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2006 Stories by Jim Walsh

• Calling All Furries

  published December 27, 2006

  There's a bear on the loose who wants to get deep into your honey pot. More >>

• Kinda Blue

  published December 20, 2006

  Have gun, will unravel: My life as a fake cop More >>

• The Godfather of First and Fifth

  published December 13, 2006

  You can learn a lot about a city by standing in the same place for 25 years. More >>

• The King of the Nation of Scrounge

  published December 6, 2006

  John Osterbauer wants your loose change—probably more than you do. More >>

• Election Night Is Short; Eternity Is Long

  published November 15, 2006

  Throwing back strawberry sodas with the Minnesota Family Council. More >>

• Hug It Out, Bitch

  published November 1, 2006

  People with personal-space issues: meet your nightmare. More >>

• Season of the Witch

  published October 25, 2006

  Put on the robe, light up the firepit. We're having a pagan ritual tonight. More >>

• Get on the Bus

  published October 18, 2006

  A crew of latter-day hippies prowls the city streets with 500 pounds of lemons and a yen for sharing. More >>

• He's Got Great Balls

  published October 11, 2006

  In an industrial subbasement in Minneapolis, Allen Christian tends an elephants' graveyard of gutterballs. More >>

• Dear John

  published September 27, 2006

  An architecture tour you can take with your pants around your ankles. More >>

• The $34,000 Pyramid

  published September 20, 2006

  What if the widow of Gen. Sonny Abacha really does want to share her family fortune with you? More >>

• The Beautiful Ones

  published September 13, 2006

  A bar act that croons Bob Seger while wearing pink tutus? Better make that a double. More >>

• Why Can't We Be Friends?

  published September 6, 2006

  Citizens of the world: Let's make beautiful music together. Seriously. More >>

• It's Fun to Sing at the YMCA

  published August 30, 2006

  The ballad of Clark "Motown" Adams, man without a mic. More >>

• The Birdman of Minneapolis

  published August 16, 2006

  Talk about crackers, say hello. Just don't mention avian flu. More >>

• You Could Do with a Little Less Flesh

  published August 2, 2006

  Zombies tear into capitalist culture: Living is for losers. More >>

• The Greatest "I Told You So" Ever

  published July 26, 2006

  Planet Earth is coming undone. If only we'd listened to Donald Johnson. More >>

• Heavy Mettle

  published July 19, 2006

  Naomi Boak makes a movie about America's new pariahs. More >>

• The Kid Who Struck Out Joe Mauer

  published July 5, 2006

  His name isn't the answer to a trivia question—not yet. More >>

• I'd Rather Kiss a Wookie

  published June 28, 2006

  Will someone please tell JoJo that the world is a greedy, vicious place? More >>

• The Little Boys' Room

  published June 14, 2006

  Where men go to escape from being men. More >>

• All the Hits, All the Time

  published June 7, 2006

  Rod Carew: Sometimes it's best not to swing for the fences. More >>

• Spinsters

  published May 10, 2006

  A coalition of independent record stores hangs on for dear life. More >>

• Surf Dawgs at the Hexagon Bar

  published May 10, 2006

  Coastal rockers ditch their Midwest modesty and dance like dorks. More >>

• There's a Place for Us

  published May 3, 2006

  Attention Earthlings: Your planet sucks. More >>