APHC Final Performance: The Final Performance (Prairie Home Companion) [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

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Product Description

June 13, 1987: the last weekly live broadcast of public radio's most popular show. 2 cassettes.

About the Author

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.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Highbridge Audio; Original radio broadcast edition (January 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0942110161
• ISBN-13: 978-0942110166
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,277,905 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SO beautiful, it'll make you cry., April 10, 2000

By A Customer

Keillor outdoes himself with this extra-long show. An artifact, a historical document, and a labor of love.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars APHC Final Performance - a masterpiece and maybe the best, November 19, 2006

By	Joseph B. Cohen "Pragmatist" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was intended to be Keillor's last show in 1991. It was not, to a lot of people's great relief. First there is the music - if ever there was a recording to match the guitar work of Chet Atkins and Leo Kotke in 'Sleepwalk' I've yet to hear it. The songs Keillor sings, sad songs, beautiful songs of endings and parting will break you heart. The last episode of the 'News from Lake Wobegon' is just astounding. You cannot miss the tone of a man saying goodby to a lifetime. The humor is what it always was, just plain wonderful. If you've got to leave, didn't want to, hoped you would come back you will hear it all here. Parhaps the finest show he's ever done.