Arts/Culture/Entertainment: 
The Walker/Sculpture Gardens
The St. Paul Saints
The Guthrie
MPR
Little House on the Prairie
The Current
Prairie Home Companion
The Southern Theatre
The Fringe Festival
Orpheum Theatre
Weisman Art Museum
The University of Minnesota
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Gay Men's Chorus
Taste of Minnesota
Art-a-Whirl
Musicians/Bands/People:
Bob Dylan - musician
Jonny Lang - musician
Prince - musician
Cloud Cult - band
Fitzgerald - band
Mary Grandpre (the illustrator of all the American released Harry Potter books!)
Ellis - musician (originally from Texas, but great addition to Minnesota)
Mason Jennings - musician
Stuart Davis - musician
Hüsker Dü - band
Paul Wellstone - senator
F. Scott Fitzgerald - author
Judy Garland - actor
Garrison Keillor - author
Jessica Lange - actor
Roger Maris - baseball player
Winona Rider - actor
Josh Hartnett - actor
Kirby Puckett - baseball player
Charles Schulz (creator of Peanuts)
Kate Millet - feminist!
Laura Ingalls Wilder - author
Kent Hrbek - baseball player
Charles Lindbergh - aviator
Al Franken - comedian turned politician
T.R. Knight - actor
Nature/Animals:
Over 10,000 lakes
Some of the oldest rocks on the planet!
Iron Ranges
Waterfalls
Bluffs
Trees that regularly change colors with the seasons
SNOW!!!
Snowy Owls
Whitetail Deers
Elk
Moose
Bobcats
Red-Tailed Hawks
Bison
Timber Wolves (the animal, not the basketball team)
Bald Eagles
The Mississippi River
Miscellaneous:
Minnesota Nice
"Uff Da"
Potlucks
Hotdishes/Casserole
"Yeah, sure, youbetcha!"
bars (like rice crispy bars)
"It's a hoot!"
Hootenannies
Gayness per capita
Boundary Waters
Kare 11 News
Twin Cities Marathon
Movies:
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Grumpy Old Men
Grumpier Old Men
Mighty Ducks
Purple Rain
Mall Rats
Fargo (not technically in MN but lots of it was filmed in MN)
Juno
Places:
The Mayo Clinic
Farming Communities
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Lake Calhoun
The Basilica
Mall of America
The Townhouse
PI
Kafe 421
Mesa Pizza
Kitty Cat Klub
Al's Breakfast
Mythical Figures from Minnesota:
Jolly Green Giant
Minnehaha
Paul Bunyan
Poppin' Fresh
Betty Crocker
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Basically, I'm a little bit fixated on Minnesota and can't wait to move back...to get to partake in its greatness. And another group that I'd like to add to the list is Heiruspecs (High Roo Specs) - a hip hop/rap group out of St. Paul. These fellas are pretty amazing. These guys are the real deal. Everything about them is real. There are no pre-recorded back beats, sound effects, lame things...every sound they make is real, genuine, and honest. This group is so amazing that St. Paul Mayor, Chris Coleman, gave them a day - December 22. That's right. December 22 is Heiruspecs Day in St. Paul, MN.
I know that the majority of the music I listen to currently is very folkish...lesbionic...whatever. But I cannot deny that Heiruspecs are freakin awesome and they make my head bob and my feet tap...while simultaneously sitting still to listen carefully to their lyrics so I don't miss anything. When they perform, I want to listen. I want to pay attention - because the Hip Hop that they make is unlike the "Hip Hop" you will hear on the radio or in a dance club. It is Hip Hop with a mission and that mission is to take us back to the purpose of Hip Hop - to its roots...to what it was originally intended to be - but with a modern flare, naturally :)
So, sit back and enjoy the beats, rhymes, and stylings of these noteworthy Minnesotans.
The end.
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A Tiger Dancing::Heiruspecs
[Felix]
Rock your body to the bass drum, take some high hat
Stack the energy like a Lego set, read the liner
Peter's got my back, we can give you some of that
Guaranteed to blow the spot like a strip miner
You can find us in the basement
Workin' on that stomp your feet sound, stomp the beat down
Often we clown and "get around" like Tupac
But still find time to rip the shit wide open
Like one of Hulk Hogan's tank tops
You can't knock the hustle and hustle we will
No cheap trick, no frills and no thrills
Just straight forward head noddin' we provide y'all
Make other similar crews break apart like A Tribe Called
My Quest to find peace with streets through beats that won't cease
Is at the very least a beast
I feast on a break then I take my aim
They just look sort of good, they got Kournikova game
(call me)
[Muad'Dib]
Purpose to make kids nervous
Absurd curvature known to come free with any purchase
And it seems to work
I didn't mean to hurt your ego
Webelos scout, keep the kerchief
Wipe your peepers, it's Ebenezer Bleezer's freezer pleasers
Sukiyaki succotash smash your speakers
Hummingbird tongue spun gutter stun gun words, yum
Sunburst Buttersworth, verse one
I've been fortunate for these past quarter of orbits
More of the time bouncin' between joyous and morbid
I'm sore from tug of wars with words and phrases
But sick of abstainin' from stainin' pages with brain drips
Don't strain or else sprain your lips
Feelin' brave, bitch?
Bring beef and leave with braised tips
Smothered in gravy, train wreck the set daily
Your behavior ain't been favorable lately
A veritable barrel of terrible fates awaits how people
relate to you And equate your parables
Mics and lady friends, poke 'em both like they're darin' you
Tongue undulations elate the maritals
[Felix] (7X)
Move tiger, pick up your paws and let's dance
Entrance, mesmerize, and move hands
[Felix]
Seemingly fiendin' like a demon for the DJ makin' me scream it
I mean it, just plug me in ultravenous
Bonus Song!! A lovely rendition of "Jump" by Bruce Springsteen. Pretty neat, right?
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