CONFESSION IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL

Hi, my name is Mark, I’m a heterosexual male, and sometimes, nothing on Earth sounds as good to me as ABBA does.

I’LL HAVE A TRAFFIC UPDATE, HOLD THE MAYO, WITH A SIDE OF MALE-ENHANCEMENT COMMERCIALS

From today’s St. Paul Pioneer Press comes word that what has got to be the world’s first radio-station-themed restaurant opens today in the St. Paul suburb of Roseville, not far from where I used to live. The eatery, known as “KFAN The Restaurant,” is more than a mere sports bar, with ambitious food and banquet facilities.

It’ll succeed. I know the neighborhood well (I wrote most of my grad-school papers at the Caribou Coffee just down the street) and, believe it or not, it could actually use a place like this–it’ll be about the only non-chain restaurant on that stretch of Snelling.

Oh, and in case you’re wondering, yes, KFAN is a Clear Channel station. So, if the idea works, similar places will be coming to a town near you. The food and decor will be exactly the same in each restaurant, but they’ll change the names just slightly so you don’t think you’re eating in a chain restaurant. Then they’ll buy out all their competition.