― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 20:59 (twenty years ago) link
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 21:00 (twenty years ago) link
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 21:01 (twenty years ago) link
― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 21:06 (twenty years ago) link
haha NO KIDDING! I actually pushed him into doing it--he'd written something for Rain Taxi (another reason to love MN--it's a quarterly, free lit zine) and I'd been asked by City Pages for a show blurb I didn't know anything about but knew Rod did, so I sent them to him: "He writes for Rain Taxi." The rest is history. < /bragging>― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 21:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 21:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 21:19 (twenty years ago) link
― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 21:25 (twenty years ago) link
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Wednesday, 21 April 2004 21:36 (twenty years ago) link
If we are going to mention the Foetus and Cheapo, then damn, let's pimp Garage D'or. Folkjourwhateverthefuck wasn't all that great to me, but there was a time there in the late 80s early 90s when it seemed like there was about ten great record stores in that city.
Thanks for reminding me it is the Como Zoo.
As Matos has waxed eloquent before, there is an incredible heritage of great music writers from Minneapolis. It's too bad that the CP is so small--there's not nearly enough room for all the talent.
― don atwater weiner, Wednesday, 21 April 2004 23:00 (twenty years ago) link
Where is M@tt He1geson anyway?
― Keith Harris (kharris1128), Thursday, 22 April 2004 00:01 (twenty years ago) link
pulltabswalleyea bunch of dive bars along Hennepin that probably aren't even there anymoresoftball in the summertimethe way the road runs along the river down to Winonathe bluffs on the Missippi up there by the West Bank and by Ft. Snellingthe way that planes scrape the roof of your car on approach over there by the Airport
biggest dud ever--waiting in line to get into a show during February
― don atwater weiner, Thursday, 22 April 2004 00:52 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan I. (Dan I.), Thursday, 22 April 2004 00:54 (twenty years ago) link
DUD:The Vikings-Packers rivalry seeping into EVERYTHING at every possible opportunityThe new Block E entertainment center/pseudomall (except the movie theater, which has nauseating decor but fantastic seating)LileksThe Walker Art Center being closed for remodeling until 2016 or some shit like thatGovernor Tim PawlentyAlmost every single movie filmed here not Fargo or Purple Rain (see: Jingle All the Way, Joe Somebody, That Was Then This Is Now, Feeling Minnesota)
― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Thursday, 22 April 2004 01:40 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan I. (Dan I.), Thursday, 22 April 2004 01:50 (twenty years ago) link
Um...I've often gone on the record as saying Minnesota: CLASSIC!
Man I'm missing the T-Wolves right now.
(Nate, I am such a Vikings dork it's unbelievable - season ticket holder for 7 years!)
If we are going to mention the Foetus and Cheapo, then damn, let's pimp Garage D'or
I have such fond memories of Garage D'or...I went there alot when I first moved to Minneapolis from the homeland of Blue Earth, MN (home of the Jolly Green Giant)....the guys that worked there (Terry, John, and Grant) were always super nice and helpful to me the yungun aspiring cornee indie fuc. It was a super great show and they has some really great in-stores back when they were on Nicollet by the Black Forest (another Classic, btw)...Alejandro Escovedo did this really long 10 minute Iggy-by-way-of-LedZep-Kasmir version of I Wanna Be Your Dog...
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 22 April 2004 02:11 (twenty years ago) link
The Vikes are like the Replacements of the NFL...they are super talented and sometimes brilliant, but they can't execute for shit and always sabotage themselves when they're on the verge of real success!
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 22 April 2004 02:18 (twenty years ago) link
― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 22 April 2004 02:22 (twenty years ago) link
Oh yeah, Minnesota's CLASSIC it goes without saying. But I'll say it anyway.
― Keith Harris (kharris1128), Thursday, 22 April 2004 02:29 (twenty years ago) link
also nu-Mpls classic: The Chatterbox - great Atari 2600 friendly pub in Southside!! (good food as well and sometimes good 80s new wave djs)
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 22 April 2004 02:35 (twenty years ago) link
Also, Ned what's up with your wierd obscure knowledge of Minneapolis trivia? Did you live here or something....you were breaking out like Toolmaster of Brainerd and Magnolias references on the Oliver Wang beef thread...you frighten me!
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 22 April 2004 02:39 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 22 April 2004 03:09 (twenty years ago) link
― g--ff (gcannon), Thursday, 22 April 2004 04:10 (twenty years ago) link
Cough
― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Thursday, 22 April 2004 04:26 (twenty years ago) link
― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Thursday, 22 April 2004 04:27 (twenty years ago) link
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Thursday, 22 April 2004 04:31 (twenty years ago) link
buck up there, good buddy!
― g--ff (gcannon), Thursday, 22 April 2004 04:32 (twenty years ago) link
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Thursday, 22 April 2004 04:34 (twenty years ago) link
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 22 April 2004 04:36 (twenty years ago) link
― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Thursday, 22 April 2004 04:37 (twenty years ago) link
It's weird...Jerry actually works at a butcher shop near my house...I've been waiting in line and actually seen him do his infamous "thumbs up" move to a co-employee!
god they were cable access gods!
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 22 April 2004 04:40 (twenty years ago) link
― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Thursday, 22 April 2004 04:44 (twenty years ago) link
Best thread evah, by the way. Makes me feel good to live here.
CLASSIC:the international film festival, which just wrapped upjucy lucysPepito's chili con queso to gofinally being able to tic off one of my junior-high "life goals" now that I get to write movie capsules for City Pages "I'm a bartender and it's fun."
DUD:the political shiftBlock EEd Asner on Channel 5 adseverything about Bell Auditorium except for the movies they playThe I-Beam (Moorhead's gay bar)
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 22 April 2004 06:11 (twenty years ago) link
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Thursday, 22 April 2004 06:46 (twenty years ago) link
― cinniblount (James Blount), Thursday, 22 April 2004 06:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Thursday, 22 April 2004 06:57 (twenty years ago) link
The Rainbow is pretty good but my favourite Viet used to be Trieu Chau, where Azia is now. The Lotus (Viet of choice in school) is now unspeakably bad and something about Kinhdo makes me vom, I think it's too many shredded carrots in the spring rolls, so I only eat at the Nicollet Viets anyway. There are a few new Viet/Cambodian/Laotian places I will have to try when I'm back next that looked like they were set up on the ground floor of some of the more housey-shaped retail spaces.
Someone in my immediate family has been a Vikings season-ticket holder since the beginning of the team (my sister holds now, my grandfather had 50 yard-line seats). The first owner, Max Winter, had a daughter in the same year at school as my aunt, so the dance line Max' daughter was in became the Vikings cheerleaders by osmosis. Bleurgh, Parkettes. Feathered hair, lip gloss, dirty looks, struggle to maintain B average for doing nails in class.
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 22 April 2004 07:15 (twenty years ago) link
I am SO craving Seb Joe's Oreo ice cream it isn't even funny. (haha I used to make cones for them!)
oh my god. I cannot even fucking believe I forgot the classic to end all classics: LITTLE TIJUANA. oh my god. I love love LOVE that place to DEATH.
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Thursday, 22 April 2004 07:20 (twenty years ago) link
Rainbow is Taiwanese, actuellement, if that's the place Chris and Matt took me. They have bubble drinks.
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 22 April 2004 07:35 (twenty years ago) link
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 22 April 2004 07:41 (twenty years ago) link
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Thursday, 22 April 2004 08:59 (twenty years ago) link
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:00 (twenty years ago) link
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:03 (twenty years ago) link
MCAD students with deadlines probably grateful for the crayons.
I caused a Scot to shudder with tales of mozzies AND midges together.
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:07 (twenty years ago) link
also, upthread you mentioned Southdale as birthplace of postmodernism. explain yourself!
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:16 (twenty years ago) link
Southdale was the very first atrium mall in the whole world, and had a 'sidewalk cafe' where my mom and aunt worked the 'outdoor' tables. Simulacrae ahoy!
― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:21 (twenty years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 22 April 2004 12:27 (twenty years ago) link
― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 22 April 2004 12:38 (twenty years ago) link