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American Radio Company of the Air

October 6, 1990      Lamb's Theater, New York, NY

    see all shows from: 1990 | Lamb's Theater | New York | NY

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Participants

Coffee Club OrchestraGregg Smith Vocal Choir Garrison Keillor Maureen McGovern. Jay Ungar


Songs, tunes, and poems

West 44th Street (Gregg Smith Vocal Choir  )
The Jets (Gregg Smith Vocal Choir  )
Going to the opera (Gregg Smith Vocal Choir  )
Three William Billings hymns (Gregg Smith Vocal Choir  )
Singing in the Rain ( Maureen McGovern , Jay Ungar , Coffee Club Orchestra  )
One fine day ( Maureen McGovern , Jay Ungar , Coffee Club Orchestra  )
Flight of the bumblebee ( Maureen McGovern , Jay Ungar , Coffee Club Orchestra  )
We'll walk up the avenue ( Maureen McGovern , Jay Ungar , Coffee Club Orchestra  )
Just one of those things ( Maureen McGovern , Jay Ungar , Coffee Club Orchestra  )
America ( Maureen McGovern )
One fine day ( Maureen McGovern , Garrison Keillor , Gregg Smith Vocal Choir  )
Looking For a City ( Maureen McGovern , Garrison Keillor , Gregg Smith Vocal Choir  )


Sketches, Sponsors, People, Places

American Federation of Associations
Bunsen, Clarence
Cafe Boeuf
Evelyn's Diskettes
Krebsbach, Eloise


'The News from Lake Wobegon'

Late fall allows tomatoes to be picked by procrastinators. Mayor Eloise Krepsbach tells the people the truth that they must combine the high school with Millet. L W video store goes broke - run by a newcomer who doesn't understand L W. Clarence Bunsen's daughter and grandson move to San Francisco and Clarence misses them. Clarence, riding his bike in the country, sees a sign, "Clarence Bunsen - Go to Hell!" He checks up and apologizes. The bitter old man who bought a Bronco from him is dying still full of hatred. Clarence buys cheap plane tickets to San Francisco for he and his wife. Life is too short.


Other mentions/discussions during the show

New York has four perfect days per year, all in October. The Keillors buy an apartment. History of Stanford White and the Lamb's Theater, now the Church of the Nazarene. Election - Airhead Todd Burnett versus Bitch Susan B. Quinn. Skit on the Broadway Local subway giving first class service. Summary of play "Singing in the Rain." Keillors and Danish au pair open NYC restaurant, succeed, then go broke. There They Were: Columbus sails to America. Brings back tobacco and plain food. GK can't do the old style PHC because he doesn't use those drugs anymore. LRT: Private eye, Jack Schmid, becomes an Arts Administrator. Obtains grants by threatening Senator with election support from weirdos.


Related/contemporary press articles

Philadelphia Inquirer Oct 5 1990


Notes and References

Ad from Oct 6 LA Times / 1990.09.30 Green Bay Press

Archival contributors: Frank Berto


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