MN Love

http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2011/09/50_minnesota_music_facts.php

So City Pages, the local alt weekly, has been releasing these blog posts of 50 things to love about Minnesota. Yesterday it was 50 things to love about Minnesota food, today it's music. And as a music junkie (it totally fits under the info junkie umbrella) and a lover of lists- please peruse and learn something new.
I know I learned a lot I didn't previously know. Like the fact that Tiny Tim died in Minneapolis and is buried in Lakewood cemetery (which on a morbid note- is a pretty cool cemetery, I'd suggest exploring it sometime if you get the chance).
It just reaffirms my love for Minneapolis- When I was finishing college, I knew I'd either get stuck in one of 3 scenarios- dead end small town small time job, OK job in Des Moines or Iowa city or moving somewhere I enjoyed and making it work. Thankfully I found an AmeriCorps program to die for in Minneapolis and that gave me the opportunity to move up here. When had my choice of Midwest cities (wanted to stay somewhat close to the fam)- Omaha? Nah. Didn't know a lot about the music scene of Kansas city or St. Louis. Chicago? That lifestyle is not my scene- good for visits, not for living. Minneapolis had great music and plenty of outdoorsy stuff for me to do. Let's just call it a great match :)
I always have Iowa- it's my history and I'll never stop loving it. something about that hilly land that goes on forever- you can't beat it. But I don't think I'd ever appreciate it if I'd never left. I'm sure I'm not the only one with that feeling, right?

Also- I would be completely in favor with Atmosphere's "Say Shhh" becoming the official Minneapolis song.