Video Archive Posts

Video Archive: “Fly High Duluth”

Jan 16, 2016 3 Comments

It’s been ten years since Saturday Night Live aired its skit about a local band, led by Jack Daniels-guzzling Wally Hamrlik and his wife Char, who overstay their welcome while performing “Fly High Duluth,” the theme song for morning show Duluth Live. The sketch originally aired on Jan. 14, 2006, and was first posted to Perfect Duluth Day on on Jan. 16, 2006. Happy Saturday.

Sadly, there is no longer an embeddable version of the video online, but it is available on nbc.com.


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Video Archive: Osa and Elmo Are in Love

Jan 12, 2016 No Comments

Video from 2005 by Starfire. Music by Elmo and Bjork.


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Video Archive: Christopher Halverson and Frank Nichols

Dec 30, 2015 2 Comments

Christopher Halverson performs “Rockcreek/Grantsville” at R.T. Quinlan’s Saloon during an open mic on Sept. 16, 1995. The video closes with a clip of Frank Nichols blowing his jaw blues harp.


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Video Archive: President Clinton and Donny Ness

Dec 14, 2015 No Comments

President Bill Clinton was in Duluth on Nov. 4, 1994. Eyewitness News’ Colleen Mahoney interviewed three Duluth gawkers who were hanging out across the street from the Downtown Holiday Inn, where the president spent the night. One of the two unnamed UMD students interviewed was future Duluth Mayor Don Ness.

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Video Archive: Jim Wilferling – “Don’t Let it Bring You Down”

Dec 12, 2015 1 Comment

Jim Wilferling covers Neil Young’s “Don’t Let it Bring You Down” during open mic night at R.T. Quinlan’s Saloon on Sept. 16, 1995.


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Video Archive: 1986 Duluth Punks

Dec 09, 2015 2 Comments

Does anyone know these punks?


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Video Archive: Christopher Halverson – “Come Back Down” / “Walk on the Wild Side”

Dec 08, 2015 No Comments

Christopher Halverson rolls out a medley of Toad the Wet Sprocket and Lou Reed at R.T. Quinlan’s Saloon during an open mic on Sept. 16, 1995.


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Video Archive: Bill Flannagan – “In the Pines”

Dec 05, 2015 No Comments

Yet another clip recorded live at R.T. Quinlan’s Saloon during open mic night on Sept. 16, 1995.


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Video Archive: Fromunda Trio at R.T. Quinlan’s

Nov 29, 2015 2 Comments

The trio of Tina Ludwig-Laxen, Jay Johnson and James J. Myers Jr. performing at R.T. Quinlan’s Saloon during an open mic on Sept. 16, 1995.


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Video Archive: Deer hunters outside Chet & Emil’s

Nov 22, 2015 No Comments

This film, circa 1975, was shot by the late Emil Praslowicz in Birnamwood, Wis., and digitized by his grandson, Kip Praslowicz.


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Video Archive: Christopher Halverson – “Yakety Yak”

Nov 14, 2015 No Comments

Yet another clip captured by UWS Studio II at R.T. Quinlan’s Saloon during an open mic on Sept. 16, 1995.


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Video Archive: Gary Doty wins second term

Nov 03, 2015 1 Comment

For your Election Day amusement we take a trip to 1995.

Twenty years ago, Gary Doty defeated challenger Herb Bergson to earn his second term as Duluth mayor. Doty served a total of three terms, holding office from 1992 to 2004. He did not seek a fourth term. Bergson became mayor in 2004, defeating Charlie Bell.


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Video Archive: Mel Sando gets his mojo working

Oct 25, 2015 No Comments

Mel Sando, best known for his days with the Delta Resonators circa 1997-1999, performs the blues classic “Got My Mojo Working” at R.T. Quinlan’s Saloon during an open mic on Sept. 16, 1995.


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Video Archive: Chainsaw Artist John Gage

Oct 17, 2015 No Comments

Video produced by Margo Devich and Nathan Steigman for UWS Studio 2; shot in Two Harbors on Sept. 17, 1995.


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1995 TV Mashup

Sep 29, 2015 10 Comments

In the fall of 1995 I tossed a tape in the VCR and somewhat indiscriminately recorded while I flipped channels over a few different nights. The above video is the result. Most of it is not locally relevant, but there are a few clips from Duluth Public Access Community Television, including two excerpts from Colleen Shannon’s In My Room.

Some of the transitions are edits I made in 2015 for the purpose of cutting this down to under a half hour, but many of them are just what naturally happened in 1995 when I paused the tape, changed channels and resumed recording.

Yes, I know how geeky this is. Yes, I’m proud of myself.


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