Braggin’ Rights
By B.J. Reyes
Minneapolis was the site of the GOP convention media reception Saturday night. Starting tomorrow the convention action moves across the Mississippi River to St. Paul.
Having been to the areas on several occasions (my sister got married in Minneapolis 10 years ago) it’s hard to say which has more panache.
Minneapolis counts Prince, Rachel Leigh Cook, Vince Vaughn and MacGyver himself, Ricahrd Dean Anderson, among the celebrities born there. And of course there is the Mary Tyler Moore statue in downtown. St. Paul claims Loni Anderson and Josh Hartnett as celebrities born there. Peanuts creator Charles Schulz was born in Minneapolis but grew up in St. Paul.
The Vikings (NFL), Twins (MLB) and Timberwolves (NBA) all make their home in Minneapolis, while the NHL’s Wild skates at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, where the GOP will hold its convention. St. Paul also features the Saints, of the minor league American Association.
St. Paul also is the state capital and has adopted the motto of “Most Livable City in America” on its Web site.
This debate won’t be settled by the Republicans meeting here, but it has prompted both cities to put on their best faces for the national media coming to town this week.
Some pics from the media reception event, held on the riverfront by the Guthrie Theater.
The Guthrie Theater
The blogger and St. Paul Mayor Christopher Coleman
View looking west from the fourth floor of the Guthrie Theater
View looking east down the Mississippi River (the bright white construction on the right side is that of the new bridge to replace the I-35 bridge that collapsed Aug. 1, 2007)
August 31st, 2008 at 9:33 am
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September 2nd, 2008 at 2:17 am
thx for being there dude… love some of your pics, and the blogging/info too on what you all are doing/where you are. hang in there with the protesting stuff, and not knowing what’s going to happen day to day, hour by hour?
i miss minneapolis and st. paul. hope linda gets to give her speech after rudy, even tho i’m a local girl obama supporter. love and aloha, m
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:25 am
thx for all the great info/photos of what you guys are doing/seeing in minnesota. wish i could be there, even tho i am a local girl obama supporter. praying for you all from hawaii, and for linda. hope she gets to give her speech after rudy.
take care. love and peace out, m
September 2nd, 2008 at 2:29 am
guess i’m 2nd if i’ve figured out how to post here in the dark!
bj: thx for the great blogs/photos from the republican convention. i miss minneapolis/st. paul and wish i could be there too, even tho i am an obama supporter. hope linda can give her speech after rudy, as was originally scheduled.
hang in there with the not knowing what’s gunna happen next stuff– love your writings and the photos that are here– enjoy and hope you’re not getting too bit by all those state birds…aka: the mosquitos! or… the loons!!
love and aloha, m