[bksvol-discuss] Re: Garrison Keillor, 5 books in collection and brilliant new movie
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 19:03:27 -0700 (PDT)
Dear Lissi,
Thanks for the review. I also like to hear what
people, not only critics, think of the movies that are
out before I see them.
Cindy
--- Estelnalissi <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dear Friends who Enjoy Garrison Keillor,
>
> If I'm the only Garrison Keillor fan on the
> Bookshare Lists, then please delete now, but there
> is encouraging evidence that some of you may be
> interested in my news.
>
> First off, there are 5 books by this mellow voiced,
> very shy, champion of Midwestern culture and folk,
> gospel, Celtic, jazz and blues music in the
> Bookshare collection. They are, in case you don't
> already have enough to read,
>
> Happy To Be Here
>
> Lake Wobegon Days
>
> Leaving Home
>
> Love Me
>
> and
>
> Me: Jimmy (Big Boy) Valente
>
> This afternoon I saw the new movie, "A Prairie Home
> Companion." Don't miss it! Yes, some of it is
> visual, but the dialogue is so engrossing and the
> music so heartfelt with hilarious and tender lyrics,
> you won't feel you are missing anything by not
> seeing the screen.
>
> I expected it to be nostalgic, warm and fuzzy. I
> expected it to celebrate Keillor's enormous success
> in bringing grass roots humor and music to a portion
> of the American population, including myself, who
> were hungry for the companionship and talent Keillor
> orchestrated so brilliantly. I expected that,
> reailistically, the dear man was beyond his creative
> prime.
>
> The movie delivered dashes of what I expected on the
> first and second counts, but I was completely wrong
> on the third. It was no rehash of Keller's career
> and personal highlights. It was an ingenious
> interpretation of the truth, "To Every thing there
> is a season." Keillor went beyond collecting and
> cleverly presenting anecdotes on the colorful
> characters he has known. All of his jokes, tall
> tales, and music making and appreciation have taught
> him wisdom far greater than the sum of its
> inspirations.
>
> The appeal of The Prairie Home Companion is fading
> as American culture has made sweeping, fundamental,
> lightning fast changes. Baby Boomers are beginning
> to believe in their mortality and Keillor accepts
> the passing of his brain child. He has written a
> grand metaphor for death and change, understanding
> he can't be the one to write the metaphor for
> rebirth. He prepares us for his demise and the
> demise of the Prairie Home he made for us, with
> humor, grace and a personal detachment no one, no
> matter how much they love him, have been able to
> fathom.
>
> My friend, who'd heard his name and never heard his
> radio show or read his books, laughed and laughed
> during the movie, and liked the characters. The
> acting and music was wonderful. I laughed, too, but
> I also cried. Keillor touched my soul in unexpected
> ways. The Prairie Home Companion, the radio show
> many scheduled their weekends so as never to miss,
> is a cultural phenomenon of decades.This movie, is a
> theatrical creation which will touch and inform
> humanity for centuries.
>
> Garrison, I feel wrenchingly wistful, but so very
> proud of you.
>
> Always with love,
>
> Lissi
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