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September 4, 1982      Arts and Science Center Sculpture Garden, St Paul, MN

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Participants

Philip BrunelleButch Thompson Trio Bill Evans Tom Lieberman Red Maddock Chuck MitchellRiders in the Sky Vern Sutton. Butch Thompson


Songs, tunes, and poems

The Gnu ( Chuck Mitchell )
Rainbow Race ( Chuck Mitchell )
The Peaceful Sound ( Chuck Mitchell )
Labor Day Jump ( Tom Lieberman , Butch Thompson , Red Maddock )
Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You? ( Tom Lieberman , Butch Thompson , Red Maddock )
Cowboy Jubilee (Riders in the Sky  )
Old Cowpoke (Riders in the Sky  )
How the Yodel Was Born (Riders in the Sky  )
Back on the Salads Again (Riders in the Sky  )
Master Plumber March ( Vern Sutton , Philip Brunelle )
You're The Top ( Vern Sutton , Philip Brunelle )
Brother Can You Spare a Dime? ( Vern Sutton , Philip Brunelle )
We gather together (Riders in the Sky  )
I Still Do (Riders in the Sky  )
Christopher Columbus (Butch Thompson Trio  )
When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful (Butch Thompson Trio  )
Windy and Warm ( Tom Lieberman , Butch Thompson )
Hello My Honey ( Vern Sutton , Philip Brunelle )
The Blue Bonnet Lady (Riders in the Sky  )
Turkey in the straw (Riders in the Sky  )
Chicken Reel (Riders in the Sky  )
Devil's dream (Riders in the Sky  )


Sketches, Sponsors, People, Places

Ajua! Hot Sauce
Bertha's Kitty Boutique
Bunsen, Irene
Butch Thompson Music Corporation
Chatterbox Cafe
Consolidated Foods (Back on the salads again)
Halsademder Salsa Company
Mrs Rider's Home Salads
Powdermilk Biscuits
Sidetrack Tap
Whippets


'The News from Lake Wobegon'

School starts, the floors have been varnished.


Other mentions/discussions during the show

UM could recall all English majors. Shirley had a nervous stomach and wasn't to be called on - until a substitute made the mistake. What is the Wilmot Proviso? Try try again? I'm not sure.


Notes and References

1982.08.29 Louisville Courier / Audio of the News available on CD.

Chuck Mitchell: "The show was outdoors in a city park, in St. Paul, I assume. It was a difficult setting, traffic noise, Garrison's soft spoken commentary was often lost even with the PA amplification. I remember thinking what was broadcast had to be way better than what I was hearing on the stage. Same for my performance, which bombed."

Archival contributors: John Hall


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