Upset Duluth
Every month or so there is a story in the Duluth News Tribune about a community member or group of people upset about something. The story usually features a photo like the one above, shot by Bob King.
I don’t mean to make light of any of the issues these people are upset about, or be critical at all of the photography. Just the opposite. What I’m saying is, for some reason I love these photos. Seriously.
Could Andrew Krueger, caretaker of the News Tribune Attic, put together a collection or slide show called “Upset Duluth,” showing all the concerned/outraged/irritated citizens over the years? It’s a potentially large project, but he could start small and grow the collection over time. I also think it might make a delightful coffee table book.
(Obviously this should not include photos of people in mourning, etc. — just the folks who are honked off about vandalism or skateboarders or whatever.)
Please don’t read sarcasm into this. I’m serious, and I make this request with all due respect.
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Adam
about 6 years agoMr. Krueger, I would buy said book especially if you entitled it "Emotional Scandinavians: Crossed Arms and Grimaces in Duluth"
Tomasz
about 6 years agoYes, good pics indeed. Personally, I think it gives the story a bit of levity, given that these photos (especially todays) makes it seem like the state just came and took their first born sons.
Terry G.
about 6 years agoI love the photo of the Denfeld neighbors! Arms crossed in defiance, yet, in Duluthian fashion, nice smiles on their faces. In the article, they sounded very polite, articulate and sensible.
TimK
about 6 years agoEmotional Scandinavians? No such animal!
Bad Cat!
about 6 years agoThat pic makes me think there's a knitting strike happening.
Zac Bentz
about 6 years agoThat photo was taken seconds before the dance-battle began.
Paul Lundgren
about 6 years agoHere's one of the guy who had his property mistakenly bulldozed by the school district. I'm not totally sure it fits the motif. The guy is indeed upset, but maybe folded arms are required and the Heisman stiff arm doesn't measure up.
I don't know. Don't cut it from the list yet. Lay it out on the table with the rest and determine later if it should be included.
Derek Montgomery
about 6 years agoI took many of these types of photographs while employed at the News Tribune. Here is one of my personal favorites... Derek Montgomery: Photographer For portraits, about the only time we can instruct people on how to act, you usually have to give them some guidance so they look good in front of the camera and ultimately, in the picture. In this photo, Joan Tabelle needed no such instruction as her frustration bubbled to the surface and came out in the photo.
Paul Lundgren
about 6 years agoClassic!
brian
about 6 years agoGreat shots Derek!
Derek Montgomery
about 6 years agoTo me the extended arm says "Get back! You're not welcome!"
Claire
about 6 years agoFunny as hell! If Andrew Krueger and Derek Montgomery need any advice re publishing and/or promoting a book of photos of pissed off Duluthians, Tony D and I would be happy to talk to them, right, Tony D?
Gunns
about 6 years agoThat is a great idea Paul. It shouldn't take long to compile the first book. You could probably do one each year.
Piglet
about 6 years agoHysterical. Pure and simple. Can I pre-buy a copy? My daughter and son-in-law were just here from Nevada and had more fun watching our locals in action. Had to introduce son-in-law to the beauty of the movie Fargo before he really got it!
adam
about 6 years agoWhen the Transistor goes full color, it will feature a photograph of skateboarders every week that are concerned/outraged/irritated about old Duluth nancys.
jessige
about 6 years agoI have two words: Fundraiser. Calendar. For the charity of your choice, of course, Paul, since it was your idea.
Claire
about 6 years agoOMG, Jessige, that is BRILLIANT. I'd buy one!
Andrew
about 6 years agoI don't know about books, calendars, etc., but I certainly can start a recurring feature on the Attic site. I'm glad people like those kinds of photos. I'll have something up in the next few days.
Jude
about 6 years agoProperty tax time is approaching and some great photo opp's around the court house. And certainly there are some great photos of people driving around and around trying to find a place to park on the UMD campus. Some photos of the bikers who try to negotiate an entrance onto Woodland from St. Marie street with those huge trucks and racing SUVs a mere inches from their feet. I think they have the bravest faces.
zra
about 6 years agosee, funny shit like this has got me convinced that Mr. Lundgren is right up there on the list of my favorite humorists.
Jude
about 6 years agoDerek: Your photos are inspirational, thanks for posting the link.
Barrett Chase
about 6 years agoI know we're only eight months into 2010, but I'd like to nominate this for post of the year.
Claire
about 6 years agoI second Barrett POST OF THE YEAR. I really want a book out of this too.
jessige
about 6 years agoI even have a calendar title: Disgruntled Duluth. NorShor fundraiser, perhaps? I'd be willing to help out with setting that up.
Andrew
about 6 years agoOne other thing... Lost in the conversation so far has been credit to the person who took the Denfeld parking photo that spurred the post. The photographer is Bob King of the News Tribune.
Jude
about 6 years agoAndrew, nice clarification. I thought it was your photo. And I love those photos on the Attic site too.
zra
about 6 years agoI want to see a photo of a group of people who're angry at the Duluth Laughing Club.
Brandon Stahl
about 6 years agoI realize it doesn't quite fit into upset duluth, but my all-time favorite portrait-type photo is Hole-Boy.
Paul Lundgren
about 6 years agoOne of my favorite DNT photos -- again, not related to this context -- is the old guy who beat the snot out of an intruder in his home, stripping him naked and sending him scurrying away. The story was awesome enough, but the photo of the guy was classic. I think he was trying to show some bruises, but appeared to be flexing as if he were a body builder. I often wonder if the thief, who was a younger guy, is given a lot of grief in prison because he got his ass handed to him by a guy who was well into retirement. Most people tend to forget which photographer shot what, but the DNT has had some great ones over the years. Unfortunately, many have had to pack their bags, but hats off to the dean of them all, "Astro" Bob King, who is also an excellent blogger.
therealnick
about 6 years agoI would also like to share some love for this post but am nominating "Chicken Spur" as Post of the Year.
PL
about 6 years agoMy fav is the lady with all the little doggies on her shirt...this pic is my background on my work laptop. I too would buy a book of angry Duluthians...you could have a whole chapter of Park Point residents.
Kevin
about 6 years agoJust don't include the one with the baby in the kettle or the baby in the pot hole!
Barrett Chase
about 6 years agoThe child in the pothole was an awesome photo. And the baby in the kettle was the only time I've ever enjoyed looking at Grandma's Brag Book.
jimmybellamy
about 6 years agoCan't forget this classic: Racist T-shirts
Claire
about 6 years agoOr they have to shell out $5 for parking permits!
Paul Lundgren
about 6 years agoThat racist T-shirt picture clearly fits the motif in terms of the visual composition, but I think the subject matter might be a little too serious. It's better if the person is upset because utility rates are going up or someone is stealing political yard signs.
therealnick
about 6 years agoOk I rescind my nomination and second Barrett nominating this as Post of the Year. This is PDD at it's best. Paul, I don't care what everyone says about you; you are one sharp cookie.
Andrew
about 6 years agoNorthland Faces
Paul Lundgren
about 6 years agoNow we're getting somewhere! Thanks Andrew!
Julian
about 6 years agoActually, that Indian Name article didn't strike me as particularly serious. What if it said 'Chinese Name' or 'Swahili Name'? The words specifically refer to the wearer of the shirt, not to an ethnic group. If there is some association with American Indians being known for excessive drinking, that is a separate issue and it appears to be a prejudice held by the viewers of the shirt.
Derek Montgomery
about 6 years agoI put together a very small gallery of some other photographs that might fit the criteria as well as a few that were talked about above. Here is one that I think fits the criteria of upset people in front of their problems: The Zontellis vs. Allstate Transmission And here is the gallery: Upset Duluth
Paul Lundgren
about 6 years agoDerek's photo of the three people at a healing conference at Washington Center would be the prize winner in the "Melancholy Duluth" category. Looking at that photo actually sent me into a temporary state of depression ... until I got to the picture of Wayne Boniface. That image fills me with such joy I can barely contain myself.
Piglet
about 6 years agoWhy is the gal with the two white dogs angry/upset? Must have missed the reasoning on that one.
Derek Montgomery
about 6 years agoPiglet, It doesn't quite fit the classic scenario because her problem was solved. The story with this lady is that her dogs were in her husband's car while he was spending his lunch break at a local hockey rink and left the keys in the car with it running. Some kids stole the car and ditched it a few miles away with the dogs still in it. It was one of those stories where the dogs took centerstage and in this photo, the problem has been resolved, but she was still upset for obvious reasons.
Maroon Loon
about 5 years ago"I feel sorry for local news photographers. They are hugely skilled and poorly paid, and sent out to photograph miserable people pointing at dog turds. Here, we celebrate their work." — Angry People in Local Newspapers
Paul Lundgren
about 5 years agoIt's always sad when kids are upset.
(Photo by Bob King for "Lester Park students play game of improvisation.")
Mary
about 4 years agoI saw this picture in the paper this morning and immediately knew it must be added here for posterity:
Large Stump
Barrett Chase
about 4 years agoMary, you beat me to it.
Derek Montgomery
about 4 years agoTom
about 4 years agoDamn you, Derek. I need to take a picture of myself posing next to my computer right now to show how angry I am that you got here with the photo first.
akjuneau
about 4 years agoThe link to the story that goes with the photo above: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/242368/
Derek Montgomery
about 4 years agoAdd another one to the long list of Upset Duluthians...
Dead wood on Glenwood: Lakeside residents unhappy about dying saplings after road reconstruction
emmadogs
about 4 years agoIs anyone ever going to do a calendar???
Ramos
about 4 years agoThis Upset Duluth guy looks rather pleased with himself.
jessige
about 4 years agoI agree with Ramos. That guy belongs in the Smug Duluth calendar, not the Upset Duluth one. Maybe the PDD guys can do the calendar and use the proceeds to replace the AdSense revenue.
Barrett Chase
about 4 years agoI don't think it would go over so well if we made a calendar out of DNT-copyrighted photos.
jessige
about 4 years agoYou could ask them nicely first.
Paul Lundgren
about 4 years agoWe also feel that compiling a calendar and making it available for purchase would: a) be a bunch of work, b) cost us money to produce and c) result in 20 sales.
emmadogs
about 4 years agoListen, you put Large Stump Guy on the cover, and Upset Lester Park Kid on the back cover, and you will have a Money Goldmine. enough to open the PDD--Cayman Island branch office, guaranteed.
Tom
about 4 years agoI think today's photo fits. It even has the word "upset" in the caption.
Romesh Lakhan, Kim Lakhan, Maureen Tobin Stanley and Dan Glisczinski, who all have children attending Holy Rosary School in Duluth, are upset that the school has placed signs encouraging a yes vote on the marriage definition amendment on school grounds. (Bob King / rking @ duluthnews.com)
Something about it just doesn't quite make it as good as the rest. I think it's the fact that a lot of people are angry about politics and religion and education. It's more fun people are angry about tree stumps or parking.
in.dog.neato
about 4 years agoPaul Lundgren
about 4 years agobrian
about 4 years agoIf my thumbs were that bendy, I'd be upset too.
Lawrence Lee
about 4 years agoI'm thinking we need to add an official "Upset" tag for posts.
Ramos
about 4 years agoMr. Ross is saying, "EEEEeeeeeaaaahhhheeeeeennnnhhhh!" He's upset that his batteries are running out.
Paul Lundgren
about 4 years agoc-freak
about 4 years agoBadCat!
about 4 years agoc-freak, you win the internet!
Paul Lundgren
about 4 years agoRead the Gravatar Help Topic. It's easy, but you'll probably need to remember your log in information from back when you set your current Gravatar.
adam
about 4 years agoHere ya go.
johnbeargrease
about 4 years agospy1
about 4 years agoemmadogs
about 3 years agoDid you notice that the YWCA Camp Miller ad running on PDD is, essentially, the Anti-Upset Duluth?
Paul Lundgren
about 3 years agoTom
about 3 years agoThere is a double dose of Upset Duluth in today's DNT. Greysolon Plaza residents upset to lose their corner store as landlord goes upscale
Manuela Forte (right) is upset about losing Jacqui's Market & Deli. She and Shirley Dougherty (left) both reside at Greysolon Plaza and frequently stop by to get coffee and socialize at the deli. For many Greysolon residents, the place is a watering hole. (Bob King / rking @ duluthnews.com)
Regular customer Bernice Olson (center) talks about how much she and her friends, Gloria Nelson (left) and Geri Duncan, will miss Jacqui's Market & Deli when it closes on June 30. (Bob King / rking @ duluthnews.com)
in.dog.neato
about 3 years agoPaul Lundgren
about 3 years agoDerek Montgomery
about 3 years agoAnd here's another!
Craig Binsfield, owner of Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream on London Road, said he's concerned about pedestrians trying to cross the street, which he says sometimes is like watching a game of "Frogger." Binsfield is receptive to possible changes in London Road between 10th and 21st avenues east. (Bob King / rking @ duluthnews.com)
From: Duluth city planners hope to calm traffic on London Road
Special K
about 3 years agowskyline
about 3 years agoUpset after the Princess Bride declares bankruptcy ...
Left in limbo: Princess Bride bankruptcy leaves brides' orders up in the air
Aldin
about 3 years agoEdgewood Vista residents upset over administration's handling of rape case
emmadogs
about 3 years agoThose residents have every right to be upset. There should be a Righteously Furious Duluth category for Edgewood Vista.
BadCat!
about 3 years agoIf that were me, the photographer would need to stand quite a ways back in order capture all of the torches and pitchforks I would have with me.
spy1
about 3 years agobluenewt
about 2 years agoThe News Tribune reports that some West Duluth residents are upset about the route of the Cross-City Trail. Photo by Steve Kuchera.
emmadogs
about 2 years agoStill upset about the floods:
Two years on, scars of Duluth's flood not fully healed
Derek Montgomery
about 5 months agoPhoto credit: Steve Kuchera Proposed waste tire facility near Cloquet draws concerns This is almost Upset Duluth to the tee. To be fair, maybe it should be Upset Cloquet.