Last night's A Prairie Home Companion was broadcast live from the Fox Theater in St. Louis and I was there! Well, not actually inside for the show, but outside in the car and listening on the radio. Following the performance, I made my way over to the stage door to await the departure of the show's star Garrison Keillor. After about 40 minutes waiting in the cold, I discovered from some other fans that Garrison was meeting and greeting fans inside the "warm" Fox Theater. So, I made my way inside and got in line. I was not disappointed. As I got closer, I could hear Garrison chatting up each person, asking them a little about themselves as he signed autographs and took pictures. Upon arrival at the front of the line, he took a close look at my jacket and said, "WP, now what does that stand for?" I replied "Worldwide Pants, David Letterman's production company." He asked, "So, did Dave gift you with this beautiful jacket?" "No," I replied, "You've heard of Ebay." He smiled and said, "Ahhhhhhhhh, yes, Ebay." He then proceeded to place a very beautiful signature on my A Prairie Home Companion DVD (and a few other items).Earlier in the day, I had the opportunity to meet novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford during a book signing at Harrah's Casino (I know, kind of an odd place for a book signing).
Taylor Bradford's first novel, A Woman of Substance, ranks as one of the top ten best selling fiction books in history with over 20 million copies sold. She is on tour promoting her most recent novel, The Ravenscar Dynasty.
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