Hey, it's me, Ira from the Michigan Insider. Join me at the first ever Ann Arbor Wine and Spirits Festival on Saturday, April 11th from 2 until 8 at Revel Run in Chelsea.

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John, you bacon. So, you know,

I'm struggling with not saying hockey sucks.

Or at least playoff hockey sucks, man.

Mainly because our team keeps coming up on a short end of the stick.

It was a great season, though.

And it was a great game if you didn't have a vested interest in it.

Oh, man.

But the Wolverines fell short again this year. Your thoughts?

Well, I know this. When you guys got to get up at 4.30 in the morning to do your jobs,

and the game ends at 1 o'clock in the morning. Hockey really sucks for you guys.

So I'm watching the game out in Seattle. Also brewing with a bunch of Michigan alums.

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