Remember when the film director Robert Altman died and Lindsay Lohan wrote that letter to his family immediately after it telling them to "be adequate" and we were all "um...what?" and then nobody saw the movie he was directing her in called "A Prairie Home Companion" and Altman stayed dead and Lindsay became a lesbian and got pelted with flour bags and the creator of the radio show the film was based on left Hollywood and wished he'd never gone in the first place and went back to that hugely-popular and creative radio show?
Remember that radio guy?
His name of course if Garrison Keillor and if you're among the NPR set who worship the folksy earth he walks on, you'll want to give his tickets the snatch. If you go, and he doesn't bring up the Lindsay anecdote, make sure to raise your hand and bring it up. Oh and film it.
Garrison Keillor, not Lindsay Lohan, Live
November 24, 2008; 7:30pm
Bob Carr Hall of Noise
Tickets: Ticketmaster.com or 407-839-3900
"The charming, witty, and always-entertaining writer and humorist Garrison Keillor is probably best known for his widely popular radio show A Prairie Home Companion. The show attracts more than two million listeners on more than 450 NPR stations weekly. Keillor is also a best-selling author of 12 books, including Lake Wobegon Days; Love Me; and Homegrown Democrat. Most recently, Keillor can be seen in the film adaptation of A Prairie Home Companion (staring lesbian-denying Lindsay Lohan). The film, directed by Robert Altman and with a cast including Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Kline, and Keillor himself, was received with critical acclaim. The film has renewed interest in the radio show, and Keillor remains one of the most popular American storytellers of all time.
True to his radio form, Keillor will deliver hilarious anecdotes about growing up in the American Midwest and the aging process, not to mention “late-life fatherhood.” With a wonderful, dry sense of humor, he captivates audiences and delivers with class, charisma, and wisdom."