The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #174649 Message #4235096
Posted By: Robert B. Waltz
29-Jan-26 - 05:06 AM
Thread Name: ADD:The Streets of Minneapolis (Bruce Springsteen)
Subject: RE: The Streets of Minneapolis
Without denying that something needs to be said, and done, of the occupation of the Twin Cities, I would make two points:
1. As a citizen of Saint Paul, Minnesota, this is a very irritating title. The Twin Cities of Minnesota are not Minneapolis. They are Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and others. Yes, the first murder took place in the city of Minneapolis, but in fact the first major event of the occupation took place in Saint Paul (about two miles from my home). The location of the second murder was in a strange multi-jurisdictional area. Anyone who refers to the Twin Cities as "Minneapolis" is offending a large fraction of the population of the area, and is showing ignorance of the area.
2. There are local Minnesota songwriters who might, just perhaps, have something to say about this.