User:John2690-john2690

John2690-john2690
— Wikipedian ♂ —
Born	October 29, 1977 (age 47); Fridley, Minnesota, U.S.
Name in real life	Nathan Johnson
Pronouns	he, him, his (masculine)
Current location	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Interests
	Cities, people, hockey, writing, health and fitness, criminal justice reform, yoga, cooking, driving, fashion, architecture, kombucha, tennis, walking, weightlifting, learning, meditation, reading, traveling, public service, volunteering
Contact info
Facebook	mrpinecity
LinkedIn	mrpinecity
Miscellaneous
Home Town	Pine City, Minnesota, U.S.
University	University of Minnesota (B.S.-Urban Studies)
	;

About the editor

Made his thousandth edit Oct. 31, 2018.
Authored two books, published by Arcadia Publishing:
- Johnson, Nathan (2014). Legendary Locals of Pine City. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467101196. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |coauthors= and |middle= (help)
- Johnson, Nathan (2010). Images of America: Pine City. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738577405. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |coauthors= and |middle= (help)
Certified fitness trainer and ordained minister.
Can sing the Japanese National Anthem.

“

I don't always edit Wikipedia, sometimes it's Wikivoyage, so if I end up in your town, you may see my contributions. Please be on your best behavior as you don't get a second chance to make a first impression.

”

Famous quotes

Future generations may well have occasion to ask themselves, "What were our parents thinking? Why didn't they wake up when they had a chance?" We have to hear that question from them, now.
— Al Gore

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
— Maya Angelou

Wikilinks of interest

The majority of my edits are on pages related to cities or people, though I occasionally make edits to other topics such as history related pages. Examples of pages I've created, or made significant contributions to, are as follows:

Meeting some of Minnesota's greats

Traveling the state, from Ada to Zumbrota, he's had the privilege of meeting some of Minesota's great men and women, including:

Attending Legionville School Safety Patrol training with Jacob Wetterling in Brainerd.
Autographing my book for Mark Dayton at East-Central Minnesota Pride.
Breakfast with Jim Oberstar in Pine City.
Talking outside First Avenue with Dave Pirner during Soul Asylum's peak.
Partying with Prince at Paisley Park.
Campaigning with Paul Wellstone.
Bowling with Becky Lourey in Sandstone.
Lunch with Tony Lourey in Pine City.
Marching in a parade with Amy Klobuchar in Mora.
Coffee with Don Shelby in Pine City.
Sitting in the green room with Tommy Ryman prior a stand-up routine.
Dinner with Mary Mack at a Mexican restaurant in Red Wing.
Talking hockey with Herb Brooks and Lou Nanne.
Dancing at a gay bar with Sharon Sayles Belton.
Hanging at a sports bar with Esera Tuaolo in Pine City.
Having a beer with Chris Kluwe in Minneapolis.
Attending the Highway 61 Film Festival with Cathy Wurzer.
Talking with Al Franken at city hall in Pine City.
Talking with Chastity Brown at East-Central Minnesota Pride.
Talking with Sid Hartman at a Twins game.
Talking with Orville Redenbacher at the Minnesota State Fair.

Other notable person run-ins

Campaigning for Howard Dean with Janeane Garofalo and Joan Jett in Iowa.
Clubbing with the 7 Up Guy and Zachery Ty Bryan in Chicago.
Running lines with Tim Allen.
Sharing licorice with Julie Bowen.
Helping Mr. McFeely in 2nd grade.
Being on Double Dare with Marc Summers.