Minneapolis – Block E is a Cancer
Overview
Minneapolis was founded in 1850 by a group of sadistic Swedes looking for a home as cold and flat as Stockholm. The Swedes took land from the Dakota in exchange for naming rights (Minnehaha) and a promise that some day, we would let them gamble.
During the 1800’s the Mill City milled and the Saint Anthony [...]
Claws Out Debauchery in Dever
Famous for: Altitude and an omelet.
Overview: Denver is, for my money, the most livable city in the U.S. It’s an affordable, good lookin’ town where virtually EVERYONE drinks as much as I do. I had been through Denver a few times on tour and each visit was an exercise in fifth-gear, claws out debauchery and [...]
In Austin, “Alamo” Means You Can Drink
Austin is for damned sure the best thing that has ever happened to Texas. Austin has brought you such hits as party at the moon tower, Randal “Pink” Floyd, Wooderson, 6th street, Stevie Ray Vaughan, open container fair play, naked bongos, Beavis and Butthead, and the Slacker. If you’re not quite sold, you need to reset your top priority of the summer.
Bro, Bra, Burly, Bend
Overview – Bend has grown from 14,000 people in 1990 to about 65,000 in 2005. Bend has been transformed from a lumber town with a small ski resort to ÜberAspen. Most of the transplants are Californians and disgustingly healthy retirees. The high desert climate (sunshine year round, dry fluffy snow on Mt Bachelor, very low [...]