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News from December 29, 1984

Finding harmony in the midst of chaos

My goal for 2024, as I see it now

Once again, the star, the shepherds

APHC 50th — Next up — Nashville and Manhattan, KS

A Gift for our Back Room subscribers

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News from December 21, 1985

The Back Room's December Limerick Winners

Life without jokes isn't worth the trouble

Merry Christmas

A small life has its own distinct moments

Our plan for Christmas and why

EXCLUSIVE - The News from Lake Wobegon (Town Hall)

EXCLUSIVE - Town Hall Audio Clips and Photos

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News from December 22, 1984

It was a good time, there was none better

The extraordinary Reneé Fleming

How did we get into this mess?

Looking around, I get the drift

DEADLINE — December Limerick Contest

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News from December 15, 1984

A happy summer clears the air

White Christmas (Manhattan-style) and Valley Winter Song with the DiGiallonardo Sisters

Missing Sandra O'Connor, the pragmatic voice

Bringing people along with me 101

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News from December 8, 1984

A lovely lunch last week in New Haven

Singing to the Lord to save Herschel

December Limerick Contest

Epictetus on Fifth Avenue, a week ago

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APHC 50th in Greenville, SC - Cyber Sale on November 27th

News from December 1, 1984

The Back Room's November Limerick Winners

They all deserve to be read. Happy Thanksgiving!

A few minutes on a hilltop in Concord

TURKEY STOMP

My personal journey toward self-minimization

For your shopping pleasure, remember the discount code

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Thank goodness for Minnesota

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Comedy College with Stiller and Meara

News from November 24, 1984

A private word from me to Joe

Finding harmony in the midst of chaos

November Limerick contest - deadline extended to 11/20

"Stand up for yourself," I keep thinking to myself

ANNOUNCED — APHC 50th Tour Show in Burlington, VT April 20th

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News from November 17, 1984

Canada is burning but we're doing okay

Garrison Keillor at the 92NY

The comedian's thoughts at the wedding

On the phone with my people

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News from November 3, 1984

Why I love the Shenandoah Valley

The memory is alive with old roots

Why travel to Texas in February?

The November Limerick Contest

We must become children so our kids can survive

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News from October 31, 1981

THE BACK ROOM'S OCTOBER LIMERICK WINNERS

The art of leaving home

BR: Monster Interview Script (GK and Tom Keith)

Thanksgiving Memories

How a walk after church can turn you around

Enough about them, this is about me

Standing at 86th, waiting for a train

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Why trek out to a January 2024 A Prairie Home Companion 50th show?

News from Oct 27, 1984

BR: Aunt Myrna's lemon meringue pie

A Republican was sent to the guillotine for insurrection

Why I'm looking forward to November

NEW!!!! APHC 50th - Austin, Texas and Scranton, PA

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News from October 20, 1984

The beauty of a bitterly cold Sunday, 8 a.m.

A mighty fortress survives heavy shelling

Visiting home after a long time away

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Reminder: October Limerick Contest

News from October 13, 1984

Marriage is a game and two can play it

BR: Boom Town: A Video Reading Segment 1

What endures is decency, believe me

Flying around America, looking at crowds

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APHC 50th - More locations announced

News from October 6, 1984

OCTOBER LIMERICK CONTEST

Manhattan man living in the past

BR: Shnookered out of the five-day rural Lutheran clergy conference in Orlando, Florida

A fable about bewilderment

All I know is what she tells me

The Back Room's September Limerick Winners

A Prairie Home Companion 50th Anniversary Tour — Nashville, TN (Special Pre-sale begins September 27th)

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News from Sept 22, 1984

Father Time advises a brown-eyed girl

BR: How to write a personal letter

The meeting will come to order (bonk bonk)

Sing on, dance on, good eye, ain't you happy

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News from Sept 8, 1984

Thinking about that woman in Kentucky

BR:Junior Hi-Line Newsletter, Sept. 1956

Waking from wacko dreams to think clearly

The gift of Miss Helen Story, remembered

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News from Sept 1, 1984

So this guy in New York walks into a grocery store

Comedy College: Victor Borge

Looking forward to September 13

As I keep telling myself, life is good

Limerick Contest - 11 days remain

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News from Sept 4, 1982

48 hours remain of this CHEERFUL Deal!

The daily pursuit of happiness

Comedy College with Totie Fields

BR: SEPTEMBER LIMERICK CONTEST

The short walk from altar to apartment

Crossing the flats, looking for mountains

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The News from August 24, 1985

A week in Kansas and Missouri

Out with the old, in with the young

Sunday morning, back in the fourth pew

BR: Flagstaff and the Grandest of Canyons

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BR: On the rails — Penn Station to New Mexico

The News from August 18, 1984

We get around correctness by means of comedy

The pleasure of watching others work

A happy summer clears the air

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Comedy College with The Smothers Brothers

The News from August 11, 1984

The author disembarks almost

What I did Monday, if you want to know

The lucky man hits the road, by gosh

GK EVENTS - Currently on-sale (some with limited availability)

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BR: Fun in Lancaster, PA

The News from August 4, 1984

I missed out on the big storm regretfully

Comedy College with Tom Lehrer

Riding the train home from Lancaster

Looking forward to a week of uninformation

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The News from July 6, 1985

There's money in dystopia but so what?

BR: Comedy College with Steve Martin

Enough about them, this is about me

The art of leaving home

TWO NEW 50th Anniversary tour shows announced

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The News from July 25, 1981

I am giving up anger, so should you

BR: Comedy College with Sophie Tucker

An old man disposing of possessions

The show goes on in the Shenandoah Valley

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The News from July 18, 1981

Thou shalt not be dumber than dirt

BR: Comedy College with Shelly Berman

My amazing evening in Annapolis

Canada is burning but we're doing okay

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The News from July 11, 1981

The old man's lecture about manners

BR: Comedy College with Ruth Wallis

A private word from me to Joe

Kicking off our 50th Anniversary Tour in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Love that well which won't last long

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The News for July 7, 1984

Music as a means of detecting a Heart

BR: Comedy College with Ruth Draper

A few minute on a hilltop in Concord

Why I won't be playing golf in Oman

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The News from July 4, 1981

A pound and a half? Really? Why?

BR: Comedy College with Robert Klein

The speech I wrote and didn't get to give

A lovely lunch last week in New Haven

That cold day I was naked in Utah

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The News from June 27, 1981

BR: Comedy College with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks

I am no lawyer but nonetheless

Honoring the men who went ashore

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The News from June 1, 1985

BR: Comedy College with Redd Foxx

The enemy is isolation. Take a walk.

A bad play lets you see you have a good life

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The News from May 4, 1985

BR: Comedy College with Phyllis Diller

A backward glance at the fatherland

O Frabjous Day! Callooh, Callay!

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The News from June 5, 1982

BR: Comedy College Episode with Jack Benny

Thou shalt not be dumber than dirt

Manhattan man living in the past

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The News from April 20, 1985

BR: Comedy College Episode with Henny Youngman

Spring once more, what a surprise

What we don't know we must invent

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News from May 15, 1982

BR: Comedy College Episode with Jean Carroll

A day in May sitting in the Park

Why I am not joining the strike

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The News from May 8, 1982

BR: The Old Man Who Loved Cheese

BR: Comedy College Episode with Flip Wilson

It's a good time, there's none better

The beauty of being a guy

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The News from May 2, 1981

BR: Comedy College Episode with Bob Newhart

The cold day I was naked in Utah

Don't ignore this. It's important. Read all the way to the end.

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The News from April 25, 1981

BR: Comedy College Episode with Burns and Allen

A pound and a half? Really? Why?

A walk in the park in April

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The News from April 17, 1982

A few thoughts about privilege

BR: Comedy College Episode with Betty Walker

What a little train trip can do

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The News from April 18, 1981

BR: Comedy College Episode with Anna Russell

Let me tell you why I'm happy

Wild freedom as a foregone conclusion

To our LOYAL PAID SUBSCRIBERS

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The News from April 4, 1981

BR: Comedy College Episode featuring Lucille Ball

The six-minute video speaks louder than words

A plate of rigatoni with friends

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The News from March 28, 1981

BR: Preface to the Cheap Edition

Music as a means of detecting a heart

The longer you live, the better it gets

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The News from March 27, 1982

BR: Comedy College Episode featuring Nichols and May

BR: Danny Boy

Marriage is a game and two can play it

Thanks to Lutherans I skipped ballet

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The News from March 14, 1981

BR: Comedy College Episode featuring Minnie Pearl

The worst play I ever saw: a landmark

BR: Comedy College Episode with Lenny Bruce

The old man's winter weekend

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The News from March 6, 1982

BR: Comedy College Episode featuring Lily Tomlin

Thinking about that woman in Kentucky

The old man's lecture about manners (boring)

THIS WEEK - Garrison Keillor with Heather Masse and Richard Dworsky to travel to Fargo, Sioux Falls and Omaha

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The News from February 20, 1982

BR: Faith at the speed of light

I missed out on the big storm regretfully

So much is known but mystery remains

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The News from February 14, 1981

BR: The Chuck Show

We get around correctness by means of comedy

A week in Kansas and Missouri

BR: Love Poems

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The News from February 13, 1982

A column written by a man, pen on paper

Even old people need to explore new realms

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The News from February 9, 1980

BR: Hush little baby

VIDEO TREAT - America the Beautiful Tour 2015

The beauty of a bitterly cold Sunday, 8 a.m.

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The News from January 30, 1982

BR: Ballad of the cowboy who didn't die when he should've

BR: Literary Friendships - Michael Chabon and Aeylet Waldeman with Garrison Keillor

What I did when you were asleep

I am giving up anger, so should you

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The News from January 23, 1982

BR: Hard Times

BR: Literary Friendships - Donald Hall and Robert Bly with Garrison Keillor

Why I am in Minnesota, if you wish to know

A night at the opera, she an I

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The News from January 17, 1981

BR: Quite the treat - Garrison Keillor with the New York Philharmonic

Father Time advises a brown-eyed girl

A pleasant night with nice people in L.A.

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The News from January 9, 1982

BR: Amelia Earhart's last flight

BR: Stuck in the elevator, and never the same again

A trip to Minnesota last Tuesday

A hike to Times Square and back

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The News from December 31, 1983