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THIS EVENING.
- The following program is a PBS Wisconsin
original production.
[footsteps brushing snow]
[closes trunk]
? ?
- Hit the road with Wisconsin's own Michael Perry.
- I've pretty much quadrupled the value of the tour van.
Put new tires on it last week.
So, we are rollin' in style!
- As he travels to Menomonie and Stoughton.
- Michael Perry: All this excitement about electric cars...
Yeah, I see your Tesla there, Spanky.
We've been plugging in our cars since about 1952 so...
[laughter, applause]
- Telling some of his favorite stories.
- But you live in Wisconsin.
And I say, "Yeah, and we have a open border agreement
with Minnesota." [laughter]
- And sharing passages from his books.
- At the earliest edges of my memory, my father is plowing,
and I'm running behind him.
That's one of the most important paragraphs,
to me, that I've ever written.
- Ride along with Mike as he muses about life.
- I do have some rules about coffee.
Number one, you don't put anything in it.
I don't want to hear about, "Do you want room for cream?"
[chuckles]
- It's Michael Perry: On the Road.
? ?
- Funding for this program
is provided by
Stanley J. Cottrill Fund,
the A.C.V. and Mary Elston Family,
the Eleanor and Thomas Wildrick Family,
Wooden Nickel Fund,
Focus Fund for Wisconsin Programs,
and Friends of PBS Wisconsin.
? ?
[applause]
- Audience: Whoo!
Whoo!
- Audience Member: Hi, Mike! [laughter]
- How's she going there? [laughter]
I'm going to begin this evening with a reading.
In what I have come to count as my earliest memory,
I am backing away from a dog.
It is a short-haired dog,
a herding dog,
and it has backed me down the dark end of a barn.
The dog is likely just curious,
but her eyes are steadfast,
and she advances with her nose extended stiffly.
There is no sound but the flat-footed scrape of my heels
as I edge them behind me like curb feelers.
Far away up the concrete walk,
the barn door is an open rectangle of light,
but the dog is yielding nothing.
The dog moves in, chesty and intent.
I edge back again,
and this time, there's nothing beneath my heels.
I tumble backward into the gutter.
The dog spooks at the sudden movement,
dipping her haunches and flaring to one side,
but shortly, her nose is poking along the gutter edge above me.
I can see whitewashed rafters.
The manure is mud-bath soft, and blackstrap dark.
[laughter]
Above all, it smells sweet.
It is not so deep that I am in any danger,
but I am well over three-quarters marinated.
[laughter]
I don't remember any panic or fear.
Perhaps because I had broken the spell of the dog,
but I must have called out
because my father appeared and pulled me from the muck.
I was soon stripped of my togs
and shivering under the garden hose.
I assume the smell tarried well into the week.
[laughter]
I have a buddy who has watched his farm become a suburb.
He gets hassled now when he runs his manure spreader.
People object to the smell.
Things change.
I'm not going to get elegiac.
But I'm glad cow manure
is one of the trace elements of my existence.
It inoculated me against everything to follow.
Gave me an organic sense of calibration.
Wherever I am, whatever I face,
I think of me looking up and that dog looking down.
[laughter]
What a delightful place to start.
[laughter and applause]
? ?
I love the road;
I always have.
I was lucky.
I grew up on a farm in rural Wisconsin,
but I had a grandfather who took us traveling.
Even my father,
he took me on my first real trip out west to Wyoming,
and we drove out there.
Was 16 years old; just got my license.
And I really got hooked on
the road and movement and motion.
I kind of am split between two worlds.
I love being home
in my quiet little room on our little farm
and not seeing anybody,
but I also love the wide-open road.
It's a freedom thing; there's no question.
When you reach my level, you have a dedicated tour van.
In this case, a 2002 Toyota Sienna
that used to be the family minivan,
and then it got demoted.
So, I took the seats out of the back,
and I put a cargo net behind me
so that I don't get killed by my own books,
which would be ironical.
[ignition catches]
This is pretty much it,
whether it's the band or the books--
and usually, it's both--
I just throw it all in the back of this van, and off we go.
So, I come from a little place just north here
called New Auburn, unless you grew up there.
Then, it's called "Nobbern."
[laughter]
And I always say,
no matter where I'm standing when I say it,
I am grateful to be of and from New Auburn.
I wouldn't be here
if it wasn't for a book called Population 485, and...
[cheers and applause]
Population 485 is that old "Can you go home again?" book.
It's been written many, many times
by many different people many different ways.
In my case, I wrote about going back
to my hometown of New Auburn
after being away for 12 years.
Since that book has come out,
I've received numerous emails and letters
and right up to the present.
Just got one last week.
And they invariably follow a certain pattern.
They say, you know, we read your book
about life in the small town, and we loved it.
We loved it so much that we've sold everything
and we're moving to a small town.
[laughter]
And I always say, "Well, hang on there, Spanky.
"'Cuz small towns have long memories.
"You can be 50 years old trying to live down
something that happened when you was 15...
in the gravel pit."
[laughter]
And even me, when I moved back, I was--
I was a little uncertain because I'd been away for 12 years.
I didn't know how I was gonna fit in
'cause, like, what I like to say is that
when I left New Auburn,
I was a good student,
a fair defensive end,
and a farm boy.
I returned 12 years later a long-haired writer
with soft hands and a nursing degree.
[laughter]
So, there's a certain amount of street cred to recover
with some of my buddies in the deer-huntin' crowd.
[laughter]
I've since had to update the anecdote specifically
as it pertains to the long hair.
Ah...
For years, I had long hair, waist length.
There's two reasons I no longer have long hair.
And the first, sadly,
is just generalized crop failure.
[laughter]
Just got to the point where there was no point.
[laughter]
And the other reason is that it was still real long in back,
but it started to get very thin on top,
and I remember looking in the mirror one day, and I said,
"You know, you really ought to cut it off.
You're headed for the Ben Franklin look."
[laughter]
But I hadn't made the move yet.
And then, we got paged out to fight a grass fire
on the railroad track south of town.
Now, I was right up in the teeth of the flames
as a volunteer firefighter,
fighting from the black
as any well-trained wildland firefighter
will tell you that you must.
But I was right up in there.
And all of a sudden, one of the other firefighters
ran up and started patting me.
Now, normally, you don't get a lot of that.
[laughter]
So I said, "What are you doin'?"
And he said, "Man, your hair's on fire."
[laughter]
And indeed, it was crackling right along.
So, at that point, I thought, "You know,
if it ain't falling out, it's bursting into flames."
So, I just cut it all off.
But I wound up on the fire department
for a specific reason.
When I moved back, as I said, I was not the same guy
when I came back to New Auburn as I was when I left,
but I wanted to be part of the community.
Part of the problem there is that I'm pretty much a loner.
My happiest place in the world is alone in my room,
just writing,
And when I moved back to New Auburn,
I didn't belong to any of the local churches.
I don't drink, so I didn't go to any of the local taverns.
I don't bowl.
I don't play softball.
And I can't polka. [laughter]
So there really wasn't much left
except to join the local volunteer fire department.
Now, I work with a lot of folks on the coast,
mostly New York and the East Coast,
but also, occasionally, a few people from LA,
and they find out
that I'm still on the volunteer fire department,
and they say, "Oh, you must be very brave and noble,"
and I always say, "Eh...
not especially."
And then, I explain to them
that in a town like New Auburn,
a guy like me ends up on fire department
because I got the two things they're looking for:
a pulse and a valid driver's license.
[laughter]
Plus, I'm home a lot during the day, so...
[laughter]
But anyways, they're always, "Oh, yeah, you're so brave and noble."
And I, and I also, I also have to explain
that when I moved back to New Auburn,
my two brothers and my mom
were already on the fire department.
[laughter]
So, it's really just kind of a peer pressure situation.
I just didn't want to be the only one with no stories.
[laughter] [acoustic guitar]
Somehow, I've developed this odd little career.
I don't really even know what to call it.
I mean, I'm certainly--
I'm not famous.
Now my name is recognizable in certain discreet circles,
um... often involving...
public radio tote bags.
[laughter]
But also, I'm happy and proud and grateful to say
also some... some feedbags.
I've shaken some nice calloused hands at these events.
But I am not famous.
I used to write about famous people.
I spend a lot of time in the company of famous people,
observing them, traveling with them.
I know famous; I am not famous.
When I walk into the Farm & Fleet,
I don't take security or nothing.
I just... [laughter]
I just walk right in there, man of the people.
[laughter]
And the thing is, if you do for even a moment,
at least in my experience,
let yourself think you are getting famous,
karma has a way of cutting you down to size almost immediately.
I have a couple of stories about that.
When Population 485 first came out,
it started doing better than anybody expected, including me,
and they just kept extending my book tour.
And it went from being a Midwestern book tour
to further and further or farther and farther--
we'll let the copy editor sort that out.
But anyways, they just kept adding on dates,
and I wound up in Nashville.
So, I drive into Nashville in my rental car.
I get to the bookstore in Nashville.
There's 35 people came to see me in Nashville.
That's a pretty big number
for an unknown writer from the Midwest.
So, that night, when I left Nashville,
headed for my next stop, Memphis.
When I left Nashville, I thought
35 people came out to see me in Nashville.
The 'Mike Train' is rollin'!
[laughter]
So, I was very excited to see what awaited me in Memphis.
This is back when publishers still had money,
and they actually put you on tour,
and they put me up in the Peabody Hotel in Memphis.
Very famous hotel.
Very shishi.
I got there and very tired.
At that time, I had long scraggly hair.
I wasn't dressed as nice as I am tonight. [laughter]
And if you know about the Peabody Hotel,
the thing that makes them famous:
It's an ornate old hotel, but they have the ducks.
The ducks live on the roof in their little duck house.
And then, at some point during the day,
or maybe more than once a day, they come down the elevator,
and they roll out a red carpet,
and they waddle across the red carpet
into the fountain in the center of the hotel lobby there.
And it's a very world-famous thing,
and people gather to see them.
So I get in at three in the morning.
I had to get up at six or something for--
It was really early,
and then, I think I snuck back in for a nap.
The point is, at some point, I was checking out.
I grabbed my suitcase, my roller bag, and my backpack,
and I got my long hair,
and I look like I've only slept for three hours,
and drove in from Nashville the night before.
And I get on the... I get on the elevator.
And I'm thinking about Nashville, you know.
There's a lot of momentum building around this book,
and we get down to the first floor, and the doors open,
and there's just this explosion of cameras and people
and a red carpet, and I thought,
"Oprah called." [laughter]
And then, all the flashes just died down.
Everybody looked at me with great disappointment.
I realized I got on the duck elevator.
[laughter]
But my favorite story
about getting cut down to size fame-wise
is only about three weeks old.
So, my father-in-law's name is Brad.
My father-in-law owns some property adjacent to ours,
and he was, he was cutting trees.
He needs a new chainsaw.
So, he's a former executive.
So, he called me to say, "I need a new chainsaw.
What do you recommend?"
I said, "Well, you're talking to the wrong Perry boy.
But my brother Jed's a logger."
I said, "I'll call Jed, and I'll ask him what he recommends."
So, I call my brother Jed,
and he gives us all these great recommendations
very specific to what my father-in-law's looking for.
And then, at the end, my brother says,
and he goes, "If you really want good service
and a good guy take good care of you,"
he says, "Go on up there to...
"Go on up there to Bruce, Wisconsin
and go to Walt's Gun & Saw and ask for Brad."
So, I now have this beautiful story
where I'm going to send Brad up to talk to Brad
in Bruce at Walt's Gun & Saw.
[laughter]
Some of this stuff writes itself.
[laughter]
So, my father-in-law, my father-in-law, Brad,
goes up to Bruce to see Brad at Walt's Gun & Saw.
And Brad is very helpful to Brad,
and he gets him a wonderful chainsaw.
Gets him all set up.
He's all ready to go.
And Brad of Walt's Gun & Saw says to Brad, my father-in-law,
"Well, how'd you hear about us?"
And my father-in-law says, "Well,
my son-in-law's brother recommended you."
And Brad of the saw shop says, "Well, what's his name?"
"Never heard of him."
[laughter]
I have a setlist.
A few sheets of paper with some notes
in case I need to refer to something,
but honestly, I've made a living
out of going off on tangents.
It's not really a set list.
It's a hint list.
So, at some point, I'll just be talking and telling stories,
and I'll check my phone to see what time it is and go,
"Hey, probably gotta wrap it up.
Yeah."
The story I'm going to tell now,
I don't have any smooth way to fit it in
except to say it's just a perfect example
of how grateful I am that I grew up
in a place that wasn't so perfect and smooth.
Now, in high school, I ran track.
Matter of fact, I think it was my senior year,
I was the track team. [laughter]
This is it!
And I ran the mile and the two-mile,
and it wasn't bad, and I was competitive.
And one of my main competitors
was a kid from Weyerhaeuser, Wisconsin.
>> HI.
I'M STEPHANIE ELKINS, HOST OF
MORNING CLASSICS ON WISCONSIN
PUBLIC RADIO.
AND SO ENJOYING THIS PROGRAM.
WE ARE ON THE ROAD WITH MICHAEL
PERRY, AND LAUGHING AND
ENJOYING, ESPECIALLY THAT
WEYERHAEUSER STORY.
OH, MY GOSH.
MICHAEL IS HERE IN THE STUDIO
WITH US.
AND THIS IS YOUR THIRD PROGRAM
WITH PBS WISCONSIN.
>> YEAH.
THEY JUST KEEP SHOWING UP WITH A
CAMERA, SO I SAY, WELL, HOP IN
THE VAN, LET'S GO.
>> AND THESE WERE FILLED AT SOME
OF THESE JEWEL BOXES, STOUGHTON,
TAINTER.
WHAT'S IT LIKE ON THE STAGE?
>> ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
ABOUT THOSE OPERA HOUSES IS
SITTING BACKSTAGE AND THEN
MAKING THE WALK TO THE STAGE.
IN STOUGHTON YOU WALK UP THE
STAIRS, THEN ANOTHER STAIRS,
THEN YOU'RE IN THE WINGS.
ALL ALONG THE WALLS HAVE BEEN
SIGNED BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN
PERFORMED THERE.
SOME OF FAIRLY CONTEMPORARY.
OTHERS ARE THE '20s, '20s,
THE'20s,-- '30s, '40s.
A LOT OF THE ONES IN MENOMONIE
WHERE THEY WERE VAUDEVILLE
ENTERTAINERS ON THEIR WAY TO THE
TWIN CITIES, THEY'D JUST STOP.
YOU CAN FEEL DECADES AND
CENTURIES OF PERFORMERS WALKING
THROUGH THERE.
<!32768>
>> THAT HISTORY.
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>> THANKS, STEPHANIE AND
MICHAEL.
WHEN YOU DO CALL THAT NUMBER,
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SCAN THAT AND GIVE YOUR GIFT OF
SUPPORT TO PBS WISCONSIN.
WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF GREAT
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STARTING AT $10 WE WILL SEND YOU
A FD DID OF DVD OF THE PROGRAM YOU'RE
ENJOYING TONIGHT.
WE'VE BEEN LAUGHING ALL
AFTERNOON AS WE FOLLOW THIS
PROGRAM.
YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO SHARE IT
WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
AT THE $15 SUSTAINING MONTHLY
LEVEL WE WILL SEND YOU TWO OF
MICHAEL'S BOOKS ON THAT STACK OF
BOOKS THAT HE BROUGHT ON STAGE
WITH HIM.
BOTH OF THEM PERSONALLY
AUTOGRAPHED BY MICHAEL THAT
WE'LL SEND TO YOU WITH THE $15
SUSTAINING GIFT.
AT THE $25 GIFT WE WILL SEND YOU
THE TWO BOOKS AND THE DVD OF
TONIGHT'S PROGRAM AND ALL THREE
OF THE MICHAEL PERRY PBS
WISCONSIN SPECIALS THAT YOU'VE
ENJOYED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
JUST A WONDERFUL WAY TO BRING
THIS GREAT TRADITION AND LEGACY
OF STORYTELLING, OF WISCONSIN,
INTO YOUR HOME WHILE SUPPORTING
THE GREAT LEGACY OF PBS
WISCONSIN WITH YOUR GIFT RIGHT
NOW TO 1-800-236-3636.
>> I'M KERMAN ECKES, ON THE
STAFF HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
AND ERIK WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT
THE GREAT TRADITION OF
PROGRAMMING HERE ON PBS
WISCONSIN.
AND THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF
SOME OF THAT.
THIS IS THE THIRD SPECIAL, AS
MIKE -- AS THEY JUST MENTIONED,
AND IT'S -- IT'S SO IMPORTANT.
THINGS LIKE THIS ARE BROUGHT
HERE BECAUSE OF YOU, BECAUSE OF
YOUR SUPPORT.
PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELVES THAT SAY,
HEY, I'M SO GLAD TO SEE MICHAEL
PERRY SPECIALS ON PBS WISCONSIN.
I'M WILLING TO STEP FORWARD AND
MAKE A DONATION AND SHOW MY
SUPPORT FINANCIALLY FOR PBS
WISCONSIN SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO
BRING YOU THOSE WONDERFUL
PROGRAMS ABOUT WISCONSIN, THE
PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN, THE IDEAS
OF WISCONSIN.
AND YOU CAN ALSO DO THAT BY
BECOMING A SUSTAINING MEMBER.
IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR YOU TO GET
YOUR MEMBERSHIP GOING.
YOU SET EVERYTHING UP AND THEN
YOU CAN BASICALLY FORGET ABOUT
YOUR MEMBERSHIP.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
RENEWING OR CALLING IN AGAIN.
SO WE HAVE MANY WAYS FOR YOU TO
JOIN US HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
NOW GO TO THOSE PHONES AND DIAL
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANKS FOR ALL THAT, KERMAN.
IT REALLY FEELS GOOD WHEN YOU
SUPPORT SOMETHING THAT YOU
BELIEVE IN AND SOMETHING THAT
YOU LOVE AND THAT YOU USE.
EVERY TIME YOU VIEW SOMETHING ON
PBS WISCONSIN, YOU KNOW THAT
YOU'RE HELPING TO MAKE IT
HAPPEN.
THIS IS A BRAND NEW PRODUCTION
AND PBS WISCONSIN DOES A GREAT
JOB, DON'T THEY?
THE CINEMATOGRAPHY AND ALL OF
THAT.
>> I THINK THAT ONE OF THE
PLEASURES OF DOING THIS
PARTICULAR SHOW WAS BEING ON THE
ROAD AND WATCHING HOW HARD THE
CREWS WORK.
THAT'S THE PART THAT PEOPLE
DON'T SEE.
I MEAN, THERE WERE FOLKS CRAMMED
INTO THAT FAN WITH ALL MY MERCH
AND GEAR.
A COUPLE DAYS THE WEATHER WAS
MISERABLE.
THE THING I'LL NEVER FORGET WAS
PULLING UP TO THE OPERA HOUSE IN
STOUGHTON AND SEEING THAT TRUCK
THERE AND REALIZING HOW MANY
PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED.
SO I'M JUST UP THERE DOING THE
EASY PART.
IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THE
CONSCIENTIOUS WORK PUT INTO
DOING THAT SHOW.
>> IT'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
WORK THAT GOES INTO THESE
PRODUCTIONS.
IT'S ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF
THE VIEWERS.
NOT SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT IS
SO FUNNY, BUT WISCONSIN FROM THE
AIR AND OTHER HIGH-QUALITY
PRODUCTIONS.
BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT, ONE
VIEWER AT A TIME, ONE PLEDGE AT
A TIME AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> WHEN YOU DO CALL THAT NUMBER,
WE'VE GOT THOSE GREAT THANK YOU
GIFTS TO SHARE OUR APPRECIATION
FOR YOUR DONATION TONIGHT AT
1-800-236-3636.
WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING BACK TO
THE PROGRAM IN A LITTLE BIT AND
THERE'S A LOT MORE GREAT STORIES
FROM MICHAEL THROUGHOUT THE
EVENING.
BUT WE KNOW IT'S THE TYPE OF
PROGRAM THAT YOU'RE GOING TO
WANT TO WATCH OVER AND OVER
AGAIN.
AT THE $10 SUSTAINING LEVEL WITH
THE DVD OF "MICHAEL PERRY: ON
THE ROAD," THE PROGRAM YOU'RE
ENJOYING TONIGHT.
AT THE $15 LEVEL WE'RE GOING TO
SEND YOU TWO OF MICHAEL'S BOOKS,
PERSONALLY AUTOGRAPHED.
I WATCHED HIM AUTOGRAPH THESE
BOOKS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE
SENDING TO YOU AT THE $15 LEVEL.
AT THE $25 MONTHLY LEVEL, WE'RE
GOING TO SEND YOU ALL THREE
SPECIALS AND THE TWO BOOKS AS
OUR WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT.
SO CALL RIGHT NOW.
SUPPORT GREAT PROGRAMMING LIKE
THIS ALL YEAR ROUND ON PBS
WISCONSIN.
1-800-236-3636.
>> WELL, ERIK HAS JUST RUN
THROUGH OUR THANK YOU GIFTS AND
WE HAVE LOTS OF THEM.
IF YOU NEED TO HEAR ABOUT THEM
AGAIN, OUR VOLUNTEERS CAN FILL
YOU IN.
ANOTHER BENEFIT OF BECOMING A
MEMBER IS "AIRWAVES," OUR
MONTHLY PROGRAMMING GUIDE.
IT'S A GREAT WAY TO KEEP TRACK
OF YOUR VIEWING, SEE SPECIALS
THAT ARE COMING UP, OTHER THINGS
THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO WATCH,
OTHER INFORMATION AND ARTICLES
ABOUT SOME OF THE SHOWS AND
PEOPLE THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON IN
THAT MONTH.
IT'S A GREAT BENEFIT TO HAVE AS
A MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN.
IT ALL STARTS BY YOU GOING TO
THE PHONE OR GOING ONLINE AND
BECOMING A MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
WHEN YOU DO THAT, YOU'RE
SUPPORTING NOT ONLY SPECIALS
LIKE WE'RE TONIGHT BUT ALL OF
THE WONDERFUL SHOWS HERE.
SO GO FO THE TO THE PHONES RIGHT NOW
AND DIAL 1-800-236-3636.
>> WE HEARD SOME STORIES ABOUT
YOUR FAMILY, ABOUT YOU JOINING
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND YOUR MOM
AND YOUR BROTHERS ALREADY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING BACK
TO THE PROGRAM IN JUST A MOMENT
AND THERE'S MORE STORIES ABOUT
YOUR FAMILY.
ARE THEY ALL GOOD WITH IT?
>> WELL, I DIDN'T NECESSARILY
ASK THEIR PERMISSION.
BUT ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF
THIS SPECIAL IS WHERE I GET TO
TALK ABOUT TELLING A STORY AND
THEN HAVING MY BROTHER FACT
CHECK ME AT A FAMILY
GET-TOGETHER.
SO I HAVE GREAT DEFERENCE TO MY
FAMILY.
THEY'RE VERY PRIVATE,
HARD-WORKING PEOPLE.
I'M ABOUT THE FOURTH FUNNIEST
PEOPLE IN THE FAMILY.
I'M JUST THE ONE WHO COULDN'T
FIX TRACTORS.
>> WE'RE GOING RIGHT BACK TO THE
PROGRAM AND WE'RE ASKING FOR
YOUR SUPPORT.
ENJOY IT.
1-800-236-3636 AND KNOW THAT
WE'RE GRATEFUL.
I'm just the only one who couldn't fix stuff.
But anyways, if you're familiar, and apparently some of you are,
the liners on Moose is, it's always the premise,
"If you're something, then you're one of us."
- Audience: Yeah!
- "If your first date involved a two-for-one coupon,
[laughter]
"you're one of us.
"If you've ever lost your wedding ring in a parts washer,
you're one of us." [laughter]
I once lost my wedding ring in a sheep.
[laughter]
There's not enough time this evening.
[laughter]
"If you've ever used a hunk of firewood as an emergency brake,
[laughter] you're one of us."
"If you ever got caught taste testin' a salt block..."
[laughter]
Yeah!
[laughter]
I like them maroon ones, you know,
because they got mineral in them,
and... yah.
But they don't like it if you do it
right there in the Farm & Fleet.
[laughter]
"If you gotta start a grass fire to locate your lawn mower,
[laughter]
you're one of us."
And the last one for now,
and this one's a tad more esoteric.
It doesn't always get the biggest laugh,
but it gets the right kind of laugh
from the right kind of people.
"If all your finest silverware says,
"Compliments of Citizens Telephone Cooperative,
[laughter]
you're one of us."
[applause]
Is everything in these stories true?
I'm going to say 92% accuracy.
Now, that's not about truth.
I have no interest making up facts to get a laugh.
And I'm deadly serious about that.
'Cause if you can't be funny with a real story,
then you should, you know,
announce that you're doing fiction,
and then, go do funny fiction.
That's cool, too.
I can speak to the experience
of telling a story over and over
and it takes little turns over time
that you don't even realize it's taking.
[laughter]
If you grew up like I did,
and I know a lot of you did,
nothing's funnier than somebody getting hurt.
[laughter]
If your buddy gets hit in the head with a monkey wrench,
once you determine that he's still breathing
and probably going to be able to walk again,
well, then, nothing's funnier than
your buddy getting hit in the head with a monkey wrench. [laughter]
That's just how I grew up.
We had a neighbor.
Jerry, his name was, and he's a old farmer,
Eastern European immigrant farmer.
Very-- He was the walking definition of the word stolid:
very sturdy, very quiet, very hardworking, very kind,
very thoughtful, a wonderful neighbor...
But there was only one thing
that would really make him laugh,
and that was you getting hurt.
I remember I was filling silo with him one time.
We's hooking up the blower,
and I stood up underneath that downspout a little too quickly,
and I just rang it like a church bell.
And I'm standing there, kind of weaving around,
trying to get my bearings.
I look over, and there's old Jerry
with his thumbs hooked behind his overalls.
He's going... [slightly suppresses his laughter]
And, eventually, he just goes, "You going to be alright? [snickers]
[laughter]
And I said, "Oh, I think so,"
and he just fell apart laughing.
But then, I got my revenge on him.
'Cause Jerry had a herd of 35 beautiful Holstein milk cows,
and they were the love of his life
and the pride of his operation.
And, unfortunately,
there came a day when his very best milk cow took ill.
It was clear she was not going to get any better,
and furthermore, she was now in a bunch-- a lot of pain.
And so, he did what you do in those days.
He called my brother, and he said, "Can you come over,
bring your deer rifle, and put this cow out of her misery?"
And so, my brother comes over and with his deer rifle,
and he walks up into the manger, and he dispatches the cow.
And now, of course, you have to remove the dead cow
from the stanchion and the barn.
And so, my brother gets a tractor.
And he backs it up to the barn door,
and he hooks a cable to the back of the tractor,
and then, he runs it to the cow.
And he gets takes a hitch around one of the cow's hind legs,
and then, he gets back on the trailer or the tractor.
And very slowly, trying, honestly, to be respectful,
he just very slowly starts dragging this cow
out of the stanchion.
Meanwhile, poor Jerry is standing there,
thumbs behind his overalls,
looking down at his very best milk cow
as it is being dragged lifeless from the stanchion.
What Jerry doesn't notice
is that the cable has pulled
the cow's one hind leg that way,
the other hind leg has got hung up in the stanchion,
and it's being bent back like the arm on a giant catapult.
And when the hoof cleared the stanchion,
it whipped around and smashed him right in the kneecap.
[laughter]
So now, he's bouncing around on one leg,
tears streaming down his face,
and my brother stops the tractor,
and he says, "You gonna be alright?"
[laughter]
And Jerry says, "I think so."
And my brother says,
"'Cause I got one more shell."
[laughter]
[applause]
And I've told that story for 15 years.
And about 10 years into telling it,
I told it in front of my brother, who was there.
He went down a list when I got done.
He's like, "Well, the cow didn't kick him in the knee.
"It kicked him in the ankle.
"It wasn't a thirty aught six; It was a three oh eight."
You know, "It wasn't your brother.
It was me."
So, what was fascinating about that is
we both agree the story happened.
We both agree a dead cow kicked a guy.
It's a funny story; It's a true story.
But little details sometimes slip and slide.
I really, truly, I want you to know
that if I'm telling you a story that's funny,
it really happened,
and it was real people.
[click, beep]
[playful acoustic guitar]
[click]
I'm one of those coffee snobs you've heard about.
I don't mind admitting it.
That said, when you're on the road,
any coffee will do,
including bad gas station coffee
or bad truck stop coffee.
But one of the beautiful things
about the last 20 years being on the road
is that even certain gas station coffee
is pretty dang good at this point.
I tell you what,
I do have some rules about coffee,
and not everyone's going to agree with me here.
Number one, it's coffee.
Don't put anything in it.
I don't want to hear about, "Do you want room for cream?"
[chuckles]
Are you weak of character?
[chuckles] No, I want it dark, black, and un-mitigated.
I don't like travel mugs.
I don't like drinking out of a tiny little hole.
And I also don't like drinking anything out of plastic.
So, what I do is I get a...
Basically, a paper cup is fine.
That, that does not sully the taste
or interfere with the aroma or the aesthetic experience.
But I don't want to drink it through the cap.
So, of course, what I do is
I remove the cap as soon as possible,
and then, I just drink it straight,
which is why--
and I'm going to ask you not to actually film this--
the entire base of my van is covered with coffee stains
'cause, of course, I invariably spill it.
Honestly, man, a lot of times, I'm just the stenographer.
Man, I'm-- [laughter]
I don't come up with this stuff.
I just relay it.
One of my very favorite stories about them is--
So, my one brother...
We was all, I don't know the number exactly.
I'll get it wrong, but let's just say
before the first one of us three brothers got married,
we had accumulated 102 years of shared bachelorhood.
And my middle brother,
we figured he'd never get married
'cause, as far as we knew, he hadn't been on a date.
Plus, he lived in a tiny little one-room log cabin
that he built himself.
When I say tiny, I'm not just speaking euphemistically.
If you step through the front door,
immediately to your left is a homemade wooden table.
If you then proceed
in a clockwise manner around the complex,
it's a homemade wooden table, stove, sink, refrigerator,
hot water heater, wood stove, chest of drawers,
washer, dryer, bathtub.
Sleeps in a little area up above the purlins.
You'll notice from what I said,
he has running water and electricity.
However, the bathroom
was located in a separate facility
about 40 yards out in the brush.
[laughter]
The other thing you should know about him
is that his only vehicle at the time was a dump truck.
If you invite him over to put a culvert in your driveway,
he will show up in his dump truck.
If you invite him over to play canasta and have hors d'oeuvres,
he will show up in his dump truck.
So, here he is,
living in a one-room log cabin with no indoor toilet,
and his only vehicle is a dump truck.
And yet, somehow,
he has failed to "hook up" on the local dating scene.
[laughter]
And then, one day, out of the blue, I get a call from my mom,
and she says, "We think your brother has a girlfriend."
And I said, "Well, how can this be?"
[laughter]
Because to me, this is like waking up one day
and finding a fifth face on Mount Rushmore.
And she says, "Well, as it turns out,
she has her own dump truck."
[laughter]
So, now, my brothers--
and I mentioned being Scandihoovian stoics--
we don't talk a lot about our feelings with each other.
If there's trouble, we are there for each other,
and we have proven that more than once,
but day to day, we stay out of each other's business.
And same with when-- so, he does indeed--
He starts dating this woman, and I don't ask any questions.
None of my business.
Met her a couple times.
Lovely lady, beautiful dump truck.
[laughter]
But none of my business.
And then, one day, I have to borrow a log chain.
So, I drive out to my brother's place out there in the country.
I go up the little path through the Jack Pines
to the one-room log cabin,
and I find him down on his hands and knees.
He's pouring footings for a tiny little addition,
and I said, "Whaddya doin'?"
And he says, "Uh... puttin' in a bathroom,"
[laughter]
and I thought, "Uh-ho!"
[laughter]
But still none of my business, so I don't ask.
But sure enough, a couple months later,
they announced that they are engaged to be married.
And it turns out that she has agreed to marry him.
She's agreed to move in to this tiny little log cabin,
but first, he must install an indoor toilet.
Now, as the brother
who had been in many relationships up to that point,
all of them train wrecks,
I took him aside and said,
"Well, you see, this is how it starts."
[laughter]
"First, she wants an indoor toilet.
Where does it end?"
[laughter]
But anyways, they--
Basically, she told him, "I'll marry you,
but you gotta put the toilet in first."
They got married at 10 AM on Saturday morning.
He finishes putting in the toilet at 4 PM on Friday.
He calls her to tell her, basically,
"The toilet is in; the wedding is on."
She's not home.
He gets her answering service.
He leaves her message as only my brother can.
He says, "Yeah, I got a message for you."
[laughter]
[roaring laughter]
He left her the ceremonial first flush.
[laughter]
[acoustic guitar]
I learned from my father.
My father was a farmer,
but he also logged, and he had sheep.
And so, he had the milk check, he had the logging check.
>> FROM THE RIDICULOUS TO THE
SUBLIME.
WE ARE ON THE ROAD WITH MICHAEL
PERRY.
MICHAEL PERRY IS HERE IN THE
STUDIO.
AND THIS IS A CHALLENGE BREAK.
IT IS THE PLEDGE DRIVE HERE AT
PBS WISCONSIN AND WE'RE ASKING
FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL ENCOURAGEMENT
FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.
PREVIOUS, EXISTING MEMBERS WOULD
LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO JOIN
THEM IF YOU ARE NEW.
IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN A MEMBER TO
PBS WISCONSIN, WE'D LIKE TO HEAR
FROM YOU BECAUSE YOUR DOLLARS
WILL BE DOUBLED RIGHT NOW DURING
THIS BREAK.
AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR A TOTAL
OF 40 CALLS.
AND YOU MAKE YOUR CALL AT
1-800-236-3636.
AND, MICHAEL, THAT WAS FUNNY
STORIES ABOUT YOUR BROTHER AND
GETTING ENGAGED.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THINK I'M
MAKING THIS UP.
I LITERALLY JUST GOT OFF THE
PHONE FROM APOLOGIZING TO MY
BROTHER.
I'M TELLING STORIES ABOUT YOU ON
TV.
I'M SURE WE'LL DISCUSS IT LATER
NEXT TO THE LOAD SKIDDER.
>> AND THEN FOLLOWED BY THAT
BEAUTIFUL STORY, THE INTRO.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A
MINUTE BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE
GIFTS.
THE NUMBER TO CALL IS
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANKS, STEPHANIE.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN AND
WISCONSIN PUBLIC MEDIA TO HAVE
SUCH A LONG-LASTING RELATIONSHIP
WITH MICHAEL AND HIS WORK.
YOU MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW
MICHAEL THROUGH THE CLOD HOPPER
REPORT OR HEARD 485 ON CHAPTER A
DAY OR YOU MIGHT BE TUNING IN
FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT
LEARNING WHAT A TREASURE HE IS
TO WISCONSIN AND THE STORIES
THAT HE SHARES.
REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU'VE COME
ACROSS MICHAEL'S WORK, WON'T YOU
CALL RIGHT NOW AND PLEDGE YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THIS KIND OF GREAT
STORYTELLING ON PBS WISCONSIN.
1-800-236-3636 IS THE NUMBER TO
CALL.
WHEN YOU DO, YOU'LL BE HELPING
US REACH THE CHALLENGE THAT
STEPHANIE HOLD US ABOUT.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF GREAT THANK
YOU GIFTS INCLUDING GETTING THE
DVD OF THE PROGRAM YOU'RE
WATCHING TONIGHT AT THE $10 A
MONTH LEVEL.
AT THE $15 SUSTAINER LEVEL, WE
WILL SEND YOU "ROUGHNECK RACE"
AND "COOP" AND HE WILL BE HAND
SIGNING THEM FOR YOU.
AT THE $25 LEVEL WE WILL SEND
YOU THE TWO BOOKS AND ALL THREE
OF MICHAEL'S PBS WISCONSIN
SPECIALS ON DVD INCLUDING THE
PROGRAM TONIGHT "MICHAEL PERRY:
ON THE ROAD."
TO KEEP BRINGING THESE GREAT
SHOWS TO YOU, WE NEED YOUR
SUPPORT.
THERE'S NO BETTER TIME TO DO IT
THAN RIGHT NOW WHEN YOUR GIFT
CAN BE DOUBLED.
1-800-236-3636.
>> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
ERIK.
WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY WITH OUR
CHALLENGE BREAK.
WE HAVE 14 PEOPLE THAT HAVE
CALLED TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT.
IF YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS
WONDERFUL SHOW AND YOU SAY
THAT'S SOMETHING I WANT TO SEE
CONTINUE, NOW IS THE TIME TO GO
TO THOSE PHONES AND MAKE YOUR
PLEDGE OF SUPPORT.
THIS SHOW IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE
OF HOW THINGS WORK HERE.
WE'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO BRING
YOU A SPECIAL BY MICHAEL PERRY.
REMEMBER, THIS IS OUR THIRD SHOW
THAT WE'VE PRODUCED HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN.
BUT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT
BECAUSE OF YOU, PEOPLE THAT STEP
FORWARD AND SAY I LOVE TO SEE
MICHAEL PERRY ON PBS WISCONSIN
AND THINK OF ALL THE OTHER
PROGRAMS THAT ARE HERE ON PBS
WISCONSIN BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE
YOU.
SO THAT'S WHY YOUR SUPPORT THIS
EVENING IS SO IMPORTANT TO US
HERE.
DON'T FORGET WE HAVE MANY THANK
YOU GIFTS WE CAN SEND YOUR WAY.
YOU CAN BECOME A SUSTAINING
MEMBER, WHICH IS A GREAT WAY TO
MAKE YOUR MEMBERSHIP DONATION
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
SO WE'VE MADE IT AS EASY AS
POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO JOIN US, BUT
NOW WE NEED YOU TO GO TO THOSE
PHONES AND DIAL 1-800-236-3636.
>> AND DON'T FORGET THIS IS A
CHALLENGE BREAK.
WE ARE HALFWAY THERE.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR 40 CALLS.
AND IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN A
MEMBER, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU
HELP SUPPORT PBS WISCONSIN
FINANCIALLY, IT FEELS REALLY
GOOD AND YOUR DOLLARS WILL BE
DOUBLED RIGHT NOW DURING THIS
BREAK AT 1-800-236-3636.
WELL, MICHAEL, WHEN WE LEFT OFF,
WE WERE ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT THE
PROLOGUE TO "COOP."
THAT'S THE ONE THAT YOU WERE
READING AT THE END OF THAT LAST
SEGMENT.
AND THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO BOOKS
THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR A PLEDGE
OF $15 A MONTH.
BUT, BOY, WHAT A METAPHOR FOR
THINGS.
>> YEAH.
I JUST -- I HAD THAT PIECE HALF
WRITTEN FOR YEARS AND I POLISHED
IT AND WORKED ON IT AND I NEVER
REALLY FOUND A PLACE FOR IT.
THIS BOOK, "COOP," WHEREAS THE
FIRST RADIO INTERVIEWER CALLED
IT CO-OP.
BUT AS IT EVOLVED, I REALIZED IT
WAS A TRIBUTE TO MY FATHER.
ME RUNNING BEHIND HIM WHEN HE
PLOWED.
THAT IS A SIGNAL MEMORY FOR ME.
S FAR AS MY HANDS ARE BEING
AWAY FROM BEING A FARMER, THAT
FURROW IS A LINE I STILL FOLLOW.
>> I'VE BEEN READING YOUR BOOKS
FOR A LONG TIME.
YOU'RE A BEAUTIFUL WRITER.
YOU SPEAK TO THE HEART AND YOU
CONNECT WITH VIEWERS IN
WISCONSIN.
YOU CONNECT WITH RESIDENTS FROM
FARMERS TO, YOU KNOW, TRIPLE
PH.D.s AND PEOPLE FROM ALL
WALKS OF LIFE.
IT'S REALLY SPECIAL.
>> WELL, I THINK ABOUT
PERFORMING IN THOSE OPERA
HOUSES.
I THINK THAT YOU CAN ENJOY THE
OPERA HOUSE AND YOU CAN ENJOY
THE DIRT TRACK STOCK CAR RACES
IN THE SAME WEEKEND.
>> WHY NOT.
PLEASE JOIN US AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANKS, STEPHANIE AND
MICHAEL.
WHEN YOU DO CALL, WE'VE GOT
THOSE GREAT THANK YOU GIFTS AND
YOUR GIFT IS DOUBLED DURING THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK.
29.
WE'RE TRYING TO REACH 40.
WE'VE GOT TIME TO GO, SO WON'T
YOU CALL 1-800-236-3636.
HELP US MEET THAT CHALLENGE.
WHEN YOU DO, AT THE $10 MONTHLY
SUSTAINING LEVEL WE'VE GOT THE
DVD OF TONIGHT'S PROGRAM,
"MICHAEL PERRY: ON THE ROAD" TO
ENJOY OVER AND OVER AGAIN OR
SHARE WITH SOMEONE IN YOUR LIFE,
MAYBE SOMEONE THAT YOU RECOGNIZE
IN SOME OF THE STORIES.
AT THE $15 LEVEL, WE'VE GOT
"COOP" AND "ROUGHNECK RACE" THAT
WE WILL SEND YOU, SIGNED COPIES.
AT THE $25 LEVEL, WE WILL SEND
YOU BOTH OF THE AUTOGRAPHED
BOOKS AND ALL THREE OF MICHAEL'S
PBS WISCONSIN SPECIALS ON DVD
FOR YOU TO ENJOY.
SO IF THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
THAT YOU ARE SEEING ONE OF HIS
SPECIALS TONIGHT, WHAT A GREAT
WAY TO SUPPORT PBS WISCONSIN,
GREAT PROGRAMS LIKE THIS, AND TO
BE ABLE TO SEE THE OTHER
PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE ENJOYED
WHICH ARE FILLED WITH MANY MORE
WONDERFUL STORIES AS WELL AS HE
TRAVELS THE STATE AND SHARES HIS
OWN INSIGHTS AND THOUGHTS AND
RECOLLECTIONS OF LIFE IN
WISCONSIN.
SO WON'T YOU CALL RIGHT NOW,
PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT.
WE'RE SEVEN TO OUR GOAL.
1-800-236-3636.
>> WHEN YOU CALL AND BECOME A
MEMBER THIS EVENING, OUR
VOLUNTEERS CAN GO THROUGH ALL OF
THOSE FANTASTIC THANK YOU GIFTS
THAT WE HAVE.
WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT THERE TO
PICK AND CHOOSE FROM.
NO MATTER WHAT LEVEL YOU PICK
WILL BE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT FOR
US HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
WE VALUE YOUR SUPPORT SO MUCH.
IT'S WONDERFUL NOW BECAUSE
THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS
THAT YOU CAN ACCESS ALL OF THE
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MAYBE YOU WATCH US OVER THE
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CABLE.
CHECK OUT THE PBS APP AND GET
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AND DON'T FORGET WE ALSO HAVE
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THAT'S ANOTHER OUTSTANDING
BENEFIT IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF
PBS WISCONSIN.
IF YOU JOIN US THIS EVENING AT
ANY OF THE SUGGESTED LEVELS,
YOU'LL BECOME A MEMBER OF
PASSPORT.
IT'S A GREAT WAY TO TAKE A DEEP
DIVE INTO SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE
PROGRAMS AND MAYBE PROGRAMS YOU
VICE PRESIDENTHAVEN'T EVEN DISCOVERED YET.
WE HAVE MANY BENEFITS TO
BECOMING A MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
BUT IT ALL STARTS WHEN YOU GIVE
US A CALL AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO THE
PROGRAM SHORTLY.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
CHALLENGE BREAK.
WE'VE HIT 40!
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WELL DONE.
PLEASE JOIN US AT
1-800-236-3636.
MICHAEL PERRY IS HERE IN THE
STUDIO.
AND YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW
YOUR FATHER AS A FARMER HAD TO
HAVE MULTIPLE STREAMS OF INCOME,
AND YOU HAVE ADOPTED THE SAME
MODEL.
AND ONE OF YOUR STREAMS IS AS A
MUSICIAN.
YOU PLAY.
I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS HOSTING
SIMPLY FOLK I AIRED YOUR MUSIC
ON THAT PROGRAM.
SO YOU ARE JUST A RENAISSANCE
PERSON.
BUT IT MUST KEEP YOU PRETTY
BUSY.
>> PRETTY BUSY.
WITH MUSIC, I'M VERY RESPECTFUL
OF THE FACT THAT I LEARNED THREE
CHORDS AND TWO RHYTHMS.
I KNOW JUST ENOUGH TO BE
DANGEROUS.
AND I WORK WITH WONDERFUL
MUSICIANS AROUND ME ON STAGE.
BUT YEAH I HAVE A BAND CALLED
THE LONG BEDS.
THIS WOULD BE A PERFECT TIME TO
MENTION THAT JUST TWO DAYS AGO
THE GUY WHO FIRST TOOK ME ON THE
ROAD AND CONVINCED ME TO PLAY MY
SONGS IN PUBLIC, THIS GOES OUT
TO BILLY BECAUSE BILLY PASSED ON
TWO DAYS AGO.
I WOULDN'T BE SINGING IF IT
WASN'T FOR HIM.
>> THAT'S A WONDERFUL
INSPIRATION.
AND THERE IS A LINK IN THE DVD
TO INFORMATION AND PERFORMANCES
BY THE LONG BEDS.
SO WHEN YOU PLEDGE FOR THE
PROGRAM DVD, YOU CAN HAVE MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT, HEAR THE
MUSIC.
YOU'LL HAVE A LINK TO FIND MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT IT.
THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR A PLEDGE OF
$10 A MONTH OR MORE AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANKS, STEPHANIE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WHEN YOU CALL 1-800-236-3636 AND
GIVE AT THE $10 MONTHLY
SUSTAINING LEVEL, RIGHT NOW YOU
WILL RECEIVE THE DVD.
THE DVD IS THE PROGRAM YOU'RE
WATCHING TONIGHT.
THERE'S ALSO FOUR ADDITIONAL
STORIES THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
SEE TONIGHT, TWO FROM EACH OF
THE THEATERS AND MENOMONIE AND
STOUGHTON.
THERE'S ALSO A LINK ON THERE TO
BE ABLE TO WATCH MICHAEL AND THE
LONG BEDS 30 MINUTE MUSIC HOUR
PERFORMANCE THEY DID A FEW YEARS
BACK.
WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE, GREAT WAY
TO GET THE FULL ARRAY OF
MICHAEL'S WORK.
AT THE $15 LEVEL, WE WILL SEND
YOU "COOP" AND "ROUGHNECK RACE"
PERSONALLY AUTOGRAPHED.
AT THE $25 MONTHLY SUSTAINING
LEVEL WE WILL SEND YOU THE
COMPLETE MICHAEL PERRY PACKAGE.
YOU GET THE TWO BOOKS, YOU GET
ALL THREE OF HIS PBS WISCONSIN
SPECIALS, THE ONE YOU'RE
WATCHING TONIGHT AND THE TWO WE
PREVIOUSLY AIRED AND THE GREAT
PERSONAL FEELING OF KNOWING
YOU'RE SUPPORTING GREAT PROGRAMS
LIKE THIS, PROGRAMS THAT FEATURE
MICHAEL, STORYTELLERS LIKE JERRY
APPS, INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARIES,
WISCONSIN FILM, JOURNALISM AND
THE KIDS' PROGRAMS.
CALL RIGHT NOW, PLEDGE YOUR
SUPPORT, 1-800-236-3636.
>> ERIK WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT
SOME OF THE GREAT PROGRAMS YOU
CAN SUPPORT OR HOW IT'S SUCH A
WIDE-RANGING AMOUNT OF
PROGRAMMING YOU CAN SUPPORT.
IT REALLY IS A GROUP EFFORT THAT
KEEPS US ON THE AIR HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN.
OVER 70,000 FAMILIES HELP
SUPPORT PBS WISCONSIN EVERY
YEAR.
70,000 FAMILIES.
NO ONE PERSON CAN SIT DOWN AND
WRITE OUT THE CHECK FOR
EVERYTHING.
IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF THEY
COULD, BUT THAT'S NOT THE WAY
THINGS WORK HERE.
WE DEPEND ON EVERY DONATION NO
MATTER WHAT SIZE IT IS.
MAYBE YOU CAN'T MAKE THAT WORK,
BUT THERE'S ELSE THAT YOU CAN
DO.
THAT'S ABSOLUTELY FINE.
EVERY DONATION IS SO IMPORTANT
TO HELPING KEEPING US ABLE TO DO
YOU AN OF THE WORK THAT WE WANT
TO DO AND THAT WE KNOW THAT OUR
VIEWERS LOVE HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN.
SO PLEASE JOIN THE PEOPLE THAT
HAVE ALREADY BECOME MEMBERS BY
GOING TO THE PHONE AND DIALING
1-800-236-3636.
>> WE'RE MR. THE MIDDLE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
CHALLENGE BREAK.
WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO THE
SHOW IN A MOMENT.
IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN A MEMBER
OF PBS WISCONSIN AND YOU'RE
THINKING I LOVE THIS SHOW, I'D
LOVE TO HELP MAKE THIS KIND OF
THING AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE,
THIS IS THE TIME BECAUSE YOUR
DOLLARS WILL BE MATCHED ONE TO
ONE DURING THIS BREAK AND WE'D
LOVE TO WELCOME YOU AND
1-800-236-3636.
IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO SUPPORT
PBS WISCONSIN.
EVERY TIME YOU TURN IT ON OR USE
THE APP, YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE
HELPING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
AND YOU'RE HELPING TO MAKE THESE
KIND OF PRODUCTIONS AVAILABLE.
YOU'VE BEEN WORKING WITH PBS
WISCONSIN FOR 20 YEARS!
>> YEAH.
AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, I
MENTIONED MY FRIEND BILLY AND I
JUST WENT BACK AND LOOKED.
THERE WAS AN EARLY CLOD HOPPER
REPORT WHERE I WALKED THROUGH A
SEMCEMETERY.
HE CARVED HEAD STONES.
THAT WAS EARLY, EARLY PBS.
>> THE CLOD HOPPER REPORT,
RIGHT?
>> THAT'S WHAT IT WAS, YEAH.
>> 30 MINUTE MUSIC HOUR AND ALL
THE OTHER PROGRAMS ON PBS
WISCONSIN THAT ARE DONE RIGHT
HERE IN WISCONSIN FOR
WISCONSINITES AND OF COURSE OUR
FRIENDS AND FAMILY ELSEWHERE.
BUT YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN AT
1-800-236-3636.
AND WE'RE GRATEFUL.
JUST YOUR GIFT IS THE ONLY ONE
WE AREWE ARE LOOKING FOR.
>> THANKS.
WE ASKED FOR 40 GIFTS.
YOU GUYS HAVE KNOCKED THAT OUT
OF THE PARK.
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM EVEN MORE.
LET'S SEE HOW MUCH SUPPORT WE
CAN GET FOR THIS TYPE OF
PROGRAMMING ON PBS WISCONSIN.
TONIGHT IF YOU ARE MOST
COMFORTABLE CALLING, THE NUMBER
OF COURSE IS 1-800-236-3636.
OF COURSE ANY GIFT THAT'S GIVEN
ONLINE RIGHT NOW DURING THIS
BREAK AS WELL AS
pbswisconsin.org.
OR IF YOU'RE SOMEONE WHO'S GOT A
SMARTPHONE, HIT THAT QR CODE ON
THE SCREEN AND GIVE YOUR GIFT
ONLINE, ALSO WORKS WITH THE
CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW AND DOUBLING
YOUR GIFT AS A NEW MEMBER TO
pbswisconsin.org.
YOU GET A THANK YOU GIFT AS
WELL.
AT THE $10 A MONTH SUSTAINING
LEVEL WE WILL SEND YOU THE DVD
OF THE PROGRAM YOU'RE WATCHING
TONIGHT WITH BONUS FOOTAGE.
AT THE $15 MONTHLY LEVEL WE'LL
SEND YOU THE TWO BOOKS
PERSONALLY AUTOGRAPHED BY
MICHAEL AND THEN SENT YOUR WAY
TO ADD TO YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY.
AT THE $25 LEVEL WE'LL SEND YOU
THE TWO BOOKS AND THE THREE
DVDs, ALL THREE OF THE MICHAEL
PERRY SPECIALS THAT WE PRODUCED
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
SUPPORT, WHETHER BY PHONE OR
ONLINE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
WE'RE JUST GLAD THAT YOU'RE
HELPING TO SUPPORT GREAT QUALITY
PROGRAMS FOR EVERYBODY IN
WISCONSIN ON PBS WISCONSIN.
1-800-236-3636.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, ERIK.
WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING BACK TO
THE SHOW IN A MINUTE OR TWO.
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS LAST
SEGMENT.
MICHAEL'S GOT PLENTY OF
WONDERFUL STORIES FOR US TO HEAR
YET.
NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO JOIN
AS A MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN.
ONE THING YOU MIGHT WANT TO
CONSIDER WHEN YOU JOIN IS
BECOMING A SUSTAINING MEMBER.
THAT'S HOW I DO MY MEMBERSHIP
AND I LOVE IT.
I SELECT THE AMOUNT I WANT TO
DONATE EVERY MONTH AND I
BASICALLY SIT BACK AND KNOW THAT
I HAVE MY MEMBERSHIP EVERY
MONTH.
I'M HELPING TO KEEP PBS
WISCONSIN ON THE AIR.
I CAN INCREASE MY SUSTAINING
- DONATION IF I WOULD LIKE TO DO
THAT.
I CAN MAKE ANY CHANGES THAT I
NEED TO.
SO IT'S A FANTASTIC WAY FOR YOU
TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR US HERE
AT PBS WISCONSIN.
IT'S ONE THING YOU CAN CONSIDER
WHEN YOU CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR
SCREEN AND TALK TO ONE OF OUR
VOLUNTEERS.
AGAIN, THAT NUMBER IS
1-800-236-3636.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S BEEN
CONSISTENT THROUGH YOUR WORK,
MICHAEL, IS GRATITUDE.
>> THAT ONE'S PRETTY EASY.
GREW UP IN A LOVELY FAMILY ON A
FARM IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN,
WORKED ON A RANCH IN WYOMING FOR
FIVE YEARS.
WENT TO NURSING SCHOOL AND ONE
DAY ACCIDENTALLY WANDERED OFF
INTO WRITING.
NEVER ANTICIPATED ANY OF THIS.
I'M JUST GRATEFUL FOR EVERY BIT
OF IT.
NONE OF IT HAPPENS WITHOUT
READERS AND PEOPLE SHOWING UP
AND I NEVER FORGET THAT.
>> YEAH.
WE DON'T, EITHER.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR EACH AND
EVERY GIFT.
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
CHALLENGE BREAK.
WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO THE
PROGRAM IN A FEW SECONDS.
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE
YOUR GIFT.
GET YOUR DOLLARS DOUBLED.
WE'VE GOT SOME THANK YOU GIFTS
FOR YOU, NICE WAYS TO SHOW OUR
GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR
YOUR MEMBERSHIP AND YOUR
CONTRIBUTIONS.
YOU MAKE THIS KIND OF
PROGRAMMING HAPPEN.
WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO THE
PROGRAM.
GET READY FOR SOME SMILES.
1-800-236-3636.
>> I'M STEPHANIE ELKINS, AND
WHAT A GREAT EVENING WE'VE BEEN
SPENDING WITH MICHAEL PERRY.
AND THERE ARE STILL A FEW MORE
STORIES.
SO STAY WITH US.
AND WE HAVE THE ENTIRE PROGRAM
FOR YOU ON DVD WITH A COUPLE OF
-- ACTUALLY, NOT A COUPLE.
FOUR ADDITIONAL STORIES.
CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL STORIES
THAT ARE ON THE DVD?
>> I DON'T HAVE A CLUE.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THEM.
I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL GLARE
TOO MUCH, BUT I LOVE THE COVER
OF THIS CD AND I THINK YOU'LL
LIKE IT, TOO, BECAUSE I'M
WEARING A CAP AND YOU WON'T HAVE
TO DEAL WITH THIS BLINDING SHINE
WHEN YOU GET THE DVD.
>> THIS IS THE THIRD PBS
WISCONSIN PRODUCTION THAT
MICHAEL PERRY HAS DONE WITH US,
AND IT'S POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF
YOUR SUPPORT AND WE'RE ASKING
FOR YOU, JUST YOU, TO MAKE YOUR
GIFT IN AN AMOUNT THAT IS RIGHT
FOR YOU AT 1-800-236-3636.
AND ENJOY THIS DVD OVER AND OVER
AGAIN.
THERE ARE ALSO SOME OTHER
WONDERFUL THANK YOU GIFTS.
BUT JUST GREAT STORYTELLING AND
- WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A
MINUTE.
BUT FIRST 1-800-236-3636.
>> THANKS, STEPHANIE AND
MICHAEL.
AND THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN
TONIGHT.
AS STEPHANIE MENTIONED, DON'T GO
ANYWHERE.
FIRST CALL IN YOUR SUPPORT,
1-800-236-3636.
SUPPORT THE GREAT PROGRAMMING ON
PBS WISCONSIN.
SECOND, STICK AROUND BECAUSE
THERE'S STILL MORE FROM THE
"MICHAEL PERRY: ON THE ROAD"
SPECIAL TO COME WHEN WE'RE DONE
HERE.
WHEN YOU DO CALL, WE'VE GOT
THESE GREAT THANK YOU GIFTS.
AT THE $10 A MONTH SUSTAINING
LEVEL WE HAVE THE "MICHAEL
PERRY: ON THE ROAD" DVD, THE
PROGRAM YOU WATCHED TONIGHT.
IT'S FOUR ADDITIONAL STORIES,
TWO FROM EACH VENUE WE RECORDED
MICHAEL IN AND OTHER TREATS ON
THIS DVD.
WONDERFUL WAY TO ENJOY THE SHOW
IF YOU TUNED IN LATE AND YOU
WANTED TO CATCH THE WHOLE THING
OR YOU JUST KNOW THAT PERFECT
PERSON IN YOUR FAMILY THAT YOU
WANT TO SHARE IT WITH WHILE
SUPPORTING PBS WISCONSIN AND
SHARING THAT WITH EVERYBODY
ACROSS THE STATE.
AT THE $15 LEVEL, OF COURSE
EVERYBODY LOVES MICHAEL'S BOOKS
AND WE ARE THRILLED TO BE ABLE
TO SEND YOU TWO OF THEM, "COOP"
AND "ROUGHNECK RACE" PERSONALLY
AUTOGRAPHED BY MICHAEL BEFORE WE
SEND THEM TO YOU.
AND AT THE $25 MONTHLY
SUSTAINING LEVEL WE WILL SEND
YOU BOTH OF THE BOOKS AND THREE
DVDs, "MICHAEL PERRY: ON THE
ROAD" AND THE TWO ADDITIONAL
SPECIALS WE'VE PREVIOUSLY AIRED
ON PBS WISCONSIN.
CALL RIGHT NOW, PLEDGE YOUR
SUPPORT, 1-800-236-3636.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, ERIK.
THAT LAST PACKAGE THAT ERIK WAS
TALKING ABOUT, IF YOU'RE A
MICHAEL PERRY FAN, THAT'S
DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE
GOING TO WANT TO THINK ABOUT
GETTING THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE
ALREADY BECOME MEMBERS OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
I'VE HEARD A RUMOR THAT WE'RE
ALREADY STARTING TO THINK ABOUT
A FOURTH ONE.
SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU
WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO SEE,
NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME FOR YOU
TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR PBS
WISCONSIN.
WHEN YOU JOIN US THIS EVENING,
YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER
BECOMING A SUSTAINING MEMBER.
IT'S A GREAT WAY TO PUT YOUR
MEMBERSHIP ON JUST EASY, EASY,
EASY.
YOU CALL IN, YOU SAY HOW MUCH
YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE EVERY
MONTH AND THEN THAT'S IT.
IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR
MEMBERSHIP AT ANY POINT, YOU
CAN.
IF YOU WANT TO INCREASE IT OR
WHATEVER, YOU CAN DO THAT.
IT'S A VERY EASY WAY FOR YOU TO
BECOME A MEMBER AND SHOW YOUR
SUPPORT FOR US HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN.
WHEN YOU DO THAT, WE ALSO HAVE
THESE SUGGESTED LEVELS YOU CAN
JOIN US UT.
AT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF BENEFITS OF
BECOMING A MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
BUT WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT.
SHOWS LIKE THE SPECIAL WE'VE
JUST WATCHED WITH MICHAEL PERRY
ARE DONE WITH ONE DONATION AT A
TIME.
THAT'S HOW WE'RE ABLE TO
CONTINUE TO BRING GREAT SHOWS
LIKE THIS TO YOU.
SO IT ALL STARTS WHEN YOU GO TO
THAT PHONE AND DIAL
1-800-236-3636.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
STRIKES ME, MICHAEL, WATCHING
THIS SPECIAL IS THAT SENSE OF
COMMUNITY THAT SHINES THROUGH
WITH YOUR WORK, NOT JUST THE
WORK THAT YOU WRITE, BUT YOU
CREATE, YOU FOSTER THIS
WONDERFUL SENSE OF COMMUNITY ON
STAGE.
DO YOU HAVE FOLKS THAT COME OVER
AND OVER TO SEE YOUR SHOWS?
I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF YOU
DO.
>> YEAH.
THERE'S DEFINITELY A FEW REPEAT
CUSTOMERS.
AND I THINK -- I THINK ABOUT
THAT A LOT.
I JUST DID A SHOW AT THE
STOUGHTON OPERA HOUSE.
I DID ABOUT HALF NEW MATERIAL
AND HALF OLD, WELL-POLISHED
STORIES.
FOR A WHILE I WAS CONCERNED
ABOUT TELLING THE SAME STORIES.
THEY LOVE THE FLOW OF THE
STORIES.
THEY LOVE THE DISCOVERY.
THE GRATITUDE PART FOR ME IS I
STILL LOVING TELLING THEM.
I LOVE TAKING THAT ADVENTURE
WITH AN AUDIENCE.
HALF THE AUDIENCE IS HEARING IT
FOR THE FIRST TIME AND HALF THE
AUDIENCE IS RELIVING IT WITH
YOU.
>> RELIVING IT WITH YOU IS WHAT
VIEWERS CAN DO WHEN THEY MAKE A
GIFT AND ASK FOR THE DVD FOR A
GIFT OF $10 A MORE OR MORE
BECAUSE IT IS THAT SENSE OF
COMMUNITY.
WE'RE WISCONSINITES AND WE
RELATE.
MANY OF US COME FROM FARMING
BACKGROUNDS.
WE RELATE ON SO MANY DIFFERENT
LEVELS WITH YOUR STORIES.
YOU CAN ENJOY THAT OVER AND OVER
AGAIN WITH YOUR GIFT AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANK YOU.
THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU CAN CALL THAT NUMBER,
1-800-236-3636, PLEDGE YOUR
SUPPORT.
YOU CAN GO ONLINE,
pbswisconsin.org, AND MAKE YOUR
GIFT THERE.
OR IF YOU'RE SOMEONE WHO'S
SITTING THERE WITH YOUR
SMARTPHONE IN YOUR HAND, TRY
SCANNING THAT QR CODE.
IT WILL TAKE YOU RIGHT THERE.
WE'RE MAKING IT AS EASY AS
POSSIBLE TO SUPPORT PBS
WISCONSIN AND SUPPORT GREAT
PROGRAMS LIKE "MICHAEL PERRY:
ON THE ROAD."
WHEN YOU DO, AT THE $10 MONTHLY
SUSTAINING LEVEL WE'LL SEND YOU
THE DVD OF TONIGHT'S PROGRAM
ALONG WITH FOUR ADDITIONAL
STORIES.
YOU DON'T NEED A SURPRISE
ANYMORE.
I JUST GOT THE TITLES.
FARMER SNORT, BEER TENT, GRANDMA
PERRY AND RIG CIGARETTES.
I'M SURE THAT WILL WHET YOUR
INTEREST SO YOU CAN HEAR EVEN
MORE OF MICHAEL AT THE $10 A
MONTH SUSTAINING LEVEL.
ALTAT THE $15 LEVEL WE'LL SEND YOU
"COOP" SIGNED BY MICHAEL.
WHAT A WONDERFUL GIFT TO GIVE TO
SOMEONE IMPORTANT IN YOUR LIFE.
AT THE $25 A MONTH LEVEL, WE'LL
SEND YOU THE PACKAGE, THE TWO
AUTOGRAPHED BOOKS, THE THREE
DVDs OF ALL THE PROGRAMS
MICHAEL HAS SUPPORTED AND EVERY
ONE OF THE LEVELS WE'VE
SUGGESTED TONIGHT AND ANY GIFT
OF $35 OR MORE A YEAR GETS YOU
"AIRWAVES," OUR PROGRAM GUIDE,
IN THE MAIL EVERY MONTH.
IF YOU DON'T GET THIS AND YOU
HAD, YOU'D HAVE KNOWN THIS WAS
ON TONIGHT.
SO YOU WANT TO GET "AIRWAVES" AS
WELL.
SO CALL 1-800-236-3636.
>> THANK YOU, ERIK.
IF YOU'VE ALREADY JOINED US HERE
AT PBS WISCONSIN, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY
CALL OR SOMEBODY THAT GOES
ONLINE.
NO MATTER HOW YOU BECOME A
MEMBER, IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO US
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME SPECIAL DONORS
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK.
THESE ARE PEOPLE AND COMPANIES
THAT HAVE STEPPED FORWARD TO
SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR PBS
WISCONSIN.
THE FIRST IS THE COTTREL FUND.
THESE ARE PEOPLE FROM ALL ACROSS
THE STATE, FROM WAUSAU, FROM
LA CROSSE, FROM ALL ACROSS THE
STATE AND THEY TRULY VALUE PBS
WISCONSIN AND IT'S SOMETHING
THAT THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO
SEE BEING ABLE TO BRING SHOWS
ABOUT WISCONSIN, ABOUT THE
PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN, THE LIFE
THAT WE LIVE HERE IN WISCONSIN.
SO THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO STEP
FORWARD AT THAT LEADERSHIP ROLE
AND SHOW THEIR SUPPORT.
YOU CAN JOIN THEM THIS EVENING
BY GOING TO YOUR PHONE OR GOING
ONLINE AND BECOMING A MEMBER OF
PBS WISCONSIN.
REMEMBER, THERE ARE OVER 70,000
MEMBERS THAT SUPPORT PBS
WISCONSIN FROM ALL CORNERS OF
OUR STATE.
YOU CAN JOIN THE PEOPLE THAT ARE
DOING THAT THAT LOVE MICHAEL
PERRY, THAT LOVE THE OTHER
SPECIALS THAT WE LOVE HERE, ALL
THE PROGRAMMING THAT WE BRING
YOU YEAR-ROUND.
IT ALL STARTS WITH A PHONE CALL
TO 1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU'VE WRITTEN SUCH A WIDE
VARIETY OVER THE YEARS FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE ABOUT FRENCH PHILOSOPHY
AND WONDERFUL MEMOIRS.
WHAT'S NEXT?
>> I WROTE "40 ACRES DEEP."
FOR ME IT'S A VERY, VERY DARK
PIECE OF WORK.
IT'S BEEN OUT FOR ABOUT A MONTH
AND THE REACTIONS WE'RE GETTING
ARE VERY POSITIVE, THOUGHTFUL,
REFLECTIVE RESPONSES.
SO I'M WORKING ON THAT.
AND THEN I'VE GOT TWO OTHER
BOOKS IN THE HOPPER THAT ARE
LONG OVERDUE.
I'M HACKING AWAY AT THOSE.
>> YOU'RE SCRIBBLING AWAY IN
YOUR ROOM OVER THE GARAGE.
>> WE'RE PRETTY TIGHT, YEAH.
>> WE LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE AND
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU MORE AT PBS WISCONSIN AND
IT'S BEEN TERRIFIC TO ENJOY THIS
PROGRAM TONIGHT.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO LAUGH AND
REMINISCE AND HEAR SOME
WONDERFUL STORIES AND WE INVITE
YOU TO BECOME A MEMBER OR RENEW
YOUR MEMBERSHIP OR MAYBE
INCREASE YOUR SUSTAINING GIFT
AND PICK UP ONE OF THESE
WONDERFUL BOOKS OR THE DVD AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WHEN YOU DO CALL, WE'VE GOT
THOSE GREAT THANK YOU GIFTS.
STARTING AT THE $10 SUSTAINING
LEVEL WE WILL SEND YOU THE DVD
"MICHAEL PERRY: ON THE ROAD"
THE PROGRAM THAT YOU ARE
WATCHING TONIGHT.
AT THE $15 LEVEL WE WILL SEND
YOU TWO AUTOGRAPHED BOOKS,
"COOP" AND "ROUGHNECK GRACE."
AT THE $25 LEVEL WE WILL SEND
YOU BOTH OF THE BOOKS AND ALL
THREE OF THE MICHAEL PERRY PBS
WISCONSIN SPECIALS, THE TRILOGY,
IF YOU WILL.
THAT'S AT THE $25 MONTHLY
SUSTAINING LEVEL.
WON'T YOU CALL RIGHT NOW, GO
ONLINE, 1-800-236-3636.
>> WELL, IF VIEWERS WANT TO FIND
OUT MORE ABOUT YOU AND YOUR
WORK, WHERE CAN THEY DISCOVER
STUFF?
>> SNEEZINGCOW.COM.
THAT'S THE PLACE TO START.
>> THAT IS UNFORGETTABLE.
>> THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD.
THAT'S PROBABLY -- YEAH.
I'VE BEEN TELLING THAT STORY FOR
ABOUT 30 YEARS, BUT IT STILL
SEEMS TO WORK.
>> AND BASED ON A TRUE INCIDENT,
I ASSUME.
>> UNFORTUNATELY.
A JAW-DROPPING INCIDENT,
ALTHOUGH THAT WOULD NOT BE YOUR
BEST MOVE.
>> WE ARE SO GRATEFUL YOU HAVE
BEEN HERE AND GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
WE CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
THERE'S STILL TIME TO MAKE A
CONTRIBUTION AND STILL A FEW
MORE STORIES.
1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
I'M CLINT WALZ.
I'M ON STAFF HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT
AS WE CELEBRATE NORM ABRAM.
AS JUDY WOODRUFF SAID, HE'S HAD
19 EMMYS.
43 YEARS IS WHAT WE'RE
CELEBRATING TONIGHT ON "THIS OLD
HOUSE."
WE'RE SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE
TO JOIN US DURING THIS VERY
SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP DRIVE BECAUSE
RIGHT NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO SHOW
YOUR SUPPORT FOR ALL OF THE
WONDERFUL YEARS THAT NORM HAS
BEEN THERE TO EDUCATE AND TO
INSPIRE YOU AND TO INSPIRE SO
MANY OTHERS ON ALL OF THEIR OWN
PERSONAL PROJECTS AND HOME.
SO WE INVITE YOU TO DO THAT
RIGHT NOW BY CALLING
1-800-236-3636.
IT'S SUPER EASY TO DO.
AND WE'RE SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE
HERE WITH US TONIGHT.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THIS IS REALLY
-- PBS WISCONSIN IS REALLY THE
HOUSE THAT YOU BUILD.
WE'RE SITTING HERE TALKING ABOUT
THE HOUSE THAT NORM BUILT.
BUT PBS WISCONSIN IS YOUR HOUSE
AND YOU CAN BUILD IT BY CALLING
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANKS, CLINT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WHEN YOU CALL RIGHT NOW,
1-800-236-3636, YOU ARE
SUPPORTING ALL OF THOSE DECADES
OF GREAT PROGRAMMING LIKE "THIS
OLD HOUSE," PROGRAMS THAT HAVE
EDUCATED AND CONTINUE TO CONNECT
GENERATIONS OF VIEWERS, VIEWERS
JUST LIKE YOU.
SO WON'T YOU CALL RIGHT NOW,
PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT,
1-800-236-3636, OR GO ONLINE TO
PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF GREAT THANK
YOU GIFTS TO SHOW OUR GRATITUDE
FOR YOUR PLEDGE OF SUPPORT.
STARTING AT THE $10 LEVEL, WE
WILL SEND YOU A CLASSIC NORM
MUG.
IT'S GOT A PICTURE OF NORM, HIS
NAME ON THE SIDE.
WONDERFUL WAY TO START THE
MORNING WITH A CUP OF COFFEE IN
YOUR "THIS OLD HOUSE" NORM MUG.
AT THE $15 A MONTH SUSTAINING
LEVEL WE ARE GOING TO INCLUDE A
GIFT MEMBERSHIP TO THE "THIS OLD
HOUSE" INSIDER CLUB.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL PACKAGE.
YOU GET ACCESS TO 1,000 EPISODES
OF "THIS OLD HOUSE" AND THE NEW
YANKEE WORKSHOP.
THE REAL KEY IS THIS PACKAGE IS
YOU GET ACCESS TO 235 PROJECT
DRAWINGS PERFECTLY MEASURED SO
YOU CAN COMPLETE THOSE PROJECTS
ALONG WITH NORM.
THAT'S AT THE $15 MONTHLY LEVEL.
AT $20 MONTHLY LEVEL WE'LL SEND
YOU BOTH, THE MUG, THE INSIDER
PACKAGE AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
KNOW THAT YOU ARE HELPING TO
SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF
GREAT DO IT YOURSELF PROGRAMMING
LIKE "THIS OLD HOUSE," HELPING
TO SUPPORT THE SHOW ITSELF AND
THE NEXT SHOW THAT'S COMING
AROUND AFTER THAT.
SO WON'T YOU CALL RIGHT NOW,
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANK YOU, ERIK.
I'M KERMAN ECKES, ON THE STAFF
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
AS CLINT MENTIONED, "THIS OLD
HOUSE" HAS BEEN ON THE AIR ON
PBS FOR 43 YEARS.
THINK THAT.
43 YEARS.
ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT HAVE
HAPPENED IN THAT TIME, WHETHER
THAT'S IN STYLE OR TECHNIQUES,
THE WAY PEOPLE WANT TO CHANGE
THEIR HOUSES.
IT'S ALWAYS THERE.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO
LEARN.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE SEEN FROM
NORM AS HE HAS CONTINUED TO GROW
AND DEVELOP AS A CONTRACTOR AND
AS A CARPENTER.
THAT'S BEEN ONE OF THE REALLY
SPECIAL THINGS ABOUT THIS SHOW.
THAT'S SOMETHING ABOUT PBS
WISCONSIN AS WELL.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT
YOU CAN LEARN FROM HERE ON PBS
WISCONSIN.
EVERY YEAR, NEW THINGS COME OUT,
NEW STORIES THAT CAPTURE OUR
ATTENTION, NEW WAYS FOR US TO
LEARN THINGS, WHETHER YOU'RE
WATCHING "NOVA" OR "NATURE."
IT'S BECAUSE PEOPLE MAKE A
PLEDGE TO PBS WISCONSIN.
EACH DONATION IS SO CRUCIAL FOR
US TO HELP US CONTINUE TO DO OUR
MISSION OF BRINGING YOU QUALITY
PROGRAMMING FROM PBS AND OF
COURSE FROM ALL AROUND THE STATE
OF WISCONSIN AS WELL.
SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU
ENJOY, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO TO
THOSE PHONES RIGHT NOW, CALL THE
NUMBER ON OUR SCREEN, TALK TO
ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS.
YOU CAN ALSO GO ONLINE.
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
THAT YOU CAN DO IS JOIN US THIS
EVENING.
IT ALL STARTS WITH A CALL TO
1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU KNOW, AS WE SIT HERE, WE
ENJOY WATCHING NORM THROUGH ALL
OF THE YEARS, A COUPLE THINGS
REALLY SORT OF COME TO IND MOO.
-- MIND.
ONE, HE'S JUST A CARPENTER.
THEN HE BECOMES THIS SORT OF
UNASSUMING CELEBRITY.
HE'S AN EDUCATOR.
THAT MAKES US SO PROUD TO HAVE
HIM ON OUR AIRWAVES.
WE'RE HERE TO EDUCATE, TO
INSPIRE, AND TO INFORM.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT NORM DOES ON
"THIS OLD HOUSE" FOR ALL OF
THESE GREAT YEARS.
AND WE'RE ONLY ABLE TO DO THAT
BECAUSE SOMEONE LIKE YOU, A
CARPENTER, AN UNASSUMING
CELEBRITY JUST LIKE YOU WENT TO
THE PHONE AND CALLED
1-800-236-3636 AND MADE THESE
GREAT PROGRAMS POSSIBLE.
THINK ABOUT ALL THE GREAT DO IT
YOURSELF PROGRAMS THAT YOU WATCH
HERE AND EACH AND EVERY DAY ON
PBS WISCONSIN AND YOU CAN HELP
MAKE IT POSSIBLE WITH YOUR
PLEDGE OF SUPPORT NOW.
GO AHEAD, CALL US,
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANKS, CLINT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WHEN YOU DO CALL 1-800-236-3636,
YOU GAIN ACCESS TO A GREAT
NUMBER OF GIFTS TO SHARE OUR
GRATITUDE FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF
NOT ONLY "THIS OLD HOUSE," NORM
ABRAM, BUT ALL OF THE PROGRAMS
ON PBS WISCONSIN.
AT $10 A MONTH SUSTAINING LEVEL
WE WILL SEND YOU THE NORM COFFEE
MUG.
IT'S A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO
YOUR KITCHEN OR A GREAT GIFT IF
YOU GREW UP WATCHING THE YANKEE
WORKSHOP WITH YOUR DAD.
WHAT A GREAT GIFT.
AT AT $15 MONTHLY SUSTAINING
LEVEL WE'LL GIVE YOU THE "THIS
OLD HOUSE" MEMBERSHIP PACKAGE.
THIS IS 1,000 -- ACCESS TO 1,000
PLUS PROGRAMS FROM "THIS OLD
HOUSE" AND THE NEW YANKEE
WORKSHOP.
IT'S ACCESS TO PROJECT PLANS SO
YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG.
ACCESS TO "THIS OLD HOUSE"
MAGAZINE ONLINE AND SO MUCH
MORE.
THAT'S AT THE $15 LEVEL.
IT'S THE ULTIMATE "THIS OLD
HOUSE" PACKAGE.
AT THE $20 LEVEL WE'LL SEND YOU
THE MUG AND PROVIDE INSIDER
ACCESS.
WON'T YOU CALL RIGHT NOW,
1-800-236-3636.
>> THANK YOU, ERIK.
IT ALL STARTS WITH YOU JOINING
US HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
WHEN YOU DO, YOU'RE JOINING
MANY, MANY FAMILIES ACROSS OUR
STATE, OVER 70,000 FAMILIES
ACROSS OUR STATE THAT ARE
MEMBERS OF PBS WISCONSIN.
ONE THING THAT WE'VE LEARNED
OVER TIME IS MONTH AFTER MONTH
SOME OF OUR VIEWERS THAT WATCH
PBS WISCONSIN ONLINE, "THIS OLD
HOUSE" IS ONE OF THE
MOST-WATCHED SHOWS.
ALL OF OUR HOW-TO SHOWS IS VERY
POPULAR, STREAMING OR WATCHING
THEM THROUGH PASSPORT, ANOTHER
WONDERFUL MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT
WHEN YOU JOIN PBS WISCONSIN.
NO MATTER WHERE YOU WATCH, OVER
THE AIR, ON CABLE, IF YOU STREAM
OR WATCHING THROUGH THE APP,
THERE'S SO MANY GREAT PROGRAMS
HERE FOR YOU FROM PBS WISCONSIN.
AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF PEOPLE
ALL ACROSS OUR STATE WHO SAY
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I VALUE.
I WANT TO CONTINUE TO SEE GREAT
PROGRAMS ON PBS WISCONSIN,
WHETHER IT'S "THIS OLD HOUSE" OR
ANY OF THE SHOWS THAT WE BRING
YOU.
BUT IT ALL STARTS BY BECOMING A
MEMBER AND YOU CAN DO THAT BY
CALLING THE NUMBER ON YOUR
SCREEN, 1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK BACK
TO WHEN "THIS OLD HOUSE"
STARTED, THERE WAS A LOT LESS
INTEREST IN PRESERVING OLD HOMES
AND A LOT LESS AWARENESS OF HOW
TO DO IT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
THIS PROGRAM BROUGHT TO LIFE.
YOU THINK ABOUT ALL THE DO IT
YOURSELF PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOW
OUT THERE.
BUT REALLY THIS OLD HOUSE IS THE
YARDSTICK BY WHICH ALL OTHERS
ARE MEASURED.
I THINK WE HEARD THAT EARLIER.
IT'S SO TRUE TODAY.
IT'S ONE OF THE HALLMARKS OF
WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR ALL OF THESE
YEARS AND WE'RE SO PROUD TO HAVE
NORM AND BOB VILA AND TOMMY ON
OUR AIRWAVES.
WE CAN ONLY DO IT WITH YOUR
SUPPORT, SO CALL US AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> WHEN YOU DO CALL THAT NUMBER,
1-800-236-3636, OR LOG ONLINE,
THE GIFTS ARE AVAILABLE AT
pbswisconsin.org OR IF YOU'VE
GOT YOUR SMARTPHONE, SCAN THAT
QR CODE ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW
AND PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT.
AT THE $10 MONTHLY SUSTAINING
LEVEL WE'LL SEND YOU THE NORM
ABRAM MUG TO MAKE A WONDERFUL
ADDITION TO YOUR BREAKFAST TABLE
EVERY MORNING AS YOU ENJOY YOUR
MORNING COFFEE.
AT THE $15 LEVEL WE'LL SEND YOU
THE "THIS OLD HOUSE" INSIDER
MEMBERSHIP.
THE ULTIMATE PACKAGE.
AT THE $20 LEVEL WE'LL SEND YOU
BOTH.
CALL RIGHT NOW.
LET US NOW HOW IMPORTANT GREAT
PROGRAMMING LIKE "THIS OLD
HOUSE" IS TO YOU, YOUR FAMILY.
1-800-236-3636.
>> HI.
WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW AND
WE'RE SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE
AS WE CELEBRATE 43 YEARS OF NORM
ABRAM ON "THIS OLD HOUSE."
THIS IS A GREAT TIME FOR YOU TO
MAKE YOUR PLEDGE OF SUPPORT TO
PBS WISCONSIN BECAUSE RIGHT HERE
RIGHT NOW THIS IS A CHALLENGE
BREAK.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
THAT MEANS THAT WE WILL MATCH
THE FIRST $2,000 FROM BRAND NEW
MEMBERS TO PBS WISCONSIN.
THANKS TO THE MEMBERS WHO MADE A
SPECIAL GIFT TO OUR CHALLENGE
FUND.
RIGHT NOW YOU CAN HAVE YOUR GIFT
DOUBLED.
YOU CAN MAKE THAT MUCH MORE OF
AN IMPACT TO MAKE MORE GREAT
PROGRAMS LIKE "THIS OLD HOUSE"
POSSIBLE.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT "THIS OLD
HOUSE" AND ALL OF THE GREAT
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE
@IT, THINK ABOUT BOB ROSS AND
FRED ROGERS, LONG LIST OF
WONDERFUL PBS HOSTS THAT YOU'VE
COME TO ENJOY AND TRUST AND
LEARN FROM.
THAT'S WHAT YOUR DOLLARS HELP
MAKE POSSIBLE.
IT'S SUPER EASY TO DO.
YOU CAN EITHER CALL US RIGHT NOW
AT 1-800-236-3636 OR YOU CAN
ALWAYS GO ON LIEN AT ONLINE AT
pbswisconsin.org.
>> THIS IS THE TIME TO DO IT.
CALL RIGHT NOW, 1-800-236-3636,
BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT MEMBER
CHALLENGE SO YOUR GIFT IS -- THE
IMPACT OF YOUR GIFT IS DOUBLED
AS A NEW MEMBER TO PBS RIGHT
RIGHT NOW.
WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO THANK
NORM FOR 43 YEARS OF EDUCATING
PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
AND SPECIAL HERE IN WISCONSIN ON
"THIS OLD HOUSE" AND "ASK THIS
OLD HOUSE."
THE GIFT IS DOUBLED AND YOU GET
THE THANK YOU GIFT.
AT THE $10 MONTH LEVEL YOU GOT
THE NORM ABRAM MUG.
GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR MORNING
ROUTINE.
AT THE $15 MONTHLY LEVEL WE'LL
SEND YOU THE "THIS OLD HOUSE"
INSIDER MEMBERSHIP.
THIS GIVES YOU ACCESS TO MORE
THAN 1,000 EPISODES OF YOUR
FAVORITE SHOWS AS WELL AS 235
"NEW YANKEE WORKSHOP" DRAWINGS
SO YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG WITH
PROJECTS YOU'VE WATCHED HIM
COMPLETE OVER THE YEAR.
CALL RIGHT NOW, HAVE THAT PLEDGE
OF SUPPORT DOUBLED,
1-800-236-3636.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, ERIK.
WE'VE HAD OUR FIRST CALLER JOIN
US.
FABULOUS TIME FOR YOU TO SHOW
YOUR SUPPORT TO PBS WISCONSIN
BECAUSE IF YOU'RE A NEW MEMBER,
YOUR DONATION WILL BE MATCHED.
WHAT A GREAT WAY TO DOUBLE THE
IMPACT OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP.
ONE THING ABOUT IF YOU OWN A
HOUSE, YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S
ALMOST ALWAYS THAT LIST OF
THINGS THAT SOMEDAY NEEDS TO BE
DONE AT THE HOUSE.
AND THE NICE THING ABOUT -- ONE
OF THE NICE THINGS THAT YOU CAN
DO WHEN YOU BECOME A MEMBER OF
PBS WISCONSIN IS YOU CAN PUT
YOUR MEMBERSHIP ON EASY MODE AND
SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT TAKING CARE OF ALL
THE TIME BY BECOMING A
SUSTAINING MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
IT'S A GREAT WAY.
YOU DECIDE WHAT AMOUNT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO DONATE EACH MONTH AND
YOU GIVE US A CHECKING ACCOUNT
OR A CREDIT CARD.
YOU SET THAT UP HOWEVER YOU WANT
TO.
AND THEN YOU SIT BACK AND YOUR
MEMBERSHIP IS AUTOMATICALLY
ONGOING.
IT'S A GREAT WAY TO GIVE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
RENEWING YOUR MEMBERSHIP.
YOU CAN CHANGE IT IF YOU WANT
TO.
IT'S A VERY EASY WAY FOR YOU TO
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT BY GOING TO
THE PHONE AND DIALING
1-800-236-3636.
>> AND YOU KNOW WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT "THIS OLD HOUSE," YOU
THINK ABOUT NORM, WHAT YOU THINK
ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THEIR WORK,
THE PASSION THEY HAVE FOR THEIR
CRAFT.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU GET WITH
PBS WISCONSIN PROGRAMS.
THINK OF ALL THE GREAT PROGRAMS
THAT YOU ENJOY EACH AND EVERY
DAY ALL YEAR LONG.
THOSE ARE ONLY MADE POSSIBLE
BECAUSE SOMEONE LIKE YOU MADE
THAT PLEDGE OF SUPPORT.
AND RIGHT NOW DURING THIS
CHALLENGE BREAK THERE'S NO
BETTER TIME TO DO IT BECAUSE
YOUR GIFT WILL BE MATCHED.
AND YOU CAN DO THAT BY US AT
1-800-236-3636.
YOU CAN ALSO GO ONLINE.
WE HAVE ALL OF THE THANK YOU
GIFTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE
OFFERING DURING THIS PLEDGE
DRIVE.
BUT THERE'S NO BETTER TIME THAN
RIGHT NOW TO HELP MAKE THESE
GREAT PROGRAMS POSSIBLE.
BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE DAY YOU CAN
LEARN AND YOU CAN TRUST AND YOU
CAN APPRECIATE ALL OF THE GREAT
PROGRAMS.
CALL US NOW AT 1-800-236-3636.
>> NORM ABRAM IS PART OF A LONG
TRADITION OF EDUCATORS ON PBS
AND PBS WISCONSIN.
YOU THINK OF THE ENTERTAINMENT
THAT GREAT SHOWS LIKE "THIS OLD
HOUSE" AND "ASK THIS OLD HOUSE"
HAVE BROUGHT INTO OUR LIVES.
IT'S EDUCATION AT THE CORE.
IF YOU THINK OF NANCY ZIEMAN,
JULIA CHILD, RICK STEVES, PEOPLE
WHO HAVE BEEN IMPORTANT TO
PUBLIC TELEVISION AND IMPORTANT
TO ALL OF OUR LIVES.
CALL RIGHT NOW, PLEDGE YOUR
SUPPORT, 1-800-236-3636.
HAVE YOUR GIFT DOUBLED AS A NEW
MEMBER TO PBS WISCONSIN AND
RECEIVE A THANK YOU GIFT.
AT THE $10 MONTHLY GIVING LEVEL,
WE'VE GOT THE NORM ABRAM MUG.
AT THE $15 MONTHLY LEVEL WE'LL
PROVIDE YOU MEMBERSHIP TO "THIS
OLD HOUSE" INSIDER CLUB WITH
ACCESS TO MORE THAN 1,000
EPISODES OF "THIS OLD HOUSE,"
235 NEW "NEW YANKEE WORKSHOP"
PROJECT PLANS FOR YOU TO FOLLOW
ALONG WITH NORM AS YOU WATCH IN
THAT COLLECTION.
THAT'S AT THE $15 MONTHLY LEVEL.
AT THE $20 LEVEL WE'LL SEND YOU
BOTH AND THE IMPACT IS DOUBLED.
SO THIS IS THE BEST TIME TO CALL
RIGHT NOW, 1-800-236-3636.
>> THANKS, ERIK.
ERIK JUST RAN THROUGH JUST A FEW
OF THE WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL
TEACHERS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
PRESENT HERE ON PBS WISCONSIN,
WHETHER THAT'S NANCY ZIEMAN AND
SEWING.
THAT'S JUST A SMALL TASTE OF THE
MANY TEACHERS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
BRING YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR
SUPPORT.
AND ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS
ABOUT HOW-TO SHOWS IS THAT WHEN
YOU STREAM THEM, YOU CAN WATCH
SOMETHING OVER, YOU CAN WATCH
TECHNIQUES OVER AGAIN, YOU CAN
GO BACK AND LOOK AT HOW TO DO
THINGS ONCE AGAIN.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO
IF YOU DOWNLOAD THE PBS APP.
IT'S A GREAT WAY TO GO BACK IN
AND OVER AND WATCH THOSE SHOWS
AGAIN AND SEE HOW NORM'S DOING
IT, HOW HE'S FIXING WHATEVER IT
IS THAT HE'S WORKING ON.
IT'S A GREAT BENEFIT OF BEING A
MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN.
WE ALSO HAVE PASSPORT, WHICH IS
ANOTHER WONDERFUL BENEFIT THAT
YOU GET AS A MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN IF YOU JOIN US AT ANY
OF THE LEVELS WE HAVE THIS
EVENING.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT A
WONDERFUL, IN-DEPTH LIBRARY OF
ADDITIONAL PBS SHOWS.
SO WE HAVE MANY BNS TO BENEFITS TO
BECOMING A MEMBER BY CALLING
1-800-236-3636.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT BENEFITS
WHEN YOU BECOME A MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
AND WHEN YOU MAKE THAT GIFT OF
SUPPORT, IT REALLY DOESN'T
MATTER HOW MUCH YOU GIVE.
IT ONLY MATTERS THAT YOU DO TO
HELP KEEP THESE GREAT PROGRAMS
COMING TO YOU AND PEOPLE ALL
ACROSS THE STATE.
I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR
DIRECTORS CIRCLE MEMBERS.
MEMBERS OF OUR LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
WHO ARE ABLE TO MAKE A GIFT OF
$1,000 OR MORE EVERY YEAR.
AND SO THANK YOU IF YOU ARE ONE
OF THOSE LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
MEMBERS.
AND IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A
GIFT IN THAT AMOUNT OR MORE, WE
WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT
GIFT.
IT REALLY GOES A LONG WAY
TOWARDS MAKING THESE GREAT
PROGRAMS POSSIBLE AND ALL THE
THINGS THAT YOU SEE THAT WE DO
OFF CAMERA.
A LOT OF OUR EDUCATION WORK AS
WELL.
IT ALL MATTERS AND IT ALL MAKES
A DIFFERENCE.
SO IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH
YOU GIVE.
IT ONLY MATTERS THAT YOU DO.
YOU CAN DO THAT BY CALLING US AT
1-800-236-3636 OR YOU CAN GO
ONLINE AT pbswisconsin.org.
>> AND WHEN YOU DO GO ONLINE,
pbswisconsin.org, SCAN THAT QR
CODE WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE IF YOU
HAVE IT RIGHT NOW, PULL UP THE
CAMERA AND CHECK THAT OUT IF YOU
HAVEN'T TRIED ONE OF THOSE YET
OR CALL 1-800-236-3636.
NOW IS THE TIME TO DO IT BECAUSE
IT'S A CHALLENGE BREAK, SO YOUR
GIFT IS DOUBLED AS A NEW MEMBER
OF PBS WISCONSIN.
WE'LL SEND YOU A NUMBER OF GREAT
THANK YOU GIFTS, INCLUDING THE
$10 MONTHLY SUSTAINING LEF.
LEVEL.
AT $15 A MONTH WE'LL SEND YOU
"THIS OLD HOUSE" INSIDER
MEMBERSHIP.
WE TALKED ABOUT ACCESS TO
EPISODES YOU HAVE, TO THE
PROJECT PLANS.
BUT WE'RE ALL HERE BECAUSE WE
LOVE "ASK THIS OLD HOUSE,"
RIGHT?
YOU GET ACCESS TO LIVE Q&A
SESSIONS FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL
"ASK THIS OLD HOUSE," AVAILABLE
AT THE $15 A MONTH GIVING LEVEL.
AT THE $20 LEVEL WE'LL GIVE YOU
ACCESS TO THAT MEMBERSHIP AND
THE MUG.
SO WON'T YOU CALL RIGHT NOW OR
GO ONLINE 1-800-236-3636.
>> AS ERIK MENTIONED WE'RE STILL
IN A CHALLENGE BREAK.
WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE SHOW IN
A FEW MOMENTS.
THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME FOR YOU
TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR PBS
WISCONSIN, SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR
"THIS OLD HOUSE" THAT HAS BEEN
IN PRODUCTION FOR 43 YEARS.
THAT'S AN AMAZING RUN FOR ANY
SHOW.
THINK OF ALL OF THE THINGS WE'VE
HAD A CHANCE TO LEARN AND SEE
DURING THAT TIME.
SO PLEASE GO TO THOSE PHONES AND
GIVE US A CALL RIGHT NOW.
WHEN YOU DO, WE HAVE ANOTHER
BENEFIT WE CAN SEND YOUR WAY.
IT'S "AIRWAVES" MAGAZINE, OUR
PROGRAMMING GUIDE.
IT'S A GREAT WAY TO KEEP TRACK
OF YOUR SHOWS, THINGS THAT YOU
MIGHT WANT TO WATCH, LEARN ABOUT
NEW SHOWS THAT ARE COMING UP,
BEHIND-THE-SCENES THINGS,
INTERVIEWS WITH SOME OF THE
ON-AIR PERSONALITY OR A LOOK AT
SOME OF THE COMMUNITY EVENTS
THAT PBS WISCONSIN IS ABLE TO
PUT TOGETHER EVERY YEAR.
SO IT'S A GREAT BENEFIT OF
JOINING PBS WISCONSIN THIS
EVENING.
BUT REALLY I THINK THE BEST
BENEFIT IS KNOWING THAT YOU ARE
A MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN, THAT
WHEN YOU TURN ON PBS WISCONSIN
TO WATCH YOUR FAVORITE SHOWS,
WHETHER IT'S "THIS OLD HOUSE" OR
"NATURE" OR SOME OF OUR
ENTERTAINMENT SHOWS, YOU KNOW
THAT YOU'RE HELPING TO SUPPORT
THAT PROGRAM.
YOU'RE BRINGING IT TO YOURSELF,
YOUR FAMILY, PEOPLE ALL ACROSS
THE STATE.
ANYBODY WITH A TV OR SOME WAY TO
DOWNLOAD A PROGRAM HAS ACCESS TO
PBS WISCONSIN.
IT ALL STARTS WITH YOU BECOMING
A MEMBER THIS EVENING AND BY
CALLING 1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT I LOVE ABOUT
"THIS OLD HOUSE" AND NORM ABRAM
IS THAT HE IS AN EVERY MAN.
JUST LIKE YOU AND ME.
THAT IS WHAT IS SO GREAT ABOUT
THIS PROGRAM.
HE'S SO ACCESSIBLE.
HE'S TEACHING US, SHOWING US HOW
HE DOES HIS CRAFT.
IT'S AN AMAZING THING.
HE'S EMPOWERING US TO DO MORE,
TO BE MORE.
THAT'S REALLY AT THE HEART OF
WHAT PBS WISCONSIN DOES BEST.
IN FACT, IT'S ACTUALLY AT THE
HEART OF THE WISCONSIN IDEA,
MAKING THE WALLS OF THE
UNIVERSITY THE BORDERS OF OUR
STATE AND THAT'S CENTRAL TO WHAT
WE DO HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN.
THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DO IT IS
BECAUSE SOMEBODY LIKE YOU WENT
TO YOUR PHONE AND CALLED
1-800-236-3636, MADE THAT VERY
SPECIAL ACTION OF BECOMING A
MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN.
WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL DO THAT WITH
US HERE TONIGHT AT
1-800-236-3636.
>> MEMBERSHIP TO PBS WISCONSIN
IS POWERFUL, AS CLINT JUST
MENTIONED.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S TWICE AS
POWERFUL DURING THIS CHALLENGE
BREAK SO WON'T YOU CALL RIGHT
NOW, MAKE YOUR GIFT AS A NEW
MEMBER TO PBS WISCONSIN GO TWICE
AS FAR.
CALL 1-800-236-3636.
GO ONLINE, pbswisconsin.org.
OR AS CLINT MENTIONED, PULL OUT
YOUR SMARTPHONE AND SCAN THAT QR
CODE AND IT WILL BRING YOU RIGHT
THERE.
IT WILL BE SUPER EASY TO GIVE
YOUR GIFT AND PLEDGE YOUR
SUPPORT TO NOT ONLY NORM ABRAM,
"THIS OLD HOUSE," HOW-TO
PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO ALL OF THE
GREAT PROGRAMS ON PBS WISCONSIN.
YOU ALSO GET THOSE THANK YOU
GIFTS.
AT THE $10 LEVEL WE'LL SEND YOU
THE NORM ABRAM MUG.
AT THE $15 MONTHLY SUSTAINING
LEVEL WE'LL SEND YOU THE "THIS
OLD HOUSE" INSIDER MEMBERSHIP,
ACCESS TO MORE THAN 1,000
EPISODES OF THE SHOW.
$20 YOU GET THE MUG, THE INSIDER
PACKAGE AND THE BENEFIT OF
SUPPORTING PBS WISCONSIN DOUBLE
RIGHT NOW DURING THIS CHALLENGE
BREAK.
1-800-236-3636.
>> AND WE'VE HAD SEVEN PEOPLE
JOIN US DURING THIS CHALLENGE
BREAK, SEVEN PEOPLE THAT STEPPED
FORWARD AND SAID I LOVE "THIS
OLD HOUSE."
I'M WILLING TO MAKE A FINANCIAL
COMMITMENT TO KEEP THIS
WONDERFUL SHOW ON THE AIR.
THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF TIME FOR
YOU TO JOIN US IF IT'S SOMETHING
YOU'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT.
WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE FINAL
SEGMENT OF THE SHOW.
THERE'S SOME HEARTFELT
SENTIMENTS YOU DON'T WANT TO
MISS.
TALK TO ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS,
GO OVER THE THANK YOU GIFTS.
OR YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND DO YOUR
MEMBERSHIP ONLINE.
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
THAT YOU CAN DO IS TAKE THAT
STEP.
SAY YES, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
I VALUE.
I LOVE "THIS OLD HOUSE."
I LOVE PBS WISCONSIN.
I'M WILLING TO COME FORWARD AND
MAKE A COMMITMENT.
SO NOW I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE REST
OF THE SHOW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YOU KNOW, NORM ABRAM AND THE
"THIS OLD HOUSE" CREW REALLY
PIONEERED THE HOME IMPROVEMENT
GENRE ON TV.
IF YOU'RE LIKE US, YOU KNOW, YOU
THINK AND YOU KNOW THAT THEY'RE
STILL THE VERY BEST.
THEY ARE THE GOLD STANDARD FOR
THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S OVER 40 YEARS AND
NOW 1,000 EPISODES THAT NORM HAS
BEEN WITH US AND THERE HAS BEEN
NO OTHER MORE RECOGNIZED SHOW
OTHER THAN SESAME STREET AND 60
MINUTES.
REALLY, THAT'S THE QUALITY OF
PROGRAM THAT YOU FIND RIGHT HERE
ON PBS WISCONSIN AND THAT'S WHY
IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT YOU MAKE
A GIFT OF SUPPORT TO PBS
WISCONSIN, TO HELP MAKE THESE
GREAT PROGRAMS POSSIBLE.
IN JUST A HANDFUL OF MINUTES,
YOU'LL BE ENJOYING GREAT
PROGRAMS ALL YEAR LONG, NOT JUST
IN YOUR OWN HOME, BUT IN HOMES
ALL ACROSS THE STATE.
THAT'S WHY WE HOPE YOU WILL MAKE
A PLEDGE OF SUPPORT AT
1-800-236-3636.
WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT THANK YOU
GIFTS WHEN YOU DO.
>> WHEN YOU CALL AND PLEDGE YOUR
SUPPORT, 1-800-236-3636, WE'VE
GOT A NUMBER OF GREAT THANK YOU
GIFTS, INCLUDING AT THE $10
MONTHLY SUSTAINING LEVEL WE WILL
GIVE YOU THE AWESOME NORM MUG,
PICTURE ON ONE SIDE, HIS NAME ON
THE OTHER SIDE, A GREAT ADDITION
TO YOUR KITCHEN TABLE.
THAT'S AT THE $10 MONTHLY
SUSTAINING GIFT LEVEL.
AT THE $15 LEVEL WE HAVE THE
"THIS OLD HOUSE" INSIDER
MEMBERSHIP.
THIS IS MORE THAN 1,000 EPISODES
OF "ASK THIS OLD HOUSE," "THIS
OLD HOUSE" AND "THE NEW YANKEE
WORKSHOP."
IT'S ALMOST 250 PROJECT DRAWINGS
AND ACCESS TO THOSE LIVE Q&A
SESSIONS WITH KEVIN, RICHARD,
ROBERT AND TOMMY.
THOSE HAPPEN REGULARLY
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR MEMBERS
OF THIS PARTICULAR PACKAGE AT
THE $15 MONTHLY SUSTAINING LEF.
AT THE $20 LEVEL WE'LL GIVE YOU
ACCESS TO THAT EXCLUSIVE CLUB
AND THE MUG.
SO THERE'S NO REASON NOT TO CALL
RIGHT NOW.
1-800-236-3636 IS THE NUMBER TO
CALL.
OR GO ONLINE,
PBSWISCONSIN.ORG, AND GIVE YOUR
GIFT TODAY.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, ERIK.
SHOWS LIKE "THIS OLD HOUSE" HAVE
REALLY STOOD THE TEST OF TIME.
43 YEARS ON THE AIR, 43 YEARS OF
AMAZING INFORMATION AND SHOWING
YOU HOW TO ACTUALLY DO THINGS
AND JUST EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN
LEARN FROM WATCHING THAT SHOW.
AND WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT, WE'RE
ABLE TO CONTINUE TO BRING YOU
"THIS OLD HOUSE" YEAR AFTER YEAR
AFTER YEAR BECAUSE OF YOUR
SUPPORT, PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT
HAVE JOINED US HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN AND BECOME MEMBERS.
WHEN YOU DO THAT, ONE OF THE
WAYS THAT YOU CAN BECOME A
MEMBER IS BY BECOMING A
SUSTAINING MEMBER OF PBS
WISCONSIN.
I LOVE THE DOING MY MEMBERSHIP
THIS WAY.
IT'S A VERY EASY WAY TO BECOME A
MEMBER.
YOU CALL AND TALK TO ONE OF OUR
VOLUNTEERS OR GO ONLINE.
YOU DECIDE HOW MUCH YOU CAN SEND
US EACH MONTH AND THEN YOU GIVE
US SOME BASIC INFORMATION AND
THEN YOU CAN SIT BACK AND GO NOW
MY NEIGHBORHOOD MEMBERSHIP IS IN PLACE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
RENEWING.
YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR MEMBERSHIP
WHENEVER YOU NEED TO.
IT'S AN EASY WAY FOR YOU TO JOIN
US.
IT ALL STARTS BY YOU GOING TO
THAT PHONE AND CALLING
1-800-236-3636.
>> YOU KNOW, 43 YEARS IS A LONG
TIME.
MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING "THIS
OLD HOUSE" WITH YOUR KIDS OR
EVEN YOUR GRANDKIDS.
AS WE WATCH THESE OLD MONTAGES
OF THE CAST WE SEE, WE GREW UP
WITH NORM AND KEVIN.
IT'S A GENERATIONAL EXPERIENCE,
RELATIONSHIP THAT WE'RE REALLY
PROUD TO HAVE HERE AT PBS
WISCONSIN.
SO MEMBERSHIP IS REALLY
IMPORTANT, BUT WE'D ALSO LIKE TO
SAY THANK YOU TO OUR HERITAGE
SOCIETY, THOSE THOUGHTFUL
MEMBERS WHO DECIDED INCLUDE PBS
WISCONSIN IN THEIR ESTATE PLANS.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE PROUD AND
HONORED TO BE A PART OF
SOMEONE'S LEGACY.
IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING REVIEWING
YOUR ESTATE PLANS, CONSIDER
INCLUDING PBS WISCONSIN AND
MAKING US A PART OF YOUR LEGACY.
THAT'S ANOTHER WAY IN WHICH YOU
CAN ENSURE THAT THESE GREAT
PROGRAMS CONTINUE FOR YEARS AND
YEARS TO COME.
BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S ALL ABOUT
MEMBERSHIP AND THAT PHONE NUMBER
IS 1-800-236-3636.
>> THANKS, CLINT.
WHEN YOU CALL RIGHT NOW, WE'VE
GOT THOSE GREAT THANK YOU GIFTS.
WE'VE GOT THE $10 MONTHLY
SUSTAINING LEVEL WHERE WE'LL
SEND YOU THE NORM MUG.
AT $15 WE'LL SEND YOU A FULL
YEAR ACCESS TO THE "THIS OLD
HOUSE" INSIDER MEMBERSHIP WITH
LIVE Q&A, FULL OF VIDEO
ARCHIVES, MORE THAN 1,000
EPISODES OF "THIS OLD HOUSE,"
"ASK THIS OLD HOUSE" AND "NEW
YANKEE WORKSHOP" AND THEN
PROJECT PLANS TO HELP YOU GO
WORK RIGHT ALONGSIDE NORM AS YOU
WATCH THOSE EPISODES AND BUILD
THOSE WONDERFUL PROJECTS THAT
WE'VE WATCHED HIM CREATE FOR
YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS.
AT THE $20 MONTHLY LEVEL WE'LL
SEND YOU ACCESS TO THE
MEMBERSHIP AND THE MUG.
NORM HAS GIVEN HIS ENTIRE
CAREER, 43 YEARS, TO PROVIDING
EDUCATION ON PBS AND PUBLIC
TELEVISION STATIONS ACROSS THE
UNITED STATES AND SPECIFICALLY
HERE ON PBS WISCONSIN.
I CAN THINK OF NO BETTER WAY TO
SEND HIM OFF THAN SHOWING HIM
THE SUPPORT THAT WE, THE MEMBERS
OF PBS WISCONSIN, HAVE FOR HIM.
SO WON'T YOU CALL 1-800-236-3636
1-800-236-3636.
>> WE'VE HAD MANY PEOPLE JOIN US
AS MEMBERS OF PBS WISCONSIN THIS
EVENING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH IF YOU ARE ONE
OF THOSE PEOPLE.
THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF TIME FOR
YOU TO DO THAT, SO YOU CAN GO TO
THOSE PHONES OR GO ONLINE.
WE HAVE OTHER PEOPLE TO THANK
THIS EVENING.
OUR VOLUNTEERS, OUR PEOPLE THAT
ARE ANSWERING PHONES FOR US THIS
EVENING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF
YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT.
AND WE ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR
FOOD DONORS.
WISCONSIN UNION CATERING HAS
GIVEN US GREAT FOOD TO KEEP US
GOING, POWERING THROUGH OUR
DRIVE.
SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF THEM.
THANK YOU TO YOU IF YOU'VE
JOINED US.
YOU CAN JOIN US IF YOU HAVEN'T
THIS MORNING BY GOING TO THE
PHONE, DIALING THE NUMBER ON
YOUR SCREEN OR YOU CAN GO
ONLINE.
REMEMBER, WE HAVE THOSE THANK
YOU GIFTS.
BUT IT ALL STARTS WITH THAT
PHONE CALL TO 1-800-236-3636.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
REMEMBER, IF YOU MAKE A GIFT OF
$35 A YEAR, WE'D BE HAPPY TO
SEND YOU "AIRWAVES."
THIS IS OUR MONTHLY PROGRAM
GUIDE, ARRIVES IN YOUR MAILBOX
EVERY SINGLE MONTH AND SHOWS ALL
THE GREAT PROGRAMS THAT YOUR
GIFT WILL MAKE POSSIBLE.
WE DO A LOT OF GREAT LOCAL SHOWS
HERE AT PBS WISCONSIN, INCLUDING
OUR "FINAL FORTE" AS WELL AS "
""WISCONSIN FOODIE," PROGRAMS
WE'RE PROUD TO BRING TO YOU AND
PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE.
RIGHT NOW YOU CAN MAKE A REALLY
IMPORTANT ACTION BY MAKING THAT
PHONE CALL.
THAT NUMBER IS 1-800-236-3636.
AND, REMEMBER, IF YOU SEE
SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE ENJOYED IN
SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT
WE'RE SHOWING DURING THOSE
PLEDGE DRIVES, YOU CAN CHOOSE
FROM THOSE ITEMS RIGHT NOW BY
GOING TO pbswisconsin.org.
GIVE US A CALL.
>> CALL US RIGHT NOW,
1-800-236-3636.
PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT.
WE'VE GOT THOSE GREAT THANK YOU
GIFTS.
AT THE $10 A MONTH LEVEL, WE'VE
GOT THE MUG.
AT THE $15 A MONTH SUSTAINING
MEMBERSHIP, WE'VE GOT THE "THIS
OLD HOUSE" INSIDER MEMBERSHIP.
AT THE $20 SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP
WE'LL GIVE YOU ACCESS TO INSIDER
MEMBERSHIP AND THE MUG.
IT'S TO SHOW OUR GRATITUDE AS A
MEMBER OF PBS WISCONSIN.
BUT THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN
MAKE THAT CONNECTION IS FOR YOU
TO CALL RIGHT NOW OR GO ONLINE,
pbswisconsin.org OR DIAL
1-800-236-3636.
WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TUNING
IN TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE
AND CAREER OF NORM ABRAM.
THANK YOU FOR CALLING, GOING
ONLINE AND SUPPORTING PBS
WISCONSIN AND MAKING SURE PBS IS
HERE FOR YOU FOR GENERATIONS AND
FOR YOUR FAMILY.