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Astrocat visits Prairie Home Companion
live
It took me 29 years but I
finally made it down to the Fitzgerald Theater to see Prairie Home
Companion live.
We waited in line outside for rush seating, got our numbers, went to
Mickey's Diner and had Mulligan Stew,
then came back just before showtime and were given seats 5 rows back
from the stage, not bad.
It
was an enjoyable and memorable evening. These aren't the greatest
shots, but they were taken
with a point and shoot pocket camera and there was no flash allowed
inside the theater.
I first listened to Garrison in 1983 when I was fishing on a beautiful
stream up in the mountains near Homer Alaska.
After catching a nice dolly varden and cooking it over a fire for
dinner, I settled in for the evening and scanned the
dial on my pocket transistor radio searching for something to pass the
time away. I tuned into the strongest signal I
could find and started listening to this guy who was talking all about
St. Paul, Minnesota.
I
was surprised, and rather dumbfounded, and thought how can this be? I'm
4000 miles away - how can I be
listening to this? Am I getting a radio signal skip? I didn't know what
to make of it. I kept listening and eventually
found out that I was tuned into Homer's NPR station and was listening
to Garrison Keillor's PHC.
I've always dreamed of seeing the show ever since.
Astrocat
