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I am not that much of a sports fan, but I do enjoy baseball in October. Tonight is game 3 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and the LA Dodgers. Of course I did not stay up Wednesday night to watch the crazy ending of game 2. Neither of the teams that I wanted to be in the series won.

During the sixties my dad worked as a night desk clerk at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Minneapolis. I was attending high school in Upsala, so Ma would ship me down to spend some time with him once in a while. The first thing he would do is send me to the barber shop in the lower level of the hotel for a haircut and a shoe shine. He would put me up in a room at the hotel or at the YMCA.
Fifty-two years ago, the Twins were halfway to a World Series Championship on October 12th. “Mudcat” Grant was the ace pitcher of the 1965 Twins. The Twins beat the Dodgers in both home games but the road trip to LA was a bust. The Dodgers swept three games on October 9, 10 & 11. Back in Bloomington, Mudcat started game 6 in the Metropolitan Stadium and the Twins beat the Dodgers 5-1 to even the Series.
Dad was able to get me a press pass for game 7. I was worried about being challenged, so I stopped at a drug store and bought a note pad and a nice ball point pen. The press pass worked and they even gave me a box lunch. Sandy Koufax shut the Twins out in game 7, allowing only three hits and striking out 10. The final score was 2-0.

This week the APHC show is heading west for the first tour show of the season, live from The Pasadena Civic Auditorium in sunny Pasadena, California. As befits a visit to Tinseltown, it’s a star-studded affair, with a blast of Nashville-tinged rock ‘n’ roll from Dan Auerbach and his band; and violin virtuosity from Hilary Hahn, including a few Bach pieces with Chris Thile . Also with the gang: all the way from Bernice, Louisiana, gospel-soul-blues-man Mr. Robert Finley; and one of the most mesmerizing singers your ears will ever behold, Fiona Apple. If that weren’t enough, you will be treated to wit and wisdom from comedian, actor, author, citizen, and woodworker Nick Offerman . Also, a new Song of the Week and a final batch of October musician birthdays from the host and band (singer Madison Cunningham, music director Rich Dworsky on the keys, bassist Paul Kowert, drummer Ted Poor, Sean Watkins on guitar, and Gabe Witcher on fiddle); and APHC will celebrate Halloween with a selection of spooky scenes featuring the Royal Academy of Radio Actors (Serena Brook, Tim Russell, and Fred Newman). Tune in this Saturday as MPR rolls two hours of red carpet radio straight to your favorite listening device!
“Life is easier than you’d think; all that is necessary is to accept the impossible, do without the indispensable, and bear the intolerable.” Kathleen Norris