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MISCHKE: Long Rides, Lives, & Rivers

Garage Logic

Thu Jan 08 2026

Summary

Garage Logic: MISCHKE – Long Rides, Lives, & Rivers

Date: January 8, 2026
Host: Tommy Mischke (Gamut Podcast Network, Garage Logic)
Theme:
This episode blends heartfelt reflection, nostalgic storytelling, interviews, and listener correspondence to explore lives well-lived, generational change, Midwestern culture, and the profound stories behind everyday people—especially those connected to Minnesota’s rich landscape and rivers.

Episode Overview

In this characteristically meandering and deeply personal episode, Tommy Mischke opens with a reflection on the passing of Minnesota business icon Dick Enrico, lamenting how modern obituaries and remembrances reduce a full human life to slogans and headlines. Through storytelling and candid conversations, the episode explores legacy, memory, dangerous childhoods, American small towns, the nature of work and adventure, and life on the Mississippi River—both as a metaphor and through real, lived experiences. Mischke’s trademark wit, philosophical musings, and nostalgia are prevalent throughout, punctuated by calls with listeners and the sharing of a motel adventure sent in by a fan.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Remembering Dick Enrico: Beyond the Slogan

[00:00–10:38]

Mischke expresses frustration over how obituaries flatten a full, complex life into a commercial catchphrase:
- “Really? That’s how we’re going to sum up the life of Dick Enrico? ...We’re playing his commercial slogan and saying that’s what Dick did with this life of his. That’s what he gave to us. That was Dick’s contribution, Second Wind exercise equipment.” (A, 02:25)
He paints a vivid picture of Enrico’s real life—growing up on the Mesabi Iron Range, adolescence, close calls, romance, and family—which are never captured in the news coverage.
Mischke’s musing expands into a meditation on celebrity and the danger of being defined by one-dimensional narratives:
- “Never get famous. They’ll talk about you in one dimension. You’ll be labeled for that thing, that one thing you’re known for that made you famous. That thing. That’s who you’ll be, that thing.” (A, 02:25)
This segment is a gentle call to consider the fullness of human lives, beyond what the news or society values.

2. True Crime & New Year’s Parties: A Darker Turn

[11:24–22:30]

Mischke details a recent story of a fatal shooting at a New Year’s Eve party in rural Minnesota:
- Describes “Old Myron,” the shooter, and how recklessness with a gun led to a friend’s death.
- Reflects on the types of men one finds at such parties—restless, attention-seeking, sometimes dangerous.
- “There’s always one guy like this, isn’t there?... He’s like a 10 year old with his first walkie talkie. Can’t help himself, has a holster and everything.” (A, 12:24)
Segues into personal nostalgia: Mischke’s own childhood New Year’s ritual of calling his mother at midnight—an intense need to connect at a symbolic moment, and his mother’s patient support.
- “I really wanted to wish her a happy New Year at midnight. On the dot. On the dot.... And my mother never said to me, Tommy, I can’t go to the phone at midnight. That’s when adults hug and kiss and wish each other a Happy New Year. How about five after? Five after would have crushed me. So she was quite the good sport.” (A, 19:55)
Reflects on how parties—and dangers—change with age, and the growing reluctance to celebrate New Year’s as the years stack up.
Mischke dreams of eavesdropping on adult parties from his childhood, yearning for a glimpse of their joys and conversations.

3. Listener Call-Ins: Dangerous Childhoods & Advice on Marriage

[22:30–32:18]

Listener JC calls in from Arizona.
- Talks turn to growing up in Minnesota in the 60s, hitching rides on car bumpers during snowy winters, reflecting on how childhood danger was once commonplace and oddly survivable.
- “Everybody talks about how dangerous it is... But here’s the thing. No one even got hurt of my buddies, let alone got killed. And if someone would have gotten hurt, that would have been fine. You’re supposed to get hurt playing when you’re growing up.” (A, 25:06)
Mischke provides humorous old-marriage advice:
- “When she comes back and it doesn’t look that great... you tell her, that looks wonderful. You ought to wear it that way all the time. Then you gotta look yourself in the mirror and say, you just lied to the love of your life.” (A, 23:29)
The conversation features other comic musings about radio, communication for the paralyzed (“from the eyelids down”), and nostalgia for radio time slots coinciding with family dinners.

4. Mississippi River Life: An Interview with Jack Olson

[32:18–53:13]

Mischke reconnects with Jack Olson, a commercial fisherman and lifelong resident on the Mississippi River.
- Olson discusses his family history—descendants from 1650, always living on the river’s edge.
- Explains the “calling” of being a fisherman and the independence it brings:
  - “Fishing is a call, lady... I went fishing because I don’t want to go to work.” (B, 41:29)
- The changing nature of his business, now almost entirely dependent on immigrants who buy fish Americans no longer want.
  - “Immigration works for me. What’s your freaking problem?” (B, 40:56)
- Describes the unique character of the Mississippi, its north-south flow, cultural and climatic changes along the river’s route, and the difference in perspective between people in Minnesota and those further south down the river.
- Shares intensely personal stories about friends lost to the river, memories of childhood and generational change, and wry commentary on education’s value to a fisherman.

5. Listener Story: Adventures on the Road & Motels

[After 53:13]

Mischke reads a letter from Mary of White Bear Lake: a whimsical story about her youth, love for a “bad boy,” and a wild cross-country trip in a homemade motorcycle-VW contraption.
- The journey includes getting stopped by police, staying in a seedy but heavenly motel, finally reuniting with her boyfriend, and the ultimate symbolic act—pushing the bike into a lake to forget it all.
- “I’ll tell you, Mishke, when I think back on that experience, my favorite memory is the one night I spent alone in a motel room with a warm shower, a fresh towel, and a bed with a soft pillow.” (Listener Mary, approx. 54:40)
Mischke thanks Mary for her story and reiterates his love for listener tales.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

“Never get famous. They’ll talk about you in one dimension. You’ll be labeled for that thing, that one thing you’re known for that made you famous.”
— Tommy Mischke, [02:25]

“There’s always one guy like this, isn’t there? ...He’s like a 10 year old with his first walkie talkie.”
— Mischke, on reckless party hosts, [12:24]

“You’re supposed to get hurt playing when you’re growing up. That wouldn’t have been a big deal. Killed would have been the only bad thing.”
— Mischke, on 1960s childhood dangers, [25:06]

“Fishing is a call, lady... I went fishing because I don’t want to go to work.” — Jack Olson, on life and work, [41:29]

“Immigration works for me. What’s your freaking problem?” — Jack Olson, on the changing market for fish, [40:56]

"My hope would be that if the chute didn’t open for her, she’d only end up paralyzed from the eyelids down. There’s another guy I know who has that. He talks only by wrinkling his forehead.” — Mischke, dark humor about parachuting with his wife, [27:30]

“I’ll tell you, Mishke, when I think back on that experience, my favorite memory is the one night I spent alone in a motel room with a warm shower, a fresh towel, and a bed with a soft pillow.”
— Listener Mary, [54:40]

Timestamps for Key Segments

Dick Enrico remembrance & reflection on legacies: [00:00–10:38]
New Year’s Eve party story and childhood rituals: [11:24–22:30]
Call-in with JC: Childhood danger & marriage advice: [22:30–32:18]
Discussion with fisherman Jack Olson: [32:18–53:13]
Mary’s motel adventure (listener letter): [~53:13–end]

Tone & Style

Mischke’s distinct blend of melancholy, humor, nostalgia, and philosophical musing defines the episode. The tone veers from sentimental (mourning the flattening of lived experience) to comic (on paralyzed comedians and marriage truth), to profound (on rivers and life’s callings), always maintaining a conversational, personal warmth—a signature of Garage Logic.

Conclusion

This episode is a testament to the "Garage Logic" ethos: reverence for the everyday, for memory, for small towns and rugged characters, and for the wild, improbable stories that make up a life—whether it’s bumper skitching in the 60s, old men on the Mississippi, or a young woman alone and blissful in a seedy motel. For listeners, it's a tapestry of voices and experiences, stitched together with Mischke’s wry wisdom and the listener’s own stories.

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Transcript

A (0:00)

Come on over. Let's have some fun, Fun, fun. This is. Sam. We need to say goodbye to someone who has died. A fellow human has passed on and we. We need to say farewell. Goodbye. Goodbye. See ya. Goodbye. Goodbye. We've lost another in the family of man. Dick Enrico passed recently. I don't know if you people are familiar with Dick Enrico. I've been disturbed by the reports of his death. Not how he died or that he died, but what they say about him when they let us know Dick Enrico is no longer with us. I've come across many news stories. Television, radio, online, newspapers. They all seem to say the same thing. They all sound the same. They all go a little something like this. Tonight we're remembering a Minnesota business icon and TV pitch man. Why buy new when slightly used will do.

B (2:09)

Except when the deals are this good.

C (2:11)

If you're old enough, you'll recognize Dick Enrico.

A (2:13)

The entrepreneur founded several businesses including Second Wind Exercise Equipment in the early 90s. He is perhaps best known for his memorable TV commercials and famous slogan why.

B (2:23)

Buy new and slightly used will do.

A (2:25)

Enrico passed away last week. He was 85 years old. Really? That's how we're going to sum up the life of Dick Enrico. That's how we're going to talk about his run on this planet. We're playing his commercial slogan and saying that's what Dick did with this life of his. That's what he gave to us. That was Dick's contribution, Second Wind exercise equipment. Let me tell you something, folks. Never get famous. They'll talk about you in one dimension. You'll be labeled for that thing, that one thing you're known for that made you famous. That thing. That's who you'll be, that thing. And Dick. Dick is why buy new when slightly used will do. Dick arrived in this world in the winter of 1940 in Chisholm, Minnesota. He had a childhood. No one's mentioned that. A complete childhood. An American childhood up on the Mesabi Iron Range of northern Minnesota. That's a world onto itself there. A childhood on the Mesabi Iron Range. That right there by itself is more powerful. Then why buy new when slightly used will do? I bet there were a lot of stories from up there on the Mesabi Range, right, Dick? Lots and lots of stories. Stories about life. Those stories were not passed along when they mentioned you died growing up in the 40s and the 50s on the iron Range. Those were some years to grow up in America. You grew up seven miles north of Bob Dylan and you were only a year apart. In age. So you're growing up right in his neighborhood with him. What do we know about life on the range in the 40s and 50s? In an American small town? There's a world to talk about right there. A life right there. Childhood, adolescence. In small town America during the war and the post war years. During the 50s, the weird, wild, wonderful 50s. Not one part of that was passed along. Dick, why buy new and slightly used will do. That's you, Dick. That's your life. What about those wondrous summers up there? Released from school, Playing on the beaches of Longyear Lake. Floatin along the Sturgeon river up there. Looking up at the sunshine and the blue sky. Feeling free. What about all that life? Can that be found anywhere in the phrase why buy new when slightly used will do? Remember the autumn nights, Dick? Hanging out by the football stadium with the fellas. Looking at Mary, wondering if she could ever be your gal. And she couldn't, of course. But it was fun to think about her. And you would think about her, Dick. At night in bed one time she looked at you and smiled in class. And you about died and went to heaven. Something like that happened, right, Dick? Cause you lived a life. I wasn't there, so I don't know. But you lived a life, Dick. You almost got killed that one time with your pals. When you rode your bikes right in front of that truck near the general store on Maple Street. You laughed about it later, but it was scary when it was happening. You always remembered that look on the truck driver's face. Sheer terror. You would have been the first person he ever hit with his truck. But see, that's what happens when boys are grown up wild and free. You weren't the only close call he ever had. But you were all he could think about that day. Scared the hell out of him. How close he came to killing you. Close calls are wonderful things in life. They're like these second chances you get. You get to live on borrowed time. You suddenly feel more alive for a while because you shouldn't be here. It was marvelous growing up in northern Minnesota in the 40s and 50s. The cold was alive back then in the wintertime. Skating, playing pickup games of hockey with the guys. Going home to hot chocolate. Putting your mittens on the radiator. And what about when you grew up, Dick? Did you find a girl? Of course you did, Dick. You met Jeanette, you fell in love, you got married and you had four boys. Tony, Steve, Dean and Rick. I looked it up. You and Jeanette had Tony, Steve, Dean, And Rick, what was life like raising those boys, Dick? You guys ever wrestled in the living room together? Did you ever go fishing together? They're letting the world know you died, Dick, and they're saying your legacy is why buy new when slightly used will do 85 years on this planet, Dick, and that's all they got. A childhood, teen romance, adult marriage, a family. Living through the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s in America. One wild ride right there. A whole hell of a lot happened in the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s in America. There's a chunk of time where all sorts of wild things occurred and you were there in the midst of it. You saw it, Dick. You watched it. And you got to grow old. You got to become an old man. Looking at sunsets and thinking about what the heck the meaning of it all was. All of it. You got to look back on a life, a full life. 85 years. They didn't mention any of that, Dick. You looked back from that hospice facility in Brooklyn park where you died. You looked back at life alone. At night when you were in your bed, you thought about what it was going to be like when you died, what was going to happen to you and anything. They said you were the why by new and slightly used will do guy, Dick. But you, you were a human being. Goodbye. You can see them in the lounge, by the fireplace in that formal living room. You can see him in the spa, in the whirlpool. They're gathered in the activities center, the casual seating there by the ice cream parlor. You can see them in the salon, in the barbershop, watching a movie, in the cinema. Who are they? The loved ones of people who had to place family members in a memory care center. But what a memory care center. The Wellshire of Medina and Bloomington. Surrounding these amenities is a staff second to no staff anywhere in in the state of Minnesota in memory care. 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A (11:24)

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During the party, witnesses said Old Myron carried around a handgun in a holster, at times taking it out and playing with it, pointing it at other people in the house. Before that whole fatal shooting took place. One witness said he saw Myron pointing the gun at one person's face, only to have that person push the gun away. And Myron moved on to another guy and he asked that other guy if they trusted him, to which that person said, hell no, I don't trust you. Myron laughed. And then Myron did something a little crazy. He put a round in the chamber. Witnesses said they then saw Myron walk up to this fellow named Jordan, put the gun under his chin, and again he asked that silly question, do you trust me? And the next thing the witness recalls is the gun went off. The witness said he turned around to see the defendant holding the gun and saying, oh crap, call 91 1. That's what Myron said after he, well, I assume accidentally shot this fella. Oh crap, call 91 1. You folks ever go to parties like this? There's always one guy like this, isn't there? If it's a New Year's party, usually one guy plays the role of doing something just a little off, getting noticed, all under the guise of, hey, it's party night, let's get weird. I think there's often a guy like that. In this case, it was the host. Myron. When I walk into a party these days and I see a guy like Myron, I usually head out the back door, walk around to the front and get in my car and drive away. I'll say to myself, oh, there's the guy who just got his first gun. He's like a 10 year old with his first walkie talkie. Can't help himself, has a holster and everything. He's got to bring it out, he's got to show folks because it's really the only thing he has is this gun. He doesn't have a girlfriend, but that's to be expected. You got to make a choice often in these situations. Be the guy who brings the loaded gun to parties along with your holster or be the guy who impresses a gal. It's tough to be both. I think Myron had a girlfriend at one point maybe. But before dropping her off one night after a movie, he made the mistake of doing the whole do you trust me? Thing. And it turns out she didn't at all after that. So Myron goes up to a guy, says, do you trust me? Holds the gun to his chin and the gun goes off. And the partygoers look at Myron and Myron's saying, no crap, call 911. Wonder how many times that's uttered after an accident. Oh crap, call 911. What is it? Ah, shot Jordan. What? What were you saying? To him right before then. I was asking if he trusted me. Did he? Well, he shouldn't have. Well, Myron, you're going away to prison. Oh, crap. So many things that have happened to Myron in life have resulted in him just kind of pausing and saying, oh, crap. I read the story about Myron and Jordan up in Wolverton, Minnesota. And the story right under that, the headline right under that read, St. Paul man who Poured Boiling Water Over Girlfriend's Head Sentenced to Workhouse. Was that another New Year's Eve party? No wonder I've been staying in the last decade or so on New Year's Eve. And here I thought it was because I couldn't stay awake until midnight. Nope, nope. It's the guns and the boiling water and the weirdness at New Year's Eve parties now. Truth is, New Year's Eve doesn't mean anything to me anymore. It's just another night like any other night. I have a hard time getting excited about a new year. Once you've seen so many go by, it's hard to really get fired up. When I was a kid, it was a big deal because I hadn't seen many of them. It was huge to see a new year, especially 1970. That was the first time I remember a new decade appearing. And to me it was as big as moving from 1999 to 2000. It was gigantic for a little kid to move from 69 to 70. And I used to do this thing when I was a little kid. I've never heard of anybody else doing this. I'm not entirely sure what to make of it, but my mother and father would go to a party on New Year's Eve with the same couples. The same couples would get together every year. And I knew that I was going to stay up for the New Year to arrive. But I felt close to my mother when I was a little kid, and I felt badly that it was going to arrive and I wasn't going to be able to wish her a happy New Year. And so I would say to her, I'm going to call you mom at the party and wish you a Happy New year. I'm about 8 years old for the 1970 arrival, and I did it every year from about, I think, when I was 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Probably by 11, I was moving on. But for several years I did it. And here was the thing, though, and this must have been unfortunate for my mother, I really wanted to wish her a happy New Year at midnight. On the dot. On the dot. So I would make the call at about 40 seconds to. And someone would answer at this party. And I'd say, yeah, could I speak to Jeanette Mischke? And I'd hear laughter in the background. And my mother would come to the phone and I'd wish her a happy New Year right at midnight on the dot. And I'd get real upset if she got to the phone at seven seconds, eight seconds, nine seconds after. I wanted to be right there at midnight with the New Year, saying, happy New Year, Mom. When I got older, I thought about that, and I thought, she's with all her friends and they're getting ready to toast and hug and kiss at midnight. And I'm demanding her right at midnight, telling the host, yeah, you gotta get her right now. And my mother never said to me, tommy, I can't go to the phone at midnight. That's when adults hug and kiss and wish each other a Happy New Year. How about five after? Five after would have crushed me. So she was quite the good sport. I don't remember her ever saying anything other than occasionally being a little late to the phone. I'd be kind of down and be 20 seconds after or something. She probably got in a kiss with the old man and then went to the phone to talk to me. But that was an important part of my New Year. Every year, I'd sometimes listen to see if I could hear any of my mom's buddies walking around going, you trust me? Never did. And they never came home with anyone. Injured, shot, burned. Sometimes I think if I could go back in time, the thing I'd enjoy more than almost anything would be going to one of those New Year's Eve parties in the late 60s with my parents and all their friends eavesdropping on them, hearing what they talked about, what a bunch of drunk people in their 40s talked about in the 1960s, having a good time away from all their kids. They all had way too many kids. This must have been an extraordinary break to just get away and hang out. They'd stay overnight at whosever house they were at. We'd have some babysitter watching us, a babysitter who never understood why I had to make this call at midnight, why it was so important. Well, I think it's time to go to the listener list, that big old list there. All those folks who have contacted me and said, yeah, you can call me sometime if you want to see if I find them around, see if they answer.

A (53:21)

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North American Banking Company Member fdic. Equal Housing Lender Close your eyes and imagine a map of Minnesota right now. Now try to find a spot where Fury Motors isn't making someone's day. It's pretty much impossible. Since 1963, the Fury family has been playing matchmaker between Minnesotans and their dream rides. Are you heading to Stillwater or South St. Paul? You'll get your Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep, brand new there at Fury. Steer the map over to Waconia. Suddenly you're looking at brand new Fords. Keep heading north to Forest Lake. Boom. You're surrounded by a sea of professional grade Buicks and GMCs. But wait. You say you want a used car? Well, hold on to your mittens, camper. Cause every Fury location is packed with all sorts of used cars in all sorts of makes and models. And they look brand new to me. They've been doing this for over 60 years. Three generations of Minnesotans buying from the same family. Why Because Fury has the highest customer satisfaction rating you'll ever find with a car dealership. And there's a ride waiting there with your name on it. Fury Motors since 1963. A Minnesota legend. I received an email from a listener responding to a question I had asked on a recent show. I was doing something on the 100th anniversary of the motel. The motel turned 1100 in December of 2025. And on a recent program, I was saying that some of the best stories out there are stories that have come from a motel room. Things happen in motel rooms. Weird things, funny things, extraordinary things, dangerous things, twisted things, ridiculous things. During that particular program, I said, you people out there, if you've got a story from a motel, pass it along. I like hearing from listeners. It feeds the soul to get a little something back from the people. And Mary of White Bear lake decided to answer the call. She said to herself, I have a motel story. And she wrote the. Hi there, Mishke. You asked for motel stories. Well, when I was 19, I fell in love with a bad boy. I was a Catholic college student and he was, well, Fonzie. I had a 65 VW Beetle and he convinced me to turn it into a three wheeled motorcycle. He completely tore my car apart, welding a Triumph fork to the front and a kitchen chair as the seat. He took off the license plates from his motorcycle and put them on this awesome new creation. Well, we decided to take it to Texas to visit a friend of his. I sat behind him on the kitchen chair. Almost every town we went through from Minnesota to Texas, we were stopped by the police. They'd get out, walk around this vehicle, and then let us go. Some of them would say something like, huh, cool. One night, we were trying to make time when it started to rain. And my boyfriend thought we should stay under a bridge for the night. Sleep under a bridge. I wasn't having any part of that, so I said, I'm walking. I walked in the rain for a while, and then I saw my guy go speeding by on the bike in the dark. I knew he was looking for me, but he didn't see me. After a time, I came upon a seedy old motel. I got a little room for 25 bucks and I was in heaven. I had a shower, I had a bed. I had fresh sheets and I had a tv. I woke up the next morning and didn't even know what state I was in. I asked the desk guy what to do, and he suggested I wait at the toll booth down the road to see if my boyfriend would show up with no other ideas or options. That's what I did. And amazingly, after hours of me just sitting and hoping he came by, I ran out and hugged the man I loved. We made it to Texas, Mishke, but his friend didn't seem particularly glad to see us. So we headed home after a couple of days and we made it almost to the Minnesota border before that engine caught fire. I don't have any recollection of how we got home from there, but I do remember my boyfriend and I broke up. The only question before going our separate ways was whether the bike was going to be his or whether it was going to be mine. Finally, to settle the issue, we decided to take it out to some lake and push it to the end of a long dock, sending it into 12ft of water. We watched it sink and disappear below the surface. I'll tell you, Mishke, when I think back on that experience, my favorite memory is the one night I spent alone in a motel room with a warm shower, a fresh towel, and a bed with a soft pillow. Signed, Mary of White Bear Lake. Thanks for taking the time to write all of that, Mary. That was a fine tale. I enjoyed it. Hope you people did too. Thanks for listening. I'll talk to you again next time. So long. For now.