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Chris Riemenschneider

Why Taylor Swift's Eras Tour means so much to COVID-tested families

MINNEAPOLIS — Taylor Swift's Eras Tour coming to town this week is the biggest, best, most awesome thing to happen to the area since maybe the advent of electricity.

If you don't believe me, just ask any family that feels indebted to Taylor for getting them through the COVID-19 pandemic. There are many of us.

A little context: Remember when families used to consume home entertainment together? Not by choice, of course. There was only one television in the house, and it only had three or four channels to watch. There was only one stereo, too — which only played music you had to physically buy. So kids often had to listen to Mom's or Dad's albums and cassettes or nada.

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