August 2007
28 posts
“I’m done with this Tumblr bullshit.”
– Me. It was fun for about a month. Now I migrated all my content to my main site. Thanks for reading my Tumblr blog. I’ll keep updating at my self-titled site, Aaron Landry. Cheers.
Suspension: Buster’s on 28th →
Jucy Lucy Restaurants, the non-authoritative authority on Jucy Lucys, has “suspended” the newly opened Buster’s on 28th “due to under performance.” SNAP!
Culture Bully: Giving Away a Bunch of CDs →
Chuck Olsen: Pervert with a Video Camera →
Watch out, State Fair animals.
David de Young interviews Fort Wilson Riot →
Fort Wilson Riot’s indie rock opera Idigaragua opens September 6th. I’m going to try to make it there opening night.
Roadguy: "Four lanes to two on 10th Avenue" →
The 10th Avenue bridge will reopen tomorrow with two lanes of traffic.
The Strip Club
About a month ago Taylor posted the latest on the new Town Talk gig in Dayton’s Bluff called “The Strip Club.” Aaron Johnson of the Town Talk Diner tells me tonight that now they’re looking to “open the second week of October.” Ang of Overheard in Minneapolis (who lives very, very humorously close to this new place by the way) found on the Dayton’s Bluff...
“A commissioner with the MAC told us yesterday, he had no clue that airport...”
– Jason DeRusha on digging through the MSP Airport Police documents he got for $79.29.
UPDATE: Jason writes: “…incidentally… some of the reports were wrong… and the correct # of NW employees was 7.
In case you want to fix the quote (I’ve changed it in my blog)”
“MinnPost.com will offer exclusive front-page news stories as well as “posts,” a...”
– Joel Kramer’s Announcement this morning as relayed by Brian Lambert. (Now on minnpost.com/news)
I’m not excited. I don’t see yet how this is going to be all that different than startribune.com or twincities.com. It quacks like a newspaper “gone online but a little...
400 Bar Falling Apart?
KARE 11 is the only source I’ve seen that has anything about this. Just sayin’: hipsters have known that the 400 Bar has been “acoustically deficient” for many years before it fell apart.
Update: In a discussion on HowWasTheShow Forums, Dave Loomer finds a gem from the Rake Forums predicting this would happen back in January:
“…the 400 Bar is going to...
MinneaPolitics: Norm Coleman Fundraiser Video →
A good video of the taxpayer resources, traffic impact, police and state patrol efforts that George Bush’s visit to help Norm Coleman “required.” If you’re a nerd also check out the flight restrictions that the fundraiser caused.
At only $1,000 to ~$15,000 to attend the fundraiser, do you think Coleman raised more than the amount we paid to have the president drop in?
Chasing Windmills: Authority on Joybubbles? →
The Virginia Heffernan’s New York Times blog Screens puts out this short bit with two videos on Joybubbles who passed away earlier this month. One is a real video of him phreaking back in the day, the other is his fictional portrayal:
“Check out this episode of the brilliantly wacko video blog ‘Chasing Windmills,’ which had a terrific daily run out of Minneapolis till its...
Latest Local Blog Quitter: orange bottles/silver... →
I’m sick of two things:
People that publish a bunch of personal stuff and then get freaked out when they find out people read what they publish.
Perverts that make bloggers freak out, causing them to close shop.
If you want to dig, the The Rake Forums has some dirt on this one.
U of M Central Classroom Utilization Dashboard →
A lot of work went into displaying a ton of fascinating statistics of… classroom usage. Geez. Hat tip to Graham.
The Future of Local Media?
The cats are finally out of the bag now. The former City Pages editor will launch a “Hybrid Web Daily” and the former editor and the former publisher of the Star Tribune is starting an “Online Newspaper.” I’m waiting for MPR to say, “What about us? We’re already here.”
Also check out Ed Kohler’s work-in-progress: a local blog and news...
“We were finishing eating supper at the last table the truck hit. It happened...”
– Karl Pearson-Cater in the 4th comment of this thread of the Rake Forums regarding his experience with this weekend’s truck crash at the Clicquot Club Cafe.
“I’m seeking an organization or person interested in buying, renting, or...”
– Chuck Olsen via Twitter citing “lots of projects going on and other reasons.”
Update: Full post on Blogumentary
Update 2: I heard vita.mn is already in talks with Chuck. Would it be vita.mn/stories ?
Video Trip Down the Greenway →
YouTube user Blakeops posts his trip westbound down the Midtown Greenway from West River Parkway down to the Chain of Lakes. [via]
Also, photos of the new Greenway bridge which is almost complete.
An Open Letter to Al Franken
Mr. Franken-
I’ve recently read tomorrow’s hard-hitting City Pages investigative story about your neighbors’ opinions.
http://citypages.com/databank/28/1393/article15754.asp
I feel compelled to ask you a few questions:
Your neighbor Hilary Cheely stated that you were expressing your desire for the Minnesota Twins to do well during a game. Out loud. Are these allegations...
Tipping Pizza Delivery in Minneapolis
I’ve been following PizzaPizza on Twitter for awhile. He’s an anonymous Twitter user from an unnamed pizza delivery place in or near Minneapolis (and does not deliver to Longfellow, I know that much). It’s his second job and will post about his experiences from his mobile phone while he’s out delivering pizzas. Last night he got stiffed, got a $5 tip from a house with a...
Least Dangerous Game in CP
City Pages delivers a pretty basic interview with Aric McKeown of Least Dangerous Game. If you’re not at the Pizza Lucé Block Party or the Freedom Jazz Festival at noon on Saturday, you can hunt down Aric. Or if you want to sit on your ass you can add the game’s Twitter feed to your reader to see if you can figure out the clues.
(I’ve found him a couple times before.)
Reveille Magazine →
Reveille quietly launched a blog this week. So far, in my opinion, it feels a bit like a formal version of the HowWasTheShow Forums. They’ve also quietly had a MySpace page and Facebook group. Now they’re on Twitter, YouTube and Virb. Friend them up. Whew.
“Those kids are definitely getting hit with batons, no way around it.”
– Taylor in response to me instant messaging him today’s post about security from the “RNC Welcoming Committee”.
GQ/Bombay Sapphire Mix-Off
Got the heads up from Nick Kosevich from the Town Talk Diner about a bartender competition. Winner gets featured in GQ. It’s at Red White and Fucking Blue (aka the rooftop at The Chambers Hotel) tonight. Details aren’t online but this what the postcard says:
WHY
To highlight your abilities as a talented mixologist by featuring you in GQ Magazine. A national competition to develop...
"AARON LANDRY SHOULD HAVE A LINK BLOG. PASS IT... →
Okay fine. I guess Mediation must be starting to plateau. Time to add into the mix.