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Title: Garrison Keillor
Post by: stubing on November 19, 2014, 09:31:29 PM
Miss Tom making fun of Garrison Keillor? Here's something from someone else that's very funny.
http://boringoldraphael.tumblr.com/post/102816045574/this-is-what-we-know-about-a-prairie-home-companion (http://boringoldraphael.tumblr.com/post/102816045574/this-is-what-we-know-about-a-prairie-home-companion)
Title: Re: Garrison Keillor
Post by: buffcoat on November 20, 2014, 01:36:18 PM
Good call. That is funny, especially his question about whether the powdered biscuit company is supposed to be a joke. I don't know either.

From the comments:

Albatross • 16 hours ago
The author seems to be missing the obvious point that the show is structured like a mass, with regular prayers, proverbs and stories, hymns repeated week to week such as Powdermilk Biscuits, and all ending with the Gospel - the Good News from Lake Woebegon, with Keillor as both priest and God.
Title: Re: Garrison Keillor
Post by: buffcoat on November 20, 2014, 01:40:37 PM
Also:

atypicaloracle • 10 hours ago
The Powdermilk Biscuits aren't real. The show airs on noncommercial radio, so it can't actually have real sponsors, so they've been making jokes about fictional products... the same fictional products... for forty years. He keeps saying he'll retire, but he never does. I assume Garrison Keillor will actually die on air.
Title: Re: Garrison Keillor
Post by: immattryan on November 28, 2014, 04:44:31 PM
Has anyone ever seen the movie? It was on HBO a few times a couple of years ago and half of it made no sense and some how *spoikers?* Lindsay Lohan is Keillor and Meryl Streep's daughter... At least it seemed that way.  It was all very confusing.
Title: Re: Garrison Keillor
Post by: stubing on November 28, 2014, 09:07:07 PM
I've always thought I "theoretically" want to see that movie. But I cannot imagine I will ever see that movie.
Title: Re: Garrison Keillor
Post by: nrt4 on November 29, 2014, 06:35:51 PM
Quote from: immattryan on November 28, 2014, 04:44:31 PM
Has anyone ever seen the movie? It was on HBO a few times a couple of years ago and half of it made no sense and some how *spoikers?* Lindsay Lohan is Keillor and Meryl Streep's daughter... At least it seemed that way.  It was all very confusing.

Paul Thomas Anderson was on set for that entire production because if Robert Altman died while filming, PTA would have to take over. It was the only way they could secure insurance for Altman.

I've imagined that PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON'S A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION would be like on more than one occasion.