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10/23/2025

At the Mike - October 23, 2025

Trunk or Treat, post season for volleyball and cross country and another Sunflower Showdown

Trunk or Treat. That event is set to go Saturday around Jack Kilby.

I’m not sure how I feel about Trunk or Treat. I guess I’m good with it as an addition to Halloween. I feel that is how Great Bend handles it. Not Halloween itself, but as bonus candy.

There is nothing like going house to house to Trick of Treat. And not too many places can top Broadway here in Great Bend. The stream of people going door to door is a sight to see. The candy handed out is first rate.

So Trunk or Treat can have its place the Saturday before Halloween. But nothing tops taking your children (adults are free to dress up also, I have with my kids) and make your way up and down Broadway.

Don’t get me wrong, check out other places around town as well, there is some great candy available all over Great Bend.

Prep Sports

Buckle up. It’s going fast and furious. Volleyball and cross country postseason is here. The smaller classes have already started the volleyball postseason Monday. It continues through the weekend as teams look to earn a trip to state. Cross country is this weekend as well.

Volleyball Sub-States are set. Great Bend will be hosting a sub state Saturday. The 3rd seeded Panthers will open with 14th seed Valley Center. If the Panthers win they will take on the winner of Andover Central and Emporia for a spot in the state tournament.

Hoisington will be the 2nd seed in the Lakin Sub-State, opening with Goodland. Lakin is the top seed in the 4-team sub-state. Unbeaten and top ranked Ellinwood will host at 2A, opening with Plainville. A win there moves the Eagles to the finals to take on either Smith Center or Rawlins County.

At 1A, St. John, Macksville, and Stafford all advanced to sub-state, with St. John winning its regional.

For cross country, a handful of girls in our area are hovering near the Top 10 in their class. For Great Bend, a pair of freshmen are in the Top 10. Sydney Stein is sitting 8th while Decorah Schroeter is not far behind in 10th. In 1A, Taylin Davis of Central Plains is sitting 10th while Elanor Joiner of Ellinwood just slipped out of the top 10 in the most recent 2A rankings.

Great Bend will host at 5A while Hoisington and Larned will head to Dodge City. Ellinwood is headed to Ellis and the area 1A schools will go to Hutchinson.

Prep Sports - Football predictions

It was an eventful week of football during week 7. Three huge games in the area were on the docket with playoff implications. I missed picking the winner in two of those three.

Central Plains and Ellinwood both lost. We will address those in a bit. But the game everyone in our area was talking about was a big win for Great Bend.

I predicted Great Bend to win by a couple scores. They did even better. The Panthers pulled away for a 43-19 thumping of Hays. Ian Premer showed why he is the top player in the state of Kansas, having his best game of the season with five touchdowns, scoring rushing, receiving and a pick six.

The dominating win was not an aberration. If and when the two meet again, expect a similar result. Great Bend is definitely primed to battle for the 5A state championship. They have proven themselves the best public school in 5A. The Panthers should wrap up a perfect 8–0 regular season this week as well as the top spot on the West side of 5A for the playoffs with a thumping of Garden City.

Hoisington and Cimarron will battle for the 2A District 8 title Friday night. The Cardinals should have no problem. They moved up to No. 3 in 2A this week behind only Southeast of Saline and Nemaha Central. Also at 2A, Larned’s last hope for the playoffs is this Friday needing a win over Lakin. Don’t look for that to happen.

After losing to Conway Springs, Ellinwood now needs a win over Medicine Lodge for a shot at the post-season. The Eagles are needing a 3-way tie between the three teams mentioned. I think Ellinwood comes up short here.

At 8-man, Central Plains fell to Little River, putting the Oilers in a tough spot. Central Plains will make the post-season but in order to host, the Oilers need to beat Ell-Saline. That is a tall task. Ell-Saline beat Little River and the Cardinals only loss was to Hanover, which just ended Axtell’s 58-game winning streak. A loss most likely puts Central Plains at Sylvan to start the playoffs. I think the Oilers drop this one.

At 8-man DII, St. John will be hosting Macksville and Stafford takes on Fairfield. Look for the Tigers to wrap up the third seed in District 6 and head to Attica/Argonia. Stafford steps outside of the district where I think the Trojans come up short then head to unbeaten Central Christian for the playoffs.

And Finally

Is this the year? Can Kansas finally beat Kansas State in football?

November 1 of 2008. That was the last time KU won this battle. The longest streak in the history of the rivalry that dates back to 1902. Some 124 years ago.

Kansas still leads the all-time series 65-52 with five ties. K-State fans want to claim a 1-0 win in 1980 due to forfeit but to me it’s a 20-18 KU win. But since 1993 K-State has dominated on the football field. During those 32 games, K-State is 28-4 against KU. That is just crazy.

As a KU, it’s frustrating to say the least. I really have no comeback for K-State folks at this point. Yeah, the last couple of years have been close - 29-27 and 31-27 - but it’s still a loss. And only two other games in that stretch have been single digits.

To start the season, I had high hopes of this being the year. K-State started off 1-3 and the only win was not impressive. KU was 3-1. But since, Kansas has lost 2 of 3 while the Cats have won 2 of 3.

Did I still think the Hawks have a shot? Yeah. Confident? No. Not at all, 50-50 at best. At the very best.

As a Jayhawk fan, I miss the pre-Bill Snyder days. Back when K-State was no good. That guy changed everything.

Both teams have had stretches where they were considered amongst the worst teams in college football. This game was once dubbed the ‘Toilet Bowl’. In 1987, KU was 1-7. K-State was 0-8. Fittingly, the Toilet Bowl ended in a 17-all tie.

At least that has changed.

So come 11 am Saturday morning it’s game time. My 2-year old grandson will officially become a KU fan that day as will my 1-year old granddaughter. My wife and I will be baby sitting them. They will be wearing KU colors.

Rock Chalk.

10/16/2025

At the Mike - October 16, 2025

October continues to roll along, more prep football and the intensity of rivalries

I keep saying it, but October can get busy. Very busy. One of the busiest months of the year for sure.

We are just slipping past the midway point of October and it seems like there is still a full month of activities left in it for us.

Regionals are in the books for prep golf. The Larned girls took 2nd and are headed to state. Great Bend had one qualifier in golf and a pair in girls’ tennis. Volleyball Regionals are set to take place in the next week with cross country still another week away. Hoisington will host a volleyball regional and Great Bend a cross country regional.

Then there is Halloween. It’s getting closer. The hearse has found its parking spot on Broadway and Harrison. Decorations adorn several houses. Pumpkin patches are in full swing. In fact, the United Methodist Church is heading to Long’s Pumpkin Patch for a 10 am church service this Sunday. Come join us if you would like.

That doesn’t even get into Trunk or Treat or any of the Halloween festivities itself. Pink Outs have been happening in bunches as well as Homecomings. October is flying by. Make sure to enjoy the ride.

Prep Sports - Football predictions

It was bound to happen sooner or later. Two misses. Drops the mark to 39-6 on the season. Still way better than I probably should be.

This week has a couple of huge football games. Well, more than a couple, actually, but a pair that definitely stand out.

Leading the way is Great Bend traveling to Hays to take on its long-time rival. Great Bend is ranked No. 2. Hays No. 3. I’ve lived in both towns. The rivalry is real on both ends.

Hays, with its tough schedule and 5-1 record has been the darlings of the statewide media. Meanwhile, Great Bend just keeps annihilating its foes. Week after week. In building its 6-0 mark, the Panthers have given five of those teams their worst loss of the year. Liberal came to town last week unbeaten and left with a 55-6 beatdown.

Folks, Great Bend is good. Real good. These are most likely the two best teams on the side of 5A. Salina Central might argue. The Mustangs are also 6-0. I look for Great Bend to keep rolling along. I think the Panthers not only win this thing, but do so by a couple TDs. Yeah, I think Great Bend is that good and that focused.

Hoisington should have no problems with Larned. The Indians best chance to win a game and make bracket play was last week, which ended in a loss to Southwestern Heights. This game won’t be close.

Ellinwood has a huge game this week. The Eagles need a win over Conway Springs to secure themselves a bracket spot in week nine. The defending state champs are just 1-5 on the season but just played No. 3 Sterling to a 46-20 contest. Sterling beat Ellinwood 43-8. If the Eagles can establish a ground game, they win this thing. Give me Ellinwood here.

At 8-man, things get really interesting for Central Plains. The Oilers, state runner-ups last year, have Little River and Ell-Saline left. Those three teams, including Central Plains, are probably three of the top five or six in 8-man I.

This week the Oilers take on Little River. Ell-Saline handed Little River its first loss Friday in a thriller, 22-20. Little River has been ranked ahead of Central Plains all year before the loss to Ell-Saline. Central Plains won this last year. Twice. I see the same this year.

Elsewhere in 8-man look for St. John to stake its claim on 3rd place in its district with a win over Stafford and Macksville remains winless against No. 3 Victoria.

And Finally

This Friday is another installment of the Great Bend-Hays rivalry. A rivalry that has been going on for several years.

I’ve lived in Great Bend for 25 years. I previously lived in Hays for about 10 years. So 35-plus years of my life, and yes that is over half my life, I have known this rivalry. For just about all those years I have been involved in sports in one way or another and have paid pretty close attention to it.

I wrote sports for the Hays Daily News for a good 10 years through and after college. Hays High was a team I covered regularly. I came to both Memorial Stadium and the iconic GBHS gymnasium on several occasions as a visitor.

And believe me, this is a rivalry. Perhaps using the term those associated with the rivalry that they ‘hate each other’ might be a bit harsh but not far from the truth.

Let’s just say Rule 52 has been broken between many times between these schools. All the way back before it even existed. I recall about 30 years ago some shirts from Great Bend lined up to spell out something not too polite (they did exchange the first letter of the two words to keep it from being obscene) to the most recent trip to Hays for basketball last year when the Hays students had a bed sheet rolled out recalling the football loss for the Panthers in a not too kind fashion. A shirt or two was also worn with not so subtle writing on it.

By the way the Panthers responded just as they should in that basketball game with a good ol’ fashion whoopin’ from the opening tip.

As a competitor, having a rival is fun. It definitely increases the intensity. There is nothing like rivalry week. Great Bend and Hays both have more than likely been brought up every day this week.

For me growing up and playing for Waconda East, our rival was Downs. We were actually in the same school district. The high schools were just six miles apart. We almost got into a fight on the football field my senior year. My junior year we beat them on a halfcourt shot at the buzzer at their place. Then let them know about it. Well beyond that game.

During my time writing sports and sports information, I have seen many rivalries. Barton and Hutch in basketball got pretty intense a time or two. Fort Hays State and Kearney could get a bit ugly as well, especially during basketball. Let’s just say student sections can be pretty imaginative at times.

Look for a full house Friday night in Hays. I’ve heard they are bringing in more bleachers for both sides - about 1000 more seats in total. Hays has not lost in its new field. Yet.

And make no mistake, although I lived in Hays for several years, I am 100 percent a Great Bend Panther. Go whoop some Indian behind!

10/09/2025

At the Mike - October 9, 2025

Homecoming parade, football and grasping police violence in small town Kansas

The fun that is October in Great Bend is rolling along.

Friday afternoon is the Homecoming Parade down Main Street. This is a fun time indeed. It’s nice to see all the high school students participating in the parade and the efforts they put forth to make it happen.

We are not far away from the City Wide Cleanup. That will take place from Oct. 18-26. You can take items to Sunflower Diversified Recycling Center on 10th Street. Metal, mattresses, appliances, paper, plastic, and other items will be collected. Dumpsters will be on site for these items. No trash.

Of course later in the month Halloween events begin to take place. It’s about this time of the year, every year, I miss Zoo Boo. That was a fun event.

Prep Sports - Football predictions

Week 6 is upon us. Week 5 proved a single miss. Once again, that miss underestimated just how good Hoisington is as the Cards handled powerhouse Cheney on the road. We now stand at 33-4. Half those misses are Hoisington. I won’t pick against them the rest of the year - at least until deep into the playoffs. And maybe not even then.

One huge game on the docket this week is Homecoming at Great Bend. Three teams remain unbeaten on the west side of 5A. Two of them meet at Memorial Stadium Friday night. Liberal brings its 5-0 mark to Great Bend to take on the 5-0 Panthers. The other 5-0 squad is Salina Central.

Great Bend has not been tested so far. The closest game was a 40-21 win in week two at Olathe South. To date that is the biggest loss for the Falcons. That is a trend. Great Bend has handed four of the five teams they’ve beaten their worst loss on the season. Only Wichita North, whom Great Bend beat 75-8, has a worst loss in a 77-0 blanking by Kaupan.

That won’t change. While Liberal is 5-0, look for a 2-3 TD win here for the Panthers on Homecoming. That will set up what should be a huge game at the Hays High field the following week. Fun stuff.

Hoisington made things very clear Friday night - they are a team to take seriously for a state title at the 2A level. Traveling to Cheney and defeating those Cardinals by a 20-6 score left no doubt about that. Cheney’s only other loss was a 15-13 road loss at 3A No. 3 Holcomb. The remaining three district games should not pose much of a threat to Hoisington. Look for the Cardinals to win big Friday at Lakin.

If Ellinwood is to play at home in week 9, the Eagles need to secure a win Friday against Hutch Trinity. Sterling has established itself as the clear cut favorite in 1A District 7. Currently, Ellinwood, Trinity and Medicine Lodge are battling for second and a home spot. This should be a good one but I think the Eagles come up just short.

Larned has its best chance for a win Friday as Southwestern Heights comes to town. The winner will get a bracket spot week nine. I’m going with the Indians here.

At the 8-man level, Central Plains is in a stacked District 3. The Oilers should get by Canton-Galva this week. The district title will be determined in the final two weeks as powers Little River and Ell-Saline await.

In 8-man II District 6, both Stafford and Macksville get ranked teams in Victoria and Hodgeman County. St. John steps out of district to take on a Minneola team that has not lost since week 1. No upsets are in the making here as the three area teams come up on the short end.

And Finally

As we sit here in the middle of Kansas, we generally feel pretty safe. This is not Chicago. This is not Detroit. This is not New York or Los Angeles.

It’s Great Bend. It’s Hays. It’s places my family and in-laws are from like Beloit and Pratt. It’s my college roommate's hometown of Phillipsburg. Even the big towns like Great Bend and Hays are small towns.

But two of those aforementioned towns have now had police officers killed in the line of duty in the last four months. Four total in the state of Kansas over that time.

Brandon Gaede was responding to a ‘homemade’ bomb prior to the fourth of July in Phillipsburg. A town of 2300 people. He was shot and killed in what turned into a shootout.

Just this past week Scott Heimann was responding to a domestic violence call in Hays. While walking around the perimeter he was gunned down by the man inside. Simply walking around he was shot and killed.

Two more officers in the Kansas City area were killed in July and August. One run over and one shot. Four officers in four months. Two in small town America.

Sometimes we get frustrated with the police if they stop us. Like when I get pulled over for not turning my blinker on more than 100 feet from my turn. Even though I am in a turn lane to eat Chinese food.

Or when I go around the block to pull into a convenience store instead of pulling in off 10th because there was another car in the turn lane. The officer told me I broke no laws but still wanted to see my insurance and driver’s license.

Shoot, I even got a $180 ticket for not dimming my lights one time. Some small towns even have some speed traps they set up as the highway goes through town and the speed drops from 65 to 40 in a heartbeat.

That can be frustrating.

But I can not even begin to fathom violence toward police. It completely baffles me. I don’t understand.

Officer Heimann in Hays was simply walking around the perimeter of a house where a domestic violence suspect had barricaded himself inside. No idea there was a rifle pointed at him as he walked. No idea he was about to have his life taken. For no reason. In Hays, Kansas.

It’s sad. It’s heartbreaking. Let’s hope it stops there. Police are a vital part of communities. Without them towns will be filled with chaos.

To simply say thank you for your service Officer Gaede and Heimann as well as the two Kansas City area policemen is just not enough. But, yes, thank you.

And thank you to the officers that protect us here in Great Bend, Barton County and the entire Golden Belt. Thank you.

10/02/2025

At the Mike - October 2, 2025

October picks up steam, more prep football and a birthday to celebrate

Ah, October. A busy month to say the least. Fall preps sports are rolling along at blazing speeds. Halloween is everywhere. And it’s my wife’s birthday. More on that later.

For many, October is their favorite month. And with good reason. The weather is generally pretty mild. Generally. As I said, prep sports are everywhere nearly every day when you throw in JV and junior high.

It seems like the month is just ‘go, go, go’. That usually makes for a pretty quick month.

A quick peek at the weather tells me to expect more of the same. Temps in the mid to upper 80s the rest of the week. Dipping into the 70s next week.

There was a rumor going around at the JV football game in Larned of a cold snap moving in next week, but it appears just that – a rumor.

But, hey, 70s next week sounds pretty dadgum good to me.

Prep Sports - Football predictions

Don’t look now, but it was a perfect week picking games At the Mike. 7-0. Runs the mark to 26-3 overall. Granted, there were not a lot of tough games last week, but hey, 7-0 is 7-0. We are now flirting with 90 percent correct.

On to week five as we head as we reach the midpoint of the regular season - or start the second half depending on your views of week nine.

As expected, Great Bend had no trouble last week. Leading 41-0 after the first quarter on the way to a 75-8 win over Wichita North. This week is WAC play. The 2nd ranked Panthers open conference action hosting Dodge City in just the second home game of the season. Dodge is 2-2 coming off a loss to unbeaten Liberal, 31-22.

This should not be a huge challenge for GBHS. The Panthers just need to take care of business here and they should have themselves a 2-3 TD win over the Red Demons.

Hoisington was also not challenged in its win over Southwestern Heights to improve to 3-0 on the year and 1-0 in district. The Cards are the clear-cut favorite to win District 8 in 2A. But this week is a step outside the district and the biggest challenge of the season for the Cardinals. Hoisington will travel to Cheney.

The Cards of Hoisington are ranked 4th in 2A. The Cards of Cheney, at 3-1, is ranked in some 3A polls. The only loss for the Cheney was a 15-13 setback to 3A 3rd ranked Holcomb on the road to start the year. Man, this is a tough one but going with the home team here. If Hoisington wins this, they are probably right with Southeast of Saline and Nehama Central as the main title contenders in 2A. Shoot, if they keep it close, the Cards are title contenders for sure.

Larned opens district play hosting Cimarron. The Indians are still looking for that first win. That trend will continue this week. Ellinwood lost to a very good Sterling team for the Eagles first loss of the year. They look to rebound this week against South Sumner County in what is a very tough district. I think the Eagles have this one.

Central Plains rolled to an easy win Friday, getting things back on the right track after a loss and a close win. The Oilers should have another easy win this week over Goessel.

In 8-Man II, it looks like the three Stafford County schools will battle for 3-4-5 in District 6. This week Stafford travels to 2nd ranked Victoria while Macksville takes on unbeaten and 4th ranked Hodgeman County. Look for both area schools to come up short. St. John steps out of district play to take on a Minneola team fresh off an OT win over Cunningham and winners of three straight. Minneola makes it four in a row this week.

And Finally

A Happy Birthday to my lovely wife Crystal Ann. Today, in fact. She turns, well, one number higher today than she was a day ago. I won’t say what that number is because I like all my body parts intact.

But this is her 22nd birthday we have spent together. I think. Yeah, pretty sure. Maybe 21st. Nope 22nd. I only have 10 fingers but it’s number 22 together.

However, several of those birthdays I have spent on a football field. As is the case once again this year.

We met nearly 30 years ago when I was writing sports at the Pratt Tribune. But it wasn’t until a few years later that we actually started dating.

While at the Pratt Tribune, I worked on one side of the room and she was across the room with pretty much a divider between us. She was in advertising. While the staff was small, there wasn’t a ton of chatting between the two sides. Some, but not a lot.

I moved to Great Bend in January of 2001 to write for the Great Bend Tribune. That summer I began working in Sports Information at Barton.

While I was doing my thing in Great Bend, Crystal made her way to Pratt Community College as the secretary in the athletic department.

During a Barton-Pratt basketball game in January of 2004 I made arrangements with Pratt AD Jim Jackson, whom I knew quite well, to go have a drink afterwards. Crystal, working for him and knowing me, came along as well.

And, well, the rest is history. That night we realized there was something between us and we have been together ever since.

I proposed to her that Christmas at my parents house in front of everyone so she had no chance to say no. We married the following June and had our 20th anniversary this past summer.

Happy Birthday Crystal Ann Marzolf.

09/25/2025

At the Mike - September 25, 2025

September set to exit, prep sports nearing the midpoint and technology taking us back to the future

One final week of September. The transition month. It has been all of that this year. While we never had an allout heat wave this summer, September has been pleasant to say the very least.

We turn the calendar to October on Wednesday. It is one of the most anticipated months of the year, mainly due to that final day in the month we call Halloween. Plans have already been made amongst many in my family as to what Halloween costumes will be.

I can recall Halloweens that have been in the 90s and Halloweens that have been postponed due to snow storms. October can be very volatile in its weather. Let’s hope for a bunch of 70 degree days and 50 degree nights.

So Goodbye September and Happy Halloween. Let’s rock.

Prep Sports

Cross Country season is rolling along. In fact, we have reached the halfway point of the season with Regionals just one month away. Regionals will be held Oct. 25 but sites have not yet been released by KSHSAA. Probably next week sometimes for those to come out.

Currently, a trio of girls from the area are ranked in the top 10 in their class. At 5A, Great Bend's Decorah Schroeter has the 7th best time among the girls at 18:57.2. She is just a freshman.

Eleanor Joiner, a sophomore at Ellinwood, is 5th in 2A with a season-best of 20:36.96. She placed 15th at the state meet last year as a freshman. Look for a higher finish this time around despite the fact only three of those who finished ahead of her were seniors.

Taylin Davis of Central Plains has run the 7th best time of the year at 1A. The junior has a 20:44.54 this year.

Prep Sports - Football predictions

Another 1-loss week. After a 6-1 effort, the mark stands at 19-3 for the season picking games here At the Mike. Still rolling at an 87 percent clip.

One game got ruled a ‘no-contest’ as Scott City and Hoisington decided to not make up a 14-7 Scott City lead in the second quarter when storms rolled through the Golden Belt. The lone loss was St. John losing to Kinsley - big. Oops.

On to this week. Great Bend travels to Wichita to take on the North Redskins. North has not won a game since week two of 2018. Yes, 2018. That was a 13-6 win over Liberal to improve to 2-0. Enough said. Great Bend is up to No. 2 in most 5A polls. The Panthers win easily here. This is the final game before WAC play rolls in the final four weeks.

While Hoisington’s foe has not been winless since 2018, Southwestern Heights shouldn’t provide a much of a challenge to the Cardinals. The Mustangs have not beaten a team outside of Syracuse and Stanton County since 2019. Look for Hoisington, ranked 4th in 2A, to make it 3-0 with a showdown at Cheney looming next week.

Ellinwood is once again 3-0. And, like last year, waiting on the 3-0 Eagles is Sterling. The 1A district 7 battle in Ellinwood Friday looks to be the game of the week in our area. Sterling won this 41-35 last year in Sterling.

The Black Bears are as high as No. 2 in 1A after three impressive wins to start the season. If the Eagles get this, look out. But I think Sterling has a little too much for Ellinwood here. I’m going with the Black Bears.

Larned’s trek doesn’t get any easier as the Indians travel to unbeaten Russell. Look for more of the same as Russell stays unbeaten and Larned still looking for that first win.

On the 8-man scene. Central Plains remains No. 4 in 8-man after eeking out a 24-20 win over LaCrosse in a game that finished up Saturday. The Oilers get Solomon, 1-2 on the year, to open district play Friday. Another win here for Central Plains.

The three Stafford County teams all start district play in 8-man II, district 6 this week. In fact, Macksville hosts Stafford. The Mustangs have scored just six points on the season. Look for Stafford to slip past Macksville. St. John gets 4th ranked Hodgeman County in Jetmore. The Tigers will come up on the short end.

And Finally

It was 1979. I was 12 years old. Cable TV came to God’s County. Glen Elder. ESPN, WGN, and TBS to name a few of the stations. There still weren’t a lot of channels, but no longer did we have to turn the TV antenna to watch different stations. Big stuff.

It is for that very reason, getting WGN, I became a Chicago Cubs fan. Back then all Cubs' home games were in the afternoon and on WGN.

Some 46 years later, TV viewing has changed and evolved so much. Cable, while once the most magnificent thing in television, is almost a thing of the past. It is still relevant, don’t get me wrong, but steaming options are beginning to take over.

We watch a lot of Roku TV in our household. Some of our favorite shows are the Carol Burnett Show, Mystery at the Museum, and the Game Show Network.

As I watch these, I can’t help but think my father would have loved Roku. You see, Jack Marzolf liked his westerns. A John Wayne clock hung in our house. He made a ton of movies, but some of my father's favorites were Rio Lobo, The Cowboys and True Grit.

I saw a lot of Gunsmoke, Bonanza, and Rawhide. The Rifleman, Wagon Train, and the Wild, Wild West were also favorites of his.

There are a handful of stations specifically suited to his genre. He would love it. I think Western Mania, which bills itself as 'a select of John Wayne movies and series like the Rifleman and Bonanza' would be a near permanent channel for him.

This is another good example of how us ‘old-timers’ are making use of technology today. We can simply watch television shows from the 70s and 80s all the time if we so choose. Shoot, Carol Burnett started in the late 60s. There is Johnny Carson and Saturday Night Live.

There is also a Classic Rock station to listen to. Now, there has been discussion amongst the family as to just what exactly Classic Rock is since the station plays more than just classic rock. The right answer is music from the 70s and 80s. Just sayin’.

It’s crazy if you think about it. At 58 years old, I can be in the 70s and 80s all the time in my living room if I choose. But to do it, I need technology from 40 years later.

Back to the Future, in a sense. Michael J. Fox and Christopher Reeves went back from 1985 to 1955. That is 30 years. Today to the 70s and 80s is, well, pretty much 50 years ago.

Now where is that DeLorean?

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