Author:
Narrator: Tim Russell
Format: Abridged-CD
Publisher: Penguin/Highbridge
Published: Apr 2006
Genre: Performing Arts - General
Retail Price: $14.95
Lefty: Haven't you read about the dangers of drinking?
Dusty: I have. And it led me to give up reading.
Like the 'News from Lake Wobegon' and 'Guy Noir, Private Eye,' 'The Lives of the Cowboys' has become a signature part of A Prairie Home Companion. Each week, radio listeners can't wait to hear Lefty's latest poem and Dusty's latest rant.
In six complete sketches drawn from the radio show, Dusty (Tim Russell) and Lefty (Garrison Keillor) cope with hangovers and citrusy aftershave, drive a herd of 10,000 free range chickens, tangle with a territorial poet named Big Messer, and much more. Each is a glimpse into daily life in and mostly out of the saddle. Also includes four songs.