So, we were at Park Point on Sunday. It was pretty far away and after a 45 minute walk on the sand we finally realized what it was. Can you tell?
(picture by Michael Kehn)

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Prince! Yep, it really is him.


more videos here:
http://www.thedailyswarm.com/headlines/watch-while-you-can-prince-rehearsal-videos-1984/

Phở is a Vietnamese soup and there are trendy Phở places all over in the Twin Cities.

Taste of Saigon?

Thai Krathong?

Vietnamese Lotus Inn?

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/panoramic_photo/pnpics.html

Check out more at the Library of Congress site.

Here are printable tickets for the orchestra concert. It is free (tickets, click more), sorry you can’t go into the exhibits, just the concert.

Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m.
Great Lakes Aquarium

We will be playing the first movement of Schubert’s unfinished symphony, the first movement of the brandenburg concerto, a couple other pieces I can’t think of right now (Handel), and a new piece of mine, Alpen Lied.
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Boy Finds Own Real-Life E.T.

Boy Finds Own Real-Life E.T.

I want to start a woodwind quintet. I play oboe and have a fine flutist that is probably game. We need a clarinetist, french horner, and a bassoonist.

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I guess it is less harmful than a house full of cats.

I have some friends coming up with kayaks. I want to rent a canoe and go to island lake and paddle around. Ideally *at* island lake would be nice.

Is there any place that rents canoes? (don’t say skihut as they’ve been completely unhelpful, as their *guy* is always out or doesn’t answer phone calls.)

Please leave info in comments.

Conveniently located in Lincoln Park (some locals call it ‘West End’).

630 N 27th Ave W
Duluth, MN

Saturday 8am-3pm, Sunday 8am-12pm

Board Games, Books, Scifi stuff, vintage computers (sun 5, powermac 7100/80, mac IIfx, nextstation color, powermac midtower g3 300), musical instruments(bass clarinet, guitar (joe pass edition archtop), xaphoon, fife), sheet music, mens clothing, pc games, gba + flashcart, movieplayer + games, dvds, jazz cds(cool ones, mingus, evans, miles, coltrane, etc), vintage games, apple stuff (diskettes, software), cables, houseplants, cd & dvd cases, all wood end tables, refinished wooden desk, chairs, cedar chest, tools, etc.

Any early inquiries: salah [at] tangier57.com

It is a dual recital featuring:

Trumpet – Blake Peterson
Clarinet – Louise Buckley

at the Pilgrim Congregational Church (4th St & 23rd Ave E)
7:30pm Friday July, 10th (tonight!)
FREE!

V.I.P. “Very Illustrated People” Tattoo Studio is business in Duluth, Minnesota. Owner Brian “B.C.” Carlson, a Duluth native, has been tattooing since the age of 13. Starting out as a hobby tattooing friends, it has blossomed into a great new business. After obtaining and successfully completing a professional tattoo apprenticeship with Dave Zappia, Brian has decided to continue professional tattooing in the Northland. Whether it’s tribal, old school, new skool, oriental, realism, black and grey, or custom, the clients ideas get manifested on the skin. Getting a tattoo at V.I.P. is easy and safe. The personable attitude of the crew, commitment of professionalism, and up-to-date safety precautions makes V.I.P. a great place to get inked.

Call for details. 218-728-8995. 5 North 19th Ave E, right around the corner from Amazing Alonzo Paperback Exchange. http://www.viptattoostudio.com/

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Like everyone I want to save for my retirement. I save bits of money each month and it has added up to a small amount now. This spring I was assessed an ‘Account Maintenance fee’ from LPL for my roth IRA ($40). That was it.

I heartily recommend AVOIDING Nels Erickson and his sham financial brokerage LPL financial. I have now moved my accounts, but not after they took about 10% of my savings for closing my account and had always charged a ridiculous $50 a trade.

So, save for college, save for retirement, but please don’t go to LPL.

(I’ve switched my stuff to sharebuilder.com, which is owned by ING and my trades are less than $10 even for a live trade, $4 if batch it)

New Music Festival Concert

Friday, April 24, 2009 – 7:30pm
An evening of new music that any audience can enjoy.
Guest Artist: Accessible Contemporary of Chicago.
Weber Music Hall – $8/$7/$5/$3

The new music festival is put on by Dr. Justin H. Rubin and is done annually. Yesterday this ensemble read compositions penned by UMD students. Tonight they will be drawing on their repertoire of new classical music.

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/42777782.html?elr=KArksUUUU

MINNEAPOLIS – Dave Arneson, one of the co-creators of the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons, died Tuesday after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 61.
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Arneson and Gary Gygax developed Dungeons & Dragons in 1974 using medieval characters and mythical creatures. The game known for its oddly shaped dice became a hit, particularly among teenage boys. It eventually was turned into video games, books and movies. Gygax died in March 2008.
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“(Arneson) developed many of the fundamental ideas of role-playing: that each player controls just one hero, that heroes gain power through adventures, and that personality is as important as combat prowess,” according to a statement from Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. which produces Dungeons & Dragons.

Blackmoor, which Arneson was developing before D&D, was “groundbreaking” according to Wizards of the Coast. The company said Blackmoor was “first-ever role-playing campaign and the prototype for all (role-playing game) campaigns since.”

Does anyone know of any Duluth summer bands?

Biwabik, MN 1909

Can you help me get on the bandwagon?

Ever wonder where all the streetcars went? A subsidiary of GM bought them, burned them and put in a few buses and sold them back to the city once they were finally destroyed.

Here is a streetcar map of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 1933!

map from here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_American_streetcar_scandal

Thanks hbh!

Taken for a Ride is a great documentary about this scandal.