Civic Media: Hometown radio refreshed

The guys welcome Todd back from vacation. (I won't lie, I LOVED being off from work. I think I'm ready to retire). John decides he wants to be an Emergency Services person, but doesn't want to ever have to give mouth-to-mouth to anyone. (He's probably not right for the gig). German food comes up because today is wiener schnitzel day. John calls his wife Julie to talk about liver sausage she had for breakfast the other day. And then whether or not Olivia Newton-John and Raquel Welch were the hottest of the hot, back in the day. Somehow, mounting ducks comes up, too. And then Maino claims he had a 26 on his ACT's. The Mayor says "no", and now there is a $100 bet on it. (We later find out from Maino's wife, Julie, that he actually only got a 23. However, he still beat the Mayor by one point).

Wow. It's a crazy Friday. The conversation starts with John claiming he was a firefighter in Negaunee, Michigan. As the story continues, we learn that he filled in, occasionally, and it sounds as though he never actually made it to a fire because he was always late. Maino also tells us about a compromising situation he got into with his "new-to-him" vehicle. Apparently the locks wouldn't work, so he tried crawling through from the hatch back on the vehicle. He got wedged in over the back seat (try to remove that picture from your mind...good luck). The Mayor retells the story about a tour guide who was hoping for appreciation in the form of tips, but instead an older gentleman stood up and gave her a round of applause. Maino nearly spits his coffee out. Somehow, brilliance happens and, without any planning, we present a round of "Judge Jim Schmitt's Court". We get John's better half, Julie, on the phone to get her side of the story of the "Non-Working Kia Locks". The "Judge" sides with Julie Maino...pretty sure we all do.

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