BOOK "HOT DISH TO DIE FOR.." ♪♪ >> >> Eric: WE DON'T DO ENOUGH COOKING IN THE STUDIO THESE DAYS BUT LATER IN THE SPRING WE COULD REMEDY THAT.

SPEAKING OF SPRING, IT'S A TIME OF YEAR FILLED WITH BASEBALL HOPES AND DREAMS, REMOVAL OF ICE FISHING HOUSES FROM LAKES THAT WILL SOON HAVE SOFT WATER IN THEM.

AND IT IS THE SEASON OF THIS WEEK'S INDEX FILE QUESTION.

TRAVELING BACK IN TIME TO THE SPRING OF 1972, AT THE BEGINNING OF APRIL AN INDUSTRY-WIDE DISPUTE LEADS A COLLECTION OF FAMED PERFORMERS TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE AT ST. OLAF COLLEGE.

THE GROUP WOULD SPEND 13 DAYS WORKING IN NORTHFIELD BEFORE RETURNING TO THEIR HOME DIGS LATER IN THAT MONTH.

WHAT COLLECTION OF FAMED PERFORMERS SETTLED IN FOR A 13-DAY RESIDENCY AT ST. OLAF COLLEGE IN APRIL OF 1972?

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IT'S ALMOST TIME TO ROLL THOS CREDITS FOR SHOW ENDING MUSIC, THOUGH.

WE DUG DEEP INTO THE ARCHIVES, THIS WEEK BACK IN 1980, BUTCH THOMPSON MADE THE PIANO KEYS DANCE ON THE OLD KTCA PROGRAM "WYLD RICE.." TAKE A LISTEN.

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