Not really a fan, but yeah, sad to see him go so young. I don't have to enjoy his music to recognize that he was among one of the greatest artists of a generation.
This.
The I-35W bridge tonight:
Truly touching. Genuinely class move, Twin Cities. 
Some commentators will very upset (Bill O'Reilly, Michael Savage) for not discussing more important things like ISIS, etc, cultural decline.
Meh. Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, curmudgeons need to bitch about the world going to hell in a handbasket. 
Greatest musical talent to come out of Minneapolis, bar none.
Um, there's one noteworthy poster whose take on this I'd really like to hear (or maybe I won't). 
Well you all can guess my list of greatest musical talents to come out of Minneapolis would be rather unique. But most important here, yeah no question. Like I said he's the whole reason why First Avenue is the prominent iconic place that it is. Every band I've seen play there has talked about how exciting it is to actually be in this place and playing there, and that definitely played a big role in the development of the later scene, and setting the stage for Husker Du and the Replacements and all that.
By the way, First Avenue actually held an all night dance party last night until 7AM (getting a special exemption from the city to stay open that late) in his memory after Mumford & Sons played, and will do the same tonight and Saturday. This is how many people showed up:
