Tom Selleck’s mustache and Hawaiian shirt combo do charity work in Hazel Park, and our special guest tells Erika, Marc and ML how you can get involved.

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The annual Magnum party moves from Hamtramck to Hazel Park on Saturday, Sept. 12. August Gitschlag is one of the three hosts, and he drops in to tell us how the party started, how to get involved, and why it’s such a good cause. Here’s a link with more info.

Magnum 12 is not only a good time, it raises money for families with a loved one who has cancer. It’s serious business, but the party is also serious fun and will be held at the Eastern Palace Club, which August says looks like a Tiki bar that migrated north from Key West.

Shawn is still out, but ML says he’d love to bring Shawn to Magnum 13 – but only if he dressed like Higgins, resplendent in matching khaki shorts and safari shirt.

It’s hard to believe, but Selleck spent more time on “Blue Bloods” than “Magnum, P.I.,” prompting ML to ask what the deal was with all those weekly family dinners.

Erika says the dinners got her wondering how much food got stuck in Selleck’s magnificent mustache. August says he’s more concerned about “Mustache-Booger Panic.”

Marc was clean-shaven and fresh-faced … UNTIL he and Drew and the crew left WRIF. He’s been rocking his “protest beard” ever since.

ML asks Erika how she and her friends feel about mustaches and beards – and ML marvels at why men are so attracted to other men with beards.

Erika can’t say much about it — yet — but she is getting into some pretty heavy-duty stories for WDIV. The crew discusses how important it is for the media to do more than regurgitate press releases – and why it’s OK that certain people end up hating you (or so says ML, one of the most-hated reporters in town)!

Marc had a great trip to Norman, Oklahoma, even though his Michigan Wolverines didn’t have as much fun. He tells us all about the “Sooner Schooner.”

ML pays tribute to Ignacio “Ziggy” Gonzalez, who he considers the patron saint of Clark Park. Ziggy passed away at 94. ML shares stories about his life in his latest “On Guard” column. Read it here.

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