Videos
Trying to Think of a Reason to Come Back Up
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=246eRIrSl1Q
Water clarity is steadily increasing although I grabbed this footage today right before the wind kicked up.
Slo-Mo Rock Dives
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl1GlXaZTP0
Duluth native launches Kickstarter campaign to support local eco horror flick
Duluth native Jim Ojala has been a professional special makeup/creature FX artist in New York and Los Angeles and now wishes to bring his first directorial feature film back home. It is an eco-horror film called, Strange Nature, revolving around the real-life frog deformity outbreaks in Minnesota that spread across the country and where it might lead. Check it out and support if you can — and please share. Since the production will be casting mainly locals maybe you’ll even get a role.
Come Get Me
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHY2MdBpQH0
Gray skies hampered an already-low visibility today. Water was warm. “Come Get Me” by 14 Iced Bears.
Aviation Action after Greek Tastiness
I wish very much that I could have talked my friends into attending the Lark of the Lake festival today ($30 admission for two after the money spent at the tasty Taste of Greece event at the Marshall School was too tough for their wallets). (more…)
Another (Unexpected) Duluth-Related Kickstarter
For those of you who know your comic book writers, the name Alan Moore is usually found at the top of most peoples “favorites” list (maybe because he’s an incredible writer, or maybe because he’s a fucking wizard and people are scared of him).
Anyway, I was watching Alan Moore’s Kickstarter video for the “His Heavy Heart” project, and was completely surprised to hear the Duluth connection!
Skip ahead to 3:45 if you want to hear Alan Moore drop Alan Sparhawk’s name as a collaborator on the project!
Early July, Lake Superior
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAMNGYleDTk
Sloppy Cloud Cult post-rainout acoustic set clips from the Twin Ports Bridge Festival
It started raining at the Twin Ports Bridge Festival pretty much the moment Cloud Cult hit the stage. About four songs into the set it started pouring. When the announcement came that the show couldn’t continue, the crowd slowly dispersed, then rushed back when the band started performing unplugged as the rain relented. When informed they needed to get off the wet stage, the band climbed into the pit area behind the guard rail to belt out another tune. Then they escaped under the stage and the downpour resumed.
Check out Nate Lindstrom’s photo gallery of the Bridge Fest at the N. Lindstrom Photo website.
Video Archive: Bad Company and Damn Yankees at the DECC Arena in 1991
Bad Company played Grand Casino Hinckley last night with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. Twenty-two years ago, Bad Company toured with Damn Yankees and played the DECC Arena.
The memorable part of the show was that the news came out during the concert that the Gulf War had ended. Ted Nugent celebrated by shooting a cutout of Saddam Hussein with his crossbow. (This seemed spontaneous, but it was actually something he was doing throughout the tour, because he’s Ted Nugent and that’s what he does.)
The Crunchy Bunch News
The Crunchy Bunch DJ collective is releasing its third mix-tape on July 19 at the Red Star Lounge.
Minnesota is puzzling
If you liked my previous film, Wild Bill’s Run, you might also like my next film, Wicker Kittens. On the other hand, you might hate it. Because they’re two different films. This one is about competitive jigsaw puzzling. I’m going to stop trying to second guess your personal tastes now and let you watch the trailer.
Grandma’s Marathon 2013 Double: Embrace the Suck
Eric Strand embarks on his second annual 52.4-mile journey from the finish line to the starting line to the finish line of Grandma’s Marathon.
Video Archive: Duluth Kiss Concert
Yes, it’s the TV ad promoting the Kiss concert at the DECC Arena in 1990, a topic also covered in a post from six years ago.
Duluth Shark Infestation
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LybCL-F4kWk
Broken campaign promise by Mayor Ness exposed! End the cover-up!!
Ground Zero: Duluth’s Battle Against Synthetic Drugs
I wanted to share this documentary with anyone who is interested in viewing it. The film is 25 minutes and takes an objective look at the synthetic drug problem in town. I have put it together over the past year and a half, and while the situation is still ongoing, I think it does a good job of educating the viewers on the toll this issue has had on the different people involved with the issue.
The Economics of Sulfide Mining: Benefits and Costs
This address was given by Dr. Tom Power, Professor Emeritus at the University of Montana about a week ago in Duluth. (more…)
Actual Wolf – “Kerosene and Spark”
[This post originally contained an embedded video that is no longer available at its source.]
Video by Nicholas Sunsdahl.
Video Archive: Homegrown 2003
Here’s a sloppy VHS version of KDLH-TV’s coverage of the 2003 Homegrown Music Festival, including clips from the only Homegrown Kickball Classic ever held at the Wade softball fields — and the only time a TV news personality was invited to participate in the game.
Starfire’s fabulous mohawk appears near the end, although the quality of the video doesn’t do it justice.
Beaver Relocation in Downtown Duluth
This beaver was in the downtown Duluth area, near the on-ramp for the adjacent freeway. Farzad from Wildwoods captures it. It is later released outside of town by a creek. Video courtesy of Duluth PD Officer Jayme Carlson.
“Candyland” at Spirit Mountain MTB Park
Great video on Candyland Spirit Mountains new MTB Trail.
Video Archive: 1989 World Series Earthquake
Duluth sports anchors report on the Oct. 17, 1989, Loma Prieta Earthquake that disrupted the World Series at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Featuring WDIO’s Steve LePage and KBJR’s Paul Guggenheimer.
Slo-Mo Flips from Duluth’s Atlantean Ruins
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3RTe2gl82Y
Songify is fun and so is running
Lunch run at Hawks Boots (Loll Designs, Epicurean and Intectural).