From 1999 to 2004-ish, I was one of the contributing writers for Garrison Keillor's renowned radio show "A Prairie Home Companion." I learned a lot of things there, mostly how to spell 'prairie." It was a solid gig and I'm proud of my work there. But, like any other job, there were...things...
Working in lower Manhattan, people were still very security conscious. But it had gotten to ridiculous levels. Buildings all over NY had begone erecting stone and cement blocks in front of their buildings to prevent terrorist attacks. I should point out here that 9/11 was an air attack, so---? Some tried to make them look artful. Others had them designed as planters. Most just put out big cement blocks. I wasn't impressed, so I wrote a sketch. PHC wasn't impressed, they didn't use it. Maybe there could have been more to it, pad it out, do sound effects, but I was just going through the paces at this point (again).
And this was after the show was off the air for a month. My last sketch was submitted the end of February and here it was the end of March. You'd think I would have been chumping at the reins to get new material to them.
And this was after the show was off the air for a month. My last sketch was submitted the end of February and here it was the end of March. You'd think I would have been chumping at the reins to get new material to them.
