It's Only a Show offers the best of the best of Guy Noir, Dusty and Lefty, ads from the show’s commercial sponsors,” and—of course—the News from Lake Wobegon. With laughter, stories, songs, and special guests, i>It's Only a Show has everything fans know and love about i>A Prairie Home Companion.
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This unique collection of skits, songs and "News from Lake Wobegon" monologues from the radio show A Prairie Home Companion is gleaned from over 30 years of the popular program. Longtime fans will hear some of their favorites, including "The Lives of the Cowboys: Big Messer" and "Ruth Harrison, Reference Librarian," plus the toe-tapping music of the Guys'All-Star Shoe Band. Newcomers to Garrison Keillor's show will find the CDs a great introduction to this quirky Saturday night broadcast heard around the world on public and satellite radio. Other highlights include "Bertha's Kitty Boutique," "The Ten Minute Macbeth" and "Guy Noir's Movie Shoot." The understated humor and occasional wackiness serves as both an excellent introduction for new listeners and a selective greatest hits for steadfast fans. This is a collection well worth hearing again and again. (Feb.)
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GARRISON KEILLOR is America's favorite storyteller. For more than 35 years as the host of A Prairie Home Companion, he has captivated millions of public radio listeners with his weekly "News from Lake Wobegon" monologues. Keillor is also the author of several books and a frequent contributor to national publications including Time, The New Yorker, and National Geographic, in addition to writing his own syndicated column. He has been awarded a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment of the Humanities.
GARRISON KEILLOR is America's favorite storyteller. For more than 30 years as the host of A Prairie Home Companion, he has captivated millions of public radio listeners with his weekly "News from Lake Wobegon" monologues. Keillor is also the author of several books and a frequent contributor to national publications including Time, The New Yorker, and National Geographic, in addition to writing his own syndicated column. He has been awarded a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment of the Humanities.
GARRISON KEILLOR is America's favorite storyteller. For more than 30 years as the host of A Prairie Home Companion, he has captivated millions of public radio listeners with his weekly "News from Lake Wobegon" monologues. Keillor is also the author of several books and a frequent contributor to national publications including Time, The New Yorker, and National Geographic, in addition to writing his own syndicated column. He has been awarded a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment of the Humanities.
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I'll begin by confessing my ownership of more Keillor/PHC CDs than I can count. Within that context I find "APHC--It's Only a Show" above average, just like all of its children. There's some middling fare and some flashes of genius, such as "Ruth Harrison, Reference Librarian" (featuring Sue Scott) and "The Ten-Minute Macbeth." If you tune into the show primarily for its music, here you're not likely to find enough of this. If your preference is GK's monologues, probably you'll not find enough of that. If you're among the 7% of the population who have never listened to the show at all, then this is a sharp snapshot of what you're missing every Saturday evening on public radio. It's only a CD of what's only a (very entertaining) show.
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