Minneapolis - tell me what to do

But, yes, count me in if you do swing up. Plenty of dive bars in NE to sample.

stoked for the morbness!

there are cost and shall-I-or-can-I-move factors at play, so curb your anticipation.

the morb giveth, and the morb taketh away

maybe we can apply for a morbs subsidy

I'd try to lure him south but I don't think he needs to see the Cubs farm team

well, I'm PO'd cuz the St Paul Saints are on the road (cuz the Twins are home) during the confab, so I was in fact thinking of making a diversion to see Quad Cities. All theoretical at the moment tho.

I do have to say, for minor league baseball, dsm has a nice stadium

not booked yet, but p sure I'll be over dere June 27-July 2. Ish.

Ha! This is when I'll be moving from Minneapolis to NYC.

well, I would replace you but I can't stay...

I may be able to swing by mpls that weekend if a morbs is around

Great! It would be fun do attend a FAP in Mpls. Because I never have. Been invited.

hey, i'm down. what's the worst that could happen?

damn, I'll be 10 days too early to see a production of The Sunshine Boys at the Guthrie!

Will be based in a familiar sector of downtown, as I went to both Gay '90s and 7th Street Entry in '94.

Will not FAP at the Gay 90s sorry.

That's OK, I don't go to music shows (hardly) anymore either.

not really a good way to get from Mpls to Iowa (Davenport/Quad Cities) unless you're driving or buying a $400 plane ticket, eh?

nope. rent a car. It'll be way cheaper than a plane ticket. I think it's a five-and-a-half hour drive, and taking everything into account, that plane ride will take up a good three hours of your day.

lol, have never driven

new york, new york, a helluva town

A friend of mine biked down to Iowa. It's flat, so it'll be an easy 350 miles.

is there no greyhound route?

There is. 11-1/2 hours, starting at 5:30am!

http://www.jeffersonlines.com/

(there's an 8 hour trip from the Mall of America)

Or it's just a twilight zome episode where you discover you're trapped in purgatory.

hitchhike

I think I checked that bus before, 1:30am arrival time not good. I'll just kidnap a retired Iowa couple at the baseball convention.

What day does the convention end?

Sunday, but my plan is to leave Monday the 2nd.

I hesitate to commit to anything because I'm not sure of plans, yet, but if I come to mpls that weekend I could conceivably get you to at least Des Moines.

Thanks, but I may make alternate plans and go to Chicago by way of Madison. Or just spend 11 hrs on Greyhound.

OK, all booked, and I even got a price dip that lets me fly to Quad Cities.

Sunday will probably be a culture day, Walker and whatever. I should be sorta free a couple other eves too.

Which days are these going to be again?

June 27-July 1. I guess the free Thurs night at the Walker is a possibility, since there'll be food?

http://www.walkerart.org/calendar/2012/kitchen-lab

cool! this will be fun

Cool; it's on my calendar.

Just get this 90-degree stuff over with in the next 2 weeks.

I guess I should go into St Paul for something this time. Izzy's Ice Cream?

Make sure to hit the Trend Bar.

Speaking as someone who used to have band practice in a room above The Trend, hahaha!

amusing Yelp reviews

Did we determine what day will be Morbsday? I am still thinking about coming in for the weekend, at least for a day or so.

Well, I'm abashed that you would, as landmark an event as this is.

I have a Twins game on Friday night (the 29th), otherwise flexible... Sat eve or Sunday late afternoonish? Staying in the heart of downtown but can meet you anywhere walkable or busable.

watch out for Polar bears.

I like sunday afternoon fwiw.

or we could just go see Crumb (semi-j/k)

http://take-up.org/series/63/#509

If you have the time/ability, that's a really cute little (like, really really little) theater!

The Room is also showing somewhere, but you know me and bad movies.

They do that every month, just about. I have to think the crowds have thinned away.