2023 Boundary Waters Trip Recap + Trivia

Alright! Let’s go.

(photo from author)

1. Before it was a band name, Steely Dan was what in the William S. Burroughs 1959 novel, Naked Lunch?
(answers are provided at the end)

Welcome to the 4th annual roasting of Jake Torgerson! Not this year, Jake. Concerning another oft-roasted fellow — Nate Goltz has been exonerated from his title of Snore Lord. Others are now greater offenders though they shall not be named.

First things first. All these losers are still chilly on Tom Waits. Josh Peterson said Waits sounds like Cookie Monster! Hey, Silky P. I’ve got a cookie for ya, baby, and a suggestion on where to shove it! Andrew Nepsund told me he’s going to memorize and sing “Come On Up To The House’’ in the shower at home. We’ll see what that does for his testosterone levels and love life. I’m guessing he’ll have another kid on the way shortly. A premature congratulations, Neps.

2. She recorded over 200 albums. She performed at the 1972 Super Bowl in Miami. She was the first black woman to headline the Copacabana. She has been dubbed, “The First Lady of Song.”

You know what we can all agree on? Dope steaks are dope. This year’s red meat was purchased from local Minneapolis butcher Everett’s and they were frozen and then consumed on the penultimate and also the…