Secrets of the City

The headline says it all, but I just wanted to post this to give me the opportunity to tell you the latest rumor floating around the Strib–that Avista is going to sell the downtown land to Zygi Wolf and move the offices to Fridley.

Okay, at least I know who Par Ridder is…

“…move the offices to Fridley.”

Maybe then they would do a better job of covering Anoka County news.

move the offices to Fridley

What a kick in the groin! Are any other major metro dailies located outside of a center city?

Well, they’re certainly going to sell the land, but I honestly can’t see them moving to Fridley. They might consolidate into the North Loop near their printing press.

Umm, the Fridley thing is a joke. I don’t think people seriously believe that’s going to happen.

But the part about the land being sold is probably true.

If Fat Thumbs meant it as a joke, Blaine would have been funnier. You know, symmetry and all.

I don’t think Fat Thumbs meant it is a joke. I think the Strib people who are saying it mean it as a joke.

Blaine’s a dive, but Tinklenberg ran it well. Anyway, if they were to move the offices, wouldn’t somewhere on the border of Mpls-St. Paul-Roseville be a more central location for a paper that strives to cover the entire metro region?

I can see the rumor starting more as leverage to get Hines to drop its last price on the land. I can see Avista helping the rumor along because, if Hines does get prodded back into the deal, DT land prices will bump up nicely, and then Avista can start in on the real Strib land sale.

Blaine, because Wilf couldn’t build his stadium there, so now he has to buy the Strib’s land, and… sigh.

Sorry, I hate explaining these things, especially when they’re really not that clever.

Anyway, the printing plant is a huge investment, and I know about the whole dead tree = dinosaur thing, but they’re sort of wed to that for now.

Bobby, you’re so Machiavellian.

I was going to add that I also believe that Castro killed JFK.

For context.

They won’t sell the Tribune land until Sid kicks. The whole reason the Metrodome is where it is is because Sid didn’t wanted a short drive to the ballpark. Now if Sid suddenly keels in the next few weeks, then we got a conspiracy.

But if they moved to the North Loop, then they’d be close to the new ballpark.

And Sid’s going to live for another 30 years, easy.

And Sid’s going to live for another 30 years, easy.

True. Only the good die young.

I know it’s liberal liturgy for you guys to hate souchie boy, but I love ‘em. He’s a great writer and a man’s man. Come to think of it, I suppose that’s why he’s persona non grata with you people.

Sorry, I hate explaining these things, especially when they’re really not that clever.

It’s also not funny. I think you, Munsing, are probably the reason why everyone I talk to about this site says it’s too elitist. Someone misreads the post because they’re in the middle of working and posting and you embrace a holier-than-thou mentality.

The reason real liberals will never be in power again in this country is because of this.

Where’s Matt, anyway?

“ . . . and a man’s man.“

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I know that this phrase has a traditional meaning, but I’ve always thought that it’s funny that that meaning is just completely at odds with the meaning that a deconstructionist reading of the phrase produces.

Just sayin . . .
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I think he’s off traveling the world, alexis.

” . . . and a man’s man.”

Not that there’s anything wrong with that…

Ned Beatty…now there’s a man’s man.

“Poor Budd Rugg is so far out of the loop that he was apparently the last person on the planet to realize that aging, rat-faced Pioneer Press cutie Joe Soucheray had basically given up his storied career in journalism to become the mayor of an imaginary little hillbilly village, where he hosts a radio show and crazy old men call in every day and bitch about taxes! Its the cutest thing Ive ever heard in my life! Every time I listen in Im reminded of my own wonderful and lonely childhood, where I had my very own town in my backyard Ruggville.”

–Budd Rugg, 1998

Soucheray is a fascist, racist, cowardly, washed-up, middle aged hack.

I can see why you masturbate to him, Maz.

I’m here. I was in gay Paris for a week eating up the last of the money I saved during college. I never studied abroad, so I’ve had a bit of an itch lately. Thanks for missing me, Alexis.

Soucheray is a fascist, racist, cowardly, washed-up, middle aged hack.

This from the ever-zen, humankind-loving (and eloquent) Raindog.

Yep.

They give the inmates an hour a day for recreation and raindog uses it to spew obscenities on the internets before the guys in the white coats can find her.

I once ordered Joe Soucheray out of Regions Hospital’s lobby, where he had lit up a cigar, breaking the law and generally making an ass of himself.

Who knew then I’d later be alamn Bob. Foreshadows a go-go.

That said, I DO appreciate Soucheray’s skill as a writer. He’s a real pro, and a lot smarter than he looks. Except the time he tried to cross me when I was working at Regions.

“I was in gay Paris for a week eating up the last of the money I saved during college. I never studied abroad, so I’ve had a bit of an itch lately. “

Welcome back, Matt. The Paris I saw was pretty straight, but that was many years ago. Things change.

Seriously, do a post on your Parisian adventures. We would love to hear ‘em. My next big trip will likely be to visit my parents in Indianapolis, so please, do tell.

Er, you don’t have to explain about that itch…

I never thought Soucheray was a good writer. I think everything about him is pretty lame, actually.

Soucheray’s a crap writer with a tired schtick. he has even been known to lift stuff out of small papers and pass it off as his own.

I know many St. Paulites who don’t subscribe to the paper because of his drivel. And we’ve heard he has a clause in his contract that prohibits his work from being edited. . . which would explain a lot of things.

Surely, you fellows jest. He turns out columns in workmanlike fashion – hes OK. If anything, his writing these days is inspired by what happens on his radio show, and thats not very inventive

Nick Coleman is the worlds worst metro columnist, he can’t string together a coherent commentary.

he has even been known to lift stuff out of small papers and pass it off as his own.

Any examples? I’m sure his boss would love to know.

I’m good for something around here once in a while.

I’m here. I was in gay Paris for a week eating up the last of the money I saved during college.

I’m not trying to be a dick here, but who saves enough money in college to go to China and then Paris? Who saves money in college at all?

gotta admit that sounded funny to me, too. when i wasn’t leeching off girlfriends I was stealing textbooks, exchanging 10cent returnable beer cans for ramen and scraping my bowls with religious fervor just to get the last cough-inducing hits of resin.

Maybe he got a rebate check from Carleton.

When I was out in connecticut for four years I went to Yale … yumpin yiminy.

Haters…

I’m good for something around here once in a while.
»» Submitted by »»» alexis at 8:44 PM on March 7

Like anal sex advice.

“This from the ever-zen, humankind-loving (and eloquent) Raindog.“

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In Raindog’s defense, the full moon phase is just ending today.
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Sorry, I hate explaining these things, especially when they’re really not that clever.

It’s also not funny. I think you, Munsing, are probably the reason why everyone I talk to about this site says it’s too elitist. Someone misreads the post because they’re in the middle of working and posting and you embrace a holier-than-thou mentality.

Obviously too late to rectify the situation now, but I think you misread my comment (and I can see how it might not have been clear). I was referring to “these things” not being clever. It was supposed to be self deprecating.

Alas.