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A Prairie Home Companion for September 8, 2007

September 8, 2007 rebroadcast with Bob Dorough and Kate MacKenzie
DateSeptember 8, 2007VenueFrom Various venues | Various locationsDuration01:59:00HostGarrison Keillor

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This week on A Prairie Home Companion: As we prepare the hay bales, the outdoor stage, and the mountains of meatloaf for next week's season opener and street dance at the Fitzgerald Theater, we bring you a special back-to-school rebroadcast compilation. With fight songs, pep bands, and Latin lessons, we cheer the return to academic life.Bob Doroughsings "3 is a Magic Number,"Kate MacKenziesings the old Carter Family song "Schoolhouse on the Hill," and at Lake Wobegon High School, Ms. Lewis retires from teaching English after 55 years. It's all about school this week, so please remember your number two pencils and spiral bound notebooks. There will be a quiz.

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Rundown - September 8, 2007

Rundown

Segment 1
00:00:00 Logo
00:00:12 Tishomingo Blues
00:00:56 GK Intro
00:05:12 Donald Hall reads excerpt from "The Old Life"
00:08:03 "Schoolhouse on the Hill" - GK, Kate MacKenzie, Pat Donohue, Stevie Beck
00:11:01 GK Intro Purdue Varsity Glee Club
00:12:16 Glee Club sings the Ambien ingredient list, names from the Lafayette phonebook, and "Stout-Hearted Men" (with new lyrics)
00:18:19 The Fred Newman School of Audio Realism script
00:24:13 "College Blues" - Pat Donohue with The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
00:26:59 GK Intro Powdermilk
00:28:10 Powdermilk Biscuit Break with VocalEssence Fight Songs

Segment 2
00:33:44 Prof. Robert Sonkowsky reads from "Cicero"
00:38:07 "University Stomp" - Andy Stein and Shoes
00:41:30 Guy Noir script (Term Paper Scam)
00:54:11 GK Intermission Credits/ Intermission

Segment 3
00:58:39 GK Welcome Back
00:59:50 "3 Is a Magic Number" - Bob Dorough and Shoes
01:04:20 The Lives of the Cowboys script
01:15:20 Marvin and Mavis Smiley sing the University of Virginia fight song
01:17:57 GK Intro Vince Lombardi Madrigal
01:18:57 "Vince Lombardi Madrigal" - Bemidji Chamber Singers
01:20:35 English Majors script
01:22:35 GK Intro Young script
01:23:45 Young script

Segment 4
01:34:31 The News From Lake Wobegon
01:53:15 "Lake Wobegon School Hymn" - GK and Shoes

Segment 5
01:56:38 GK Credits
01:57:59 "Wipe Out" - Red Line Swingers a.k.a. Bemidji Hockey Pep Band

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