Video: Mallman gives shout-out to MCAD days

"On 26th Street, I was 20 years old," the song goes. "I dreamed about my first First Avenue show."

November 9, 2011 at 7:53PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A little Twitter back-and-forth just caught my eye.

First, from Jay Coogan, president of Minneapolis College of Art and Design:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Mallman, according to a recent Vita.mn article, majored in painting, video and performance art at MCAD, which edges 26th Street in Minneapolis. In his song, Mallman says, "On 26th Street/ I was 20 years old/ I dreamed about my first First Avenue show."

In that interview with Vita.mn, Mallman answered the question of how his degree influenced his career with this thought:

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