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I am going to take tomorrow off. The forecast is for sunny and 63 degrees. Hard to believe that 25 years ago we were still driving on snow packed roads in the Twin Cities metro area due to the 29 inches of snow that fell on Halloween. I was in between jobs and trying to get to job interviews was impossible. The townhouse that we were living did not have great plow service and of course no one was ready for snow yet anyway.

Also, in 1991, the Twins won game 7 of the World Series in the Metro Dome. The Atlanta Braves pitcher had intentionally walked both Kirby Puckett and Kent Hrbek to get to Gene Larkin who was nursing an injured knee, but had one hit in three pinch hit at bats in Games 3–5. On the first pitch he saw, Larkin drove a single into deep left-center over the drawn-in outfield, scoring Dan Gladden with the series-winning run and giving the Twins their second world championship since moving to Minnesota.

Last night I went to bed when the grounds crew started rolling out the tarp because of the rain. I woke up to find out that the Chicago Cubs had won the game 8 to 7. I should have hung in there.

Chris Thile and the APHC show is taking a Saturday off to gear up for their first tour show of the season, November 12 in Philadelphia, They will be taking a look back to a show Chris Thile guest-hosted back in January at Saint Paul’s Fitzgerald Theater. Ben Folds performs “Yes Man” and “Army” (with Chris helping out on mandolin); Brandi Carlile sings “Things I Regret” and “The Eye”; and Ed Helms shares a story about a pesky cricket and he also joins the Royal Academy of Radio Actors for a few scripts. Plus: Chris premieres “The Mississippi is Frozen,” and he teams up with his fellow Punch Brothers for “Sleek White Baby” and “Magnet,” Chris also sings “Footprints in the Snow” with Sarah Jarosz. It’s all brought to you by the most trustworthy sponsors, Powdermilk Biscuits and the Catchup Advisory board. You can find it on your local public radio station. Tune in.

The final Downtown Art Crawl is Friday from 5 until 9. It should be a great night for strolling, dining, drinking and buying great art in downtown St. Cloud. I hope that you can make it.

Yesterday we celebrated the life of Bobby Vee and so in tribute to a kind and talented fellow I submit: “ If when your life is over, you can smile at where you have been, you’ve accomplished all that matters in the end.” Robert Thomas Velline