Minnesota/Minnesotans C or D

ooh good call

hit up that casino that's right next to the state line

wait did we die?

wha happen

Places I lived:

Burnsville (when it was actually little developments surrounded by large plots of farmland, 1970s)
Downtown St. Paul (I was the only teenager in the whole place)
Uptown (near Girard and 35th for a year; Humboldt off of Lake near that cul-de-sac for a year)

this happened: http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/125459928.html

don't worry though, I can still send you cases of malort

haha, might be old news, but I had to see for myself: http://minnesota.gov/

Burnsville -- Grew up there. A bastion of mediocrity that's recently put a pretty nice bowtie on what used to be the most dead-end portion of town. Hopefully the next generation will develop personalities as a result.

Hey, if you went to Sky Oaks and are around 40, we might have been there together.

A few of my earliest memories (like 2-3 years old) are being with my mom as she lunched with her ERA friends on Robert Street in West St. Paul--at whatever diner had the giant polar bear out front.

I also took the bus on my own to see Sixteen Candles in West St. Paul, having been a Molly Ringwald fan from Facts of Life.

And I played some pinball at the Chuck E. Cheese there. And did karaoke years later at some bar on Robert St. right before it takes a dip.

I went to Vista View and then Gideon Pond, roughly 8 years after you I think. I did have a couple summer school classes (the fun, elementary school version, with classes in sign language and stuff) at Sky Oaks, tho. Weird circle building, right?

AAAAGGGGAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!

sorry that was a reaction to the bar and liquor store problem

LOL

Can't wait to use this as an excuse to drop $500 on gin, vodka and tequila.

Eazy my store was right behind where you were playing pinball, depending on how long ago this was.

chuck e. cheese is still here, but both movie theaters (signal hills and cina 4/5) are long gone, as is the polar bear.

Oh man, it's kind of comforting to know that some of those things are gone and maybe replaced by a Chipotle, instead of just being mostly-abandoned strip-malls.

well...

...or they're just there, but without movie theaters.

http://www.valleynewslive.com/story/15075087/millercoors-becomes-casualty-of-minn-shutdown

NO HAMMS NO HIGH LIFE RIOTS IN THE STREETS OMGWTF

The company tried to renew in mid-June, but the process got delayed when they wrote a check for too much money.

okay lol
Here is a list of the beers that are affected:

Blue Moon Pale Moon Belgian Style Pale Ale, Coors Banquet, Coors Light, Coors Light 3.2, Foster's Lager Beer, Foster's Premium Ale, Grolsch Amber Ale, Grolsch Blonde Lager, Grolsch Light Lager, Grolsch Premium Lager, Hamm's, Hamm's Genuine Draft Style, Hamm's Special Light, Henry Weinhard's Dark, Henry Weinhard's Hefeweizen, Henry Weinhard's Pale Ale, Henry Weinhard's Private Reserve, Icehouse Beer, Keystone Light Beer 3.2, k*ll*ans Irish Red 3.2, MGD Light 64, Mickey's Ice Ale, Mickey's Malt Liquor, Miller Genuine Draft, Miller High Life 12/16 oz can, Miller High Life Ice, Miller High Life Light 12 oz can, Miller Lite 3.2%, Miller Lite Beer, Milwaukee's Best #1 , Milwaukee's Best Ice, Milwaukee's Best Light #1 3.2, Molson Canadian, Molson Canadian Light, Molson Golden, Molson Ice, Molson XXX, Olde English 800 Malt Liquor, Sparks Light

but remember; vote on gay marriage!

i read that whole list in serious trepidation. but, whew

Coors Banquet

the fuck?

wait

coors owns heileman

heileman brews BLACK LABEL

noooooooooooooooooooooooo

http://www.mytinyphone.com/uploads/users/mops801/303033.jpg

Wish I could GIS the Signal Hills Mall Indian neon sign, but I can't find one.

oh shit miller also brews PBR

Man, Summit and Surly are going to make out big on this, aren't they?

Miller Lite 3.2%

Speaking of South Saint Paul gas-station beer...

Just checked the Hi-Lake Liquors webcam:

http://www.thegreatmortgagerevolt.com/wp-content/uploads/image/run-on-the-savings-and-loan-or-bank.jpg

if you dudes do not stock up on Coors Banquet I will be very disappointed in you all

If the cigarettes run out due to missing tax seals, my mother will be happy to go on a rampage, strangulatin' people.

the cashiers at mystic lake are gonna get carpal tunnel...

Ah, wait: you've just pointed out how my mother will be getting most of her smokes during this difficult period.

I'm still back on "I'm sorry, we can't process this because you gave us TOO MUCH MONEY; please start over"

Welp, I guess I know what needs to be done.

http://image.hotrod.com/f/9037952/hrdp_0709_04_z+smokey_and_the_bandit+1977_pontiac_trans_am_SE.jpg

Is this the former polar-bear diner?

http://www.twincitiesrestaurantblog.com/.a/6a00d8341cf35053ef0115713a035a970b-500wi.jpg

Guys, for what it's worth, the governor of Iowa's spokesdrone has said that Iowa has a plan for shutdown, much like Minnesota has

Unlike Minnesota, the plan is in our governor's head

at least you guys can go buy beer in Hudson

http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/125271659.html

nice to see HSTNGS represent at the state level

man i dont really remember the polar bear, but that was an embers for quite a while and also i just ate some of their fabulous tacos yesterday for lunch which i will take over a polar bear any day of the week.

wsp also used to have the greatest mcdonaldland in the fucking world btw. you could take a tiny train to get up to it!

Three of them asked too late not to be paid.

riiiiiight

arrrgggh manager of four firkins (super awesome craft beer store in mn) just started talking about the likelihood that the millercoors thing will shut down distributors that make most of their money off of peddling that swill, thus keeping them from distroing all the craft stuff they also do

PANIC

oh god

http://www.startribune.com/politics/minnesotashutdown/125522393.html

okay this is ridiculous

http://www.startribune.com/politics/minnesotashutdown/125538818.html

our boy is holding it down!

sorry I know you guys are actually living through this but this is fascinating to me

just talked w myfriend who I played with in maps of norway, he got laid off cuz of the shutdown. Has a six month old. The state republicans are the biggest shitbags and I hope they die except that one dude who have the good speech about voting against the gay marriage amendment

If you guys start losing real services, you can feel free to drive one state south. We haven't shut down yet, and as of July 1 you can buy hard liquor everywhere, even convenience stores.

http://www.startribune.com/politics/blogs/125567238.html

for those of us who really only just started following this, what does this mean (aside from Dayton being all "okay you big fucking babies, I gave some ground and now it's your turn")

If you guys start losing real services, you can feel free to drive one state south. We haven't shut down yet, and as of July 1 you can buy hard liquor everywhere, even convenience stores.

― mh, Thursday, July 14, 2011 10:09 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

isn't the operative word "yet"?

dan,

honestly i don't know the house are fucking psycho babies, i'm surprised they haven't taken a shit on capitol steps yet

I keep daring myself to go read a James Lileks column, but I find myself unwilling to accept.