Chris Steller
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For the midnight crew on this #EdmundFitzgwtald50 anniversary, I have added more markups to the Newsweek article that gave Gordon Lightfoot his template for His "Wreck of" song lyrics.
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I'm just amazed that we are as far from 1975, when I was in high school, as 1975 was from 1925.
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I'm just amazed that we are as far from 1975, when I was in high school, as 1975 was from 1925.
1925: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1975: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
2025: ???
1975: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
2025: ???
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
1925: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1975: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
2025: ???
1975: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
2025: ???
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I wonder how many people know "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is a waltz.
The Replacements briefly covered "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" on Oct 15, 1985, the first gig of a 5-night homestand at the 7th Street Entry, opening with a song off their new album "Tim"—"Lay It Down, Clown"—and this was next. Video image is the Entry + the Fitz
m.youtube.com/watch?v=lN5n...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=lN5n...
Replacements - Edmund Fitzgerald
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November 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I wonder how many people know "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is a waltz.
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Some folks think that’s a big dill
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Some folks think that’s a big dill
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Many of the fallen ginkgo leaves were green this year.
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Many of the fallen ginkgo leaves were green this year.
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I desperately want to infiltrate a local pickleball league, and I’m willing to romance a few senior citizens to do it.
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I desperately want to infiltrate a local pickleball league, and I’m willing to romance a few senior citizens to do it.
New term dropped for someone who is trying to hasten the breakdown of society as people take sides on Pickleball
Well, a picklerationist
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
New term dropped for someone who is trying to hasten the breakdown of society as people take sides on Pickleball
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Worried about pasta supplies? Don't be—the 1989 Arrowhead Regional Development Commission calendar has you covered with pasta from Chisholm on northern Minnesota's Iron Range.
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Worried about pasta supplies? Don't be—the 1989 Arrowhead Regional Development Commission calendar has you covered with pasta from Chisholm on northern Minnesota's Iron Range.
For various reasons I try not to post on hot political topics but I did a post today that mentioned pickleball.
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
For various reasons I try not to post on hot political topics but I did a post today that mentioned pickleball.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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Hundreds honored the 29 men who perished aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald in a ceremony along the North Shore marking the tragedy’s 50th anniversary.
The historic beacon at Split Rock Lighthouse, which the famous ship passed on its final trip, was lit for the occasion.
Photos by Alex Kormann
The historic beacon at Split Rock Lighthouse, which the famous ship passed on its final trip, was lit for the occasion.
Photos by Alex Kormann
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Hundreds honored the 29 men who perished aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald in a ceremony along the North Shore marking the tragedy’s 50th anniversary.
The historic beacon at Split Rock Lighthouse, which the famous ship passed on its final trip, was lit for the occasion.
Photos by Alex Kormann
The historic beacon at Split Rock Lighthouse, which the famous ship passed on its final trip, was lit for the occasion.
Photos by Alex Kormann
The haunting audio in the tweet below reminded me that MPR's replay today of their Nov. 11, 1975 interview with a Great Lakes sailor about what might have happened to the Edmund Fitzgerald the day before is similarly compelling.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The haunting audio in the tweet below reminded me that MPR's replay today of their Nov. 11, 1975 interview with a Great Lakes sailor about what might have happened to the Edmund Fitzgerald the day before is similarly compelling.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
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CG: We, uh, can only ask the master to do their best without hazarding their vessel. The vessel you're looking for is the Edmund Fitzgerald.
AA: Well, I'll turn around and give it a whirl but, God, I dunno. I'll give it a try.
/end
AA: Well, I'll turn around and give it a whirl but, God, I dunno. I'll give it a try.
/end
November 10, 2023 at 1:08 PM
CG: We, uh, can only ask the master to do their best without hazarding their vessel. The vessel you're looking for is the Edmund Fitzgerald.
AA: Well, I'll turn around and give it a whirl but, God, I dunno. I'll give it a try.
/end
AA: Well, I'll turn around and give it a whirl but, God, I dunno. I'll give it a try.
/end
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AA: Well, I'll go back and take a look but uh, God, I'm afraid that I’m gonna take a hell of a beating out there on it...Do you realize what the conditions are out there?
[silence]
AA: Hello Soo Control, I say you realize what the conditions are out there, don't you?
[silence]
5/
[silence]
AA: Hello Soo Control, I say you realize what the conditions are out there, don't you?
[silence]
5/
November 10, 2023 at 1:06 PM
AA: Well, I'll go back and take a look but uh, God, I'm afraid that I’m gonna take a hell of a beating out there on it...Do you realize what the conditions are out there?
[silence]
AA: Hello Soo Control, I say you realize what the conditions are out there, don't you?
[silence]
5/
[silence]
AA: Hello Soo Control, I say you realize what the conditions are out there, don't you?
[silence]
5/
I met a Bluesky friend IRL today!
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I met a Bluesky friend IRL today!
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welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
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The youngest crew member on the Edmund Fitzgerald
🔔 Karl A. Peckol, watchman, age 20 from Ashtabula, Ohio
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The youngest crew member on the Edmund Fitzgerald
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/80 When I open Microsoft Word, the only thing I want to see is a blank page and a cursor staring back at me. Why don't you "take a tour" of my nuts. What is any of this? I've never clicked on any of these but "BLANK DOCUMENT"
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
/80 When I open Microsoft Word, the only thing I want to see is a blank page and a cursor staring back at me. Why don't you "take a tour" of my nuts. What is any of this? I've never clicked on any of these but "BLANK DOCUMENT"
Memes/stills aside this is a fantastic film and you should see it if you ever get the chance.
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Memes/stills aside this is a fantastic film and you should see it if you ever get the chance.
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Part of an ad for Music City’s 1st anniversary. Minneapolis Star, November 10, 1960.
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Part of an ad for Music City’s 1st anniversary. Minneapolis Star, November 10, 1960.
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I’m going to be incredibly sad if used cds stop being a cheap secret. Just don’t tell any thrift shop owners!
Interesting convo with a friend who owns a hip NYC record shop about a sudden renewed interest in CDs, which were a negligible part of his business till recently.
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I’m going to be incredibly sad if used cds stop being a cheap secret. Just don’t tell any thrift shop owners!
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OUT: entering your Jesus year (33)
IN: entering your Bluesky year (38)
IN: entering your Bluesky year (38)
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
OUT: entering your Jesus year (33)
IN: entering your Bluesky year (38)
IN: entering your Bluesky year (38)
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Still an Albert Hall guy, myself.
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Still an Albert Hall guy, myself.
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The DNR reports that almost 82,000 deer have been harvested in 2025, so just picture the main room filled with deer 53 times.
www.dnr.state.mn.us/mammals/deer...
www.dnr.state.mn.us/mammals/deer...
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The DNR reports that almost 82,000 deer have been harvested in 2025, so just picture the main room filled with deer 53 times.
www.dnr.state.mn.us/mammals/deer...
www.dnr.state.mn.us/mammals/deer...