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Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit

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This is as close to a star grab as you'll get out of me. Nevermind was released Sept. 24, 1991 - I was 11 years old. It was my first "rock" album and it was a cassette*. After one listen, I flipped it back over and played it again. After about 10 listens, I began to understand that if there was stuff like this out there, then the world was a much bigger place than I'd previously comprehended. As such (and I'm not prone to hyperbole) Nirvana changed my life. Thanks for listening...

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBUnRITsw1o

Live at the Paramount Theater - Seattle, WA - October 31, 1991.

*Remember those? I have a 10-year-old nephew who had never seen one before last week...I almost choked.

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Atmosphere – You

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The local hip-hop scene is quite prolific, with an ever-increasing number of artists. Atmosphere is at the top of my list mostly because of their melodies, accessibility and style. Imagine my surprise to find them performing in London while I was studying abroad there in 2009. Even more fortuitous, the club was 2 blocks from the student housing I was staying in!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRQQE6XfQAg

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Trampled By Turtles – Wait So Long

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I don't remember which of you it is, but I know we've got some Duluth expats or natives or some-such around here. Well I'm neither, but I am a fan of the city. Here's a group from there.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsIzW4cxvIw 

Plus, it's another MN venue...perhaps the MN venue?

 

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George Strait – Run

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First heard this song while working as a janitor in college - I wasn't in control of the radio that day. For some reason or another, country music clicked for me when I'd never before given it so much as a sideways glance. It's not my favorite genre, but George introduced me to some pretty cool guys...and gals.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiQv956paj0

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My Morning Jacket – Circuital

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My wife and I went to Rock the Garden to see Booker T. Actually, I went to see Booker T and she came along.* I had to beg her to stay for the last band. Hearing this seemed to help my case.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vIIYgMtXaA

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Feeder – Piece by Piece

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Greetings Citizens. Be forewarned, my tastes - although they do encompass a wide assortment of genres - are fairly pedestrian when compared to the great variety displayed weekly by hitman and jobu (and others). The videos this week may not push many boundaries or broaden many horizons musically, but its music I like and I had a blast putting it all together. Enjoy. Or don't...

 

First up is Feeder, a run-of-the-mill British alternative/grunge band. I like most of their catalogue, but I love this song.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar9eSNIxfjA

Enjoy your week off boys.

 

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All They Do is Win (except when they don’t): Games 20-26

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The Wild still aren't scoring much (64 GF - good for 9th out of 15 teams in the conference) but they don't give up much either (57 GA - 5/15 in the conference) and they seem to know exactly when to step up their game. I don't know where I heard the stat (or if it's even accurate) but apparently the Wild have won more games after trailing than any team in the league. In hockey, all that matters is wins and losses...oh, and overtime wins.

The Wild (16-7-3) leads the NHL with 35 points. Since we last talked they are 5-2-0 and are 8-2-0 over their last 10 games. They are currently atop both the Western Conference and the Northwest Division, 2 points ahead of Detroit and Chicago and 6 points ahead of Vancouver.  Here's how they got there:

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All They Do is Win (except when they don’t): Games 10-19

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This is not a Whangdoodle though it serves the same purpose.

As they say, you can't win the Stanley Cup in November, but you can lose it. Minnesota seems to be hell-bent on avoiding that outcome. The Wild (11-5-3) currently have the best record in the Western Conference over the last 10 games (8-2-0) and are currently atop the Northwest Division, 5 points ahead of Edmonton and only 2 points behind Conference-leading Chicago.  Here's how they got there: Continue reading All They Do is Win (except when they don’t): Games 10-19 →

The Nation Has An Appetite

Crock Pot Brisket* Stew and Stone Imperial Black IPA

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It’s been cool off and on for a few weeks up here in the Great White North, but the last few evenings have been downright chilly. Brisk enough to remind me that brainS and meat have spent much of the past year filling my mind with glorious Crock Pot ambitions. An uncluttered Sunday morning (rare with a newborn) provided ample opportunity to get after it…so I did.

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