Friday, September 26, 2003

Stay Hungry

The Minnesota Music Awards were held last night at O'Gara's and as is their tradition, the major awards were swept by some guy I've never heard of. His name was Kurt Jorgenson. And I think it still is, unless sudden fame and success has caused an overnight Prince-like unpronounceable transformation on his part.

But ol' Kurt shouldn't let this get to his head, since no matter how big he gets in the years to come, there's always going to be someone there to put things in the proper perspective. And last night that person was St. Paul mayor Randy Kelly, driving the stake into the hearts of new wave nostalgia freaks all over the Twin Cities. As reported in the Star Tribune:

Minnesota Public Radio jazz specialist Leigh Kamman and '80s rock-wavers the Suburbs each received lifetime-achievement type awards.

"I feel so historic," said Suburbs co-vocalist Chan Poling.

Poling's group was not so historic as to be on the radar of St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly, who called them "the Suppers" when they won for best rock band.

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