Summer in the Twin Cities!

It's gettin' hot in Minneapolis / St. Paul! Or, as some call it, the "Twin Cities", or "the Cities," or, "the Sin Cities." If one were to compare the two cities, one might say Minneapolis and St. Paul are like Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana -- they are truly the best of both worlds! Minneapolis is clearly more of the Hannah Montana, shinier, prettier, and all around better (sorry, Shotz Paul -- I live in Mpls), while St. Paul is Miley Cyrus -- working class, spunky, and kind of underrated. This weekend, the Miley Cyrus side of the Cities won out with Brigitte and I, as we attended a stuffy white people's Opera performance at the Minnesota Opera. In two years, the Hannah Montana of the Best of Both Worlds equation will be even further in play, when the pretty and refined, yet rocking new Minnesota Twins stadium opens and we can all ride our bicycles to the stadium in an environmentally friendly gesture and what not. But all we can do is live in the present and look forward to Summer 2k8. Here are some things that will mos def get the Blogulator stamp of approval.

Movies!
Like many summers, this summer is gonna be chock full o'movies. Of course, as we all know, the summer kicks off with Indy 4 and won't stop through the Sex and the City movie (I hear rumors Mr. Big dies!!!!! And Charlotte is having a baby!!!!!!!!!!! I mean, that show is for chicks, man) or for The Dark Knight (I totally watched part of Batman Returns on HBO yesterday and that Penguin sure was scary!) or even the X Files movie (which Chris totally proposed we watch all nine or whatever seasons to get ready for it.) Yes, it will be an eventful summer in the cineplex. I can already taste the movie theater hot dogs at Block E.

Miniseries!
Sure, John Adams ended this evening, but HBO isn't done with filling our homes with historically significant seven-part miniseries. This time around, they take a break from the powdered wigs and liver spots of Johnny-boy and air Generation Kill, yet another seven part miniseries but this time about the war in Iraq and written by the obviously genius David Simon (The Wire). Sadly, due to the writers' strike, the summer will be without Big Love or Flight of the Conchords and will not return to the schedule until Fall 2008 / Winter 2009. Thankfully, we can all re-watch our other favorite shows on DVD until HBO comes back with its slate, such as Six Feet Under (which Brigitte and I have already scheduled for our own summer re-viewing) and season four of Beverly Hills 90210 which comes out April 29, 2008, where we will all learn that the University of Minnesota is boring and not at all as exciting as Beverly Hills.

Music!
Neither Hannah Montana nor Miley Cyrus are expected to release any new albums, but I will spend the summer listening to the new M83 album Saturdays=Youth, as well as listening to Band of Horses' Cease to Begin (Paal! This album is amazing!!) and jamming to Why's Alopecia. Yes, even Oldy Olsons like me can re-discover the magic of summer jam tunes.

So, even if you prefer Miley Cyrus and her working-class brown hair, or you would rather enjoy Hannah Montana and her sunny and artistic blond hair, this summer in the cities will be greatly enjoyed by all. It truly is the best of both worlds! Yes!

p.s. I totally have only seen the Hannah Montana show on television, like, once. I swear.

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