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August 7, 1982      Arts and Science Center Sculpture Garden, St Paul, MN

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Participants

Stevie BeckButch Thompson TrioHall Brothers New Orleans Jazz Band Robert Johnson Tom Lieberman Vern Sutton. Butch Thompson


Songs, tunes, and poems

Don't give up the Ship (Hall Brothers New Orleans Jazz Band  )
You took advantage of me (Hall Brothers New Orleans Jazz Band  )
As long as I live ( Tom Lieberman )
You could have been ( Stevie Beck , Vern Sutton )
Autoharp medley ( Stevie Beck )
Young Jane ( Stevie Beck )
Every little which way ( Robert Johnson )
West side auto center rag ( Robert Johnson )
Put your hand in mine ( Robert Johnson )
Rock Island line ( Robert Johnson )
Kindness rewarded ( Vern Sutton )
The big bad wolf ( Vern Sutton )
This is the army ( Vern Sutton )
I've got spurs ( Vern Sutton )
That old black magic ( Vern Sutton )
White Christmas ( Vern Sutton )
Honeysuckle Rose ( Butch Thompson )


Sketches, Sponsors, People, Places

Ajua! Hot Sauce
Bertha's Kitty Boutique
Butch Thompson Music Corporation
Father Emil
Jack's Auto Repair
Powdermilk Biscuits
Sidetrack Tap
Sister Christine
Sister Mary Joseph
Starr, Harold
Tolerude, Elaine


'The News from Lake Wobegon'

Elaine Tolerude was elected Pork Queen. Father Emil put a notice in the church bulletin saying that no more tomatoes were required. Sr. Christine went to a public university to take a course on rose growing. Sr. Mary Joseph got a map of St. Paul showing all of the temptations. Life can be cramped for a nun in LW. The garden behind the convent is a sanctuary. The Linotype at the LW Herald Star broke down. The "xs" and the "zs" went out. Everything seemed to be spelled with these letters. Harold Star worked on it for three days and the paper was late. Harold went down to the Sidetrack to complain. LW taxes are going to be raised. The Council suggested that Bud take three months off. Bud suggested mid-winter. The LW volunteer fire department and the the police service are hard to cut. Gary and Leroy are always looking for real work and create all kinds of problems. The parts for the Linotype finally arrived.


Other mentions/discussions during the show

It's GK's birthday. GK bought a maintenance-free home.


Notes and References

1982.08.07 Berkshire Eagle / 1982.08.07 St Cloud Times / Was there another performance on the 6th? Or was this performed on the 6th? The "From the Archives: The News from Lake Wobegon, May – August 1982" CD lists the 6th.

Archival contributors: Frank Berto


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