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With an inventory of 8,000 VHS and 2,000 Beta tapes, the first Blockbuster store opened October 19, 1985, in Dallas, Texas.
Number of Blockbuster stores:
1989: 1,000 stores
1999: 6,500 stores
2009: 7,400 stores
2019: 1 in Bend, Oregon.
Number of Blockbuster stores:
1989: 1,000 stores
1999: 6,500 stores
2009: 7,400 stores
2019: 1 in Bend, Oregon.
October 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
With an inventory of 8,000 VHS and 2,000 Beta tapes, the first Blockbuster store opened October 19, 1985, in Dallas, Texas.
Number of Blockbuster stores:
1989: 1,000 stores
1999: 6,500 stores
2009: 7,400 stores
2019: 1 in Bend, Oregon.
Number of Blockbuster stores:
1989: 1,000 stores
1999: 6,500 stores
2009: 7,400 stores
2019: 1 in Bend, Oregon.
And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. - Sir Paul McCartney born on this day, June 18, 1942
June 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. - Sir Paul McCartney born on this day, June 18, 1942
So blessed to live in the era of The Beach Boys.
Rest easy Brian Wilson.
✌️❤️🎶
Rest easy Brian Wilson.
✌️❤️🎶
June 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
So blessed to live in the era of The Beach Boys.
Rest easy Brian Wilson.
✌️❤️🎶
Rest easy Brian Wilson.
✌️❤️🎶
Local angle:
Who knew?
Ray Kroc’s wife Joan was born in West St Paul, MN!
They met while she was playing piano at the Criterion Restaurant in St Paul in 1957.
Who knew?
Ray Kroc’s wife Joan was born in West St Paul, MN!
They met while she was playing piano at the Criterion Restaurant in St Paul in 1957.
May 20, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Local angle:
Who knew?
Ray Kroc’s wife Joan was born in West St Paul, MN!
They met while she was playing piano at the Criterion Restaurant in St Paul in 1957.
Who knew?
Ray Kroc’s wife Joan was born in West St Paul, MN!
They met while she was playing piano at the Criterion Restaurant in St Paul in 1957.
Throwback Thursday:
Reveler tries to conceal his beer can after a surprise encounter with St. Paul police officer Frank Langan outside Gallivan's bar in downtown St. Paul during city's St. Pats Day festivities on Mar 17, 1976. "That's a no-no," Langan told him. Pioneer Press
Reveler tries to conceal his beer can after a surprise encounter with St. Paul police officer Frank Langan outside Gallivan's bar in downtown St. Paul during city's St. Pats Day festivities on Mar 17, 1976. "That's a no-no," Langan told him. Pioneer Press
March 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Throwback Thursday:
Reveler tries to conceal his beer can after a surprise encounter with St. Paul police officer Frank Langan outside Gallivan's bar in downtown St. Paul during city's St. Pats Day festivities on Mar 17, 1976. "That's a no-no," Langan told him. Pioneer Press
Reveler tries to conceal his beer can after a surprise encounter with St. Paul police officer Frank Langan outside Gallivan's bar in downtown St. Paul during city's St. Pats Day festivities on Mar 17, 1976. "That's a no-no," Langan told him. Pioneer Press
March 11, 1984: Van Halen plays the Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota
March 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
March 11, 1984: Van Halen plays the Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota
Is Twitter down? Looks like Tesla is too.
March 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Is Twitter down? Looks like Tesla is too.
With the recent change, a quote on the subject of time:
“Time heals, after all — although the clock that marks that kind of time has no hands. “
- Suze Rotolo
“Time heals, after all — although the clock that marks that kind of time has no hands. “
- Suze Rotolo
March 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
With the recent change, a quote on the subject of time:
“Time heals, after all — although the clock that marks that kind of time has no hands. “
- Suze Rotolo
“Time heals, after all — although the clock that marks that kind of time has no hands. “
- Suze Rotolo
27 years of looking out for all us sinners. We should take comfort in that.
On this date, March 6, 1998, we learned of The Dude. Written, directed and produced by the Coen Brothers, The Big Lebowski hit theaters nationwide.
On this date, March 6, 1998, we learned of The Dude. Written, directed and produced by the Coen Brothers, The Big Lebowski hit theaters nationwide.
March 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
27 years of looking out for all us sinners. We should take comfort in that.
On this date, March 6, 1998, we learned of The Dude. Written, directed and produced by the Coen Brothers, The Big Lebowski hit theaters nationwide.
On this date, March 6, 1998, we learned of The Dude. Written, directed and produced by the Coen Brothers, The Big Lebowski hit theaters nationwide.
Crazy people, those Minnesotans.
Dateline: March 4, 1903, Duluth MN
- NY Times.
Dateline: March 4, 1903, Duluth MN
- NY Times.
March 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Crazy people, those Minnesotans.
Dateline: March 4, 1903, Duluth MN
- NY Times.
Dateline: March 4, 1903, Duluth MN
- NY Times.
Cheers to Bob Dylan’s paternal grandparents, Anna Kirghiz and Zigman Zimmerman, who emigrated from Odessa in the Russian Empire (now Odesa, Ukraine) to the U.S. in 1905 following the pogroms against Jews.
March 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Cheers to Bob Dylan’s paternal grandparents, Anna Kirghiz and Zigman Zimmerman, who emigrated from Odessa in the Russian Empire (now Odesa, Ukraine) to the U.S. in 1905 following the pogroms against Jews.
I look at the world and I notice it's turning
While my guitar gently weeps
With every mistake we must surely be learning
Still my guitar gently weeps - George Harrison Feb 25 1943 - Nov 29 2001 ✌️❤️🎶
While my guitar gently weeps
With every mistake we must surely be learning
Still my guitar gently weeps - George Harrison Feb 25 1943 - Nov 29 2001 ✌️❤️🎶
February 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I look at the world and I notice it's turning
While my guitar gently weeps
With every mistake we must surely be learning
Still my guitar gently weeps - George Harrison Feb 25 1943 - Nov 29 2001 ✌️❤️🎶
While my guitar gently weeps
With every mistake we must surely be learning
Still my guitar gently weeps - George Harrison Feb 25 1943 - Nov 29 2001 ✌️❤️🎶
Live from St Paul….its reading time!
After the first paragraph of page eight, I said out loud,
“This is gonna be a ride!”
After the first paragraph of page eight, I said out loud,
“This is gonna be a ride!”
February 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Live from St Paul….its reading time!
After the first paragraph of page eight, I said out loud,
“This is gonna be a ride!”
After the first paragraph of page eight, I said out loud,
“This is gonna be a ride!”
Live from New York….
Tonight’s SNL episode will be the very first one. 10/11/75 with George Carlin as host; Janis Ian and Billy Preston as musical guests.
Also, search your cable provider for all 50 years of SNL, likely as part of your subscription Locals: Xfinity has them.
Tonight’s SNL episode will be the very first one. 10/11/75 with George Carlin as host; Janis Ian and Billy Preston as musical guests.
Also, search your cable provider for all 50 years of SNL, likely as part of your subscription Locals: Xfinity has them.
February 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Live from New York….
Tonight’s SNL episode will be the very first one. 10/11/75 with George Carlin as host; Janis Ian and Billy Preston as musical guests.
Also, search your cable provider for all 50 years of SNL, likely as part of your subscription Locals: Xfinity has them.
Tonight’s SNL episode will be the very first one. 10/11/75 with George Carlin as host; Janis Ian and Billy Preston as musical guests.
Also, search your cable provider for all 50 years of SNL, likely as part of your subscription Locals: Xfinity has them.
February 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Happy Friday, Folks.
February 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Happy Friday, Folks.
Extraordinary times we live in.
DC has become a third grade playground.
DC has become a third grade playground.
February 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Extraordinary times we live in.
DC has become a third grade playground.
DC has become a third grade playground.
Fifty or fifty-one years ago, yours truly was anointed Valentine King of the 4th grade.
Dig the duds? Shirt and tie made by my Mother.
Happy Valentines Day!
Dig the duds? Shirt and tie made by my Mother.
Happy Valentines Day!
February 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Fifty or fifty-one years ago, yours truly was anointed Valentine King of the 4th grade.
Dig the duds? Shirt and tie made by my Mother.
Happy Valentines Day!
Dig the duds? Shirt and tie made by my Mother.
Happy Valentines Day!
Local angle:
Patty Berg (February 13, 1918 – September 10, 2006)
Patty Berg (February 13, 1918 – September 10, 2006)
February 14, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Local angle:
Patty Berg (February 13, 1918 – September 10, 2006)
Patty Berg (February 13, 1918 – September 10, 2006)
Books and Birthdays:
Charles Robert Darwin (February 12, 1809 – April 19, 1882)
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865)
Bill Russell (February 12, 1934 - July 31, 2022)
Charles Robert Darwin (February 12, 1809 – April 19, 1882)
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865)
Bill Russell (February 12, 1934 - July 31, 2022)
February 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Books and Birthdays:
Charles Robert Darwin (February 12, 1809 – April 19, 1882)
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865)
Bill Russell (February 12, 1934 - July 31, 2022)
Charles Robert Darwin (February 12, 1809 – April 19, 1882)
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865)
Bill Russell (February 12, 1934 - July 31, 2022)