Post: MSP - Back to the Lab

Posted 2006-09-12. Tags: msp, the lab, underground, USA, utility.

This is it: the MSP buuus currant post. Thank yous, cool shit, other junk and critically the justification of the MSP rep. This is why the twin cites will rox0r your fucking box0rs. I'm talking freshness so antistale, so crisp it challenges Paris. Tunnel system so multilayerd and complex you could wander for days lost underground. 'Sending kids back to the lab for more practise' - Tha Alkaholiks.

A few misc memories and cool shit from the Twins before we hit photo time:

Upon learning of my Dairy Queen addiction the msp locals took it up on themselves to make me more American. I can't remember how many blizzards I consumed. Speaking of which I have devised a wonderful new drink: The Bukkake Blizzard. You stand, mouth agape as various types of blizzard are splattered upon your face. Cost is on a per minutes basis. We were actually at a DQ and the girl serving us had various chocolate/icecream splatters around the neck of her shirt. We queried them and she claimed the Blizzard machine gets pretty messy. Naturally I asked if that was a bukkake blizzard. She was clueless, I escaped unscathed :)
You cannot live in the twin cities without getting sand in every possible orifice. I felt like Gara of the fucking Desert everytime I shook my tshirt or pants. I was warned, chalk up one for water/sand proof camera bags.
Thanks CC Bob for your mad skill teachings! We saw a kick ass cityscape cos of it.
Flame and DarlinClem running around a half finished apartment block gushing over taps, fixtures and granite benchtops.
Shooting creepy plastic bag head photos atop said apartments in the wee hours of the morning.
Logging into a hostel router with the default user/pass and adding myspace.com to the blocking filter.
Glass and I driving around a well known explorable brewery with our head torches on flash mode to taunt the security guards.
Owning myself in msp drains repeatedly. Guess they don't like Aussies, probably a result of Siologen's Plundering efforts.
Enlisting the help of two drunk girls to help us fing the manhole into Washington Avenue drain. Their searching skills were mad second rate, losers. They also didn't believe we could get onto GMF...
Glass almost falling through the stairs in GMF by putting his weight on a non-existant stair tread.
Tramping through the sewers in search of abandoned unexplored tunnels. We aimed to dig a CHATEIRRE. We encountered brick and had only a sandstone rated scraper. Excellent plans!
Crawling up side tunnels in said sewers cos the local are faaaaaaaarken lightweeeeeeeights maaaaaaaate. hahaha
Borrowing prybars and mallets from a workers cache in the lab to try and open a ~1000 year old manhole. We lost :(
We had a relaxing party beside the river with a biggah posse of mspers. I vaguely remember telling stories about Japan. I think I remember Flame and Slim Jim fish kissing.
Wet and cold at 2am Glass and I went a Wandering to Pillbury for a peek around. As we approached the building we spotted 2 suspcious characters standing across the road wearing gloves. I bet they're explorers! Curious to their attire and camera looking equipment we approached to find Danarchy and Gatsby cold and wet from exploring elsewhere. Glad we didn't cuddle party.

Thanks to the people I've explored with and who have showed me around, especially DarlinClem for the use of her couch and her hospitality. It will be nice to sleep without fear of kitten attack however. Glass for showing me tons of stuff,supporting my DAIRY QUEEN ADDICTION and even attempting to learn a bit of OzFuckenStraaaaaaaalian mate. Pete and Matt for discussions of biscuits, cookies, crumpets, scones, muffins, cakes and all manner of bready treats. Freak for the dancing manhole antics during the wild storm. Flame for driving me around and lending me her seeeeeeeeexy glasses. Macsbug for saving me from starving to death in Phaelen Creek. I've probably forgotten people, if so kick me in the nuts next time we meet.