| Craig Finn of the Hold Steady. Huge Twins fan. |
June of 2009 was a time of gorgeous weather and great
expectations. I had just graduated from Gustavus Adolphus (along with fellow
contributors Tony and SilkyJ), I was all set to start a Masters program at the University
of Minnesota in the fall, and I aced
an interview for a summer position at a market research company in the
meantime. To celebrate, I went shopping for some work clothes and put together
two 15-song playlists that amplified my optimistic mood and just screamed
"summertime" out of every track.