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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000079.txt from 2007/01

From: Dennis Thiel <dathiel@-----.au>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Keillor
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:50:39 -0500

Jim,
I had the need to do a bit of a crash course on him. He was born
Plymouth Brethren, changed later to Lutheran and latterly to
Episcopalian and yes, his 3rd wife is a violist. Perhaps he wrote the
piece as a Lutheran fund raiser? ;-) He has been roughed up a bit for
"attacking the Pope's ceremonials" and so on. But I do accept the piece
he recently wrote about his President and the war, which I posted this
morning. I think this comes the end of my interest in Garrison Keillor.
Dennis

Judy and Jim Preston wrote:
> Garrison Keillor is not an instrumentalist, but has done a lot of work and
> study to improve his singing since he began broadcasting. He has always
> been a fan and an admirer of instrumental players, both in the concert mode
> (Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra) and in the various
> bluegrass, country, and soul genres that he features on his weekly radio
> show. The "Guide" was originally written, I think, for one of the many
> fund-raisor events in which Garrison participates, which explains the
> affection and respect that underly his humor in the piece.
>
> His wife, if I'm not mistaken, is a violist, which may explain a lot. Or
> not.
>
> -Jim Preston
> -----Original Message-----
> From: herb fawcett [mailto:herbgosia@-----.net]
> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 1:24 PM
> To: doublereed@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [DR-L] Profanity????
>
> Dennis,
> I have played that piece by Keilor on two occasions. Both were in situations
> where we usually play to the usual serious and attentive audiences. In each
> case, the predominant sound (often to our discomfiture) was that of laughter
> and a genuine appreciation for Keilor's wit and non coruscating humor. I
> believe that he, too, is a musician; possibly a bassoonist. In any case, I
> don't think he has done any damage to the future of our vocations or
> avocations, and I suspect he may have helped to "grow" the audience.
> I'm not an advocate of making a fool of oneself in order to ingratiate
> himself with an audience. In fact I have always felt that Captain Kangaroo
> debased himself in that "pratfall" humor he provided for kids. Consider the
> contrast with Mr. Rogers. I do believe, however, that there is enough
> dignity left in Keilor's piece to obviate any chance of that extreme.
>
> Herb
>
>
> On 1/5/07 12:33 AM, "Dennis Thiel" <dathiel@-----.au> wrote:
>
>
>> Hmmm. There have been numerous DR-L messages over past 14 or so years,
>> concerned with increasingly dramatic losses of audiences and even
>> symphony orchestras. Is it possible that such strange, but very funny
>> chaps could be in some funny way, fully or partly responsible?
>> Dennis.
>>
>> herb fawcett wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe strange, but very funny.
>>> Herb
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/4/07 8:02 PM, "Dennis Thiel" <dathiel@-----.au> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Do I hear Bach turning in his grave? His use of oboe was prolific and
>>>> beautiful. Mostly composed for Lutheran services.
>>>> What a strange person must be Mr Keillor.
>>>>
>>>> Dennis.
>>>>
>>>> Oboeeee@-----.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> "The oboe is the sensualist of the woodwind section, and if there is
>>>>> one wind Lutherans should avoid, it's probably this one. In movie
>>>>> soundtracks, you tend to hear the oboe when the woman is taking her
>>>>> clothes off. Also a little later when she asks the man for a
>>>>> cigarette. You start playing the oboe, you're going to have babies,
>>>>> take my word for it."
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -Garrison Keillor (1942) American author, humorist, columnist,
>>>>>
> musician,
>
>>>>> satirist, and radio personality
>>>>> "Young Lutheran's Guide to the Orchestra"
>>>>> *Keillor is best known as host of the American public media show, "A
>>>>> Prairie
>>>>> Home Companion."
>>>>>
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