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Garrison Keillor
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Birth name Gary Edward Keillor
Born August 07, 1942 (1942-08-07) (age 65)
Anoka, Minnesota, United States
Medium Radio, Print
Nationality American
Years active 1969-present
Genres Observational comedy, Satire
Subject(s) American culture (esp. the Midwest); American politics
Spouse Mary Guntzel (1965-1976)
Ulla Skaerved 1985-1990
Jenny Lind Nilsson (1995-present)

Notable works and roles Himself, Guy Noir, Lefty, Bob Burger, and Lake Wobegon narrator in A Prairie Home Companion

Garrison Keillor (born Gary Edward Keillor on August 7, 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota) is an American author, humorist, columnist, musician, satirist, and radio personality.

He is best known as host of the Minnesota Public Radio show A Prairie Home Companion (also known as Garrison Keillor's Radio Show on Britain'sBBC 7, as well as on Australia's ABC and in Ireland).




Biography and personal life

Keillor was born in Anoka, Minnesota, and raised in a family belonging to the Plymouth Brethren, a fundamentalist Christian denomination he has since left. He is six feet, four inches (1.93 m) tall and is of Scottish and Norwegian ancestry. Keillor is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. He is currently an Episcopalian[1], but has been a Lutheran[2]; he often uses his religious roots in his material. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in English in 1966. While there, he began his broadcasting career on the student-operated radio station known today as Radio K.

Keillor has been married three times:

To Mary Guntzel, from 1965 to 1976. The couple has one son, Jason, born in 1969.
To Ulla Skaerved (a former exchange student from Denmark whom he famously re-encountered at a high school reunion), from 1985 to 1990. Keillor is mildly notorious for having dumped his long-time lover and PHC producer Margaret Moos to marry Skaerved. The marriage failed when Keillor had an affair with his Danish language teacher.
His current wife, violinist Jenny Lind Nilsson (b. 1958), from his hometown of Anoka, whom he married in 1995. They have one daughter, Maia, born in 1998.
The Keillors maintain homes on the Upper West Side of New York City and in St. Paul, Minnesota.


Ancestors

Keillor has many note-worthy ancestors including Joseph Crandall (who made progress in the studies of Native American languages), who was also an associate of Roger Williams (who founded the first American Baptist church as well as Rhode Island) and Prudence Crandall (who founded the first African-American women's school in America).


Career

Radio

Garrison Keillor started his radio career in November 1969 with Minnesota Educational Radio (MER), now Minnesota Public Radio (MPR). He hosted The Morning Program in the weekday drive time-slot, 6 am to 9 am, which the station called "A Prairie Home Entertainment." During this time he also began submitting fiction to The New Yorker, where his first story, "Local Family Keeps Son Happy," appeared September 19, 1970. [3]

Keillor resigned from The Morning Program in February 1971 to protest what he considered an attempt to interfere with his musical programming. The show became A Prairie Home Companion when he returned in October.[4]

Keillor has attributed the idea for the live Saturday night radio program to his 1973 assignment to write about the Grand Ole Opry for The New Yorker, but he had already begun showcasing local musicians on the morning show, despite limited studio space for them, and in August 1973 The Minneapolis Tribune reported MER's plans for a Saturday night version of A Prairie Home Companion with live musicians. [4][5]

A Prairie Home Companion debuted as an old-style variety show before a live audience on July 6, 1974, featuring guest musicians and a cadre cast doing musical numbers and comic skits replete with elaborate live sound effects. The show was punctuated by spoof commercial spots from such fictitious sponsors as Jack's Autoharp and Powdermilk Biscuits, "the biscuits that give shy persons the strength to get up and do what needs to be done." [4] Later imaginary sponsors have included Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery ("If you can't get it at Ralph's, you can probably get along without it."), Bertha's Kitty Boutique, the Catchup Advisory Board [sic][6] (which touted "the natural mellowing agents of ketchup"), the Duct Tape Council, and Beebopareebop Rhubarb Pie ("sweetening the sour taste of failure through the generations"). The show also contains parodic serial melodramas, such as The Adventures of Guy Noir, Private Eye and The Lives of the Cowboys. After the show's intermission, Keillor reads clever and often humorous greetings to friends and family at home, submitted by members of the theater audience. Also in the second half of the show, the broadcasts showcased a weekly monologue by Keillor entitled The News from Lake Wobegon, based in part on Keillor's own hometown of Anoka, Minnesota. Lake Wobegon is a quintessential but fictional Midwestern small town "where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average." The first show was in 1974, and the program became successful. It ran until 1987, when Keillor decided to end it; he worked on other projects, including another live radio program, "The American Radio Company", for several years. In 1993 he began producing A Prairie Home Companion again, with nearly identically-formatted programs, and has done so since.[7] On A Prairie Home Companion, Keillor receives no billing or credit; his name is never mentioned, except occasionally by a guest addressing him by his first name.

Keillor is also the host of The Writer's Almanac which, like A Prairie Home Companion, is produced and distributed by American Public Media. The Writer's Almanac is also available online and via daily e-mail installments by subscription[8].


Writing

Keillor has written many magazine and newspaper articles, and nearly a dozen books for adults as well as children. In addition to his time as a writer for The New Yorker, he has also written for The Atlantic Monthly, and Salon.com.

He also authored an advice column on Salon.com, titled "Mr. Blue". Following a heart operation, he resigned on September 4, 2001 in an article entitled "Every dog has his day"[9]:

Illness offers the chance to think long thoughts about the future (praying that we yet have one, dear God), and so I have, and so this is the last column of Mr. Blue, under my authorship, for Salon. Over the years, Mr. Blue's strongest advice has come down on the side of freedom in our personal lives, freedom from crushing obligation and overwork and family expectations and the freedom to walk our own walk and be who we are. And some of the best letters have been addressed to younger readers trapped in jobs like steel suits, advising them to bust loose and go off and have an adventure. Some of the advisees have written back to inform Mr. Blue that the advice was taken and that the adventure changed their lives. This was gratifying. So now I am simply taking my own advice. Cut back on obligations: Promote a certain elegant looseness in life. Simple as that. Winter and spring, I almost capsized from work, and in the summer I had a week in St. Mary's Hospital to sit and think, and that's the result. Every dog has his day and I've had mine and given whatever advice was mine to give (and a little more). It was exhilarating to get the chance to be useful, which is always an issue for a writer (What good does fiction do?), and Mr. Blue was a way to be useful. Nothing human is beneath a writer's attention; the basic questions about how to attract a lover and what to do with one once you get one and how to deal with disappointment in marriage are the stuff that fiction is made from, so why not try to speak directly? And so I did. And now it's time to move on.

In June 2005, Keillor started a syndicated newspaper column on Salon.com called "The Old Scout."

Keillor wrote the screenplay for the 2006 movie version of A Prairie Home Companion, which was directed by Robert Altman. (Keillor also appears in the movie.)

Keillor also recently published a collection of political essays as Homegrown Democrat.


Bookselling

On November 1, 2006, Keillor opened an independent bookstore in the historic Cathedral Hill area of Saint Paul, Minnesota. "Common Good Books, G. Keillor, Prop."[10] is located at the southwest corner of Selby and N. Western Avenues, (Blair Arcade Building, Suite 14, in the basement, below Nina's Coffee Cafe). The Cathedral Hill area is located in one of the St. Paul neighborhoods called [11]. For coverage of the bookstore opening, see this article [12] which appeared in the St. Paul Pioneer Press.


Awards and other recognition

In 1994, Keillor was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.[13]

Criticism

In 2007, Keillor wrote a column which, in part, criticized "stereotypical" gay parents, who he said were "sardonic fellows with fussy hair who live in over-decorated apartments with a striped sofa and a small weird dog and who worship campy performers."[14] In response to the strong reactions of many readers, Keillor apologized, saying

I live in a small world...in which gayness is as common as having brown eyes.... But in the larger world, gayness is controversial...and so gay people feel besieged to some degree and rightly so.... My column spoke as we would speak in my small world and it was read by people in the larger world and thus the misunderstanding.[15].


Voiceover work

Due to his distinctive voice, Keillor is often used as a voiceover actor. Some notable appearances include:

Voiceover artist for Honda UK's "the Power of Dreams" campaign. The campaign's most memorable advert is the 2003 Honda Accord commercial entitled "Cog". The two minute television ad features a complex system of car parts that react with each other to create a chain reaction. The commercial ends with Keillor asking, "Isn't it nice when things just work?"[16] Since then, Keillor has voiced the tagline for most if not all Honda UK advertisements, and even sang the voiceover in the 2004 Honda Diesel commercial entitled "Grrr". His most recent advert was a reworking of an existing commercial with digitally added England flags to tie in with the World Cup. Keillor's tagline was "Come on England, keep the dream alive".
Keillor lent his voice to an animated version of the Norse god Odin in an episode of the Disney animated series "Hercules." His role as the chief god was no doubt influenced by his frequent references to his Norwegian ancestry, which he shares with many residents in the Midwest.
Keillor provided the voice of Walt Whitman in Ken Burns' documentary series The Civil War.
Keillor was featured in the Venue Songs of the band They Might Be Giants, supposedly inspiring John Flansburgh and John Linnell with "Midwestern Pledge Drive Funk"[17] songs he had written, like "When Doves Cry," "Powdermilk Biscuit Rain," and "Factory's A-Closin' in the Quaint Fictional Lutheran Town."[18]

Keillor parodied

His style, particularly his speaking voice, is often the subject of parody. The Simpsons parodies Keillor in an episode where Homer is shown watching a Keillor-like monologist on television, and upon hitting the set, exclaiming "Stupid TV! Be more funny!", which has become one of The Simpsons' oft-quoted catchphrases.[19] In practice, Keillor rarely reads his monologue directly from the script, but the monotonous intonation and style of dress caricature Keillor successfully. One Boston radio critic likens Keillor and his "down comforter voice" to "a hypnotist intoning, 'You are getting sleepy now'", while noting that Keillor does play to listeners' intelligence.[20] In the UK, his commercials have been parodied, especially his song (for Honda): "Hate something, Change something, Make something better" (clip available below).

B. J. Thomas
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B. J. Thomas (born Billy Joe Thomas, 7 August 1942, Hugo, Oklahoma) is a country and pop music/soft rock/easy listening singer.


Career

Thomas grew up around Houston, Texas, and is an alumnus of Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg, Texas. Before his solo career, Thomas was with the musical group The Triumphs[1].

In 1966, B. J. Thomas and The Triumphs released the album, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Pacemaker Records). The album featured a hit cover of the Hank Williams song, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". In the same year, Thomas released a solo album of the same name (Scepter Records).

Thomas achieved mainstream success again in 1968, with the single "Hooked on a Feeling", which featured the sound of an electric sitar. "Hooked on a Feeling", was first released on the album On My Way (Scepter Records). Whilst the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, featured Thomas performing the (Burt Bacharach and Hal David) song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head". "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" was the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1970. The song was also released on the album of the same name.

In 1975, Thomas released the album Reunion (ABC Records), which contained what would become his second number one hit single, "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song". Later hits include, "Just Can't Help Believing" (Billboard #9 in 1970) and "Mighty Clouds of Joy".

Noted tracks of the 1980s, include, "Two Car Garage", "Whatever Happened to Old Fashioned Love" and "New Looks from an Old Lover" (see 1984 in music).

Thomas scored another hit, recording "As Long As We Got Each Other", the theme to Growing Pains with Jennifer Warnes. A later version, used for the show's fourth season, was recorded with the British singer Dusty Springfield. Thomas first released this track on his 1985 album Throwing Rocks At The Moon (Columbia Records).

Thomas has also authored two books and starred in the movie "Jory". Several commercial jingles, to include Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Bell phone systems, featured his voice and music.

Thomas has continued to record and tour, maintaining a smaller but loyal fan base. He has also found some new fans in Contemporary Christian Music. In 2002 he charted his first single since the late 1980s, with "You Call That A Mountain" from the album of the same name.

Charlize Theron
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Born August 7, 1975 (1975-08-07) (age 32)
Benoni, South Africa
Official site charlizetheron.com
[show]Awards
Academy Awards

Best Actress
2003 Monster
Golden Globe Awards

Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
2004 Monster
Screen Actors Guild Awards

Best Actress - Motion Picture
2004 Monster

Charlize Theron (born August 7, 1975) is a South African actress and former fashion model. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Monster (2004).

She was first featured in 2 Days in the Valley (1996), starring alongside such actors and actresses as Danny Aiello and Teri Hatcher.





Biography

Early life

Theron was born in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa. Her father, Charles Theron, was a construction company owner of French Huguenot descent; her mother, Gerda, is of German descent and took over her husband's business after his death. Theron's first language is Afrikaans. She is also fluent in English and speaks some Xhosa. In the United States, both in her films and while being interviewed, etc., Theron speaks with a typical American accent and style of speech, leading most people to assume she is American.

"Theron" is a French surname pronounced in Afrikaans as "Tronn," although she has said that she prefers the pronunciation "Thrown."[1] The pronunciation commonly used in the United States involves two syllables, with stress on the first.

Theron grew up as the only child on her parents' farm near Johannesburg (Benoni). At the age of thirteen, Charlize was sent to boarding school and began her studies at the National School Of The Arts in Johannesburg. At fifteen, Theron witnessed the death of her father, an abusive alcoholic; her mother shot him in self-defense when he attacked her. The police laid no charges against her.[2]


Career

At the age of 16, Theron traveled to Milan, Italy, on a one-year modeling contract, after winning a local competition. Her contract ended while she was in New York City, and she decided to remain there, attending the Joffrey Ballet School, where she trained as a ballet dancer. A knee injury closed this career path when she was 18.

Unable to dance, she bought a ticket to Los Angeles. After eight months in the city, she was cast in her first film part, a non-speaking role in the direct-to-video film Children of the Corn III. She followed this with larger roles in widely released Hollywood films, and her career skyrocketed in the late 1990s, with box office successes like The Devil's Advocate, The Cider House Rules, and Mighty Joe Young.

The May 1999 issue of Playboy published nude photos of Theron, taken during the early years of her modeling career. Claiming they had been "for private use", Theron ended up suing photographer Guido Argentini.

After appearing in a few notable films, Theron starred as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in the film Monster (2003). Film critic Roger Ebert called it "one of the greatest performances in the history of the cinema",[3] for which Theron won the Best Actress Oscar at the 76th Academy Awards in February 2004, as well as the SAG Award and the Golden Globe Award. She is the first South African to win an Oscar for Best Actress.

Having signed a deal with John Galliano in 2004, Theron replaced Estonian model Tiiu Kuik in the J'ADORE advertisements by Christian Dior; she is the current spokeswoman for Dior perfume. From October 2005 to December 2006 Theron endorsed Raymond Weil watches; in February of 2006 she was sued by them for breach of contract.[4] On September 30, 2005, she received her own bronze star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the same year, she starred in the financially unsuccessful science fiction thriller Æon Flux[5] and was given positive reviews. Additionally, she received a Best Actress Golden Globe nomination for her lead performance in the drama North Country. Ms. Magazine honored her for this performance as well with a feature article in its Fall 2005 issue. She had also been nominated for an Oscar as a lead actress for the role, although she did not win; this was her second nomination.

In 2005, Theron also portrayed Rita, Michael Bluth's (Jason Bateman) love interest on the third season of FOX's critically acclaimed television series Arrested Development.

She also received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her role in the HBO movie The Life and Death of Peter Sellers.


Salary and status

After her Oscar win for Monster, she earned $10,000,000 for both North Country and Aeon Flux. According to The Hollywood Reporter's 2006 list of highest-paid actresses in Hollywood, she ranked 7th, behind Halle Berry, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Renée Zellweger, Reese Witherspoon, and Nicole Kidman.[6]


Personal life

Theron dated the lead singer of Third Eye Blind, Stephan Jenkins, from January 1998 to July 2001. They broke up after Jenkins failed to take her requests of marriage seriously.[1] Theron now resides in Los Angeles with her long-time boyfriend, Stuart Townsend, with whom she starred in the 2004 film Head in the Clouds, as well as in the 2002 film Trapped; she has said that they will not marry until same-sex couples are able to have their marriages recognized.[citation needed] In October 2005, her mother, Gerda, was married in California. The media thought that Charlize was the one getting married (to Townsend) and the paparazzi got as close as they could for the photos.

While filming Æon Flux in Berlin, Germany, Theron had surgery on a herniated disc in her neck, the result of an injury incurred on the set during a stunt.

In May 2006, Maxim magazine named Theron #25 in its annual Hot 100 issue.[7]

Theron is also involved in women's rights organizations.[8]

In 2006, Theron won GLAAD's Vanguard Award at the GLAAD Media Awards for increasing "visibility and understanding in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community."

Theron is a supporter of animal rights and active member of PETA. She recently appeared in a PETA ad for their anti-fur campaign.[9]

PET RULES

To be posted VERY LOW on the refrigerator door - nose height.


Dear Dogs and Cats,

The dishes with the paw print are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Please note, placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I find that aesthetically pleasing in the slightest.

The stairway was not designed by NASCAR and is not a racetrack. Beating me to the bottom is not the object. Tripping me doesn't help because I fall faster than you can run.

I cannot buy anything bigger than a king sized bed. I am very sorry about this. Do not think I will continue sleeping on the couch to ensure your comfort. Dogs and cats can actually curl up in a ball when they sleep. It is not necessary to sleep perpendicular to each other stretched out to the fullest extent possible. I also know that sticking tails straight out and having tongues hanging out the other end to maximize space is nothing but sarcasm.

For the last time, there is not a secret exit from the bathroom. If by some miracle I beat you there and manage to get the door shut, it is not necessary to claw, whine, meow, try to turn the knob or get your paw under the edge and try to pull the door open. I must exit through the same door I entered. Also, I have been using the bathroom for years --canine or feline attendance is not required.

The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough!

To pacify you, my dear pets, I have posted the following message on our front door:
To All Non-Pet Owners Who Visit & Like to Complain About Our Pets:
1. They live here. You don't.
2. If you don't want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. (That's why they call it "fur"niture.)
3. I like my pets a lot better than I like most people.
4. To you, it's an animal. To me, he/she is an adopted son/ daughter who is short, hairy, walks on all fours and doesn't speak clearly.

Remember: Dogs and cats are better than kids because they:
1. Eat less
2. Don't ask for money all the time
3 Are easier to train
4. Normally come when called
5. Never ask to drive the car
6. Don't hang out with drug-using friends
7. Don't smoke or drink
8. Don't have to buy t he latest fashions
9. Don't want to wear your clothes
10. Don't need a gazillion dollars for college, and...
11. If they get pregnant, you can sell their children.

Good morning, WA2K listeners and contributors.

First, I would like to thank edgar and dj for the nocturnal music and the discussion on the origins and meaning. Bob Dylan turns up everywhere, right?

Bob of Boston, I love the admonition and rules for the cats and dogs. Something tells me that the doggies will pay attention and the cats will disdainfully ignore all.

Great bio's this morning, hawkman, and it's nice to see a good witch among them. I am certain that puppy will pop in shortly, so will await her famous photo's before commenting further.

Sorry to read about Lee Hazelwood's demise, edgar. Actually, the only thing that I recall about him is the strange song that he and Nancy sang together. Let's listen.

Some velvet mornin' when I'm straight

I'm gonna open up your gate

And maybe tell you 'bout Phaedra

And how she gave me life

And how she made it end

Some velvet mornin' when I'm straight



Flowers growing on a hill, dragonflies and daffodils

Learn from us very much, look at us but do not touch

Phaedra is my name



Some velvet mornin' when I'm straight

I'm gonna open up your gate

And maybe tell you 'bout Phaedra

And how she gave me life

And how she made it end

Some velvet mornin' when I'm straight



Flowers are the things we know, secrets are the things we grow

Learn from us very much, look at us but do not touch

Phaedra is my name



Some velvet mornin' when I'm straight

Flowers growing on a hill

I'm gonna open up your gate

dragonflies and daffodils

And maybe tell you 'bout Phaedra

Learn from us very much

And how she gave me life

look at us but do not touch

FADE

And how she made it end

Lee Hazelwood wrote These Boots are Made For Walkin

Really, edgar? I didn't know that, Texas. I guess Bud's favorite about Nancy was Sinatra's song "Nancy with the Laughing Face." The lyrics are lovely to that as well as the melody.

How about this famous one by B.J. Thomas, folks.

Raindrops are falling on my head
and just like the guy who's feet are too big for his bed,
nothing seems to fit
those,
raindrops are falling on my head,they keep falling

so I just did me some talking to the sun,
and I said I didn't like the way he got things done,
sleeping on the job
those,
raindrops are falling on my head they keep falling

But there's one thing, I know
the blues they sent to greet me won't defeat me.
It won't be long 'till happiness steps up to greet me

Raindrops keep falling on my head
but that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turning red.
Crying's not for me, cause
I'm never gonna stop the rain by complaining
because I'm free
nothing's worrying me

It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me

Raindrops keep falling on my head
but that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turning red
crying 's not for me
Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complaining
because I'm free
Nothing's worrying me

I guess we should dedicate that to all the folks who worry, including me.

Just finished listening to one of hbg's traditional folk ballads.

This one is in a minor key and reminds me a bit of "Poor Wayfaring Stranger."

recorded by Joan Baez

East Virginia Blues
Traditional
I was born in East Virginia,
North Carolina I did go.
There I met a fair young maiden,
And her name I did not know.

Oh, her hair was dark and curly,
And her cheeks were rosy red.
On her breast she wore white linen,
Where I longed to lay my head.

I don't want your green back dollar,
I don't want your watch and chain.
All I want is your heart darling,
Say you'll take me back again.

The ocean's deep and I can't wade it,
And I have no wings to fly.
I'll just get me a blue eyed boaten,
For to row me over time.

I'll go back to East Virginia,
North Carolina ain't my home.
I'll go back to East Virginia,
Leave them North Carolinians alone.

and this one, folks, is in a major key and I was quite surprised at the similarities.

I was born in east Virginia
North Carolina I did roam
There I met a pretty fair maiden
Her name and age I do not know

Her hair it was of a brightsome color
And her lips of a ruby red
On her breast she wore white lilies
There I longed to lay my head

Well in my heart you are my darling
And at my door you're welcome in
At my gate I'll meet you my darling
If your love I could only win

I'd rather be in some dark holler
Where the sun refused to shine
Than to see you another man's darling
And to know that you'll never be mine

Well in the night I'm dreaming about you
In the day I find no rest
Just the thought of you my darling
Sends aching pains all through my breast

Well when I'm dead and in my coffin
With my feet turned toward the sun
Come and sit beside me darling
Come and think on the way you done.

I may have that backwards, but it doesn't really matter as traditional folk melodies have changed quite a bit over the years and in the telling.

Little Green Apples

B. J. Thomas

Well I wake up in the morning
With my hair down in my eyes
And she says hi
Then I stumble to the breakfast table
While the kids are going off to school
Goodbye
Then she reaches out and take my hand
And squeezes it and says
How you feeling hon
And I look across at smiling lips
That warm my heart
And see my morning sun

And if that's not loving me
Then all I've got to say

God didn't make the little green apples
And it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime
There's no such thing as Dr. Seuss
Disneyland or Mother Goose
There's no nursery rhymes
God didn't make the little green apples
And it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime
And when myself is feeling low
I think about her face aglow
And it eases my mind

Sometimes I call her up at home
Ohh I know she's busy
And I ask if she can get away
And meet me for a bite to eat
And I know she drops what she's doing
And hurries down to meet me
And I'm always late
But she sits there waiting patiently
And smiles when she sees me
She's made that way

If that's not loving me
Then all I've got to say

God didn't make the little green apples
And it don't snow in Indianapolis when the winter comes
There's no such thing as make believe
Puppy dogs and autumn leaves
No BB guns because

God didn't make the little green apples
And it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime
There's no such thing as Dr. Seuss
Disneyland or Mother Goose
No nursery rhymes
God didn't make the little green apples
And it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime

God didn't make the little green apples
And it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime

Written by: Bobby Russell

Oops. Got an error message from our station owner, folks. Let's do it again.

Love that song, Bob, and you just reminded me of a song that my daddy sang.

Old Apple Tree

Oh, the old apple tree in the orchard
Lives in my memory
It reminds me of my pappy
He was handsome, young and happy
When he planted the old apple tree.

Then one day pappy took Mrs. Norton
Out on a jamboree
When he brought her home at sunup
Mr. Norton raised his gun up
And he chase pappy up in the tree.

When the neighbors came after poor pappy
Up in the tree was he.
So they took a rope and strung him
By the neck until they hung him
By the branch of the old apple tree.

Chorus:

Say goodbye (echo)
Say goodbye (echo)
Say goodbye to the old apple tree
Put the apples in a basket
Cut the tree down for a casket
Cause he died on the old apple tree.

Say goodbye (echo)
Say goodbye (echo)
Say goodbye to the old apple tree
If poor pappy had'a knowed it
He surely wouldn't growed it
Cause he died on the old apple tree.

Those lyrics were slightly different, y'all, but that's to be expected.

I used to think that the song, "When the World was Young" was done by Tony Bennett. Learned later that Frank Sinatra did it.

Hey, This must be apple day.

Good morning WA2K. Love Bob's doggie tale.

And here are Billie Burke ; Garrison Keillor, B. J., and Charlize Theron:

There's our Raggedy winking at us. Thanks, PA puppy for the great photo's.

Lovely quintet today, folks. We're looking at Billie, Garrison, B.J. and Charlize. Afraid that I don't know Charlize, however. Will have to go back and check out the hawkman's bio.

Speaking of apples, anyone remember this song and from what movie it was taken?

Pee-Racticality, Dee-oesn't intrest' me. Love the life that I lead.
I've got a pocketfull of miracles, and with a pocketfull of miracles,
one little miracle a day, is all I need.

Tee-Roubles, More or less, Bee-other me I guess, when the sun
doesn't shine. But there's that pocketfull of miracles, and with a
pocketfull of miracles, the world's a bright and shiny apple that's
mine, all mine.

I hear sleigh bells ringing, smack in the middle of May. I go around
like there's snow around, I feel so good, it's Christmas everyday.

Lee-ifes a carousel, fee-ar as I can tell, and i'm ridin' for free.

So if you're down and out of miracles, i've got a pocketfull of miracles
and there'll be miracles enough for you, and me.

I first saw the film, Pocket Full of Miracles, at a theater in Long Beach, CA, while in the Navy. I went because I love Glenn Ford in the movies, but was thoroughly taken with Ann-Margaret. I don't recall much about the film, only her radiance.

The End
Earl Grant

[Words and Music by Sid Jacobson and Jimmy Krondes]

At the end of a rainbow, you'll find a pot of gold
At the end of a story, you'll find it's all been told
But our love has a treasure our hearts always spend
And it has a story without any end

At the end of a river, the water stops its flow
At the end of a highway, there's no place you can go
But just tell me you love and you are only mine
And our love will go on 'til the end of time

At the end of a river, the water stops its flow
At the end of a highway, there's no place you can go
But just tell me you love and you are only mine
And our love will go on 'til the e-end of time

'Til the end of time

edgar, I had to look up the information myself. I just recall that Bette Davis was Apple Annie in the movie, and I played that song because we were on an apple kick. Frankly, I don't remember Ann Margaret at all. Could not locate one song by Ann that hadn't alread been done by others, but since I love this one and she did sing it, let's listen.

You're a nobody till somebody loves you
You're nobody till somebody cares
You may be king, you may possess the world and its gold
But gold won't bring you happiness when you're growin' old

The world still is the same, you'll never change it
As sure as the stars shine above
You're nobody till somebody loves you
Find yourself somebody, find yourself somebody
Find yourself somebody to love.

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Ann-Margaret did a duet album with Jumbo Al Hirt. The cuts that stand out in my mind are Personality (When Madame Pompador . . .) and Baby It's Cold Outside.

My word, edgar. Johnny Mercer did "Personality". I can't think of any writer and musician more talented.

Personality
Johnny Mercer
Words by Johnny Burke
Music by Jimmy Van Heusen


When Madam Pompadour was on a ballroom floor
Said all the gentlemen "Obviously,"
"The madam has the cutest personality"

And think of all the books about Du Barry's looks
What was it made her the toast of Paree?
She had a well-developed personality

(What did Romeo see in Juliet?)
(Or Figaro in Figarette?)
(Or Jupiter in Juno?)
You know!

And when Salome danced and had the boys entranced
No doubt it must have been easy to see
That she knew how to use her personality

(A girl can learn to spell and take dictation well)
(And never sit on the boss's left knee)
(Unless she's got a perfect personality)

(A girl can get somewhere in spite of stringy hair)
(Or even just a bit bowed at the knee)
(If she can show a faultless personality)

Why are certain girls offered certain things
Like sable coats and wedding rings?
By men who wear their spats right?
(That's right!)

(So don'tcha say "I'm smart and have the kindest heart"
(Or "what a wonderful sister I'd be")

Just tell me how you like my
Personality.

There's another "Personality" song that I recall. I'll check it out.

Incidentally, I liked your rainbow song. Reminded me of Kermit's "Rainbow Connection."

and the show MUST go on !
(but not much longer - "FROST" - the british detctive show is coming on at 9 pm - can't afford to miss it !)
hbg

Hey, hbg. I am soooo glad that you get to watch a decent show. One of my favorites is Medium, and I don't know what's going on with the major networks here.

Like that show song, incidentally.

I cannot believe that I found that other personality song, folks, and what a surprise to find that it's by Lloyd Price. I don't even know Lloyd Price, He's a black dude from Louisiana, but did the New Orleans style music.

Incidentally, I think Johnny and Jimmy may have had their tongues in their cheeks when they did that one that I just played.

Well, let's listen to Lloyd.


(YOU'VE GOT) PERSONALITY
Lloyd Price - 1959


Oh-oh-over and over
I'll prove my love to you
Over and over, what more can I do
Over and over, my friends say I'm a fool
But oh-oh-over and over
I'll be a fool for you

'Cause you've got - (personality)
Walk - (personality) talk - (personality)
Smile - (personality) charm - (personality)
Love - (personality)
'Cause you got a great big heart
Well over -and over
I'll be a fool for you
Well, well, well over and over
What more can I do

'Cause you've got - (personality)
Walk - (personality) talk - (personality)
Smile - (personality) charm - (personality)
Love - (personality)
'Cause you got a great big heart
Well over - and over
I'll be a fool for you
Now, now, now over and over
What more can I do

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-over and over
I said that I loved you
Over and over, honey now it's the truth
Over and over, my friends say that I'm a fool
But oh-oh-over and over
I'll be a fool for you

'Cause you've got - (personality)
Walk - (personality) talk - (personality)
Smile - (personality) charm - (personality)
Love - (personality)
And cause you got a great big heart
Well over and over
I'll be a fool for you
Now, now, now over and over
What more can I do

'Cause you've got - (personality)
Walk - (personality) talk - (personality)
Smile - (personality) charm - (personality)
Love - (personality)
'Cause you got a great big heart
Well over - (over and over) and over (over and over)
I'll be a fool for you
Well, well, well over (over and over) and over (over and over)
What more can I do?

Love it!

don't want to alarm the upstanding folk of A2K, but i fear trouble may be brewin'

Harold:
Well, either you're closing your eyes
To a situation you do now wish to acknowledge
Or you are not aware of the caliber of disaster indicated
By the presence of a pool table in your community.
Ya got trouble, my friend, right here,
I say, trouble right here in River City.
Why sure I'm a billiard player,
Certainly mighty proud I say
I'm always mighty proud to say it.
I consider that the hours I spend
With a cue in my hand are golden.
Help you cultivate horse sense
And a cool head and a keen eye.
Never take and try to give
An iron-clad leave to yourself
From a three-reail billiard shot?
But just as I say,
It takes judgement, brains, and maturity to score
In a balkline game,
I say that any boob kin take
And shove a ball in a pocket.
And they call that sloth.
The first big step on the road
To the depths of deg-ra-Day--
I say, first, medicinal wine from a teaspoon,
Then beer from a bottle.
An' the next thing ya know,
Your son is playin' for money
In a pinch-back suit.
And list'nin to some big out-a-town Jasper
Hearin' him tell about horse-race gamblin'.
Not a wholesome trottin' race, no!
But a race where they set down right on the horse!
Like to see some stuck-up jockey'boy
Sittin' on Dan Patch? Make your blood boil?
Well, I should say.
Friends, lemme tell you what I mean.
Ya got one, two, three, four, five, six pockets in a table.
Pockets that mark the diff'rence
Between a gentlemen and a bum,
With a capital "B,"
And that rhymes with "P" and that stands for pool!
And all week long your River City
Youth'll be frittern away,
I say your young men'll be frittern!
Frittern away their noontime, suppertime, choretime too!
Get the ball in the pocket,
Never mind gittin' Dandelions pulled
Or the screen door patched or the beefsteak pounded.
Never mind pumpin' any water
'Til your parents are caught with the Cistern empty
On a Saturday night and that's trouble,
Oh, yes we got lots and lots a' trouble.
I'm thinkin' of the kids in the knickerbockers,
Shirt-tail young ones, peekin' in the pool
Hall window after school, look, folks!
Right here in River City.
Trouble with a capital "T"
And that rhymes with "P" and that stands for pool!
Now, I know all you folks are the right kinda parents.
I'm gonna be perfectly frank.
Would ya like to know what kinda conversation goes
On while they're loafin' around that Hall?
They're tryin' out Bevo, tryin' out cubebs,
Tryin' out Tailor Mades like Cigarette Feends!
And braggin' all about
How they're gonna cover up a tell-tale breath with Sen-Sen.
One fine night, they leave the pool hall,
Headin' for the dance at the Arm'ry!
Libertine men and Scarlet women!
And Rag-time, shameless music
That'll grab your son and your daughter
With the arms of a jungle animal instink!
Mass-staria!
Friends, the idle brain is the devil's playground!

People:
Trouble, oh we got trouble,
Right here in River City!
With a capital "T"
That rhymes with "P"
And that stands for Pool,
That stands for pool.
We've surely got trouble!
Right here in River City,
Right here!
Gotta figger out a way
To keep the young ones moral after school!
Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble...

Harold:
Mothers of River City!
Heed the warning before it's too late!
Watch for the tell-tale sign of corruption!
The moment your son leaves the house,
Does he rebuckle his knickerbockers below the knee?
Is there a nicotine stain on his index finger?
A dime novel hidden in the corn crib?
Is he starting to memorize jokes from Capt.
Billy's Whiz Bang?
Are certain words creeping into his conversation?
Words like 'swell?"
And 'so's your old man?"
Well, if so my friends,
Ya got trouble,
Right here in River city!
With a capital "T"
And that rhymes with "P"
And that stands for Pool.
We've surely got trouble!
Right here in River City!
Remember the Maine, Plymouth Rock and the Golden Rule!
Oh, we've got trouble.
We're in terrible, terrible trouble.
That game with the fifteen numbered balls is a devil's tool!
Oh yes we got trouble, trouble, trouble!
With a "T"! Gotta rhyme it with "P"!
And that stands for Pool!!!