We recently had the honor of having Richard Cottrell of Dubuque IA stop by the store to share his vehicle buying experience with us. Richard has been a long-time customer of Runde’s and is an absolute blast to chat with. As one of our valued and appreciated customers, we wanted to learn more about Richard and did a short interview with him. Where are you from Richard? I was back and forth between Epworth and Dubuque IA since I was young. Now I’m 74 and living in Dubuque. I’ll be turning 75 the first of May. How long have you and your wife been together? We just celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. Remember your first date? Me and a man called Les, and I won’t say his last name, met two girls one day. He married the one he was interested in but ended up getting a divorce. I married mine and [...]

Today I got to meet a real life “Jimbo!”  While his name is spelled “Jim Beau”, it is pronounced the same.  Jim grew up with a unique name that people would never forget, now he buys his vehicles at a dealership that he will never forget.  Every once in a while you run into someone who has a unique name. The name Jim Beau is certainly pretty cool, although maybe not as extreme as someone named, like say … Rumpelstiltskin.  Did you have a hard time growing up with the name Jim Beau? People always commented about it. When they got tired of “Jim Beau” people would call me Jim Bowie, like the guy with the knife at the Alamo. What brought you into Runde’s? I came in for someone to configure my Bluetooth for the new Equinox I just bought… man, that was a great deal. I just started looking for one, [...]

Go to the Gary’s Graffiti Nights Car Show and you will see people who share a passion for the classics glowing and having a great time as they share stories and chit chat with fellow enthusiasts. The show started back in the early 1980’s by a man named Gary Duster of Dubuque, IA.   Gary is a classics fan who wanted to share his love of the classics with the Tri-State community. As of late, the show has moved to East Dubuque, IL where it seems to have found a perfect home. We got a hold of George Young, former owner of George & Dales restaurant and current Mayor of East Dubuque. With the help of his son and the support of the community, George gets things in order [...]

Hello Gary, can you tell me a little bit about the event? This is the single largest event in Dubuque. This is the 24th annual year that Radio Dubuque has been involved with the 3rd of July show. It is a combination air-show and fireworks display. The Air Force has estimated our crowd at, well, let’s just say in the tens of thousands. Where is the show located? The central location for the show is down by the Dubuque lock and dam on 1860 Hawthorne St. The firework show starts at 9:45 and typically lasts around 25-30 minutes. The air show runs from about 6:00-8:15.    A bunch of awesome aircraft in one location? [...]