota, I admit I get Garrison's humor & I wonder if others do. Their sense of humor is distinct for sure. The running jokes were about Norwegian Lutheran bachelors. Fun, really.
My parents would winter in Florida, I would spend weekends at their house. I would have a log fire set in the fireplace, a standing order at a local pizza place, pick that up, light the fire, turn down the lights, turn on the radio to NPR. did this for YEARS . magic.
My friend Hank stopped and shook your hand yesterday, in the BNA Nashville, TN airport. I appreciate your humor and story telling! I appreciate Hank for telling us about you! Safe travels!
I use to listen to this show while on a 3 hour drive , every Sunday morning, for many years. This was true amercana!
I was very upset when NPR cancelled everything about the show, changed the format that was doomed to fail.
Thanking TH-cam not to lose this gem...its what we need...right now.
Loved listening to him on NPR every weekend....I even saw him I person....I miss him dearly!
GK is a legendary on the fly storyteller, Twain would probably give him a round of applause.
The wonderful thing about the News from Lake Woebegone is it could be any time. Listening to this carried me back to when my son was just a boy, Saturday evening, the band was playing... Ah nostalgia, the old man's morphine.
Saturday broadcast was church for me in the 90's. I miss it. Just sitting here Laughing my ass off, watching this.
He smelled like a cough drop has me on the floor 🤣. Thank you Mr. Keillor.
Me too! I howled!!🤣🤣❤️
I will always be a fan of Garrison Keillor ! A masterful, comedic storyteller of everyday people we all know. it's the conversations you have on a lunch break or by the water cooler. His sense of humor and gossip causes us to see ourselves in his stories. I loved the movie as well. Thanks for the many years of entertainment.
My wife raises the best radishes in her garden!
Thank you again, Garrison.
The Prairie Home Companion was played on Australian radio every weekend during the 80’s. My husband and I used to listen to it while we had lunch and loved the show. I always wondered what the storyteller looked like and now I know. I clicked on this because I recognised the name Lake Wabegon. How wonderful to hear a story again.
I’m sorry to hear that this man was drummed out of doing his show because he apparently touched a woman’s back. We had a Prime Minister that put his arm around the Queen of England’s back but he wasn’t chucked out of office, well not at that time anyway. The English press were horrified that such an act occurred. We Aussies are fairly casual about such occurrences.
Bring back the Prairie Home Companion on TH-cam. I loved it.
If it's not obvious to you he is over 6 feet tall! Very imposing! I remember being surprised he was so tall when I saw him in person.
Miss this show reminds me of my childhood my dad would always play it in the car
I get drawn into these stories, um excuse me, The News From Lake Wobegon, and don't want them to end. Thank heaven there's a supply of them.
Loved his show. Saturday nights always had time for his show no matter what else was happening.
I loved these. Thank you for posting them.
Dear Garrison, it's such a pleasure to see and hear you again ! You look great, like a young man... Bravo ! I miss your shows on MPR and The Farmers Almanac you had on WNCN. But thank God there is internet now and you are with us again.
It was about 1983 or 84 on Saturday after Thanksgiving. We had taken the kids to see Santa Claus come into our town on a helicopter. While my wife cooked supper I tried tuning in my favorite rock station. Somehow got PBS and it was in the middle of the Lake Woebegone monologue. I wasn’t sure if it was real or satire but I liked it and I was hooked ever since. Read several of his books and seen the movie version. Biggest regret was not seeing him live.
I’ve seen him in person, it was amazing!
You *must* see him live, if you possibly can! I’ve been to several APHC shows, and also seen him a couple of times since MPR did their foul worst. He appears in different formats, sometimes more story, other times more song, depending on who his guests are. Back in the APHC days, fans would swarm him as he walked back and forth from the stage to meet-and-greets, etc. And shy and reserved as he is, he made time to sample and praise every rhubarb pie made lovingly just for him (I’m sure COVID-19 has ended the pie presentations, but still…) Hope you get to see him - it’s a wonderful experience!
I don't remember how I discovered him but I'm certain it was exactly that way. I was in the front row at the show last Saturday night. The second time I've seen him. Weekends aren't the same without the show. I would usually catch it Sundays.
I love this show and havw been listening since 1998.
Seen live 5 times.
Saturday at 5 just isn't the same anymore.
I actually cried the first few weeks …
Garrison is our generation's Jimmy Stewart
And also our Mark Twain.
And Sherwood Anderson!
...Will Rogers.
@@BuffaloC305 "I belong to no organized political party. I'm a Democrat." Will Rogers. Often quoted by my committed Democratic parents and grandparents.
If I'm not mistaken, this was recorded at The Ryman Auditorium! Thank you Garrison for this WONDERFUL memory!Maybe another News From...next week?!
Priceless!!! Thank you, Garrison! You are a storyteller extraordinaire! ❤️😘❤️
Good to see him again. Prairie Home Companion was a very good show. Please post more. Big fan from N.J.
I listened to most of the shows for the good part of two decades. He was a brilliant storyteller. Like a lot of his stories, this one had many disparate parts that seemed like the random wanderings of old people in a cafe who aren't able to have a focused conversation, but at the end it felt like a coherent whole.
Definitely, this one was above average.
A true American treasure. As significant as Mark Twain.
Loved Garrison and his Scandinavian humor ( such a myth) from the beginning.😘
Thank you for sharing your talents Mr. Keillor. It is a pleasure to have you back sir.
I remember listening to him from 400' in the air at Kennedy Space Center. A coworker knew about the show and mentioned you could only get it from that height. It was circa 1983.
I was lucky enough to see his show live at the Fitzgerald theater in St. Paul in 2012. It was fantastic!
Your storytelling brings back so many wonderful memories and always good ones! God bless you and thank you !
I really appreciate this. I miss him on the radio. Always gave me a laugh. Good to see he's doing ok and sounds the same.
Love and miss this show so much! No one can replace GK.
Absolutely amazing story teller! World class.
I’m so glad he told some of the pontoon story! I’ve read it several times! Love his stories!
It is good to see Garison after so long ..
The best ! ...love you Garrison.
marcus
I still laugh when I recall Pastor Liz giving up counseling people because she couldn't help rolling her eyes. ❤️
I was not a regular, but I do remember these and they were fun. Somehow this one seems a little more risque but tastefully funny. Keep it coming please.
When I heard His show for the first time in February 1986, I heard Garrison sing a simple song that I instantly memorized. That evening Carrie and I went to a Sunday school class Valentine party, where we played a party game, where we were asked to write something romantic. I wrote, and then read aloud, the song I'd heard on Garrisons show that afternoon, called "Tell me why". Everyone thought it was clever and romantic, and I guess Carrie did too, 9 months later Clay was born. Thanks, Garrison!
Clay and I saw Garrison talk, for over an hour, at a church in Dallas in 2012. Great memories!
Wholesome yet bawdy! It's like you live in Lake Wobegon.
How long ago was that? Thirty years? WOW....I, for one, always enjoyed his monologues. A child of a Minnesota Mother that moved out west and married my father, her dad, my grandfather a store keeper in rural Minnesota was so kind and mellowing I love him to this day.
From a time when you didn't have to show your butt to be entertaining, I need the whole catalog, wonder if you can still find dvds
The story may be 30 years old but this recording is from a relatively recent tour and he had it recorded. I was surprised to see he’s now using a prompter that has the entire script of his story in addition to his print on the music stand.
I got to see his show live years ago. What a hoot. My brother in law and his kids were at our house one Saturday night and we were listening to Prairie Home, which they had never heard of. two things on the show had them very confuse one was the tap dancers and the other was the ventriloquist. Two things that thought had to be seen to enjoy.
I didn't get to hear every episode because of a varying work schedule, but I loved all of the ones I was fortunate enough to catch. I also really liked his daily five-or-so minute long program The Writer's Almanac.
Hello from Kansas 🇺🇸
I miss the program, brings back good memories
Love to listen to Garrison Keillor
This is so necessary in these times….more than ever. BRILLIANT WORK
Hearing Gilian Welch and David Rawlings ... now that's a treat, especially their earlier songs.
I LOVE the episode with the guy in the red Speedo holding the ashes in the bowling ball. Omg. I am so pumped to hear this
thanks for sharing Mr Keillor.. I love your stories, sir
I have been trying to learn how... it's not as easy as you make it look... especially when you only get 500 characters per joke.. social media is a lot like writing for cereal boxes.. ya gotta make it short and sweet ✌️
and if you need more room.. hey... that's the cereal part... like raw bits Mr Keillor 😁 fresh from the great state of Minnesota.. lake woebegone
🙏 thanks for all the years of laughter 🙏
and really good jokes to carry around
just in case 🤠
Peas ✌️
It was either my 1999 or 2002 trip to Australia I was sitting next to a lady from Australia on a flight. From conversation she learned I was from Minnesota and she said oh I remember A Prarie Home Companion show that a public radio station near her used to carry. She was upset when the station no longer played the show.
PHC was the best of public radio. Garrison brilliant as always.
NPR Saturday is not the experience it once was
"Out here it's just us people and also them". 😂😂😂 Loved this.
oh my God….where did this come from ??? It is so great. This made my week. Oh, how I miss this soooooooo much. I am so excited.
So good 🙏
Always amazing!!!!
I was present for this!
Lucky you. I have seen him in Dayton and Cincinnati with my family. He worked in a heat wave and I was concerned for him.
This brings me right back to the 1990's, rainy Saturday night, kind of boring. Best ever.
I did not see that ending (leading back to the radish),coming! That was a good one!
I remember finding this on the radio one night while traveling from northern Minnesota to southeast Michigan in 1983.
I truly miss this radio show
Got to see this man live In Oregon. Ty sir
I love this man.
I miss this so much, I’m glad I found you:)
Thanks for sharing! 😊
Prairie Home Companion on NPR: Culture Cancelled. I miss Garrison Keillor's Saturday Nights on NPR immensely.
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Greetings from Norway
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Many archives are available free on his website!
great memories! I have'nt seen This program since the '80s
I miss this show ! And especially these monologues!
☆ saw the show years ago in San Diego at Sea World outside. 'Twas not a more typical sunny day but overcast with a drizzle. He joked about being in a red bathing suit 😳. He did have on red socks. I enjoyed watching folks doing the sound effects when Garrison told his stories.
Garrison Keillor is The Greatest!!
This is so damn perfect - I'm splitting a side. My problems vanished.
Yeah, Garrison Keillor explains life in Minnesota like no one else ever could.
Heck yes I subscribed and hit the bell. I’m early on and rejoining the fan club
Was not a frequent listener originally, but would love to do so today, given how much everything else seems to have changed for the worse since then….
The show was never the same since they made you leave. And removing your archives was just wrong. I used to love PHC. Now I don't even listen to NPR at all anymore.
Oh sad and I get it
I'm from UK & only discovered GK past few days.
I know nothing about him or his shows.
Would you mind explaining about what he had to leave & why ?
And why were archives removed ?
Thank you .
My aunt and uncle Terry and Sheri got me into this
Would go to there house a lot and listen to this on the radio
Good times
Then they blamed me for something i didn't do and haven't been there since
so fun. i miss the show.
How does he it do it? Pure genius.
Miss his shows.
It had to have been 30,000 pounds of bananas, a tipping of the hat to another wonderful storyteller, Harry Chapin. At least I want to believe this :-)
Haha... I picked up on that, as well. 🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌
As soon as he mentioned coming over a hill and seeing bananas, 30,000 lbs of bananas crossed my mind! Thank you Mr Keillor for remembering my other favorite raconteur.
miss this soo.much.
I always tried to catch the News, although I felt the writing was not as good in the latter years. I taped many from the Eighties and early Nineties, and converted them to files I can enjoy on my computer... Some really good, strong, stories that I still find joy in.