Garrison Keillor/Star Tribune photo by Aaron Lavinsky
Talk of Garrison Keillor's retirement has been greatly exaggerated.
Since leaving "Prairie Home Companion" last July, the personality has hosted a cruise, performed at the State Fair, logged a weekly column for the Washington Post and done his one-man show across the nation roughly 7 or 8 times a month.
But there's nothing quite like Keillor back in small-town Minnesota.
"The Gratitude Tour" will hit five cities in April that were key to Keillor's early success, including Moorhead, home for the very first "Prairie Home" road show.
No band, no special guests. Just Keillor leading singalongs and telling stories -- perhaps with a twist.
"I have now reached a certain age when you realize how lucky you are and you stop complaining," Keillor said in a statement Thursday. "Complaint is a mainstay of comedy, so I am now experimenting with a comedy of gratitude, talking about parents, teachers, lucky breaks, dumb things that turned out smart."
At this point, there are no plans for any of the broadcasts to air on radio, although Keillor said the concept is tied to MPR's 50th Anniversary.
