A Prairie Home Companion for September 24, 2016

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This week: another fall rebroadcast from theFitzgerald Theaterin Saint Paul, Minnesota, this one originally fromOctober 2009. The boys ofWilcostop by to play "One By One" and "Passenger Side" and add a touch of rock'n'roll to the corner of Exchange and Wabasha, and a blast of bluegrass from singerPatty Loveless, including "The Bramble and the Rose" and "Prisoner's Tears." Plus: our Royal Academy of Radio Actors with a message from the Catchup Advisory Board, Dusty and Lefty visit a saloon in Saint Paul, andRich DworskyandThe Guy's All-Star Shoe Bandplay "Rockin' Past Bedtime." In Lake Wobegon, the host recalls an autumn morning that changed him forever.Notes from Tim Russell and Sue Scott about this week's rebroadcast:Tim Russell:There was a great hipster buzz about this show because Wilco showed up and did not disappoint. At the same time, the inestimable Patty Lovelace dazzles us with her own songs as well as a lovely "Bramble and the Rose." Sue Scott gets a workout with a Rhubarb script that brings back memories of the Crash of '08, she juggles a Mom and Daughter Battle like a female Senor Wences (kids, ask your parents), and in "The Lives of the Cowboys" she plays "Horror Punk" performer Salome Olson, who learns to yodel. Like I said, she got a workout. As a bonus, this show is another chance to hear the Sound Effects Magic of Tom Keith!Sue Scott:One of Tim Russell's venerable characters, Fred Ferrell, has a date with a skunk that turns "gamey." His tongue twister prowess is on display inGuy Noir, where Tim, Tom, and I also get to play football, Unitarian style: "Give me a U ... if you want to." A fun, full show all the way around!

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