Being the amazing, true-to-life adventures and (very likely) misadventures of a writer who seeks to take his education, activism and seemingly boundless energy to North Minneapolis, (NoMi) to help with a process of turning a rapidly revitalizing neighborhood into something approaching Urban Utopia. I am here to be near my child. From 02/08 to 06/15 this blog pushed free speech to the envelope, so others could take heart and speak unafraid. Email me at hoffjohnw@gmail.com
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Monday, June 29, 2009
JNS BLOG EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Fire At 3020 6th St. N., Former Crack House...
Here is exclusive video of last night's fire at 3020 6th St. N.
The young man in the video who briefly breaks into song is named Alex a.k.a "Shmoo" (rhymes with "moo") and he hails from Goober Gulch, Virginia.
No, seriously, he's from near Virginia Beach and he's visiting a relative in the Jordan Neighborhood. Shmoo's infrequent visits to North Minneapolis are always exciting.
The other video is the "Bloodhound Gang" singing "The Roof Is On Fire" if you want to sing along with Shmoo. The sentiments expressed in the song were spontaneously uttered by several bystanders. This house has brought evil to our neighborhood for years.
All the same, I'll be the first to say the structure might be saved, and I still hope a success story can come from all this crack house drug dealing ugly-piled-on-ugly.
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Hmmm... catchy tune! John, let us know what line we stand in to make sure this house goes down
ReplyDeleteHey - I know that kid - I believe his family calls him Shmoo - but out here on the streets he goes by
ReplyDelete....Swing Vote...
you gotta watch out for the Swing Vote....