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Do the Most Hipster Thing Possible – Move to Des M...
As a Brit, pretty much all I know of Des Moines is what I've learned from Bill Bryson, the first line of his book "Travels in Small-Town America" is "I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to."
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I do remember that line - Bill Bryson is gold. The other fact I remember is that Slipknot originated there.
Nexxxeh
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As a fellow Brit, all I know Slipknot came from Des Moines. But if it's good enough for the 'knot...
jondthompson
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Here's a couple views that aren't as stale as one written 25 years ago about a childhood that ended 42 years ago.
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http://davidbyrne.com/des-moines
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http://altonbrown.com/ab-road-eats-des-moines/
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