What A Great Time With The Young Folks

Saturday night Sue's folks (The Harv and Molly),Sue and this humble writer ventured out to St. Peter to Patrick's On Third to watch "Useful Jenkins" a five member band that included our nephew Josh and our nieces husband, Travis.
Of course we had to get some pictures...you may recognize some of the suspects...Josh, Brooke, Harv and Sue.




The band started playing shortly after 10:00 (my bedtime) and it didn't take long for the dance floor to get some action.



Before the night was done, the dance floor was packed with people clutching their drinks for dear life. I also saw some people clutching each other, but that will be a different story for a different time.

Here is a picture of Brook's husband, Travis. He is on the far right.


And a few more shots....



Sue's brother Bob and his wife Molly were also there. They are nice people and fun to be around.

If you ever get the opportunity to see this band, please do. Here is a link to their site. You can listen to their material and even order their new CD if you wish. Useful Jenkins Site

There was an older couple on the dance floor the entire night...(the guy with the white beard and wife in long dress) who had a healthy attitude. While talking to Sue...He said..."Growing old is inevitable....Growing up is optional". In the words of our niece, Brooke... Yup....that saying belongs on a t-shirt or bumper sticker.

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Tornado Towers

If you lived in the Mankato, MN area in the 70's and 80's you were well aware of this landmark.

In about 1971 some guy had the brilliant idea that this concept was the wave of the future.

People would purchase a mobile home and a crane would slide it between the concrete supports. Then when they wanted to move, a crane would drag it out of it's nest and they would put wheels under it and haul it to it's next concrete and tin highrise.

Well, the idea flopped. Once those babies were put in they stayed until they fell apart and torn down by the city.

I will say that I knew someone who rented one while we were going to college. They were pretty nice inside until the winds blew. At that point it got interesting. They would shake, rattle and almost roll. Propped fifty feet in the air made the pucker factor rise several notches.

About the only thing nice about that place was the fact that all you had to say was Tornado Towers and everyone knew what part of town you were talking about.

Thanks to my brother-in-law Chris for sending me this picture to show you.
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Great Food!

In my last blog I promised you I would tell you about the great food we enjoy from our favorite little Chinese restaurant.

It is called the Hunan Garden on Belgrade Avenue in North Mankato,MN.

The restaurant eating area is very basic but the food is to die for. We get takeout from there once a week and it is fabulous.

As you can see from the pictures, the servings are huge!

All that food for $24.00....and that is enough for two people...or four meals.

Here is half the food dished up.


I am hungry all over again just looking at the pictures!

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Friendly People

After work today I did my part to ward off the serious side effects of the flu. I went to one of our Walgreen's stores and rolled up my sleeve and told the person in the uniform to be gentle. Apparently the clerk in the camera department was not authorized to give the shot. He told me I would have to go talk to someone else.

I felt a little foolish rolling up my sleeve like that so I figured I would really look prepared for the shot. I walked over to the fragrance department and dropped my pants notifying the painted lady behind the counter that I "was ready".

Now that move really got the ball rolling. In mere seconds the store manager was running down the isle waving his arms. So being the friendly person that I am, I started waving back. These folks are really friendly. The woman behind the counter was also waving her arms, kind of like the guys who wave their arms at the airplanes as they are about to hit the terminal.

This was turning into a real party except for several older ladies who rushed out of the store covering their eyes mumbling something about democrats. Those same blue haired ladies met several police officers who were rushing in the door. They were also very friendly as they were waving their night sticks at something. MMMmm bees you suppose?

The cops worked their way back to the crowd that had formed around me and said something to me about pulling up my pants.

Now what the heck was this all about? I thought I would drop my pants in advance so they could give me my shot without having to wait for me. By this time several other people had formed a line behind me and dropped their pants as well. It took them a bit longer to drop'em because they were carrying little brown bags with a bottle in them. I suppose they were just trying to keep up their fluid levels prior to receiving their shots. They were soon arrested for drinking in public and taken back to the shelter.

And me? How was I to know that I was to get the shot in my arm instead of the butt?

No harm done, just a little mistake. I am now looking for another location to receive my shot. I have been banned from Walgreen's. One of the cops said that I may get the immunization at the jail when the public health department is there taking care of the inmates. Now what would I be doing at the jail? My court date is next Wednesday.

Check back soon as I am going to tell you about the best Chinese food around.

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