US Midwest

[bcuster]

Not expecting much traffic here, just a place to post about your thoughts, hopes, dreams, photos & experiences about the US other than the mighty and rightfully dominant coastal cities.

 

[petee]

i was in chicago once, i liked it quite well.

the last undergraduate gf was from fort wayne, but she was an oddball and it ended badly.

i drove cross-country once, spent a day in STL. i was crossing the mizzip to get to KC where i had a reservation but i saw the arch and IT'S SO BIG so i stopped and spent the day thereabouts, very interesting.

i knew a woman from MN and she was so norwegian that you could see the veins in her skin. i am not making that up. and the accent!

 

[bcuster]

i was in chicago once, i liked it quite well.

the last undergraduate gf was from fort wayne, but she was an oddball and it ended badly.

i drove cross-country once, spent a day in STL. i was crossing the mizzip to get to KC where i had a reservation but i saw the arch and IT'S SO BIG so i stopped and spent the day thereabouts, very interesting.

i knew a woman from MN and she was so norwegian that you could see the veins in her skin. i am not making that up. and the accent!

Have you ever visited Fort wayne?

 

[petee]

Have you ever visited Fort wayne?

no, never was there or in IN at all.

 

[marty21]

I studied in the Mid West for a year , at the University of Illinois : Champaign-Urbana . 1986-87 , haven't been back there or the states since. Had a wonderful year there tbf .

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Posting in here on the off chance someone might have some useful information.

We are going to Detroit and Chicago next year and we are particularly interested in exploring:

1. The industrial history and working class communities of both cities
2. The history of techno in both cities

If anyone has got any thoughts or info on places that we should go, things we should see and - on particular - walking routes or cycling routes - worth doing please let me know.

 

[danski]

Posting in here on the off chance someone might have some useful information.

We are going to Detroit and Chicago next year and we are particularly interested in exploring:

1. The industrial history and working class communities of both cities
2. The history of techno in both cities

If anyone has got any thoughts or info on places that we should go, things we should see and - on particular - walking routes or cycling routes - worth doing please let me know.

Have you thought of posting on more music orientated boards? You might find residents of both cites with lived experience of what you seek

 

[danski]

Perhaps even asking on this thread might be helpful as there are some knowledgeable people on there ( not me )

Detroit Techno Purists Thread

When I was first getting into techno ('94/95 I guess?) I remember there being a divide between serious young men, who would listen only to detroit techno, and the rest of us who would also listen to trance and loads of other crap. Anyway, the purists were right. Post gems below please (try to...

www.urban75.net

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Perhaps even asking on this thread might be helpful as there are some knowledgeable people on there ( not me )

Detroit Techno Purists Thread

When I was first getting into techno ('94/95 I guess?) I remember there being a divide between serious young men, who would listen only to detroit techno, and the rest of us who would also listen to trance and loads of other crap. Anyway, the purists were right. Post gems below please (try to...

www.urban75.net

I will pal. Thanks

 

[danski]

Posting in here on the off chance someone might have some useful information.

We are going to Detroit and Chicago next year and we are particularly interested in exploring:

1. The industrial history and working class communities of both cities
2. The history of techno in both cities

If anyone has got any thoughts or info on places that we should go, things we should see and - on particular - walking routes or cycling routes - worth doing please let me know.

Don’t know if this might be of use…

Detroit music recommendations

I’ll be visiting Detroit in July. I’ve been there before but not for many years. I love so much of the music that’s come out of there—Theo Parrish, Moodymann, and Andres are in particular three of my favorite electronic music artists. Is anyone here from Detroit? I would love to visit spots...

www.elektronauts.com

Eta… bugger, it’s a private link in the community forum. Join up!


Further edit… I fluffed it. Should work now

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Thanks Danski. Much appreciated.

 

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[Hollis]

I spend a summer in Minneapolis in the early 90s.. working at the Hubert Humphrey Metrodome selling concessions and an Amercian Express warehouse. Can't say I have much to say about the place... met some decent people there into 80s British indie music... Wish I made it to Chicago... but was hopelessly young and clueless.

 

[bcuster]

 

[bcuster]

A guide to Midwest language and slang

The unique language of the Midwest has recently been trending on Twitter. I have come to realize that the people of the Midwest have a weird way of talking compared to the rest of the country. Today, I will provide a guide to the language of the Midwest people, along with the key principles of...

vhtsp.com

 

[bcuster]

I've been resisting...