Greg Brown, Butch Thompson Trio, Garrison Keillor, Douglas Loman, Kate MacKenzie, Peter Ostroushko, Stoney Lonesome. Paul Winter,
Party for old folks ( Peter Ostroushko ) Snowflake Rag (Butch Thompson Trio ) I Just Couldn't Take It (Butch Thompson Trio ) Paddy on the Turnpike (Butch Thompson Trio ) I'll Fly Away ( Garrison Keillor ) Momma tried (Stoney Lonesome ) Jesus met the woman at the well ( Kate MacKenzie ) Wolf eyes ( Paul Winter ) Winter's dream ( Paul Winter ) My name is Douglas Loman ( Douglas Loman ) Just a bum ( Greg Brown ) Rock Me Sweet and Deep ( Greg Brown )
Anderson, Ella Bertha's Kitty Boutique Bob's Bank Butch Thompson Music Corporation Chatterbox Cafe Liagram, Lies for All Occasions Minnesota Fruit Council Pastor Ingqvist Powdermilk Biscuits Sidetrack Tap
Ella Anderson, an old woman with a bad hip, is cleaning up her garden.. She stands up because she's afraid if she sits down, she won't be able to get up and have to call for help. The neighbors would tell her daughter, Charlotte, and there would be a family meeting. Ella would like more visitors. She's been cooped up all winter with Henry. Sometimes he goes out of his mind. He thinks he's riding the Burlington 'Zephyr from Chicago to St. Paul in 1917. Ella tells him the stops in the right order because Henry remembers them exactly. Only Ella can give Henry this trip. If Charlotte were there, it would be an emergency and she'd call a doctor. Ella keeps 1917 open for Henry. Visitors keep 1984 open for her. Charlotte is 55 and worried sick about her health. Ella isn't worried about health. She talks about death as if it were normal. Death would give her a hand up. Pastor I visits her every Monday and gives her home delivery of his sermon. Pastor Ingqvist's lawn is in terrible shape. The Beelor boy, Sonny Jim, cranks it out on his 10 watt Stratocaster guitar.
Weather is finally getting warmer. GK went Columbia, SC to check that spring is on its way. PHC Advertising Department tells undesirable listeners to go away. Dept. of Folk Songs: Blood on the saddle, I have to leave old Texas now, Too silly lily, Notre Dame fight song, Peg o my heart, New York medley, Peace, The preacher and the bear.
Palladium Item Apr 6 1984
1984.04.07 St Cloud Times
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