Melody Lake
It isn’t every day I come across a body of water in Hennepin County I’ve never seen before. Today I was pleasantly surprised a little snake shaped body of water called Melody Lake in Edina. The best way to get a peek at it is to visit the park located at 5501 Melody Lake Drive. This beautiful four-acre park has some amazing wildlife. I saw an enormous blue heron there... Read More
Double Bob
Bob was all over The Patriot’s airwaves today. He got off to a good start with Ed Morrisey in the morning. Ed had another blogger for a guest and they were batting around Obama’s speech. Bob called to say how thankful he was that Obama decided to give the speech in the Oval Office wearing a suit and tie instead of on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier wearing a... Read More
PCC car, #322
This PCC car, #322, was built in 1946 by the St. Louis Car Company of Missouri. It was one of 140 built in three years for Twin City Rapid Transit of St. Paul and Minneapolis. In 1953, just before TCRT ended streetcar operations, the car was one of 30 sold to the operators of the City Subway in Newark, New Jersey. (The other PCCs in that Newark batch kept running until 2001!) In... Read More
Bob battles Boredom
Do I have to admit to calling another radio show? I can’t believe Noko is making me do this. Bob called up Ed Morrissey this morning. You might be familiar with Mr. Morrissey’s Hot Air blog. How much do you think that domain cost? Can’t say I’m a fan, but it’s a good looking blog. Nice magazine lay out, not too flashy. I don’t know if the Patriot... Read More
Bob, Bob, Bob
Bob gave Michael Medved another call on friday. He may have said he was Jerry from Hudson, Wisconsin. Medved had a guest. I thnk her name was Sharon Moore or Sharon Nelson. She admitted to voting for Obama because ” She wanted to give the “young brother” a chance. Other than that she’s a Republican. Of course they were talking about the Ground Zero Mosque.... Read More
Highway 100
The original construction of Highway 100 started in 1935, as a New Deal project. The project was a cooperative venture between the Works Progress Administration and the Minnesota Highway Department, and was the largest WPA project in the state. The demand for the highway came out of growing pains in the Twin Cities during the 1920s, when Minneapolis city streets were congested... Read More
There were no bad acts at Sebastian’s
An evening at Sebastian’s Bar & Cafe in South Minneapolis, Dec 7th, 1977. Broadcast as a segment of ‘Wyld Rice’, a cultural television program, on KTCA Television Read More
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival 2010, April 15th -30th