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Post by dwarnold on Dec 16, 2023 11:51:15 GMT -5
This week on the classic episode of A Prairie Home Companion, we return to The Town Hall show of December 2006-. New York's Town Hall served the show’s seasonal needs almost every December. Our special guests: Jerry Douglas, the prolific resophonic guitarist and the most recorded Dobro player in history, and his band. We've got Billy Collins — former poet laureate of the United States and a Distinguished Professor of English at the City University of New York (1968–2016). Also with us, the Royal Academy of Radio Acting (Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman), the News from Lake Wobegon, and sitting in with the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, the cunning commander of catgut Andy Stein. Highlights include talk of Hanukkah and a special medley from Rich Dworsky, Billy Collins reads his ode to aging (“The Golden Years”), Jerry Douglas picks the classic “Away in a Manger” with his band, Garrison’s humorous ode called “The Waffle Song,” plus Catchup, Rhubarb, Guy Noir, a few words from Mom, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. www.prairiehome.org/shows/57097.htmlOnly 9 days until Christmas!! |
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Post by dwarnold on Dec 16, 2023 11:51:55 GMT -5
December 16, 2006
Segment 1
00:00:00 Logo
00:00:13 "Tishomingo Blues" - GK, Shoes and Jerry Douglas
00:02:55 GK opens, talks to Rich about Hanukkah
00:05:30 "S'vivon" - Rich Dworsky with Shoes and Jerry Douglas
00:07:40 SFX Script with "To a Wild Rose"
00:14:57 "Sancta Lucia" - GK and shoes
00:18:04 GK intros Billy Collins
00:18:55 Billy Collins intros and reads "Tension"
00:22:05 Billy intros and reads "The Golden Years"
00:24:56 Billy intros and reads "The Revenant"
00:27:53 Rhubarb Script
00:33:04 Powdermilk Biscuit Break with "Dixie Darlin'," "Hanukkah in Santa Monica," and "Leather Britches"
Segment 2
00:35:36 Collateral Script
00:37:00 Jerry Douglas and song Intro
00:39:20 "Wild Rumpus" - Jerry Douglas Band
00:43:03 GK talks with Jerry
00:44:53 "Away in a Manger" - Jerry Douglas Band
00:47:48 Guy Noir Script
01:00:54 Intermission/"Winter Wonderland" - Shoes
Segment 3
01:05:20 GK welcomes back
01:06:10 "The Waffle Song" - GK, Audience, Shoes
01:08:43 Greetings
01:11:31 Trip Giveaway Raffle Drawing
01:15:40 GK talks to Rich about Hanukkah
01:16:18 "Hanukkah Medley" with "Ma'oz Tzur" and "Mi Y'malel"
Segment 4
01:20:00 The News From Lake Wobegon
Segment 5
01:35:29 "In the Sweet By and By"/"Lonesome Midtown Blues" - Jerry Douglas and Pat Donohue
01:38:59 Mom Script
01:44:55 "We Hide And Seek" - Jerry Douglas
01:49:56 Jerry Douglas intros the band
01:50:20 GK intro of Billy
01:50:40 Billy intros and reads "Adage"
01:51:56 Billy intros and reads "The Trouble With Poetry"
01:54:06 GK thanks Billy
01:54:23 Ketchup Script
01:55:03 GK Happy Hanukah
01:55:21 Credits
01:56:39 "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" - GK, Audience, Shoes into "Leather Britches"
01:58:23 Goodnight from Town Hall in New York
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Post by dwarnold on Dec 16, 2023 11:53:07 GMT -5
JERRY DOUGLAS
These days, when someone mentions a Dobro, Jerry Douglas immediately comes to mind. Little wonder. The 15-time Grammy winner and Country Music Association’s Musician of the Year can be heard on more than a thousand albums, including discs by Garth Brooks, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Vince Gill, and Ray Charles. Born in Warren, Ohio, Douglas developed an early interest in bluegrass. His father, a steelworker, played music, and Jerry took up the mandolin at age five. He switched to Dobro when he was 11, after seeing a Flatt & Scruggs concert featuring Dobro master Josh Graves. Before he was out of his teens, he had joined the Country Gentlemen. He has been a member of other groundbreaking bands like J.D. Crowe & the New South, Alison Krauss & Union Station, and The Earls of Leicester — and he has a thriving career as a solo artist as well. The New York Times called Douglas “Dobro’s matchless contemporary master.”
BILLY COLLINS
Billy Collins was twice appointed United States poet laureate and also served as New York State poet laureate. In 2004, he was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Poetry Foundation's Mark Twain Award for humor in poetry. The poems in Questions About Angels; Picnic, Lightning; Sailing Alone Around the Room; Nine Horses; The Trouble with Poetry; Ballistics, and his other best-selling books have sparked a firestorm of interest in the art. His most recent collection of poetry is 2022’s Musical Tables: Poems.
ANDY STEIN
Violinist and saxophonist Andy Stein was a regular member of Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band on A Prairie Home Companion from 1989 to 2001. He collaborated with Garrison Keillor to create the opera Mr. and Mrs. Olson. He has appeared on Saturday Night Live and Late Night with David Letterman, and has performed with such artists as Itzhak Perlman, Eric Clapton, Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Joel, Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, and many others.
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Post by jspnrvr on Dec 16, 2023 16:54:33 GMT -5
Hey folks....don't know if I'll be here or not. This afternoon was our Christmas concert and potluck, and I'm killed. Take care and enjoy the show!
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Post by doctork on Dec 16, 2023 17:59:34 GMT -5
I will try to be here but am not sure since my laptop is kaput and I am limping on with this iPad. Can I possibly make it let me listen at the same time I read and post? No idea.
And I am worn out with this electronic challenge plus I spent several hours “cleaning the basement” earlier today. Really Wore me out but I had to take advantage of rare December sun. The daylight part of our “daylight basement” faces west. Have to work there in late morning to early afternoon. It’s dark by 4pm.
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Post by dwarnold on Dec 16, 2023 18:00:17 GMT -5
Showtime!!
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Post by dwarnold on Dec 16, 2023 18:01:28 GMT -5
I will try to be here but am not sure since my laptop is kaput and I am limping on with this iPad. Can I possibly make it let me listen at the same time I read and post? No idea. And I am worn out with this electronic challenge plus I spent several hours “cleaning the basement” earlier today. Really Wore me out but I had to take advantage of rare December sun. The daylight part of our “daylight basement” faces west. Have to work there in late morning to early afternoon. It’s dark by 4pm. Sorry to hear about your technology woes Doc. Did you find anything interesting in the basement? |
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Post by Thomas Scheuzger on Dec 16, 2023 18:07:40 GMT -5
Hey! Guess who?
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Post by doctork on Dec 16, 2023 18:09:22 GMT -5
Hey Thomas! How are you?
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Post by doctork on Dec 16, 2023 18:10:26 GMT -5
It’s great to hear from you. Merry Christmas.
Are you doing any work with GK?
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Post by dwarnold on Dec 16, 2023 18:10:44 GMT -5
Howdy there Thomas, a great Christmas surprise for getting to see you!! |
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Post by doctork on Dec 16, 2023 18:13:13 GMT -5
On this iPad I don’t know how to do “Control R” to refresh. I have to go to BestBuy.
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Post by dwarnold on Dec 16, 2023 18:14:34 GMT -5
In honor of Thomas saying hello, here are his notes from the original airing of this show!
Dec 16, 2006 at 4:45pm QuotelikePost OptionsPost by Thomas Scheuzger on Dec 16, 2006 at 4:45pm
RUNDOWN: 061216 TOWN HALL
5:45pm Warm-up: Shoes: Falls Rag, Shake It and Break It, Down Yonder
GK talk, prep sing-a-longs
6:00pm Tishomingo (with Jerry Douglas)
GK Open
2:30 Rich, Shoes: S’vivon with Jerry Douglas (frontline)
6:30 SCRIPT: SFX Dec 16 with Rich piano
3:10 GK, Shoes: Sancta Lucia
6:00 Billy Collins – 4 poems with Shoes Button Blues
6:00 SCRIPT: Rhubarb
6:30pm Powdermilk Biscuit Theme Break with Dixie Darlin’ inst /
Hanukah in Santa Monica / Leather Britches (Shoes only)
SCRIPT: Collateral OR Brain
6:00 Jerry Douglas Band: 1. We Hide and Seek
3:00 2. Away in a Manger
12:00 SCRIPT: Guy Noir (with Billy Collins)
3:30 GK, Shoes: Waffle Song audience sing-a-long
7:00pm INTERMISSION: Winter Wonderland (4:00)
3:00 Greetings (short) INTO
3:00 TRIP GIVE AWAY RAFFLE DRAWING
3:15 Rich, Shoes: Hanukah Medley
3:30 SCRIPT: Ketchup
3:00 Jerry Douglas solo: In the Sweet By and By
INTO Pat and Jerry duet: Lonesome Midtown Blues
18:00 The News from Lake Wobegon
3:00 Pat, Shoes: Joy to the World (frontline)
7:00 SCRIPT: Mom with Button Blues v. 2
4:00 Billy Collins 3 poems with 2 Jerry Douglas solo transitions
4:20 Jerry Douglas: Wild Rumpus
7:55pm Credits
CLOSER: Audience Sing: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear OR Waffle Song reprise
INTO Leather Britches inst with Jerry Douglas,
Guthrie mando on sax mic, Gabe fiddle frontline
7:58:20 Recorded Underwriting Credit
7:59pm Off Air
FLOAT:
GAS-Old Northside
JD-Senia’s Lamen
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Post by Thomas Scheuzger on Dec 16, 2023 18:18:03 GMT -5
I'm ok - how are you all? No, the only work I do for GK anymore is when he loses a file on his laptop and calls me - it averages once or twice month. He's been out on the road doing solo, duet, and PHC 50th shows. I guess they were just at Town Hall in NYC. Sam from the old crew is about the only one left, though Janis works some east coast shows and Todd still does house sound on occasion. I took my wife to a recent Wailin' Jennys show - and sat next to Tony Axtell, former FOH guy for PHC. I've never actually seen a whole Wailin' Jennys show, so that was a treat. Heather set us up with tickets and we chatted for quite a while at intermission and afterward. Miss those ladies...
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Post by doctork on Dec 16, 2023 18:19:09 GMT -5
Hi dw! I’m struggling but here. Can’t yet make it open to the show broadcast
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Post by dwarnold on Dec 16, 2023 18:21:32 GMT -5
I'm ok - how are you all? No, the only work I do for GK anymore is when he loses a file on his laptop and calls me - it averages once or twice month. He's been out on the road doing solo, duet, and PHC 50th shows. I guess they were just at Town Hall in NYC. Sam from the old crew is about the only one left, though Janis works some east coast shows and Todd still does house sound on occasion. I took my wife to a recent Wailin' Jennys show - and sat next to Tony Axtell, former FOH guy for PHC. I've never actually seen a whole Wailin' Jennys show, so that was a treat. heather set us up with tickets and we chatted for quite a while at intermission and afterward. Miss those ladies... Sounds like a great date night. GK does seem to be keeping active, I hope I can stay as active when I get to that age! |
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Post by doctork on Dec 16, 2023 18:24:01 GMT -5
I saw the Wailin Jennys a few years ago when I was at a meeting in Omaha. They were great. And of course Heather has been on many of the shows and cruises.
Jay is going to a APHC 50th Anniversary show in Florida early next year.
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Post by Thomas Scheuzger on Dec 16, 2023 18:29:07 GMT -5
Oh look! I can do you one better than the rundown:
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION
AS DONE RUNDOWN
061216
00:00:00 Logo
00:00:13 Tishomingo – GK, Shoes and Jerry Douglas
00:02:55 GK Open, talks to Rich about Hanukkah
00:05:30 “S’vivon” – Rich Dworsky with Shoes and Jerry Douglas
00:07:40 SFX Script with “To a Wild Rose”
00:14:57 “Santa Lucia” – GK and shoes
00:18:04 GK intros Billy Collins
00:18:55 Billy Collins intros and reads “Tension”
00:22:05 Billy intros and reads “The Golden Years”
00:23:58 Billy intros and reads
00:24:56 Billy intros and reads “The Revenent”
00:27:53 Rhubarb Script
00:33:04 Powdermilk Biscuit Theme Break with “Dixie Darlin’,” “Hanukkah in Santa Monica,” and “Leather Britches”
00:35:36 Collaterol Script
00:37:00 Jerry Douglas and song Intro
00:39:20 “Wild Rumpus” – Jerry Douglas Band
00:43:03 GK talks with Jerry
00:44:53 “Away in a Manger” – Jerry Douglas Band
00:47:48 Guy Noir Script
01:00:54 INTERMISSION – “Winter Wonderland” – Shoes
01:05:20 GK welcomes back
01:06:10 “The Waffle Song” – GK, Audience, Shoes
01:08:43 Greetings
01:11:31 Trip Giveaway Raffle Drawing
01:15:40 GK talks to Rich about Hanukkah
01:16:18 “Hanukkah Medley” with “Ma’oz Tzur” and “Mi Y’malel”
01:20:00 The News From Lake Wobegon
01:35:29 “In the Sweet By and By” – Jerry Douglas INTO
“Lonesome Midtown Blues” – Pat and Jerry duet
01:38:59 Mom Script
01:44:55 Button Blues (?)
01:45:10 Jerry Douglas
01:49:56 band names
01:50:20 GK intro of Billy
01:50:40 Billy intros and reads “Adage”
01:51:56 Billy intros and reads “The Trouble With Poetry”
01:54:06 GK thanks Billy
01:54:23 Ketchup Script
01:55:03 GK Happy Hanukah
01:55:21 Credits
01:56:39 “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” – GK, Audience, Shoes INTO “Leather Britches”
01:58:23 GK Goodnight from Town Hall in New York
01:59:33 (music)
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Post by doctork on Dec 16, 2023 18:32:15 GMT -5
Oh boy I figured out how to listen to the show and post in the thread on my kindle, both at the same time!
It wasn't easy.
Gave up on ipad, both on kindle for the moment.
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Post by Thomas Scheuzger on Dec 16, 2023 18:32:28 GMT -5
It's funny - Rich Dworsky e-mailed me recently looking for a Hanukah song from an old show - I guess he wanted to pitch it to GK for the Town Hall show. He gave me the date of a repeat it had been on, but I sent him the original, which wasn't online anywhere. He asked me how I did it so fast and it's because I have a complete archive on my computer...
It's too bad - when GK's show ended, MPR didn't care too much about the archive or anything from the old show. I understand the Library of Congress may be getting it, so all is not lost.
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Post by Thomas Scheuzger on Dec 16, 2023 18:33:51 GMT -5
Hi Doc. Long time no see...
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Post by dwarnold on Dec 16, 2023 18:34:52 GMT -5
It's funny - Rich Dworsky e-mailed me recently looking for a Hanukah song from an old show - I guess he wanted to pitch it to GK for the Town Hall show. He gave me the date of a repeat it had been on, but I sent him the original, which wasn't online anywhere. He asked me how I did it so fast and it's because I have a complete archive on my computer... It's too bad - when GK's show ended, MPR didn't care too much about the archive or anything from the old show. I understand the Library of Congress may be getting it, so all is not lost. Well that is a special treasure for sure. I have always wondered when someone has an archive, how many copies do you keep someplace else/? |
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Post by doctork on Dec 16, 2023 18:36:36 GMT -5
On this kindle the screen goes off after maybe a minute of "no touch" but the music/sound continues.
I am surprised and puzzles by all this tech. I want my p!ain old PC laptop BA k!
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Post by Thomas Scheuzger on Dec 16, 2023 18:42:27 GMT -5
It's funny - Rich Dworsky e-mailed me recently looking for a Hanukah song from an old show - I guess he wanted to pitch it to GK for the Town Hall show. He gave me the date of a repeat it had been on, but I sent him the original, which wasn't online anywhere. He asked me how I did it so fast and it's because I have a complete archive on my computer... It's too bad - when GK's show ended, MPR didn't care too much about the archive or anything from the old show. I understand the Library of Congress may be getting it, so all is not lost. Well that is a special treasure for sure. I have always wondered when someone has an archive, how many copies do you keep someplace else/? There are four that I know of. When we were all still working, I made three clones to keep off site, just in case. I had one, Sam had one, and Jason had one. We primarily used them to produce the repeats. Now there's a fourth that Kate Gustafson has, which will likely go to the Library of Congress. |
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Post by doctork on Dec 16, 2023 18:42:49 GMT -5
It's funny - Rich Dworsky e-mailed me recently looking for a Hanukah song from an old show - I guess he wanted to pitch it to GK for the Town Hall show. He gave me the date of a repeat it had been on, but I sent him the original, which wasn't online anywhere. He asked me how I did it so fast and it's because I have a complete archive on my computer... It's too bad - when GK's show ended, MPR didn't care too much about the archive or anything from the old show. I understand the Library of Congress may be getting it, so all is not lost. Does GK have an archive? I guess Library of Congress is an appropriate site, kind of a relief to know that. Once in Flag staff my computer died and when I went to best buy to fix or replace it they were able to fix d some important stuff I needed from 2 computers earlier. They had to wait a couple days for the guy with biggest "institutional knowledge" to come in. I waited, he found and fixed it. Must have been the Thomas of Flag BestBuy |
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Post by doctork on Dec 16, 2023 18:45:47 GMT -5
Sorry for all the typos. I really need to get that keyboard thingy that makes the iPad more like a laptop. This kindle Fire will do ok in an emergency and its better for me than Apple iPad without keyboard.
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Post by Thomas Scheuzger on Dec 16, 2023 18:53:23 GMT -5
Well, I have to run to cook dinner. It was nice to drop in.
Take care.
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Post by dwarnold on Dec 16, 2023 18:54:29 GMT -5
Well, I have to run to cook dinner. It was nice to drop in. Take care. Great seeing you Thomas! |
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Post by doctork on Dec 16, 2023 18:54:39 GMT -5
Enjoy the dinner Thomas and thanks for stopping by. Happy Holidays.
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Post by doctork on Dec 16, 2023 19:14:02 GMT -5
I saw Jerry Douglas do a show with Tommy Emmanuel - he sings great, they both do.
Jerry Douglas is usually at MerleFest, mostly with condo and usually s. inging. All over good guy, great performer.
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