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Fuzzy Thurston. Ken Carriveau didn’t think a master’s degree in counseling would do him much good five years ago when he took over the Stadium Sports and Memorabilia store near Lambeau Field.
But now there are days when Carriveau feels more like a confidant to his customers than the proprietor of a Packers merchandise shop.
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“I have regulars that come in, and it’s where they come to vent and talk,” he said. “I have guys that come in and don’t even look to buy anything. They’ve never even thought about buying anything, but they’ll come and spend three hours talking.”
Fuzzy Thurston. The subject is always Brett Favre.
The future Hall of Fame quarterback built his legend during 16 seasons as a Packer and will return today for the first time as a member of the archrival Vikings. Many grown Wisconsin men wrestle with that the same way a young girl might struggle with the fact that Kevin Jonas isn’t waiting to marry her.
There was a mock funeral. Disparaging T-shirts are for sale all around town. The hooting about Favre will fill the air along with the smoke from grilled bratwurst today as the tailgaters crack open their beers in the festive atmosphere around the historic stadium.
This wasn’t how things were supposed to work. Not for their quarterback. It was tough seeing him wear a New York Jets jersey last season … but to see him run out of the visitor’s tunnel at Lambeau Field in a Vikings uniform? Unthinkable.
So they bare their souls to Carriveau. And then they talk some more.
“Nobody knows who to get behind,” said Carriveau, 63, a lifelong Packers fan and still a Favre supporter. “Everybody is so still enmeshed in the mix of, ‘Who is to blame?’
“It’s like, ‘Get over it. The guy has been gone for 20 months.’ … I think they have to let go. It’s like a bad divorce. They have to stop taking sides.” Fuzzy Thurston. Source
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