Weekend Twitterings

Welcome to the new edition of Weekend Twitterings where you talk about shooting the piano player, general lack of afterparties in this city and funny underwear!

Good to know.


Truer words have not been spoken.


Klassy with a "k"


Photos?


There's a first for everything, apparently.


Ouch.

Did you see that dragon??


We might be cat ladies too!


We know a guy who knows a guy who can make this happen for you.


Never!


We love when that happens.


Agreed. Cough syrup: the poor man's Valium.


Word!


When hipsters fall too far into the irony hole.


Is touching Suge Knight good luck or bad luck?


(we're clicking the proverbial "like" button on this one)


We can't get enough of @notJasonDeRusha


We're not going to touch that site with a ten foot pole.


But really, can you ever go wrong with the Kirk method of acting?


So bad, it's good.

Submitted by @marrina and @letoilemagazine

Vita.mn 'Are You Local?' finalists announced

Congratulations to Hunting Club, Joey Ryan and the Inks and Bight Club, the three finalists in Vita.mn's "Are You Local?" Best New Bands contest. All three bands along with Lookbook, Gay Witch Abortion, Peter Wolf Crier, Jeremy Messersmith, Romantica and City On the Make are set to perform at "Are You Local?" Vita.mn SXSW Send-off concert at First Ave, on March 6th.


Submitted by @marrina.

Seekins a la Familia

We noticed this oldie but goodie pop up on Minneapolis' Familia Skateshop's Facebook page, with iconic local artist Scott Seekins in an Obey-style design. Familia did a run of this design in a t-shirt in 2008. We think they should bring it back!

Submitted by @marrina.

Vampire and his underage girlfriend nabbed by police

If you've been following the disturbing saga over at City Pages this week, you've likely been baffled by the strange case involving a 16-year old runaway and epic wingnut, 44-year old Jonathan Sharkey. A self-proclaimed Satanist and vampire (and no, not the hot kind a la True Blood or Twilight) who also made a failed bid at running for governor of Minnesota awhile back, Sharkey met 16 year old Paige Brewer on an online vampire message board (where else?).

Today after arranging a meeting with social services, the police swung in and nabbed the girl and her vamp, who are being held for questioning. Apparently, no actual crime has been committed, as Sharkey claims the two have not had sex, but public outcry and the extreme creepiness of the whole situation -- not to mention the fact that Brewer is an underage runaway -- are grounds for an intervention.

Hopefully this girl comes to her senses with the help of her family! We can only imagine how embarrassing this story will be for her in a few years. A classic case of "What the hell was I thinking?" if you ask us.

Here's a creeptastic/embarrassing vid of Sharkey proposing the Brewer via YouTube.



Here's a hilar pic of the vamp wrapped in a blanket, weilding a sword.

Zimmern talks to Tyra

Andrew Zimmern, our own chef extraordinaire, reported today from Chelsea Studios in New York where he was taping a Tyra Banks episode. Apparently, Tyra is a huge fan of Zimmern's hugely popular travel/food show, Bizarre Foods (the show, not the foods themselves). The episode will air during show's last week this coming May (Tyra is ending the show after a five-year run).

Please Andrew, make Tyra try something "new and exciting". Like, for example, fresh frog sashimi or some sake “infused” with a dead salamander still in the glass.

Submitted by @marrina.

Would you drink this water?

We don't know whether to scream, laugh, or cry! Steve Marsh posted this epic watercolor painting by local artist Michael Gaughan that features the who's who of the local music scene. This seriously NEEDS to be in mural format somewhere!

Click to enlarge

Marsh takes a stab at guessing the identities of the peeps: P.O.S., Brad Cook (Megafaun), Zack Coulter, Justin Vernon?, Adam Hurlburt, Nate Vernon?, James Buckley (photos), Ivan Howard (The Rosebuds), Channy Moon-Caselle, Ryan Olson, Katy Morley, Phil Cook (Megafaun), Brian Moen?, Grant Cutler?, Joe Westerlund (Megafaun), Nick Ryan (Leisure Birds)?, Mike Noyce, Dessa, Jake Luck (Leisure Birds)?, Michael Lewis.

Who do you see?

UPDATE: The watercolor painting mystery has been solved!

Apparently, over 25 local and regional musicians have teamed up to create a record under the moniker Gayngs, which means everybody in that hot tub is going to be involved. Can you say awesome?? Our pal Andrea Swenson has the all the deets, so make sure you check out her post on Gimme Noise blog.

Submitted by @letoilemagazine

Link of the Day

@artsmia tweeted a link to this fun video promo for Foot in the Door 4, which opens Thursday at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The show features thousands of small works by Minnesota artists of all styles and mediums. Foot in the Door only comes around once every ten years, so be sure to check it out! Tomorrow's opening party will be especially fun with live music from Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles, DJ Jake Rudh, a cash bar, and even a "Shoe in the Door" photo booth where attendees can get their stylish shoes snapped!



Submitted by @letoilemagazine

Solid Gold debuts on MTV!

Local faves, Solid Gold, made their big debut on MTV on Tuesday! The new video for the soon-to-be-mega-hit "Matter of Time" is a colorful masterpiece, with an epic lighting concept created by SG cohort Bryant Locher. We LOVE!!!



Submitted by @letoilemagazine

Beth + Brian

Patrons of Clubhouse Jager were in for a big surprise tonight when l'etoile ad sales guru Brian Gioielli proposed to his girlfriend, l'etoile founder Beth Hammarlund, during l'etoile's long-running sci-fi night, JagerCon! Gioielli got on the mic and surprised Beth with a custom designed ring by local jewelry maven Karin Jacobsen. Beth said YES! We are so amazingly happy for B&B, who are two of the most kind-hearted, cool people we know. Congrats!

And yes, the l'etoile crew is already planning their wedding, of course!



Submitted by @letoilemagazine

Link of the Day

Thanks to tips from local fashionistas Juleana Enright and Jane Belfry we became aware of Katie, a 5-year-old fashion blogger that Racked.com hired to cover New York Fashion Week. Cute? Definitely. Legit? We're not so sure about that.

Comparisons to the fashion blogging sensation Tavi (who is 13 and blogs over at Style Rookie) are understandable, but in our humble opinion- Katie cannot and should not compete with Tavi. Want proof? Please compare how these two youngsters talk about fashion:


Katie :"I met Carlota, the vice president of Hautelook, and I interviewed her about her job. I told her my favorite color is turquoise, like the flower on her necklace. Then I put on some glitter make-up and lip gloss, talked on my favorite pink phone, and checked my email."


Tavi (in her Marc Jacobs review): "The fabrics moved nicely. The models resembled the tiny graceful figurines that spin in an opened jewelry box, or the human sums of numerous collages crafted by young dreamers out of magazine clippings and backyard finds. There was a clear air of foggy nostalgia that drifted throughout the room, clinging to coattails in shades of pale yellow and grey."

See what we mean? The only thing we can conclude is that Racked.com "hired" Katie as a part of some elaborate PR ploy to get some publicity and sorta make fun of the entire Tavi craze...What are your thoughts - Team Tavi or Team Katie?

Submitted by @marrina.