Thursday Gathering
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
So to start off the gatherings...I don't intend for all of the Thursdays to be like this necessarily, but something told me we should be downtown St. Paul for the first. There is something about this little cold spell and downtown St. Paul that want to hang out together in my mind. It may be that it reminds me of one of the gatherings back there somewhere in which we all decided to walk off our intoxications from the Glock down to the-park-with-the-gazebo-whose-name-I-cannot-recall. It was good times and seems to be a fitting place to start.
So in looking at downtown's places-to-go, I remembered that the Minnesota Museum of American Art frequently has live music in the gallery and found that this festival is starting tomorrow and lasts through the weekend. Listen here for a sample of one of the musicians playing (click on Instinct Gregaire).
I will warn you that it is jazz, but part of a new style of jazz that is a variant on old avant-garde stuff, but much more palatable - think Mr. Bungle without the metal. Oh.. .and the tickets are $7 a pop, which in the scheme of things is not a lot. But regardless, I think we should be stepping out of our elements to try something different. We never know what we might find we appreciate. I know nearly all of you are artistic types, so the art museum might possibly appeal to you if the music does not and I haven't heard of any of us going to this museum before. Anyway, this all starts at 7:30, and I theoretically have class until 8:15, so those going may have to go there before me.
After (or instead of) that, we can head to The Liffey (no live music on Thursdays unfortunately), McGoverns (no live music ever to my knowledge), or wander downtown St. Paul until we find something we can all dig on. I am sure there is something.
In short, I want this to be an experience - mildly contrived, yes, but then we'll see how it goes. If it isn't that exactly, at least we are getting together... which is the important part.
So...?
You game?
*** Added later:
Also, Arnelia's in Frogtown has Karaoke!!! That would be awesome if people are up for something completely different. Then we can mosey downtown for a wander.
What do you think?
