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April 14, 1984      Orpheum Theater, St Paul, MN

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Participants

Butch Thompson TrioMagical Strings Peter Schickele. Becky Reimer Thompson


Songs, tunes, and poems

Casseroles ( Becky Reimer Thompson )
Making believe ( Becky Reimer Thompson )
Caring fire ( Becky Reimer Thompson )
I don't want to hurt anyone ( Becky Reimer Thompson )
This silly game ( Becky Reimer Thompson )
Shreveport farewell (Butch Thompson Trio  )
Fidgety feet (Butch Thompson Trio  )
Sunday Rag (Butch Thompson Trio  )
Balloon ride music (Magical Strings  )
Dennis O'Connor (Magical Strings  )
Hunger ( Peter Schickele )
No one but you ( Peter Schickele )


Sketches, Sponsors, People, Places

All Things Inquired
Bertha's Kitty Boutique
Bob's Bank
Chatterbox Cafe
Folk Learning Systems
Grandma's Croissants
Holm, Charlotte
Minnesota Fruit Council
Momma Drama
Pastor Ingqvist
Powdermilk Biscuits
Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery
Sidetrack Tap


'The News from Lake Wobegon'

LWHS decided against graduation speeches. Charlotte Holm was valedictorian and the Holms got the school to reconsider. She spoke on service to others. The Holms were humiliated in 1926. Johnson Inkvuist, the banker, arranged for the King of Norway to visit LW. Much yard work was done in LW, even by the Germans. Forty children learned six Norwegian songs. Then Mr. Inkvuist decided that the King should just visit his home, have coffee and take a nap. Just twelve people were invited for the coffee. The Holms and the Ringnes weren't invited and never spoke to the Inkvuists again. The King got sick from 12 lutefisk dinners and couldn't come. Count Carl came instead so they had the dinner and the children's choir sang. He slept through the singing, gave ashort speech and left. The bad feelings finally died. Luther Ringnes gave a furnace to the church. He and Pastor Inkvuist dedicated it to Paul's parents.


Other mentions/discussions during the show

The car went through the ice on Tuesday, April 10, ending the S of K contest. Department of Folk Songs: Midnight blues, Let your hair down, Life's railway to heaven, Mozart's in the closet, Fa la la.


This show was Rebroadcast on 1989-04-22

Related/contemporary press articles

Citizens Voice Apr 13 1984


Notes and References

1984.04.08 Star Tribune / rebroadcast on April 22, 1989.

Archival contributors: Frank Berto


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