Having grown up in Wisconsin (and now live in Minnesota), I always forget that monthly siren tests aren't normal for a lot of people. It is also highly amusing watching people be baffled by them :D
2:15 This conversation and following footage has blown my mind. It's not that late 90s/ early 2000s games didn't have the tech to accomodate more elaborate cities as explorable environments, they just all used Minneapolis as a source and nailed it to a tee!
The hometown pattern recognition part of my brain heard Kathleen say she liked Pittsburgh and that make me glad. Hope yinz can come visit for a magicon sometime soon.
Yep those are lemon bars, my dad’s favourite so I know them well. It is the filling that would be lemon meringue pie but with just some powdered sugar on top and usually a shortbread or Graham cracker crust
Many lemon bars don't include any meringue. Usually they just dust them with powdered sugar around the Northeast US. I think that was some of the confusion.
As some who has lived in Minneapolis my entire life this was delightful. The whole was just "Hey I know that scenery! Also, good job on calling Minnesota winters." And yes, there are cafes and stuff inside. There's actually a lot of nice public space inside in downtown Minneapolis, though I am less familiar with the area around the convention center.
The opening few minutes describing the street level experience of Minneapolis were top notch :D It really is barren and doesn't get a whole lot better up in the skyways. You're there for work during the day and then you leave to go 30 miles home to the burbs. Hosting thousands of people at the convention center or stadium? Nah they'll find somewhere else to go for non-event things!
Fun fact: My pastor, who is from Minnesota, was just recently talking about the Minneapolis skyway system in casual conversation, so it's cool to get to see some of it here so soon after learning about it elsewhere! Also! w00t for more gVlog!
Interesting that you guys immediately picked up on both the skyways and their effect on downtown. Graham's right that aside from a couple specific streets (which I presume you did eventually find your way to), a lot of the restaurants are inside on the skyway level, and to Kathleen's point, there has actually been a small but vocal movement calling for the retirement of the skyways precisely because they divide the foot traffic and make it unnecessarily difficult to keep businesses open outside *or* inside. Also, COVID was not kind to downtown, unfortunately. It's recovered somewhat from the absolute low point in 2021/22, but Minneapolis has always been a bit of a commuter town, and the work from home movement has taken away a lot of the daytime traffic. :/
First Wednesday of the month? Ah yes the true Minnesota experience. We do take tornados very seriously. My friend from New Jersey was going all "Hey Tex, wtf?" And I realized I was desensitized to a thing that is normally very alarming (heh) to everyone else. Honestly, I did love seeing all the beautiful shots of the Minneapolis sites, your videography highlights a lot of the beautiful aspects of Minneapolis, the skyway shotes are great. Shame your hotel room didn't get the view of the Loring Park Greenway. Those rooms are kind of the hot commodity for a beautiful view, picked that info up when staffing a convention there.
And they go off every first Wednesday at 1pm local time. They're tested even in the snowy months. It's because the Twin Cities are on the extreme northern edge of Tornado Alley. Gotta make sure folks are safe!
@@TheJohtaja I wonder if they are for another sort of emergency. I'm not aware of any natural disasters you have in Finland but it is nice to have a well regulated system just in case.
@@emanym I used to when I was a kid. Now I'm a Skywarn Spotter and meteorologist. They're the song of my people. Sorry ahead of time about next Wednesday as of this comment :P
Don't lemon bars usually have a shortbread crust and powdered sugar topping, though? Those did just look like they were sliced from a larger meringue pie, XD
It was so great to meet you guys and thanks again so much for chatting with The Infinity Bros after long hours of convention and two hours of Game Knights! You two are amazing!
I'm in Hotel Banquets and Conventions (San Diego). I see that PM Break and think, "oh, a sweet tooth break". Shocked at the whole bars, don't look at what the hotel charged the client for each of those bars +Service Charge +Sales Tax.
The beginning Minneapolis discussion portion literally looks like downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa where I live. It’s creepy how similar it looks. Also I feel the siren test on the first Wednesday. Is that just a Midwest thing?
So yeah downtown is pretty blank at ground level other than specific areas. Most of the like cafes and stores and bodega esq shops are on level 2 as part of the skyway
The talking about Minneapolis downtown... "the cafes must be indoors!" If they're anything like Edmonton and Calgary, no. They're not. They just don't have any. Downtown sucks. Offices close and it becomes a desolate wasteland.
Oh no. You complained about the view from a hotel room window. That means that the next few moments in my mind will be filled with John Cleese asking what you expected to see.
5:04 Siren tests are real in Midwest USA, and they do test that the sirens work at 1pm on the first Wednesday of the month. But in the past they were used more often for some very sketchy reasons. Similar sirens were also used daily in Sundown Towns alerting minorities to get off the streets before sundown. If you were not white and were found out of doors past sundown you could be arrested, or worse.
Graham! I have to ask! At Magicon Minneapolis I gave you a proxied deck I called Bear Force Five that was made up entirely of 2/2's that cost exactly two different colors of mana. Did you ever get the chance to take a look at it?
Omg glad to see this! saw your past one and was bummed you didnt do one for mpls and now here it is! I'm happy to see it because of course I am from Mpls and was in the crowd for that Game Knights live! It was an amazing game! Now to watch this and surely not get offended at all by anything said or done.
So not in that area no, they are basically in the area that’s a lot of offices and well it’s cold for a lot of time so the stuff you would expect on the ground level is up at level 2 in the skyway.
@@nibblitman that is so interesting I have nothing like that in my country.... Sounds very sci fi /doctor who "in the future the UK smog got so unbearable people gave up old London and now live in new london built above it and the street floor is for mutants"
@@AceDRoses Yeah just more like “In Nov. Until some time in May it is snowy and cold so Minnesotans hide indoors so as not to need to put on jackets and boots to go get a coffee.”
Working parents on vacation with a hotel room all to themselves... I know exactly what they were doing on that giant bed... Oh yeah... THEY WERE SLEEPING! cause no one was bothering them with questions about how much a whale weighs when its pregnant when they said "I need to lay down daddy/mommy is very tired"
You’re beyond wrong about Minneapolis, walking from the parking ramp 2 blocks to the convention center, but if you want a full hospitality experience next time, I’m your girl.
I mean, that was just his Day One impression of Minneapolis. I hope there’s a narrative arc where he slowly gets a different perception, but considering where the convention centre is located, its a faint hope.
It's now December. The "You can't post this until after the show-warning" did get progressively funnier for almost a full 7 months! 😂
Aged like a fine wine
Came here to post this, but you beat me to it! I almost died laughing.
Thanks for this. I just woke up and couldn't do the math on how long it had been. Haha
It was extremely correct, I laughed out loud for quite some time.
Yes! lol
"They have a Hockey Jersey! You and Beej are onto something!" - The 20th anniversary hoodie!
"Instead we just... had a nap." Ah! Relatable content!
Having grown up in Wisconsin (and now live in Minnesota), I always forget that monthly siren tests aren't normal for a lot of people. It is also highly amusing watching people be baffled by them :D
I didn't realize how much I missed these until they came back. Glad to see you up and about, Graham.
“I would like to replace my merchandise with…better merchandise please” you know, sometimes I forget you’re a professional comedian
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WE GOT THERE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
2:15 This conversation and following footage has blown my mind. It's not that late 90s/ early 2000s games didn't have the tech to accomodate more elaborate cities as explorable environments, they just all used Minneapolis as a source and nailed it to a tee!
The hometown pattern recognition part of my brain heard Kathleen say she liked Pittsburgh and that make me glad. Hope yinz can come visit for a magicon sometime soon.
Ah, perfect way to start my morning.
What a tease of a video! I cannot wait for more from Minneapolis. And then in another number of months Las Vegas!
I grew up calling them Lemon Bars. Perhaps akin to Lemon Meringue but with little to no actual Meringue.
Yep those are lemon bars, my dad’s favourite so I know them well. It is the filling that would be lemon meringue pie but with just some powdered sugar on top and usually a shortbread or Graham cracker crust
Many lemon bars don't include any meringue. Usually they just dust them with powdered sugar around the Northeast US. I think that was some of the confusion.
As some who has lived in Minneapolis my entire life this was delightful. The whole was just "Hey I know that scenery! Also, good job on calling Minnesota winters." And yes, there are cafes and stuff inside. There's actually a lot of nice public space inside in downtown Minneapolis, though I am less familiar with the area around the convention center.
The opening few minutes describing the street level experience of Minneapolis were top notch :D
It really is barren and doesn't get a whole lot better up in the skyways. You're there for work during the day and then you leave to go 30 miles home to the burbs. Hosting thousands of people at the convention center or stadium? Nah they'll find somewhere else to go for non-event things!
Fun fact: My pastor, who is from Minnesota, was just recently talking about the Minneapolis skyway system in casual conversation, so it's cool to get to see some of it here so soon after learning about it elsewhere!
Also! w00t for more gVlog!
8:54 That's actually a common misconception. The fish aren't named Dandân a la the Magic card, both of them are individually named Dan.
Interesting that you guys immediately picked up on both the skyways and their effect on downtown. Graham's right that aside from a couple specific streets (which I presume you did eventually find your way to), a lot of the restaurants are inside on the skyway level, and to Kathleen's point, there has actually been a small but vocal movement calling for the retirement of the skyways precisely because they divide the foot traffic and make it unnecessarily difficult to keep businesses open outside *or* inside.
Also, COVID was not kind to downtown, unfortunately. It's recovered somewhat from the absolute low point in 2021/22, but Minneapolis has always been a bit of a commuter town, and the work from home movement has taken away a lot of the daytime traffic. :/
Really like the font Graham used for the location/time captions.
Thanks! It’s called Fraunces
“Oops all curd” is not a sentence I thought would be in this video
No joke, the shot at 14:30 is truly beautiful. Nice balance of composition, good colour. A+
This just made my friday 😊
I love Graham critiquing the snack bar. That made me laugh more than it should.
First Wednesday of the month? Ah yes the true Minnesota experience. We do take tornados very seriously. My friend from New Jersey was going all "Hey Tex, wtf?" And I realized I was desensitized to a thing that is normally very alarming (heh) to everyone else.
Honestly, I did love seeing all the beautiful shots of the Minneapolis sites, your videography highlights a lot of the beautiful aspects of Minneapolis, the skyway shotes are great. Shame your hotel room didn't get the view of the Loring Park Greenway. Those rooms are kind of the hot commodity for a beautiful view, picked that info up when staffing a convention there.
Such an amazing view of the outside you had Graham. Such a majestic rooftop. Truly awe-inspiring!
Being from Minnesota, that alarm is for tornados. Fun stuff, every town has one
And they go off every first Wednesday at 1pm local time. They're tested even in the snowy months. It's because the Twin Cities are on the extreme northern edge of Tornado Alley. Gotta make sure folks are safe!
Weird, in Finland we test them every Monday at noon, and I'm pretty sure Finland has never had a tornado.
@@TheJohtaja I wonder if they are for another sort of emergency. I'm not aware of any natural disasters you have in Finland but it is nice to have a well regulated system just in case.
I am from Minnesota, and I always hated the sirens.
@@emanym I used to when I was a kid. Now I'm a Skywarn Spotter and meteorologist. They're the song of my people. Sorry ahead of time about next Wednesday as of this comment :P
He is back! All hail!
that phyrexian meat cable target logo though....
If there's anything we can count Graham on, is that he has a damn good quiality set up that fits them big phone screens.
The lemon dessert looks like lemon bars (or lemon squares)! They're great!
Don't lemon bars usually have a shortbread crust and powdered sugar topping, though? Those did just look like they were sliced from a larger meringue pie, XD
I'm a simple person, I see a new G-Vlog, I watch it.
Wow, Kathleen!. That shades and haircut combo is rockin'!
*Distracted attempting to ID bird in video at **8:25*
"Hey Graham, we don't need to tell you not to post before the event... Just try to post this year."
My favorite internet voice! Tell us a story Graham! Good to see you guys still having fun. Keep being you! We're still praying for ya! Love you guys!
Nothing like a sweet outdoor view of the rooftop HVAC system and carpark
Look at all the views and comments! I remember when it was me and 3 others! Good to see people support Graham!
Always happy to see a new G-Vlog!
Oh I've been waiting for these! This is my neck of the woods, so I can actually just look around where you are walking and know where you are.
Idk why but the reveal of your "outside" view made me laugh so fkn hard
I grew up in central Minnesota, and the tornado alarm and tornado drills were definitely a thing.
@the loud honk; Here in Sweden we got "Hesa Fredrik", basically the same thing. Means "Hoarse Fredrik"
ive been waiting for this!
Always hype for more vlogs!
I've always really liked having an over-pool balcony room: There's something cozy and extremely peaceful about it in a way I can't really grasp.
5:25 in my home state of michigan, we have our tornado siren tests at one oclock pm on the first saturday of the month.
It was so great to meet you guys and thanks again so much for chatting with The Infinity Bros after long hours of convention and two hours of Game Knights! You two are amazing!
What a chill video 😊
Good to see another vlog!!
Always enjoy your blogs. I get a lovely parasocial warmth, plus I have a 21:9 monitor and your love of anamorphic is always appreciated here :)
I'm in Hotel Banquets and Conventions (San Diego). I see that PM Break and think, "oh, a sweet tooth break". Shocked at the whole bars, don't look at what the hotel charged the client for each of those bars +Service Charge +Sales Tax.
That lemon meringue looked like a dream. Perfect distribution of layers.
5:57 Right then would be the time to tell them you changed your Commander.
yay you make the best vlogs
"Sirens are sounded for all tornado warnings and severe thunderstorms with wind speeds of 70 mph or more"
That window view is like genre arguments. If you thing x is a y, i won’t argue, but if someone asks for a y, i wouldn’t suggest it
GVlogs are always a highlight, no matter how long it takes between them
The beginning Minneapolis discussion portion literally looks like downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa where I live. It’s creepy how similar it looks. Also I feel the siren test on the first Wednesday. Is that just a Midwest thing?
Christmas just came early 🍻
love the feeling of an anamorphic vlogue.
I was actually in downtown Minneapolis when the sirens went off for a tornado
13:07 ...children, this is Three-Dooog, *hoooooowl!*
Pretty sure Right Fish there is related to Gibb. Distantly.
So yeah downtown is pretty blank at ground level other than specific areas. Most of the like cafes and stores and bodega esq shops are on level 2 as part of the skyway
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Ah, there it is. Balance to the universe: restored.
The talking about Minneapolis downtown... "the cafes must be indoors!"
If they're anything like Edmonton and Calgary, no. They're not. They just don't have any. Downtown sucks. Offices close and it becomes a desolate wasteland.
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When are they going to stop gathering the magic and start using the magic?
The real magic is the gathering we did along the way?
"Cant post this til after the show"
Jokes on them, I haven't watched MagicCon yet!
I'm curious about this Magic: the Juggalo idea
Oh no. You complained about the view from a hotel room window. That means that the next few moments in my mind will be filled with John Cleese asking what you expected to see.
The Sidney opera house, maybe? The hanging gardens of Babylon?? HERDS OF WILDEBEEST, SWEEPING MAJESTICALLY ACROSS THE-
@@GrahamStarkVlogs At least you didn't expect to see the sea.
5:04 Siren tests are real in Midwest USA, and they do test that the sirens work at 1pm on the first Wednesday of the month. But in the past they were used more often for some very sketchy reasons. Similar sirens were also used daily in Sundown Towns alerting minorities to get off the streets before sundown. If you were not white and were found out of doors past sundown you could be arrested, or worse.
Graham! I have to ask! At Magicon Minneapolis I gave you a proxied deck I called Bear Force Five that was made up entirely of 2/2's that cost exactly two different colors of mana. Did you ever get the chance to take a look at it?
Ahh yes, a nice GVLOG to break up the monotony of working retail during the holiday season
That is what we call an abrupt ending.
Omg glad to see this! saw your past one and was bummed you didnt do one for mpls and now here it is! I'm happy to see it because of course I am from Mpls and was in the crowd for that Game Knights live! It was an amazing game!
Now to watch this and surely not get offended at all by anything said or done.
Those fish have seen some shit
That pie clearly had a soggy bottom. Somewhere, Paul Hollywood is unhappy.
Kathleen's sunglasses are so sick!!!❤❤
Algorithm engagement. Minneapolis looks surreal.
Graham, if you posted a video that was just 40 minutes of B roll, I'd watch it.
Not skywalks. Skyways 🎉I am a Minnesota native 😊
In Chicago they put them underground and call them Pedways
Place looks like a zombie apocalypse... Where are all the people?
where the HELL do i get that mtg Letterman
Lemon bar right? Am i right.
Does no one live in Minneapolis? it looked deserted
So not in that area no, they are basically in the area that’s a lot of offices and well it’s cold for a lot of time so the stuff you would expect on the ground level is up at level 2 in the skyway.
@@nibblitman that is so interesting I have nothing like that in my country....
Sounds very sci fi /doctor who "in the future the UK smog got so unbearable people gave up old London and now live in new london built above it and the street floor is for mutants"
@@AceDRoses Yeah just more like “In Nov. Until some time in May it is snowy and cold so Minnesotans hide indoors so as not to need to put on jackets and boots to go get a coffee.”
@@nibblitman and you can travel a fair distance through the " sky bridges " not just between two buildings?
@@AceDRoses Yeah there is about 9 miles worth of skyway connected in a big web
6:50 those are lemon bars lol
Working parents on vacation with a hotel room all to themselves... I know exactly what they were doing on that giant bed... Oh yeah...
THEY WERE SLEEPING! cause no one was bothering them with questions about how much a whale weighs when its pregnant when they said "I need to lay down daddy/mommy is very tired"
Wiiiiiide screen
I'm just saying there's a 1997 me that would absolutely have played Magic: The Juggalos
I don't like that kid, he was a doofus.
gvlog? shmoneyy
You’re beyond wrong about Minneapolis, walking from the parking ramp 2 blocks to the convention center, but if you want a full hospitality experience next time, I’m your girl.
I mean, that was just his Day One impression of Minneapolis. I hope there’s a narrative arc where he slowly gets a different perception, but considering where the convention centre is located, its a faint hope.