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==About the editor==
*Made his thousandth edit Oct. 31, 2018.
*Authored two books, published by [[Arcadia Publishing]]:
**{{cite book
  | last = Johnson	
  | middle = 	
  | first = Nathan	
  | coauthors = 
  | title = Legendary Locals of Pine City
  | publisher = Arcadia Publishing
  | year = 2014
  | isbn = 9781467101196 
}}	
**{{cite book	
  | last = Johnson
  | middle = 
  | first = Nathan
  | coauthors = 
  | title = Images of America: Pine City
  | publisher = Arcadia Publishing
  | year = 2010
  | isbn = 0738577405	
 }}
* Certified fitness trainer and ordained minister.
* Can sing the [[Kimigayo|Japanese National Anthem]].
{{rquote|text=''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==
{{Quote|''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]]}}
{{Quote|''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:
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*[[East Central Minnesota]] 
*[[East-Central Minnesota Pride]] 
*[[Highway 61 Film Festival]]
*[[International Polkafest]]
*[[Johnny Mold]]
*[[Jon Rydberg]]
*[[Karla Nelson]]
*[[Louis Brouillard]]
*[[Mesa Kincaid]]
*[[Otto Kuss]]
*[[Pine City High School]]
*[[Pine City, Minnesota]]
*[[Pine County Fair]] 
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==Meeting some of Minnesota's greats==
[[File:Nathan Johnson and Eric Dayton.jpg|thumb|right|With Eric Dayton, owner of [[Askov Finlayson]], in [[Grand Marais, Minnesota]] in the fall of 2018.]]
[[File:Nathan Johnson and Mayor Frey.jpg|thumb|right|With Mayor [[Jacob Frey]] at [[Saint Anthony Main]] for the premiere of "Welcome to Waverly" ft. Minneapolis' [[Aswar Rahman]] in the fall of 2018.]]
[[File:Nathan Johnson and VP Mondale.jpg|thumb|right|With Vice President Mondale at a cafe in the [[Mill District]] early 2018.]]
Traveling the state, from [[Ada, Minnesota|Ada]] to [[Zumbrota, Minnesota|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, Minnesota|Brainerd]].
*Autographing my book for '''[[Mark Dayton]]''' at [[East-Central Minnesota Pride]].
*Breakfast with '''[[Jim Oberstar]]''' in [[Pine City, Minnesota|Pine City]].
*Talking outside [[First Avenue (nightclub)|First Avenue]] with '''[[Dave Pirner]]''' during [[Soul Asylum]]'s peak.
*Partying with '''[[Prince (musician)|Prince]]''' at [[Paisley Park Records|Paisley Park]].
*Campaigning with '''[[Paul Wellstone]]'''.
*Bowling with '''[[Becky Lourey]]''' in [[Sandstone, Minnesota|Sandstone]].
*Lunch with '''[[Tony Lourey]]''' in [[Pine City, Minnesota|Pine City]].
*Marching in a parade with '''[[Amy Klobuchar]]''' in [[Mora, Minnesota|Mora]].
*Coffee with '''[[Don Shelby]]''' in [[Pine City, Minnesota|Pine City]].
*Sitting in the green room with '''[[Tommy Ryman]]''' prior a stand-up routine.
*Dinner with '''[[Mary Mack (comedian)|Mary Mack]]''' at a Mexican restaurant in [[Red Wing, Minnesota|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, Minnesota|Pine City]].
*Having a beer with '''[[Chris Kluwe]]''' in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]].
*Attending the [[Highway 61 Film Festival]] with '''[[Cathy Wurzer]]'''.
*Talking with '''[[Al Franken]]''' at city hall in [[Pine City, Minnesota|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 (Nickelodeon game show)|Double Dare]] with '''[[Marc Summers]]'''.
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