Live from the Hibbing High School Auditorium—October 4, 2002

The Morning Show presented a free, live, region-wide broadcast from the historic Hibbing High School Auditorium on Friday, Oct. 4, featuring favorite Morning Show characters and musical guests Connie Evingson and The Mary Louise Knutson Trio, the LaPlant Family Trio from Grand Rapids, and Hibbing organist Vicki Lundberg Gornick.

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Part 1—Listen
00:00 Welcome - Dale, Jim Ed
01:19 Hibbing High School Auditorium script - Dale, Jim Ed
09:56 "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" - Company B (Bobbi Sajevic, Susanne Dustrude Starr, Rosy Frost LaKosky, Brenda Emmanuel)

Part 2—Listen
00:00 "Money Can't Buy Me Love," "Oh Darlin' Wait" - Connie Evingson with Mary Louise Knutson Trio (Gary Raynor, Phil Epstein)
11:02 Sherpa / Iron Range script - Dale Jim Ed
14:30 "Jerusalem Ridge" - Mary La Plant Trio

Part 3—Listen
00:00 Sports - Jim Ed
02:19 "Minnesnowta" - Company B
05:47 Volcano / Bud Buck script - Dale, Jim Ed
09:38 "On Green Dolphin Street" - Mary Louise Knutson Trio

Part 4—Listen
00:00 "Good Day Sunshine," "I'm Looking Through You" - Connie Evingson with Mary Louise Knutson Trio
10:41 Dylanland
14:58 "Oook Pik" - Mary La Plant Trio

Part 5—Listen
00:00 "How Will I Know" Mary Louise Knutson Trio
05:13 "How Deep is the Ocean" - Company B
09:40 Genway script - Dale, Jim Ed
13:56 "Margaret's Waltz," "Our Little Girl" - Mary La Plant Trio

Part 6—Listen
00:00 Sports - Jim Ed
02:27 "Getting to Know You" - Connie Evingson with Mary Louise Knutson Trio
08:07 Dead Guy Actor script - Dale, Jim Ed
11:45 "Meridian" - Mary Louise Knutson Trio

Part 7—Listen
00:00 "All Creatures of our God and King," "Satumaa" - Vicki Lundberg Gornick, pipe organ
06:22 Hockey Soap Opera script - Dale, Jim Ed
15:27 "Brilliancy" - Mary La Plant
18:26 "Never Never Land" - Connie Evingson with Mary Louise Knutson Trio
24:45 Bowserbed script - Dale, Jim Ed
27:15 "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" - Company B
33:10 Fearless Halloween script - Dale, Jim Ed

Part 8—Listen
00:00 Sports - Jim Ed
01:56 "Ashokan Farewell" - Mary La Plant Trio
07:30 Yes I Am Wireless script - Dale, Jim Ed
10:19 "Blackbird" - Connie Evingson with Mary Louise Knutson Trio

SHOW PHOTOS

Rosy Frost Lakosky, Suzanne Dustrude Starr, and Bobbi Sajevic entertain in three-part harmony as Company B. Larger View

Hibbing-native Connie Evingson sings jazz versions of Beatles tunes, backed by the Mary Louise Knutson Trio. Larger View

Connie Evingson sings of the illusive "Never Never Land" with the Mary Louise Knutson Trio. Larger View

Hosts Dale Connelly and Jim Ed Poole share the stage with 1940s-style songstresses Company B. Larger View

The Mary LaPlant Trio, from Grand Rapids, shares a few bluegrass tunes, including "Ashokan Farewell." Larger View

Chisholm organist Vicki Lundberg Gornick fills the auditorium with sounds of the 1,900-pipe organ. Larger View

Murals, vaulted ceilings, mirrored doors, and velvet seats make for a luxurious atmosphere in the Hibbing High School Auditorium. Larger View

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