Paul Lundgren
Homegrown Music Festival 2011 Primer
Happy Homegrown, everyone! (more…)
The heartthrob, his bride
The pomp of musicians, and why we care
Jill Lawful
Associated Press
DULUTH–Poor Kristen Jacobs. She’s not just marrying a local singer. She’s marrying us all.
Once upon a time, Duluth citizens gazed upon their rock musicians from afar. Not any more.
Members of the band Sexhawk are now Hollywood-style mega-celebrities — their cellulite, receding hairlines and boozy nights out subject to the same relentless scrutiny as other A-listers.
(Story continued on page 4A with details about what kind of cake will be served at Hot Rod’s wedding. Look below the fold for a chart with important details like what time it will be in Abu Dhabi or Hong Kong when Hot Rod’s parents arrive at Sacred Heart.)
Duluth’s Homegrown Chicken Craze!
The first paragraph of the story above, from the April 27, 1902, Duluth News Tribune, might as well be about the Homegrown Music Festival, which represents itself with the chicken logo at left.
It is said that when the chicken raising microbe once enters the human system there is no known remedy — the victim must succumb to the inevitable. With some it is a fad and with others it is both business and pleasure but those belonging to the latter class are by far the more numerous.
Temple Israel debuting remodeled Overman Room with Boyd’s Revival show
The Overman Room at the Temple Israel Synagogue, 1602 E. Second St. in Duluth, has been remodeled. The new carpeting, solid hickory dance floor and other features will be showcased during a dance party on Saturday, May 7, from 7 to 11 p.m., featuring live music by Boyd’s Revival. Admission is a donation of $20 and an optional item for the food shelf. Tickets will be available at the door.
Boyd’s Revival is a rock and blues group organized by Gary Boyd. He recruited ex-cop Mike Adelson, Duluth jewelers Jack Seiler and Dave Blustin, accountant Greg Goldman, and food rep Jeremy Rogenovich to form the band.
Another COGGS Movie Night
Cyclists of Gitchee Gumee Shores present the film Life Cycles.
Tuesday, April 26, 7:15 pm
Zinema 2 Theater
222 E. Superior St.
All proceeds go toward completion of the “Duluth Traverse,” a single-track trail running the entire length of Duluth.
Duluth Central High School class of 1924: Mixers, fussers, boosters and bluffers
These snippets are from the 1924 edition of The Zenith, Central’s yearbook. If you wish to read the text and find it too small, click on any image to see it bigger.
First Tick Post of the Year – 2011 Edition
I found one by my dog’s ear yesterday. Here we go again!
Past first tick of the year posts:
March 29, 2010
May 8, 2009
June 8, 2008
May 11, 2007
June 6, 2005
So geeky … yet so cool.
One day, Duluth’s Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker of Low are at Geek Prom; four days later they are doing about the coolest thing imaginable, hanging out with Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant. Perhaps the line between geeky and cool has now been blurred beyond all recognition.
Willie Nelson at Bayfront Park in Duluth
Willie Nelson, Trampled by Turtles and 4onthefloor are playing Bayfront Park in Duluth on Saturday, Aug. 6, at 5 p.m.
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.
The cost is $46.37 for general admission, as illustrated in the Ticketmaster checkout details below.
(more…)Air Supply Air Jam
The winner of the Air Supply Air Jam tonight at Geek Prom will win an autographed photo of Duluth’s Crystal Pelkey with Australian soft-rock duo Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock — Air freakin’ Supply.
Here’s the list of songs available for competitive lip synch tonight, in case you need to do some last-minute reheasing:
All out of Love
Lost in Love
Every Woman in the World
…Making Love Out of Nothing at All
Here I am
Without You
The One That You Love
Frozen Four: UMD 4, Notre Dame 3
The University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs defeated Notre Dame 4-3 to advance to Saturday’s Frozen Four NCAA men’s hockey national championship game against the winner of the North Dakota / Michigan game.
J.T. Brown had a goal and an assist to lead the Bulldogs to the semifinal victory. Mike Connolly, Jack Connolly and Kyle Schmidt also scored.
Geek Prom is Saturday? Oh my goodness, whatever shall I wear?
If you’re all out of skin-tight superhero outfits and Star Wars paraphernalia, the folks at Geek Prom always say “whatever your mom lays out for you will be fine.”
But if you’re looking for a snappy new dress or a stylish Cardigan sweater, the fine folks at Ragstock are ready to sort you out.
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It’s Geek Week!
Geek Prom is Saturday. Put your hands in the air!
West Duluth Porcupine Hotel
On Wednesday I saw this porcupine high at the top of a tree on Raleigh Street, feasting away on bark. Then on Thursday there were two of them (one up high, one down low). (more…)
It’s opening day!
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Sad, but precious
This illustration probably won’t help much in finding the dog, but it pulls at the heart strings more than the ones with photographs do.
Duluth Surfing Footage from CBS News
[This post originally contained an embedded video that no longer exists.]
To those who know Bill
Message from Bill Meier:
“I’m in Vietnam and my e-mail and Facebook are shut down. Please tell anybody that cares I am doing great and only suffer from a bad case of too much sun. Lumpy or Lefty, please Facebook my mom and tell her the same.”
1,000 Perfect Duluth Day Users
Perfect Duluth Day hit a milestone today at 4:28 p.m. when the user “emmajoru” created an account and made the post below about the Low concert. PDD now has 1,000 contributors.
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Pawlenty’s latest commercial not quite as funny as previous ones; still good for laughs
[This post originally contained a video embed that has since been removed from YouTube.]
This time it isn’t a book trailer; he’s announcing that he’s exploring a bid for the presidency.
Welcome to Duluth, Denny Hecker!
Word has it the former auto mogul arrived at the federal prison camp in Duluth on Tuesday, where he’ll be spending the next roughly 10 years after pleading guilty to bankruptcy and wire fraud.