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Hometown Folks ( Greg Brown , Lou Green , Peter Ostroushko , Red Maddock ) Mockingbird Hill ( Greg Brown , Kenny Baker , Bob Black ) Somebody stole my gal ( Lou Green , Vince Giordano ) There'll Come A Time (Butch Thompson Trio ) Spider Bit The Baby ( Kenny Baker ) Neil Lament's His First Wife ( Jean Redpath ) Sonny's Dream ( Jean Redpath ) Farmyard Swing ( Kenny Baker ) Ida ( Vince Giordano ) The Jazz Me Blues ( Vince Giordano ) He Wipes The Tears From Every Eye ( Jean Redpath , Peter Ostroushko , Abby Newton ) Marjorie's waltz ( Peter Ostroushko , Kenny Baker , Vince Giordano ) First Day in Town ( Peter Ostroushko , Kenny Baker , Vince Giordano ) Cincinnati Rag ( Peter Ostroushko , Kenny Baker , Vince Giordano ) She Wandered Down by Broken Brook ( Jean Redpath , Abby Newton ) Blue Days at Sea ( Jean Redpath , Abby Newton ) I Ain't Got Nobody (Butch Thompson Trio , Vince Giordano )
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It's hard to tell the truth when it's so cold that it's still Wednesday. At Bunsen Motors, Clarence found a brand fully equipped new white and gold 1985 Thunderbird that had been delivered by mistake. He started it up and smelled the factory air. He drove it around town. Dozens of people saw it and flocked over to see it. The truck came back and picked it up. Clarence went out the back door and stepped on a step that wasn't there. He re-injured an old back injury and lay in bed for a week in pain and misery. A kid came in to Krepsbach Chevrolet with a '53 Chevrolet that wouldn't start. Florian went to the back and found a '53 Chevrolet voltage regulator that just happened to be in stock. That was the high point of his week. He might even be able to fix a '38 Chevrolet. The kid offered to buy his old '53 Chevrolet parts. Florian still drives his '66 Chevrolet with 42 thousand miles on it. He has two floor mats glued to the garage floor so you can wipe your feet before you get in. He and Myrtle have been married for 47 years and Friday night, she serves breaded fish fillets. She makes good ones and every time he finds something new to praise. Some people think that Florian is so conservative and straight-laced because of he has to make for his younger brother, Julian, who was dishonest, incompetent, lazy, and unpleasant. A rare combination. When Julian was a little boy, he stole chickens. He used his egg money to buy bombs and toss them out his window. When he was 18 years old, he went to a revival and lit a bomb and tossed it under the pews. The evangelist grabbed Julian and forced him to repent at the altar. He got a job as a switchman on the railroad. He used to take a nap and when he woke up he opened the switch and derailed the fast freight. Julian stole a pickup and left to join the marines. He spent the war in San Diego. He went into the trucking business and was a big success. GK came from a family with a wonderful reputation. He took advantage of this to become one of the better liars in the English language. --- It is hard to tell the truth when it is as cold as it has been in Lake Wobegon this week. It is so cold that the days of the week have stood still. A new gold and white Thunderbird was accidentally delivered to Bunsen Motors; it was quite a beauty with all the bells and whistles. Clarence decided to drive it around town, which drew a crowd. But by noon, the delivery truck returned to take it back. Across the street at Krebsbach Chev, a kid from Minneapolis brought in his ’53 Chevrolet. The car wouldn’t start because of the voltage regulator. Florian had the proper part in the back, which made him so proud. It justified keeping all those old parts around. Florian still drives a 20-year-old Chevy with 60,000 miles on it, and he keeps doormats outside both the driver’s and passenger’s doors. Florian seems to live a very conservative life to make up for his crazy brother Julian. There are many tales of Julian that have caused quite a stir — from dancing chickens to small bombs in church.
Spokane Chronicle Feb 4 1985
1985.01.27 Star Tribune / 1985.01.31 Madison Capital Times
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