The road is callin', today is the day.....

This will be my final broadcast in the Patriot bunker until after Labor Day, but it's sure to be a memorable one. I will be on the air with today's edition on The Closer from 1:00 until 3:00 pm Central Time.

In a bittersweet development, Miss Minneapolis 2014 Julia Schliesing will be making her final appearance as a regular contributor to the show.

Me and Julia at the Miss Minnesota 2014 pageant

As she calls in for her 1:30 segment, Julia will fill us in on the next great adventure in her life. Of course with her platform Out of the darkness and into the light: stopping suicide with prevention, Julia will likely weigh in on the death of entertainer Robin Williams.

For the 2:00 hour, in what has become an annual tradition, my friend, fellow blogger and NFL rube Mark Heuring will join the show as we conduct our prognostication of the NFC North division. Since I am a Vikings fan and Mark is a Packer backer, it's the only division that really matters to us.

In the non-guest segments, I will likely give one final recap of the MN primary election results from this past Tuesday as well as share my own thoughts on Williams' passing.

So please give us call at (651) 289-4488 if you'd like to discuss any of the topics we plan on addressing. You can also text comments/questions to (651) 243-0390.

You can listen live in the Twin Cities at AM 1280 on your radio dial. In and out of the Minneapolis-St Paul area, you can listen to the program on the Internet by clicking this link, or check us out via iheart radio. 

Even though I have a face for radio, there is a UStream channel where you can watch the broadcast, if you so desire. Check it out here.  

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Until then.....

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