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Recap[]

Rebroadcast on May 18, 1996.

Guests[]

  • Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys
  • Marcia Ball
  • Rich Dworsky
  • Tom Keith

Opening[]

"Oh, hear that old piano from down the avenue.
I smell the [noun], I look around for you.
Oh my sweet, sweet old someone, coming through that door.
It's Saturday and the band is playing.
Honey, could we ask for more?"
        – Tishomingo Blues

Broadcast Rundown[]

Unofficial listing obtained from https://phc.creamcityre.com. Exact timestamps are based off of radio recording and may vary.

 -- "Tishomingo Blues" - Guest rundown - Garrison Keillor
 -- GK - Talk about Mardi Gras and Spring
 -- GK - My true identity (as a Cajun) - "Cajun Upbringing song"
 -- GK - Talk about Baton Rouge
 -- Cast - How Northerners see Southerners
 -- Cafe Boeuf commercial - Cast - Café Boeuf Mardi Gras float
 -- Louisianna Nutria Growers Association - The Nutria - Good Eating
 -- GK - "Baton Rouge"
 -- Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys - "unknown Cajun song / Mamu Mardi Gras Song"
 -- The Adventures Of Guy Noir - Private Eye - Cast - Battling Boudin - Fighting Chicken
 -- Marcia Ball "Down The Road / The Facts Of Life"
 -- GK - History - Baton Rouge / Huey Long
 -- The Lives of the Cowboys - Cast - Lefty wants a bedroom suite
 -- GK - Intermission announcement

 -- Intermission music - unknown
 -- Welcome Back - GK
 -- GK - "Love's Old Sweet Song / Abide With Me"
 -- Marcia Ball - "That's Enough Of That Stuff"
 -- The News From Lake Wobegon - GK:
         Broken window at the Mercantile / Pastor Inqvist hits a parishioner's car / Mr. Berge's birthday / Groceries on car roof / Leroy's strange dream & guilt
 -- Guy's All Star Alligator Shoe Band - unknown
 -- Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys - "unknown Cajun songs"
 -- Thanks / Credits - GK
 -- Commercial sponsors and Southern humor
 -- Marcia Ball and guests - "Iko Iko"

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