Matt and I went to Duluth over the weekend for the Bayfront Reggae Festival. I knew we’d have a good time, but not that good. I loved it. Because Duluth is full of Twin Citians all summer long, it’s hard to get rooms there. We managed to find an opening at Black Bear Casino in Carlton at the last minute, ...
Friday: Friday Night Meats featured the ultimate meat achievement, at least til someone outdoes it. The Noah’s Ark Burger contained 11 different animals. And though I’m vegetarian, I admire their dedication. It’s amazing. Saturday: We saw the Hold Steady at the Cabooze outdoor plaza. 90-degree temps, a capacity crowd in a parking lot, and one of the greatest outdoor bands ...
We went to the Minnesota Zoo amphitheater for the first time last night, to see Cherry Poppin’ Daddies and Buckwheat Zydeco. Observations: 1) The amphitheater is awesome. Way smaller than I was expecting. 2) We were some of the youngest people there. It was pretty easy to tell who was there for which band. 3) I saw a pregnant lady ...
It’s Thursday, which is my Friday, and tonight is the Draft Party. Assuming everyone survives that, we’ll be heading eastward to camp tomorrow! Tuesday night, Matt and I saw Toots and the Maytals at First Ave. I won their trivia contest, too, which meant we won a table on the balcony. SCORE. The show was amazing, and in keeping with ...