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November 2, 1985      University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

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Participants

Chet AtkinsButch Thompson Trio Johnny Gimble Randy Hauser Garrison Keillor Rose Maddocks Glenn Ohrlin Peter Ostroushko Henry Strzelecki.


Songs, tunes, and poems

Faded love ( Johnny Gimble )
Riding down the canyon ( Johnny Gimble )
Gardenia waltz ( Johnny Gimble )
San Antonio rose ( Johnny Gimble )
Wahoo ( Johnny Gimble )
Daddy, Can't We Spend the Night in Laramie? ( Garrison Keillor )
OK for a cowboy to cry ( Garrison Keillor )
I Ride An Old Paint ( Garrison Keillor )
Going down down ( Rose Maddocks )
Lonely streets ( Rose Maddocks )
Alone with you ( Rose Maddocks )
Farther Along ( Rose Maddocks )
Silver threads ( Rose Maddocks )
Back in the saddle ( Chet Atkins )
Wagon wheels ( Chet Atkins )
Ragtime cowboy ( Chet Atkins )
Boomer Johnson ( Glenn Ohrlin )
My Pony and I ( Glenn Ohrlin )
High tone dance ( Glenn Ohrlin )
Dill pickle rag ( Peter Ostroushko )


Sketches, Sponsors, People, Places

American Family Leasing
Barfnicht, Michelle
Bigger Hammer Enterprises
Chatterbox Cafe
Lake Wobegon Leonards
Magandanz, Mike
Minnesota Language Systems
Powdermilk Biscuits
Prairie Dog Granola Bars
Pumpkin Institute
Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery
Raw Bits
Sidetrack Tap
Thorvaldson, Senator K


'The News from Lake Wobegon'

GK was afraid of cougars would eat little boys with bags of Halloween candy. Halloween is the only night kids are allowed to beg. When GK was 10, Miss Norgard became president of the PTA and decided that kids should dress up as their favorite character from literature and go around and collect coins for UNICEF. The kids hated it. Senator K did not get the word and he gave out different kinds of nut candies, which almost saved it. Ten is the age that you really clean up. You are young enough to be appealing and old enough top cover the ground. Senator K talked to Laura for 25 minutes. He invited her to visit him for Thanksgiving. He visited his nephew, Byron, to discuss the visit. Their son, Jimmy is also in love. He is the lead in the Junior class play, Michelle Barfnicht is the leading lady. She likes Mike Magadanz, the halfback on. the Leonards, who are losing. Senator K went to prayer meeting and just said, "Thanks Lord,"


Other mentions/discussions during the show

History of Laramie. People went west to avoid shame and disgrace. GO poems - "Reincarnation" "Real cowboy life." The Old Radio Bunkhouse: A magazine salesman calls by the bunkhouse


Related/contemporary press articles

St Cloud Times Nov 1 1985
Daily Sentinel Nov 3 1985


Notes and References

1985.11.02 Star Tribune / 1985.11.03 Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Archival contributors: Frank Berto


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