Minnesota Politics used to be Fun!
Remember when Republicans weren’t quite so Republican and the Democrats were goofy as all get out? Twenty years ago Minnesota politics had it all! There were headlines, sex scandals and surprise upset victories in all directions. Too bad Michele Bachmann and Jesse Ventura had to come along and ruin everything. Here’s a musical [...]
Ozone Radio
Episode 3 of Ozone Radio originally aired in 1991 KTCA, Channel 2. After a couple minutes of promos for shows you couldn’t remember even if you wanted to, settle in for an entire episode of Ozone Radio. You’ll laugh out loud when you revisit great skits like Comic Exterminators, Dr Sphincter spamming about in Austin, [...]
Spam. Spam, Spam
Here’s a thrilling and informative film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archive. The 60′s went well for Hormel. In 1961 Little Sizzlers sausages were introduced. In 1962, Hormel constructed a 75,000-square-foot sausage manufacturing building in Austin, Minnesota. Cure 81 hams,a skinless, boneless, cured ham with the shank removed hit the shelves in 1963. In [...]
The Villaume Box Company Steam Engine Then and Now
Here’s a little video of the Villaume Box Company Millwork Factory steam engine. Built by Twin City Iron Works of Minneapolis in 1904. This machine worked in Saint Paul from 1904 to 1958 and was the prime source of electricity in the factory. It sat idle until 1971 and then it was moved to [...]
Flying Saint Paul’s Flag
The City of Saint Paul has a flag…Who knew? I guess this seal makes it official!
