Garrison Keillor. Before I met the husband I'd never even heard the name, but during the time we spent together in England he introduced me to Mr. Keillor via on-line recordings of the weekly radio show "A Prairie Home Companion" - he's a great fan of both the show and Keillor's books.
I've come to recognise during my time in the USA that Garrison Keillor is something of a national treasure, like Norman Rockwell and Grandma Moses. He manages to blend the best of the past with the best of the present in such an amiable way that it would be hard to find fault. His shows are comfortable easy-listening material, often chuckle-worthy, always thoroughly good-natured. As well as being a radio personality and humorist he's an author, musician and consummate storyteller.
It's Mr Keillor's birthday today - born 7 August 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota at 6.42am (Astrotheme's time).
Sun, ascendant, Mercury and Pluto in Leo (also Chiron), Uranus, Saturn and Moon in Gemini, Mars and Neptune in Virgo, Venus and Jupiter in Cancer.
Leo and Gemini rule this roost - and so appropriately too. He comes across as a typically warm, ebullient Leo with all the communication skills of Gemini, lightly touched by the sensitivity of Cancer and perfectionism of Virgo.
Planets in his natal chart inhabit only 4 of the 12 signs, condensing the qualities of these and bringing acute focus to houses 1, 10, 11 and 12 - self, career, hopes, wishes and group associations, and some withdrawal and isolation needed for writing and preparation.
He's a likeble character - I have only one complaint: he endorsed Barack Obama. I suppose I must forgive him that - nobody's perfect (wink).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. KEILLOR!
Here he is reading briefly from his book "Pontoon" and talking about insomnia and Lake Wobegone:
I've come to recognise during my time in the USA that Garrison Keillor is something of a national treasure, like Norman Rockwell and Grandma Moses. He manages to blend the best of the past with the best of the present in such an amiable way that it would be hard to find fault. His shows are comfortable easy-listening material, often chuckle-worthy, always thoroughly good-natured. As well as being a radio personality and humorist he's an author, musician and consummate storyteller.
It's Mr Keillor's birthday today - born 7 August 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota at 6.42am (Astrotheme's time).
Sun, ascendant, Mercury and Pluto in Leo (also Chiron), Uranus, Saturn and Moon in Gemini, Mars and Neptune in Virgo, Venus and Jupiter in Cancer.
Leo and Gemini rule this roost - and so appropriately too. He comes across as a typically warm, ebullient Leo with all the communication skills of Gemini, lightly touched by the sensitivity of Cancer and perfectionism of Virgo.
Planets in his natal chart inhabit only 4 of the 12 signs, condensing the qualities of these and bringing acute focus to houses 1, 10, 11 and 12 - self, career, hopes, wishes and group associations, and some withdrawal and isolation needed for writing and preparation.
He's a likeble character - I have only one complaint: he endorsed Barack Obama. I suppose I must forgive him that - nobody's perfect (wink).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. KEILLOR!
Here he is reading briefly from his book "Pontoon" and talking about insomnia and Lake Wobegone:
