in DA club with Steve Perry
I recently met Emily and Laura, the only known fans of this blog. Other people read this blog because they feel obligated... my wife, family and my friends (when I send them a link that involves them), but Emily and Laura? True fans. No family obligation, no stories that involve them (until now), a mere love of all things jingrah1975. Turns out, I'm a fan of Emily's too, and not just because she has a great Minnesota accent. We went to a wedding outside of Atlanta on Saturday, that's where we met. Emily works with Julie and their coworker was getting married up in Marietta. After the wedding we went to the hotel bar where they have Saturday Karaoke (One other high point: Steve Perry's voice twin - I swear he channeled the Journey front man circa 1986). Turns out Emily is a big fan of Southern Rap, and loves the Crunk ATL. Wow. Pretty fly for a white girl from almost-Canada. Her karaoke song turned out to be "In da club" by 50 cent. One of the truly awesome things about the night was hearing her say "In DA club" in her Minnesota accent.... If you've never heard "in DA club" said in that accent (with the emphasis on the 'DA'), it's totally worth flying to Minneapolis/St. Paul and requesting it from the locals.On a related note: If you've read this blog, drop a note in the comments section. I'd like to know if there are any other Emilys or Lauras out there.
posted by Jay at 4:06 PM
4 Comments:
Although Emmie lives in Minnesota now, she actually grew up in Wisconsin. However, she does play Duck Duck Grey Duck instead of Duck Duck Goose like all other Minnesotans, so I can see why you might be confused. I have recently been assured that Minnesota and Wisconsin are in fact two separate and distinct US States, not just different counties of southern Canada. You learn something new every day.
You probably got excited when you saw another comment, but it's just me, Emily. I though that was an excellent post, although I do live in Chicago and I do NOT play duck, duck, grey duck. Come on - who do you guys think I am?
He really was Steve Perry by the way. I love Journey
Oh dear, I forgot you moved. How soon these things fade away from memory, it's like we were never together. :( You do say beg instead of bag though, isn't that Minnesota enough? Or is it just an upper midwest thing...
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