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Post by dwarnold on Mar 26, 2022 12:54:20 GMT -5
This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we revisit a classic performance from March 28, 1998 where we traveled to Portland, Oregon, for a show featuring guests Eric Bogle and David Frishberg. Highlights include a Lewis and Clark sketch, Duct Tape, Café Beouf, and songs “Frog Went a-Courtin’,” “Saratoga Hunch,” and “Front Row Cowboy.” Also with us, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors (Tim Russell and Sue Scott), the Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band, plus the latest News from Lake Wobegon. www.prairiehome.org/shows/58159.html?St. Paul native and jazz pianist Dave Frishberg was known for his wry lyrics and memorable melodies. Four of his albums earned Grammy nominations. And his songs have been performed by some of America’s finest voices, including Rosemary Clooney and Michael Feinstein. Frishberg’s genius is apparent to anyone who grew up in the ’70s hearing his Schoolhouse Rock segments, including the popular “I’m Just a Bill.” He was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, attended journalism school at the University of Minnesota and then moved to the East Coast. He spent the ’60s in New York City, playing in the rhythm section of jazz greats — Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Ben Webster, and Gene Krupa — and accompanying singers such as Carmen McRae. In 1971, Frishberg moved to Los Angeles, where he became a sought-after studio musician. Singer-songwriter Eric Bogle was born in Scotland and worked as an accountant before becoming a full-time musician. Now a naturalized citizen of Australia, in 1972 he wrote the anti-war song “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda.” It is Australia’s most recorded song and has been performed by Rod McKuen, the Pogues, and Makem and Clancey, whose version was the largest-selling single in Irish history. His adopted country has honored him for his songwriting with the Australian Peace Award, given in 1986 to commemorate the International Year of Peace, and with the Order of Australia, given in 1987 for Bogle’s contributions to that country’s music and musical heritage. Bogle’s songs often contain political commentary: for example, in 1988, Bogle wrote “Something of Value,” which comments on the Australian Bicentennial celebration’s failure to acknowledge the Aborigines, who had been there for 40,000 years. |
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 26, 2022 12:54:35 GMT -5
Here are the lyrics to “Frog Went a-Courtin’” from this week’s classic show.
Well, Froggie went a-courtin’ and he did ride, uh huh. (SPLASH)
Sword and a pistol by his side, uh huh. (GUNSHOT)
Froggie went a-courtin’ just for fun,
He rode off to Oregon, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh. (FROG, SPLASH)
Froggie met a spotted owl, uh huh. (OWL)
Froggie met a spotted owl, uh huh. (OWL)
They sat by a pond and he fell in love
And he sang her a song he was quite fond of, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh. (FROG BARITONE)
Mr. Froggie said, “Come marry me, uh huh.” (FROG)
Mr. Froggie said, “Come marry me, uh huh. (OWL SHYNESS)
We’ll ride east on I-84
And settle down by a river shore. Uh huh uh huh uh huh.” (FROG)
She said, “What would the wedding supper be, uh huh?”
And Froggie said, “A dry Chablis, uh huh. (FROG)
A dry Chablis and a plate of Brie,
A mouse for you and a fly for me, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh.” (OWL)
She said, “Who’ll be there for the wedding vows, uh huh?”
And Froggie said, “Six brown cows, uh huh. (MOO)
Six brown cows to carry the train,
And two black sheep to open champagne, (SHEEP) uh huh, uh huh, uh huh.” (CHAMPAGNE POP)
She said, “Where would we go for a honeymoon, uh huh?”
And Froggie said, “To the Clair de Lune. Uh huh. (LOON)
Clair herself will be our host
She’ll serve us bugs on buttered toast, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh.” (LOON)
She said, “What will our babies be, uh huh?
Will they look like you or look like me, uh huh? (OWL)
One more thing: I have to warn ya,
I don’t love frogs from California, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh” (FROG)
Froggie said, “I’m not from there, uh huh.
I do not texturize my hair. Uh huh.
I do not tan, my skin is blotchy,
And these webs are not Versace, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh.” (FROG)
She said, “Where will we live if you marry me, uh huh?
Will we live in the top of a redwood tree, uh huh?” (OWL)
Froggie said, “I don’t climb trees,
We’ll live on a lily pad, if you please. Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh”. (FROG AND SPLASH)
Then Froggie pulled out a big cigar, uh huh.
Froggie pulled out a big cigar, uh huh. (FROG)
He lit it up and took a puff,
And his lady love said, “That’s enough. I’m gone. Goodbye. Farewell.” (OWL)
She said, “Take that down to the riverside, uh huh.
Cigar smoke I can’t abide, uh huh.
It makes my feathers brown and greasy,
And you know we are an endangered specie. Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh.”
“You’re the ugliest frog that I ever saw, uh huh. (OWL)
In Oregon, you’re against the law, uh huh. (OWL)
I’d rather stay here in a hollow log
Than be sweet-talked by a big-time frog, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh.” (FROG)
Mr. Froggie noticed the light get dim, uh huh. (FROG)
Mr. Froggie noticed the light get dim, uh huh. (FROG)
Mr. Froggie noticed the light get dim,
There was a big dark shadow over him. Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh. (FROG FEAR)
A thought went through Mr. Froggie’s mind, uh huh. (FROG)
He shoulda stuck with his own kind, uh huh. (FROG GULP)
He waved goodbye and before he could talk,
Mr. Frog was caught by a silver hawk, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh. (HAWK).
Mr. Frog went stiff when he felt the bite, uh huh. (FROG GULP)
And then he looked down from a very great height, uh huh.
He and the hawk became as one,
And the frog got to see all of Oregon, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh. (HAWK)
And the spotted owl found a mate, uh huh. (OWL)
And they started in to propagate, uh huh.
They made a nest in the Great Northwest,
And their kids were the sweetest and handsomest, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh. (OWL PRIDE)
The moral of the story is look both ways, uh huh.
Don’t be foolish or one of these days, uh huh,
There may be somebody overhead,
Giving thanks for his daily bread. Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh. (HAWK)
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 26, 2022 12:55:01 GMT -5
March 28, 1998
00:00 LOGO
00:14 TISHOMINGO
02:06 WHO ELSE IS ON OUR SHOW, TIM?
02:36 GK talk about Portland...
05:06 FROG WENT A'COURTIN'
09:40 applause, GK back announce into
09:57 RHUBARB
13:25 Rhubarb Pie song
14:13 GK intro Margie Boule
15:27 GK TALK WITH MARGIE ABOUT OREGON
21:55 APPLAUSE--GK SEGUE/INTRO DAVE FRISHBERG
23:32 DAVE FRISHBERG--I Can't Take You Nowhere
26:07 APPLAUSE--DAVE FRISHBERG SEGUE
26:22 SARATOGA HUNCH
29:31 applause
29:44 POWDERMILK BISCUITS
31:12 APPLAUSE
31:26 LEWIS AND CLARK
42:44 applause--GK intro Eric Bogle
44:32 applause--Eric Bogle talk
45:06 FRONT ROW COWBOY
48:29 applause--Eric segue
49:40 SMALL MIRACLES
54:37 CAFE BOEUF
58:50 ROSE MEDLEY
105:05 applause
105:25 MY HONEY'S LOVIN' ARMS
108:55 DUCT TAPE
110:52 applause WHILE WE'RE YOUNG
113:01 GREETINGS
116:45 LARRY
122:45 applause--intro Dave Frishberg
123:00 MATTY
126:22 applause
126:39 MONOLOGUE
143:25 APPLAUSE--GREIG: SPRINGTIDE (VOREN)
145:27 GK TALK WITH ERIC BOGLE
146:30 SOMEWHERE IN AMERICA
149:58 APPLAUSE--GK TALK
151:40 BABY BLUES
154:39 APPLAUSE--GK SEGUE TO CREDITS-- DOWN IN THE VALLEY
157:10 THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT... WEARY AND FAREWELL BLUES PLAYOFF
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Post by doctork on Mar 26, 2022 17:02:28 GMT -5
Good afternoon all.
GK sounds really good singing that intro. A very old show, from mostly before my time of regular fanhood for APHC.
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Post by jspnrvr on Mar 26, 2022 17:04:11 GMT -5
Good evening, all.
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Post by doctork on Mar 26, 2022 17:05:07 GMT -5
Hi Jay!
I've been to Graceland but not the Church of Elvis.
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 26, 2022 17:06:21 GMT -5
Good evening/afternoon all. Today has been a busy day.. created a new garden and started it out with some transplant tomatoes and peppers and marigolds.. rented a tiller.. wow lots of work to make 120 linear feet of 3 foot wide beds.
And of course there was other work, a tree limb fell on our fence and smashed 5 wooden fence boards and broke the stringer.. so I had to chainsaw that off and am going to try and figure out the best way to repair. But I go to transfer some amaryllis blooms from my old yard to the new yard and now we can see them from the kitchen.. a busy and productive Saturday.
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Post by jspnrvr on Mar 26, 2022 17:13:09 GMT -5
Yeah, that sounds like a pretty good day, dw.
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Post by jspnrvr on Mar 26, 2022 17:15:13 GMT -5
Hello, doc. I guess it's back to work next week, right?
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 26, 2022 17:15:17 GMT -5
Hey Jay, does your wife have winter and /or Summer rugs and curtains? I've been drafted into moving furniture to replace the winter rungs with the Spring/Summer ones!
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 26, 2022 17:17:56 GMT -5
Good afternoon all. GK sounds really good singing that intro. A very old show, from mostly before my time of regular fanhood for APHC. He has sounded pretty "old" in his posts lately.. he writes about being 80 and yet he is staying so active writing books and preparing for his Red Rocks show.. which I considered but really had no ability to take that much time away from my homeless ministry. |
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Post by doctork on Mar 26, 2022 17:20:45 GMT -5
I admire others' gardens but am not sufficiently energetic to create a garden myself.
Just an occasional terrarium.
Despite the fact that Portland is "just down the street" I have driven through but not really visited. However, we once vacationed in Bend, Oregon (which is in eastern Oregon) and it was wonderful. This is an old show, it is too late for much of eastern Oregon. Much of it is turned into vacation McMansion.
Governor Kitzhaber was an ER physician and a good guy, very innovative w/r/t health care; a group of us here in WA worked with OR, CA and MT on some pilot projects. However he hired his girlfriend for some sensitive state job and created a scandal, and disappeared off the radar screen.
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Post by jspnrvr on Mar 26, 2022 17:21:53 GMT -5
Hey Jay, does your wife have winter and /or Summer rugs and curtains? I've been drafted into moving furniture to replace the winter rungs with the Spring/Summer ones! No, no seasonal furniture for us. I never heard of such a thing, to tell the truth. In Illinois we'd swap out our windows, but that was in an older house. They probably don't even do that anymore. They probably have some kind of year round windows on newer places. Does she want you to put new varnish on the baseboards as well? |
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Post by doctork on Mar 26, 2022 17:22:00 GMT -5
Good afternoon all. GK sounds really good singing that intro. A very old show, from mostly before my time of regular fanhood for APHC. He has sounded pretty "old" in his posts lately.. he writes about being 80 and yet he is staying so active writing books and preparing for his Red Rocks show.. which I considered but really had no ability to take that much time away from my homeless ministry. Gee, I dunno. If you can't take time off isn't that getting perilously close to "employment"? |
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 26, 2022 17:28:53 GMT -5
Hey Jay, does your wife have winter and /or Summer rugs and curtains? I've been drafted into moving furniture to replace the winter rungs with the Spring/Summer ones! No, no seasonal furniture for us. I never heard of such a thing, to tell the truth. In Illinois we'd swap out our windows, but that was in an older house. They probably don't even do that anymore. They probably have some kind of year round windows on newer places. Does she want you to put new varnish on the baseboards as well? No, no varnish required, but she did paint the countertops while I was in Texas this week! I drove to Texas on Sunday and back ON wednesday! |
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 26, 2022 17:31:27 GMT -5
He has sounded pretty "old" in his posts lately.. he writes about being 80 and yet he is staying so active writing books and preparing for his Red Rocks show.. which I considered but really had no ability to take that much time away from my homeless ministry. Gee, I dunno. If you can't take time off isn't that getting perilously close to "employment"? Well the cost of travel/lodging/tickets/food is really above my limit at the moment too! |
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Post by jspnrvr on Mar 26, 2022 17:34:57 GMT -5
No, no seasonal furniture for us. I never heard of such a thing, to tell the truth. In Illinois we'd swap out our windows, but that was in an older house. They probably don't even do that anymore. They probably have some kind of year round windows on newer places. Does she want you to put new varnish on the baseboards as well? No, no varnish required, but she did paint the countertops while I was in Texas this week! I drove to Texas on Sunday and back ON wednesday! That was a pretty quick turnaround. Probably the same roadkill on the way East that you saw on the way West. |
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 26, 2022 17:39:16 GMT -5
No, no varnish required, but she did paint the countertops while I was in Texas this week! I drove to Texas on Sunday and back ON wednesday! That was a pretty quick turnaround. Probably the same roadkill on the way East that you saw on the way West. If there was a way to avoid HOuston without adding hours to the trip, I'd take it. The traffic is awful all day long! |
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Post by jspnrvr on Mar 26, 2022 17:41:18 GMT -5
That was a pretty quick turnaround. Probably the same roadkill on the way East that you saw on the way West. If there was a way to avoid HOuston without adding hours to the trip, I'd take it. The traffic is awful all day long! Sounds a lot like Atlanta. |
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Post by jspnrvr on Mar 26, 2022 17:42:49 GMT -5
I got to see Riders in the Sky last night! Up at Weirsdale, again.
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Post by doctork on Mar 26, 2022 17:42:51 GMT -5
I've found the best time to make changes around the house is when my husband is away, but he hasn't made any trips in ages so I may need to resort to getting up early, which I do not prefer.
The tickets for Red Rocks aren't too bad ($55), particularly since I don't think it will be sold out. The inexpensive seats have the best view of the city of Denver, and there really are no bad seats at Red Rocks. You might be able to find them at low cost on the secondary market as the date draws nearer, but then you have the transport costs likely to be higher.
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 26, 2022 17:49:56 GMT -5
I got to see Riders in the Sky last night! Up at Weirsdale, again. How was the show? |
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Post by jspnrvr on Mar 26, 2022 17:55:02 GMT -5
I got to see Riders in the Sky last night! Up at Weirsdale, again. How was the show? They were good. I saw them a number of years ago in Stuart, and they've slowed down some. Ranger Doug doesn't do quite as much yodeling, but they still sing it "The Cowboy Way". |
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Post by doctork on Mar 26, 2022 17:55:14 GMT -5
Do you guys have and use an Instant Pot? I have one, and even have the relevant cookbook and recipes, but am hard-pressed to see much advantage over the Dutch oven.
We began a ButcherBox subscription a few months ago and I thought I would make more use of an Instant Pot. But - love the ButcherBox, have not become an Instant Pot enthusiast.
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 26, 2022 17:56:30 GMT -5
They were good. I saw them a number of years ago in Stuart, and they've slowed down some. Ranger Doug doesn't do quite as much yodeling, but they still sing it "The Cowboy Way". Do you think there is a high number of patrons from "The Villages" that come over? I wonder how that retirement mecca influences surrounding areas when it comes to old timey entertainment. |
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Post by jspnrvr on Mar 26, 2022 17:57:55 GMT -5
Nope, no Instant Pot. I don't really know anything about them. Are they like a pressure cooker? What makes them "Instant"?
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 26, 2022 17:58:29 GMT -5
Do you guys have and use an Instant Pot? I have one, and even have the relevant cookbook and recipes, but am hard-pressed to see much advantage over the Dutch oven. We began a ButcherBox subscription a few months ago and I thought I would make more use of an Instant Pot. But - love the ButcherBox, have not become an Instant Pot enthusiast. I do not have one... but my sister-in-law has one, and she compares it to a pressure cooker. Personally I learned to make meals in 30 minutes with very little prep so I don't need fancy instrumented cookware! |
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Post by doctork on Mar 26, 2022 18:03:22 GMT -5
I recall asking you about The Villages, dw. I thought perhaps for convenient retirement in a place where everyone comes from someplace else so it is easy to meet new people with like interests, and where it is fairly easy to leave the place "unattended" while traveling, it could appeal. But looking into it more, internet research etc, I think probably not such a good idea.
But you make a good point - appealing entertainment to folks from "our era." I watched "Woodstock" last night, brought back a lot of memories that are unique to our generation. I wasn't at Woodstock myself, because I was in Europe. However, I went to England for Isle of Wight which occurred two weeks after Woodstock and we were acutely aware we had a Reputation to live up to, 3 days of peace, love and music!
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Post by jspnrvr on Mar 26, 2022 18:03:45 GMT -5
They were good. I saw them a number of years ago in Stuart, and they've slowed down some. Ranger Doug doesn't do quite as much yodeling, but they still sing it "The Cowboy Way". Do you think there is a high number of patrons from "The Villages" that come over? I wonder how that retirement mecca influences surrounding areas when it comes to old timey entertainment. Oh, I imagine they draw some from The Villages, but that would be just part of their crowd. There are plenty of people around there. And it is mostly Country type entertainment I think The Villages Crowd is a little more citified in their taste. |
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Post by doctork on Mar 26, 2022 18:05:16 GMT -5
Nope, no Instant Pot. I don't really know anything about them. Are they like a pressure cooker? What makes them "Instant"? Yes, it's really a pressure cooker although it can function in other modes like a slow cooker, such as like a Dutch oven, only with lots of electronicals. |
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