Let's get to know each other...

I would take TV shows. I didn’t get into music until I was in college in Madison so for me, while I love listening to it, I could go without. While I am working at the lake when no one else is here, I could blast music or have the TV on...I always have the TV on.

What was the first car you owned?

I was fortunate to see them play live a few times during their warm-up 'season' but I would have loved to have been in Lake Placid to see the 1980 Olympic hockey tournament in person.

First car was a 1986 Mazda 626.

2002 Subaru Legacy GT. is the first I owned and coincidently still drive.

First car I drove everyday was a 2000 Honda Odyssey.

First car I had (16th birthday present) was a white Buick sky hawk with a Pontiac front bumper. It had red velvety seats with cigarette holes in them.

First car I purchased on my own was a new 2011 Dodge Avenger, still my daily vehicle.

1956 Chevy four door I bought in 1974 for $50. I had the biggest steering wheel of anything I ever have driven. Also the had bad rust around the front headlights and the front floorboards. Picked up two front fenders from a farmer in North Dakota and riveted some sheet metal to patch the floorboards to keep from getting wet.

Upgraded to a 1964 Chevy stepside pickup that I drove through most of high school.

1966 Mustang. Yeah, I should have kept it.

First drove a Chevy Corsica and then Plymouth Breeze. First I owned and drive everyday now is Subaru Outback.

A red, 2door hard top '60 Impala w/ a straight 6, glasspack muffler. Shifter from the factory was 3 on the tree that became a Hurst 3 on the floor with a fifth under the seat, to use a 1969 play on words. Seat was a bench too.

Spring before HS graduation I got my '65 Goat. Man I went through a lot of tires and only 1 clutch with that baby.

Mine was a 1987 Mazda 323. Big mistake was getting a 4 speed manual instead of upgrading to a 5 speed manual

I rode motorcycles and buses until I bought a '72 Pinto. Never got rear ended so never burst into flames. Then a '81 Mazda 626 first new car - I wanted an RX-7 and could have afforded it, but couldn't cover the insurance as a single young man in SF Bay Area.

My first car was a 1980 Chevy Monza that cost $500 bucks and had rust everywhere. It ran OK but the biggest thing I remember was needing to keep a screwdriver in the car to open the butterfly valve when the car wouldn't start. There were times in high school where I was glad to drive my parent's minivan over that thing.

The 1993 Ford Festiva I bought before I left to college was a dream compared to that Monza. It didn't hurt that my ROTC stipend covered the monthly payments so I only had to worry about gas and insurance.

When my grandpa died my parents bought his car from my Grandma (she never learned to drive). It was a 1978 Mercury Zephyr. Roll up windows and vinyl seats. You honestly could get second degree burns from those seats in the summer if you left the windows up.

Those early GTO’s were awesome. Didn’t care to much for them after they changed the body style in the late 60’s.

I think it was in '68 that they went to The Judge type.

My first car was a 1979 Thunderbird. It was the same body as the Lincoln with a different rear side window. In other words it was massive. And it had vacuum powered headlight covers. I honestly think I would buy one today if my wife would let me. She won't....

I loved that car, but about six months after buying it a bolt flew through the drive shaft and the repair cost more than I paid for the car.

A silver blue hatchback Horizon. LOL, it was a piece of *#@$ but I loved it because it was my first car that was all mine.

What street did you grow up on?

What's the name of your first grade teacher?

Oh, and what bank do you use?

What is your mother's maiden name? What is the name of your fist pet? What was your high school mascot?

Mine was yellow.

In the same family, my first was a '74 Mercury Comet, the spiffy brother to the Ford Maverick.

It's a classic:

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My first car was a brown 1982 Plymouth Reliant K. The kind of car where you fill up the oil and check the gas when you stop at the service station.

First car was a 1967 BMW 1600. Bought used with 70,000 miles for $900. Way back then there were very few BMW's in the State; most people thought they only made motorcycles.

Which one? I probably only had 10 or 11 addresses before I graduated High School

My first grade teacher is Lindsay Whalen’s mother in law.

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The first purchase I made using paper route money.

Going along with the "What's the first person you think of when you see this logo?" trend on Twitter. MN sports edition!

For me, off the cuff:

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/172/thumbs/17227042013.gi f" alt=""> - Daunte Culpepper

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/53/65/thumbs/peii986yf4l42v3aa3hy0ovlf.gi f" alt=""> - Kirby Puckett

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/1/15/thumbs/1588102014.gi f" alt=""> - Andrew Brunette

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/6/232/thumbs/23296692018.gi f" alt=""> - KG

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/32/753/thumbs/75350241986.gi f" alt=""> - Kyle Rau

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/32/753/thumbs/75338911986.gi f" alt=""> - Lawrence Maroney

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/32/753/thumbs/75331021986.gi f" alt=""> - Tubby Smith

Vikings: Alan Page

Twins: Kirby

Wild: Darby Hendrickson

Wolves: KG

Gopher Hockey: Greg Zwakman of course

Gopher Football: PJ Fleck

Gopher Basketball: Jim Dutcher

Vikings: Tommy Kramer

Twins: Kirby

Wild: Jacque Lemaire

Wolves: KG

Gopher Hockey: Brian Bonin

Gopher Football: Fleck

Gopher Basketball: Voshon Leonard

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/172/thumbs/17227042013.gi f" alt=""> - Randy Moss

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/53/65/thumbs/peii986yf4l42v3aa3hy0ovlf.gi f" alt=""> - Kirby Puckett

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/1/15/thumbs/1588102014.gi f" alt=""> - Dwayne Roloson

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/6/232/thumbs/23296692018.gi f" alt=""> - Kevin Garnett

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/32/753/thumbs/75350241986.gi f" alt=""> - Brian Bonin

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/32/753/thumbs/75338911986.gi f" alt=""> - Ron Johnson

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/32/753/thumbs/75331021986.gi f" alt=""> - Dave Winfield

Baseball - Also Dave Winfield

Someone on Twitter tried to poke fun at this logo "What's the first person you think of" trend yesterday. Just had a photo of poster board that had RON GANT written on it. It kind of backfired because he was inundated with "Kent Hrbek" responses.

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/172/thumbs/17227042013.gi f" alt=""> - Bud Grant

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/53/65/thumbs/peii986yf4l42v3aa3hy0ovlf.gi f" alt=""> - Kirby Puckett

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/1/15/thumbs/1588102014.gi f" alt=""> - Marián Gáborík

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/6/232/thumbs/23296692018.gi f" alt=""> - Kevin Garnett

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/32/753/thumbs/75350241986.gi f" alt=""> - Herb Brooks

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/32/753/thumbs/75338911986.gi f" alt=""> - P.J. Fleck

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/32/753/thumbs/75331021986.gi f" alt=""> - Kevin McHale

Would someone throw a North Stars logo in here please?

Steve Payne

Dino

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/172/thumbs/17227042013.gi f" alt=""> - Alan Page

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/53/65/thumbs/peii986yf4l42v3aa3hy0ovlf.gi f" alt=""> - Kirby Puckett

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/1/15/thumbs/1588102014.gi f" alt=""> - see at the bottom

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/6/232/thumbs/23296692018.gi f" alt=""> - Kevin Garnett

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/32/753/thumbs/75350241986.gi f" alt=""> - Pat Micheletti

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/32/753/thumbs/75338911986.gi f" alt=""> - Darrell Thompson

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/32/753/thumbs/75331021986.gi f" alt=""> - Willie Burton

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/1/34/thumbs/3453531968.gi f" alt=""> - Dino Ciccarelli

D2D wrote:

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/172/thumbs/17227042013.gi f" alt=""> - Bud Grant

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/53/65/thumbs/peii986yf4l42v3aa3hy0ovlf.gi f" alt=""> - Kirby Puckett

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/1/15/thumbs/1588102014.gi f" alt=""> - Marián Gáborík

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/6/232/thumbs/23296692018.gi f" alt=""> - Kevin Garnett

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/32/753/thumbs/75350241986.gi f" alt=""> - Herb Brooks

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/32/753/thumbs/75338911986.gi f" alt=""> - P.J. Fleck

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/32/753/thumbs/75331021986.gi f" alt=""> - Kevin McHale

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Nicely done!

On Gophers football and Twins I also have immediate thoughts of Ray Christensen and Halsey Hall/Herb Carniel, but they're media. Back in the day - before there were 5,000 media choices - it seemed like everyone had them on the radio. I would also throw in the Wooger for gopher hockey consideration.

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/172/thumbs/17227042013.gi f" alt=""> - Alan Page

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/53/65/thumbs/peii986yf4l42v3aa3hy0ovlf.gi f" alt=""> - Kirby Puckett

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/1/15/thumbs/1588102014.gi f" alt=""> - N/A

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/6/232/thumbs/23296692018.gi f" alt=""> - Kevin Garnett

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/32/753/thumbs/75350241986.gi f" alt=""> - Bill Baker

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/32/753/thumbs/75338911986.gi f" alt=""> - Darrell Thompson

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/32/753/thumbs/75331021986.gi f" alt=""> - Kevin McHale

<img class="go2wpf-bbcode" src=" https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/1/34/thumbs/3453531968.gi f" alt=""> - Neal Broten

Vikings: Chuck Foreman

Twins: Rod Carew

Wild: NA

Wolves: NA

Gopher Hockey: Neal Broten

Gopher Football: Marion Barber, Jr.

Gopher Basketball: Kevin McHale

North Stars: Bobby Smith

Vikings: Randy Moss

Twins: Kirby Puckett

Wild: Andrew Brunette

Wolves: Kevin Garnett

Gopher Hockey: Jordan Leopold

Gopher Football: P.J. Fleck

Gopher Basketball: Miles Tarver

North Stars: Dino Ciccarelli

I'll play. In order:

Scott Studwell

Frank Viola

KG

Vanek

PJ

Clem Haskins

Gump Worsley

Vikings: drinking

Twins: the 1987 season (childhood explosion when they won)

T-wolves: KG

Wild: what a terrible logo

Gopher Hockey: tDon

Gopher Football: Fleck

Gopher Bouncy Ball: we have Gopher bouncy ball????

North Stars: the season they left (listening to an Army buddy celebrate the Dallas Stars Cup season....Hull was in the crease)

Vikings--Alan Page

Twins--Harmon Killebrew

Wolves--KG

Wild--Koivu

Gopher Hockey--Neal Broten

Gopher Football--Marion Barber (the first)

Gopher Basketball--Kevin McHale

North Stars--Gump Worsley

Vikings-- Chuck Foreman

Twins-- Rod Carew

Wolves-- KG

Wild-- Gaborik

Gopher Hockey-- Leopold

Gopher Football-- Darrell Thompson

Gopher Basketball-- Randy Breuer

North Stars-- Neal Broten

Vikings - Fran Tarkington

Twins - Rod Carew

Wolves - Garnett

Wild - Gaborik

Gopher Hockey - Bill Baker

Gopher Football - Tony Dungy

Gopher Basketball - Trent Tucker

North Stars - Craig Hartsburg

Some of you may be surprised.... but

[media]

Vikings - Tark

Twins - Tony O

T-wolves - KG

Wild - meh, who cares

Gopher hockey - Pat the Rat

Gopher FB - Dungy

Gopher BB - Jim Peterson

North Stars - Broten

Where do you get your news? I’m not looking to debate the perceived bias of different news organizations. I’m more interested in the type of media you get your news from? Tv, radio, internet, social media, etc.

I haven’t watched local tv news in at least two years. I mostly get my news by following local and national news sites on Twitter. I do subscribe to the print version of Star Tribune and Sunday Pioneer Press.

Newspaper, TV, Internet.

Twitter and Facebook, duh.