Gone But Not Forgotten.

12-4-17 SHORT HILLS: We didn’t see ‘A Prairie Home Companion’, Saturday night at Town Hall in NYC. We saw Chris Thile emcee the show, which has replaced PHC and Garrison Keillor. Chris is a superb musician, but hasn’t really mastered the art of hosting the ensemble. All the signs for the faux sponsors, Catsup Advisory Board, Powdermilk Biscuits, etc., are gone from the set. Lake Wobegone has evaporated. It’s a very different show. I miss the old PHC.

A Haitian/French jazz singer, Cécile Mclorin Savant, was excellent, and Carmen Lynch did a nice turn at stand-up, the rock band Spoon was overly loud and the lyrics were incomprehensible. Rich Dworsky and the house band are amazingly versatile as always.

After the show, Sarah, Lynn, Bill,  Judy and I, went next door to BXL for moules, frites and Belgian beer.

Here, it’s been warm the last couple of days, and today brings rain. The feeder birds have been active. Vermont tomorrow.


Red-bellied woodpecker, male.

Downy woodpecker, male.

...and female. She hasn't got the red topper.

House finch, is a lot like the purple finch, it's easier to call them all 'red' finches.

Super moon appeared late last night after an overcast day sky cleared.

This morning's dense fog.

The program no longer refers to the show as 'A Prairie Home Companion', but here's host Chris Thile and this week's ensemble of singers and comedians.