Weird
Tangled Rebar
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQiTelYDcUA
Tim Kaiser CD Release at Homegrown
Holy Water – Myths for Man is the latest release by Tim Kaiser. Having been out on tour, it was too late to get into the Field Guide, so here it is on PDD. Super limited edition in custom-made case. Available during Homegrown Friday, May 2, at Teatro. Enjoy in the privacy of your own home. We won’t tell.
The Figures
Happy Homegrown Duluth! I had to send a contribution from afar. I wanted to premiere my first short film on PDD. It’s a spooky little thing filmed in Duluth during a brief visit I made in 2014. The soundtrack is by myself and Eric Lyman, we record as Pale Wall. This film may be best viewed around 3 a.m. with a warm blanket. Cheers.
If you want this in your collection I have artfully packaged DVDs available. Contact jhuntzinger @ gmail.com
Fisheye View of Chester Creek
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwahk1r2xsw
The Sound of Breaking Ice
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZxKX3PPK_M
Pushing my camera through the ice at Stoney Point a few days ago.
Abominable Snowman Costume
Does anyone know where I could get ahold of an abominable snowman costume? Any leads would be greatly appreciated.
Ye Olde Duluth: Roller Skating Edition
Duluth's Frank Bryant (right) and Raymond 'King' Kelly after skating 348 miles to set a world distance record for a 24-hour two-man relay, 21-22 January 1915.
I ran across this on the Library of Congress’s Flickr Commons photostream today and got curious. Although the original caption suggests that Bryant and King’s record was set “on ice,” the wheels on the skates the men are wearing make me skeptical–as does the background material on the Frank Bryant collection at the Northeast Minnesota Historical Center.
So, here goes: From 1913-1916, Duluthian Frank Bryant was a dominant competitive roller skater, holding a world championship in speed skating. The photo here depicts the 25 year-old Michigan native with St. Paulite Kelly, with whom he set a world record distance of 348 miles for a 24-hour two-man relay event–the Minnesotan pair’s performance eclipsed the previous 203-mile mark set just two weeks earlier in New York. A knee injury in 1916 apparently ended his high-level skating career, but he continued skating competitively into the late 1920s. Bryant worked for Duluth’s Union Towing and Wrecking Company for 32 years, retiring in 1955; he died in 1961.
Helmet Cam: Shark Pilot, Diorama-rama
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbahU_ClTmw
What the Shark Pilot Helmet Cam saw.
Images from Diorama-rama 6
Images from the sixth iteration of the Diorama-rama. (more…)
Minnesota Workout: Shoveling Snow in Duluth — March 27, 2014
I decided to put on my boots and go out and get a little workout today as only a Minnesotan can. Here is a video of how to workout in Minnesota … with a little Minnesota accentuation.
The Perilous Inlet (a short film)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWbO6j6_FDQ
Final, scored version of something I’ve released excerpts of over time.
Four harrowing stories from one of Lake Superior’s perilous inlets, as told through the magic of toys.
Winter Ruled
Highlight reel of sights and sounds from extreme winter 2014.
Goat Pro Camera
Spankie eating cheese balls.
Do you find green beer to be bilious?
This ad is from 1906.
A Trip to Grand Marais
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQCnmJnBG-8
Feathery Crystals of the Park Point Ice Caves
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8VY6X1C1-E
Sasha Howell Fashion Show Kickstarter
Sasha is an amazing local talent. Support her dream fashion show and score yourself some VIP tickets.
Search for Atlantis
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjSoedTq-X4
Fun While it Lasted
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xNo5Vne07o
People’s Free Duluth Skate Rink now closed for the season, obliterated by snowpacalypse. Here we see it in its heyday, as well as its ignominious conclusion.
People’s Free Duluth Skate Rink Now Open (Updated)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLBEqTKyCac
I wasn’t going to let a few inches of snow stop me from skating. I knew there was nothing but smooth ice under there. If you’ve got skates and feel like you missed your chance to skate the Big lake this year, here’s the only skate-able ice right now, expanded more since this video was taken. Bring your shovel and add an addition. I’ll keep the rink maintained as long as these conditions last. (Although it’s 20 inches thick, high winds are predicted for Thursday-Friday so we’ll see, use at own risk haha.) Location is off the Lakewalk just shy of the Vietnam Memorial.
UPDATE: Closed for the season, obliterated by snowpacalypse.
Ice Skating Around the Polar Bear Plunge
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri4zxoMMrF8
Skated to the Duluth Polar Bear Plunge. Asked a nice gentleman from the Fire Department if the ice of the outer harbor was safe to skate and he said, “It’s 20 inches thick, that’s strong enough to hold a train. Have fun.”
‘Splorin
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en5iP6lDD8U
Although they don’t exhibit the profusion of life of ocean reefs, Lake Superior’s basaltic rock formations naturally evoke a sense of sunken, megalithic cities. That is why I wear the raiment of the King of Atlantis.
Dylan Super Bowl Commercial
I was probably one of the few who enjoyed seeing Dylan in the Super Bowl commercial last weekend. That being said, I was a little confused about the song choice, “Things Have Changed.” For an advertisement that was supposed to spark renewed faith in the American auto industry, Chrysler picked a song that is clearly about not giving a sh*t anymore. Also, last night the Northland’s NewsCenter mis-reported that this commercial was set to “I Want You,” which was actually featured in a yogurt commercial in 1996, not the Super Bowl commercial.
From Gaylord to Mookie: The Best Names in the 1982 Topps Baseball Card Set
How this could possibly be relevant to the Perfect Duluth Day website will be explained at the end, but up top we present the 30 best names of the 1981 Major League Baseball season, as preserved for history in 1982 Topps cards.
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