I have several cousins in Lancaster, MA and they pronounce it "LAN - caster". My PA-native husband always reminds me that in PA it is pronounced more like "LANK - ester".
It was such a great show. I’ve wanted to see PHC in person for years and it exceeded my expectations. I hope Garrison and the group enjoyed being in our wonderful Lancaster County.
It's interesting to me, the things our eyes "know", but we've never thought about! In the photo with Fred in the foreground, and Our Wonderful Host chatting with a woman in an orange dress, OWH is standing there with his rignt hand in his pocket. His left arm isn't visible, either. I've probably seen that a hunddred times, on board ship or at a theater somewhere. But suddenly, I find myself asking: Why does he keep his hands back like that? I think the answer might be in relative size. If he held his arm out, that would push the conversation apart by maybe half a foot! I wouldn't be surprised if Karim Abdul Jabbar adopts a similar stance around "ordinary people." - I use that UCLA basketball star as a "measuring stick" because I used to attend UCLA games, and I'd find a seat in the front row, proactically under the basket, from time to time! Think of it, GK! Imagine being in a conversation with Karim, and he'd be the one with his "wing" tucked in!
I think it's "Groovy!" that Our Host so tall! In your particular case, height does equilibrate with Intellectual Ability! Keep at it, and don't let those pygmy Republicans who slip into this webpage try to make you hold back your Virtuosity! GK! GK! GK! Hurray, Hurray, Hurray!
Ah! Memories! Once in California, at a vineyard amphitheater performance, I had the opportunity to take my two daughters to see APHC in person. My younger daughter, Heather, (MOM! I AM NOT A CLONE!” except she is!) loved the whole show. She dragged her feet when the “curtain fell” – didn’t want to leave behind the wonderful atmosphere and the joie de vivre that existed in the audience. I think we were the second to last car from the visitor’s parking lot to head down the hill. My older daughter, Tami, though, had long been a “Guy Noir Addict!” Luckily for all of us (including the audience around us!), there was a Guy Noir episode about halfway through the show. She finally stopped “stage whispering” so loudly you could have heard her 10 rows away “Guy Noir! When are they going to do Guy Noir???” (At home we have a tape that’s all Guy Noir episodes – she practically wore it down to ribbons!) The weird thing about it, for me, is that on the tape, Guy kept getting shot at the end of each episode. Hearing your hero getting shot, again and again, and resurrected as soon as the tape moved on to the next segment – I didn’t understand the attraction in that sequence. Then again, she’s a very socially sensitive person – perhaps she’s unusually aware of her “Gaffs” – and cherishes the hope that once someone else has “Shot Her Down,” she’ll be able to rejuvenate herself and go on living until the next time.
Yes! Whether someone on the staff heard her persistent pleas, or whether it was scheduled fairly well-along in the performance, Guy Noir did show up! Tami sang the theme song, “sotto voce,” along with the singer onstage. She followed the whole scene from the edge of her seat, as if she wanted to be right on the stage itself, so she could be “TOTALLY!” a part of it! Once that episode ended, she was ready to walk back to the car and head on out. Her sister and I had to restrain her, so we could enjoy the rest of the show.
I imagine there are others among your full-time audience who have their favorite impersonations. Me? LEFTY! I saw APHC once along the Hudson River, and there was a “Dusty and Lefty” skit that I simply repeated in my mind, again and again, for the four hours or so that it took me to drive back home!
That was one of the neat things about APHC! There seemed to be “Something For Everyone!” “Mom” always bugged me – I wished she could have been sympathetic once in a while! But, the very fact that the skits were so different in nature, and so consistent internally in the interactions between roles, was a good part of the charm of APHC!
Thanks so much for providing our ears with these well-remembered sounds! It’s almost as if we can step back in time. We can be there with our families as they were then, listening, and hearing, each of us reacting as our own personalities dictated!
I hope Garrison enjoyed it as much as we did!
Why does your lead picture show a town of Lancaster MASSACHUSETTS, BORDER sign ,IF YOU WERE IN LAncaster PENNSYLVANIA!!! ?????LOL
Hey Ray -- CHEERFULNESS??
Did you miss the L O L At the end🙂
Must've, sorry. Might've been THE CAPS!!!!
I have several cousins in Lancaster, MA and they pronounce it "LAN - caster". My PA-native husband always reminds me that in PA it is pronounced more like "LANK - ester".
I’ve been to both towns,and yes the pronunciation is as you describe .
Looks like a great time. When is Montana?
It was such a great show. I’ve wanted to see PHC in person for years and it exceeded my expectations. I hope Garrison and the group enjoyed being in our wonderful Lancaster County.
I think there was an error in identifying Lancaster. That we come sign is from Lancaster, Massachusetts, I think.
You are right - the symbol at the top is from the state seal, with Massasoit on it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_of_Massachusetts
BTW, a very Happy Birthday to you Mr. Keillor!
Land of puppy mills.....
It's interesting to me, the things our eyes "know", but we've never thought about! In the photo with Fred in the foreground, and Our Wonderful Host chatting with a woman in an orange dress, OWH is standing there with his rignt hand in his pocket. His left arm isn't visible, either. I've probably seen that a hunddred times, on board ship or at a theater somewhere. But suddenly, I find myself asking: Why does he keep his hands back like that? I think the answer might be in relative size. If he held his arm out, that would push the conversation apart by maybe half a foot! I wouldn't be surprised if Karim Abdul Jabbar adopts a similar stance around "ordinary people." - I use that UCLA basketball star as a "measuring stick" because I used to attend UCLA games, and I'd find a seat in the front row, proactically under the basket, from time to time! Think of it, GK! Imagine being in a conversation with Karim, and he'd be the one with his "wing" tucked in!
I think it's "Groovy!" that Our Host so tall! In your particular case, height does equilibrate with Intellectual Ability! Keep at it, and don't let those pygmy Republicans who slip into this webpage try to make you hold back your Virtuosity! GK! GK! GK! Hurray, Hurray, Hurray!
Ah! Memories! Once in California, at a vineyard amphitheater performance, I had the opportunity to take my two daughters to see APHC in person. My younger daughter, Heather, (MOM! I AM NOT A CLONE!” except she is!) loved the whole show. She dragged her feet when the “curtain fell” – didn’t want to leave behind the wonderful atmosphere and the joie de vivre that existed in the audience. I think we were the second to last car from the visitor’s parking lot to head down the hill. My older daughter, Tami, though, had long been a “Guy Noir Addict!” Luckily for all of us (including the audience around us!), there was a Guy Noir episode about halfway through the show. She finally stopped “stage whispering” so loudly you could have heard her 10 rows away “Guy Noir! When are they going to do Guy Noir???” (At home we have a tape that’s all Guy Noir episodes – she practically wore it down to ribbons!) The weird thing about it, for me, is that on the tape, Guy kept getting shot at the end of each episode. Hearing your hero getting shot, again and again, and resurrected as soon as the tape moved on to the next segment – I didn’t understand the attraction in that sequence. Then again, she’s a very socially sensitive person – perhaps she’s unusually aware of her “Gaffs” – and cherishes the hope that once someone else has “Shot Her Down,” she’ll be able to rejuvenate herself and go on living until the next time.
Yes! Whether someone on the staff heard her persistent pleas, or whether it was scheduled fairly well-along in the performance, Guy Noir did show up! Tami sang the theme song, “sotto voce,” along with the singer onstage. She followed the whole scene from the edge of her seat, as if she wanted to be right on the stage itself, so she could be “TOTALLY!” a part of it! Once that episode ended, she was ready to walk back to the car and head on out. Her sister and I had to restrain her, so we could enjoy the rest of the show.
I imagine there are others among your full-time audience who have their favorite impersonations. Me? LEFTY! I saw APHC once along the Hudson River, and there was a “Dusty and Lefty” skit that I simply repeated in my mind, again and again, for the four hours or so that it took me to drive back home!
That was one of the neat things about APHC! There seemed to be “Something For Everyone!” “Mom” always bugged me – I wished she could have been sympathetic once in a while! But, the very fact that the skits were so different in nature, and so consistent internally in the interactions between roles, was a good part of the charm of APHC!
Thanks so much for providing our ears with these well-remembered sounds! It’s almost as if we can step back in time. We can be there with our families as they were then, listening, and hearing, each of us reacting as our own personalities dictated!