Jethro Burns, Butch Thompson Trio, Garrison Keillor, Little Brother Montgomery, Kate MacKenzie, Peter Ostroushko, Les Podewell, Stoney Lonesome. Studs Terkel, Jim Trimbach,
Old fashioned love ( Kate MacKenzie , Stoney Lonesome ) Go back home ( Kate MacKenzie , Stoney Lonesome ) Walking after midnight ( Kate MacKenzie , Stoney Lonesome ) Is it true what they say about Dixie? (Butch Thompson Trio ) Frederick polka (Butch Thompson Trio ) New baby (Butch Thompson Trio ) The lady is a tramp ( Jethro Burns ) Jethro's tune ( Jethro Burns ) Shine ( Jethro Burns ) Georgia (Little Brother Montgomery ) St Louis Blues (Little Brother Montgomery ) Why must the show go on? ( Garrison Keillor , Kate MacKenzie ) Hey good lookin' ( Peter Ostroushko )
Ajua! Hot Sauce Bertha's Kitty Boutique Chatterbox Cafe Grandma Soderburg Hocksteder, Eunice Hocksteder, Rollie Krebsbach, Carl Powdermilk Biscuits Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery Sidetrack Tap
Carl K went out in his underwear to get his pants from the clothesline and realized that the maple tree had lost its leaves. People used to slaughter pigs in the fall. Rollie and Eunice Hocksteder were the last people who did it themselves. The pigs let you know that they didn't care for it. It was something for kids to see. GK threw rocks at the pigs and his Uncle told him never to do that again. It was a ritual, done swiftly, with no joking around. Rollie's dog, Rex, played with the pigs and cried when they were killed. One year, Rollie had an accident and a pig got loose. That was the last year. That life is now gone and can't be brought back. Old Grandma Soderburg raised eight children and when her husband died she traveled to her children's houses, taking a steamer trunk and six Leghorn chickens. She had been strict with her children and they were strict with her. She loved her grandchildren. Elizabeth June was in her forties and not quite "right." She was immense. She was terribly lonely so she invented friends for herself from the Sears Catalog. She'd talk to her friends in church, entertaining the children.
Visiting old LW people who have moved to Chicago. Cleaning up the house for guests. Studs Terkel in Diet Squad which stops people from smuggling steaks and junk foods into Chicago. Singing greetings.
1982.10.04 Chicago Tribune / This is a Berto tape. Complete. Audio-Good. It was rebroadcast on October 7, 1989
Archival contributors: Frank Berto