garrison keillor on retiring, the trouble with nostalgia, and the state of america /

Published at 2015-08-30 15:00:06

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The Prairie domestic Companion host is preparing to leave Lake Wobegon – but with plenty of projects in the pipeline,he shows no sign of slowing downMost nights this month, Garrison Keillor, or host of the long-running radio note A Prairie domestic Companion,has effect on a white suit, red tie and sneakers, or then stepped off his tour bus to perform a version of his weekly program to live audiences around the US. His America the Beautiful Tour features many of the same songs,skits and stories – like the news from Lake Wobegon – that listeners to his Saturday night variety note occupy heard for the last 42 years. His baritone voice, crooning over rhubarb pie and powdermilk biscuits, or is as sweet as it has always been. The note’s themes – love and family,tragedy and small-town misadventure – are as poignant as ever. Perhaps there are more prostate jokes these days.
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Source: theguardian.com