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January 17, 2009      Palace Theater, Louisville, KY

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Participants

AudienceBrigid Kaelin Band Tom Britt Pat Donohue Richard DworskyGuy's All-Star Shoe Band Peter Johnson Garrison Keillor Patty Loveless Fred Newman. Sharon Richardson Andy Stein


Songs, tunes, and poems

Louisville ( Garrison Keillor , Pat Donohue )
Blue moon of Kentucky ( Garrison Keillor , Pat Donohue )
My Old Kentucky Home ( Garrison Keillor , Audience  )
Pilot ( Garrison Keillor )
The Slugger ( Andy Stein , Guy's All-Star Shoe Band  )
Eight more miles to Louisville ( Garrison Keillor )
Whiskey in the Faucet (Brigid Kaelin Band  , Richard Dworsky , Andy Stein , Peter Johnson )
One More Last Kiss (Brigid Kaelin Band  )
Volare ( Fred Newman )
Why Baby Why ( Patty Loveless )
Crazy arms ( Patty Loveless )
Shine (Guy's All-Star Shoe Band  )
Remember Me ( Garrison Keillor )
Over the Rainbow (Brigid Kaelin Band  , Richard Dworsky )
Future Mr Used To Be (Brigid Kaelin Band  , Richard Dworsky , Andy Stein , Peter Johnson )
Lazy Ohio ( Pat Donohue )
Cold Cold Heart ( Patty Loveless )
Sleepless Nights ( Patty Loveless )
Kentucky ( Pat Donohue , Andy Stein )
St Anne's Reel (Guy's All-Star Shoe Band  , Tom Britt , Sharon Richardson )


Sketches, Sponsors, People, Places

Guy Noir- Private Eye
Powdermilk Biscuits
Ruth Harrison - Reference Librarian


Other mentions/discussions during the show

Louisville (Trouble in Mind):
It's so cold in Minnesota
Since the sun refused to shine
So we came down to Kentucky
See what we could find
We are frozen refugees
From the ice and snow
Migrant workers coming to your town
To do a show.
There's nobody in big parkas
In Louisville today
Nobody walking in insulated boots
Maybe we should stay.
Walked through Louisville
This morning the sky was bright blue
We feel right at home at the
Palace Theater with you.

Pilot:
His name was Chesley B. Sullenberger the 3rd Which for a pilot is somewhat absurd
A pilot's name should be Buzz, Bill or Chuck
But a name like Chesley may mean good luck
He was flying an Airbus out of New York
When at 3000 feet the engine lost torque
His voice was calm as he sent out the word
Chesley B. Sullenberger the 3rd
No time to maneuver or head for New Jersey
The force of gravity shows us no mercy
And there was the river stretching for miles
So he said to his copilot Jeffrey Skiles.
"We'll put it down here, don't look at the maps,
Bring the landing gear up, extend the flaps."
And the flight attendants prepared themselves
Donna Dent, Sheila Dail, and Doreen Welsh.
The city spread out below at his feet
And he landed at the foot of 48th Street
On the Hudson River he landed the bird
Chesley B. Sullenberger the 3rd
The plane did not sink, it lay on the river
And all aboard were safely delivered
It could have been tragic but no deaths occurred
Thanks to Chesley B. Sullenberger the 3rd
The next time you fly, look in the cockpit
Where the captain and first officer calmly sit
Ready to take you up and onward
Like Chesley B. Sullenberger the 3rd
Take you across the country for miles
With officers like Jeffrey Skiles.
And attendants who in crisis don't fail
Donna Dent, Doreen Welsh, and Sheila Dail.


Related/contemporary press articles

Courier Journal Jan 16 2009


Notes and References

Archival contributors: Official website


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