Comments on: Inside the Pepsi Center http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/ Lileks on Location ... Metro columnist James Lileks covers the Democratic National Convention as only he can. Which is a kind way to put it, no? Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:29:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: slripley http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-120 slripley Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:25:43 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-120 A song regarding Bill Ayers & Tony Rezco: "How Long Has This Been Goin' On?" A song regarding Bill Ayers & Tony Rezco:
“How Long Has This Been Goin’ On?”

]]> By: Cephas http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-33 Cephas Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:19:30 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-33 First of all, thanks for letting me post without logging in. Wow. I don't need no stinking badges! Alas, Mr. Lileks does, to be sequestered with Team Strib in the lush accommodations of the Pepsi Center. So sad. In the meantime them political songs just keep on a-thumpin' in the jukebox of my mind. Just Gimme Some Truth-John Lennon Dancin' Fool-Frank Zappa (You're The) Devil In Disguise-Elvis Send in the Clowns-Frank Sinatra Deja Vu-Crosby Stills Nash & Young Shaft-Issac Hayes Understand Your Man-Johnny Cash It's Not My Cross to Bear-Allman Bros. Hoooo-weee. Gonna be a long week, I can tell. First of all, thanks for letting me post without logging in. Wow. I don’t need no stinking badges! Alas, Mr. Lileks does, to be sequestered with Team Strib in the lush accommodations of the Pepsi Center. So sad. In the meantime them political songs just keep on a-thumpin’ in the jukebox of my mind.

Just Gimme Some Truth-John Lennon
Dancin’ Fool-Frank Zappa
(You’re The) Devil In Disguise-Elvis
Send in the Clowns-Frank Sinatra
Deja Vu-Crosby Stills Nash & Young
Shaft-Issac Hayes
Understand Your Man-Johnny Cash
It’s Not My Cross to Bear-Allman Bros.

Hoooo-weee. Gonna be a long week, I can tell.

]]> By: Megan of Denver http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-17 Megan of Denver Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:05:06 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-17 From a displanted Minnesotan, glad to see you're in town! In addition to Star-bucks, we also have a great little mom and pop burger joint called McDonald's; you should check it out. From a displanted Minnesotan, glad to see you’re in town! In addition to Star-bucks, we also have a great little mom and pop burger joint called McDonald’s; you should check it out.

]]> By: Kim http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-16 Kim Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:04:14 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-16 I'll be darned if I can come up with a non-political song! Let's see: "You're So Vain" - nah "Second Hand News" by Fleetwood Mac....nah "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss HIm Goodbye" - with any luck "I Started a Joke" - Bee Gees - nah Hah! The Brady Bunch theme!!!!!! And there you are. And thanks, James, I'll be running songs in my head all day now! : D I’ll be darned if I can come up with a non-political song! Let’s see:

“You’re So Vain” - nah
“Second Hand News” by Fleetwood Mac….nah
“Na Na Hey Hey Kiss HIm Goodbye” - with any luck
“I Started a Joke” - Bee Gees - nah

Hah!

The Brady Bunch theme!!!!!!

And there you are.

And thanks, James, I’ll be running songs in my head all day now! : D

]]> By: Kevin of Elmhurst http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-15 Kevin of Elmhurst Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:52:19 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-15 "Grainy?" I wonder if we will go on using the word "grainy" to describe low-resolution in photos, even though there are no silver halide grains involved in digital pictures, the way we go on using the word "dial" for using a touch-tone phone. Hope so. BTW, I think the photo is good: it's informative about the scale of the place. “Grainy?” I wonder if we will go on using the word “grainy” to describe low-resolution in photos, even though there are no silver halide grains involved in digital pictures, the way we go on using the word “dial” for using a touch-tone phone. Hope so.
BTW, I think the photo is good: it’s informative about the scale of the place.

]]> By: Robert Grant http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-14 Robert Grant Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:46:08 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-14 Good morning Mr. Lileks, Will this be the second time Michelle Obama will be proud of her country? Have you seen Rev. Wright, or Mr. Farrakhan yet? Good morning Mr. Lileks,

Will this be the second time Michelle Obama will be proud of her country?

Have you seen Rev. Wright, or Mr. Farrakhan yet?

]]> By: Jack Ford http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-13 Jack Ford Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:36:49 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-13 James, Who will your fair and balanced newspaper have covering the RNC, and will their be a blog site? James,

Who will your fair and balanced newspaper have covering the RNC, and will their be a blog site?

]]> By: Mike Tee http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-12 Mike Tee Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:32:52 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-12 Guy at the podium? Where? Perhaps you can put the 'photo' in MS Paint and circle him? Those iPhones take such great pictures! Guy at the podium?

Where? Perhaps you can put the ‘photo’ in MS Paint and circle him?

Those iPhones take such great pictures!

]]> By: swschrad http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-11 swschrad Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:47:00 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-11 eek! -- DFK has been banished. this must be the new v2.0 buzzery. it looks... so... like "Travels with Fencey." <i> Somewhere near Wyoming, Fencey was not eating his food, not whining, just staring off into the distance. I knew it was time to head into town for more new tires. The problem was, there had been no town for ten days now." </i> also, it appears the Magic Login Screen has disappeared, we are all guests with boogers and dirty hands. eek! — DFK has been banished. this must be the new v2.0 buzzery.

it looks… so… like “Travels with Fencey.”

Somewhere near Wyoming, Fencey was not eating his food, not whining, just staring off into the distance. I knew it was time to head into town for more new tires. The problem was, there had been no town for ten days now.”

also, it appears the Magic Login Screen has disappeared, we are all guests with boogers and dirty hands.

]]> By: prairiecat http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-10 prairiecat Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:17:41 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/lileks/2008/08/24/inside-the-pepsi-center/#comment-10 I went to a wedding reception where the bride & groom danced a polka. It was amazing. And it may have been in Minnesota. I was out near that Welcome to Wyoming sign last August...of course, I was on my way to Wyoming! And on my return, I stayed at a motel MUCH closer to downtown than it was to the airport...shoulda gone back toward Wyoming! I went to a wedding reception where the bride & groom danced a polka. It was amazing. And it may have been in Minnesota.

I was out near that Welcome to Wyoming sign last August…of course, I was on my way to Wyoming! And on my return, I stayed at a motel MUCH closer to downtown than it was to the airport…shoulda gone back toward Wyoming!

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