2011
South DaCola’s feature business
Absolute is one of the most affordable sandwich shops in downtown. They serve hot toasted subs at about half the price of their closest competitor. They are the sister restaurant of South Dakota’s first Jazz Club, Touch of Europe.
Warhol goes on display tomorrow at the Washington Pavilion
While I am very excited about seeing this exhibit (and paying an entrance fee). I doubt I will see anything new. But for those of you that are not familiar with Andy’s work, I encourage you to go, and take the kids. The exhibit comes from Andy’s official museum in Pittsburgh and Augustana will also have some of his polaroids on display. I have often said Andy’s biggest contributions were in music and film and his art was how he made a living. Don’t get me wrong, I love his art and am heavily influenced by him.
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If you are intrigued or inspired after viewing the exhibit I recommend some light reading 🙂 DIARIES • KILL ME
I was fortunate enough to meet and have dinner with Richard Weisman who was personal friends with Andy and commissioned Warhol’s Sports Series that came to the Pavilion a few years back. He befriended my friend Paige Turner that night and she was invited to his Seattle home. She said in the guest bedroom where she stayed a Rothko hung above her head. Still mad she didn’t invite me to come along, I could have pretended to be gay for a couple of days.
Kermit has been freed!
Just kidding. Kermit finally got a half-ass letter from the city that he was not unethical.
Former Sioux Falls city council member Kermit Staggers says he’s won a year-long battle with the city’s Board of Ethics.
Staggers says the board sent him a letter retracting their reprimand from last May. The board had reprimanded him on charges of holding another office while on the city council.
You can read the PRESS CONFERENCE and the documents here: kermit-ethics
That letter was shorter then the one I got about my library card being cancelled.