Paul Lundgren Posts

Recent comments feature maybe sort of fixed, we hope; PDD mobile version turned off temporarily

Apr 16, 2013 14 Comments

The little spot over in the left column that highlights which posts have new comments should be working properly now. Let us know if it’s doing anything funky for you.

We broke it three weeks ago while fixing something else. Now that it’s fixed, the new problem is that it leaves an ugly gap in the left column if you’ve read all the recent comments. We’ll fix that soon and then watch what breaks the minute we do.

Also, as those of you who read PDD on your phones or tablets may have noticed, we turned off PDD’s mobile version. This is a temporary measure. The mobile version was whacking out our regular site … yadda yadda … we’ll get the geeks on it eventually, and we apologize for the inconvenience.


Uncategorized

Captain’s Salutes

Apr 12, 2013 1 Comment

For shipping nerds.


Videos

Sh-Boom no more

Apr 12, 2013 2 Comments

The Duluth band is retiring after 24 years.


Music, Videos

Rivulets – “How, Who”

Apr 11, 2013 No Comments

Directed and edited by Adam Barnick.


Music, Videos

Be careful out there

Apr 11, 2013 8 Comments

DTA buses are sliding all over the place and bus service might be stopped before the end of the work day.

The Duluth Police Dept. reports that slippery conditions and poor visibility have contributed to over 20 crashes within the past two hours. The department is asking that residents stay home and only travel if necessary.

The zoo is closed. Goodwill is closed. Open skating at the Heritage Center is cancelled. The Duluth Parks and Rec clean up event at Chambers Grove Park is cancelled. Assume most things aren’t happening.


News and Current Affairs

Homegrown Music Festival Field Guide 2013

Apr 11, 2013 9 Comments

Word has leaked out via Instagram that 17,500 copies of the Homegrown Music Festival Field Guide 2013 have arrived. Distribution might be slowed by the storm that is supposedly happening today, but — hot tip — the Electric Fetus is usually one of the first places you can find it.

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Music

Where in Duluth?

Apr 11, 2013 26 Comments


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Homegrown Band Publicity Photo Showdown: Semifinals (part two)

Apr 10, 2013 1 Comment

With the Homegrown Music Festival coming up PDD launched a series of polls nine weeks ago, tournament style, to determine which Duluth-area band has the sweetest pic. Last week Breanne Marie and Tangier 57 advanced to the quarterfinals. This week we present the third and fourth semifinal matchups. (Click on any image to see it larger.)

Semifinal #3:


Left: The Tisdales (photo by Ray Reigstad)
Right: Southwire (photo by Rich Narum)

Which band has the better publicity photo?

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This poll is now closed. The results were:

Southwire – 75.0 percent
The Tisdales – 25.0 percent

Semifinal #4:


Left: Charlie Parr (photo by Peter Lee)
Right: Snöbarn (photo by Shawn Stigstill)

Which band has the better publicity photo?

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This poll is now closed. The results were:

Charlie Parr – 71.0 percent
Sn̦barn Р29.0 percent

Next week’s Quarterfinals:
Breanne Marie vs. Tangier 57
Southwire vs. Charlie Parr

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

Found cat in West Duluth

Apr 07, 2013 17 Comments

The poor dummy is high up in a tree on the Western Waterfront Trail just south of Indian Point Campground. I invoked the Fire Dept., but the location of the tree was determined to be too tricky for rescue, and, so I’m told, cats always come down on their own … eventually.


News and Current Affairs

TBT at 10

Apr 05, 2013 1 Comment

As a companion piece to “Low at 20,” we congratulate Trampled by Turtles on 10 years together as a band. It was a wild night at Symphony Hall.

Images in this post are via Zach Kerola Photography.

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Music

Homegrown Rawk and/or Roll: Jerree Small’s Mix

Apr 03, 2013 8 Comments

It’s the biggest bonanza of free local music downloads … evah! The new compilation from the Homegrown Music Festival featuring tracks selected by Miss Jerree Small is available now on Bandcamp, and when you follow that little link you’ll see all the previous Homegrown compilations are available as well. The option to pay a little something is there if you are loaded and want to support the festival; you must “name your price,” and $0.00 is completely acceptable. You are welcome. Thank you, fans!

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Music

Homegrown Band Publicity Photo Showdown: Semifinals (pt. 1)

Apr 03, 2013 5 Comments

With the Homegrown Music Festival coming up PDD launched a series of polls eight weeks ago, tournament style, to determine which Duluth-area band has the sweetest pic. This week we begin the semifinal round.

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Music, Photos, Polls

Meeting Charlie Parr

Mar 30, 2013 6 Comments

Check out the Kiss Kiss Bank Bank page to throw a few euros at this documentary about Duluth’s own Charlie Parr.

There’s also a website for the project at meetingcharlieparr.com and a Facebook page.


Music, Videos

Talk nerdier than that, please.

Mar 27, 2013 15 Comments

At Nerd Nite the hosts showed the Geek Prom poster on the PowerPoint screen and asked the crowd what was being parodied. For a group that doesn’t miss a reference very often, the audience was actually stumped for a few seconds and I swear I heard a few crickets before someone finally muttered “Talk dirty to me?”

Perhaps the creative arrow missed the target market on this one. Maybe the prom committee will stick to Star Wars references from now on and leave Poison out of it.


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Homegrown Band Publicity Photo Show- down: Tim Kaiser vs. the People Say Fox

Mar 27, 2013 4 Comments


Tim Kaiser (photo by Matt Blum)


The People Say Fox (photo by Nate Rendulich)

With the Homegrown Music Festival coming up PDD launched a series of polls seven weeks ago, tournament style, to determine which Duluth-area band has the sweetest pic. Last week Snöbarn defeated Peter Pain. This week we ask …

Which band has the better publicity photo?

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This poll is now closed. The results were:

Tim Kaiser – 87.1 percent
The People Say Fox – 12.9 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