Your humble host is still recovering (and playing catch-up in real life) due to a recent illness. Never fear, I am on the mend, but still need a bit of down time. In the meantime, here’s a re-run from way back when. KB is on deck with a Field Report tomorrow, then prayerfully we’ll be back this weekend with more stuff (apologies to Chuck Barris).
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