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The Vinyl Cafe March 18th, 2012 "Lost Rings and Other Things"
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From: Vinyl Cafe
Today on the show we have stories about things lost and things found. We have a story about a man who lost his way, and then his car. About a woman who lost a diamond and ...
The Vinyl Cafe March 4th, 2012 "Family"
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From: Vinyl Cafe
Today on the show we have stories about connection and family. Stuart has a story about the family dinners when he was a child and we have a story about the time Stephanie ...
The Vinyl Cafe February 12th, 2012 "Valentine's Day"
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From: Vinyl Cafe
Today on the show we celebrate Valentine's Day with a poem by Stuart, a letter from someone who thought she'd found love but lost it and a story about Dave and Morley's ...
The Vinyl Cafe February 5th, 2012 "Boy Wanted"
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From: Vinyl Cafe
Today’s show comes to you from Upper Canada Playhouse in Morrisburg, Ontario.
The Vinyl Cafe January 22nd, 2012 "Dave's Truck"
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From: Vinyl Cafe
Dave inherits some money and decides to buy himself a 1948 GMC panel truck—the same car his father and grandfather drove when Dave was a boy.
The Vinyl Cafe January 28th, 2012 "Mary Turlington"
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From: Vinyl Cafe
Today on the show we have two stories about Dave and his neighbour and arch-nemesis, Mary Turlington.
The Vinyl Cafe March 11th, 2012 "Hospital Dave"
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From: Vinyl Cafe
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guest Hannah Georgas from Smiths Falls, Ontario.
The Vinyl Cafe February 26th, 2012 "Morley House Sits"
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From: Vinyl Cafe
Join host Stuart McLean and award winning East Coast musicians Madison Violet & David Myles from Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The Vinyl Cafe January 1st, 2012 "Bloopers"
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From: Vinyl Cafe
Today on the show it’s Vinyl Cafe Bloopers. Stuart McLean is joined in studio by Vinyl Cafe producer Jess Milton, who has collected the best outtakes from the last decade of ...
The Vinyl Cafe January 15th, 2012 "New Year's Resolutions"
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From: Vinyl Cafe
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guests Jenny Whiteley & Joey Wright from Smiths Falls, Ontario.
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Piece Description
This story is from The Vinyl Cafe - a Canadian radio show. The fictional stories feature the misadventures of Dave, owner of the Vinyl Café – the world’s smallest record store where the motto is “We May Not Be Big, But We’re Small.” The Show also features Dave’s wife, Morley, their two children Sam and Stephanie and assorted friends and neighbours. The programme is hosted by Stuart McLean, Canada’s answer to Garrison Keillor. This story is an excerpt from the radio program. The full weekly radio program is also available on PRX. In this st Dave takes the dog Arthur’s medication by mistake and discovers that he suddenly feels significantly better...frisky even...and he seems to have a new interest in chasing squirrels up trees.
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Review of Dog PillsThis is a simple little story, involving regular characters in the Vinyl Cafe series. The writer reads before a live and enthusiastic audience, and the enjoyment of all is palpable. It is quirky and amusing, and Stuart McLean's tone keeps it all at the right pitch. I have only recently discovered this series. It was sold as the Canadian version of A Prairie Home Companion, of which I am also a big fan. There are significant differences, but the common feature is the excellent storytelling, and the clear authorial voice which emerges both in the words and in the reading. I recognise that not many people in Scotland will have heard this show, but I'm delighted I found it and that prx.org gives me a way of listening to it. Top stuff! |
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Review of Dog PillsThe title says it. It is a short story about a guy who mistakenly took his dog's pills and suddenly felt much more "frisky". Funny and wonderfully narrated. |
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Review of Dog Pills
It was completely and totally awesome. In that, I mean, it inspired awe in a total and complete manner.