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Post by dwarnold on Mar 2, 2024 16:29:57 GMT -5
March comes in like a lion... at least in some places! So far in North Florida it has been a damp lamb, but not a wet lamb... just cloudy and a drop every once in a while. I am prepping to make an enchilada casserole for the church potluck luncheon tomorrow, which includes homemade enchilada sauce. Looking forward to the show tonight! This week, we revisit a classic broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor that was performed at the Fitzgerald Theater on March 2, 2013. With special guests, Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, vocalist Heather Masse and pianist Jed Wilson, and singing sisters Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele. Plus, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Sue Scott, Time Russell and Fred Newman; an extra-wide Shoe Band with Michael B. Nelson, Kenni Holmen, and Steve Strand on brass and Joe Savage on steel guitar; and the latest News from Lake Wobegon. Highlights include talk of a snowstorm and a visit to the dentist followed up by a sunshine medley, ‘This is Another Day’ from Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele, ‘When I Was a Cowboy’ from Heather Masse and Jed Wilson, ‘She Drives Too Fast’ from Pat Donohue and the band plus ‘Out on the Prairie’ from Garrison and five glorious tunes from Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell plus Guy Noir, Snowman, Coffee and the latest News. www.prairiehome.org/shows/47485.html |
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 2, 2024 16:32:39 GMT -5
About tonight's guests:
When Emmylou Harris was a kid, she wrote a letter to Pete Seeger, concerned that if she was living a sheltered life at her parents' house and hadn't suffered enough, she couldn't be a folksinger. Pete wrote back, saying: "Don't worry. Life will catch up with you. You'll suffer. Don't go hop a freight." It worked out. With dozens of acclaimed recordings and countless awards, including 12 Grammys, Emmylou maintains a widespread and loyal following, whether she's singing folk, country, pop, or traditional tunes.
Emmylou Harris first heard Rodney Crowell almost 40 years ago, and his song "Bluebird Wine" became the opening track of her 1975 album, Pieces of the Sky. Rodney went on to play guitar in Emmylou's legendary Hot Band. Separately, the two have dozens of acclaimed recordings and countless awards. And now these Grammy-winning artists - and longtime pals - have teamed up again with the album Old Yellow Moon.
Growing up in Indiana, Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele sang with their siblings as The Steele Children. One by one, they moved to Minnesota and started singing together again. Now music is the family business. Jevetta's performance of "Calling You," from the film Baghdad Cafe, was nominated for an Academy Award.
Growing up in rural Maine, Heather Masse sang hymns and folk songs around home with her family. Now based in New York, this New England Conservatory of Music alum is a one-third of the Juno Award-winning Canadian trio The Wailin' Jennys. Lock My Heart is her recording with piano legend Dick Hyman. A new album, August Love Song - on which she joins forces with trombone great Roswell Rudd - was recently released on Red House Records.
Even in his teens, Jed Wilson was active on the Portland, Oregon, jazz scene. Since earning a degree from New England Conservatory, he has collaborated with a number of artists. Recently, he has performed extensively with Heather Masse.
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 2, 2024 16:35:54 GMT -5
This is a copy of what we got from Thomas when this show first appeared in our chat group!
Rundown -APHC-Fitzgerald 130309
4:45 Warm Up Gas 1. Down Yonder 2.Waiting for You
GK 1. Back in the Day GK/PD 2.Memphis
5 pm APM Logo/Tishomingo
GK open
GK/HM-Sunshine Medley/Trouble in Mind 3:20
Script- Guy Noir 8:48 with Emmylou Harris
J and J Steele 1.Hold On, I Comin’ 2:45
2. This Is Another Day 3:35
Script- Singer 3
5:30 pm Powdermilk-
Heather Masse/Jed Wilson 1. When I Was a Cowboy- 4
2. Ring Them Bells-with Gas- 3:30
PD/Steele’s/Gas-She Drives Too Fast 3:20
Script-Coffee 5
Emmylou/Rodney 1. Hanging Up My Heart- 2:45
2. Dreaming My Dream’s-3
3. Invitation to the Blues- 3:15
6:00 Intermission-
Greetings-
HM/JW-Our Love is Here to Stay 3:10
GK-Out On the Prairie 2:14
GK-The News From Lake Wobegon
GK/HM-Laudate Dominus 2:45
Emmylou/Rodney 1.Till I Gain Control Again 4:15
If time 2. The Angels Rejoiced Last Night 2:30
Script- Snowman 5 right into
J and J Steele 1. A Thing Called Love-3:30
Script-BKB with HM 2 or TMI
Credits/Closer- Reprise-Show Me The Way to Go Home
6:59 Off Air
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 2, 2024 18:01:59 GMT -5
SHOW TIME!!
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Post by doctork on Mar 2, 2024 18:04:59 GMT -5
Thanks for the link DW. And at last, as show not from the Dark Ages, that is, before I became a regular listener in 2006, preparatory to the first APHC Alaska cruise.
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Post by doctork on Mar 2, 2024 18:07:31 GMT -5
Spring will come eventually but just now the promised rain is actually a little snow. Not a big snow - yet. We'll see.
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 2, 2024 18:10:09 GMT -5
Spring will come eventually but just now the promised rain is actually a little snow. Not a big snow - yet. We'll see. I actually wore shorts to deliver my food this past week... and we had to put the A/C on for a little while just to help reduce the stuffy humidity inside the house. |
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Post by doctork on Mar 2, 2024 18:15:19 GMT -5
Quite a few locations are having unseasonably warm weather too, though I think for Florida in March, warm weather for shorts isn't that uncommon.
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 2, 2024 18:16:31 GMT -5
This Guy Noir is funny because of his mistakes, lol. Saying hello before the phone rings is a classic when you are reading a script. So how are you feeling?
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Post by doctork on Mar 2, 2024 18:25:31 GMT -5
I'm feeling fine, pretty much back to baseline except that my leg is still a little sore; my 2week post-op check went well. Tylenol or Aleve work fine for any problems.
Lamborghini? I was just reading the WSJ review of the Maserati MC20 Cielo. Looks nice but $261K I don't think I'll be buying one. Nor will the reviewer as he deems it his "favorable unobtainable sports car."
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 2, 2024 18:35:31 GMT -5
I'm feeling fine, pretty much back to baseline except that my leg is still a little sore; my 2week post-op check went well. Tylenol or Aleve work fine for any problems. Lamborghini? I was just reading the WSJ review of the Maserati MC20 Cielo. Looks nice but $261K I don't think I'll be buying one. Nor will the reviewer as he deems it his "favorable unobtainable sports car." I spent 4 hours Friday sitting in the Hyundai dealership while they "fixed" a recall issue on my 2012 Elantra Touring .. apparently someone got the government to fuss at them because Elantra's (regular and the touring model) were being stolen because it was easy to break into the ignition switch. So I made an appointment and went in and 3 hours later they had not moved my car... so I called the desk from the customer lounge and asked what was up.. I watched the receptionist walk to the Service Department, walk back and pick up the phone and tell me that hey were checking on it!! I said thanks and hung up, then waited, and waited, finally walked over the the Service Manager and they finally decided that my car was "next' and apologised that the person who was to work on my car had a delay with another car. Now the fix took less than 20 minutes, and part of their solution was to give me a free Club to attach to the steering wheel. While I was waiting I walked around the showroom floor and was flabbergasted by the prices! One of the fancy Genesis SUV's was over $60,000... and got lousy gas mileage on top of it (the sticker said an average of $6,000 MORE per year than the mean). So I think I will be hanging on to my 2012 damaged car for a long time yet! |
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 2, 2024 18:38:06 GMT -5
I suppose Jay is up at the Lagrange Azalea Storytelling Festival this week-end. I bet not many azalea's blooming yet. We have a few out in Tally. This is a banner year for Carolina Jessamine vines... they are all over the place and showing off the pretty yellow flowers against the leafless trees.
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Post by doctork on Mar 2, 2024 18:53:27 GMT -5
I guess the Hyundai matter wasn't exactly a recall, just an identified problem. But if it's a safety-related recall they seem to be very eager to get the relevant fix done. There has been so much adverse publicity about the easy-to-steal nature that I am surprised they didn't hop right on it.
And you are right about prices going through the roof. We do need a new car so I perused the latest issue (April) of Consumer Reports. They do have a list of "The Best Buys Right Now" - 10 cars that can be purchased for under $27,000:
Kia Forte LXS ($21,500)
NIssan Sentra SV ($21,900)
Toyota Corolla LE ($24,500)
Hyundai Venue SEL ($22,781)
Nissan Kicks SV ($23,600)
Hyundai Elantra SEL ($24,550)
Mazda3 2.5 S Select Sport ($25,094)
Subaru Impreza Sport ($25,155)
Kia Soul EX ($25,679)
Honda Civic Sport ($26,607)
The author comments that you need to look for the lowest priced trim, and that the prices don't include destination charges and options. Those options really drive up the price and dealers do tend to stock the higher priced versions with more options. The average amount paid today for a new car is $48,000.
I have a 2013 Subaru Impreza that I love. They are extremely safe and last forever. The 2013 replaced my 2003 Subaru Impreza when I was run off the road at 60 mph, car was totaled and I sustained not a scratch!
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Post by doctork on Mar 2, 2024 18:54:28 GMT -5
Yes Jay is in LaGrange. He said the drive up was terrible, but it seems it always is - rain and traffic around Jax.
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 2, 2024 19:01:15 GMT -5
Yes Jay is in LaGrange. He said the drive up was terrible, but it seems it always is - rain and traffic around Jax. I had not seriously looked up what that festival is like, but the web site seems to suggest that they only have about 5 storytellers. |
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Post by doctork on Mar 2, 2024 19:11:41 GMT -5
It's a small fairly local storytelling festival. The other one we both go to is the National Storytelling Festival - it's much bigger with a couple dozen tellers. Tellers kind of work their way up. If they are locally successful they may be invited to a smaller role at the state or national festivals, and if they do well there, they headline the national events.
In reality, the number of people who earn a living by storytelling is pretty small and the LaGrange Festival usually has prominent well known tellers, just fewer of them. It's all good.
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 2, 2024 19:14:24 GMT -5
It's a small fairly local storytelling festival. The other one we both go to is the National Storytelling Festival - it's much bigger with a couple dozen tellers. Tellers kind of work their way up. If they are locally successful they may be invited to a smaller role at the state or national festivals, and if they do well there, they headline the national events. In reality, the number of people who earn a living by storytelling is pretty small and the LaGrange Festival usually has prominent well known tellers, just fewer of them. It's all good. Do some storytellers write books, or is strictly an oral media approach? |
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Post by doctork on Mar 2, 2024 19:26:24 GMT -5
Quite a few of them publish book collections of their stories, and some write longer book-length novels. Also publications on the art of storytelling and various aspect, sometimes histories of their story subjectss.
Most of them have other day jobs, typically teachers or librarians.
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 2, 2024 19:31:38 GMT -5
Quite a few of them publish book collections of their stories, and some write longer book-length novels. Also publications on the art of storytelling and various aspect, sometimes histories of their story subjectss. Most of them have other day jobs, typically teachers or librarians. Ahh well perhaps one of these days ... so many options and so little time in reality. This is the first season I have purchased theatre tickets for our local community theatre and we are really enjoying the shows. It means we have a "date night" every 6 weeks or so, and we get a variety of shows to see. And on a season basis, not as pricey as going to a movie and haaving popcorn and a drink as often. |
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Post by doctork on Mar 2, 2024 19:35:42 GMT -5
If we lived in Seattle I'd want to do a theater subscription. We had a wonderful time attending "White Christmas" at the Fifth Avenue Theater but we went on a day/night that I needed to be in Seattle anyway and Howard just isn't up for Seattle trips.
There are local theaters here in Bellingham - it's a university town after all - but their offerings are less appealing.
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 2, 2024 19:43:44 GMT -5
When you finally make the move back east, will there be some local entertainment options?
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Post by doctork on Mar 2, 2024 19:54:29 GMT -5
It's a small town but there is live music almost every night, not sure about theater. However, just down the mountain (about 45 minutes) the larger towns do offer more but not as much as a city like TAllahassee, What I like is that Storytelling, MerleFest, Galax and Barter Theater in Virginia are 1 - 2 hours drive are 1 - 2 hours. The grandchildren are a half-day drive to NoVA (northern Virginia), our son is a half-day drive south to Atlanta, and my nephew is also about an hour down the mountain.
Our daughter in NoVA thinks we should move directly to Virginia, perhaps Winchester or Harrisburg. It's my home state and I like the idea but I don't think I can do such a move in one fell swoop - selling two houses and buying/renting a third. That's too much especially now that Howard has such memory problems and will be much slower to adjust. Our little town in the Blue Ridge is more negotiable for now.
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 2, 2024 19:56:48 GMT -5
It's a small town but there is live music almost every night, not sure about theater. However, just down the mountain (about 45 minutes) the larger towns do offer more but not as much as a city like TAllahassee, What I like is that Storytelling, MerleFest, Galax and Barter Theater in Virginia are 1 - 2 hours drive are 1 - 2 hours. The grandchildren are a half-day drive to NoVA (northern Virginia), our son is a half-day drive south to Atlanta, and my nephew is also about an hour down the mountain. Our daughter in NoVA thinks we should move directly to Virginia, perhaps Winchester or Harrisburg. It's my home state and I like the idea but I don't think I can do such a move in one fell swoop - selling two houses and buying/renting a third. That's too much especially now that Howard has such memory problems and will be much slower to adjust. Our little town in the Blue Ridge is more negotiable for now. Very understandable... take things slowly and make decisions that help you adjust easily. |
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Post by dwarnold on Mar 2, 2024 20:00:22 GMT -5
Have a good week Doc!
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Post by doctork on Mar 2, 2024 20:01:17 GMT -5
Kathryn Windham always did a version of this called "Way me the show to go home" - you can figure the rest!
OK time to duck out. Have a great week!
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