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September 25, 1982      World Theater, St Paul, MN

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Participants

Butch Thompson Trio Cal HandLieberman Fogel & BaySilly Wizard Rosalie Sorrels. Tom Leiberman Singers Eugenia Zuckerman Pinchas Zuckerman


Songs, tunes, and poems

Sweet Sue (Butch Thompson Trio  )
Why (Butch Thompson Trio  )
Song of the wanderer (Butch Thompson Trio  )
I wonder who's kissing her now (Butch Thompson Trio  )
Lonesome me (Butch Thompson Trio  )
Begging for your kisses (Lieberman Fogel & Bay  )
Helpless (Lieberman Fogel & Bay  )
Alphie (Lieberman Fogel & Bay  )
Ashes on my feet ( Rosalie Sorrels )
I'll tell ( Rosalie Sorrels )
You got to sleep alone ( Rosalie Sorrels )
CPE Bach duet ( Eugenia Zuckerman , Pinchas Zuckerman )
Scots reels (Silly Wizard  )
Oh what a parish (Silly Wizard  )
Donald McIlivray (Silly Wizard  )


Sketches, Sponsors, People, Places

Ajua! Hot Sauce
Association of Serious People
Bertha's Kitty Boutique (Cat Aroma Masks)
Chatterbox Cafe
Elephant Breeders Co-Op
Liljequist, Janis
Pedersen, Guy
Powdermilk Biscuits
Sidetrack Tap
Skoglund's Five and Dime
St. Cloud State Normal School
Tolerude, Daryl


'The News from Lake Wobegon'

There's frost in the air. Some people put up storm windows. Others believe in fairness and justice in weather. It's been a miserable summer for farmers, the hardest working people in the country. Tthe price of wheat and corn makes farming a recreation. Daryl Tollerude said that he might plant 180 acres of zinnias and marigolds. Guy Pedersen said he might sell his feeder calves and raise elephants. They formed the LW Elephant Breeders Co-Op. The Tollefsen boy has gone off to college at St. Cloud State Normal School. He said he was $200 short for dormitory rent and his father offered to provide the money. He proposed buying. a car and commuting but mom and dad have been anticipating his departure. He's been bored and exasperated at home for several years. He now recognizes that other people will be sighing and rolling their eyes. Now he eats his meals at the dining hall where they call him 'Reverend'. Janis Liljequist, a hard working farmer's daughter, was elected Homecoming Queen, surprising everyone. The boys in the FFA decided to vote for one candidate. The Leonards beat the Millet team. == The weather is turning cold and it is time in Lake Wobegon to decide to cover the tomatoes or just let them die. The farmers were struggling with the price of wheat because it made farming more of a hobby than an occupation. In fact, it might be better to plant marigolds or raise elephants. The Tollefson boy was headed off to college and it couldn’t come soon enough. He tried to convince his folks that they should save the dorm money and buy him a car, but they wanted him out of the house. At homecoming, Janice Lilliquist was named queen and she was so very proud. The boys all decided to cast their vote for a girl that didn’t have a boyfriend so they could avoid voting for their own girlfriend.


Other mentions/discussions during the show

GK is starting on a book on cowardice. GK poem on marriage.


Notes and References

1982.09.25 Chicago Tribune / 1982.09.03 Star Tribune / 1982.09.25 Missoulian / Berto: PHC will be in Rochester, MN on Oct. 12, Chicago on Oct. 8, 9, & 10, Interlochen, MI on Oct. 13, Lansing, MI on Oct. 16 & 17. / Audio of the News available on CD. John Hall claims this date was a compilation fundraiser program.

Archival contributors: Frank Berto, John Hall


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