Paper over the windows doesn’t necessarily mean this classic restaurant at 2005 W. Superior St. in Duluth’s friendly West End is closed for good, but the word on the street is that it has been closed for a few months and will stay that way. (It was included in the “Breakfast in Duluth” post 10 months ago.)

This was the last of four Jim’s Hamburger locations in Duluth. Jim Overlie was the founder, opening the first one in 1937. I think the West End location opened in the 1940s. Overlie sold in 1985 to Dick and Mary Christensen. Dick died in 2000 and Mary died in 2006. Their son Denny took over ownership.

Other Jim’s Hamburger locations were at:
502 E. Fourth St. (closed in 2005)
414 W. Superior (closed in 1995)
502 E. First St. (closed in 1982)

Entries into the guest books at lodges tend to be kind of boring, but I like how this group made a comic out of their stay at Heston’s Lodge on Gunflint Lake a month ago. Flipping through the stack of archives reveals this group has been making the trip for at least a dozen years, and they always leave a comic behind.

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Duluth East High School A Cappella Choir
1964-65
1965
Directed by Robert D. Mix; includes the “East High Alma Mater.”

Don Yoder
Because He Lives
Year not listed, Word Records
Produced, as near as anyone can tell, through the everlasting love of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Moose Wallow Ramblers
The Moose Wallow Ramblers
1976, Half Moon Records
Engineered by John Berquist; band included Berquist with Charlotte and Greg Ham.

Gene Hill
That’s Just His Way
1976
Recorded and mastered at Sound 80 in Minneapolis; directed by C. Edward Thomas.

Various Artists
Trackin’ Up the North
1982, KQDS 95FM Radio
Features bands from the KQDS Miller High Life Rock to Riches Talent Search Contest.

Kim Solem & the Electric Spurs
In Just One Night
1993, Divine Bovine
Engineered by Jeff Nelson and Tom Heinonen.

Low
I Could Live in Hope
1994, Vernon Yard Recordings
Produced by Kramer at Noise New Jersey. Assisted by Steve Watson.

Puddle Wonderful
Sweetly Unnecessary
1995
Recorded by Tim Mac at Amphetamine Reptile in Minneapolis.

Low
Long Division
1995, Vernon Yard Recordings
Produced and engineered by Kramer at Noise New Jersey. Assistant engineering by Jed Rothenberg.

Charming Snakes
Charming Snakes
Year not listed
Recorded and mixed by Todd Behrens at Danger Studios in Minneapolis.

Low
The Curtain Hits the Cast
1996, Vernon Yard Recordings
Produced by Steve Fisk and engineered by John Goodmanson. Recorded in Seattle.

The Busters North Coast Blues Band
Waiting for the Tide
1997
Recorded and engineered at Inland Sea Studios by Dave Hill.

Gild
Belief
1997, Spinout Records
Produced by Bernie Larsen at Suburban Exchange Studio in Houghton, Mich.

Port Authority
Serving Up Stuff
1998, North Coast Records
Recorded and engineered at Inland Sea Studios by Dave Hill.

Jerree Small
Sleeping Giant
1998
Engineered in Minneapolis by Kendall Karsh and at Doghouse Studios by Steve Bonkoski.

Stuart Davis
16 Nudes
1998, Panacea Records
Recorded by Rob Genedek and John Pemble at the Maintenance Shop and Brewhouse.

Various Artists
Random Acts of Radio
1998, Random Records
Produced by D.J. Starfire and recorded in his basement.

Paul Imholte
Red Wing
1998
Recorded and engineered at Doghouse Studio by Steven Bonkoski.

Delta Resonators
Juke Joint Junkie
1998
Recorded and engineered at Inland Sea Studios by Dave Hill.

Ballyhoo
I’m a Pretty Ballerina
1999
Recorded and engineered at 20 Below Studios by Alan Sparhawk.

Giljunko
Gaspump Graveyard
1999, Shaky Ray Records #006
Recorded at Flowerpot in Minneapolis by Rich Mattson and at Shaky Ray by Mark Lindquist.

Low
Christmas
1999, Chair Kickers’ Union
Recorded by Low at 20 Below Studios. Mastered with Tom Herbers at 3rd Ear.

Help grow this list with notes in the comments or by e-mailing Paul at Perfect Duluth Day dot com.

Of course, every time we create a list on Perfect Duluth Day it always comes with a set of rules. So here we go:

• What makes an album a “Duluth album” can be vague, so there is little choice but to determine it on a case-by-case basis. In general, if the band is from the Twin Cities and the bassist is from Duluth, for example, that doesn’t quite cut it. And we’re not counting Bob Dylan, but here’s a link to his discography.
• Obviously nothing released in 2000 or later is meant for this list. Starting in 2000 pretty much every punk who could strum a cord or beat a stick on something had the means to record an album and did. That list would be too long.
• We’re not including seven-inch records or other singles on the list. If you want to comment about your favorite 45, please do, but it won’t make the master list.
• Even qualified albums won’t make the list until a suitable image of the cover art is available. We like things neat and pretty around here. So don’t pull a tiny graphic off the web and call it good. Scan your album covers or do whatever you have to do so the image is a decent size, like 900 pixels if you can manage that.

So here we go — start digging through your collection and help this list out!

I’m not sure if “Drunken Photos from the 1990s” is meant to be a series or not, but I happened to come across two images in my attic that fit the category and raised some questions I thought the Internet could answer.

The photo above is from a house party in the Central Hillside. It’s dated March 12, 1994. I know that it involves some kind of trick, but I can’t remember what the trick is. If memory serves me correctly, the woman on the couch has a slice of bread on her stomach. The guy standing over her burns a lighter under a shot glass or something, and then puts the shot glass over the bread and her stomach skin gets sucked up into the glass or something like that. Has anyone heard of this? It’s been 18 years, so I’ve kind of forgot.

I don’t know who these guys are, but I remember taking the above photograph at the Bob Dylan and Paul Simon concert at Bayfront Park on July 3, 1999. I just felt the need to capture the sheer joy on their faces as they chugged Jägermeister and Miller High Life at that awesome, muddy concert.

These days I wonder if the two clowns in this pic, and the gal peering over them for that matter, are still around town. Perhaps they are upstanding members of society and will be embarrassed by this. Or maybe they’ll be glad to relive the moment. Maybe we’ll find out.

Now that the silence is over, rant and rave all you want in the comments.

Here are some news links:

Fox 21: “Websites Black-Out in Protest of Possible Internet Censorship”
MPR: Delegation responds to Internet piracy bills
AP: Wikipedia editors question site’s SOPA blackout