Living in the Cities then, after years of following from the plains of ND, I was so incredibly excited that year, and really gassed at that particular trade. Even in the dark days of 82, and the tease of 84, you could see it coming with that group of kids, and then veteran pieces added, like Gladden, Reardon, and the return of Bert- it was a great mix. I remember the ads posted on the Strib news boxes- pic of Kirby with a caption "How the West is Won" I thought, walking around town, 'damn straight, here we come.' That was a magical year.