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Good blustery morning from Collegeville,

It is sweater weather in Minnesota today. It will be interesting to see if the students on campus will still be in shorts and flip-flops. The “walk of shame count” in the LaPlayette parking lot was only 2 this morning. I have been living in a loft on the corner of Minnesota and College Avenue in “vibrant” downtown Saint Joseph for almost a year now. Many mornings there are cars left in the parking lot behind the LaPlayette bar. Some weekend mornings I am sitting on the “New Orleans Style” balcony sipping a cup of coffee and sometimes I get to witness the arrival of the person who decided to not drive home the night before. On occasion it is a young man dropping off a young woman. I wonder if this still counts as a “walk of shame” or if there should be a different label for those situations?

I always make sure that I look at all of the ads in the Minnesota Monthly magazine in case someone in my territory is placing an ad. Since MMM is owned by MPR, I sometimes can convince them to spend some money to reach our “unique audience with their unique message”. This month there is an ad for the DVD of the APHC cinecast from last year. I was very impressed with the performance so I ordered one. I am hoping that the tour of downtown St. Paul with Garrison is included in the DVD. Check it out at www.prettygoodgoods.org There will be another cinecast on October 21st. I hope that the Parkwood Theater participates again.

The show this week is a rebroadcast of tonight’s show from the State Fair. Barby and I will be there along with some friends from Monticello. It will be cool, but hopefully no rain will fall. Special guests include California singer-songwriter and fiddler Sara Watkins, blue-ribbon sisters of soul, Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele, plus the magnificent Anoka High School Band. Garrison graduated Anoka High in 1960. Enjoy the show.

The Carlos Creek Winery barn dance with Lamont Cranston is two weeks from tonight. Details are at www.carloscreekwinery.com I hope to see you there.

“It’s unwise to pay too much, but it’s also unwise to pay too little. When you pay too much, all you lose is a little money but when you pay too little you stand the chance of losing everything because the thing you bought is incapable of doing what you bought it to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot – it just can’t be done. So, when you deal with the low bidder, it’s wise to put a little something aside to take care of the risk you run. And, if you do that, you can afford something better.” John Ruskin