Madison, Wisconsin in the 1980s was a great place for campus activism, but personal experiences around this activism were often complicated. Meanwhile, in Minneapolis, the Wedge Co-op was a little granola shop helping to start Minnesota’s organic food scene. In 2008, they purchased The Gardens of Eagan (located at that time not in Eagan but Northfield, MN) but then sold it in 2015.
Category Archives: Chicago
Brandy doesn’t live here
What happens when some Chicago kids confront a novel technology? The answering machine was invented in the 1940s. The classic 1970s TV show Rockford Files began each episode with a message left on Rockford’s machine. But it was still uncommon in 1980s homes.
Emile Westergaard
Emile was my college dorm neighbor and a decent musician. He also inspired a song by Chris Pearson.
Albert Died Today
My pet rat Albert died in fall of 1988. He was buried in an empty lot behind Bret Harte Elementary School.
Guitar Riff
In the 1990s, Chicago became the center of a so called “post-rock” scene. Did my record collection, passed on to James Warden, play a role in this?
