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The Story of Guys

November 27, 1993      Town Hall, New York, NY

    see all shows from: 1993 | Town Hall | New York | NY

Participants

Roy Blount Jr Pat Donohue Garrison Keillor Tom Paxton John Sebastian


Songs, tunes, and poems

Hymn to ham ( Roy Blount Jr )
Oysters ( Roy Blount Jr )
Thanksgiving thanks ( Garrison Keillor , Roy Blount Jr )
To grandmother's house ( Garrison Keillor )
Mediocrity ( Garrison Keillor )
I love a mall ( Garrison Keillor )
Buddy's blues ( Garrison Keillor )
The last annual family Thanksgiving ( Garrison Keillor )
Baby you're so fine ( Garrison Keillor )
The Mobile line ( John Sebastian )
The KC moan ( John Sebastian )
The jug band waltz ( John Sebastian )
I want my roots ( John Sebastian )
Bottle of wine ( Tom Paxton )
Getting up early ( Tom Paxton )
Are you going away? ( Tom Paxton )
St Thomas ( Pat Donohue )


Sketches, Sponsors, People, Places

American Duct Tape Council
American Lock and Latch
Beebopareebop Rhubarb Pie
Bertha's Kitty Boutique
Cafe Boeuf
Fearmonger's Shop
Guy's Shoes
True Taste Toast


'The News from Lake Wobegon'

Driving on icy treacherous roads allows men to say, "Not bad." Koehler thanksgiving family reunion. 120 Koehlers come to LW for Thanksgiving from all over the country. Take over the town hall. She forgot to invite three LW Koehlers, Barbara and her sons, David and Donny, who live three blocks away. They're in a snit and don't come. Tons of food, ten turkeys, two ducks, three hams, including the ultimate Koehler food, Aunt Sharon's creamed onions. Combining sweet and sour flavors. David and Donny are looking for a wife who combines Mother Theresa and Madonna. They have their own mingy dinner. All 120 Koehlers sing German songs in harmony, in spite of being Catholic. Donny shoots three shots at a squirrel in and hits the refrigerator. Suicide? No. Everyone goes back to Barbara's house. Party ends a great success.


Other mentions/discussions during the show

Misguided environmentalists attack tourists from Minnesota. Mediocrity is good enough. Writers with high opinions of themselves. Ray Blount humor. Collard greens in white wines. GK becomes a blues guitarist. LRT: How Marsha got to Maui in March. Training a cat to hail a taxi in New York. Rude Canadians.


Related/contemporary press articles

Los Angeles Times Nov 27 1993
Daily News Thu Nov 25 1993


Notes and References

1993.11.25 NY Daily News


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