1. Former Minnesota Wild forward Sergei Zholtok died today of an apparent heart ailment. The thoughts of this hockey fan are with the family.

2. First Avenue, the legendary Minneapolis rock venue, filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday (keep checking Qwerty for info -- it should be up soon). There have been management disputes and money problems associated with the company for the past year or so, but not many people expected this to be the result.

R.I.P.