Secrets of the City

I hear that only one member of Faggot is gay.

Which is… gay.

Who wants to write Katherine Kersten to see if she’ll do a column on their music and publicity angle?

I so will if no one else wants to.

I heard that too. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but geez, maybe CityPages could find an actual gay band for its Pride issue?

you totally should
I can’t wait to see what KK has to say say

Matt may have painted himself into a corner by refusing to run links from dailies today. Did anyone catch that the state wants to “borrow” from the private sector for another infrastructure project, this time for an IT project? Of course, it’s not really borrowing, like the Crosstown project — businesses are just supposed to give the employees as a gift.

So, rather than evaluating systems, they’re just waiting for vendors to sell them a package with free consulting. That’s awful IT policy.

Do you think KK would go to one of their shows with me? You know, in the spirit of “real journalism”? Then afterwards, we could sit down with a couple of beers…I could open her mind to tolerating diversity, she could share her home-perming tips with me…it could be beautiful.

Beautiful.

Maybe Kersten is that sad little girl who never had anyone to sit with at lunch, and just needs a hand to reach out in friendship and understanding. Amber’s cheerleader credentials make her even more appropriate to be the ambassador of diversity to reach across the lunchroom and introduce our favorite columnist/cautionary tale of cosmetology to a brave new world.

You’ll be the Felix and Oscar for the new millenium.

It sounds like the business folks are actually optimistic about it once they can get it past their bosses.

He also missed this story, which I expect to be addressed by Kate Parry this weekend. When a former publisher takes out an ad that is the subject of a news story readers deserve some transparency.

Wow, yeah, it makes great business sense to pay your employees and get zero work from them because they’re working for the government. Who on earth in the private sector would actually think this is a good idea? Who in the government (oh wait, yeah I know) could think that they could get a huge overhaul out of the goodness of corporate hearts?

The only possible scenario I can think of is that while they won’t be ‘paid’ for the workers they ‘lend’ to the government, they might just get some ’special favours’ later on down the road in the form of preferential legislation or paid contract work (probably above the going rate and in some form of shady fleecing-the-taxpayer deal). I guess now the way you lobby local government isn’t taking legislators out to expensiver dinner&drinks, but rather by fixing their computer and removing all the spyware. Ha.

I disagree that City Pages is off base in their highlighting “Faggot” just because only one member of the four member band is a homosexual. I think it’s radical that heterosexuals would want to be a part of a queer expression. It isn’t because I think queers need to be validated by the presence of straights or that a “let’s all get along” message needs to be pushed, but rather that expressions that sometimes get our radical notes on sexuality and gender needn’t be confined and if there are queer artists working under label of mainstream or “straight” work then why not the other way around? Shit is all fluid, you know what I’m saying? =)

It’s too bad Solstice hasn’t received more local pub.

For some reason I thought it said Fraggle Rock!

too much fiber, addymal. a hunk of cheese, that’ll tighten up said shit fluidity.

expensiver? I’ve got to proofread.

kwatt: He also missed this story, which I expect to be addressed by Kate Parry this weekend. When a former publisher takes out an ad that is the subject of a news story readers deserve some transparency.

I am confused, Kevin. The article describes Joel Kramer as “former publisher of the Star Tribune and founder of think tank Growth and Justice that organized the ‘Invest for Real Prosperity’ fiscal strategy.” How much transparency do you want?

This used to be kind of an interesting site.

Please! Saint Paul and Minneapolis don’t need either the Dems or Repukes from Washington in town for their national convention. We already have enough national publicity like former Guv. Jesse Ventura, Garrison Kellior, Al Franken, the Twins stadium fiasco, and Josh Hartnett for god sake. Let te two parties ditch each other out in other cities like Miami, Chicago, or San Francsico(or Berkley) where the crazies can riot all they want, outside the convention halls for media coverage drama. And besides, why would anyone throw a presidental endorsement party in an open air ballpark where the next-door trash burners spew out stinky pollution that makes anyone to barf, after eating a foot long hot dog?

Oh Please! Saint Paul and Minneapolis shouldn’t host either poltical party on Captiol hill for the 2008 presidental election. Already we have enough worldwide publicity like Guv. Jesse Ventura, Garrison Kellior, Al Franken, the Twins Stadium debate fiasco, and Josh Hartnett for god sake. We don’t need a stinkin convention for the special intrest lovers on K-street. And beside, why would anyone throw a presidental endoresment party at an open air ballpark, where you could actully smell the enrich trash burners, owned by Hennepen County, doing 100 RPM in full spin cycle, causing you to barf?

Hey, belated thanks for the link, Matt.

More Faggot photos here