The Vinyl Cafe August 10th, 2014 “Stanstead:Border Town”,
featuring that “Canadian citizen” who returned to his birth country, the USA, Jesse Winchester. RIP, Jesse!
Piece Description
This town straddles the border of Canada and the United States. And the border line goes right through the Haskell Opera House. The stage, where Stuart McLean is standing, is in Canada but the audience is in the United States. Making this the only opera house in the USA without a stage and the only one in Canada without an audience.
Stuart tells a story about the time Dave tried to smuggle clothing across the border, and the border patrol mistake him for a different kind of smuggler all together.
Broadcast History
This show will air on CBC Radio One & Two, Sirius 159, KUOW, WFYI, WCPN, Prairie Public, North Country Public Radio, Iowa Public Radio, NIPR, KNPR, KBBI, KWMR, WTIP, WPTC, WBEZ, Maine Public Broadcasting Network, KSQM 91.5FM, WUTC, WFSU, WHDD and WUCX
Timing and CuesIN: “Hello, I’m Stuart McLean..”
RUNS: 54:00
(Note: Do not try this these days!)
This is an excellent idea. I miss Jesse too. God, I adored him. At one time I thought he and I were the only two southern transplants here and so kept up with him a lot. Saw him a few times. Gone too soon!!
I think having Stewart cover this would be fantastic!!
Doesn’t his show mostly do happy, sort of celebratory stories?
Often comedians put a point across quite effectively, such as: https://isaacbrocksociety.ca/2014/01/22/rick-mercer-report-foreign-accounts-tax-compliance-act/. I think Stuart McLean also delves into the absurdities of life.