Tonight man-go-round told me a story. This guy is full of information I cannot even hope to amass in the 9 years it will take me to reach his age. 


Man-go-round :”Dave Ray? as in Koerner Ray and Glover?”
Meri: “um, yeah?”
Man-go-round: “When the Beatles came over to play in the States, they were asked about why they came. They held up a Koerner Ray and Glover album and wanted to meet the guys who made it.”


(man-go-round continues telling a story while my mind wanders…)


Meri’s thoughts: “hmmm, Minnesota has some pretty awesome musicians in its history! Hmm, there’s obviously Bobby D, and I wrote about Lipps, Inc. and Slug yesterday……”


Thus, thanks to man-go-rounds encyclopedia mind, I give you:

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The Minne Awards (pronounced like Minnie Mouse)
as voted by… You guys!!


There are two categories for this award. Place your vote for each category, and I’ll announce the winners tomorrow. What does the winner get? Um, what does Prince dream about at night? The waters of Lake Minnetonka? Well, yes, but also…. **A SHOUT OUT ON MY BLOG!!! 


**extreme sarcastic liberties taken by blog author


So here they are. Write-ins welcome as well.


Category 1: The Biggies


In corner one: Bob Dylan

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 In corner 2: Prince

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C. Other____________________




Category 2:
A. Judy Garland
B. Atmosphere
C. Brother Ali
D. Lipps, Inc
E. Soul Asylum
F. The Hold Steady
G. Semisonic
H. Trampled by Turtles
I. Marcy Playground
J. Koerner, Ray, and Glover (I have to admit I had never heard of them before man-go-round’s story though… shaaaaame on me, I know…)
K. The Jayhawks
L. Johnny Lang
M. Mason  Jennings
N. Gear Daddies (my sister had this CD and I have no idea how famous they ever were… but maybe superfans are lurking out there!)
O. Eyedea and Abilities
P. The Andrews Sisters (one of my personal hopes for the win 🙂 but don’t let that bias you…)
Q. Other ______________________


Please vote! I want to know which Minnesotans “rock” your world!


-Meri