I love his show too, and listening to him brings all my old Norwegian Lutheran relatives who are now gone back to me as if he knows them too, and what they are up to as if they are still alive.
I've seen him live three times also, twice here in Washington at outdoor ampitheaters, and once my dad and I drove to Reno to see him. He gives me and my ole dad, for whom emotion and affection is a difficult challenge, something sweet we can share. I'd defend that against anybody.
"He gives me and my ole dad, for whom emotion and affection is a difficult challenge, something sweet we can share. I'd defend that against anybody.
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Yes. His show is very, very rarely political at all. He deals with small town America almost exclusively, and with politics almost never.
While he pokes fun at those old Norwegians, it's always good-natured fun, and the same jokes could apply to any ethnic group in this country. He pokes fun at himself, which is always the mark of someone who understands human frailty.
The music on his show is always in good taste, and he features performers, both amateur and professional, that all can listen to. I remember when he started having the guitarist Chet Atkins as a frequent guest. I had not heard anything from Chet Atkins for years, and his virtuoso guitar work has always made a huge impression on me. Keillor gave him a fresh stage and a fresh audience.
Anyhow, I think the man was trashed in this thread for some reason I cannot understand. It's too darned bad.