Steve Marsh

1 day ago | mspmag.com | Steve Marsh

After Windom’s Johnny Olson rises through Midwestern radio, he moves to New York with his wife, Penny. The couple hosts Ladies Be Seated, a radio game show where contestants compete by identifying popular songs and more. The Minnesota Twins name Peter and Richard King, a pair of identical twin farm boys from Rosemount, the club’s first bat boys. As part of their promotional responsibilities, the King twins appear on CBS’s game show To Tell the Truth.

1 week ago | mspmag.com | Steve Marsh

Occupation: Fitness performer Twin Citian since: 1966 What was your first job? Started teaching aerobics when I was 15, when my dad bought Women’s Workout World. What do you consider the highest character trait in a Minnesotan? Humility. The lowest character flaw? Entitlement. Where do you grab a table when you’re celebrating? Ciao Bella in Bloomington. What about when you need to commiserate over a defeat? Over a dirty martini at Bacio in Minnetonka.

2 weeks ago | mspmag.com | Steve Marsh

John Strauss, a German immigrant with a locksmithing biz in St. Paul, starts building bicycles. When his bicycle-racing clients tell him they skate in the winter to stay in shape, Strauss starts making skates—the best figure skating skates in the world. John S. Johnson, the fastest bicyclist in the world (he was the first man to race a mile in under two minutes), becomes the fastest man on skates when his world-record time of 2:45 beats Norwegian champion Peter Ostlund.

2 weeks ago | mspmag.com | Steve Marsh

Curtiss A (civilian name Curt Almsted) is the godfather of Twin Cities rock and roll—he was the first artist to headline 7th St Entry, the first to sign to the legendary Twin/Tone label. Without him, there likely wouldn’t be a Replacements or a Soul Asylum. So when he invites you into the East Side home in St. Paul that he’s transformed into a rambler-sized shrine to his own taste, the tour starts with a short history lesson.

3 weeks ago | mspmag.com | Steve Marsh

With the Timberwolves set to begin the playoffs on Saturday night (vs. Luka and the Lakers—😬), it's time to reflect on this team’s regular season contributions to the annals of Minnesota sports PTSD. Quick recap: Coming off last season’s magical playoff run, on the eve of training camp, the team traded its second-best player, Karl-Anthony Towns, and received two New York Knicks in return, Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo.