Garrison Keillor and Friends

This newsletter will include observational humor, gratitude, small doses of advice, memories of heroic persons I knew up close, reminiscence about ordinary life back before Twitter and thoughts about American life and other pleasures.

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My happy weekend in the sunny South

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A declaration of independence

Podcast 159 - "I discovered that I could cure my Minnesota accent by sticking a piece of adhesive tape on the underside of my tongue, which makes me…"

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The News from June 19, 1982

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Watching the world fall apart

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A few last words about the MAGA man

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The morning after, the sun comes up

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Stating the case as simply as possible

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One last word about the election

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Where we went and why

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Fun was had in Spokane!

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Sunday morning once again

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Learning from experience to dissolve situations

Podcast 158 - "I suffer from a fear of leaving food on my plate and scraping it into the garbage and I’m sure there is a group for me."

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News from June 13, 1987

The 1987 Final Monologue

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Another Monday night in Manhattan

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