Minneapolis...

Hey!

Yesterday we played The Varsity in Dinky Town, MN.



It took us forever to get there because the bridge is still out. Man that was a sight. Here is a pic of them sifting through the water for debris and evidence.



Here is some of the debris...



Here is the bummer scene...







It's sad.

On a happier note, the show was a lot of fun. It was a very small show but still great nonetheless. The venue was unique and we met up with a fan Samantha, who has been comin' to see us since she was 15, now 21. It was cool to see her.





I took this one while I was playing Drunken Sailor, I hold the D note and had a free hand.



Here's the note... hehehehe



The show went off without a hitch until we left. Bryan pulled out and didn't notice that a 10 speed was digging into our trailer's sidewall... whoops!!







Since Bryan's wife was in town, I volunteered to take the Trailer into Sears to get a new one at 6 AM before we had to leave. This is where the story gets interesting. While I was waiting at dawn for the shop to open I noticed two beautiful buildings. I took some pics of them...





Normal enough... then I noticed something weird. There we're two strangely placed fire alarms on the wall of actual Sears building across from the Sears Tire.



Upon further inspection I discovered that they were actually Freemason symbols. It has a "G" surrounded by a perfect triangle. The "G" stands for "Geometry" or "Great Architect".



This is a variation of the classic "square and compass"



Anyway, not yet knowing what a Siamese Connection was I looked 575 feet due east and saw this...



I thought that I was transported to Egypt... Then I remembered how the "Twin Cities" were constructed by the Freemasons. I also realized when I was standing directly between the two guiding "fire alarms" the points of the two beautiful buildings and the "pyramid" formed and isosceles triangle, not unlike the same form that can be seen in the building in to the right of the guiding points...

Right:



With triangular "clue"

Guiding Point:



from which could clearly see the center of the triangle...

Left:



and finally the building beyond the "pyramid"...




A Siamese Connection is a common fire-plumbing facet...



Which is clever sign to put under "fire alarms". But Siamese Connection also refers to the connection of the two cities St. Paul and Minneapolis... as conjoined sisters..





I snooped around the "pyramid" which is now a Lutheran Church. I was expecting the corner stone to have an A.L. (Anno Lucius of the Freemason calendar) but to my surprised there was a newer stone in place with an A.D. (Anno Domine of the Christian calendar)



Here's is the view of the church from the front...



also notice to the side the two structures that used to be obelisques...



not unlike the common Freemason Temple...



I also noticed that the rising sun and setting moon were directly situated equally to the east and west of the obelisk that I was shooting, leading me to believe I was meant to find this "retired" Freemason Temple.

And finally, one last note to make you think I'm nuts. I noticed that in order to see the triangulation of the three buildings, I needed the guiding markers to see the "pyramid" in its optically triangular form. Here's a picture looking at the "pyramid" from the west away from the "fire alarms"...



I'm going to take a stab in the dark and say that this is the exact middle point of the "Twin Cities". Who knows?... there may a conduit within the "pyramid" that one may use to freely maneuver between the two cities as well. We may never know... I READ TOO MUCH DAN BROWN.

Cheers!
Bill