Get My Friends To Move To Minnesota

I would be amazed if any of my friends, who grew up in the USA, do not remember The Oregon Trail . You know, that game that everybody always brags about being able to play in school, acting like they were the only group of people who ever played the game and that their early education was so much better than yours for it. Let me first start out by saying, you are wrong sir/mam. We all played that game. We know what it was like to have a family member die of dysentery, hunt for buffalo and be sad that you could only bring back a fraction of the meat (what can I say, buffalo buffalo, buffalo buffalo buffalo, buffalo buffalo buffalo), and finally reach that rafting scene at the end. You are special, each and everyone of you, but not for the unrealistic idea that you were the only person who was able to play The Oregon Trail. So what does The Oregon Trial have to do with Minnesota? Was Minnesota some barren wasteland your adventures had to travel through? The Oregon Trail was created ...

I have a hard time deciding how I wish to write about music and bands on this blog. There are tons of bands that are great that are from here. We are quite proud of them. However,  I understand every city/state/country has great bands (well probably not every city. I'm looking at you Nashville (yes I realize Nashville has many great bands including the amazing From Ashes Rise that started there. I just wanted to rile up my Nashville friend, since they seems to accept my challenge to list good things from their state. Thanks)). Even though I would like everybody to move to Minnesota over a single band, I understand this will not be a strong selling point, especially to those who don't care for hardcore/punk/thrash/metal. Allow me to introduce to you Terracide . I love this band and here are the reasons why: 1. The first time we played a show with them, I instantly was amazed (which is sometimes hard for a band to give a great first impression). 2. At the same show, I pick...

In the wonderful land of Minnesota, I am crowned King of the Meat Raffle (more on that story later). You are most likely asking, "What is a Meat Raffle?" It is exactly what it sounds like,  raffling off meat . In the great state of Minnesota (and also Wisconsin (remember, moving to Wisconsin is closer to me than staying in your rotting meat state), which is next to Minnesota for those who are poor with geography) we know how to have a good time when at a bar, pub, or out to grab a bite to eat. Apparently we raffle off meat at the same time to increase the amount of good times had by all. I know this idea seems hard to grasp, so I will walk everybody through it. Some person unveils a table full of meat (everybody is in awe at this point). The host(s) informs everybody what charity, athletic booster, school program they are raising money for (giving money to good causes and possibly getting free meat for it is a good thing). The host(s) then walk table to table and stool to sto...

That's right, it recently snowed here. Snow is awesome. We have it, you don't. What kind of lukewarm, non-beautiful precipitation does your I'm afraid to drive, walk or breathe outside during the winter city have.

A few weeks a wonderful Chicagoite? Chicagonian? Chicagogander? Let's just call him John Doe, said he was waiting for a post with something similar to the title above: Attention - Free Rent In Minnesota I posted it again in case you couldn't see it or it was too far for you scroll up to see since I am sure you use some hindering resolution similar to 640x480. We don't do that in Minnesota. Since the challenge (I considered it a challenge) I have been having a hard time thinking of a way to lure you into this fine state with Free Rent. Here are the possible solutions I had and their downfalls: 1. Squatting - There are many places to squat in this city and you can even use the squatters symbol (like they did two doors down (no, not the band or the other lesser known (don't worry) flint area band )). Sure there have been some amazing actions in Minnesota helping people stay in their homes when they are being evicted around here (it gets cold here (trust me, you...

All of our cities and states have their interesting histories (not really yours, only mine does) that we can all be proud of or just baffled by. Sometimes the history is something that only the  They Might Be Giants will appreciate. Well, in the honor of Constantinople and New Amsterdam comes Pig's Eye, the city name that may only be rivaled by Porkopolis (apparently just a nickname, but a wicked nickname). Pig's Eye, the once great name of what we now all refer to as Saint Paul, was the heart and center of all culture in the entire world and center to civilization during the... I had to stop myself there. None of that culture and worldwide civilization stuff is true. Pig's Eye is just a great name for a great city. It all started with Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant , that nice looking man who thrived in a town that eventually was named after him (well at least after his nickname because I am fairly certain that his parents (nor legally through some gov...