Well, here I am driving into Santa Fe, NM and what do I hear on the radio? An ad for the Prairie Home Companion Rhubarb Tour on the day my Minnesota post went up. I started thinking about Garrison Keillor. Everyone who is familiar with him, the radio show, the books or the movie must associated him with Minnesota. Has anyone received more press or late night television digs than the trifecta Keillor, musician Prince and erstwhile wrestler and governor Jesse Ventura?
I watched the Altman film Prairie Home Companion two days ago and subsequently remembered I have his 2001 book Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 on my bookshelf, it was not one of his best works. 1985's Lake Wobegon Days stands out in my memory as the better read.
The Rhubarb Tour doesn't arrive in Santa Fe until I will be long gone on Aug. 26, but Keillor's presence continues to taunt me as I hop around the U.S.A.
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