September 9, 2016
I celebrated my tenth birthday on a ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean. My mother along and with her four children were returning from a stint as U.S. Army dependents stationed in Vienna, Austria. My Dad was held over in Vienna and when he arrived in Upsala a few weeks later, Ma along with brother Brian age 2, were in New Ulm visiting her cousin Helen. Dad borrowed a brand new 1954 Chevy from Uncle Duke who owned Hagstrom Chevrolet in Upsala and my brother Bill and I rode with him to New Ulm.
I was napping in the back seat and I woke up when our car was broadsided by a dump truck. I had a broken leg. I still can remember the pain while they were putting me on the X-Ray table at the hospital in Cokato. The cast was from my toes to my crotch. I was in the hospital for a few weeks and when it came time to transport me back to Upsala, Dad took me to Uncle Elmer’s. Uncle Elmer and his wife Ethyl owned the Dokken Funeral Home in Cokato. I had to spend the night on a cot on the main floor of the funeral home. There were coffins in the next room. The next day they hauled me to Upsala in a black Studebaker hearse. That explains a lot, huh!
The APHC show this week is a rebroadcast of a show originally performed at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee in April of 1995, 21 years ago. Special guests include Chet Atkins, singer Nanci Griffith and The Fairfield Four. In addition Robin and Linda Williams join Kate MacKenzie and the host as the vaunted Hopeful Gospel Quartet. Tom Keith will join The Royal Academy of Radio Actors and the Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band. Enjoy the show on the radio or next week you can listen on the internet at prairiehome.org
The Outdoor Report TV show on Fox Sports North and Fox Sports Wisconsin airs tomorrow at 8:30 am. This week is a special “Passing it On” episode featuring young folks learning from older folks. “Real people made to look real”. Tune in or catch in online at www.theoutdoorreport.com next week.
“Any idiot can face a crisis; it is this day-to-day living that wears you out.” Chekhov
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