I am going to see Garrison Keillor live!

[JonFromMaplewood]

Dear FOT,

My wife surprised me with two tickets to see Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" when they tape here in NYC tomorrow night at Town Hall.  I heard the podcast of Tom's rant about Keillor mere hours after hearing about my gift.  Ew buoy. Now I am one of the mutants who goes to see him live!

I will report back.

-Jon


P.S. Why, you might ask, did my wife get me this gift, given that we are not octogenarians? It had more to do with a sketch she and I performed on my now defunct podcast, in which I played Garrison Keillor and she played Laurie Anderson.  The situation was that we were on a blind date and both spoke at about one mile per hour, driving the Applebee's waiter insane.

[Christina]

P.S. Why, you might ask, did my wife get me this gift, given that we are not octogenarians? It had more to do with a sketch she and I performed on my now defunct podcast, in which I played Garrison Keillor and she played Laurie Anderson.  The situation was that we were on a blind date and both spoke at about one mile per hour, driving the Applebee's waiter insane.

So you're going ironically!

Funny bit btw ... like an updated version of Bob & Ray's Slow Talkers of America.

[JonFromMaplewood]

OH SHIT. 

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.keillor16dec16,0,225627.story

[Christina]

OH SHIT. 

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.keillor16dec16,0,225627.story

Well, I'm sure that will blow over.

[Jim McGriddles]

OH SHIT. 

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.keillor16dec16,0,225627.story

"I've just come from Cambridge, that beehive of brilliance, where nerds don't feel self-conscious..."

Now I know how everyone from New Jersey feels about that MTV Jersey Shore show.

[JonFromMaplewood]

Forget that part!  Did you read further?  To the part about Unitarians and Jews impinging on the celebration of his Messiahs birth?  Get bent, Garrison.  WE'RE NO LONGER GOING TONIGHT.

[fonpr]

Forget that part!  Did you read further?  To the part about Unitarians and Jews impinging on the celebration of his Messiahs birth?  Get bent, Garrison.  WE'RE NO LONGER GOING TONIGHT.

Whoa Jon.  You can go and boo his comments.  If you get the heave ho ask for your money back.

[daveB from Oakland]

Forget that part!  Did you read further?  To the part about Unitarians and Jews impinging on the celebration of his Messiahs birth?  Get bent, Garrison.  WE'RE NO LONGER GOING TONIGHT.

Whoa Jon.  You can go and boo his comments.  If you get the heave ho ask for you money back.

Even better, you can go in there pretending to be crazed, rabid superfans ... shouting out requests for favorite bits and generally being disruptive while pretending to be supportive.

(Although I guess that wouldn't be very nice to all the octogenarians trying to have a nice evening out).

And you can heartily congratulate him for joining Bill O'Reilly in the brave counterbattle against the "war on christmas".

[fonpr]

And you can heartily congratulate him for joining Bill O'Reilly in the brave counterbattle against the "war on christmas".

Hear hear.  I request you do the above.  You already have tickets.

[Martin]

I support Jon's decision not to go.

[fonpr]

I support Jon's decision not to go.

Then Keillor wins.  Gets money; no harassment.  That is not justice.

[Christina]

Return the tix with a letter as to why you aren't going - copy letter and send to the EIC at the paper. (although it is a syndicated column that the Sun just carries, but still)

[Gilly]

I  don't get why he'd do something like that, he's always been one of my favorites, a guy who sticks with the traditional stuff with out being political about it or a religious nut. He did the old timey, hymn singing thing with class so it's unfortunate that he'd have to write something like that. I haven't listened to his radio broadcast in a few years though so maybe he's changed.

[AllisonLeGnome]

I've gotten mad at something written Garrison Keillor before and been informed I'm simply missing his hilarious sarcasm- but this doesn't seem to fall into that category.

[dave from knoxville]

Man, you guys are so easy to offend.