We re-elected him and, in return, he gave us an official day to rock out. Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak announced today that Saturday, Nov. 7, will be Suicide Commandos Day. The language from the official proclamation is too good to paraphrase, grammatical errors and all:
“Whereas, in the words of ‘indie’ music industry shaker and mover, Peter Jesperson at New West Records in L.A., ‘The Suicide Commandos are THE Granddaddy’s of the Minneapolis/St. Paul music scene that later bred The Suburbs, Hüsker Dü, The Replacements, Soul Asylum and The Jayhawks.’
Whereas The Suicide Commandos put the Minneapolis Music scene on the map; and
Whereas The Suicide Commandos carved a path where there was none before. Many of the Minneapolis bands that went onto big success may not have done so without the Commandos having done so.”
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Police say one of the women said she was assaulted by her son’s fiancée’s mother during an argument about the upcoming wedding.
The women have had disagreements in the past but this time it led to a scuffle over paperwork and punches were reportedly thrown.
I would pay good money to sit in on Thanksgiving dinner at this house.
Gluek’s Brewery, Minneapolis (1950’s?) by Me
From 1857-1964 the Gluek brewery sat on the banks of the Mississippi in the area of 20th and Marshall streets northeast. The brewery was torn down in 1966 after the company was sold to the G. Heileman Brewing Company of La Crosse Wisconsin just two years before. Currently on the old brewery site would be Gabby’s Saloon and Gluek Riverside Park on the left hand side of this picture, and a large industrial warehouse for the Packaging Corporation of America takes up the brewery space on the right hand side of the picture.
But fear not, the folks at the Cold Spring Brewery in 1997 bought the Gluek’s brand, and make it today for your enjoyment.
(via minnpost)
The good news is that Minn Post is on tumblr! They should be on your follow list. The bad news is that it looks like Max Sparber is out at Secrets of the City. I owe Max a great debt of gratitude for sticking his neck out when this blog was only about a week old, and telling people they should check out Stuff about Minneapolis. Thank you Max, that early encouragement you gave meant a lot, and helped push this little blog forward. Be sure to keep up with Max on his blog and at The Daily Glean.Seats from the Hollywood Theater in Minneapolis are being sold by the city and the Audubon Neighborhood Association.
The movie theater, located on 2815 Johnson Street North East, was open from 1935 until 1987 and has been vacant since.
