August 30, 2006

Food Fun: Deep Friend Chocolate Chip Cookies

Karina gets really dirty with this "very tasty" treat on a stick. Another entertaining entry from her Minnesota State Fair "Food Fun" series.

Only one more chance to vote for what food Karina should eat next. Take the poll in the right sidebar.

CONTRIBUTOR: Karina Hill, Schmlog

Posted by Minnesota Stories at 03:08 AM | Comments (5)

August 29, 2006

MN Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival

DUANE WRITES: It was a rain-soaked Bluegrass Music Festival this year at El Rancho Manana. We once again take a look at a few of the highlighted performers ranging from a four man group to a man who performs by himself. We also take a look at the different shops and stands that were there. Enjoy one of the best Bluegrass Festivals in the area.

CONTRIBUTOR: Duane Kuss, DigElogROCORI

Posted by Minnesota Stories at 03:17 AM | Comments (0)

August 28, 2006

Food Fun: Hot Dish on a Stick

Karina, the interactive State Fairbot, obeys your every culinary command. Your votes were tallied for Day One and here she is eating the winner: Hot dish on a stick. Ya, you betcha!

Vote for what food Karina should eat next. Take the poll in the right sidebar.

CONTRIBUTOR: Karina Hill, Schmlog

Posted by Minnesota Stories at 05:08 AM | Comments (3)

August 24, 2006

Had Enough? (Sing-a-long)

CHUCK SEZ: Warning, entertaining lefty propoganda ahead! Why is it that primarily lefties produce independent film and video? (A notable exception being local filmmaker Michael Wilson.) In the interest of balance, I challenge local righties to send in a short political video. Until then, please enjoy this video from Mike Mcintee, who writes:

Time to throw rascal John Kline out of Congress and elect an Agent of Change--Coleen Rowley in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District. John Kline has voted with George Bush 94% of the time. He's supported the occupation of Iraq, illegal wiretaps, taken tainted money from corrupt Congressman Tom Delay and supports and gets money from the big oil companies. More info on John Kline at http://www.dumpjohnkline.blogspot.com. More on Coleen Rowley at http://www.coleenrowley.com.

Sing along...we know you've had enough!

Permission for use of music by the Squirrel Nut Zippers & Rickie Lee Jones from Executive Producer Howie Klein. Produced without the help of any campaign or any party.

CONTRIBUTOR: Michael McIntee of Stronger DFL and Inside Minnesota Politics

Posted by Minnesota Stories at 01:43 PM | Comments (9)

August 23, 2006

Food Fun @ The Fair

Hey, who wants a puke-ache on a stick? Karina, that's who - and you can help! Head on over to Schmlog and vote for up to 15 foods you want Karina to try at the Great Minnesota Get-Together. She'll be filing video reports with her results, watch for them here and on Schmlog.

** UPDATE: Vote for what food Karina should eat in the poll in the right sidebar!

CONTRIBUTOR: Karina Hill

LAST YEAR'S STATE FAIR VIDEOS ARE QUITE NICE:
Trippy ferris wheel
Ye Olde Mill
Katrina Reaction
Robert Fitzgerald

Posted by Minnesota Stories at 05:29 AM | Comments (3)

August 22, 2006

Low in the Park

I really shouldn't post this video, because the audio is just terrible. I tried all kinds of tricks to make it sound better, so perhaps it's best to cue up "Silver Rider" on Low's The Great Destroyer and imagine yourself chillaxin' on a towel in Loring Park.

Posted by Minnesota Stories at 08:19 PM | Comments (3)

August 21, 2006

From Beirut to... those who love us

This isn't local... or is it?

Even if you don't have any Lebanese-American friends in Minnesota (as I do), perhaps you've eaten at Emily's Lebanese Deli and seen those faded posters on the wall of a beautiful country. How much of that is still standing?

SOURCE: beirutletters.org, via Adam Sekular

Posted by Minnesota Stories at 04:38 AM | Comments (6)

August 18, 2006

Clockumentary

My employer, Clockwork Active Media Systems, was just named one of the "Great Places to Work" by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. So here's a little Clockumentary for all my peeps and homies down at the CW. Reprazent!

RELATED LINKS:
First Crack podcast: Online Communities 1.0 with Chuck Hermes on the history of the Bitstream Underground BBS

Clockwork Flickr photos: rrazor | massdistraction | chuckumentary

Matt Gray's stoplight on Rocketboom

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August 17, 2006

Kids in the Courtyard

Multi-disciplinary solo theater artist Heidi Arneson engages inmates at Ramsey County Correctional Facility in a workshop called Direct Action. Now Heidi is taking her theater workshop into the courtyard - working with kids from immigrant families in Minneapolis.

CONTRIBUTOR: Michael Bischoff

RELATED VIDEO: Prison Theater

UNRELATED VIDEO: Sound Unseen 2006 trailer

Posted by Minnesota Stories at 05:40 AM | Comments (4)

August 16, 2006

Peter Gets Lucky

In Nordeast Minneapolis, there lives a mighty Viking named Peter. Here's a typical day in the life of Peter. (WARNING - Quicktime links to a "not safe for work" unedited version!)

CONTRIBUTOR: Steven, my giblets

Posted by Minnesota Stories at 01:19 AM | Comments (4)

August 15, 2006

Karina's Experiments

Karina is on a roll. First up we have a sweet musical experiment with PBR bottles called "The Warm Up". She has top secret plans for this bottled video technology. After that, a little pop-art time-lapse ditty called "Popsicleta". Back when it was sweltering hot, she even fried an egg on the sidewalk. Karina just got a new video camera, so do not attempt to stop her!

CONTRIBUTOR: Karina Hill

All week we're also running a sneak preview of the 2006 Sound Unseen trailer. The festival starts tomorrow and it's an amazing lineup.

Posted by Minnesota Stories at 07:04 AM | Comments (1)

August 14, 2006

The Black-Eyed Snakes

These summer weekends are saturated with festivals and parties. There was a Polish Festival in Nordeast, Igbofest celebrated East Nigerian culture in St. Paul, and of course the Pizza Luce Block Party. Here's The Black-Eyed Snakes performing "Cornbread."

Be sure to watch all the way to the end for a sneak preview of the 2006 Sound Unseen trailer!

Posted by Minnesota Stories at 12:29 PM | Comments (0)

August 11, 2006

Uptown Girl

You are about to absorb a serious documentary film. It's about 3 cute bored girls having fun on Grand Avenue. Damn you, YouTube!

DON'T FORGET THIS WEEKEND: Node101 Vlogger Meetup, Saturday Aug. 12 in Watertown, MN at Cafn8ed coffee shop. Listen to MPR on friday for a report about vloggers getting together in real life.

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August 10, 2006

Lake Francis

We're lucky. Every year, we hang out with our friends in a cabin on Lake Francis. It's the perfect lake: Fairly secluded, great for swimming, and lots of wildlife including bald eagles and loons. I managed to leave the video camera packed away for this year's trip, at least until our friends departed and we had one final day to get our nature groove on. Enjoy.

MUSIC: Joy Wants Eternity, "For We Had No Road"

SITE NOTE: If you've tried sending a video or email to story@mnstories.com in the last week or so, the mailbox was full and I didn't receive it. Sorry! We're back in business and looking for your summer videos. Drop a line to story@mnstories.com. You can even send a video file using YouSendIt.

EVENT: Node101 Vlogger Meetup, Saturday Aug. 12 in Watertown, MN at Cafn8ed

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August 09, 2006

One Last Time In The Dome

Duane Kuss writes:

It was 100 degrees outside, but inside the dome it was comfortable in the mid 70's. Yes, there's a new Minnesota Twins stadium going to be built in the next couple years, but this was one day that our family was happy to watch Major League Baseball in a dome.

In this story you'll join the Kuss family and their participation in a game on Sunday, July 30th, 2006, when the Minnesota Twins faced the league leading Detroit Tigers. You'll experience all the great fun of going to a baseball game in the HHH dome and you'll even see a fantastic come from behind win by the Twins in the bottom of the 8th.

CONTRIBUTOR: Duane Kuss, DigElogROCORI

RELATED LINKS:
Kirby Puckett in '91
Local Kirby Puckett Card Collector Remembers...

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August 03, 2006

Vintage Band Music Festival

On July 27-30, 2006, the Vintage Band Music Festival and International Wind Music History Conference brought over 40 outdoor concerts by 15 historical wind bands to the streets and parks of Northfield, Minnesota. Go to www.vintagebandfestival.org for more information.

CONTRIBUTOR: Aleshia, Digimashaghen

SITE NOTE: We're heading to Lake Francis for a week. Here's what we do there. So enjoy today's video and check out the Minnesota vlogs in the sidebar. See you next week.

SEND US YOUR SUMMER VIDEOS! Show us what you're doing this summer. You can upload your video file using YouSendIt - it's super easy. Just enter story -at- mnstories.com for the email address, upload your file, then sit back and laugh knowing Minnesota will be subjected to your hot summer video action.

FREE JOSH WOLF

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August 02, 2006

New Guthrie Theater

Local couple-about-town, Ernesto and Linda, took this video while catching The Great Gatsby at the new Guthrie Theater. Check out their reviews of the play, the theater, and Spoon River.

CONTRIBUTOR: EDQ Blog

Posted by Minnesota Stories at 02:16 AM | Comments (1)

August 01, 2006

Lorika Animation

An experiment. Music by Escape Mechanism with Cast of Thousands.

Posted by Minnesota Stories at 11:11 AM | Comments (8)