Mouth Wash N Extract?

Spotted this interesting and or sad combination of empty bottles outside Hennepin/Lake liquors. So did they chase the mouth wash with vanilla extract? I don't know, maybe it's just garbage. Lets hope that's the case.



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Art on Wheels

Art on wheels parked at 31st and Fremont.



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In My Dark and Evil Dining Room

OK, maybe just some pictures of glass vases next a candle holder with low lighting, a weak flash, and a mirror.













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Failed Attempt to Tag the Theatre

This poor attempt to tag the theatre resulted in a huge mess, but the purple over yeller help add some much needed color to this photo. I can usually make out the local graffiti but I was unable to in this case.



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"Armed Robbery" All the Talk in Uptown Part 2

Those of you who follow my blog might remember the string of armed robberies a few months ago. "Armed Robbery" All the Talk in Uptown Now they're back at it again! There isn't any proof that these are the same guys but as soon as they got out of jail the robberies started again. Keep an eye out yo. Here's a link to the story from WCCO

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Neck Strain Shootin

a little more...


Yeah, that's the stuff.

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Pics From the Fair

I said I would be at the Art Fair this weekend with camera in hand. As I left my place on Saturday to make the 2 block walk to the fair it occurred to me that I couldn't really take many pictures. I didn't want to offend any of the Artists by taking a one second photo of something they spent hours/days/weeks/months/years on. I didn't take any shots that have any artwork in them. I need to stop starting sentences with "I". I know better than that. It took me two days to see everything. Wow, is Art expensive! Here are some photos to give you an idea of the size of the Fair.


Above Transit Station


It just kept going


and going


and going. There was a lot more towards the lake.

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Uptown Art Fair is Here

The burbs are coming, the burbs are coming! Well folks, its that time of year again when people from everywhere including the suburbs grab there kids and head on out to the Metris Uptown Art Fair.

I’ll never forget my first encounter with this event. I woke up, went out to my balcony to get a feel for the weather only to find poorly parked cars bumper to bumper everywhere. There seemed to be a never ending stream of people walking past my place. Something was drastically wrong with this picture but I couldn’t tell what. I figured there must be a massive protest going down. No, no, no, that can’t be right. Then I noticed it was the people that looked out of place. These weren’t Uptown folk at all. There were families, couples holding hands with strollers. Not the trendy twenty somethings I was used to seeing everyday.

It was the Uptown Art Fair and what a fine Art Fair it is. Tons and tons of excellent art all crammed into a one weekend event. So much to see so little time. Good luck finding parking if you go. It’s a Zoo and everyone’s crazy for art. I'll be there camera in hand.

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A Different Perspective From the Tracks

Final pics from the tracks then I'll post some other shots.

I get sick and tired of seeing the same photos taken from railroad tracks over and over again. The ones that look like this...



I find the same image much more interesting upside down!



or sideways...



Or upside down and sideways...just try not to get dizzy and puke from motion sickness...



Or whatever, you know what I mean...








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Web on Track

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My Shadow Rocks!

Looks a little creepy.

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Downtown Skyline From Tracks

Coming soon...more shots from the tracks!

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Holy CEDAR LAKE

Down by the railroad tracks.



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Power Trip in My Backyard

The power lines in my backyard are a mess. Could this be why my power goes out all the time? I know all these wires aren't only for power but still, what a mess. Took some shots. Some of them are inverted. Guess I didn't optimise them very well, they seem a little grainy.













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DO NOT ENTER...Downtown

Photo taken from Lowry Hill Liquor Store.

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Uptown Drink is Open

The Uptown Drink officially opened last Thursday, July 7th and I was there. Half price drinks at a new bar in Uptown will get me every time.

612.824.3333 • 1400 Lagoon Ave. Minneapolis, MN 5540?

The Uptown Drink seems to be different from the Downtown Drink in all the right ways. Here’s Five to get you started.

(1) There is a rooftop patio = bonus!

(2) Pool tables = nice! There is a MAJOR LACK OF POOL TABLES in Uptown. If the DT Drink has them I haven’t seen em, nor would I want to play at that location.

(3) Excellent service while I was there. The DT Drink has pretty good service but not Excellent.

(4) It wouldn’t be the Drink without loud music. There is a MAJOR LACK OF LOUD MUSIC in Uptown too. This Drink is loud but you can “get away” (patio) if you want to. This is nice if you have any real interest in hearing what members of the opposite sex are saying. The patio can be very handy.

(5) Bathrooms! Don’t want to spoil it but WOW did that catch me off guard.

Sorry, I don’t have any new photos of the place. But I did stop in the other day to grab a happy hour menu. Apparently they didn’t have one so the host wrote it down for me on a take out menu. I don’t know how accurate this is but here you go:



Speaking of Accuracy. Does anyone know the zip code for the Drink. I swear its 55408, not 02.



I’m probably wrong but this made me look closer for other mistakes in the menu.



I use a lot of slang and my grammar skills are weak. On top of that, I’m also a horrible speller. There are probably typos and grammatical errors running all though my blog but I think “tomatoe” is spelled “t-o-m-a-t-o”,“/” marks should have the same amount of space on both sides and periods should be consistent throughout any block of copy being mass produced.



This is only a small section of the menu. How many people looked this thing over before it went to press?

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Sepia Round Lake of the Isles

I decided to post some Sepia style shots I took recently around Lake of the Isles. Hope u like.













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Pics from the Cook's Room

If you've ever lived in Uptown the glass in the upper right corner of the third picture should look very familiar.









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