IN THE SPIRIT OF RUSS RINGSAK from David Edin, Merchandise Manager
Russ Ringsak was the truck driver and a writer for A Prairie Home Companion, but his involvement with the show goes all the way back to its humble beginnings. Russ was a player on the old Jack’s Auto Repair softball team and then advanced to being a researcher and providing Minnesota notes to Garrison when the show was in New York. And he drove the truck on tours. He usually was involved in choosing and editing the “greetings” section of the show, selecting obscure birthday or celebratory wishes and then picking which would get on the air and which would not. Russ was a blues guitarist and a biker and a former architect, and ahead of his retirement from the show, he had the opportunity to play one of the most famous trucker songs — “Six Days on the Road” — live on the show with Brad Paisley, who recently appeared on the American Revival show.
Russ was a kind man with a generous heart and a big smile. He somehow always managed to get the equipment needed to stage the show to the proper location week after week, through snow, sleet, rain or sunshine. He also managed to somehow arrange his thoughts about his weekly travels into a column that became a favorite on the A Prairie Home Companion website. If you have a chance, you can still read many of his columns here >>>:
And if you get a chance, pick up one of his books: Minnesota Curiosities (featuring obscure facts about Minnesota) or Semi True: Seasons on the Road with A Prairie Home Companion’s Resident Writer and Truck Driver. And so to continue the tradition, here are a few of my own random thoughts from the road.
It’s amazing the thoughts that traveled through my head while driving to Colorado this past week via the highways and byways of Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska — encountering sheets of rain in the dark of night plus wind gusts of up to 50 miles an hour pushing the rental van all over the road and simply trying to follow the lights of the semi ahead of me as we soldiered on state after state. My mind was focused on the project ahead, the show that I have come to love, and how I was looking forward to witnessing another full-on A Prairie Home Companion program, this one called an American Revival. This got me thinking about the division in our country and the importance of shows like A Prairie Home Companion. I often wonder if in today’s environment, we have too many options for entertainment and
activity. It used to be that people would talk about a radio show or a television show around the “watercooler” the next few days, often comparing notes and thoughts about what they heard or saw — shows like I Love Lucy, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Dallas, Cheers, Seinfeld, all the way up to the first few seasons of American Idol, where programs easily had viewership numbers north of 20 to 30 million. Chatter among friends and foes focused on whether they liked the show or agreed with all the happenings or goings-on. Somehow, we seem to have gotten so fragmented that shows that appeal to everyone have disappeared, and top programs don’t seem to capture enough audience to seem relevant or generate buzz or pop culture excitement. Both television and radio seem to cater to a smaller, more targeted, more segmented audience, and thus, especially with politics, the broadcasts seem to focus on division. Shows like A Prairie Home Companion probably wouldn’t get made today yet were very successful just a short while ago. Shows like this draw people together. It truly gives one the chance to easily meet new friends since you begin with something in common and a topic you can build upon. Garrison had the right idea in beginning an American Revival — we can only wish for more!
The drive home was a reflection on the show itself, the people I met, and the friends I had the chance to reconnect with. A few dinners with people from past Prairie Home Companion cruises were a great opportunity to get to know each other more and catch up on our lives while having some great conversation and good food. I wish I’d had more time to give so that we could have had a few outside adventures. This group plus our core group of fellow working companions made the travel easy and well worth the trek.
I have been amazed by the number of people who told us that their Saturday ritual as a family was to sit down in front of the radio or hop in their car and listen to a two-hour variety show — many of the younger listeners simply stating that they were initially forced to listen to the radio show or the cassette tape stories but eventually they began to have an affinity for the show. A young man of 25 or so attended the show in Colorado as a tribute to his grandmother who had passed away three months earlier. She made him listen to the show and even picked him up for car trips on Saturday nights. As we spoke after the show, you could tell he was moved and enjoyed Brad Paisley, Elvin Bishop, and the full-cast
sketches. He was happy to share details of his road trips and his love for his grandmother.
I spoke to another lady who had traveled from Virginia and came with a box of tissues, since she said that Prairie Home was the “soundtrack to her life” — she’d been raised hearing the broadcast with her mother and father, often in the backseat of the family Valiant, and then passed that tradition on to her own
daughter. She too came in honor of her mother and told me that she had used all her tissues and sang out in joy during the sing-along.
Meeting people and having them share their stories is so rewarding. I hope to share a few stories of the new friends I made along the way in the newsletter on our social sites. This American Revival gives me hope for our country as it remains strong and full of great people. Here’s to meeting more of you in the
future. So let’s have another American Revival soon (I’ll put a word in with our host)! And then, thanks to and in remembrance of Russ, maybe I’ll make another column post or two.
Russ with the APHC Truck -
Get Books by Russ:
Minnesota Curiosities >>>
Semi True: Seasons on the Road with A Prairie Home Companion's Writer and Truck Driver >>>
I lost close to $600K investing to a fraudulent crypto investment firm.
My name is Craig Morrison, a real estate investor from North Dakota, I had invested in crypto last year and was hoping to make double my investment by the start of the new year until I realized I was being deceived. It was devastating for me and my family, and if not for the intervention of the Asore Hack Corp. Cyber security team, I wouldn’t have recovered my funds.
Asore Hack Corporation is a top-notch cryptocurrency and data recovery company that help its clients to retrieve crypto assets from black-hat hackers and fake investment brokers. I’m forever grateful for their role in helping me recover exactly $578k worth of crypto without any upfront payment. I highly recommend their services, they can be trusted with vital credentials and are very reliable with a 99% success rate. If you happen to be a victim of crypto scam,
contact Asore Hack Corp. via asorehackcorp (@) gmail (.)com immediately to get started as time is of essence in such situations.
I wish you all the best in your endeavors.
I lost close to $600K investing to a fraudulent crypto investment firm.
My name is Craig Morrison, a real estate investor from North Dakota, I had invested in crypto last year and was hoping to make double my investment by the start of the new year until I realized I was being deceived. It was devastating for me and my family, and if not for the intervention of the Asore Hack Corp. Cyber security team, I wouldn’t have recovered my funds.
Asore Hack Corporation is a top-notch cryptocurrency and data recovery company that help its clients to retrieve crypto assets from black-hat hackers and fake investment brokers. I’m forever grateful for their role in helping me recover exactly $578k worth of crypto without any upfront payment. I highly recommend their services, they can be trusted with vital credentials and are very reliable with a 99% success rate. If you happen to be a victim of crypto scam,
contact Asore Hack Corp. via asorehackcorp (@) gmail (.)com immediately to get started as time is of essence in such situations.
I wish you all the best in your endeavors.
iFORCE HACKER RECOVERY The Best Crypto Asset Recovery Service Provider
I never imagined that I would become a victim of a cryptocurrency investment scam, but I did. To what appeared to be a trustworthy trading site, I lost an incredible $193,000. I tried contacting the alleged investment firm, but they didn’t respond. iFORCE HACKER RECOVERY caught my attention. To my surprise, iFORCE HACKER RECOVERY was able to locate my money and get the complete $193,000 back in a fair amount of time! Their proficiency in ethical hacking and blockchain forensics was essential in locating the con artists and getting my money back. I strongly suggest iFORCE HACKER RECOVERY if you have lost money to a cryptocurrency fraud. They really save lives, and I am so appreciative of their assistance!
Website; www. iforcehackersrecovery. com
Email; contact @iforcehackersrecovery. com
Whatsap; +12 40 803 37 06
A trusted hacker like NERD FIGHT BACK can help you recover your funds. They were able to recover $930,450 worth of Usdt that I had lost to this Ponzi Scheme, Special Thanks to the outstanding efforts of {NERDFIGHTSBACK@GMAIL.COM} who were able recover my lost funds back and also extra profit. my Recommendation goes to them for everyone in search of real fund recovery, I had been duped $693,000 Bitcon after falling victim to a Ponzi Scheme my world crash i lost all hope and suicide was the only option left in my mind , i was so eager to carry it out when a neighbor of mine saw me in the act and she approach me and after discuss my wrong investment deal she provided a contact of NERDCYBER for me to contact them which i did, I received a response within a short period of time and was asked to provide all pertinent legal information regarding my investment. I immediately followed their instructions accordingly and to my utter astonishment, While there are many recovery websites out there, it’s important to be cautious as 99% of them are operated by scammers who try to appear legitimate Instead, it’s best to seek company contact EMAIL: NERDFIGHTSBACK@GMAIL.COM OR Nerdcyberfight20@gmail.com..
DON’T THINK THAT ALL YOUR HOPE ARE LOST IN THIS WORLD YOU STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE A GOOD LIVING BY JOINING MONEY RITUAL SECRET OCCULT THAT WILL MAKE YOU VERY RICH WITHOUT KILLING ANY HUMAN BEING TAKE THIS DECISION TODAY AND CHANGE YOUR WORLD . +2349150461519
JOIN HUDAN BROTHERHOOD OCCULT NOW TO BE CONNECTED TO TOP MEN IN YOUR SOCIETY AND TO ERADICATE POVERTY IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD. HOW CAN I JOIN OCCULT IN GHANA OR NIGERIA TO MAKE REAL MONEY AND TO BE WEALTHY JOIN HUDAN BROTHERHOOD FAMILY +2349150461519
WISDOM HAS THE POWER TO ENLIGHTEN US ABOUT THE OFTEN FORGOTTEN SUPREME SPIRIT THIER MAGIC RITUALS AND THEIR PLACE IN HELPING US TO HEAL NATURE. WETHER YOU WISH TO LEARN THE HISTORY AND MYITH OF THE SUPREME KINGDOM OF DARKNESS SPIRIT OR IF YOU WISH TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THIS LUMINOUS BEING . HUDAN BROTHERHOOD OCCULT PROVIDES UNIQUE ACCESS TO POWER AND WISDOM OF THE MAKER OF THE EARTH.
THE SUPREME HUDANI INCLUDES MANY ILLUSTRATION AND EXTENSIVE GLOSSARY . DO YOU WANT WEALTH , RICHES , SUPER POWER , IMPROVEMENT, SUCCESS IN LIFE , CONNECTIONS , FAME AND PROTECTION .
ALL THESE WILL BECOME YOURS ONCE YOU BECOME A MEMBER OF THE GREAT HUDAN BROTHERHOOD.
JOIN HUDAN BROTHERHOOD FOR WEALTH ,POWER ,RICHES, FAMOUS, SUCCESS AND PROSPERITY.
HUDAN BROTHERHOOD BELIEVES IN HUMAN RACE AND THEY WANT TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR EVERYBODY BY BRINGING THE NEW WORLD ORDER FOR THOSE FAKE AGENT OR PEOPLE CLAIMING TO BE PART OF HUDAN BROTHERHOOD “STOP GIVEN HUDAN BROTHERHOOD FAMILY BAD NAMES BY DECEIVING INNOCENT PEOPLE” ,YOU ALL ARE BEING WATCHED BE WARNED !
FOR THOSE WHO ARE TALENTED AND GIFTED AND NEEDED HELP TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR DREAMS AND HEART DESIRES YOUR QUESTIONS ON HOW TO JOIN OCCULT HAS BEEN ASKED OFTEN BY INDIVIDUAL THE PROFOUND GROUP OF THE GREAT HUDAN BROTHERHOOD SET UP THIS PLATFORM AS AN AID TO REACH THE DESPERATE AND TRUE SEEKERS WE ARE ABOUT TO SHARE WITH YOU A GREAT SECRET THAT WILL LIBRATE YOU AND HELP YOU TO ARCHIVE STABILITY IN ALL ASPECT OF YOUR LIFE.
WE ARE INTELLITUAL GROUP ACQUITTED SPIRITUALLY TO ELIMINATE THE MYSTERY OF FAILURE AND EMPOWER STATUS WITH SUCCESS IN INDIVIDUAL WHO ARE DESPERATE AND READY .
HUDAN BROTHERHOOD OCCULT ACKNOWLEDGE ALL INITIATES COMRIDES IMPROVE WITH GROWTH IN WEALTH POWER, FAME, SUCCESS , PROTECTION IN ALL ASPECT .
JOIN THE GREAT HUDAN BROTHER HOOD SOCIETY .THE NUMBER ONE WORLD WEALTHY SOCIETY.
CONTACT US :+2349150461519
MOBILE PHONE : +2349150461519
Email : HUDANIBROTHERHOOD@GMAIL.COM
WEBSITE: https://hudanbrotherhood.wordpress.com/2023/08/18/join-the-great-hudan-brotherhood-occult-society-in-nigeria-and-world-wide-to-be-rich-and-famous-call-now-2349150461519/
YOUTUBE:https://www.facebook.com/102085266277432/posts/pfbid0F2JVExZu3yaibp5MMaCfJhYmv5fjyGAoNumRK5N3G5desmRhVMBoiXyC11UKDpgWl/?app=fbl