Last night marked the official start of the Cedar Lake canoe season. Jim Brakken and I brought out the canoe to the Cedar lake racks in Minneapolis. Thursday night is now the sacrosanct canoe night – between ice out and ice in. Jim also brings home the prize for going along on this year’s ice breaker canoe run. which we did 3 weeks ago.

Menu:

Ice breaker Run: No snacks sadly, but after breaking ice on Hiawatha, Jim and I paddled the Minnehaha Creek down to Sea Salt just before the Minnehaha Falls for Summit Beer and clam chowder. A good mix.

Canoe Opener: Sadly no snacks in the boat, but we did have a 6 pack of Stella Artois. 5 of the 6 consumed. We compensated for no snacks by running over the “The Nook” in St. Paul for burgers the size of infants. Bonus!!! for switching tables with a larger group, Jim and I each got a comped can of Miller High life!! The Champagne of Beers.

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Here’s a shot of the U of M Dance poster that was just honored with an ADC award. Right on.

Well Boy Howdy!
We had never entered the prestigious Art Directors Club before, and looks like we were honored with an ADC award for the poster design we did for our rad clients at the University of Minnesota Dance Program. Right on! You can see what the Art Directors Club is all about here http://www.adcglobal.org/

Big ups to the University of Minnesota for being such right on design partners.

jj

I DREAM of an Obama vs. McCain face off for 2008.
Only for the opportunity to design an “Obailey vs. McPotter” t-shirt using the faces of George Bailey and Mr. Potter from “It’s a Wonderful Life”.

Alright, Let’s see if my video link works here

Andrew Comfort, the genius visionary behind Q-BA-MAZE (with impeccable taste in oysters i might add) was asked by the mighty Walker Art Center here in Minneapolis to do a window display for his product sold in the Walker Store. He and his crew of sculptors laid down proper. Take a lookit.

http://blogs.walkerart.org/offcenter/2008/02/26/eavesdrop-022508-walker-aquarium/

jj

Alright – this is worth noting.
This weekend i downloaded and watched
Force 10 from Navarone from itunes.

Jesus! I had forgotten that this might be
in the running for best Sunday afternoon movie of all time.
I seem to remember it playing on Fargo afternoon theater
like every week when i was a kid.

Check out these movie assets:
-A young Harrison Ford in a Nazi uniform for over half the movie
-An extended knife fight between Carl Weathers and Richard Kiel (jaws from bond)
-An extended nude bathing scene featuring Barbara Bach (From Russia with love bond girl)
-Extensive 1970’s minature shots (think towering inferno level special effects here)

and lots of nazis – lots and lots of nazis.

This movie is everything that the sabbath should be about.

jj

The Highland Lunds now has a a full Breakfast Bar!!
Quiche, omelets, sausage, pigs in a blanket – da whole 9 yards.
This morning was the first Spunk Breakie Big Top.
This really changes everything.