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Dr_Wilson_Trivino
Posted August 28, 2011
While promoting his latest book Pilgrims, on the campus of Agnes Scott College on September 28, Garrison Keillor brought along he usual dry high brow wit.
Keillor know for describing the antics of his beloved Lake Wobegone a fictional town in his native Minnesota began by sharing his recent near death stroke experience.
In red slightly worn tennis shoes, red tie, and comfortable jeans, Keillor was running errands and went to find a nice fried taste of goodness. Then he suddenly felt something was wrong, his words did not come out and his mouth felt like numb. Driving himself to the hospital, he walked in and was diagnosed that he had a stroke.
In the "living coffin experience", within the MRI he was told to sit still and then congratulated him as if lying still was a skill. This experience made him face death and realize that after dying the ride in the hearse to the cemetery is one's last car ride.
Ending with an acappella version of "just can't help but falling in love", the audience joined as this master story teller brought the audience together in song.
WGW
Posted February 27, 2010
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Nobody can tell a story like Garrison Keillor. If you have enjoyed his other books you will enjoy spending time with these Lake Wobegon citizens as they go world traveling.
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Posted February 11, 2010
That's what happens in Pilgrims as well as the adventures of some not so savvy travelers from Lake Wobegon to Italy to find the grave of a local hero who died during WWII. Mr. Keillor travels with them, but these "pilgrims" aren't very impressed with his presence. It brings smiles from beginning to end.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.It's Garrison Keillor, it's funny, it's derisive, and yet warm. I enjoyed it very much, especially the main character (Margie Krebsbach).
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Overview
Lake Wobegon goes to Italy in Garrison Keillor's latestTwelve Wobegonians fly to Rome to decorate a war hero's grave, led by Marjorie Krebsbach, with radio host Gary Keillor along for the ride. The pilgrimage is inspired by a phone call from an Italian woman seeking her Lake Wobegon roots and by a memoir O Paradiso by a farm wife who found the secret of life and love in Italy. And by marjorie's longing to win back the love of her husband Carl. Far from home, sitting in the rain in the Piazza Navona, the pilgrims talks about themselves, as they never could do in the Chatterbox Café. ...