When you were a kid did you spend a lot of time singing into a fan because you thought the way it made your voice sound was pretty cool? I did too. If your parents…
Posts tagged Memory Lane
So come now children of the beast, be strong
In 1984 the Shakopee Town Square was a pretty happening little mall, well for Shakopee, especially pre-horse racing and casino next door Shakopee. It was anchored on one end by Juba’s grocery store and K-Mart…
Her vibes are rather reckless or, cleaning out the drafts folder
I found this draft in WordPress. It’s from September 29, 2010. All it has was the titles “Her vibes were rather reckless” and the video below. It’s a mystery to me. I wonder what I…
The cruelty of denying teens ‘dark’ literature #YAsaves
If you have an active weekend social life, you might have missed the twitter hubbub caused by a Wall Street Journal article about the Young Adult literature, “Darkness Too Visible. ” In it, Meghan Cox…
Reactions to St. Elmo’s Fire when viewed at 38 rather than 14
The fact that I saw “St. Elmo’s Fire” at the Northtown Theater is firmly enshrined in my memory. But IMDB has me doubting my memory. If the rated R movie came out the summer of…
Memories unfrozen in pizza
Today is my nephew Max’s birthday. He’s 12. It’s crazy because I remember when he turned four like it was yesterday. Despite all the familial heaviness we had a lot of fun at his birthday…