tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-15:64076 Elise Matthesen Elise Matthesen Elise Matthesen 2025-12-14T09:24:30Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-15:64076:2023500 Twin Cities history: 1980s, ARA (Anti-Racist Action), Baldies, punk, music, Uptown 2025-12-14T07:42:57Z 2025-12-14T09:24:30Z public 1 &nbsp;Um. <br /><br />I tried to write an intro for this, but all I can do is gesture incoherently. No, I wasn't a Baldy, I wasn't a skinhead, but the milieu affected my life for Reasons.&nbsp; If you watch this documentary it may give you a better understanding of (some of) what made Minneapolis in the 80s what it was. Or maybe you were there too, and this will be an interesting tour of byegone days.<br /><br />I really want to get together and share stories of those times. For now, here, have a pretty good documentary:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=8BSDZ1DIEIQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=8BSDZ1DIEIQ</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=elisem&ditemid=2023500" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments