Being a Minnesota based company...you may be thinking the Spam I refer to is that delicious spiced ham treat...but no I'm talking the kind all computer users hate. As we launched the blog we were suddenly blocked as potential spam. Apparently adding a link from a website trips a wire for them to put a human eyeball on the situation. Good to know the folks at blog spot are on it. After passing the "not spam" test, we're up and running. Really this time.
Project update: I spent all day Saturday at the Minnesota Historical Society reading through the Aitkin Independent Age, newspaper for Aitkin Minnesota and the surrounding areas. Relatively small town, where 4 brothers of the Lemke family grew up and went away to war from. It was amazing to see how much of the world you could get a sense of just from the reports from families of their sons & daughters overseas. I'm hoping to spend more time there tomorrow if schedules allow. I'm working my way backwards from 1946 and have so far read through 3 months of 1946 and 10 months of 1945. Lots more to see! I will also be planning the trip to Nebraska near the end of July to put Albert on tape regarding his memories.
All other projects have been on hold the past few weeks. More soon.
Recent Theatrical jaunt-Daywatch, sequel to Nightwatch (the highest grossing Russian film to date). Quite good, more money for the production means more special effects but they didn't lose the characters or story in the blowing up of things. Bravo!
Recent Netflix viewings-Band of Brothers: Fantastic, not sure what took me so long to get to it. Breaking and Entering: Quite good. Anthony Minghella film so shot beautifully, multi layered and smart. I love that he trusts an audience to have a brain. Smoking Aces. Clearly I wasn't the demographic they were looking for, alas. Good cast, nice camera work...but not for me.
Project update: I spent all day Saturday at the Minnesota Historical Society reading through the Aitkin Independent Age, newspaper for Aitkin Minnesota and the surrounding areas. Relatively small town, where 4 brothers of the Lemke family grew up and went away to war from. It was amazing to see how much of the world you could get a sense of just from the reports from families of their sons & daughters overseas. I'm hoping to spend more time there tomorrow if schedules allow. I'm working my way backwards from 1946 and have so far read through 3 months of 1946 and 10 months of 1945. Lots more to see! I will also be planning the trip to Nebraska near the end of July to put Albert on tape regarding his memories.
All other projects have been on hold the past few weeks. More soon.
Recent Theatrical jaunt-Daywatch, sequel to Nightwatch (the highest grossing Russian film to date). Quite good, more money for the production means more special effects but they didn't lose the characters or story in the blowing up of things. Bravo!
Recent Netflix viewings-Band of Brothers: Fantastic, not sure what took me so long to get to it. Breaking and Entering: Quite good. Anthony Minghella film so shot beautifully, multi layered and smart. I love that he trusts an audience to have a brain. Smoking Aces. Clearly I wasn't the demographic they were looking for, alas. Good cast, nice camera work...but not for me.
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