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Bring out your country roots and monotone voice, because Garrison Keillor is coming to town! The Minnesota native and “Prairie Home Companion” radio star is hitting up Zellerbach Hall this Wednesday, Oct. 28th at 8 p.m.
It’s not surprising that an intellectual humorist like Keillor would end up at Berkeley. But this event could also have another, intriguing purpose. As you undoubtedly have already heard, Keillor is now something of a motivational speaker for football teams.
It all started, apparently, when he gave a speech to the University of Minnesota’s Golden Gophers football team. It went over like a pep talk, albeit one which was “mostly about growing up in Minnesota with an inferiority complex.”
Either way, they won against Purdue the next day. So could he bring our own Golden Bears the morale they need? What does he have up his sleeve? “I’m going to tell stories about growing up in the Midwest and growing up fundamentalist, in the midst of the ferocious climate and in the midst of God’s frozen people, and how one survives it, either through religious faith or fantasy,” he states. Go. Bears.
Tune in Wednesday at 8 p.m. for more fiery inspiration. Tickets start at $34.
Garrison Keillor bringing new batch of stories to UC Berkeley performance [San Jose Mercury News]
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Tags:Cal Performances, Garrison Keillor, motivational speaker, pep talks, Prairie Home Companion
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