Matt
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"Life is just a party and parties weren't meant to last." — Prince
›Welcome. Stories, takes, and the things Matt loved. Pull up a chair.
favorite quotes
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"Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending — we've done just what we set out to do."
— Kermit, The Muppet Movie ("The Magic Store")
sections
- /story Early days, South High, Roaring 20s, Chanda and the kids, the years that mattered. The long version, with footnotes. →
- /comedy Paul F Tompkins (probably his favorite). Mitch Hedberg. Nate Bargatze. Rory Scovel. John Mulaney. Seinfeld. The Simpsons. Friends. Parks and Rec. The Good Place. Dr. Katz. The bits, sets, and shows that always made him laugh. →
- /takes Opinion pieces on life, leadership, law, politics, and what not to do on a first date. →
- /sports Vikings, Twins, Wolves. Chelsea, since bartending in London after college. He watched sports analytically, not emotionally — and that shaped how he saw everything. →
- /loves Music: Trampled By Turtles. Waxahatchee. A Tribe Called Quest. De La Soul — especially Dave (not Ice Cube, not Kool Moe Dee, not Big Daddy Kane. Dave). The Current, streamed from PA. Sky Blue Sky. Live music and dancing alone, unselfconsciously. Films: Dazed and Confused. Fletch. The Muppet Movie. Food: Minnesota pizza — thin crust, cut into squares. Carbones. Dulonos. Lake Harriet. Then any other kind of pizza. Then having a conversation about pizza. And movies at home with Chanda and the kids. →
- /photos Group shots, family, weddings, tailgates, dinners, festivals. Photos and video from the years. Send yours in. →
- /stories From the people who knew him best. Their version. Some funny, some embarrassing, all true, enough. →
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"Hell Yeah" — Neil Diamond
A song for a life lived well, and one with no regrets.