The Full TO: March 2016

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Famous

I discovered the Kanye West track "Famous" on Spotify this week, and I may or may not have listened to it like 100 times since (I probably have). It is such a sick track. It starts off with a wailing Rhianna, and follows with Kanye throwing it down. The beat is crazy as always. The song is off Kanye's album "The Life of Pablo," which is sadly only available on Tidal. It supposedly has been extremely successful there though, even though tidal is the bastard offshoot of Spotify and other streaming services. If the rest of the album is anything like "Famous," all I can say is dust off your shelf Kanye, the awards will be coming.

Only a couple of pictures to share today, but the count should go up significantly next week, and even more the week after as spring sports start to blossom into their regular seasons.

Swanvilles Emily Beseman during a chilly practice, March 23 in Swanville.

Bulldogs junior pitcher Kiley Loven charges off the mound to cover a bunt during practice.

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Dance Off

Much like their first album "The Heist," the sophomore effort of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, "This Unruly Mess I've Made," is a beautiful mesh of silly and serious. The pair once again tackle white privilege, Black Lives Matter and other devisive issues. However, they can also have fun, and the song's 'Brad Pitt's Cousin," and "Dance Off" are both fantastic silly songs.

Anyway, here are the rest of the photos from the winter sports season.

Swanville senior Carter Loven takes a shot in a subsection game against Browerville/Eagle Valley.

The Bulldogs' Bennett Primus goes up for a hoop with Tigers senior Trevor Johnson guarding.


Swanville senior Sam Mettler fires a three over BEV's Noah Iten.

Lawrence Mettler fires a three for the Bulldogs.

Lawrence pulls up for a jumper over Iten.

Lawrence tries to stop.

Swanville junior Troy Evans puts in a layup.

Loven drives against Iten.

Little Falls senior Jordan Schuett fires off a pass in the Flyers' section quarterfinal win over Sauk Rapids-Rice.

Flyers junior Chelsea Moran goes on her tip toes to lob a pass inside.

Senior Katie Mammenga fires a jump shot over the Storm's Meyer.

Flyers senior Laura Fregin launches a shot from beyond the arc.

Senior Melanie Dorn is fouled by Meyer.

Senior Sarah Gold watches along with SRR's Bailey Becker as her ball falls through the hoop.

Dorn is fouled by the Storm's Brooklyn Harren.

Schuett flips a pass.

Gold middle, fights along with teammate Mikayla Burns to get a loose ball from Angela Konz (No. 43) and another Storm player.

Dorn shoots over Meyer.

Dorn drives past Konz.

Cathedral's Kate Tomczik recovers a loose ball and passes after tussling with Pierz' Taylor Kimman.

Little Falls' Gold drives past Alexandria's Macy Hatlestad in the section semifinal, March 5.

Schuett shows off her hops on a leaping pass.

Schuett to the hoop for two.

Schuett watches as her shot heads to the hoop.

Gold looks for a teammate to pass to.

Gold watches to see if a layup falls in.

Gold tries to make move past Hatlestad.

Kelsi Stuckmayer looses the handle on a ball with Cathedrial's Annie O'Hagan guarding.

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

What You Really Mean

One of my favorite '80s bands, the Violent Femmes recently released a new album, "We Can Do Anything." While nothing can match their original music, this album is pretty cool to see how the band has changed, yet stayed the same. My favorite song is "What You Really Mean." The album is a bit kitschy, but fans of the Femmes should enjoy it.

I have a ton of photos to share because I haven't posted in a while. I've been busy with sports, but that means more photos. Since there are 63 photos from Feb. 18-26, I'm just going to put the name of the area athlete being photographed instead of writing a whole cutline. It's just a time saver. Enjoy and purchase photos at www.ecmpublishers.smugmug.com/MorrisonCountyRecord.