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Humorist Keillor coming to Madison

By ASSOCIATED PRESS   Friday, April 3, 2009 - 10:56 a.m.
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MADISON — Minnesota humorist Garrison Keillor plans a benefit show in Madison next month to honor his late brother.

Keillor’s brother, John Philip Keillor Jr., died Feb. 27 from injuries suffered in a fall at the Vilas Park ice skating rink in Madison. He was 71.

The son of the late Keillor, Doug Keillor, says his uncle wants the May 6 show at Overture Hall to be both entertaining and a meaningful tribute to his brother.

Ticket prices and other details are not yet finalized. Doug Keillor says the show will not be a live broadcast of his uncle’s "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show.




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janesvillean
Apr 3, 2009 at 2:51 p.m.
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Keillor, an engineer and civic leader, was a lifelong skater on an outing with his granddaughter when he fell on the way to the ice. Because he had no helmet, the injury proved fatal.
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/44...

bennetonf1
Apr 3, 2009 at 2:35 p.m.
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or ketchup?

gazettefan
Apr 3, 2009 at 2:11 p.m.
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Will he bring Powder Milk Biscuits?

Purrmaid
Apr 3, 2009 at 12:43 p.m.
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Not a skate park, an "ice skating rink". Big difference.

jofa
Apr 3, 2009 at 11:23 a.m.
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71 year old at a skate park?

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