Boys of the Lough, Greg Brown, Butch Thompson Trio, Guy Van Duser, Prudence Johnson, Tom Lieberman, Kathy Mueller, Billy Novick. Peter Ostroushko,
Washington Post march ( Guy Van Duser , Billy Novick ) Whose honey are you ( Guy Van Duser , Billy Novick ) Got a date with an angel ( Guy Van Duser , Billy Novick ) Good times ( Prudence Johnson ) Old O'Hara's fiddle ( Peter Ostroushko ) Squeeze Me ( Peter Ostroushko )
Bertha's Kitty Boutique Chatterbox Cafe Kevin's Dad Minnesota Language Systems Mr Natural Hair Combs Powdermilk Biscuits Raw Bits Russ' Health Club and Cocktail Lounge Sons of Knute The Council of Parents The Face Club
The Tolerude's Korean baby girl was baptized in LW Lutheran Church. It was packed because nobody wanted to be considered anti-Asian. LW people do right because of what people might think. The Sons of Knute trip to Florida didn't happen because nobody wanted to sign up until everybody else signed. On their last bus trip to St. Paul, they argued for half an hour about eating lunch at Woolworth's or McDonalds. Then they argued about where to meet after lunch. The Knutes are not at their best away from home. Their favorite trip is out to their ice houses. Mr. Berge is always the first to drive his pickup out on LW. They believe that it against the odds for him to break through since he was the last person to go through the ice. Pete Petersen had the most wonderful ice house with carpeting, electricity, TV, and a telephone. Ice houses have the smell of men at peace. Men sit and grunt to each other. GK would Jove to be there now. ------ The new Tollerud baby that came from Korea was baptized this week with the name of Karen. The church was packed for the baptism, so the minister was able to preach to a large crowd. It was a sermon about doing things for the right reasons, not about doing things to influence the thoughts of others. It was interesting that the Sons of Knutes stayed home for the baptism since they were supposed to head to Florida for the sweetheart weekend. To get the deal at the hotel, they needed 25 to sign up. This brought up memories of “interesting” trips to Seattle and then the big trip to Minneapolis. Passive arguments happen over restaurants, hotel rooms, and what to do. The Knutes just are not good travelers. They tend to look for the worst and they usually find it. The best trip is staying close to home and heading out to the Lake. Mr. Berge is the first to drive out on the icy lake. If he does it successfully, the ice houses go up. Walking into the ice house, you know from the smell that you have entered the man cave.
St. Paul neon sign flashes 1st dates back to the stock market crash. Cousin Flo's menu at the Chatterbox.
1985-10-05 1989-02-18
Star Tribune Feb 17 1985
rebroadcast on February 18, 1989. / Berto's song references are unclear, probably missing an attribution in the midst: "Johnny won't you marry me?" "The teetotaler" "I found a new baby" "Langstrom's pony" "Old Lathram jig" "Padeen O'Rafferty" "The boy in the gap" "MacMahon's reel" "In the mood" "Far from home" "Lochober no more" "Bonnie Charlie" "Three hornpipes" "The barmaid" "The Sally gardens" - BotL. "Automobiles" "In my diary" "Man from the moon" "Du wasp" "Working in a coal mine" "When you wish upon a star" -PJ&TL&KM&GB.
Archival contributors: Frank Berto