Baby’s Got Back
Conversation between two pre-teen boys jumping on a trampoline in West Duluth today:
Boy #1: Says something about some girl.
Boy #2: Dude, that chick is UGLY.
Boy #3: At least she’s got some ass.
Aw, they grow up so fast.
Dink Tank McCounaghey Camp Out
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXTJ3JEIZg8
Thanks so much to everyone who donated!
My Perfect Duluth Day
One of the many bands playing during the sidewalk day’s car show covered Tommy Seebach’s Apache. I’ve never felt so much bliss flow though my body while walking down superior street. It truly was a Perfect Duluth Day.
Wild berry season in Duluth
I saw this one on Monday — a rubus of some sort (raspberry? cloudberry?). A few weeks from now should be a tasty time for a hike.
Family problems?
Boyz II Dadz is hosting another FREE FAMILY LAW clinic, next week because …
Unfortunately, this ….
sometimes turns to this … (more…)
Renegade’s Latest Production, Opening 7/9
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYJ0A7UGbKU&feature=player_embedded
Call 218-336-1414 for tickets or visit www.renegadecomedytheatre.com
How to Live as an Artist Workshop with Ulla Suokko
The Spiritual Deli is hosting Ulla Suokko in an empowering workshop to align your business with your passion and to clear any old patterns and blocks to your creativity, money flow and success
* Clarify your vision, mission and values
* Facing fear – Facing courage
* How to be resourceful and self-contained in any financial climate
* How to unstuck yourself
* Valuing your unique gifts and talents and how they serve the personal, the communal and the global
* Targeting, marketing and target marketing with heart, compassion and inspiration
To register call Kathy at 1-218-343-7998
Tang Cocktail?
The Duluth Art Institute is hosting a “Space Train” on July 31. There will be music by Tangier 57, a chance to look at stars with telescopes, as well as food and drink. (Get your tickets here.)
To make it really special I would like to figure out a special Tang cocktail to serve – any ideas?
my hero – my future
someday this will be me. mustache & all.
Ace Is Back…And He Told You So!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2tWsNqnfpk
“Pawlenty should do a Sarah Palin and Step Down”
“Pawlenty should do a Sarah Palin and Step Down” that was something my friend Scott Yeazle said, speaking at a rally at city hall today. The rally was in opposition to the governor’s unallotment decisions. I’m not gonna try to be a real reporter or anything, I tried that years ago and was terrible at it, too much ego and opinion, too little filter.
Show and Tell: Duluth Welcomes Norway’s Royal Couple
This nice little button celebrates the dedication of Enger Tower. The King and Queen of Norway were on hand along with many prominent Duluth dignitaries. I’ve had this thing for more than 30 years. I think an ex-girlfriend’s mother was cleaning out a junk drawer and gave it to me.
Show and Tell
I have an old Bridgeman-Russell Company ruler. I don’t often think about how awesome it is, so I catch myself using it to do things like scrape gunk off a counter. For the sake of history, I’ll try to be more careful in the future. (more…)
Dance. Dance. Revolution.
Pastors for Peace are on their way to Cuba again to bust the U.S. blockade. They’ll either deliver 100s of tons of needed aid to the island, or land in prison.
Come on out to Lafayette Community Center on the Point this Tuesday, July 7 to send them off and shake your salsa thang.
- 6PM Cuban dinner (veggie) and a speaker on the Cuban health care system
- 7:30PM salsa lessons with Juliana Bertelsen… then we dance
Come for all or part of the evening. Cash donations for the caravan taken at the door. It’ll be fun. And humanitarian. Can’t beat that.
Free Movie Monday
Join us for another free movie Monday at the Depot.
Monday, July 6th
6:30 Galleries Open
7:30 Conquest of Space
FREE
Enjoy a free open house of the Duluth Art Institute galleries before taking in this celebrated sci-fi cult classic. Conquest of Space follows a team of American astronauts as they leave their space station on the first mission to mars. Religion, science, and men in snappy uniforms – what more do you want? Free snacks? OK!
Use the back entrance to the Depot to enter events. This program is part of two months of enhancement programming surrounding the Duluth Art Institute’s exhibit “Beyond: Visions of Planetary Landscapes ” from the Smithsonian Institution. Learn more at duluthartinstitute.org
Palin 2012
No shit – I just saw a “Palin for President – 2012” on the digital billboard set up by the Enterprise Rental Shop. That went up fast.
Former Duluthian in “The Hagstone Demon”
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKgWqGKtkeU
Michael Udovich, a Denfeld and UW-Superior alum, appears briefly in this trailer for The Hagstone Demon. He plays Detective Willis. Look for him at 1:18, opposite none other than indie film sensation Mark Borchardt (of American Movie fame).
From the Photo Archive: Bob Dylan and Paul Simon at Bayfront
Bob Dylan and Paul Simon played a very muddy concert at Bayfront Festival Park on July 3, 1999. For some reason, I decided to wear a new pair of white sneakers. This photo is of my friend Chris’ shoes, but one of mine is creeping in on the bottom.
It was a great concert, and totally worth the destruction of a pair of shoes.
Secret Service – Fail
https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/124411/
Sunday’s Bayfront concert cancelled due to low ticket sales. Did they ever promote it? I e-mailed Secret Service on Monday asking some questions about it, since it was not listed in the Transistor and got no response. Another Secret Service flop just like Lucinda Williams last November.
Carnival?
Does anyone have any information about the carnival down by Bayfront? Specifically, times & cost? I can’t find anything anywhere about it…
The Rake’s Progress
It’s that time of year where I’m in need of your retired steel-tined leaf rake. It cannot be plastic or bamboo- it must be steel. I chop the tines off for thumb piano keys and I need a whole lot of them for a music program/workshop I’m doing later in the spring. If your rake is missing all but one of it’s tines, I’ll still take it. You can contact me through yelling loudly or the internet thingy.
Plan B meets Duluth School Board
Let Duluth Vote’s “Plan B” presentation to the Duluth School Board from Greenfield Communications on Vimeo.
It should be noted that this video is not a piece of independent journalism, but rather an informational video paid for by the Duluth School District. That being said, so you may take into account it was created with intent to persuade, I don’t believe it contains any misinformation. If I’m wrong, I’m sure we’ll all find out in the comments.
Voodoo Bus
There will be a chartered bus from Superior to Big Top Chautauqua in Bayfield for the July 11 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy concert. The round-trip costs $10 per person. It leaves at 5 p.m. from Wessman Arena on the UWS campus and will return that evening.
Seats can be reserved by calling the KUWS office at (715) 394-8530. Call on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. and ask for Kim Gustafson.