>> ERIC: IT'S MINNESOTA HISTORY TIME.

AND IN HONOR OF BUD GRANT, WE HAVE A VINTAGE VIKING QUESTION FOR YOU.

AND IT'S DECEPTIVELY SIMPLE.

BUD GRANT, AS YOU KNOW, WAS FAMOUS FOR OLD-SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

NO HEATERS ON THE SIDELINE.

TOUGH DEFENSES.

STRAIGHT LEG KICKERS.

HERE'S OUR QUESTION.

KEEPING IN MIND BUD GRANT AND HIS TRADITIONAL WAYS, WHEN WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE VIKINGS PLAYED A GAME ON ARTIFICIAL TURF IN MINNESOTA?

THINK THIS ONE THROUGH.

WE WANT YOU TO NAME THE YEAR AND THE PLACE.

AND, OF COURSE, WE WELCOME CALLS FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE STATE.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU WHETHER YOU LIVE ALONG BUD CREEK OR BUD LAKE, OR IN GRANT COUNTY OR GRANT TOWNSHIP.

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WE LOVE TO HEAR COMMENTS IN ADDITION TO WELL-CRAFTED INDEX FILE ANSWERS.

IF VOICEMAIL ISN'T YOUR THING.

SEND US AN EMAIL AT ALMANAC@TPT.ORG.

LAWMAKERS ARE BUSY AT THE STATE CAPITOL.

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FOR SHOW-CLOSING MUSIC, ST. PATRICK'S DAY GIVES US A GREAT EXCUSE TO PLAY AN IRISH TUNE FROM THE TPT VAULTS.

IN 1997, THE GROUP "THE IRISH ROVERS" PERFORMED ON "ALMANAC" RIGHT HERE IN STUDIO B.

WE CLOSE THE SHOW TONIGHT WITH THE GROUP SINGING A ROUSING IRISH TUNE.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

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