A Prairie Home Companion/WMG

In the film, Lola is Garrison's daughter

At the very least, he's a surrogate father figure to be certain, but from the stories he tells, and the UST between him and Lola's mom, it really does seem to This Troper that Garrison at least seems to be acting on the assumption or strong suspicion of Lola's parentage.

In the film, Asphodel is there for Guy at the Diner

Nobody else seems to take notice of her except Guy, and she is an Angel Of Death. Given that the theme of the whole movie is that Everybody Dies and that all good things come to an end, and that it's narrated by Guy...