Did you see here a while back in the news where Garrison Keillor dropped a restraining order he had put in place against a fan?

Keillor accused Andrea Campbell, a 43-year-old woman in Hawkinsville, Ga., of stalking him and sending him weird gifts like a petrified alligator’s foot, dead beetles and poems.

Well, that may be weird up in Minnesota where Keillor lives, but down here it’s just being nice in a magical sort of way. I think the weirdest thing of all is the fact that Garrison Keillor has a stalker.

In an interview with the St. Paul Pioneer Press newspaper, Campbell said she’s working on a book on how she and Keillor have influenced each other creatively.

If you want to see Garrison for yourself, he’s bringing his “Prairie Home Companion” show to the Summit Arena in Hot Springs, Ark., on Saturday, April 26 at 4:45 p.m. Tickets go on sale Monday, Feb. 18 and will be available a www.ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices range from $25-$45.

For someone special



If dead bugs and animal parts aren’t the kind of thing you care to send to the one you love, or stalk, try this — the First Christian Church Relay for Life team is offering a Singing Valentine with Chocolates.

They’ll visit your sweetie between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. The cost is $25 and the proceeds go to Relay for Life and its efforts to fight cancer through the American Cancer Society.

Call the church for more info or to order up the singing and chocolate at (601) 693-1425.



Some Myspace notes



Here’s some news from some of our friends at www.myspace.com/meridian360:

• See the latest on the Tom Green Show at tomgreen.com with Pauly Shore and Tom Bergeron.

• Democratic candidate for president, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-New York, says she’s fired up after her Super Tuesday showing and is ready for the Saturday primaries and caucus involving Louisiana, Nebraska, Washington, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and on Sunday, Maine.

• Hear tracks from Meridian’s own George Soulé. His song “Take A Ride” is available on itunes. You can also check out George’s myspace at www.myspace.com/georgesoule.

• The Love Goddess herself, comic Judy Tenuta is offering an RSVP Cruise to the Caribbean Feb. 23-March 1. It sails from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Check out rsvpvacations.com for more info.

• A 2 CD set and limited edition bonus disc of the Grateful Dead’s “Road Trips” Vol. 1 and 2: October ’77, is available at dead.net.

• Singer Mike Farris (see him in our Hot Ticket listing this week here in Meridian 360º) is looking for people to get his new news letter. Check him out at www.myspace.com/mikefarrismusic.

• Lynyrd Skynyrd now is on facebook

• And, Joan Baez is endorsing Barak Obama for president.