despite not winning the $200 I originally predicted, Canterbury is awesome. let’s bbq.

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:33:40 -0400

It wasn’t a part of the ZPC planning meeting, but Claudia...

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:43:50 -0400

It wasn’t a part of the ZPC planning meeting, but Claudia posed as a jockey. We got most of this year’s route (in North Minneapolis) planned out, though.

Well, lost our last race of the day. Damm you canterbury!

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:23:10 -0400

Well, lost our last race of the day. Damm you canterbury!

Just played an hour of poker and saw four face cards-TOTAl. It’s a sign to stop betting and...

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:23:10 -0400

Just played an hour of poker and saw four face cards-TOTAl. It’s a sign to stop betting and focus on drinking

Dang. Bet 7 won 4. My gut picked the winner but i talked me out of it.

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:18:00 -0400

Dang. Bet 7 won 4. My gut picked the winner but i talked me out of it.

The winning dog totally cheated

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:18:00 -0400

The winning dog totally cheated

Lost my first race, side bets on the weiners

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:12:43 -0400

Lost my first race, side bets on the weiners

Oh man free hotdogs!

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:12:43 -0400

Oh man free hotdogs!

We’re here! This place is magestic. Let the money making begin!

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:12:43 -0400

We’re here! This place is magestic. Let the money making begin!

Alright, after a quick warm up Hamms we’re on the way out to the track!

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:07:24 -0400

Alright, after a quick warm up Hamms we’re on the way out to the track!

SOME MORE HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY FOR YOU

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:12:16 -0400

SOME MORE HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY FOR YOU

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY EVERYBODY!Today I’m going to do...

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:11:00 -0400

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY EVERYBODY!

Today I’m going to do some citizen journalism on Twitter while I’m watching the weiner dog races and winning a bunch of money today at Canterbury, so check that for updates that will eventually make it to this page.

on a crazy Independence Day weekend, the only not packed late night place to get food was Nuevo...

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:10:09 -0400

on a crazy Independence Day weekend, the only not packed late night place to get food was Nuevo Rodeo, it turned out to be *awesome*

"I am nominating Ms. Shea because she is the hottest, bossiest maneater that Minneapolis has seen,..."

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:50:07 -0400

““I am nominating Ms. Shea because she is the hottest, bossiest maneater that Minneapolis has seen, and she has men eating out of her hand with her sassy self.” — Katie, BFF”

- the vitamn hottie of the week, who seems to really want to keep her friend single

FYI, next weekend is the tentative date for the Meatstravadanza...

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:34:26 -0400

FYI, next weekend is the tentative date for the Meatstravadanza BBQ, my second favorite holiday of the year. I’ll be posting more posters are they are made.

In 1985, Ronnie James Dio assembled an all-star crew for the...

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:26:00 -0400

In 1985, Ronnie James Dio assembled an all-star crew for the Hear N’ Aid project in answer to Live Aid, which managed to exclude practically the entire hard rock and heavy metal community. The project’s idea originally came up when Jimmy Bain and Vivian Campbell visited KLOS-FM in Los Angeles, USA. They introduced the idea to Ronnie James Dio, who became interested in it too. They wrote a song called “Starz” together and invited a number of heavy metal artists to participate it.

On May 20th and 21st, 1985, about 40 artists from various heavy metal bands got together at A&M Records Studios to record “Starz”. The basic track was already laid down at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles, USA, by Dio and Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot. All the income was donated to relieve famine in Africa and elsewhere in the world, and by mid 1987 the project had made $1,000,000.

How am I just now finding out about this!?!

and thus starts the "hate Rex" meme

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:51:21 -0400

and thus starts the "hate Rex" meme

a pretty good reflection on "local" and "hyper-local" coverage

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0400

a pretty good reflection on "local" and "hyper-local" coverage: I agree with most of what Outing says, but he should’ve also clearly spelled out the appeal to many simultaneous smaller audiences.

In light of the msp cops on segways, Louis sent this pic to me. ...

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:10:17 -0400

In light of the msp cops on segways, Louis sent this pic to me. (I’m sure this is very much what St. Paul will look like in two months.)

On a totally not that connected note, check out these amazing olympic hopefuls.

we should all sign up for Drop Box, it will blow your mind grapes

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:59:37 -0400

we should all sign up for Drop Box, it will blow your mind grapes