Segment 1
00:00:00 Logo
00:00:12 Tishomingo Blues
00:02:58 GK talks about how everything you could ever want is at the fair
00:03:38 "You Got It" - GK, Becky Schlegel, band
00:06:50 GK talks about Labor Day, end of summer, getting older
00:09:16 "If Teardrops Were Pennies" - GK, Becky Schlegel
00:12:14 Lives of the Cowboys script
00:22:26 GK intros Tommy Mischke
00:23:12 "Back to the Water" - Tommy Mischke Band
00:27:00 GK talks with Tommy
00:28:10 "Grandpa" - Tommy Mischke Band
00:32:00 Coffee Script - GK and Shoes
00:33:54 Powdermilk Biscuit Theme Break
Segment 2
00:35:28 GK talks about the upcoming State Fair guests- barkers, cheese curd judges
00:36:40 SFX Script
00:39:33 "I Like It Like That" - Pat Donohue, GK, Becky, Brian, and Shoes
00:41:33 GK Intros and talks with the Barkers
00:44:15 "Barker Contest Medley" - Ward Hall, Billy Newcomb, Dennis Miller
00:48:12 GK introduces Del McCoury's band, "All Over God's Promised Land"
00:52:35 GK talks to Del about his new grandchild
00:53:25 "Five Flat Rocks" - Del McCoury Band
00:56:30 Duct Tape script
00:57:37 "We're Going Down" - GK and Shoes with Ward Hall
01:00:15 Intermission
Segment 3
01:04:12 "Cheese Curd Contest" - Judges: Christine Seppanen, Shirley Barber, Alice Hawks, Contestants: "The Original Cheese Curd" - Audrey Skarda & Mickey Truman, "Big Cheese" - Brad Schroeder, "The Mouse Trap" - Laurie and Krista Spawn
01:13:15 "You Better Leave That Corn Dog Alone" - GK, Becky, Brian, Shoes
01:16:05 Catchup script
01:19:30 GK talks about the horticulture at the Fair
01:21:36 "Thoughts of You" - Tommy Mischke and Band
Segment 4
01:27:19 News From Lake Wobegon
Segment 5
01:48:11 Pat Donohue solo
01:50:30 Del introduces next song
01:50:47 "Led By The Master's Hand" - Del McCoury Band
01:53:58 "The Star-Spangled Banner" - cast and audience
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A Prairie Home Companion for September 2, 2006
September 2, 2006 broadcast with The Del McCoury Band, Becky Schlegel, and Tommy Mischke
Description
This week onA Prairie Home Companion, we'll test the waters and cannonball into our new season with a show from the Minnesota State Fair. Featured guests include the boss of blazing bluegrass banjo,The Del McCoury Band, the vibrant voice ofBecky Schlegel, and talk-radio trailblazer turned cultivated croonerTommy Mischke. Also featuring the Royal Academy of Radio Acting: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Tom Keith, the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, with this week's guest loafer Andy Stein, and of course, the News from Lake Wobegon. Join us this Saturday from the inside straightaway of the old short track, for a show fueled entirely by creamed corn casserole.