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November 24, 1984      Orpheum Theater, St Paul, MN

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Participants

Greg Brown Philip BrunelleButch Thompson Trio Peter OstroushkoSpokane Falls Brass Band. Vern Sutton


Songs, tunes, and poems

New rag (Butch Thompson Trio  )
Can can (Spokane Falls Brass Band  )
I'd Give a Dollar For A Dime (Spokane Falls Brass Band  )
Showboat blues (Spokane Falls Brass Band  )
Washington Post (Spokane Falls Brass Band  )
Somewhere in the west (Spokane Falls Brass Band  )
Thanksgiving day ( Vern Sutton , Philip Brunelle )
Autumn ( Philip Brunelle , Vern Sutton )
Hosanna and praise ( Vern Sutton , Philip Brunelle )
Thanksgiving dinner ( Vern Sutton , Philip Brunelle )


Sketches, Sponsors, People, Places

American Fiction Writers
Chatterbox Cafe
Happy Dog Shoes
Phillip Lipper Paper Clip Company
Powdermilk Biscuits
Tolerude, Daryl
Tolerude, Marilyn


'The News from Lake Wobegon'

Chill silence at Bunsen's house when Donna's husband, Rick, said if Mondale had won, it would be the last Thanksgiving. Arlene, a lifelong Democrat, can't abide him but he has hostages, the grandchildren. She stuffed him like a turkey. He has gained four pounds so far. She takes her grand children for long walks and tells them about the great American presidents, all Democrats. Daryl and Marilyn Tolerude and their 6 children live in the little house and his parents live in the big house with 4 empty bedrooms. After Thanksgiving dinner, he and the boys go out to the barn to 'see the horse' and drink whiskey from a bottle in the barn. Daryl's brother, Gunnar, drives a semi with a bottle under the seat to 'keep him awake.' He had an accident and almost drowned in scrambled egg mix. Daryl went to see the doctor after 5 near misses on from cars that he didn't see at all. The doctor talked about aging. Daryl is 42. He took a bowl out of the refrigerator and dumped it into the garbage and realized that he had 2 hours to replace the mincemeat pie filling. He couldn't find brandy so he used whiskey. He finished just as Marilyn came home. His mom said the pie was the best ever. Marilyn said that she did not bother with brandy.


Other mentions/discussions during the show

Exit poll results from Thanksgiving dinners. Story telling at Thanksgiving.


Notes and References

1984.11.18 Star Tribune/ rebroadcast on November 18, 1989. / Berto is unclear in documenting these songs: "Hard of Lord" "Oh poppa" "Love song" "Bill Bailey" -(),

Archival contributors: Frank Berto


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