Coming up a bit later on the show at 825, Nick Dowd from the Washington Capitals will join us.

They're back on the ice for the first time since Ovi broke the record in Long Island this past weekend as they host the Hurricanes.

That's at 825.

But right now we head out to the Rood guest hotline.

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We say good morning to Barry's Verluga.

He's checking in live from Augusta.

Of course, he's a Washington Post columnist.

Barry, good morning.

How are you coming live from Augusta?

Great guys. Appreciate you having me on my way to the course.

Of course. What a sweet gig. Have you covered it several times throughout your career?

Yeah, a lot. I mean, more than a dozen. I don't know the exact number.

Right. Do you stay in the same spot every time, every year? We used to, you'll appreciate this. We used to, like, when I. Is it, is, do you stay in the same spot every time, every year?

We used, you'll appreciate this.

We used to, like, when I first did it, which I think was 2009, I, like, stumbled into

the, my slot in the house of John Feinstein, Tom Boswell, this legendary guy, Dave

Kindred that you guys may or may not.

Yeah, I was like, sure.

Sure.

The youngest guy by like 15 years, and these, like, legends were, like, getting up and

making coffee in the morning.

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