Comments on: 36 hours in Minneapolis/St. Paul

By: g rote

g rote — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:55:55 +0000

I like Carr, but given that he hasn’t imbibed here in a good long time, someone with an intact liver should have written this.

By: keuks

keuks — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:15:05 +0000

The author is this David Carr. He'd know MSP inside and out (or at least still have the sources here to give it to him straight).

By: justpbob

justpbob — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:56:06 +0000

Ted Baxter never had a gopher in his pants named Carlos, or a compass tattoo on his backside, or a penthouse studio to do his radio gig at the teevee station.

By: mason

mason — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:13:25 +0000

Ted Baxter was before my interest in television arrived, but I just Wiki'ed him:

"To give Knight's character a more "well rounded" existence, the show paired him with Georgette, played by Georgia Engel, who brought out some of the more vulnerable aspects of Ted Baxter"

All of that sizzling repport w/ the married anchors must be his Georgette.

By: justpbob

justpbob — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:38:20 +0000

I think of Don as more of a Cliff Clavin who'll soon be wheeled into the studios for sweeps.

I usually describe him as "imagine Ted Baxter, with all his quirks, as a member of Mensa..."

By: nateek

nateek — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:37:58 +0000

In a related story, this was in today's Strib. I know we rightfully rag on the Strib's headlines. But I appreciated this one.

By: justpbob

justpbob — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:34:58 +0000

Plus, they ordered the “Hot Polack” mit kraut at the 331 — the best thing on their limited menu. Insider tip: if you buy one before 6 p.m. M-F, they are $1, not the usual $4.

By: Kal

Kal — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:31:43 +0000

I am really shocked at the fact of them mentioning “Hidden Beach” – most of our own population doesn’t even know how to get there.

must know who his tour guide was and make him disappear …

By: mason

mason — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:29:16 +0000

I think of Don as more of a Cliff Clavin who'll soon be wheeled into the studios for sweeps. But my question is: Where's the paragraph touting a 'well worth the time' rural excursion? Every column on MN must have one to be taken seriously. Is it just me, and I don't mean to be a dick, or does this one comes of as a series of press-releases by way of the Greater Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce? Please NY'ers, visit our Mini-Apple! @

By: spaceman

spaceman — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:19:14 +0000

that’s a decent way to spend 36 hours in Minneapolis — though Carr’s alternate guide would be an interesting read too.