September 29, 2009
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Minneapolis
A few years ago I happened across a band called Vomit Sauce while cavorting in a bar some place in Minneapolis. They weren't bad for a two man group, a singer and guitarist. One song they did was called "Minneapolis". Weird, right? So I have been trying to get this song posted on Xanga but for some reason it will never upload. I think Xanga Team is biased against Minneapolis. Anyway I have been trying to play this song and tried to write my own verse. My verse makes no sense but that's ok because sometimes poetry and songs aren't supposed to make sense.
(Here's the original)
I packed a truck and I left New York
to move to Minneapolis
When I got here I couldn't find a job,
so I lived in a cardboard box.
So my dog ran away, my best friend died
How I love this midwest town,
Where the rivers are clean and the winters aren't bad
Why did I ever leave New York....For a town, called, Minneapolis!
I also call it Minnecrapolis!
Minnechapamappachakkamakkachikkamakkalappalapolis!
Chikkamakkachakkamakkalapochappachappachappolapolis!So give me a Premo or give me death
Sittin' here on Lake Street
Things have been bad but they can get worse,
I don't want to get hit by a bus
So I'll put ketchup in my socks,
Cause' I'm hot doggin,
Its not New York but its damn close,
I still flog my dolphin...here in Minneapolis
I said Minnecrapolis!
I also said chakkamakkalappachakkachappalappalapolis!
chakkahchakkachakkachakkachakkachakkachappachapplapolis!(Here's my part)
Diablo Cody gave me head
In the back alley
The worst bj of my life
Not as bad as Jennifer’s Body
I will always drink my Schell’s
Not ham flavored Summitt
Eating tacos at Baja Sol
With Osama Bin Laden
In Minneapolis
He’s in Minne-crapolis
Minnechapamappachakkamakkachikkamakkalappalapolis!
TrickatrackawhackamackahackaShaqalapdanceatrapolis
Yes, it sucks and I know it.
Then I got thinking about how dreary the weather was today. I haven't had my furnace inspected so I am not running it. Last night was near freezing so it got cold in my house. Right now I have one of my Grain Belt stocking caps on so I won't freeze. My fingers are blue but not for the fun reason. Then my mp3 player gave me the perfect song that reminded me of what is to come. The song is called "Ten Thousand Lakes" by Kid Dakota, a two piece band out of Minneapolis by way of Northfield, MN. The lead singer/guitarist wet to St. Olaf. OK Golden Girls fans don't have fantasies of Rose because St. Olaf is a college not a town.
Here's the song and the lyrics.
I’m in Minnesota again for the winter
I’m in Minnesota again for the winter
I didn’t come for ice fishing
I didn’t come for duck hunting
I’m not Scandanvian
Or in search of Paul Bunyan
I came for the tapeworms
I came for the tapeworms
Well I came to get better
I’m in Minnesota again for the winter
The thought of ten thousand lakes makes me feel smaller
I didn’t come for ice fishing
I didn’t come for duck hunting
I’m not Scandanvian
Or in search of Paul Bunyan
I’m no fan of the Vikings
Or subzero windchills,
Drifts bigger than buildings
Or running on treadmills
But I’m optimistic
But I’m off to Mystic
Cause I’m feeling lucky
I’m in Minnesota again for the winter
The thought of ten thousand lakes makes me feel smaller
The thought of ten thousand lakes makes me feel…
Well it makes me feel weaker
I love that song, especially the reference to Mystic.
Comments (13)
YAY FOR JENNIFER'S BODY REFERENCE. Can't help but wonder why and how it got made. Someone's taken a shit on Hollywood and their script writers.
You fucking rule.
Hehehe!
Minne-crap-olis.
That part of the song made me chuckle honestly. Never heard anyone deliberately dis on Minneapolis.
A love-hate relationship?
HA! I actually like YOUR verse the best!!!
Have you lived there all your life? I suppose so because your parents are there.
@Manstration -
Seeing Diablo Cody is the "hot" screenwriter currently it probably was made because people were eating up anything she put out. My guess is that she reverted to her ways and did some lap dances and gave some head in back alleys.
@crazy2love -
Thank you!
@Pyronide -
I had my fun times up there as well as the times that were horrible. It was like a double edged sword. I loved the local music scene but it sucked that most of the time they could only get stage time in the winter because that is when the big acts stayed away from the Cities.
@carolinaatnight -
Oh thank you so much
@curiousdwk -
My parents are from Wisconsin. I lived up there when I was teaching and ministering and also for college. That all was a good portion of my life.
@godfatherofgreenbay -
Actually, as someone who I deep into the local music scene here (a producer of local hiphop), I have to agree with you at that. Summer is usually the season for outdoor shows and music festivals,... which are only worthwhile if you have money, and if you can actually get rides to these festivals.
I know how it is around here. It can suck at times, but in my mind, I feel that the struggles I've experienced here is a testament of how much I would give for this scene. ... In a strange way, the negative times gives Minneapolis a personality: alive, but rough around the edges.
@Pyronide -
Which hiphop do you work with? It's funny how that works. A few of the bands I followed up there, well I remember one summer how most of them only did one show in Minneapolis in the summer because it was nearly impossible to get stage time. It was some sort of Midwest woodstock at First Avenue. It was a great show for local music yet it sucked because it was the only show they did up there.
I have to agree with what you say about it being alive but rough around the edges.
It's posted here along with a shitload of other weird stuff.
http://www.vomitsauce.com/music.htm
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