My Little Old Shack In Minneapolis
The tuneful styling of Yogi Yorgesson on Capital in 1950. The flip-side is “Someone Spiked The Punch At Lena’s Wedding”. Harry Stewart, better known as, Yogi Yorgesson, was born in Tacoma, Washington in the autumn of 1908. His father was a Norwegian immigrant. In the 1920′s Stewart worked as an announcer, weather reporter, newsman and [...]
Revisiting the New Riverside
A few years ago I graduated with a Master’s degree in Public Affairs from the Humphrey School at the U of M. I love going back to see various speakers talk about public policy, philanthropy, and cross-sector collaboration. Things like monetizing social value to determine a return on investment of public dollars are fascinating [...]
Miss Robbinsdale, The 1953 Aqua Queen
Queen of the Lakes Joanne Melberg Fredsall – Miss Robbinsdale, 1953 The Aquatenial has used the Queen of the Lakes crown to build relationships with other cities and organizations all over the the state. Every year, 50 young women from around Minnesota are chosen by their respective communities to compete for the Queen of the [...]
Peter’s Grill
Meeting friends for lunch at Peter’s Grill the other day, I commented that this is the kind of place where my boss eats. My boss wears a bowtie. In the ten years I’ve worked with him I’ve heard him called a true gentleman and a modern day Atticus Finch. He reads Tolstoy. You [...]
America’s Most Exciting Body
“Bubbles Darlene” was an exotic dancer and strip tease artist back in the 1950′s. Her real name was Virginia Lachimia. She was originally from Minneapolis where she studied toe, tap and ballet dancing. Virginia said she had no notion that when she was hired to dance at the Rialto in Chicago she would be [...]
