Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - CHICAGO - GARRISON KEILLOR fixed gear/ss appreciation night!

YES! That's right!

Someday next week (Wednesday?) I want to organize a FIXED GEAR/SS GARRISON KEILLOR APPRECIATION NIGHT.

As you may or may not know, the movie "A Prairie Home Companion" comes out today and it's going to be really, really good. The cast is amazing amazing amazing.

movie site HERE (http://www.aprairiehomecompanionmovie.com/)

Let me know what day works for everyone.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2a/GarrisonKeillor.jpg

wow, you're really doing it?

so, is this 'appreciation night' going to the movie? reading from the books? ??

perhaps a ride to ravinia to see him from the lawn seats?

my favorite story of his is still the one about the chicken with its head cut off that escapes and runs around town.

Bad jokes...Lord, I love 'em.

I should have been specific:

Yes, we're going to the movie. I'm thinking we should get several drinks in us beforehand, those of us who have flasks should bring them to the theater.


Chimbly, did you hear about the fish that went deaf?

He had to buy a herring-aid.

How could they possibly make a movie out of that ****?

Everyone - has - to - talk - really - slowly - in - order - to - give - a - sense - of- gravity - to - their every - word - even - if - they - are - just - talking - about - beer... or - ketchup.

You people are all NPR crackbabies

dun dun da da dun dun dah Dah DAH

Garrison Keillor is a moron. His recent screed against "American Vertigo" was utter ****.

You people are philistines. We're going to that movie, and we're going to enjoy it.

Garrison Keillor is a moron. His recent screed against "American Vertigo" was utter ****.

+1

idiots...on both sides.

what's next, Car Talk the Movie?????

(let me know when y'all go)

<<< Would totally go see the Car Talk Movie

The Car Talk people have a cameo in the movie.
Oh, and shut up.

haha

sounds like that crush on Garrison never went away hyphyRevue. It's okay, at least he dropped the restraining order.

It's a mutual love, *****!

I love lindsey lohan, especially now that she's lost all that breast-weight.

I love Garrison Keillor. APHC has given me real insight into my inlaws who are Norwegian Lutherans from Northern Iowa. I thought it was just story-telling but as it turns out, they really do consider jello to be a salad and there's no food that can't be made into a hot dish with Campbell's cream of mushroom soup.

they really do consider jello to be a salad and there's no food that can't be made into a hot dish with Campbell's cream of mushroom soup.
you've just described the culture of my people. (my favorite as a kid was the marshmellow jello salad. in retrospect, all i can say is... ew.

Well in eastern Kentucky they call mac-n-cheese a vegtable so go figure.

i just looked up the american vertigo review.. that ruled.. the movie looks a little weird though

Ehh, Whaddya Know is better

Can't wait to have some Bee-Bop-a-Ree-Bop Rhubarb Pie or maybe some Powdermilk Buiscuits.

I hope the concession stand has some nice bowls of ketchup. It has natural mellowing agents.

sorry mr. teadoggg, even if i didn't have a test i friday i wouldn't go see that movie. you know how i feel about garrison ... especially his "singing".

you love his singing! YOU LOVE IT.

good luck on test.

if i were in chicago, i'd be there. i'm a little wary of the movie, but i was rasied on prairie home companion, and i love that ****.

garrison's sinuses make a wheezing sound when he gets real close to the mic.

i'm a little wary of the movie, but i was rasied on prairie home companion, and i love that ****.
Second that. It pisses me off that it's not on the radio here... I miss the "butter as a spice" cooking, and people knowing what the hell Lutefisk is.

I miss the "butter as a spice" cooking, and people knowing what the hell Lutefisk is.
I wouldn't feel cheated by life in any way if I didn't know what lutefisk is. And count yourself especially lucky if you never had/was forced to eat it.

And count yourself especially lucky if you never had/was forced to eat it.


Woo Hoo! :)

These are the people that practically had a fistfight over whether it was acceptable to put sugar on lefse.

He's got such a folksy persona on the radio, but here is my real-life experience with the G-man....

I used to work in Butler Square, the building where Public Radio International (PRI) was officed. I saw Garrison Keillor once in the elevator, going up (he must have been going to the PRI offices on the 9th floor, I suspect). I was running for the elevator carrying a briefcase and some luggage, we made eye contact, then he deliberatly hit the "close" button on the elevator before I got there, and I never saw him again. So much for the "just folks" angle in my opinion.

I saw him kick a dog once.

Would anybody feel uncomfortable if I dress up as Guy Noir, Private Eye?

I won't be there, but I must pledge my allegiance to Garrison Keillor. Seen PHC live 3 times now... I am a PBS/NPR junkie and damned proud of it.

Edit: I'm going to go put on my Powdermilk Biscuits t-shirt now.

dave, i like you even more now. and I didn't think that was possible.


Oh, hear that old piano, from down the avenue...

I have to boycott the movie due to their last-minute omission of Tom Waits from the cast.

Would anybody feel uncomfortable if I dress up as Guy Noir, Private Eye?

Damnit, you stole my line!:mad:

On the bright side, we may get a peek at Terri Gross! Woo-Hoo!:beer: Sexay!!

Atlman's last stand...I might have to start smoking weed again for the American Fellini.

i smell the roses...I look around for you...

w33d!

Great movie!

I'm seeing him live July 4th weekend...I think it's in Ct.

I too am a major NPR junkie. In fact I used to work for an NPR station and did news and stuff. I also grew up on PHC, although I hated it then. Now I love it. But still can't see how that could be made into a viable film. We'll have to see.

I won't be there, but I must pledge my allegiance to Garrison Keillor. Seen PHC live 3 times now... I am a PBS/NPR junkie and damned proud of it.

Edit: I'm going to go put on my Powdermilk Biscuits t-shirt now.


Did you get that avatar cat from Bertha's Kitty Boutique?

The Cartalk guys are featured in the movie Cars. Wierd how they both open this Weekend.

Public Broadcast Overdose, anyone?

I'm waiting for The Infinite Mind feature-length film myself....

Does anyone remember Raw Bits? My dad had that t-shirt when I was little.

But still can't see how that could be made into a viable film. We'll have to see.

word.

i'm going to use this thread to point out what our fine moderators consider "foo".

not too long ago a member of this forum had a birthday, a thread was started, events happened, wrap-up postings were occuring and then poof ... the thread was moved to foo.

perhaps i'm missing the obvious connection between garrison keillor and ss/fgs. or perhaps it's as easy as putting fg/ss in the title. ... i don't think this thread should be moved, just as i don't see why the other was moved ... just making a point so "your" thread doesn't get thrown in the toilet either.

poo on what is foo.

anyway, on with your day.

perhaps i'm missing the obvious connection between garrison keillor and ss/fgs.

Somebody photoshop Garrison into a DC Pirates photo or put his head Nat Fab to get this back "on track"

On track - get it?:rolleyes:

I thought Nat Fab dated Lindsay Lohan for a while.

Car Talk is the greatest radio show ever. They are also voicing two cars in the movie of the same name. I am an NPR nerd.