The Morning Show | Historic Theater Project | Worthington

Live from Worthington's Memorial Auditorium & Performing Arts Center—February 14, 2003

Dale and Jim Ed celebrated the day of love with music from singer/songwriters Neal and Leandra, and Peter Mayer. Neal and Leandra are happily married Morning Show regulars who have charmed MPR audiences for years with love songs. Peter Mayer has addressed some deep topics in his writing but claims he has "never written a love song."

The show also includes the results of our Some Enchanted Evening special, in which listeners were invited to send us the story of how they met their special someone. Dale and Jim Ed, and the rest of the Morning Show crew retold some lucky listeners' stories in song live on the Feb. 14 show.

About the auditorium
The 735-seat Memorial Auditorium & Performing Arts Center is a 1931 art deco theater owned and operated by the City of Worthington. The renovated and newly restored building is one of the largest auditorium facilities in the region of southern Minnesota and northern Iowa.

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Part 1—Listen
00:00 "Holdin' On" - Neal & Leandra
05:14 "Look in My Eyes" - Neal & Leandra
08:54 "Here" - Neal & Leandra, with Peter Mayer

Part 2—Listen
00:00 Valentine's Day greeting: to Heidi and Aaron from David in St. Louis Park
01:31 "Stanley" - Peter Mayer
04:46 Jacques Pierre Panache/Le Pie script - Dale, Jim Ed, Beth, et al.
09:23 Some Enchanted Evening script no. 1 - Dale, Jim Ed, Beth, et al.
14:21 "Blue Boat" - Peter Mayer

Part 3—Listen
00:30 Sports - Jim Ed
02:52 "Crazy" - Noah Hoehn
07:00 Valentine's Day greeting: to Norm from Connie in Shakopee
07:17 Sherpa Love Boat script - Dale, Jim Ed, Beth
10:17 "Now Touch the Air Softly" - Neal & Leandra, and Peter Mayer
15:37 Valentine's Day greeting: to Deby from Rod in Monticello

Part 4—Listen
01:07 "Holy Now" - Peter Mayer
06:21 Valentine's Day greeting: to Roy from Donna in Bigelow
06:50 Buffalo Ridge Love Shack script - Dale, Jim Ed, Beth
10:28 Some Enchanted Evening script No. 2 - Dale, Jim Ed, Beth, et al.
13:57 "Dorothy's Pie" - Peter Mayer

Part 5—Listen
00:00 "Old Love" - Neal & Leandra
04:18 B. Marty Barry Song Analysis - Dale, Jim Ed, et al.
08:11 "Mold Love" - Neal & Leandra
13:13 Some Enchanted evening script No. 3, et al.

Part 6—Listen
00:34 Sports - Jim Ed
02:54 "Renne's Song" - Jerry Giefer
07:20 Valentine's Day greeting: to Arlen from Sheila in Willmar
07:37 Turkey Training script - Dale, Jim Ed, Beth
12:01 "Yukon Sally" - Peter Mayer, with Neal & Leandra

Part 7—Listen
00:00 "It'll Still Be You" - Neal & Leandra
01:50 Valentine's Day greeting: to Craig from Kathy in Jackson
02:21 Genway Head-Over-Heels Honey script - Dale, Jim Ed
06:21 Some Enchanted Evening script No. 4 - Dale, Jim Ed, et al.
09:50 "All I Have to Do is Dream" - Neal & Leandra
13:12 "Catch a Falling Star" - Neal & Leandra

Part 8—Listen
00:30 "Ocean Mary" - Peter Mayer
05:19 Dooley Cosmetic Surgery script - Dale, Jim Ed
11:10 Some Enchanted Evening script No. 5 - Dale, Jim Ed, et al.
15:07 "Baby, Baby" - Peter Mayer

Part 9—Listen
00:30 Sports - Jim Ed
02:53 "John Henry" - Noah Hoehn
08:18 Bowserbed script - Dale, Jim Ed
11:20 Some Enchanted Evening script No. 6 - Dale, Jim Ed, Beth, et al.
15:23 "It Must Be Love" - Neal & Leandra, and Peter Mayer





 

SHOW PHOTOS

Windom's own Jerry Giefer performs "Renee's Song," an acoustic Valentine dedicated to his wife.
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The whole gang took part in the Jacque Pierre Panache script, introducing "Le Pie," a new fragrance for teens.
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Longtime friends Peter Mayer, Neal Hagberg, and Leandra Peak enjoy a rare occasion to perform together.
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Singer/songwriter Peter Mayer has a quick rehearsal and sound check Thursday afternoon on the Memorial Auditorium's unusually spacious stage.
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Twin Cities actress Beth Gilleland joins Jim Ed Poole and Dale Connelly to introduce the Intimida Sherpa's new "Love Boat" model.
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MORE FROM THE SHOW

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Purchase Morning Show "Keepers" CDs and recordings from guests.
• Morning Show "Keepers" CDs
• Neal and Leandra
Scripts
• Jacques Pierre Panache - Le Pie
• Some Enchanted Evening script No. 1
• Sherpa - Valentine Love Boat
• Buffalo Ridge Love Shacks
• Some Enchanted Evening script No. 2
• B. Marty Berry - Song Analysis, "Old Love"
• Some Enchanted Evening script No. 3
• Turkey Training
• Genway - Head-Over-Heels Honey
• Some Enchanted Evening script No. 4
• Dr. Byron Dooley - Love Handles
• Some Enchanted Evening script No. 5
• Bowserbed / Valentine
• Some Enchanted Evening script No. 6
Related links
• Peter Mayer
• Neal and Leandra
• "Some Enchanted Evening" Special



Neal and Leandra
Neal and Leandra met at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, in 1981. Off-again, on-again dating, excursions into graduate school (Leandra in Spanish, Neal receiving a master's of divinity) only resulted in a postponement of careers as singers/songwriters. They married in 1989 and began touring as a duo full time.

The simplicity and directness of their songs is both disarming and elegant. The songs are laywered with textures of everyday life and love. When they are not touring or recording, Neal and Leandra reside in Minneapolis with their daughter Madeline, where Neal plays a lot of basketball and Leandra reads many books.

Peter Mayer
Mountains and motorcycles, pigs, pubs, and planets; insight, hope, and humor—such are the ingredients one finds in the songs of Peter Mayer. Mayer's songs are fresh and unique, earthy and intimate. The standard lyrical menu of love lost and found is not among his offering, but rather, an eclectic blend of thoughtful songs about the collective human journey. His inventive guitar work and honest delivery provide the perfect vehicle for his down-home wisdom.

As a solo artist, Peter performs 130-plus shows a year at acoustic music venues throughout the United States.

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