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Target Field on Flickr. taken with iPhone, assembled with...

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:27:00 -0500

Target Field on Flickr.

taken with iPhone, assembled with AutoStitch App

Incredible night at Target Field last night.

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:20:00 -0500

Incredible night at Target Field last night.

stuffaboutminneapolis: St. Vincent Crowd Surfing at First...

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:31 -0500

stuffaboutminneapolis:

St. Vincent Crowd Surfing at First Avenue Tonight by emoeby

Guess I better reblog it since it’s my pic! :)

D shaped map of Minneapolis for dean’s birthday.

Sat, 12 May 2012 13:48:00 -0500

D shaped map of Minneapolis for dean’s birthday.

Blue Powderhorn Lake (by lankforddl) (via Powderhorn 365)

Wed, 09 May 2012 10:08:57 -0500

Blue Powderhorn Lake (by lankforddl) (via Powderhorn 365)

I’m so not cool with St Paul’s Summit Brewing using...

Tue, 08 May 2012 21:39:35 -0500

I’m so not cool with St Paul’s Summit Brewing using Minnehaha Falls on a beer label. (via Summit Brewing Company)

(via Beer print by Manvsink on Etsy)

Wed, 02 May 2012 13:10:58 -0500

(via Beer print by Manvsink on Etsy)

City Pages Top 20 Minnesota Songs

Wed, 02 May 2012 09:51:00 -0500

City Pages put together a list of their top 20 songs about Minnesota. And since their site makes you click through 6 pages, here is a quick list. Oh, and a Rdio playlist for easy listening (15/20 songs included)

“Shhh” - Atmosphere
“Skyway” - The Replacements
“Your Little Hoodrat Friend” - The Hold Steady
“Rock ‘n’ Roll is Alive (And it Lives in Minneapolis)” - Prince
“Funkytown” - Lipps Inc.
“Mall of America” - Desaparecidos
“Girl From the North Country” - Bob Dylan
“Minneapolis” - Lucinda Williams
“They’re Not Tryin’ on the Dance Floor” - Jonathan Richman
“Christmas Card From A Hooker in Minneapolis” - Tom Waits
“Room With a View” - Brother Ali
“Minneap’lis, Minnesota” - Rufus Lumley
“Seeing Double at the Triple Rock” - NOFX
“Minnesota” - Northern Light
“Escapade” - Janet Jackson
“Math is Money” - Lifter Puller
“Uptown Suckers” - Cows
“10,000 Lakes” - Kid Dakota
“Minnesoter” - The Dandy Warhols
“Minneapolis” - The Ray Charles Singers

Sunset (Taken with Instagram at Lake Hiawatha)

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:16:07 -0500

Sunset (Taken with Instagram at Lake Hiawatha)

Twins

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:38:00 -0500

Twins

Taken with instagram

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:59:00 -0500

Taken with instagram

First Avenue Shows

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:34:00 -0500

I wasn’t at any of the City Pages Top 20 First Ave shows of all time, but I was a few of the Readers Picks, all of which I remember very well.

3. Radiohead, 6/04/95
5. Weezer, 11/15/96
6. The Chemical Brothers, 4/27/97
9. Blur, 6/24/97

Not a bad two year stretch there in my late teens.

Scratch that first point. I was at one show from the City Pages list

10. Basement Jaxx, 10/08/01

And my brother was at some great shows from that list

9. Pavement/ Wilco/ The Dirty Three, 05/26/95
11. Dinosaur Jr./ My Bloody Valentine/ Babes in Toyland, 2/12/92

He wasn’t at the Nirvana show in 1991, but he did plan to, just was surprised when the show sold out. Bummer.

1. Nirvana, 10/14/91

Oh, and I’ll never forget when a HS friend of my brothers stopped over the day after this show.

3. Public Enemy, 12/12/88

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2012-4-15)

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:50:00 -0500

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2012-4-15):

Trampled By Turtles (it’s good)
Cloud Nothings (love it)
Of Monsters and Men (eh)
Nada Surf (missed the show a few weeks ago, still pissed)
Dean Martin (Dean’s current favorite. Well, he really just loves “That’s Amore”, so we play that song over and over again)

Taken with Instagram at Riverview Theater

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:10:16 -0500

Taken with Instagram at Riverview Theater

#minneapolis (Taken with instagram)

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:45:25 -0500

#minneapolis (Taken with instagram)

North Coast Nosh IV: The Recap « The Heavy Table

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:55:00 -0500

North Coast Nosh IV: The Recap « The Heavy Table:

Saturday evening was Heavy Table’s fourth North Coast Nosh event, this one held at the Peace Coffee roastery.

After one of the previous North Coast Nosh events, I complained about Summit only bringing regular bottles of their standard beers, so I definitely want to thank Summit for stepping up and offering someone different than just the beers. Beer floats with Izzy’s Ice Cream was an excellent idea. Kudos.

My only complaint after this one was that the selection of items was mostly sweets, beer, and cheeses. I really missed not having the food trucks (Nate Dogs, Vellee, and World Street Kitchen) that was at the NCN at Peace Coffee Shop back in October. The Gastro Truck sliders were very good, and the meats from Three Sons Meat Co are always excellent, but I would have loved to see more.

Other favorites, the Gorgonzola dipped in honey and coffee was just outstanding, as were the cookies from Cocoa and Fig. Bogart Loves doughnuts were excellent as well, and I can’t wait for the Kingfield Farmers Market to start up again so I can get more.

The cupping class was a very nice touch as well, learned a lot about the process, though it was so loud in that room, that it was very hard to hear. I highly recommend the Mastering Coffee at Home class that Peace Coffee offers at their shop on Minnehaha.

If you haven’t been to a North Coast Nosh event yet, I highly recommend going to the next one.

Twins!

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:35:00 -0500

Twins!

A view from the Guthrie (by shane422)

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:39:17 -0500

A view from the Guthrie (by shane422)

Longfellow Field: The Park that Bombs Bought « Minneapolis Park History

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:31:03 -0500

Longfellow Field: The Park that Bombs Bought « Minneapolis Park History:

Excellent article on the original Longfellow Field:

If any park in Minneapolis should be a “memorial” park, perhaps it should be Longfellow Field, because it was bought and built with war profits. It would be hard to explain it any other way. The neighborhood around Longfellow Field is one of the few in the city that didn’t pay assessments to acquire and develop a neighborhood park. That’s because the park board paid for it with profits from WWI.

Basketball on Flickr.This is the highest I’ve jumped in...

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:35:30 -0500

Basketball on Flickr.

This is the highest I’ve jumped in years.