Paul Lundgren Posts

Video Archive: 2003 Geek Fashions

May 26, 2013 3 Comments

One week prior to the Hospital People morning-show spazzing, there was a brief fashion show on NewsChannel 3 This Morning to highlight what some of the uncool kids would be wearing to Geek Prom. Set the Wayback Machine to Spring 2003.

By the way, morning-show host Scott McLinden is in Texoma, Texas, these days, anchoring News 12 at Nine on FOX 12. (I can’t remember the name of the co-host in this clip). Geek Prom MC Jonathan Lee is at the desk with them. Fashion models are Scott Lunt, Amy Abts, yours truly Paul Lundgren, Michelle Rowley and August Rowley.


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BWCA or Bust

May 22, 2013 No Comments

The husband-and-wife photography team of Dawn M. LaPointe and Gary L. Fiedler have a pretty sweet online photo gallery. The canoeing snow-people in particular caught my eye. LaPointe and Fiedler have work on display at two Duluth stores — Duluth Pack in Canal Park, and the Frame Corner & Gallery downtown.


Photos

Video Archive: The Hospital People

May 19, 2013 14 Comments

This recently unearthed clip from KDLH-TV’s Newschannel 3 This Morning, features the Hospital People performing the song “Crash” in support of their April 2003 Geek Prom gig at the NorShor Threatre.

There is nothing quite like rawking and spaz dancing at 6 a.m. Maybe that’s why the video is so faded.


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Trampled by Turtles – “Midnight on the Interstate”

May 15, 2013 2 Comments

Video by students at the Bethany Lutheran College Media Arts department in Mankato.


Music, Videos

Pruning Time in Duluth

May 11, 2013 11 Comments

Since this old comic was available for a quarter at the Wallace Hankins Estate Sale, I thought I’d scan and post it, in case anyone finds it interesting or knows specifically what it’s about.

I would guess it’s from the 1930s, when buses began replacing streetcars, which may have resulted in cutting trees to widen roads, or maybe the tree is simply a metaphor for how the streetcar business would be hacked to death by buses.

The headline leads me to believe this was a newspaper editorial comic that the Park Point Community Club had printed on card stock and distributed around town to raise a fuss. The signature on the comic is John Harrison.


History

Where in Duluth?

May 10, 2013 7 Comments

where-in-the-bloody-hell-is-it

Another installment of the exciting game in which the person who is the first to identify where the photo was shot is the winner of great dignity and respect.


Random

Happy Smelting

May 09, 2013 5 Comments

Smelter: John Finkle
Photographer: Chelsea Froemke

Smelting posts from years past:
Where is the best place to eat smelt? (2012)
Duluth Smelting (2011)
Remember the glory days of smelting? (2010)


Outdoors, Photos

Homegrown 2013 Photo Retrospective

May 05, 2013 5 Comments

View the full set of 123 images from Homegrown 2013 on Flickr.

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Music

Homegrown Music Festival 2013: The Chicken App for your mobile phone, other schedule formats and social media crap

Apr 28, 2013 2 Comments

The URL for PDD’s Homegrown Chicken App is calendar.perfectduluthday.com/homegrown, if you want to check out the Homegrown schedule on the fly from your mobile device.

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Events, Music

Pollard pulls in two 2013 Best of the Twin Cities Arts & Entertainment awards

Apr 25, 2013 No Comments

Duluth got two nods from City Pages in its Best of the Twin Cities issue, and musician Eric Pollard was part of both. He’s the drummer for Retribution Gospel Choir and front man of Actual Wolf, bands that won for Best Live Artist and Best Songwriter, respectively.

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Music

Homegrown Band Publicity Photo Showdown: Charlie Parr vs. Tangier 57

Apr 24, 2013 4 Comments

With the Homegrown Music Festival coming up, PDD launched a series of polls two months ago, tournament style, to determine which Duluth-area band has the sweetest pic. It has come down to these two:

Charlie Parr (photo by Peter Lee)

Tangier 57 (photo by Patrice Bradley)

Which band has the better publicity photo?

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This poll is now closed. The results were:

Tangier 57 – 59.5 percent
Charlie Parr – 40.5 percent

Tangier 57 is now the reigning publicity photo champion, and will carry the title proudly through Homegrown. In future weeks, title defenses will occur randomly as new band photo contenders emerge.

Note: Only people who are logged in to their Perfect Duluth Day blogging account are allowed to vote (to prevent people from voting multiple times). To create an account, click here. If you need help figuring it out, click here.


Music, Polls

Duluth Speech Team

Apr 24, 2013 No Comments

Videos

Duluth’s Lakewalk That Wasn’t

Apr 19, 2013 1 Comment

The comments on the recent post about wine rooms as breeding places of vice in Duluth a century ago delved into the history of prostitution in Canal Park. If only someone had come up with the idea for the Lakewalk back then …

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History

Chop suey houses recognized by new regime as detrimental

Apr 17, 2013 23 Comments

From 100 years ago — April 17, 1913 — Duluth News Tribune:

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History

Homegrown Band Publicity Photo Showdown: Quarterfinals

Apr 17, 2013 2 Comments

With the Homegrown Music Festival coming up, PDD launched a series of polls two months ago, tournament style, to determine which Duluth-area band has the sweetest pic. It is now down to the Final Four: Breanne Marie, Tangier 57, Southwire and Charlie Parr.

Quarterfinal #1:

Left: Breanne Marie (photo by Katlyn Kretzchmar)
Right: Tangier 57 (photo by Patrice Bradley)

Which band has the better publicity photo?

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This poll is now closed. The results were:

Tangier 57 – 78.1 percent
Breanne Marie – 21.9 percent

Quarterfinal #2:


Left: Southwire (photo by Rich Narum)
Right: Charlie Parr (photo by Peter Lee)

Which band has the better publicity photo?

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This poll is now closed. The results were:

Charlie Parr – 63.6 percent
Southwire – 36.4 percent

Note: Only people who are logged in to their Perfect Duluth Day blogging account are allowed to vote (to prevent people from voting multiple times). To create an account, click here. If you need help figuring it out, click here.


Music, Photos, Polls