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Who’s your Rock the Garden buddy?

by Jay Gabler

June 22, 2014

People like to buddy up at Rock the Garden. We asked a few pairs of concert-goers what brought them together today.


Sienna and Cailyn

"We're twins."

Buddies 01

Alan and Caroline

"We're newly married."

Buddies 02

Ellen and Lindsay

"We were randomly assigned to be roommates at Carleton. We ended up living together for four years. We graduated last year, and now we live near each other in Uptown."

Buddies 03

Dan and Bob

"He's my dad."

Buddies 04

Lucie and Tina

"We went to law school together at William Mitchell."

Buddies 05

Mike and Barbara

"We grew up together in Ames, Iowa. She still lives in Ames, and I live in Bemidji, so today we met in the middle."

Buddies 06

Erin and Ellen

"We're sisters!"

Buddies 07

Julia and Julianna

"We went to middle school together."

Buddies 08

Patrick and Darren

"We've been partners for over two years."

Buddies 09

Mandrell and Joe

"We work together, and we're also good friends."

Buddies 10
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