Garrison Keillor Should be my Best Friend

Tuesday, November 06, 2007 | comments (5)
Garrison Keillor came to Baltimore recently to do a live episode of Prairie Home Companion at the Hippodrome. I missed it, which I regret tremendously. If you were to plot my age and my interest in Prairie Home Companion on a grid, the two lines would maintain a steep climb, running parallel to one another. Funny, that. I only hope there's something on-par with PHC that I can indulge in when I'm 82, shoveling spoonfuls of Metamucil into my Guinness each morning, and lining up my heart medications and Viagra on my elbow before drop-catching them in my hand and tossing them back. Something's got to keep old age exciting. And nothing says exciting like regular bowel movements on the pockmarked road to imminent heart attack.

Anyway, while Keillor was in town, he did an interview with Mark Steiner and I did happen to catch that. Keillor's words on life and writing were really inspirational. The guy is pretty amazing and I think I want him to be my best friend. The word 'man-crush' comes to mind. It would be great. We would sit in coffee shops and be witty and sardonic and use lots of plays on words.

Anyway, I wish there was a direct link to the interview, but I can't find one. But if you're interested you can listen by downloading the Mark Steiner show podcast. Also, Keillor wrote a touching piece about his visit on Salon.

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If Garrison Keillor were my best friend, he would help me recognize earlier that pockmarked is actually the word you might use to describe a road while pot marked is a word you might use to describe . . . Jerry Garcia.

Posted by rothko on Nov 06, 2007 at 11:26:28 AM
I love PCH, Erica just thinks I'm a weird old man, but who can resist Powdermilk Biscuits?

Posted by Patrick on Nov 06, 2007 at 11:54:04 AM
But you still are a weird old man. That's got nothing to do with PCH. ;-)

Posted by rothko on Nov 07, 2007 at 9:25:24 AM
PCH is my favorite drive ever....

Posted by j on Nov 07, 2007 at 7:13:50 PM
best. radio show. ever
xoxo

Posted by suicid_blond on Nov 08, 2007 at 1:18:29 PM
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