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December 4, 2010      Town Hall, New York, NY

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Participants

Elvis Costello Pat Donohue John Doyle Richard DworskyGuy's All-Star Shoe Band Garrison Keillor Fred Newman Tim Russell Sue Scott Jearlyn Steele.


Songs, tunes, and poems

Over the Bridge and Through the Tunnel ( Garrison Keillor )
Wikileaks ( Garrison Keillor )
SS Arabic ( John Doyle )
Little Sparrow ( John Doyle )
Slow Drag with Josephine ( Elvis Costello , Jearlyn Steele )
Hanukah Medley ( Richard Dworsky )
You Hung The Moon ( Elvis Costello )
Pennies From Heaven ( Elvis Costello , Richard Dworsky )
A Voice in the Dark ( Elvis Costello )
Shine (Guy's All-Star Shoe Band  )
Falling in Love Again ( Garrison Keillor , Jearlyn Steele )
Episcopalian ( Jearlyn Steele , Richard Dworsky )
Wassail Song ( Elvis Costello )
I Used To Work in Chicago ( Elvis Costello , Sue Scott , Tim Russell , Fred Newman )
Liberty's Sweet Shore ( John Doyle , Richard Dworsky , Pat Donohue )
43rd Street Breakdown (Guy's All-Star Shoe Band  )
American Without Tears ( Elvis Costello )
Jesus on the Mainline ( Garrison Keillor , Jearlyn Steele )
The Next Time I'm In Town ( Pat Donohue )
This Little Light of Mine ( Jearlyn Steele , Garrison Keillor , John Doyle , Elvis Costello )


Sketches, Sponsors, People, Places

Guy Noir- Private Eye
Powdermilk Biscuits
Professional Organization of English Majors
The Lives of the Cowboys


Other mentions/discussions during the show

I’ve been reading the WikiLeaks documents
I couldn’t believe what I read
I read the cables you sent to Washington
The terrible things you said.
You told them I danced at a wedding
Gave the bride a lump of gold
And I hang out with a blonde from Ukraine
Who is 27 years old.

Baby, I’ve been good to you
And now you’re talking trash
You said I was carrying a suitcase
With 52 million in cash.
But what truly broke my heart
Was your secret directive
That I should be cut out of the loop
Because I am ineffective.

Ineffective. How subjective.
I’ve been kind to you and very protective.
I’ll hire a detective to prove it’s not true
I know that I’ve had a big effect on you.
Wooo wooo wooo wooo woooo

I forgive that you told the Egyptians
I’m on certain powerful prescriptions
And that you told the Israelis
I get drunk on pints of Bailey’s
I forgive that you told Hillary
That I smell like a distillery
That’s from a very selective perspective
But you think I’m ineffective????
Moi?
Ha ha ha.

Baby I’ve been good to you
And this just blows my mind
It’s hard to bear but it’s all right there
On the front page of the Times
Come back to me, baby
My arms are open wide
Take off your specs, I’ve got some effects
That I have not tried.
And don’t tell anybody
Top-secret this must be
You’ve been deeply effected as no one suspected
And you are connected to me.

GK: We're in New York City, a city that is teeming with life and vitality, and not only people but cats(CAT) and dogs (SMALL YIPS, FN LADY: Hush, Snuggums. YIPS), and the polar bear in Central Park(BIG SPLASH IN WATER) and the peacocks (PEACOCKS), and the sea lions (SEA LION). There used to be geese in Prospect Park.(GEESE). And then that jet airliner ran into one and had to land on the Hudson River and (RIFLE SHOTS) they got rid of the geese. There are rats, of course (SFX) and Brooklyn brought in possums to deal with the rats (SFX) but possums prefer garbage (SFX) so now Brooklyn has a rat problem (SFX) and a possum problem. (SFX).n There are squirrels, of course (SFX) but also raccoons (SFX) and skunks have been making their way down from the Bronx to Riverside Park (SFX). There are coyotes that come over from New Jersey and they're thin and aloof (COYOTE SNIFFING and they fit right in here.(SFX) Once in a while a manatee comes into the harbor and up the Hudson River (MANATEE). And of course there's Pale Male (HAWK SCREECH), the Manhattan hawk who has been living in a penthouse suite on 5th Avenue for 19 years (SCREECH). Pale male is a real New York guy---he's sired 26 chicks and he's on his third wife - Lola. New York City - it's a jungle and now you're here and you're one of them. And is it so unlikely that a giant gorilla (SFX) would climb the Empire State Building with the lady in his fist (CRIES) and planes circling him (PROP PLANES DIVING, GORILLA SCREECH) ---- I'm sure it happens all the time.


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