At 33, Dolly Parton was still a year away from the superstardom that 9 TO 5 (1980) would bring, but here she is performing a song she wrote for Johnny Carson and proving you can absolutely shred a guitar while wearing 5-inch nails.
A true superstar.
Yesterday I posted about how MTV Unplugged was a real challenge.
Get up on that small stage without the amps, without the wall of distortion, and see if you can still hold an audience.
Alice in Chains picked up the gauntlet.
They passed with flying colors.
April 1996, Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Layne Staley was already deep in the struggle, but that voice still cut through everything. Jerry Cantrell’s guitar work stayed sharp and heavy even when it was stripped down.
The whole band sounded locked.
“Rooster” was the one that hit hardest.
No theatrics.
No hiding.
Just the song, the weight of it, and a room that went completely still.
Rare photo of 1999 1st round draft choice (1 of 2 - Daunte Culpepper was the other #1 for MIN) Dimitrius Underwood. Nothing shows you are ready for trning camp like showing up in army fatigues and a heater hanging out of your mouth. He quit after ONE practice. Mental issues.
"Those broadcasting schools are REALLY paying off!"
#MNTwins broadcaster Cory Provus is not a fan of Justin Morneau's insight as an analyst. 🤣
#MNTwins | #RingTheBell | #MLB
At least FIFTEEN Minnesota high school grads have played in the majors this year! Am I missing anyone?
• Brett Bateman (Mounds View)
• Michael Busch (Simley)
• Isaac Collins (Maple Grove)
• Joey Gerber (Wayzata)
• Drew Gilbert (Stillwater)
• Seth Halvorsen (Heritage)
• Sam Hentges (Mounds View)
• Jake Irvin (Bloomington Jefferson)
• John Klein (Osseo)
• Max Meyer (Woodbury)
• Caleb Thielbar (Randolph)
• Gus & Louis Varland (North St. Paul)
• Matt Wallner (Forest Lake)
• Brandon Williamson (Martin County West)
Some of our favorite recent shots from our trail cameras.
Naturally, we get a lot of folks who ask what cameras we use. The answer: we use Browning Spec Ops model cameras exclusively. We have used them for 7 years and they have been fantastic. They take exceptional video footage and have a very fast trigger. We highly-recommend them.
Craig Bartlett once described Hey Arnold! as “a Charlie Brown for the nineties.” He wanted jazz to be part of the show’s identity, inspired by Vince Guaraldi and his own love of Miles Davis. Then Jim Lang introduced him to acid jazz — mixing hip-hop beats with traditional jazz instruments. And that became the sound of Hey Arnold!
Tough day on the mound for Twins starting pitcher Boof Bonser. The Rangers roughed him up for 7 runs (4 ER) in just 4 innings.
Texas ended up beating Minnesota 10-2