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The one about hoping. And love. And Tom Brady. #ClickItAnyway See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The one about getting stuff shipped. Marjorie Stephens with the Better Business Bureau of Northern Indiana has suggestions about how to keep people from stealing stuff off your porch that you've ordered for the holidays. [http://bbb.org](http://bbb.org) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The one about a variety show, Life Day, and a mountain of cocaine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The one with Craig Merrick, a dear old friend with a much deeper history with comic books than anyone I know. #StanLee See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The one about Stan Lee. #BuyMeToysDotCom #Froggy1027 #HallOfHeroes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The One about dropping the letter Q. Ugh. Election Day started off Tuesday morning with a change I DID NOT want. The Chicago Blackhawks organization parted ways with Joel Quenneville, one of the winningest coaches in NHL history, for reasons the fanbase is still grappling with 24 hours later. Wednesday morning on [our radio show](https://www.953mnc.com/shows/michianas-morning-news/), my cohost Mark McGill (a Blackhawks brother of the deepest red blood) spoke with the mighty [Dave Kaplan](http://www.espn.com/espnradio/chicago/podcast/archive?id=13678310). He's a Chicago broadcaster from ESPN 1000 and NBC Sports Chicago, and if it happens with the Hawks...he's the guy to ask. I remain pissed about Q's dismissal and was only too happy to let McGill handle this particular episode of The Item. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The one celebrating a movie I've been dying to see for a couple of years now. #Freddie #Freaking #Mercury See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The one that finishes up the story. #AllTheDamnCallLettersInTheFreakingWorld See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The one with a higher altitude and a lower bottom. #WIRX #KKFM #KMOM #KCCY #KVUU #KKLI #KZRR See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The one about the mid-1990s. #WNDU #WNTX #WVHQ #WDOW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The one I didn't want to write this morning. #OurFriendBilly See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The one about the beginning. #KGGG #KIMM #WIRX See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A replay of a conversation with baseball player Tyler Alamo, who was at the concert on October 1st, 2017 in Las Vegas when the mass shooting incident happened. He spoke with Mark McGill from 95.3 MNC a few days later. Mark told me to come downstairs to the studio and listen in with him, because I probably wouldn't want to miss it. Mark was right. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The one before the storm hit. To quote Bob Dylan: This is the story of the hurricane. Here's a taste of our local coverage in South Bend, Indiana, as Hurricane Florence was within 20 hours of coming ashore in the Carolinas. Jon Zimney was filling in on our morning show and spoke with Fox News reporter Eben Brown on the coast, and with our own South Bend Fire Battalion Chief Chris Baker, one of a number of volunteers from the Michiana area waiting to tackle the aftermath of the huge storm. [http://953mnc.com](http://953mnc.com) #HurricaneFlorence See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The one with The Maestro. In defense of a musical genius that a lot of people just...don't...get. #LetsMakeTheWaterTurnBlack See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The one with The Law. Two of our top cops called in to our morning show to talk about President Carter's visit for Habitat For Humanity, and the kickoff for Notre Dame Football. Carter will be 94 in a month, and he was out there swinging hammers and shaking hands. Dude's amazing. #PresidentCarter #DavidLetterman #GarthBrooks #TheFightingIrish See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The one about the riots, and the Democratic Doom. #Unconventional #ACrownForDick See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The one about the 10th U.S. President, and why you shouldn't overlook his importance. Once again trying something different with the podcast. Always experiment: Proper mad science, with goggles, that sort of thing. #Harrison #VanBurenBoys #HisAccidency #Texas #California #Mexico #Polk #TheyMightBeGiantsVersionOfTheCampaignSong See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The One with four loud songs in it. Your host uncovers a 31 year-old cassette tape of the punk band he was barely a member of when he was a junior in high school. #EdnaForever See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The one that's just a quick bit from our morning show today. Mark and I host Michiana's Morning News Monday through Friday from 5 to 9, to inform and entertain. Mark is in charge of finding the weird stories like this one. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.