CONGRATULATIONS TO MATTHEW STAFFORD AND THE L.A. RAMS for their 23-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI. Down by 4 points with two minutes to go and a bench gutted by injuries, Stafford led an incredible 73 yard drive, ultimately connecting with a pass to the game’s MVP - Wide Receiver Cooper Kupp (Love that name!!!) to give the Rams a touchdown and the Win!

Stafford not only led the Rams to Victory… but he gave those of us in Detroit a sort of Victory-by-Association. Thank you and Congratulations Matthew for finally getting the Super Bowl Victory that you might have had earlier in your career if the Lions had had better Teams.

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I have to admit… I was a bit torn about who to root for. I was pulling for Stafford and the Rams, but having lived and worked in Cincinnati for three and a half years - I wouldn’t have been disappointed to see the Bengals win either.

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Meanwhile, the “All Hip-Hop” Half Time Show… featuring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dog, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent and Detroits’ own Eminem was billed as “Historic” because it was the first “All Hip-Hop” Half-Time Show in Super Bowl History.

- It was “Historic” for me too… because it was the first time in 56 Super Bowls that I DIDN’T RECOGNIZE A SINGLE SONG THAT WAS PERFORMED.

- Seems to me things have changed “a bit” from the “Up With People” Half- Time Shows of the 1970’s.

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Commercials for this years big game went for a record $6.5 MILLION for each 30 second ad - a MILLION dollars more than the $5.5 MIL it cost last year.

- The Biden Administration blamed it on Inflation, Covid, Supply Chain Issues, People not getting Vaccinated, the Canadian Truckers, Voter Suppression Laws, and Trump.

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With all the talk about the Super Bowl… and that pesky "Maybe going to War” thing I almost forgot… It’s VALENTINE’S DAY! And if you haven’t bought a gift for your someone special yet… there’s good news: A new survey found that an overwhelming majority of people would rather get “something simple” - like a box of chocolates - than something “really expensive”.

- I was really glad to hear this… I ended up getting my bride Some Twizzlers and a Gift Certificate to the Dollar (Plus-a-Quarter) Store.

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RIP… Hollywood Director Ivan Reitman who’s movies included “Ghostbusters”, "National Lampoon's Animal House", "Stripes” and many others has died at 75.

RIP… Frank Beckmann… Longtime WJR radio personality and the voice of Michigan Football for more than 30 years who died Saturday at 72 of Vascular Dementia. Frank and I both worked on the Salvation Army Radiothon - which is coming up on Friday, February 25th. This will be the first one Frank will miss in 10 years. He was smart, loved football and golf… and what a voice! Our thoughts and Prayers are with his wife and family.

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Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Tuesday!

-Dick