I’ve lived in Faribault my entire life but my wife and I enjoy traveling all around Minnesota as well as the surrounding states. When I’m not at work I’m usually spending time with my grandchildren and my grown children. I enjoy going to watch the Vikings, especially at US Bank Stadium, concerts, taking my wife to various musicals and going out to eat… I really enjoy that, as my bathroom scale can attest. I love music and spend a lot of time on the weekends looking for CDs of big hair bands that I don’t currently have in my collection.
Mike Eiler
Get Ready for the Blue Collar BBQ
The Blue Collar BBQ and Arts Festival hosted by the Paradise Center for the Arts is the summer’s premiere downtown Faribault music event that I look forward to each year. Spend your day listening to 12 hours of live music from a great line-up of bands starting at 11AM Saturday, August 12...
Meet Your Neighbors at Nite to Unite
It's time to get outside and party with your neighbors during this evening's Nite to Unite (Tuesday, 8/1). Also known as National Night Out, this annual event will be going on in neighborhoods throughout the surrounding communities. In Faribault, a few dozen block parties will be hosted from 6-9PM...
With Summer Comes Bees and an EpiPen
I recently had a website pop-up on my Facebook page that will help you save $300 on your next EpiPen two-pack. If you're eligible, the website, EpiPen.com, states that you'll get an EpiPen Savings Card that will allow you to use that $300 savings for up to three EpiPen 2-paks until December 31...
This Prize is a SMAAASH
Recently I got my hands on a bunch of tickets to SMAAASH in the Mall of America. This place sounds like a blast. It sounds like the kind of place you can have a lot of fun on your own, with friends or family or throw a huge party or business getaway to to do a little employee team building while having fun...
Need A Billy Joel Fix?
I woke up this morning to the Facebook posts of quite a few of my friends at the Billy Joel concert at Target Field in Minneapolis last night. I immediately regretted being such a tightwad and not shelling out the few bucks for tickets to the show...
Faribault Makes Another Top Ten List
Well, here we go again. Faribault managed to make another Top Ten list. You might remember back in June we were No. 6 on the Ten Worst Cities in Minnesota, this time we dropped in the latest survey to number No. 7, which is good I guess. The survey I refer to is the Roadsnacks 10 Most White Trash Cities in Minnesota...
Ride for the Hope Center
If you have a good time taking part in rides for a good cause, I’ve got a great ride for you. On Sunday, Aug. 27, everyone will be meeting at the Signature Bar & Grill in downtown Faribault for the ninth annual “Just for the Hope Of It” Signature Bar & Grill Bike Run ‘Cuz We Can!
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A Quick Taste of Fastway
The other day I chose a tune by Fastway to feature as my Power 96 Cool One. This British rock band was put together by former Motorhead guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clark and UFO bassist Pete Way. They rounded out their band with former Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley and unknown singer Dave King...
Last Chance at Waterpark Tickets
This Friday morning, July 28, is your last chance to score tickets to Noah's Ark Waterpark in Wisconsin Dells. There's still a lot of summer left and with that comes sunshine and heat and what better place to cool off than in America's Largest Waterpark...
Eat Ice Cream to Help the Children
This Thursday you can help out children and enjoy a Dairy Queen treat. Each year, participating Dairy Queens take part in a fundraiser to raise money and awareness of the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. According to the MiracleTreatDay...