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Thousands Welcome Iraq War Vets in St. Louis

A downtown St. Louis parade to honor Iraq war veterans stepped off at noon yesterday at Kiener Plaza.  This parade developed from a conversation two friends had just a month ago.

Thousands of people lined the parade route on Market Street, cheering, waving American flags and holding signs “Welcome Home.”

Christine Willey of Webster [...]

St. Louisans Organize Parade For Iraq War Vets

A grassroots group trying to raise funds by Friday night in hopes of honoring Iraq war vets with a parade downtown on January 28th.  No other city has a parade for honoring the veterans from the Iraq war.  They need to raise $25,000 by midnight tonight in order to put the parade on.  They’re $4,500 short [...]

What diet?

I haven’t even started my diet yet.  But I did hit the 200 mark yesterday.  That’s about 5 pounds more than I weighed in the summer.  About 20 years ago I weighed 207 pounds.  Then I started eating better and lost about 10–12 pounds and have hovered around 195 for years and years.  The [...]

Hitler Reacts to Pujols Leaving the Cardinals

Thanks KLAW

 

Big-ass turkeys

I took these pictures this morning of a group of birds perched in the trees overlooking the river.

 

The Man and The Grinch

Stan Musial and The Grinch.

Thanks John V

 

The Albert Pujols Remembrance Melodrama

The Albert Pujols Remembrance Melodrama from JoeSportsFan.com

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Reliving the World Series victory one more time

Pardon the personal indulgence as we relive the St. Louis Cardinals amazing comeback to win the 2011 World Series.

How about a little celebration…

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The Admiral’s demise

The end of an era –  The S.S. Admiral –  A Mississippi River Boat and Casino

The Admiral as she appeared through the legs of the Eads Bridge on the St. Louis riverfront in the 1980′s

The boat that was so well known to St. Louis as the Admiral, first started out as the side-wheeled [...]

And they said it ‘Can’t Be Done’

 A couple of young, white, aspiring rappers who go by the name of  12 to 6 Movement, recorded this song about the Cardinals.  Well, in the midst of the celebration the World Series victory outside Busch Stadium, these guys recorded a video to go with the song…and it’s pretty clever. Keep your eye on these guys. [...]