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Good morning from Collegeville,

During the sixties my dad worked as a night desk clerk at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Minneapolis. While I was still attending high school in Upsala, 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 years ago this week, the Twins were halfway to a World Series Championship. “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.

The APHC show this week is another live broadcast from The Fitzgerald Theatre in downtown Saint Paul. Three young singers, Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O’Donovan will fill in for Garrison as hosts. I am not sure where Garrison is. The young hosts have invited singer and songwriter Tom Brosseau to share the stage. In addition, violinist and fiddler, Jeremy Kittel and his trio will entertain with some bluegrass and jazz numbers. The usual cast of characters will provide some memorable comedy and drama. Enjoy the show.

“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help a man with the wrong mental attitude.” Thomas Jefferson