Bernie reminds me of a grandmotherly figure in my life. She died too early from cancer, before I became an adult really had a chance to appreciate her. She used to do interviews like this as an occupational hazard, back before telecom and the Internet made such things cheap and easy. I bet she probably knew who Bernie was in the '80s. If the year in the title is to be believed, he was mayor of Burlington at the time.

The Wild Corn Dog hunter does NOT remind me of my grandmother, or any member of my family, thank goodness!