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Robert Barncord Sr's avatar

AUDIOBOOKS !!!! Hello Garrison. You really must start listening to audiobooks. BUT - be careful to avoid any that are simply someone reading to you. There are Performers who make a good story come to life with just audio; you of all people should know this. Your Royal Academy of Radio Actors are (is?) as entertaining as any film and far, far better than anything simply read as written words, and that my friend is the Straight Skinny.

I recommend starting with "Tambourines to Glory" by Langston Hughes, performed by Myra Lucretia Taylor, who can sing with the best of them.

p.s. My hat is off to Sara Bellum, who has given me Ruth Harrison, Dwayne and his Mom, Rhubarb Pie, and so many others for so many years now, and to all the people who contributed to make the show so excellent. Hope to see you in Bend in June.

Bertie in Oregon

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Marcia Ceisel's avatar

I was in Wabash, Indiana on Friday to see your show. You stayed at the same hotel as I did, and I saw you twice during the 2 days there. At one point you walked into the restaurant for breakfast and sat with someone who asked you to join him for breakfast (I was so envious). I wanted to talk with you, and yet I just couldn't interrupt you. However, while I was upstairs and about to collect my things to check out, I had an epiphany. I actually said to myself: "Life is too short not to meet Garrison Keillor, if the moment arises." So--I proceeded downstairs with new resolve. I was waiting for my husband to bring the car around, and you walked out. I meekly said, "Excuse me", and you were nice enough to stop and talk with me. I told you I didn't want to interrupt you, and you graciously said, "I am very interruptible." We discussed how much we liked Wabash, I said that you were the reason I wanted to move to Minneapolis/St. Paul (and you warned me away from that notion). I wanted to say that you must be heartbroken about how the area has changed relative to how you knew it for so long. Also: I meant to tell you that the Shakespeare sonnet that you recited during the show was my favorite: "When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes....." The show was wonderful, as always, but meeting you was the highlight. Thank you for those few moments of connection. Please keep doing what you do so well. ----Marcia from Wilmette, IL ("2 suburbs north of Chicago").

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