What I did on my summer vacation.
I am attending a Twins Cities baseball doubleheader on Sunday; a major league Minnesota Twins game in the afternoon in Minneapolis, and a minor league St. Paul Saints game in the evening in St. Paul. As I was thinking about Twins and Saints, I started to wonder, “Has there ever been any saints that were twins?” I did a little internet research and found out that in fact, there are a few cases of twins that became saints. Reading through the history, it is evident that there is no certainty that some of the sibling saints were actually twins because they lived early in the first millennium and there is little or nothing known about their childhoods. However, one pair reputed to be twins is St. Benedict (480-547) and his sister St. Scholastica (480-543). I found this fascinating because they both have colleges in Minnesota name for them; College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph and College of St. Scholastica in Duluth. So it turns out that the baseball Twins and Saints perhaps have a secondary meaning to their names that goes beyond the cities in which they play their games.
Up Next: Triple Play Live Music in Minneapolis!
Once a year, I get an extended rotational assignment in the wonderful metropolis called The Twin Cities. Outside of my hometown of Chicago, there is no better Midwestern locale for a rockin’ music scene. So on my first weekend here, I am going for a trifecta of live music. The trilogy will start Thursday night at Schooner Tavern in Longfellow for an open jam Blues night. Friday will be at the Triple Rock Social Club in Cedar-Riverside for Waxahatchee, Cayetana and Snail Mail. I’ll round out the triad on Saturday in Downtown West at First Avenue/7th Street Entry for a CD release party with local Punk band The 99ers and guests The Silverteens, Ripper, Rudegirl, DJ Barb Abney and host Anthony Shore, a.k.a., The Minnesota Elvis. It will be a rockin’ good time in Minnesota!
Looking forward to seeing this band at Riot Fest. Great story tellers. A New York band but Craig Finn grew up in Minneapolis, one of my favorite Midwest cities. I love the references to the Twin Cities. Back when we were living up on Hennepin...