This post needs a little clarification. Anyway, many of you are aware of the brilliant Vote Coasters project over at Coaster Bot. If not, take a look: https://coasterbot.com/votecoasters-fullresults2020
2699 enthusiasts from across the wrold people ranked every roller coaster they've ever ridden, at an average of 43 coaster credits per voter (116256 total credits). Many of you personally participated in this survey. Their algorithm is extremely clever (https://coasterbot.com/votecoasters-how) - "The community is only permitted to rank roller coasters they’ve actually ridden. This way each roller coasters position in the final results will be as truthful and accurate as possible. By making it easy for lots of people to contribute their lists, Vote Coasters is able to accumulate a large sample which represents everyone! Once the community has voted, the numbers are crunched. Our method involves directly comparing the rank of two individual roller coasters across all of the submitted lists. As Vote Coasters makes direct comparisons between individual roller coasters, the poll is not a popularity contest. Even obscure roller coasters that few people have had the chance to ride yet can do well!"
I have taken this data and created a point system for coasters that's directly linked to their ranking on Vote Coasters 2020. The #1 ranking, Steel Vengeance, is worth 500 points. [Zadra's second and would be worth 499 points, but it's not in the US] #3, Lightning Rod, gets 498 points. El Toro gets 497 points and so on, all the way down to La Vibora in 499th place, earning only 2 points for its park. Any coaster under the top 500 (such as Corkscrew at Cedar Point) is worth zero points. This weeds out kiddie coasters and terrible coasters from factoring into a park's collection quality. Basically, crappy coasters add zero points to a park's total points, while excellent coasters are worth way more points than mid-tier ones. For coasters with two tracks, such as Gemini or Lightning Racer, I only counted points for the best of the two tracks. My spreadsheet showing the point values for all 256 American coasters in the top 500 is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10aaS1f8CptsXEvUSqE2-VUtal-Od9gim-x8rT7xkT8M/edit?usp=sharing
I have added all of the points for the coasters in all of the 73 American amusement parks that house at least one global top 500 roller coaster. I ranked the earned point totals for all 73 parks. (That's how I got to a "Top 73!") For those like me who care exclusively about coasters and collecting quality credits and nothing else, I think this is an EXCELLENT way to prioritize future amusement park trips based on the quality of each park's overall coaster collection. Without further ado, here's what you want to see:

1 (4149 points): Cedar Point - Sandusky, OH

17 coasters

1 - Steel Vengeance (2018, RMC IBox)
8 - Maverick (2007, Intamin Blitz)
28 - Millennium Force (2000, Intamin Giga)
33 - Top Thrill Dragster (2003, Intamin Accelerator)
105 - Raptor (1994, B&M Invert)
113 - Magnum XL-200 (1989, Arrow Hyper)
140 - Gatekeeper (2013, B&M Wing)
173 - Valravn (2016, B&M Dive)
260 - Rougarou (1996, B&M Floorless)
324 - Gemini (1978, Arrow Dueling SCS)
325 - Wicked Twister (2002, Intamin Impulse)
363 - Blue Streak (1964, PTC Woodie)
491 - Iron Dragon (1987, Arrow Suspended)
Unranked: Cedar Creek Mine Ride, Corkscrew, Wilderness Run, Woodstock Express
Average coaster ranking: 260.67/500

2 (3704 points): Six Flags Magic Mountain - Valencia, CA

19 coasters

17 - Twisted Colossus (RMC IBox Quasi Mobius)
26 - X2 (2002, Arrow 4th Dimension)
64 - Tatsu (2006, B&M Flyer)
131 - Full Throttle (2013, Premier Rides Sky Rocket III)
203 - Batman The Ride (1994, B&M Invert)
214 - Apocalypse the Ride (2009, GCI Woodie)
216 - Riddler's Revenge (1998, B&M Stand-Up)
219 - Goliath (2000, Giovanola Mega)
289 - West Coast Racers (2020, Premier Rides Quasi Mobius)
312 - Scream! (2003, B&M Floorless)
342 - Superman: Escape from Krypton (1997, Intamin Freefall)
409 - New Revolution (1976, Schwarzkopf Steel)
413 - Ninja (1988, Arrow Suspended)
455 - Viper (1990, Arrow Looper)
Unranked: Canyon Blaster, Gold Rusher, Magic Flyer, Road Runner Express, Speedy Gonzales Hot Rod Racers
Average coaster ranking: 305.79/500

3 (2735 points): Kings Island - Mason, OH

14 coasters

43 - Mystic Timbers (2017, GCI Woodie)
52 - Diamondback (2009, B&M Hyper)
65 - Orion (2020, B&M Giga)
106 - Banshee (2014, B&M Invert)
116 - Beast (1979, KECO Woodie)
275 - Flight of Fear (1996, Premier Rides LIM Dark Ride)
294 - Bat (1993, Arrow Suspended)
383 - Backlot Stunt Coaster (2005, Premier Rides Steel)
440 - Racer (1972, PTC Dueling Woodie)
Unranked: Adventure Express, Flying Ace Aerial Chase, Great Pumpkin Coaster, Invertigo, Woodstock Express
Average coaster ranking: 305.29/500

4 (2722 points): Six Flags Great America - Gurnee, IL

15 coasters

56 - Goliath (2014, RMC Topper Woodie)
107 - Maxx Force (2019, S&S Launch)
123 - Raging Bull (1999, B&M Hyper)
179 - Batman The Ride (1992, B&M Invert)
229 - X-Flight (2012, B&M Wing)
243 - Viper (1995, SFGA Cyclone)
268 - Superman - Ultimate Flight (2003, B&M Flyer)
330 - American Eagle (1981, Intamin Dueling Woodie)
375 - Vertical Velocity (2001, Intamin Impulse)
378 - Whizzer (1976, Schwarzkopf Speed Racer)
Unranked: Dark Knight, Demon, Joker, Little Dipper, Sprocket Rockets
Average coaster ranking: 327.07/500

5 (2540 points): Hersheypark - Hershey, PA

14 coasters

14 - Skyrush (2012, Intamin Wing)
60 - Storm Runner (2004, Intamin Accelerator)
85 - Candymonium (2020, B&M Hyper)
134 - Fahrenheit (2008, Intamin Multi-Inversion)
152 - Great Bear (1998, B&M Invert)
200 - Lightning Racer (2000, GCI Dueling Woodie)
402 - Sooperdooperlooper (1977, Schwarzkopf Looping Speedracer)
421 - Comet (1946, PTC Woodie)
Unranked: Cocoa Cruiser, Laff Trakk, Sidewinder, Trailblazer, Wild Mouse, Wildcat
Average coaster ranking: 311.53/500

6 (2386 points): Six Flags Great Adventure - Jackson, NJ

12 coasters

4 - El Toro (2006, Intamin Prefab Woodie)
68 - Nitro (2001, B&M Hyper)
108 - Kingda Ka (2005, Intamin Accelerator)
146 - Bizarro (1999, B&M Floorless)
193 - Batman The Ride (1993, B&M Invert)
259 - Superman - Ultimate Flight (B&M Flyer)
417 - Green Lantern (2011, B&M Stand-Up)
427 - Joker (2016, S&S Free Spin)
Unranked: Dark Knight, Harley Quinn Crazy Train, Runaway Mine Train, Skull Mountain
Average coaster ranking: 301.83/500

7 (2070 points): Six Flags Over Georgia - Austell, GA

10 coasters

59 - Goliath (2006, B&M Hyper)
69 - Twisted Cyclone (2018, RMC IBox)
197 - Batman The Ride (1997, B&M Invert)
199 - Mind Bender (1978, Schwarzkopf Steel)
256 - Superman - Ultimate Flight (2002, B&M Flyer)
313 - Georgia Scorcher (1999, B&M Stand-Up)
360 - Dare Devil Dive (2011, Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter)
485 - Great American Scream Machine (1973, PTC Woodie)
Unranked: Blue Hawk, Dahlonega Mine Train, Joker Funhouse Coaster
Average coaster ranking: 312.55/500

8 (2031 points): Busch Gardens Williamsburg - Williamsburg, VA

8 coasters

76 - Alpengeist (1997, B&M Invert)
80 - Apollo's Chariot (1999, B&M Hyper)
112 - Griffon (2007, B&M Dive)
183 - Verbolten (2012, Zierer Launch)
288 - Loch Ness Monster (1978, Arrow Looper)
352 - InvadR (2017, GCI Woodie)
385 - Tempesto (2015, Premier Rides Sky Rocket)
Unranked: Grover's Alpine Express
Average coaster ranking: 210.86/500

9 (2013 points): Busch Gardens Tampa - Tampa, FL

9 coasters

44 - Montu (1996, B&M Invert)
90 - Kumba (1993, B&M Sitting)
109 - Cheetah Hunt (2011, Intamin Blitz)
114 - SheiKra (2005, B&M Dive)
317 - Tigris (2019, Premier Rides Sky Rocket)
405 - Cobra's Curse (2016, Mack X-Treme Spinning)
415 - Scorpion (1980, Schwarzkopf Silverarrow)
Unranked: Air Grover, Sand Serpent
Average coaster ranking: 277.11/500

10 (1855 points): Dollywood - Pigeon Forge, TN

9 coasters

3 - Lightning Rod (RMC Launched Topper)
119 - Thunderhead (2004, GCI Woodie)
185 - Tennessee Tornado (1999, Arrow Looper)
232 - Wild Eagle (2012, B&M Wing)
279 - Mystery Mine (2007, Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter)
362 - Firechaser Express (2014, Gerstlauer Family Coaster)
472 - Dragonflier (2019, Vekoma SFC)
Unranked: Blazing Fury, Whistle Punk Coaster
Average coaster ranking: 294.67/500

11 (1819 points): Carowinds - Charlotte, NC

14 coasters

5 - Fury 325 (2015, B&M Giga)
84 - Afterburn (1999, B&M Invert)
93 - Copperhead Strike (2019, Mack Launch)
110 - Intimidator (2010, B&M Hyper)
394 - Nighthawk (2004, Vekoma Flying Dutchman)
Unranked: Carolina Cyclone, Carolina Goldrusher, Flying Cobras, Hurler, Kiddy Hawk, Ricochet, Vortex, Wilderness Run, Woodstock Express
Average coaster ranking: 370.43/500

12 (1795 points): Six Flags Fiesta Texas - San Antonio, TX

10 coasters

37 - Iron Rattler (2013, RMC IBox)
47 - Wonder Woman Golden Lasso Coaster (2018, RMC Raptor)
137 - Superman Krypton Coaster (2000, B&M Floorless)
250 - Goliath (2008, B&M Invert)
314 - Poltergeist (1999, Premier Rides Launch)
426 - Batman The Ride (2015, S&S Free-Spin)
Unranked: Boomerang, Pandemonium, Road Runner Express, Streamliner Coaster
Average coaster ranking: 321.10/500

13 (1739 points): Knott's Berry Farm - Buena Park, CA

10 coasters

45 - GhostRider (1998, CCI Woodie)
66 - Xcelerator (2002, Intamin Accelerator)
167 - HangTime (2018, Gerstlauer Infinity)
191 - Silver Bullet (2004, B&M Invert)
340 - Montezooma's Revenge (1998, Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop)
458 - Sierra Sidewinder (2007, Mack Spinning)
Unranked: Coast Rider, Jaguar!, Pony Express, Timberline Twister
Average coaster ranking: 326.70/500

14 (1715 points): Kings Dominion (Doswell, VA)

12 coasters

20 - Twisted Timbers (2018, RMC IBox)
21 - Intimidator 305 (2010, Intamin Giga)
153 - Dominator (2008, B&M Floorless)
300 - Flight of Fear (1996, Premier Rides Launch)
416 - Racer 75 (1975, PTC Dueling Woodie)
422 - Backlot Stunt Coaster (2006, Premier Rides Steel)
460 - Grizzly (1982, PTC Woodie)
Unranked: Anaconda, Apple Zapple, Avalanche, Great Pumpkin Coaster, Woodstock Express
Average coaster ranking: 359.54/500

15 (1710 points): Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, TX)

13 coasters

70 - New Texas Giant (2011, RMC IBox)
129 - Mr. Freeze Reverse Blast (1998, Premier Rides Shuttle Loop)
189 - Shock Wave (1978, Schwarzkopf Looper)
207 - Titan (2001, Giovanola Mega)
251 - Batman The Ride (1999, B&M Invert)
452 - Joker (2017, S&S Free-Spin)
499 - La Vibora (1986, Intamin Swiss Bob)
Unranked: Judge Roy Scream, Mini Mine Train, Pandemonium, Runaway Mine Train, Runaway Mountain, Wile E. Coyote's Grand Canyon Blaster
Average coaster ranking: 369.00/500

16 (1666 points): Silver Dollar City - Branson, MO

7 coasters

18 - Outlaw Run (2013, RMC Topper Woodie)
49 - Time Traveler (2018, Mack Xtreme Spinning)
162 - Wildfire (2001, B&M Sitting)
177 - Powder Keg: A Blast in the Wilderness (1999, Premiere Rides/S&S Hybrid)
433 - Thunderation (1993, Arrow Mine Train)
Unranked: Fire in the Hole, Grand Exposition Coaster
Average coaster ranking: 262.71/500

17 (1646 points): Kennywood - West Mifflin, PA

8 coasters

32 - Phantom's Revenge (1991, Arrow/Morgan Hyper)
117 - Steel Curtain (2019, S&S Steel)
261 - Thunderbolt (1924, Andy Vettel/NADC Woodie)
270 - Jack Rabbit (1920, John A. Miller Woodie)
290 - Sky Rocket (2010, Premier Rides Sky Rocket)
390 - Racer (1927, John. A Miller Mobius Woodie)
Unranked: Exterminator, Lil' Phantom
Average coaster ranking: 295.00/500

18 (1605 points): Holiday World - Santa Claus, IN

5 coasters

6 - The Voyage (2006, Gravity Group Woodie)
82 - Thunderbird (2015, B&M Launched Wing)
141 - Legend (2000, CCI Woodie)
170 - Raven (1995, CCI Woodie)
Unranked: Howler
Average coaster ranking: 179.80/500

19 (1367 points): Six Flags St. Louis - Eureka, MO

9 coasters

132 - Mr. Freeze Reverse Blast (1998, Premier Rides Shuttle Loop)
156 - American Thunder (2008, GCI Woodie)
211 - Batman The Ride (1995, B&M Invert)
283 - Boss (2000, CCI Woodie)
356 - Screamin' Eagle (1976, PTC Woodie)
Unranked: Boomerang, Ninja, Pandemonium, River King Mine Train
Average coaster ranking: 348.67/500

20 (1358 points): SeaWorld Orlando - Orlando, FL

5 coasters

35 - Mako (2016, B&M Hyper)
102 - Manta (2009, B&M Flyer)
128 - Kraken (2000, B&M Floorless)
381 - Journey to Atlantis (1998, Mack Water Coaster)
Unranked: Super Grover's Box Car Derby
Average coaster ranking: 229.20/500

21 (1205 points): California's Great America - Santa Clara, CA

9 coasters

39 - RailBlazer (2018, RMC Raptor)
72 - Gold Striker (2013, GCI Woodie)
187 - Flight Deck (1993, B&M Invert)
Unranked: Demon, Grizzly, Lucy's Crabbie Cabbies, Patriot, Psycho Mouse, Woodstock Express
Average coaster ranking: 366.44/500

22 (1190 points): Kentucky Kingdom - Louisville, KY

6 coasters

19 - Storm Chaser (2016, RMC IBox)
58 - Lightning Run (2014, Chance Rides Hyper GT-X)
355 - Kentucky Flyer (2019, Gravity Group Woodie)
382 - Thunder Run (1990, Dinn Corporation Woodie)
Unranked: Roller Skater, T3
Average coaster ranking: 302.33/500

23 (1166 points): Six Flags New England - Agawam, MA

12 coasters

22 - Wicked Cyclone (2015, RMC IBox)
29 - Superman the Ride (2000, Intamin Hyper)
286 - Batman - The Dark Knight (2002, B&M Floorless)
Unranked: Catwoman's Whip, Flashback, Goliath, Gotham City Gauntlet Escape from Arkham Asylum, Great Chase, Joker, Pandemonium, Riddler Revenge, Thunderbolt
Average coaster ranking: 403.08/500

24 (1157 points): Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - Vallejo, CA

10 coasters

98 - Joker (2016, RMC IBox)
163 - Medusa (2000, B&M Floorless)
304 - Flash: Vertical Velocity (2001, Intamin Impulse)
307 - Superman Ultimate Flight (2012, Premier Rides Sky Rocket)
476 - Batman The Ride (2019, S&S Free-Spin)
Unranked: Boomerang Coast to Coaster, Cobra, Harley Quinn Crazy Coaster, Kong, Roadrunner Express
Average coaster ranking: 384.80/500

25 (1060 points): Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom - Allentown, PA

7 coasters

151 - Talon (2001, B&M Invert)
181 - Steel Force (1997, Morgan Hyper)
215 - Hydra the Revenge (2005, B&M Floorless)
397 - Possessed (2008, Intamin Impulse)
Unranked: Thunderhawk, Wild Mouse, Woodstock Express
Average coaster ranking: 349.14/500

26 (957 points): Worlds of Fun (7 coasters, 3 ranked)

27 (902 points): Knoebels (6 coasters, 4 ranked)

28 (855 points): SeaWorld San Antonio (6 coasters, 3 ranked)

29 (827 points): Universal Studios Florida (4 coasters, 3 ranked)

30 (816 points): Islands of Adventure (4 coasters, 2 ranked)

31 (816 points): Six Flags America (9 coasters, 4 ranked)

32 (704 points): Valleyfair! (8 coasters, 3 ranked)

33 (703 points): Mt. Olympus (5 coasters, 3 ranked)

34 (685 points): Silverwood (6 coasters, 3 ranked)

35 (682 points): Lagoon (10 coasters, 3 ranked)

36 (652 points): Disneyland (4 coasters, 3 ranked)

37 (584 points): Lake Compounce (5 coasters, 2 ranked)

38 (564 points): Indiana Beach (5 coasters, 4 ranked)

39 (481 points): Nickelodeon Universe New Jersey (5 coasters, 3 ranked)

40 (455 points): Six Flags Darien Lake (8 coasters, 2 ranked)

41 (430 points): Waldameer (5 coasters, 1 ranked)

42 (398 points): Michigan's Adventure (6 coasters, 1 ranked)

43 (390 points): Kemah Boardwalk (1 coaster, 1 ranked)

44 (389 points): Adventureland Iowa (5 coasters, 2 ranked)

45 (365 points): Alabama Adventure (2 coasters, 1 ranked)

46 (361 points): Magic Kingdom (4 coasters, 3 ranked)

47 (347 points): Disney's Hollywood Studios (2 coasters, 2 ranked)

48 (340 points): Fun Spot America Kissimmee (4 coasters, 1 ranked)

49 (323 points): Disney's Animal Kingdom (1 coaster, 1 ranked)

50 (288 points): Luna Park (6 coasters, 1 ranked)

51 (275 points): Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (3 coasters, 1 ranked)

52 (273 points): Disney California Adventure Park (2 coasters, 1 ranked)

53 (268 points): Fun Spot America Orlando (3 coasters, 1 ranked)

54 (259 points): ZDT's Amusement Park (1 coaster, 1 ranked)

55 (258 points): SeaWorld San Diego (4 coasters, 2 ranked)

56 (239 points): Playland's Castaway Cove (4 coasters, 1 ranked)

57 (224 points): Beech Bend (3 coasters, 1 ranked)

58 (216 points): Universal Studios Hollywood (2 coasters, 1 ranked)

59 (206 points): Quassy Amusement Park (2 coasters, 1 ranked)

60 (195 points): Sesame Place (2 coasters, 1 ranked)

61 (175 points): Great Escape (6 coasters, 1 ranked)

62 (158 points): Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino (1 coaster, 1 ranked)

63 (156 points): Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier (1 coaster, 1 ranked)

64 (151 points): Bay Beach Amusement Park (1 coaster, 1 ranked)

65 (137 points): Adventuredome (2 coasters, 1 ranked)

66 (127 points): Morey's Piers (7 coasters, 1 ranked)

67 (98 points): Casino Pier (3 coasters, 1 ranked)

68 (97 points): Nickelodeon Universe Minnesota (5 coasters, 1 ranked)

69 (93 points): Frontier City (5 coasters, 1 ranked)

70 (37 points): Adventureland New York (2 coasters, 1 ranked)

71 (17 points): Lakemont Park (3 coasters, 1 ranked)

72 (12 points): Conneaut Lake Park (2 coasters, 1 ranked)

73 (8 points): Belmont Park (1 coaster, 1 ranked)

If any coaster YouTube channel wants to use this data to fuel an idea for a new video (sup Airtime Thrills or Coaster Studios or, you know, COASTER BOT!), please feel free! 100% of the credit goes to Coaster Bot for helping me compile this ranking.

Things to do when stuck at home:

• Take that nap you haven’t had time for
• Rearrange furniture
• Spring cleaning/declutter
• Further your skills and education - consider taking an online class
• Pick up a good book or an instrument you haven’t played in awhile
• Play a game: board games, Pictionary, Scattergories, Charades
• Scared to go to the gym? Consider YouTube or app based workouts
• Practice your bartending skills - create your own happy hour for friends and/or family
• Have your own dance party or do karaoke
• Work on your portfolio or resume
• Cook a gourmet dinner or try cooking a new dish or cuisine you’ve never attempted
• Pamper yourself - aromatherapy, bubble bath, face mask or all of the above!
• Reminisce - look through old scrapbooks, family albums, or videos
• Make a bucket list

Around Town:

• Disney on Ice (Friday - Sunday at Target Center)
• Bachman’s Spring Ideas House (Friday - Sunday at Bachman’s)
• Twin Cities Auto Show (Friday - Sunday at Minneapolis Convention Center)
• Joe Bonamassa (Friday - Saturday at Orpheum Theatre)
• Fight Night (Friday 6pm at Grand Casino Hinckley)
• REO Speedwagon (Friday 8pm at Mystic Lake Casino)
• Foreigner (Friday 8pm at Treasure Island Casino)
• St. Patrick’s Day Bar Crawl (Saturday 12-6pm at Cowboy Jacks, Pourhouse)
• Thundercats (Saturday 7pm at The Fillmore)
• Drive by Truckers (Saturday 7pm at Palace Theater)
• Entre Nos (Saturday 7pm at Parkway Theater)
• Steve Aoki (Saturday 8pm at Armory)
• Northeast Winter Market (Sunday 12-2pm at Solar Arts Building)
• Dogs of MSP Meet Up (Sunday 12-4pm at 56 Brewing)
• Shin Lim (Sunday 7:30pm at Northrop Auditorium)

​
Movies:

• I Still Believe
• Bloodshot

Sports:

• Postponed due to COVID-19

Reddit - Twin Cities Social meet-ups - https://www.reddit.com/twincitiessocial/
Minnesota Brewery Event Calendar - https://minnesotabreweries.com/event-directory
Minneapolis Park Events - https://www.minneapolisparks.org/events/
Secrets of the city - http://www.secretsofthecity.com/
Minnesota Monthly Event Calendar - http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/Calenda
MSP Magazine Event Calendar - http://mspmag.com/search/event/events-calenda#page=1
Minneapolis Northwest Event Calendar - https://www.minneapolisnorthwest.com/events/
Minneapolis.Org Event Calendar - https://www.minneapolis.org/calenda
City Pages Event Calendar - http://www.citypages.com/calendar
Growler Mag Event Calendar - https://growlermag.com/events/
City Pages Art - http://www.citypages.com/arts

1. ALABAMA: Various locations in Coffee and Geneva Counties, March 10, 2009 (11 dead including the gunman, 6 injured)
2. ALASKA: Fairbanks, Manley Hot Springs, and along the Tanana River, April 28–May 19, 1984 (10 dead including the gunman, 1 injured)
3. ARIZONA: Waddell Buddhist temple, August 9, 1991 (9 dead)
4. ARKANSAS: Various locations in Dover and Russellville, December 22–28, 1987 (8 dead, 4 injured; 8 others killed by strangulation or drowning)
5. CALIFORNIA: San Ysidro McDonald's, July 18, 1984 (22 dead including the gunman, 19 injured)
6. COLORADO: Columbine High School, April 20, 1999 (15 dead including both gunmen, 24 injured)
7. CONNECTICUT: Sandy Hook Elementary School and gunman's home, December 14, 2012 (28 dead including the gunman, 2 injured)
8. DELAWARE: Prices Corner home, July 9 or 10, 2018 (5 dead including the gunman)
9. FLORIDA: Pulse nightclub, June 12, 2016 (50 dead including the gunman, 58 injured)
10. GEORGIA: Atlanta day trading firms, July 29, 1999 (10 dead including the gunman, 13 injured; 3 others killed by bludgeoning in past two days)
11. HAWAII: Honolulu Xerox office, November 2, 1999 (7 dead)
12. IDAHO: Various locations in Moscow, January 10, 2015 (3 dead, 1 injured)
13. ILLINOIS: Tie between Lincoln Park garage, February 14, 1929; and Palatine Brown's Chicken, January 8, 1993 (7 dead each)
14. INDIANA: Indianapolis home, June 1, 2006 (7 dead)
15. IOWA: Tie between Algona home, December 30, 1987 (7 dead including the gunman); and two Sioux City homes, c. August 31, 2001 (7 dead)
16. KANSAS: Winfield concert, August 13, 1903 (10 dead including the gunman, 25+ injured)
17. KENTUCKY: Standard Gravure, September 14, 1989 (9 dead including the gunman, 12 injured)
18. LOUISIANA: Various locations in New Orleans, December 31, 1972, and January 7, 1973 (10 dead including the gunman, 13 injured)
19. MAINE: Two Madison homes, July 5, 2017 (4 dead including the gunman, 1 injured)
20. MARYLAND: Capital Gazette office, June 28, 2018 (5 dead, 2 injured)
21. MASSACHUSETTS: Edgewater Technology, December 26, 2000 (7 dead)
22. MICHIGAN: Various locations in Grand Rapids, July 7, 2011 (8 dead including the gunman, 2 injured)
23. MINNESOTA: Red Lake Senior High School and gunman's home, March 21, 2005 (10 dead including the gunman, 5 injured)
24. MISSISSIPPI: Three Lincoln County homes, May 27, 2017 (8 dead, gunman injured)
25. MISSOURI: Four Tyrone homes, February 26, 2015 (8 dead including the gunman, 1 injured)
26. MONTANA: Emerald Casino, December 17, 2019 (4 dead including the gunman, 1 injured)
27. NEBRASKA: Various locations in Lincoln and Bennet, December 1, 1957–January 29, 1958 (10 dead; 1 other killed in Wyoming)
28. NEVADA: Route 91 Harvest festival and Mandalay Bay, October 1, 2017 (59 dead including the gunman, 869 injured)
29. NEW HAMPSHIRE: Various locations in Colebrook, August 19, 1997 (4 dead; 4 others injured in Vermont)
30. NEW JERSEY: Various locations in Camden, September 6, 1949 (13 dead, 3 injured)
31. NEW YORK: Binghamton immigration center, April 3, 2009 (14 dead including the gunman, 4 injured)
32. NEW MEXICO: South Valley home, January 19, 2013 (5 dead)
33. NORTH CAROLINA: Carthage nursing home, March 29, 2009 (8 dead, 3 injured including the gunman)
34. NORTH DAKOTA: Turtle Lake farm, April 22, 1920 (8 dead)
35. OHIO: Hamilton home, March 30, 1975 (11 dead)
36. OKLAHOMA: Edmond post office, August 20, 1986 (15 dead including the gunman, 6 injured)
37. OREGON: Umpqua Community College, October 1, 2015 (10 dead including the gunman, 8 injured)
38. PENNSYLVANIA: Various locations in Wilkes-Barre and Jenkins Township, September 25, 1982 (13 dead, 1 injured)
39. RHODE ISLAND: Westerly apartment complex, December 19, 2019 (2 dead including the gunman, 2 injured)
40. SOUTH CAROLINA: Charleston black church, June 17, 2015 (9 dead, 1 injured)
41. SOUTH DAKOTA: Sisseton home, November 22, 2014 (4 dead including the gunman, 1 injured)
42. TENNESSEE: Two military installations in Chattanooga, July 16, 2015 (6 dead including the gunman, 2 injured)
43. TEXAS: Sutherland Springs church, November 5, 2017 (27 dead including the gunman, 20 injured)
44. UTAH: Salina POW camp, July 8, 1945 (9 dead, 19 injured)
45. VERMONT: Two locations in Berlin, August 7, 2015 (4 dead)
46. VIRGINIA: Virginia Tech, April 16, 2007 (33 dead including the gunman, 23 injured)
47. WASHINGTON, D.C.: Washington Navy Yard, September 16, 2013 (13 dead including the gunman, 8 injured)
48. WASHINGTON STATE: Seattle Chinese gambling club, February 19, 1983 (13 dead, 1 injured)
49. WEST VIRGINIA: Various locations around Morgantown, December 1, 2014 (5 dead including the gunman)
50. WISCONSIN: Brookfield church, March 12, 2005 (8 dead including the gunman, 4 injured)
51. WYOMING: Cheyenne senior apartment complex, September 14, 2016 (2 dead including the gunman, 2 injured)

From these two wikipedia articles
State + Territory nicknames and tourism slogans (some of the following are meant to disparage the place it refers to):
Alabama

• Camellia State
• Cotton State
• Cotton Plantation State
• Lizard State
• Heart of Dixie (used on license plates)
• '''Yellowhammer State'''
• Sweet Home Alabama

Alaska

• Great Land
• Land of the Midnight Sun
• Land of the Noonday Moon
• '''The Last Frontier''' (used on license plates)
• 49th State
• North Star State
• Up Over
• Seward's Ice Box
• Seward's Folly
• Icebergia
• Polaria
• Walrussia
• Johnson's Polar Bear Garden

American Samoa

• Motu O Fiafiaga ("Islands of Paradise") (used on license plates)
• Football Islands

Arizona

• Apache State
• Aztec State
• Baby State
• Copper State
• '''Grand Canyon State'''
• Sand Hill State
• Sunset State
• Sweetheart State
• Valentine State

Arkansas

• Bear State
• Bowie State
• Hot Springs State
• Land of Opportunity (former official nickname, formerly used on license plates)
• '''Natural State''' (current official nickname, currently used on license plates)
• Razorback Crystal State
• Toothpick State
• Wonder State

California

• El Dorado State
• '''Golden State'''
• Golden West
• The Beach State
• Grape State
• Land of Milk and Honey
• Sunshine State

Colorado

• Buffalo Plains State
• '''Centennial State'''
• Colorful Colorado
• Columbine State
• Highest State
• Lead State
• Last Frontier
• Last Old West State
• Mile High State
• Mountain State
• Mother of Rivers
• Rocky Mountain State
• Rocky Mountain Empire
• Silver State
• Ski Country USA
• Switzerland of America

Connecticut

• Arsenal of the Nation
• '''Constitution State'''
• Land of Steady Habits
• Nutmeg State
• Provisions State
• Blue Law State
• Freestone State

Delaware

• Chemical Capital of the World
• Corporate Capital
• Blue Hen State
• Peach State
• Spud state
• Diamond State
• '''First State'''
• Land of Tax-Free Shopping
• Small Wonder

District of Columbia

• Nation's Capital
• DMV
• Inside the Beltway
• The Federal City
• The District
• Chocolate City
• DC
• Washington

Florida

• Everglade State
• Orange State
• '''Sunshine State'''
• Alligator State
• Flower State
• Gulf State
• Peninsula State
• God's Waiting Room

Georgia

• Empire State of the South
• '''Peach State'''
• Cracker State
• Goober State
• State of Adventure

Guam

• Tano y Chamorro ("Land of the Chamorro")
• Hub of the Pacific
• Gateway to Micronesia

Hawaii

• '''Aloha State'''
• Pineapple State
• Rainbow State
• Paradise of the Pacific
• Youngest State
• 808 State

Idaho

• The Potato State (Home of the Potatoes)
• '''Gem State'''
• Gem of the Mountains
• Little Ida

Illinois

• Land of Lincoln (used on license plates)
• '''Prairie State'''
• Corn State
• Garden of the West
• Inland Empire
• Rainy State

Indiana

• Crossroads of America
• '''Hoosier State'''
• Hospitality State

Iowa

• '''Hawkeye State'''

Kansas

• America's Heartland
• Central State
• Dorothy's Home
• There's no place like Kansas
• Midway USA
• Bleeding Kansas
• Jayhawk State
• '''Sunflower State'''
• Wheat State

Kentucky

• '''Bluegrass State'''
• Corn-cracker State
• Dark and Bloody Ground State
• Hemp State
• Tobacco State
• Unbridled Spirit

Louisiana

• Bayou State
• Child of the Mississippi
• Creole State
• '''Pelican State'''
• Sportsman's Paradise
• Sugar State

Maine

• '''Pine Tree State'''
• Vacationland
• Lumber State

Maryland

• Chesapeake State
• Cockade State
• Free State
• Monumental State
• '''Old Line State'''
• Oyster State
• Queen State
• Terrapin State
• America in Miniature

Massachussetts

• Baked Bean State
• Codfish State
• '''Bay State'''
• Colony State
• Old Colony State
• Pilgrim State
• Taxachusetts
• The People's Republic of Massachusetts
• The Spirit of America

Michigan

• '''Great Lakes State'''
• Mitten State
• Winter Wonderland
• Water Wonderland
• Wolverine State
• Pure Michigan

Minnesota

• Gopher State
• Land of 10,000 Lakes
• '''North Star State'''
• State of Hockey
• New England of the West
• Minne-snow-ta
• Bread and Butter State

Mississippi

• Hospitality State
• '''Magnolia State'''
• Mudcat State
• Birthplace of America's Music
• The Bayou State

Missouri

• Bullion State
• Cave State
• Gateway State
• Gateway to the West
• Lead State
• Ozark State
• '''Show Me State'''

Montana

• Big Sky Country
• The Last Best Place
• '''Treasure State'''

Nebraska

• Beef State
• '''Cornhusker State'''
• Antelope State
• Bugeating State
• Blackwater State
• The Good Life
• Tree Planters State

Nevada

• Battle-Born State
• Sagebrush State
• '''Silver State'''
• Casino State

New Hampshire

• '''Granite State'''
• Mother of Rivers
• White Mountain State
• Live Free
• Live Free or Die

New Jersey

• '''Garden State'''
• Crossroads of the Revolution
• Garbage State

New Mexico

• The Colorful State
• '''The Land of Enchantment'''
• Land of Sunshine

New York

• '''Empire State'''
• Excelsior

North Carolina

• Old North State
• '''Tar Heel State'''
• Turpentine State
• Variety Vacationland
• First In Flight
• First in Freedom
• Flair Country

North Dakota

• Flickertail State
• '''Peace Garden State'''
• Rough Rider State
• Sioux State

Northern Mariana Islands

• Håfa Adai ("Hello")
• America's Best Kept Secret

Ohio

• '''Buckeye State'''
• Mother of Modern Presidents
• Birthplace of Aviation
• Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers
• Birthplace of Astronauts
• The Heart of it All

Oklahoma

• Land of the Red Man
• Cowboy Country
• '''Sooner State'''
• Native America

Oregon

• '''Beaver State'''
• Union State
• Pacific Wonderland
• Webfoot State

Pennsylvania

• Independence State
• '''Keystone State'''
• Quaker State
• Coal State
• Railroad State

Puerto Rico

• Isla del Encanto ("Island of Enchantment")
• Boriquen

Rhode Island

• Little Rhody
• '''Ocean State'''
• Rogues Island
• The Licentious Republic
• Plantation State
• Fun Sized - Never Boring
• Smallest State

South Carolina

• '''Palmetto State'''
• Iodine Products State

South Dakota

• Coyote State
• Land of Infinite Variety
• '''Mount Rushmore State'''
• Great Faces, Great Places
• Sunshine State
• Artesian State
• Blizzard State

Tennessee

• Butternut State
• '''Volunteer State'''
• Big Bend State
• Hog and Hominy State
• Mother of Southwestern Statesmen
• The Soundtrack of America

Texas

• '''Lone Star State'''
• Friendship State
• Bipolar Weather State

US Virgin Islands

• America's Caribbean
• America's Paradise

Utah

• '''Beehive State'''
• Mormon State
• Friendly State
• Life Elevated
• Deseret

Vermont

• '''Green Mountain State'''

Virginia

• Mother of Presidents
• '''Old Dominion'''
• Mother of States
• Horse Country
• Virginia is for Lovers

Washington

• '''Evergreen State'''
• State of Love and Trust
• Washington, The State
• Experience WA

West Virginia

• '''Mountain State'''
• Panhandle State
• Almost Heaven

Wisconsin

• America's Dairyland
• '''Badger State'''
• Cheese State
• The Mitten State
• The Copper State
• The Dairy State

Wyoming

• Cowboy State
• '''Equality State''' (first in the nation to allow women to vote)
• Park State
• Forever West

Things to do when stuck at home:

• Take that nap you haven’t had time for
• Rearrange furniture
• Spring cleaning/declutter
• Further your skills and education - consider taking an online class
• Pick up a good book or an instrument you haven’t played in awhile
• Play a game: board games, Pictionary, Scattergories, Charades
• Scared to go to the gym? Consider YouTube or app based workouts
• Practice your bartending skills - create your own happy hour for friends and/or family
• Have your own dance party or do karaoke
• Work on your portfolio or resume
• Cook a gourmet dinner or try cooking a new dish or cuisine you’ve never attempted
• Pamper yourself - aromatherapy, bubble bath, face mask or all of the above!
• Reminisce - look through old scrapbooks, family albums, or videos
• Make a bucket list

Around Town:

• Disney on Ice (Friday - Sunday at Target Center)
• Bachman’s Spring Ideas House (Friday - Sunday at Bachman’s)
• Twin Cities Auto Show (Friday - Sunday at Minneapolis Convention Center)
• Joe Bonamassa (Friday - Saturday at Orpheum Theatre)
• Fight Night (Friday 6pm at Grand Casino Hinckley)
• REO Speedwagon (Friday 8pm at Mystic Lake Casino)
• Foreigner (Friday 8pm at Treasure Island Casino)
• St. Patrick’s Day Bar Crawl (Saturday 12-6pm at Cowboy Jacks, Pourhouse)
• Thundercats (Saturday 7pm at The Fillmore)
• Drive by Truckers (Saturday 7pm at Palace Theater)
• Entre Nos (Saturday 7pm at Parkway Theater)
• Steve Aoki (Saturday 8pm at Armory)
• Northeast Winter Market (Sunday 12-2pm at Solar Arts Building)
• Dogs of MSP Meet Up (Sunday 12-4pm at 56 Brewing)
• Shin Lim (Sunday 7:30pm at Northrop Auditorium)

Movies:

• I Still Believe
• Bloodshot

Sports:

• Postponed due to COVID-19

Reddit - Twin Cities Social meet-ups - https://www.reddit.com/twincitiessocial/
Minnesota Brewery Event Calendar - https://minnesotabreweries.com/event-directory
Minneapolis Park Events - https://www.minneapolisparks.org/events/
Secrets of the city - http://www.secretsofthecity.com/
Minnesota Monthly Event Calendar - http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/Calenda
MSP Magazine Event Calendar - http://mspmag.com/search/event/events-calenda#page=1
Minneapolis Northwest Event Calendar - https://www.minneapolisnorthwest.com/events/
Minneapolis.Org Event Calendar - https://www.minneapolis.org/calenda
City Pages Event Calendar - http://www.citypages.com/calendar
Growler Mag Event Calendar - https://growlermag.com/events/
City Pages Art - http://www.citypages.com/arts

I’m traveling and in Cellular Purgatory. Save me!
Around Town: - Minnesota Roller Derby Bout (Roy Wilkins Auditorium Doors open 6PM) - Minneapolis Holiday Boutique (Friday-Sunday at US Bank Stadium) - MSHSL Girls Volleyball Tournament (Friday-Saturday at Xcel Energy Center) - GalaxyCon (Friday-Saturday at Minneapolis Convention Center) - Bailiame Dance Festival (Friday-Sunday at Crowne Plaza Plymouth) - Pete Davidson (Friday 6 and 9:30pm at State Theatre) - Anjelah Johnson (Friday 7:30pm at State Theatre) - Hanson (Friday 8pm at Mystic Lake) - Lettuce (Friday 8pm at First Avenue) - Uptown VFW Birthday Celebration (Saturday) - TPT Saturday with Curious George (Saturday 8am at TPT Studios) - Cat & Nat #MOMTRUTHS (Saturday 2 and 7pm at Pantages Theatre) - Pet Portrait Pop Up (Saturday 2:30-4:30pm at sota Clothing) - For King & Country (Saturday 7pm at Target Center) - Chris D’Elia (Saturday 7 and 10pm at the State Theatre) - Don Felder of the Eagles (Saturday 7pm at Grand Casino Hinckley) - Trisha Yearwood (Saturday 7:30pm at Orpheum Theatre) - Ja Rule (Saturday 8pm at Pourhouse) - The Countess and Friends (Saturday 8pm at Mystic Lake) - Long Island Medium (Sunday 8pm at Mystic Lake) - Amber Run (Saturday 8pm at First Avenue) - Illenium (Saturday 8pm at Armory) - Vicky Emerson and Annie Fitzgerald (Saturday 9-11pm at Aster Cafe) - Family Day (Sunday at Minneapolis Institute of Arts) - Girls on The Run (Sunday 9am at Mall of America) - Holi-go-Fabulous (Sunday 10am-2pm at Westin Galleria) - Minneapolis Vintage Market (Sunday 11am-5pm at Solar Arts Building) - Dirty Heads (Sunday 7pm at First Avenue) - Dax (Sunday 7-10pm at the Cabooze)
Movies: - Last Christmas - Playing with Fire - Doctor Sleep - Midway
Sports: - Timberwolves vs. Warriors (Friday 7pm at Target Center) - Gophers vs. Penn State (Saturday 11am at TCF Bank Stadium) - Wild vs. Coyotes (Saturday 7pm at Arizona) - Timberwolves vs. Nuggets (Sunday 2:30pm at Target Center) - Vikings vs. Cowboys (Sunday 7:20pm at Dallas)
GO COWBOYS! :trolldance:

Missed last week but The List is back
*Around Town:*
- Fringe Festival
- Irish Festival (Saturday – Sunday at Harriet Island)
- Twin Cities Polish Festival (Saturday - Sunday at St. Anthony Main)
- Gary Clark Jr (Friday 5:30pm at Surly Festival Field)
- Hewing Rooftop Concert Series (Friday 7-10pm at Hewing Hotel)
- Mat Kearney (Friday 7:30pm at Minnesota Zoo)
- Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers (Friday 8pm at Pantages Theatre)
- Gladys Knight (Friday 8pm at Mystic Lake Casino)
- Lung Cancer Run/Walk (Saturday 7:30am at Lake Harriet Bandshell)
- TPT Second Saturday with Buddy the Dinosaur (Saturday 8-12pm at TPT)
- India Fest (Saturday 11-9pm at State Capitol)
- Midwest Luxury Home Tour (Saturday 12-6pm)
- Pizza Luce Block Party (Saturday 12-10pm at Pizza Luce Downtown)
- Ben Turner and Billy Ray Cyrus (Saturday 4pm at Grand Casino Hinkley)
- Pop Up Dinner (Saturday 5pm at Minneapolis Sculpture Garden)
- Jen Kirkman (Saturday 7pm at Cedar Cultural Center)
- Gloria Gaynor (Saturday 7:30pm at Dakota Jazz Club)
- Marc Cohn (Saturday 7:30pm at Minnesota Zoo)
- Capitol Steps: Make America Grin Again (Saturday 7:30pm at Ordway Center)
- Queen and Adam Lambert (Saturday 8pm at Xcel Energy Center)
- Family Day at MIA (Sunday 11-5pm at Minneapolis Institute of Art)
- An Evening with Chris Isaak (Sunday 6:30pm at The Fitzgerald Theater)
- Kasmai Washington (Sunday 7pm at First Avenue)
​
*Movies:*
- The Art of Racing in the Rain
- Dora and the Lost City of Gold
- The Kitchen
- After the Wedding
​
*Sports:*
- Twins vs. Indians (Friday – Sunday at Target Field)
- Saints vs. Railcats (Friday – Sunday at CHS Field)
- Vikings vs. Saints (Friday 7pm at New Orleans)
- Lynx vs. Sun (Friday 7pm at Target Center)
- MN United vs. Dallas (Saturday 7pm at Dallas)
- Lynx vs. Liberty (Sunday 2pm at Washington DC)

Was out last week for GenCon but I am back with The List
*Around Town:*
- Fringe Festival
- Irish Festival (Saturday – Sunday at Harriet Island)
- Twin Cities Polish Festival (Saturday - Sunday at St. Anthony Main)
- Gary Clark Jr (Friday 5:30pm at Surly Festival Field)
- Hewing Rooftop Concert Series (Friday 7-10pm at Hewing Hotel)
- Mat Kearney (Friday 7:30pm at Minnesota Zoo)
- Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers (Friday 8pm at Pantages Theatre)
- Gladys Knight (Friday 8pm at Mystic Lake Casino)
- Lung Cancer Run/Walk (Saturday 7:30am at Lake Harriet Bandshell)
- TPT Second Saturday with Buddy the Dinosaur (Saturday 8-12pm at TPT)
- India Fest (Saturday 11-9pm at State Capitol)
- Midwest Luxury Home Tour (Saturday 12-6pm)
- Pizza Luce Block Party (Saturday 12-10pm at Pizza Luce Downtown)
- Ben Turner and Billy Ray Cyrus (Saturday 4pm at Grand Casino Hinkley)
- Pop Up Dinner (Saturday 5pm at Minneapolis Sculpture Garden)
- Jen Kirkman (Saturday 7pm at Cedar Cultural Center)
- Gloria Gaynor (Saturday 7:30pm at Dakota Jazz Club)
- Marc Cohn (Saturday 7:30pm at Minnesota Zoo)
- Capitol Steps: Make America Grin Again (Saturday 7:30pm at Ordway Center)
- Queen and Adam Lambert (Saturday 8pm at Xcel Energy Center)
- Family Day at MIA (Sunday 11-5pm at Minneapolis Institute of Art)
- An Evening with Chris Isaak (Sunday 6:30pm at The Fitzgerald Theater)
- Kasmai Washington (Sunday 7pm at First Avenue)
​
*Movies:*
- The Art of Racing in the Rain
- Dora and the Lost City of Gold
- The Kitchen
- After the Wedding
​
*Sports:*
- Twins vs. Indians (Friday – Sunday at Target Field)
- Saints vs. Railcats (Friday – Sunday at CHS Field)
- Vikings vs. Saints (Friday 7pm at New Orleans)
- Lynx vs. Sun (Friday 7pm at Target Center)
- MN United vs. Dallas (Saturday 7pm at Dallas)
- Lynx vs. Liberty (Sunday 2pm at Washington DC)
​
Reddit - Twin Cities Social meet-ups - https://www.reddit.com/twincitiessocial/
​
Minnesota Brewery Event Calendar - https://minnesotabreweries.com/event-directory
​
Minneapolis Park Events - https://www.minneapolisparks.org/events/
​
Secrets of the city - http://www.secretsofthecity.com/
​
[Minnesota Monthly Event Calendar - http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/Calenda
​
MSP Magazine Event Calendar - http://mspmag.com/search/event/events-calenda#page=1
​
Minneapolis Northwest Event Calendar - https://www.minneapolisnorthwest.com/events/
​
Minneapolis.Org Event Calendar - https://www.minneapolis.org/calenda
​
City Pages Event Calendar - http://www.citypages.com/calendar
​
Growler Mag Event Calendar - https://growlermag.com/events/
​
City Pages Art - http://www.citypages.com/arts
​
Please add anything I missed to share with the community!

Background: I worked over ten years in the hospitality industry. From the information desk in a casino to bellman at tropical island resort to front desk at a manor house hotel in the English countryside are among my experiences.
The Phone Charges – Story #2
So, pull up a chair my young Front Desk Agents, and let ol’ ATM regale you in a story from a long, long time ago, back in ’03. Back then, not everybody had cell phones and cell phone plans were more regional. I was working behind the front desk of a Good Prairie Inn in Duluth. A large hockey tournament was in town, bringing players and parents in from around northern Minnesota.
One morning during these tournaments, a woman was going to be checking out later that morning, but had a question about her bill, more specifically, her phone charges. She was wondering why she was being charged for a phone call being made from her room. Now, as we all know, phone charges from hotels are higher than the home variable interest rates in 2009. I explained that the charge was due to a long distance phone call to a number in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids is 83 miles and an hour and a half from Duluth, definitely long distance.
She then said that the person who made the phone call was a family member of hers who had checked into the room and then called her on her cell phone. Okay, not a problem, only she says that it shouldn’t be a long distance call.
Why, you ask?
Because her cell plan area includes Duluth. Meaning, she can call a Duluth number with her cell phone from Grand Rapids without being charged long distance.
I try explaining to her that may be the case, but the call originated from her room phone, and that calling the Grand Rapids number was long distance. Needless to say, there was a lot of back and forth and her not understanding the difference between calling a long distance number from a land line and a cell phone calling a land line. Back and forth, back and forth, Karen only got more and more angry and cranked the volume on her shrill voice while riling up her family members that were standing in my lobby.
I finally convinced her that I would not be reversing the phone charges and checked them out while she grumbled away about never staying at the Inn again. Good riddance.
After she and her family walked out, another guest who was sitting in the lobby commented on what an unhappy woman that was and how he would hate to be her husband. He complimented me on how I kept my composure and asked how I was able to keep so cool. My reply to him was that something like that happens about once a month, but when I worked the resorts in Florida, three times a day.

Walkability is something that's important to a stadium. There has to be activity around the stadium for fans to do before and after games. A few stadiums have excellent walkability, while others are terrible. I'll analyze each stadium using Google Maps, as I haven't been to many of these places, and I'd appreciate input from you guys about other things from each stadium that add to the walkability of a stadium.

• HONDA CENTER (ANAHEIM): The area around Ponda seems a little low-key. There's several microbreweries and restaurants, but they seem to be more towards the baseball stadium or on the other side of the river. Walkability seems a little limited in this regard, especially since there's a train station directly serving the stadium.
  
• GILA RIVER ARENA (ARIZONA): Okay, this stadium gets a lot of shit for how remote it is, but it has an entertainment plaza with lots of activity right in front of the stadium, similar to LA Live. Is this plaza any fun? It looks like fun on gamedays.
  
• TD GARDEN (BOSTON): I'm not familiar with Boston, but the stadium is surrounded by highway ramps. That being said, there seems to be a lot of action directly outside the stadium. Great for some quality gameday grub. It's all close together too in concentric avenues in a triangle-shaped block. Really spiffy.
  
• KEYBANK CENTER (BUFFALO): Parking lots, a casino, a couple restaurants, and a huge marina. Oh, and there's a minor league ballpark. I don't know much about Buffalo, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of action. Maybe there's more than what's being presented?
  
• SADDLEDOME (CALGARY): Served directly by rail, the Saddledome appears to be a part of the Stampede fairgrounds complex. But the Stampede is after hockey season, so aside from the museum and some country-western bars, what's there to do come gametime?
  
• PNC ARENA (CAROLINA): .......I'm not seeing anything. There's a college football stadium, a high school football field, a large horse stable, and a tiny bistro. Help me out here. This looks really really sad.
  
• UNITED CENTER (CHICAGO): The action seems to be several blocks away in Greektown. This part of Chicago doesn't really have the best reputation, so I'm not sure if I wanna be in this area after dark, especially since there's nothing directly outside the stadium. Walkability is pretty iffy.
  
• PEPSI CENTER (COLORADO) There's a freakin' amusement park! Doesn't look too big but it looks like it could be fun. The stadium is also next to where the Broncos play. Doesn't seem to be a whole lot of restaurants, but there's two restaurants called Brooklyns, wonder if they're any good?
  
• NATIONWIDE ARENA (COLUMBUS): I do believe this stadium is the crown jewel of Columbus' walkable urbanism. There's a lot to do around the stadium! Bars, restaurants, shops all within an arm's reach! This is what an NHL stadium should have. Bravo!
  
• AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER (DALLAS): There's a plaza thingy right outside the stadium, which is neat, also there's a lot of bars and stuff a couple blocks up from the stadium. It looks very encouraging.
  
• LITTLE CAESARS ARENA (DETROIT): I know this stadium, along with Comerica Park and Ford Field, are supposed to be catalysts to revitalize Detroit's downtown. There are tons of restaurants and bars, even a casino, and it looks like a lot of fun. I beg the question...how safe is Downtown Detroit?
  
• ROGERS PLACE (EDMONTON): Your gaudy airplane-hangar-of-a-stadium is right in downtown, with lots of things to do all within an arm's reach of the stadium. I love how part of the stadium has a skyway over the street. A vast improvement over your old stadium, which doesn't have anything of note.
  
• BB&T CENTER (FLORIDA): There's a large outlet mall, an IKEA, and a boulevard full of chain restaurants. Not easily accessible by public transport. Pathetic. Next!
  
• STAPLES CENTER (LOS ANGELES): LA Live is the shit! A great place to hang out on gamedays. Lots of activities and fun to be had. Served by the LA Metro. They really knocked it out of the park here. This is peak walkability.
  
• XCEL ENERGY CENTER (MINNESOTA): Located in St. Paul, Minneapolis' more cultured, preppy, bougie older brother. There's a neat little park area and a lot of bars and eateries along 7th Street. Looks like a fun stadium to be around. St. Paul looks bloody beautiful and the stadium is in a great location.
  
• CENTRE BELL (MONTREAL): Well, it's Montreal, famous for its food and nightlife, and the stadium location seems to be within a stone's throw of it all. Nothing really to complain about, looks like a lot of fun.
  
• BRIDGESTONE ARENA (NASHVILLE): Well, this doesn't disappoint. Museums, legendary music venues, plenty of bars and restaurants, and the stadium is close to it all. The stadium really set out to be part of the Music City and god damn I am envious on how great the walkability is. A+, I truly am envious.
  
• PRUDENTIAL CENTER (NEW JERSEY): There's a few bougie breweries, some chain restaurants, a famous deli nearby, and a Planned Parenthood. It's fucking Newark. I value my life dearly. Sorry.
  
• BARCLAYS CENTER (NY ISLANDERS): A crown jewel of gentrification. This stadium doesn't look like it belongs in the neighborhood, like it was tacked on haphazardly. I mean, there's a lot of bars and restaurants, but how many are there as a result of Brooklyn's ongoing gentrification? I look at this one rather carefully, as it feels rather inauthentic. Sorry Isles fans, I hope your stadium issue gets fixed soon.
  
• MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (NY RANGERS): It's a stadium in Manhattan that sits on top of a train station. It's had peak walkability since it was built, although I can imagine Manhattan can be quite expensive. Literally anything and everything is surrounding the stadium. Words simply can't do it justice.
  
• CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE (OTTAWA): An outlet strip mall and a Costco. Fucking what. Next!
  
• WELLS FARGO CENTER (PHILADELPHIA): I understand South Philly isn't the safest of neighborhoods, but that parking lot is massive. There's a building called Xfinity Live that's supposed to be a hub for all three stadiums, with entertainment options. What is there exactly?
  
• PPG PAINTS ARENA (PITTSBURGH): It's next to a college campus, but the fun stuff outside of the stadium seems to be in Downtown a couple blocks down. Doesn't seem like a bad time.
  
• ENTERPRISE CENTER (ST. LOUIS): Considering it's downtown, you have to walk a few blocks to get to the fun part of town, but it doesn't seem too bad. I can't really see a whole lot, so help me out please?
  
• SAP CENTER (SAN JOSE): I don't think they had walkability in mind when they built the Tank. Everything is very spread out, I mean there looks like to be good stuff but you have to drive several blocks down to get to anything. This stadium would really benefit from a BART extension.
  
• AMALIE ARENA (TAMPA BAY): I'm gonna hate saying this because they're a rival team, but I fucking LOVE Tampa's Channelside neighborhood. Friendly atmosphere, lots of good times to be had, and it's peak Florida fun. This was a great place to put a stadium, it's no mystery how the Bolts packs the house every night, win or lose.
  
• SCOTIABANK ARENA (TORONTO): What can I say? It's a stadium on the waterfront of a major North American city, downwind from an iconic world landmark and a couple blocks away from the fucking Hockey Hall of Fame. Anyone that can't find anything fun to do around the stadium is a fool. The sentiments I had for Madison Square Garden, I echo those sentiments with Toronto.
  
• ROGERS ARENA (VANCOUVER): This area looks like a lot of fun. Gastown looks like a grand old time. There's a marina, several nightclubs and bars, and it just overall looks like I'd be entertained around these parts.
  
• T-MOBILE ARENA (VEGAS): It's the fucking world-famous Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Get a clue. Next!
  
• CAPITAL ONE ARENA (WASHINGTON): It's in Chinatown with lots to do and the US Capitol building is nearby. This looks like a prime location for a stadium. Kinda confusing to consider that this team once played in bumfuck Maryland.
  
• BELL MTS PLACE (WINNIPEG): I know Winnipeg has a poor reputation for lacking in nightlife and activities, but I'm not seeing a whole lot outside of the stadium. A bar here, and restaurant there, which is odd considering the stadium is surrounded by buildings. I expected there to be a lot more and I'm just not seeing it.
  

If anyone has anything to add or correct, please comment. Thank you!

I decided to make an archive of sorts of my favorite performances of all Paramore's songs that they’ve done live (to my knowledge). Sorry if some are low quality. With some of these songs, low quality video/audio is all there is. Added date and location to each just for some more context. Most of these are the ones I find myself watching most frequently which is why I chose them - not really based on any criteria other than that. Hope I didn’t miss anything :)
ALL WE KNOW IS FALLING
All We Know
September 3rd, 2006
House of Blues; Anaheim, California, USA
credit: ChloeHayes
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Pressure
June 14th, 2008
Norwegian Wood; Frognerbadet, Oslo, Norway
credit: Daniel Garcés Velasco
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Emergency
May 10th, 2008
BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend; Maidstone, England, United Kingdom
credit: juan ferro
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Brighter
April 30th, 2010
Trump Taj Mahal; Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
credit: RTMorasonMD
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Here We Go Again
September 3rd, 2006
House of Blues; Anaheim, California, USA
credit: ChloeHayes
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Never Let this Go
May 22nd, 2015
Open Air Theater; San Diego, California, USA
credit: TheRealConcertKing
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Whoa
June 15th, 2008
Provinssirock Festival; Seinäjoki, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland
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Conspiracy
March 9th, 2014
Parahoy!
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Franklin
June 15th, 2007
Rocketown; Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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My Heart
December 18th, 2009
Wembley Arena; London, England, United Kingdom
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RIOT!
For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic
July 20th, 2011
Warped Tour; Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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That's What You Get
March 13th, 2008
MTV Spring Break; Panama City Beach, Florida, USA
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Hallelujah
August 12th, 2008
Congress Theater; Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Misery Business
September 1st, 2009
MySpace Secret Show; Munich. Germany
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When It Rains
June 14th, 2008
Norwegian Wood; Frognerbadet, Oslo, Norway
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Let the Flames Begin
May 26th, 2013
BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend; Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Miracle
March 10th, 2014
Parahoy!
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Crushcrushcrush
July 16th, 2009
Rexall Place; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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We Are Broken
August 12th, 2008
Congress Theater; Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Fences
August 14th, 2012
Fox Theater; Pomona, California, USA
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Born For This
June 13th, 2007
The Sauce on FUSE
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BRAND NEW EYES
Careful
October 17th, 2009
The Electric Factory; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ignorance
September 8th, 2009
Taratata
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Playing God
September 7th, 2011
Fueled By Ramen 15th Anniversary; New York, New York, USA
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Brick By Boring Brick
June 18th, 2010
Hurricane Festival; Scheeßel, Germany
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Turn It Off
July 28th, 2017
Grand Casino Hinckley Amphitheater; Hinckley, Minnesota, USA
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The Only Exception
December 10th, 2010
Jingle Ball; New York, New York USA
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Feeling Sorry
August 3rd, 2010
Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion; Gilford, New Hampshire, USA
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Looking Up
July 16th, 2011
Warped Tour; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Where the Lines Overlap
August 7th, 2009
Summer Sonic; Chiba City, Chiba, Japan
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Misguided Ghosts
July 11th, 2018
Concrete Street Amphitheater; Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
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SINGLES CLUB
Renegade
June 7th, 2013
Rock Am Ring; Nürnberg, Germany
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Hello Cold World
August 14th, 2012
Fox Theater; Pomona, California, USA
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In the Mourning
April 5th, 2013
The Garage; London, England, United Kingdom
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PARAMORE
Fast In My Car
September 4th, 2013
iTunes Festival; London, England, United Kingdom
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Now
February 1st, 2014
Celebrity Beach Bowl; New York, New York, USA
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Grow Up
October 23rd, 2013
Viejas Arena; San Diego, California, USA
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Daydreaming
November 11th, 2013
Sands Event Center; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
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Interlude: Moving On
April 20th, 2013
Grimey’s; Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Ain't It Fun
August 22nd, 2014
Reading Festival; Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Part II
July 12th, 2014
Bunbury Festival; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Last Hope
June 19th, 2014
Xfinity Theater; Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Still Into You
September 20th, 2014
iHeartRadio Music Festival; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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Anklebiters
July 31st, 2013
Espaço das Américas; Barra Funda, São Paulo, Brazil
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Interlude: Holiday
March 9th, 2014
Parahoy!
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Proof
May 1st, 2013
Wiltern Theater; Los Angeles, California, USA
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Hate to See Your Heart Break
June 16th, 2017
Waterfront Hall; Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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(One of Those) Crazy Girls
May 8th, 2015
Borgata Event Center; Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
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Interlude: I'm Not Angry Anymore
January 9th, 2014
Brisbane Entertainment Center; Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Be Alone
March 7th, 2016
Parahoy! 2
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Future
April 27th, 2015
Bell Auditorium; Augusta, Georgia, USA
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AFTER LAUGHTER
Hard Times
June 17th, 2018
Lakeview Amphitheater; Syracuse, New York, USA
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Rose-Colored Boy
January 19th, 2018
Manchester Arena; Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Told You So
July 2nd, 2017
Admiralspalast; Berlin, Germany
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Forgiveness
October 17th, 2017
The Ryman Auditorium; Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Fake Happy
July 5th, 2017
Rock For People; Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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July 7th, 2017
Cirkus; Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden
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Pool
February 14th, 2018
Genting Arena; Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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Grudges
July 5th, 2018
The Armory; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USAcredit: Jonathan Hanson
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Caught in the Middle
June 20th, 2018
Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook; Gilford, New Hampshire, USA
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Idle Worship
April 8th, 2018
Parahoy! 3
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No Friend
April 8th, 2018
Parahoy! 3
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Tell Me How
September 7th, 2018
Art + Friends; Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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B-SIDES
Rewind
February 14th, 2006
Beat Kitchen; Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Temporary
February 11th, 2006
Ascot Room at The Quest; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Oh Star
March 7th, 2016
Parahoy! 2
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Stop This Song (Lovesick Melody)
June 14th, 2008
Norwegian Wood; Frognerbadet, Oslo, Norway
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Decoy
May 19th, 2009
Save Mart Center; Fresno, California, USA
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Decode
August 7th, 2009
Summer Sonic; Chiba City, Chiba, Japan
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I Caught Myself
March 7th, 2017
Hamburg Stadtpark; Hamburg, Germany
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Monster
February 22nd, 2013
Sydney Enmore Theater; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Escape Route
March 7th, 2014
Parahoy!
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Tell Me It's Okay
April 30th, 2015
SunFest; West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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So we all know the Ball Pit Episode was where this show really took a dark turn. It was especially jarring because the first part of the episode was pretty innocent and fun. The juxtaposition of darkness and innocence in the ball pit/sky tube setting struck a very specific chord with me and tapped into a very deep place in my memory/nostalgia.
Allow me to explain,
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When I was little, ball pits and sky tubes were one of my favorite things ever. When the opportunity to play on them arose, I always took it. However, there was one specific place that'll always hold a spot on my memory.
That place was called "Kids' Quest" and it was attached to the Grand Casino in Hinckley Minnesota. It was a place for kids (as in, usually under 10) to hang while their parents did casino stuff (my folks weren't and aren't serious gamblers, but they went there now and then, mostly to hang with friends and do couples stuff). It had arcade machines, a wooden train table, a big movie room, snacks, and of course a massive sky tube/ball pit set up.
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I remember when I was real little (probably about 5 or 6), I wasn't able to make it to the top of the whole set up, but when I was a little older (probably about 7) I was finally able to do so. Being able make it to the top made me feel like I was on top of the world.
If some kind of tragedy or disaster like what on this show happened at that place when I was there as a kid, it would've scarred me for life. Tulip seemed to handle it alright, but she was like 14-15 (or something like that, how old is she? is it ever actually stated?) so she'd be able to handle it better.
By the way, I Googled it, and this place I went to as a kid still exists, but apparently it's called "Kids' Cove" nowadays. Interestingly, I live in the Seattle area nowadays, and over in Bellevue (the rich suburb of this area) there's another place called "Kids' Quest" but its more of a children's museum than an indoor playground area.
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Thoughts? I really dug this show, and it made me have a strong emotional feeling when this episode aired because of how it related to a special place in my memory.

1. October 31, 2019: The House votes to formalize its impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine.
2. August 10, 2019: Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is found dead in his Manhattan jail cell where he was awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
3. August 7, 2019: The bodies of Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky are found in Manitoba, Canada. Police suspect the friends went on a killing spree across the country, and had been searching for them for 20 days.
4. July 7, 2019: The US women's national soccer team wins the World Cup for a fourth time in a row.
5. April 18, 2019: A redacted version of the special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and the Trump campaign's possible collusion is released to the public.
6. March 15, 2019: Fifty people are killed and another 50 are injured in attacks on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
7. March 12, 2019: Federal prosecutors in Boston charge at least 50 people in the "Varsity Blues" scandal, accusing many of them of using bribes to get their students into college. Among the defendants are actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman.
8. March 2019: Governments around the world banned the Boeing 737 Max from their airspaces after two crashes in 5 months killed 346 people.
9. January 10, 2019: Jayme Closs, a 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who went missing three months prior, escapes from a rural home where she was being held captive by her parent's killer. He later pleads guilty to the crimes.
10. October 2, 2018: Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is murdered inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul.
11. September 27, 2016: More than 20 million people tune in to watch the confirmation hearing of Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
12. July 10, 2018: 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach are rescued from a flooded cave after more than two weeks stuck in the cavern.
13. June 24, 2018: Saudi Arabia lifts its ban on allowing women to drive.
14. May 19, 2018: Millions around the world tune in to watch Britain's Prince Harry marry American actress Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle.
15. April 24, 2018: DNA submitted to an ancestry database helps investigators catch who they believe to be the "Golden State Killer", a murderer and rapist who tormented the Bay Area in the 1970s and '80s.
16. April 6-June 20, 2018: Under its "zero tolerance" immigration policy, the Trump administration separates thousands of children from their migrant parents at the border, causing widespread outrage on a national level.
17. April 13, 2018: The US, Britain, and France conduct air strikes against Syria in response to President Bashar al-Assad's suspected use of chemical weapons on citizens in a civil war gripping the country.
18. March 24, 2018: Hundreds of thousands take part in the March For Our Lives in Washington, D.C., organized by survivors of the Parkland shooting to call for gun control reform.
19. February 14, 2018: Seventeen students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, are killed, and another 17 are injured, in a horrific shooting.
20. February 4, 2018: The Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots to win their first-ever Super Bowl and stun viewers with a now-classic trick play.
21. February 9-25, 2018: The Winter Olympics are held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
22. January 14, 2018: A teen girl escapes from her family home in southern California and calls police to rescue the rest of her 12 siblings from their abusive parents.
23. November 21, 2017: Dramatic video emerges showing a North Korean soldier defecting to South Korea while being shot at.
24. November 15, 2017: The San Juan, an Argentine navy submarine, goes missing. It was found at the bottom of the ocean almost a year later, with all 44 crew dead from an explosion that happened in the vessel.
25. October 12, 2017: Trump announces that the Pakistani military has rescued Canadian-American couple Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman and their children from the Haqqani network.
26. October 1, 2017: Fifty-eight people are killed and more than 850 are injured after a gunman opens fire on a Las Vegas music festival from a 32nd floor room in the Mandalay Bay casino.
27. October 2017: Famous men are culled in the #MeToo movement.
28. July 8, 2017: The New York Times publishes a report on how members of Trump's campaign — including his son Donald Jr. — met with Russian agents in Trump Tower in the lead up to the 2016 presidential election.
29. June 1, 2017: Trump announces his intention to pull the US out of the Paris climate accord.
30. May 22, 2017: Twenty-two people leaving an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena are killed in a terrorist bombing. Another 50 people were injured.
31. April 19, 2017: Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez dies by suicide in prison, where he was serving a life sentence for the June 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd.
32. February 26, 2017: "La La Land" is mistakenly announced as the Best Picture winner at the Oscars, instead of "Moonlight."
33. January 28, 2017: Serena Williams beats her sister Venus to win the Australian Open, while secretly eight weeks pregnant with her first child.
34. January 21, 2017: Hundreds of thousands of people gather in Washington, D.C. and cities around the world to take part in the Women's March, protesting Trump's election.
35. January 20, 2017: Donald Trump is sworn in as the nation's 45th president.
36. November 8, 2016: Donald Trump is elected president, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton in a landmark upset.
37. November 3, 2016: The Chicago Cubs break the Billy Goat curse and win their first World Series in 108 years.
38. October 8, 2016: The Washington Post publishes a video from a 2005 interview between "Access Hollywood" host Billy Bush and Donald Trump, in which the latter said he can grab women "by the p---y" because he's a star.
39. October 7, 2016: The Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Election Security issue a joint statement warning that the Russians are trying to interfere in the presidential election.
40. September 12, 2016: The Indianapolis Star publishes a report detailing how USA Gymnastics failed to report sexual abuse committed by Michigan State University physician Dr. Larry Nassar.
41. September 15, 2016: Angelina Jolie files for divorce from husband Brad Pitt.
42. August 26, 2016: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sits on the bench during the national anthem, saying "I have to take a stand for people that are oppressed."
43. August 5-21, 2016: The 2016 summer Olympics are held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
44. July 7, 2016: Five Dallas police officers are killed while working at a Black Lives Matter rally. Authorities killed the gunman with a bomb delivered by a robot.
45. June 24, 2016: Britain votes to leave the European Union.
46. June 12, 2016: A gunman opens fire inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 and injuring 53.
47. June 2, 2016: Brock Turner, a former Stanford swim team member, is sentenced to just six months in jail for sexually assaulting an inebriated woman outside a campus fraternity.
48. April 21, 2016: Music legend Prince is found dead in the elevator of his Minnesota estate. An autopsy would later find that the singer died of an overdose of the opioid fentanyl.
49. April 3, 2016: A group of news outlets around the world publish stories based on the Panama Papers, a leak of 11.5 million documents from a Panamanian law firm, showing the shady ways wealthy people use offshore accounts.
50. December 18, 2015: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is released, earning more than $2 billion at the box office worldwide.
51. November 13-14, 2015: Terror attacks strike Paris for a second time in a year, resulting in the deaths of 130 people and nearly 500 wounded.
52. August 26, 2015: WDBJ reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward are shot dead while filming a live TV segment in Virginia.
53. August 21, 2015: Three American men, including two active military members, thwart a terrorist attack on a French train.
54. July 20, 2015: Diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba are restored, decades after Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution.
55. July 11, 2015: Drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escapes for a second time from his cell at a Mexican high-security prison.
56. June 26, 2015: The Supreme Court issues a 5-4 ruling that gay marriage is legal, legalizing same-sex unions nationwide.
57. June 16, 2015: New York City real estate mogul Donald Trump announces his candidacy for president with a speech at Trump Tower calling Mexican immigrants "rapists."
58. June 6, 2015: Joyce Mitchell, a worker at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, helps two convicted murderers escape.
59. June 6, 2015: American Pharoah wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse in 37 years to earn the Triple Crown of American horse racing.
60. May 2015: An outbreak of the Zika virus spreads to Brazil, and eventually moves its way up into Central America and the Caribbean.
61. March 24, 2015: Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 crashes in the Alps, killing all 150 people on board.
62. February 1, 2015: The New England Patriots win Super Bowl XLIX thanks to an interception with just seconds left in the game.
63. January 7-9, 2015: Paris is the target of multiple terror attacks that leave 17 people dead.
64. November 24, 2014: Hackers breach the network of Sony Pictures Entertainment and release embarrassing information against the company.
65. September 4, 2014: Comedian Joan Rivers dies while undergoing plastic surgery to her throat.
66. August 9, 2014: Unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown is shot dead by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, causing several days of riots in the community and fueling the Black Lives Matter movement.
67. August 19, 2014: American photojournalist James Foley is beheaded in a video recorded by ISIS, marking the beginning of the terrorist group's rise to power.
68. August 11, 2014: Beloved actor and comedian Robin Williams is found dead from a suicide at his home in California.
69. May 31, 2014: The US government agrees to release five Taliban commanders in exchange for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who had gone missing from a base in Afghanistan five years prior.
70. May 24, 2014: Rapper Kanye West marries reality star Kim Kardashian in a lavish wedding in Florence, Italy.
71. May 5, 2014: TMZ obtains footage showing Beyoncé getting between her husband and sister when the two come to blows while riding in an elevator after the Met Gala.
72. March 23, 2014: The World Health Organization reports that there has been an outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, the start of the largest outbreak of the virus in history.
73. April 2014: The Flint water crisis begins as the Michigan city tries to cut costs by getting their water from the Flint River instead of getting it from Detroit.
74. March 25, 2014: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow announces her separation from her Coldplay frontman husband Chris Martin on her blog Goop, saying they have decided to "consciously uncouple".
75. March 8, 2014: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 mysteriously vanishes off radar while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers and crew on board.
76. March 2014: Russia invades Ukraine and annexes the Crimea, after Ukraine's pro-Russian president, Viktor Yanukovych, is toppled in anti-government protests.
77. February 18, 2014: A 39-year-old Jimmy Fallon starts his tenure as host of "The Tonight Show".
78. February 2, 2014: Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies at the age of 46 from a drug overdose.
79. February 1, 2014: Dylan Farrow writes an essay describing how her father, director Woody Allen, molested her as a child. Allen was never charged and denies the allegation.
80. December 5, 2013: Nelson Mandela, South Africa's trailblazing first black president, dies at the age of 25.
81. July 22, 2013: Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, gives birth to a baby boy named Prince George, who becomes third in line to the British throne, behind his father and grandfather.
82. July 13, 2013: The Black Lives Matter movement begins after George Zimmerman is acquitted of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges in the shooting death of black teen Trayvon Martin.
83. July 7, 2013: Scottish tennis player Andy Murray becomes the first British man to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936.
84. July 6, 2013: "Glee" star Cory Monteith is found dead in a Vancouver, British Columbia, hotel room after succumbing to a drug and alcohol overdose.
85. June 6, 2013: The Guardian and the Washington Post publish stories based on information leaked to them by government contractor Edward Snowden.
86. May 6, 2013: Three women who had been missing for about a decade are rescued from the Cleveland, Ohio, home of Ariel Castro.
87. May 16, 2013: The now-defunct news site Gawker publishes a video showing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack.
88. April 15, 2013: Two pressure cooker bombs explode at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 250 others.
89. March 13, 2013: Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is elected pope, becoming the first South American to lead the Roman Catholic Church. He assumes the name Pope Francis.
90. February 28, 2013: Basketball legend Dennis Rodman travels to North Korea and meets leader Kim Jong-un, becoming the first American to meet the new leader since he assumed office two years prior.
91. December 14, 2012: A mentally-disturbed shooter kills 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, before killing himself.
92. November 9, 2012: Gen. David Petraeus resigns as director of the CIA after the FBI uncovers the fact that he shared classified information with his mistress and biographer, Paula Broadwell.
93. November 6, 2012: Voters in Colorado and Washington vote to legalize recreational marijuana, becoming the first states in the US to do so.
94. October 29, 2012: Superstorm Sandy causes widespread death and damage, especially in the Northeastern US.
95. October 22, 2012: After being accused of conducting an elaborate doping scheme, American cyclist Lance Armstrong is stripped of his seven Tour de France medals and banned from cycling competitions for life.
96. September 11, 2012: US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans are killed after a mob storms the US mission in Benghazi, Libya.
97. July 20, 2012: A shooter opens fire at a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight," in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and injuring dozens of others.
98. November 7, 2011: Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, is found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in connection to the late singer's overdose death.
99. October 20, 2011: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is captured and killed by revolutionaries, bringing an end to his 42-year regime.
100. October 3, 2011: American Amanda Knox, 24, is freed from an Italian prison after her conviction in the 2009 murder of her British roommate is overthrown.
101. September 17, 2011: The Occupy Wall Street movement begins with about 1,000 people protesting in downtown Manhattan's Zuccotti Park.
102. July 23, 2011: Grammy Award-winning singer Amy Winehouse, 27, is found dead at her home in north London.
103. July 22, 2011: A right-wing Christian extremist kills 77 people — most of them children — in attacks on Oslo, Norway, and the nearby island of Utoya.
104. July 7, 2011: Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid shutters after it was revealed that staffers hacked into the phones of prominent figures like Prince William to mine for stories.
105. May 14, 2011: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund, is pulled off a Paris-bound flight in New York and charged with sexually assaulting a hotel maid.
106. May 1, 2011: President Barack Obama addresses the nation to announce the death of terrorist Osama bin Laden, after a successful Navy SEAL raid on the 9/11 mastermind's compound in Pakistan.
107. April 29, 2011: 3 billion people tune in to watch Britain's Prince William marry college sweetheart Kate Middleton in a ceremony at Westminster Cathedral in London
108. March 11, 2011: An earthquake in Japan causes the second-worst nuclear accident in history.
109. March 2011: Civil war breaks out in Syria after military defectors create the Free Syrian Army, to combat those loyal to President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
110. February 11, 2011: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigns under pressure from revolutionaries, giving up the seat he had held for three decades.
111. January 28, 2011: "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen enters rehab, a day after the actor was rushed from his home to the hospital for abdominal and chest pains, according to CBS Los Angeles.
112. December 17, 2010: The suicide of a Tunisian street vendor serves as a catalyst for the Arab Spring.
113. December 8, 2010: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange turns himself in to British police after Swedish authorities put out a warrant for his arrest in connection to a rape accusation.
114. October 13, 2010: 33 miners are rescued after spending 69 days trapped in a Chilean copper mine.
115. June 27, 2010: The FBI arrests 10 Russian spies caught living deep undercover in the United States.
116. May 2, 2010: The European Commission, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund sign off on a €110 million bailout of Greece, to save the EU country from default.
117. April 20, 2010: An explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico causes the biggest marine oil spill in history.
118. April 14, 2010: An eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano causes an ash cloud to spread across Europe, grounding flights in the region.
119. January 12, 2010: Hundreds of thousands of people are killed after a 11117.0-magnitude earthquake strikes the island nation of Haiti.

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Lyle Berman, a legendary Minnesota businessman and a member of the American Gaming Association’s Gaming Hall of Fame, is getting into the emerging esports gaming industry and is reuniting with one of his previous gaming businesses in his latest venture.
Berman, 77, a co-founder of Grand Casinos Inc., is using a special-purpose acquisition company based in Minnesota, Black Ridge Acquisition Corp., to buy two companies and form Allied Esports Entertainment.
“Esports is going to explode,” Berman said. “By everybody’s prediction there are more people who will be watching it [esports] in a few years than watch the NFL, NBA and baseball combined.”
Full article: http://www.startribune.com/casino-industry-veteran-lyle-berman-bets-on-esports-gaming-company/503571412/

1. October 31, 2019: The House votes to formalize its impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine.
2. August 10, 2019: Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is found dead in his Manhattan jail cell where he was awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
3. August 7, 2019: The bodies of Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky are found in Manitoba, Canada. Police suspect the friends went on a killing spree across the country, and had been searching for them for 20 days.
4. July 7, 2019: The US women's national soccer team wins the World Cup for a fourth time in a row.
5. April 18, 2019: A redacted version of the special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and the Trump campaign's possible collusion is released to the public.
6. March 15, 2019: Fifty people are killed and another 50 are injured in attacks on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
7. March 12, 2019: Federal prosecutors in Boston charge at least 50 people in the "Varsity Blues" scandal, accusing many of them of using bribes to get their students into college. Among the defendants are actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman.
8. March 2019: Governments around the world banned the Boeing 737 Max from their airspaces after two crashes in 5 months killed 346 people.
9. January 10, 2019: Jayme Closs, a 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who went missing three months prior, escapes from a rural home where she was being held captive by her parent's killer. He later pleads guilty to the crimes.
10. October 2, 2018: Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is murdered inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul.
11. September 27, 2018: More than 20 million people tune in to watch the confirmation hearing of Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
12. July 10, 2018: 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach are rescued from a flooded cave after more than two weeks stuck in the cavern.
13. June 24, 2018: Saudi Arabia lifts its ban on allowing women to drive.
14. May 19, 2018: Millions around the world tune in to watch Britain's Prince Harry marry American actress Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle.
15. April 24, 2018: DNA submitted to an ancestry database helps investigators catch who they believe to be the "Golden State Killer", a murderer and rapist who tormented the Bay Area in the 1970s and '80s.
16. April 6-June 20, 2018: Under its "zero tolerance" immigration policy, the Trump administration separates thousands of children from their migrant parents at the border, causing widespread outrage on a national level.
17. April 13, 2018: The US, Britain, and France conduct air strikes against Syria in response to President Bashar al-Assad's suspected use of chemical weapons on citizens in a civil war gripping the country.
18. March 24, 2018: Hundreds of thousands take part in the March For Our Lives in Washington, D.C., organized by survivors of the Parkland shooting to call for gun control reform.
19. February 14, 2018: Seventeen students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, are killed, and another 17 are injured, in a horrific shooting.
20. February 4, 2018: The Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots to win their first-ever Super Bowl and stun viewers with a now-classic trick play.
21. February 9-25, 2018: The Winter Olympics are held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
22. January 14, 2018: A teen girl escapes from her family home in southern California and calls police to rescue the rest of her 12 siblings from their abusive parents.
23. November 21, 2017: Dramatic video emerges showing a North Korean soldier defecting to South Korea while being shot at.
24. November 15, 2017: The San Juan, an Argentine navy submarine, goes missing. It was found at the bottom of the ocean almost a year later, with all 44 crew dead from an explosion that happened in the vessel.
25. October 12, 2017: Trump announces that the Pakistani military has rescued Canadian-American couple Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman and their children from the Haqqani network.
26. October 1, 2017: Fifty-eight people are killed and more than 850 are injured after a gunman opens fire on a Las Vegas music festival from a 32nd floor room in the Mandalay Bay casino.
27. October 2017: Famous men are culled in the #MeToo movement.
28. July 8, 2017: The New York Times publishes a report on how members of Trump's campaign — including his son Donald Jr. — met with Russian agents in Trump Tower in the lead up to the 2016 presidential election.
29. June 1, 2017: Trump announces his intention to pull the US out of the Paris climate accord.
30. May 22, 2017: Twenty-two people leaving an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena are killed in a terrorist bombing. Another 50 people were injured.
31. April 19, 2017: Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez dies by suicide in prison, where he was serving a life sentence for the June 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd.
32. February 26, 2017: "La La Land" is mistakenly announced as the Best Picture winner at the Oscars, instead of "Moonlight."
33. January 28, 2017: Serena Williams beats her sister Venus to win the Australian Open, while secretly eight weeks pregnant with her first child.
34. January 21, 2017: Hundreds of thousands of people gather in Washington, D.C. and cities around the world to take part in the Women's March, protesting Trump's election.
35. January 20, 2017: Donald Trump is sworn in as the nation's 45th president.
36. November 8, 2016: Donald Trump is elected president, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton in a landmark upset.
37. November 3, 2016: The Chicago Cubs break the Billy Goat curse and win their first World Series in 108 years.
38. October 8, 2016: The Washington Post publishes a video from a 2005 interview between "Access Hollywood" host Billy Bush and Donald Trump, in which the latter said he can grab women "by the p---y" because he's a star.
39. October 7, 2016: The Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Election Security issue a joint statement warning that the Russians are trying to interfere in the presidential election.
40. September 12, 2016: The Indianapolis Star publishes a report detailing how USA Gymnastics failed to report sexual abuse committed by Michigan State University physician Dr. Larry Nassar.
41. September 15, 2016: Angelina Jolie files for divorce from husband Brad Pitt.
42. August 26, 2016: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sits on the bench during the national anthem, saying "I have to take a stand for people that are oppressed."
43. August 5-21, 2016: The 2016 summer Olympics are held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
44. July 7, 2016: Five Dallas police officers are killed while working at a Black Lives Matter rally. Authorities killed the gunman with a bomb delivered by a robot.
45. June 24, 2016: Britain votes to leave the European Union.
46. June 12, 2016: A gunman opens fire inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 and injuring 53.
47. June 2, 2016: Brock Turner, a former Stanford swim team member, is sentenced to just six months in jail for sexually assaulting an inebriated woman outside a campus fraternity.
48. April 21, 2016: Music legend Prince is found dead in the elevator of his Minnesota estate. An autopsy would later find that the singer died of an overdose of the opioid fentanyl.
49. April 3, 2016: A group of news outlets around the world publish stories based on the Panama Papers, a leak of 11.5 million documents from a Panamanian law firm, showing the shady ways wealthy people use offshore accounts.
50. December 18, 2015: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is released, earning more than $2 billion at the box office worldwide.
51. November 13-14, 2015: Terror attacks strike Paris for a second time in a year, resulting in the deaths of 130 people and nearly 500 wounded.
52. August 26, 2015: WDBJ reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward are shot dead while filming a live TV segment in Virginia.
53. August 21, 2015: Three American men, including two active military members, thwart a terrorist attack on a French train.
54. July 20, 2015: Diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba are restored, decades after Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution.
55. July 11, 2015: Drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escapes for a second time from his cell at a Mexican high-security prison.
56. June 26, 2015: The Supreme Court issues a 5-4 ruling that gay marriage is legal, legalizing same-sex unions nationwide.
57. June 16, 2015: New York City real estate mogul Donald Trump announces his candidacy for president with a speech at Trump Tower calling Mexican immigrants "rapists."
58. June 6, 2015: Joyce Mitchell, a worker at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, helps two convicted murderers escape.
59. June 6, 2015: American Pharoah wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse in 37 years to earn the Triple Crown of American horse racing.
60. May 2015: An outbreak of the Zika virus spreads to Brazil, and eventually moves its way up into Central America and the Caribbean.
61. March 24, 2015: Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 crashes in the Alps, killing all 150 people on board.
62. February 1, 2015: The New England Patriots win Super Bowl XLIX thanks to an interception with just seconds left in the game.
63. January 7-9, 2015: Paris is the target of multiple terror attacks that leave 17 people dead.
64. November 24, 2014: Hackers breach the network of Sony Pictures Entertainment and release embarrassing information against the company.
65. September 4, 2014: Comedian Joan Rivers dies while undergoing plastic surgery to her throat.
66. August 9, 2014: Unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown is shot dead by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, causing several days of riots in the community and fueling the Black Lives Matter movement.
67. August 19, 2014: American photojournalist James Foley is beheaded in a video recorded by ISIS, marking the beginning of the terrorist group's rise to power.
68. August 11, 2014: Beloved actor and comedian Robin Williams is found dead from a suicide at his home in California.
69. May 31, 2014: The US government agrees to release five Taliban commanders in exchange for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who had gone missing from a base in Afghanistan five years prior.
70. May 24, 2014: Rapper Kanye West marries reality star Kim Kardashian in a lavish wedding in Florence, Italy.
71. May 5, 2014: TMZ obtains footage showing Beyoncé getting between her husband and sister when the two come to blows while riding in an elevator after the Met Gala.
72. March 23, 2014: The World Health Organization reports that there has been an outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, the start of the largest outbreak of the virus in history.
73. April 2014: The Flint water crisis begins as the Michigan city tries to cut costs by getting their water from the Flint River instead of getting it from Detroit.
74. March 25, 2014: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow announces her separation from her Coldplay frontman husband Chris Martin on her blog Goop, saying they have decided to "consciously uncouple".
75. March 8, 2014: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 mysteriously vanishes off radar while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers and crew on board.
76. March 2014: Russia invades Ukraine and annexes the Crimea, after Ukraine's pro-Russian president, Viktor Yanukovych, is toppled in anti-government protests.
77. February 18, 2014: A 39-year-old Jimmy Fallon starts his tenure as host of "The Tonight Show".
78. February 2, 2014: Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies at the age of 46 from a drug overdose.
79. February 1, 2014: Dylan Farrow writes an essay describing how her father, director Woody Allen, molested her as a child. Allen was never charged and denies the allegation.
80. December 5, 2013: Nelson Mandela, South Africa's trailblazing first black president, dies at the age of 25.
81. July 22, 2013: Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, gives birth to a baby boy named Prince George, who becomes third in line to the British throne, behind his father and grandfather.
82. July 13, 2013: The Black Lives Matter movement begins after George Zimmerman is acquitted of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges in the shooting death of black teen Trayvon Martin.
83. July 7, 2013: Scottish tennis player Andy Murray becomes the first British man to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936.
84. July 6, 2013: "Glee" star Cory Monteith is found dead in a Vancouver, British Columbia, hotel room after succumbing to a drug and alcohol overdose.
85. June 6, 2013: The Guardian and the Washington Post publish stories based on information leaked to them by government contractor Edward Snowden.
86. May 6, 2013: Three women who had been missing for about a decade are rescued from the Cleveland, Ohio, home of Ariel Castro.
87. May 16, 2013: The now-defunct news site Gawker publishes a video showing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack.
88. April 15, 2013: Two pressure cooker bombs explode at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 250 others.
89. March 13, 2013: Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is elected pope, becoming the first South American to lead the Roman Catholic Church. He assumes the name Pope Francis.
90. February 28, 2013: Basketball legend Dennis Rodman travels to North Korea and meets leader Kim Jong-un, becoming the first American to meet the new leader since he assumed office two years prior.
91. December 14, 2012: A mentally-disturbed shooter kills 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, before killing himself.
92. November 9, 2012: Gen. David Petraeus resigns as director of the CIA after the FBI uncovers the fact that he shared classified information with his mistress and biographer, Paula Broadwell.
93. November 6, 2012: Voters in Colorado and Washington vote to legalize recreational marijuana, becoming the first states in the US to do so.
94. October 29, 2012: Superstorm Sandy causes widespread death and damage, especially in the Northeastern US.
95. October 22, 2012: After being accused of conducting an elaborate doping scheme, American cyclist Lance Armstrong is stripped of his seven Tour de France medals and banned from cycling competitions for life.
96. September 11, 2012: US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans are killed after a mob storms the US mission in Benghazi, Libya.
97. July 20, 2012: A shooter opens fire at a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight," in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and injuring dozens of others.
98. November 7, 2011: Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, is found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in connection to the late singer's overdose death.
99. October 20, 2011: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is captured and killed by revolutionaries, bringing an end to his 42-year regime.
100. October 3, 2011: American Amanda Knox, 24, is freed from an Italian prison after her conviction in the 2009 murder of her British roommate is overthrown.
101. September 17, 2011: The Occupy Wall Street movement begins with about 1,000 people protesting in downtown Manhattan's Zuccotti Park.
102. July 23, 2011: Grammy Award-winning singer Amy Winehouse, 27, is found dead at her home in north London.
103. July 22, 2011: A right-wing Christian extremist kills 77 people — most of them children — in attacks on Oslo, Norway, and the nearby island of Utoya.
104. July 7, 2011: Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid shutters after it was revealed that staffers hacked into the phones of prominent figures like Prince William to mine for stories.
105. May 14, 2011: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund, is pulled off a Paris-bound flight in New York and charged with sexually assaulting a hotel maid.
106. May 1, 2011: President Barack Obama addresses the nation to announce the death of terrorist Osama bin Laden, after a successful Navy SEAL raid on the 9/11 mastermind's compound in Pakistan.
107. April 29, 2011: 3 billion people tune in to watch Britain's Prince William marry college sweetheart Kate Middleton in a ceremony at Westminster Cathedral in London
108. March 11, 2011: An earthquake in Japan causes the second-worst nuclear accident in history.
109. March 2011: Civil war breaks out in Syria after military defectors create the Free Syrian Army, to combat those loyal to President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
110. February 11, 2011: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigns under pressure from revolutionaries, giving up the seat he had held for three decades.
111. January 28, 2011: "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen enters rehab, a day after the actor was rushed from his home to the hospital for abdominal and chest pains, according to CBS Los Angeles.
112. December 17, 2010: The suicide of a Tunisian street vendor serves as a catalyst for the Arab Spring.
113. December 8, 2010: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange turns himself in to British police after Swedish authorities put out a warrant for his arrest in connection to a rape accusation.
114. October 13, 2010: 33 miners are rescued after spending 69 days trapped in a Chilean copper mine.
115. June 27, 2010: The FBI arrests 10 Russian spies caught living deep undercover in the United States.
116. May 2, 2010: The European Commission, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund sign off on a €110 million bailout of Greece, to save the EU country from default.
117. April 20, 2010: An explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico causes the biggest marine oil spill in history.
118. April 14, 2010: An eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano causes an ash cloud to spread across Europe, grounding flights in the region.
119. January 12, 2010: Hundreds of thousands of people are killed after a 11117.0-magnitude earthquake strikes the island nation of Haiti.

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I am new investor looking for my first investment property. I found this property in Onamia, MN. It's a 1 bedroom, 1 bath for $39,900 with a square footage of 400 sq ft. This location is right next to Millie Lacs Lake. This is one of the largest lakes in Minnesota. Property comes with an owned permanent slip in the harbor and access to the shower house. It is also 5 mins away from the Grand Casino Mille Lacs.
I feel that location wise this is a pretty good spot for an AirBNB. The range of prices for properties in that area are about $50-150 for single occupancy. I was thinking I can get a couch bed or futon to count that as an extra bed.
There's a $600 HOA for the doc. Taxes are $493. I'm estimating insurance will be around $600 (not completely sure on this). With 20% down and guesstimating probably be about $350 month without including utilities.
A couple of questions that I am unsure about: 1. How to do I estimate utilities on a location that isn't used everyday? 2.What are some things I need to watch out for? 3. How many days do you typically estimate for vacancy when doing an initial evaluation?
If you need further details about the location or property please let me know what you need.

I am new investor looking for my first investment property. I found this property in Onamia, MN. It's a 1 bedroom, 1 bath for $39,900 with a square footage of 400 sq ft. This location is right next to Millie Lacs Lake. This is one of the largest lakes in Minnesota. Property comes with an owned permanent slip in the harbor and access to the shower house. It is also 5 mins away from the Grand Casino Mille Lacs.
I feel that location wise this is a pretty good spot for an AirBNB. The range of prices for properties in that area are about $50-150 for single occupancy. I was thinking I can get a couch bed or futon to count that as an extra bed.
There's a $600 HOA for the doc. Taxes are $493. I'm estimating insurance will be around $600 (not completely sure on this). With 20% down and guesstimating probably be about $350 month without including utilities.
A couple of questions that I am unsure about: 1. How to do I estimate utilities on a location that isn't used everyday? 2.What are some things I need to watch out for? 3. How many days do you typically estimate for vacancy when doing an initial evaluation?
If you need further details about the location or property please let me know what you need.

Hey everyone!
This was posted a while ago but just wanted to pop in another post to advertise Minnesota's second LAN tournament at Mystic Lake Casino April 21st.
The tournament will take place at noon on the 21st and will last until 10pm. We're currently at 4 teams and hoping to reach 8-10, so if you're interested in bringing a team or signing up solo feel free! We're going to add in the solo players to teams that don't have a full roster like we did at GopherCon last fall.
The admission to the event is $20, which will give you access to any and ALL tournaments throughout the event over the weekend. You'll also get a $20 free slot machine card to gamble with if you're interested (so basically the $20 entry fee you can win back if you're lucky). You'll also get discounts for restaurants, gift shops, and hotel with the $20 entry fee so it's a pretty good deal.
As far as the HotS tournament goes, we're going to have a Bo2 group stage from 12:00-3:00, and then begin a Bo3 single elimination tournament from 4:00-10:00. The finals are going to be a Bo5 and will be played on the grand stage. There are $1,000 in prizing for the tournament: 1st place receives $500, 2nd place receives $300, and 3rd place will receive $200.
If you have any questions about the tournament let me know! If you want to sign up, the link is right here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevxXZRVdN27r3iL5MDOm0marSgyqjKywL3WAns_3xqbgVO8Q/viewform
Thanks all!
edit: the link for the event is right here https://www.shiftupesports.com/epic1
edit2: the tourney is the 21st not the 22nd*
edit3: Have to bring your own equipment. We'll be providing tables, chairs, network switches, ethernet cords, and power outlets

Not quite a week but close enough. Eau Claire, WI is surprisingly depressing. Maybe it was the wrong side of town. 86,000 people live in Eau Claire, which is about half the size of Naperville. That makes Eau Claire the biggest city in Wisconsin for about 150 miles in any direction. There must be a nice part of Eau Claire. Must be. Motel 6 can't pay too much in taxes if they want to sell me a $44 motel room and turn a profit. Eau Claire has sort of an opioid epidemic feel to it. The liquor store that sold me the Fat Tire was a dank little shop run by an old guy who looked like he had a shotgun under the counter. Only one of the two doors was unlocked. I kept an eye on my car out my Motel 6 window until I fell asleep and I got the fuck out of Eau Claire by 7AM Sunday.
Superior, WI and Duluth, MN are sort of shoulder-to-shoulder on the southwest corner of Lake Superior. I'd been through before on my way to the Boundary Waters, and before that on my way to Canada to fish with my dad in the mid-70s. Shipping, mining, lumber centers and the whole fucking area has a tired, rusty, we used to be a real hot place vibe. These must be the people who turned up at the Trump rally. These must be the fucking knuckleheads who think Trump is going to bring back the glory days of shipping, mining, and lumber.
The next stretch of road was half the reason for the trip. Couldn't wait to drive 150 miles up the northern shores of Gitche Gumme. I'm sure it's lovely. When it's not cobalt skies and drizzle. You drive through a tunnel of trees basically and so rather than Lake Superior out the passenger side window you see trees. Some lovely old homes set back in those trees, and I'm sure they have a lovely view out their back windows on Lake Superior. Only when there's a break in the trees do you see the lake and I'll say this much for Lake Superior. It's fucking huge. You can just feel it. At a glance it's no different than Lake Michigan. A water horizon that may as well be the ocean. Maybe it's just because I learned as a young boy just how big Superior is and so I had that in the back of my mind but holy shit. Big. The mist was hanging so low that I could only see a couple of miles out but I knew that I was heading northwest and out the right window was basically a straight line of Superior's full east-west width. That fucking lake goes as far as Illinois and Indiana combined. If I shoved off in a rowboat from here I could paddle 350 fucking miles east. It gets over 1300 feet deep. Never gives up her dead and all that other Lightfoot stuff. There's a reason those homes on Minnesota Rte 61 are built up on bluffs 75 or 100 feet above the water. I can just imagine what that lake looks like when it gets nasty. Those shipping places down in Duluth are right on the water. Cavernous joints the size of jumbo jet hangars. Must be a hell of a place to ride out a bad blow on Lake Superior.
Lutsen, Tofte, Grand Marais are the mapworthy names of the towns along 61 north of Duluth. Holiday gas station mini-marts and Kwik-Trip gas station mini-marts seem to be doing a Macs/Burger King duel in the woods. Nice little towns. Lots of arts & crafts people and laid-back tourism types who sell $9.75 foldable maps to Minnesota's Arrowhead. Laminated in plastic so yeah, sure. Had to buy one. And that $11 pack of Castle Danger Creamy Ale. And some of those naked lady tees. And oh that hat, who would buy that hat?
Had I kept going up 61 for another 40 or so miles I'd have run out of US and A. Instead I turned due north up the Sawbill Trail.
Google Maps & Google Earth were incredibly helpful for the planning of this trip. Never before had I been able to use my satellites to zoom down from space on my actual campsite. (I checked after I got home. The fallen tree that I tight-roped for 15 feet out into the lake so I could cast farther is fucking visible from space.) So as I was driving north up Sawbill Trail I had a fairly good idea of which way the road goes and where I want to turn right onto The Grade, which is the name of the east-west road that snakes all the way around to, eventually, the Canadian border. I was thinking that as I was driving along Sawbill Trail. Google Earth is fucking awesome. Only they didn't say anything about this "pavement ends" sign on this bridge as I cross Temperance River.
Thank God I haven't gotten my January in Colorado tire chain damage repaired yet. You ever drive 55 mph on gravel? Like driving a boat. There's no sure footing. And the road curves around through the forest and shit so you don't want to have to snap a quick turn because that isn't happening. Newton explained it well. Your car wants to maintain going straight ahead and with gravel under your tires that "I'd like to turn now" friction isn't there. So you slow down a little. And listen as the rocks bounce off the undercarriage and the fenders and the paint and I don't give a fuck because tire chain damage is already there!
45 miles of gravel road through the Superior National Forest. Some interesting signage. Logging going on in these here woods since 1838. Older than Chicago? Fuck me. There's possibly a locomotive abandoned in these woods and can I find it? No time to stop and look for a lost locomotive but thanks for the trivia. They laid hundreds of miles of track in these woods back in the 19th century. None of it is visible from Google Earth now. I'll tell you what you do see up in the Arrowhead of Minnesota. Logging trucks. Doubles and even triples. They have signs in the forest telling truckers how many tons they can weigh if they're cab-trailer-trailer-trailer. How in the fuck can somebody drive a triple trailer load of logs through here? Holy shit what a challenge.
Crescent Lake is a fucking gem. I plan on returning often. Annually if I can. I've already tried booking next July 4th week. Can't do it until January.
Tranquil, beautiful, and so fucking quiet at night you cannot believe it. Absolute silence is rare and man is it palpable when you're laying in a tent in the middle of the woods. The lake is like glass but I can still hear the slight sloshing of the water every so often and that's 50 feet from my tent. An owl sounds like an M80. It's just amazing.
And after the 1st night I started to unwind. By day 3 I had my camp set up the way I like. Tarps over everything because rain. With very little warning. So many memories of my BWCA trips and yet I'd forgotten how quickly the weather turns up there. July 5th I slept in a sleeping bag and wore a hoodie. 55-60 degrees tops. 95 down here in Chicago and I'm wearing a hoodie to bed. Yes!
By day 4 I had put Donald Trump out of my mind. Occasionally I would look out over that terrain and that amazing natural beauty and get pissed off. This is the part of my country I love the most and that douchebag is fucking with it. I had sort of an "enjoy it while I still can" feeling and that made me fucking sad. It's amazing how quickly our wilderness areas can be transformed to commercial enterprises. Fuck the eagles and the loons and the silence and here's a Ho Chunk Casino.
I can't recall the last time I went 5 days without talking to someone. Aside from Jack the camp host (who sells wet firewood for $6.50 a bundle) the only other person I talked to all week was the girl at Sawbill who called the ruffed grouse a bastard bird. There's no cell reception in the Superior National Forest so turn the phone off. Useless. If it goes bad on a gravel road out here I could be in for a real adventure. My campsite never felt more like a home. The BWCA trips back in the day was me and 5 friends. 3 canoes. 3 tents. Conversation. Laughter. LSD. Weed. Whiskey. Fart jokes. Lies about conquests among 18 year old idiots. This is all kinds of different. 3 nights alone is the longest I've ever gone. This is twice that. Like night and day. I literally lost track of what day it was by Wednesday. I have a tendency to mumble to myself when I'm alone and thinking about something. It feels one way when I'm home, but talking to myself feels completely different when laying in a tent in the woods. It's a reminder of the aloneness.
For whatever reason I brought an old Sony Walkman radio. Fuck your Ipods. Picked up a Minnesota NPR station out of Grand Marais. David Brooks was giving a speech in Aspen. I turned it off quickly but made a mental note to check back in an hour. Boots Riley is my new favorite rapper. Which is cool because he's my first favorite rapper. Great interview with Terry Gross. And then came the news. Scott Pruitt has stepped down at EPA.
I fucking smiled from ear to ear. I looked out at the lake as if expecting it to smile back at me. I spent that entire day smiling about it. Giggling even. Small victory but I'll take it and deal with Trump's "next douchebag up" game plan later. Wheeler? Coal lobbyist? OK I hate him now but still. Scott Pruitt. So delicious. I hope his pocket-lining gets exposed and he gets charged criminally.
Grice, eagles, hummingbirds, a grebe, ducks, loons, jays, crows, so many different small birds that I didn't even bother cracking David Sibley real-time. How can anybody identify these things? They never sit still. So many birds buzzing around up there I have to figure half the tourism is birders. Still not entirely sure if those were juvenile eagles or ospreys. Jack the host assures me they're all eagles. They all hang around what has come to be called "Eagle Island." I shot 5 minutes of eagle video, and spent another 25 minutes just sitting on shore and watching them circling and dive-bombing and fucking around with each other. Only 3 or 4 show up on the video but there are more like 9 of them. A half hour I'll never forget for as long as I live.
I like to break down camp a day early, leaving just the bare bones stuff for the last night. Tent, air mattress, sleeping bag, food, coffee pot. It makes for a quick exit in the morning. No need to stay until noon when I have 10 hours of driving ahead of me. I got a little melancholy that last morning when I shot that dawn video. Didn't feel like leaving yet. I usually get that feeling that I'm ready to go home a couple of days before a vacation is over. I never got it this time. I still haven't gotten it. I wish I was still up there.