The Rick and Bubba show aired its final live episode Friday, ending a 31-year run that began with modest expectations.”I have been listening to the show since about 1996,” Kathleen Mullinax said.Fans like Mullinax braved bitterly cold temperatures to stand alongside fellow listeners, reminiscing on their favorite moments from the show.”When we first started the show, 30 days was a lofty goal,” Rick said.The duo surprised themselves with their longevity.”I told Bubba, we made it one year longer than Johnny Carson, three decades longer than the Beatles,” Rick said.As their broadcast comes to a close, Rick and Bubba will start new, separate journeys.Rick will stay in radio, hosting “The Rick Burgess Show” starting January 6.Bubba will take on the role of assistant athletic director for broadcasting at Jacksonville State University.”Nothing will ever be Rick and Bubba and there’s no intention to do something that duplicates, replicates, or exceeds Rick and …