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MEA weekend is a special time of the year. Many a father/son(daughter) combo head for the woods or ponds to bring home the “bacon” in the form of grouse or duck. Larry, a friend of mine who died way too young, knew that I had never taken up hunting, but he wanted my son and myself to experience a weekend of grouse hunting, up north at “the shack”. He invited our friend Ron and his son Matt, my son’s best friend, to join him and his son Danny. So there were three dads and three sons along with a black lab, named “Bear”. We formed two teams and since I don’t own a gun, I was the “bird dog” on the dads team. Bear went with the boys.

The first day we brought back 17 grouse and Larry fixed a meal of grouse with wild rice and mushroom soup in the giant iron skillet that hung from a nail in “the shack”. It was one of the most memorable feasts of my life. I trust that you are doing something special with your family this weekend. If you want to see examples of other hunting and fishing experiences go to www.theoutdoorreport.com

The APHC show this week is back at the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota for one more hometown broadcast before the gang heads off on the road for visits to Pasadena, San Diego, New York, and beyond. Composer, singer, arranger, and pianist Randy Newman will sing songs full of wit, warmth, and well-honed satire; Margo Price brings her crackling band up from Nashville to turn the Fitz into a honky tonk for an evening; and Alice Wetterlund, originally of Minnesota and now making her home out in California, joins Chris for a bit of comedy. Plus: the third Song of the Week this season from host Chris Thile; Tom Papa is back with an update from Out in America; music from public radio’s finest variety show ensemble (singer Madison Cunningham, pianist and music director Rich Dworsky, drummer Matt Chamberlain, guitarist Chris Eldridge, Brittany Haas on fiddle, and bassist Paul Kowert); leaves crunching, overhead geese, apple-cheeked conversation, and more autumn hallmarks from the Royal Academy of Radio Actors (Serena Brook , Tim Russell, and Fred Newman); a fresh selection of musician birthdays; and a song request straight from you, the listeners. It’s almost more entertainment than can comfortably fit into two hours, but they will dot their very best — tune in on your local public radio station or watch live (5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Central Time) at prairiehome.org!
“Remember, it’s not about having time, it is about making time”. Erik Jon Osberg