HEY
OUTTOWNERS!
ITS
THAT TIME AGAIN!!
TIME
TO GET TOWNED!!!
Last weekend, The
Community Expo had taken place at the America St. Louis
STL native
playwright/director Chrys Yvette is staging the St Louis Premiere of her
stageplay THE DATING GAME that will take place Sat. June 2 and Sun June 3 at
The Regional Arts Commission. For more info go to www.chrysyvetteproductions.com
THE
BIG ILLI MO A&E NEWZ STORY THIS WEEK
IS:
President Barack Obama made headlines when
Newsweek published the controversial cover of POTUS under a rainbow halo with the tagline
"The First Gay President."
"Obama's earned every stripe in this haloed
rainbow (aka "Galo"),” Newsweek’s editor-in-chief Tina
Brown wrote on Twitter.
Last week, Obama officially
announced his support for same-sex marriage, becoming the first sitting
president in U.S.
"I've just concluded that for me personally,
it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples
should be able to get married," Obama told ABC News.
The cover story, written by openly gay Newsweek
contributor Andrew
Sullivan, has yet to be released in full, but the magazine posted an
excerpt on why the writer believes the president's move to support same-sex
marriage was not just a political ploy.
"When you step back
a little and assess the record of Obama on gay rights, you see, in fact, that
this was not an aberration. It was an inevitable culmination of three years of
work," Sullivan writes.
Sullivan draws
comparisons between Obama's biracial upbringing and the experience of gays who
grow up in heterosexual families.
"He had to discover
his black identity and then reconcile it with his white family, just as gays
discover their homosexual identity and then have to reconcile it with their
heterosexual family,” Sullivan writes.
President Obama's announcement to support
same-sex marriage came after Vice
President Biden unexpectedly
stated his view that gay people should be able to legally marry.
Overall,
we applaud Newsweek for the cover and the article ) (the biracial comparison
was a bit of a stretch but we get what the author was trying to say) for it was
mos definitely a big step in the social climate of this General Election year
and the buzz issue of same sex marriage. Our thing was when anti-same sexers,
mainly the African American clergy, was the only group to have been put under
the spotlight for their stance.
As Rev. Al Sharpton said on The Tom Joyner
Morning Show recently, this is a civil issue regarding ones rights not a
religious issue (as he stated if it was a religious issue then whose religion
will be deemed the correct way of looking at the issue). Political advocate
Eric Michael Dyson made a point recently on the Ed Show when he said that the Bible
thumpin’ Christian African American church can be forgiving for all things
Biblically sinful but when it comes to same sex issues it pon it yet in the
flock of the church many same sexual secrecies take place, ignored, even from the
pastors (eg. The allegations against Bishop Eddie Long)
Obama is a politician, not a
pastor or a Savior in the eyes of African Americans. We are sure he understands
that in order for him to get re-elected, he has to look supportive of all
Americans and their rights, which includes the LGBT community. People who are against Obama’s stance needs
to step back and question how do civil rights become granted (from a
controversial idea taken to the people and congregated to law from lawmakers) and how they can be taken
away, (especially African Americans who just got civil rights in this country
in 1964 and 1965.)
SEE MORE NEWZ ON THIS STORY DOWN BELOW with a STL NATIVE ARTIST
In related Newsweek newz,
the magazine put the rejected "gay president" cover concepts online, publishing six alternative versions on Tumblr.
Among those left on the
cutting-room floor: Obama standing in front of a rainbow-colored flag; the
president holding a pair of wedding-cake grooms; and a rainbow flag flying
above the White House—similar to the gay marriage cover the New Yorker published on Sunday.
You can check out all six of the also-rans here.
Salon.com, meanwhile, challenged Newsweek's basic premise, arguing that Obama
shouldn't be considered the nation's first "gay president" because
our 15th president, James Buchanan, was gay.
Jim Loewen writes:
[Newsweek's] caption is a
superficial way to characterize an important development of thought that the
president—along with the country—has been making over recent years….the story
simply ignores that the U.S. already had a gay president more than a century
ago. There can be no doubt that James Buchanan was gay, before, during and
after his four years in the White House. Moreover, the nation knew it, too—he
was not far into the closet.
Well, we
are sure Obama didn’t tout himself to be the Gay President, Newsweek did, so that’s
not a good argument from the start and we are sure to bet that the common folk didn’t
know that Pres. Buchanan was gay or even knew he was the 15th Presdient.
LOL
In more Obama newz, while he was in NYC, he
stopped by on the set of “The View” Monday. He fielded questions about the
economy, gay marriage, and the ppular
romance novel, Fifty Shades of Grey.
Appearing beneath a banner that read “Red White
and View,” Obama told Whoopi Goldberg that, regarding the J.P. Morgan disaster,
“Jamie Dimon is one of the smartest bankers we’ve got.”
He also corrected Elisabeth Hasselbeck when she
characterized the President’s and Mitt Romney’s positions on gay marriage as
essentially the same (Romney is “for a Constitutional amendment [banning gay
marriage], and for DOMA [the
Defense of Marriage Act], so there are real differences,” he told Hasselbeck).
Obama didn’t have a clue of what Shades of Grey was about and said he
would ask his wife.
He also answered a pop quiz conducted by Joy
Behar.
FYI. The View would have made headlines if this
media appearance had gone as originally planned: As was widely reported, Obama
had originally thought he might announce his “evolved” stance on gay marriage
on this episode, but the Vice President’s remarks on the subject prompted Obama
to go elsewhere and earlier on ABC News.
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She reportedly furiously
shook her head and bit her lip as a jury delivered justice to William Balfour
for the brutal 2008 killings of Hudson
After composing herself,
she reporetdly walked from the courtroom while members of her family held hands
and marched out behind her.
Balfour, will face a
mandatory life sentence in prison. He reportedly showed no emotion when the
verdict was read.
“She was very emotional, as you can imagine,” Cook County State
Jennifer Hudson was the
first witness called during the trial and attended every day of the
proceedings, often wearing mourning black and staring coldly at the suspect.
On Oct. 24, 2008 , Hudson
Prosecutors had to build
their case using circumstantial evidence since no witnesses survived the
shootings.
We were totally surprised
that Balfour was guilty on all counts when there was no evidence (DNA or a gun)
to link him to the crime—just circumstancial evidence aka “looking guilty.” We thought for sure he would have been
charged Not Guilty based on no evidence and doubt beyond reason. The doubt
could have been if Balfour acted alone in the murders or if he was even there
when it happened! This was a very bizarre case and believed the jury was
blinded by the fact Hudson is a celebrity and they felt sympathy for her and
her sister and no evidence was exhibited by the prosecutors.
In related yet unrelated newz, Jennifer Hudon and
, her fiancé, David Otunga, were photographed the day after the verdict was read at Six
Flags in Gurnee , Ill.
According to Perez Hilton, they spent a lot of
their time riding the thrill rides and being escorted around by the friendly
park staff.
She and Otunga also lined
up for other rides during their six-hour stay, and looked “nice and relaxed,”
according to E! News.
Fellow ride-goers were
respectful of the couple’s privacy and mostly left them alone, the site
reports.
"Jennifer and her family and some of the
crew had an enjoyable day at the park. We are glad we did all we could to
provide that for them."
Hmm, we
were a bit taken aback with this story. In a way, we can understand it, but
something about the paparazzi there and
taking pictures of Hudson and Otunga at Six Flags seemed a bit unsettling, the
celebratory aspects and public display of
it and all.
There have been reported rumors that First
Lady Michelle Obama and
talk show diva Oprah Winfrey are not
friends. According to the new book “The
Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House” by Ed
Klein, FLOTUS and The O have
allegedly had some ugly confrontations before and after Barack Obama
was elected president. Reportedly, Mrs. Obama has accused Oprah of using
the White House to her own advantage in order to hike up her TV ratings. Both
women are also being accused of raking each other over the coals to close associates.
The author also wrote, as Barack Obama’s inauguration drew
near, Oprah’s calls to Michelle allegedly went unreturned. According to the
book’s author, Oprah felt as if she had been kicked to the curb.
Mrs. Obama has also allegedly talked about Oprah’s,
while Oprah has reportedly referred to the First Lady as someone who hates fat
people.
On another alleged occasion, Oprah invited Mrs. Obama to
discuss childhood obesity, which is a cause she is passionate about, and was
turned down. The book claims that Oprah was pretty peeved about the rejection
Klein does state that the president has maintained his close
ties with Oprah despite the fact that his wife has delegated the job of
dealing with her to aides.
Sources also contend that the president telephones Oprah at
night to get her opinion on how he can become more popular with the masses,
which makes the allegedly jealous Mrs. Obama not very happy. “Michelle thinks
he should turn to her, not Oprah, for that kind of advice,” the book quotes an
anonymous source.
When
our president supplicated to his missus to extend the White House to Oprah,
sources told Klein that is why Michelle taped a May 2011 interview for one of
Oprah’s final shows.
Talk about salacious!
Well, letls just say if these allegations are true, wouldn’t it be only air
that FLOTUS wants her husband to talk to her about issues and not Oprah? We are
sure The Obamas’ road to the White House was not easy and the temperaments of
each of them swayed among many emotions (they are human for God sake), but with
any one who writes a book with anonymous sources, is to be questioned. Real talk,
Oprah was very influential in getting Pres. Obama in office, but the question
is “Where does the returned favor line end?” It is interesting that Oprah hasn’t spearheaded
Obama’s re-election campaign and has said on the record that she is focusing on
saving her OWN. Hmm.
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Kim Kardashian. confirmed to E! Online that rapper West, will appear on
several episodes of the reality series, saying: "I want to show my life,”
adding, "If we are having dinner and he does show up, I'm sure we're not
going to go, 'Stop the cameras!'"
But she added, "I'm not going to be
taking a bubble bath and drinking champagne or on a sex swing [on camera] like
Khloé and Lamar do," Kardashian told
E! News, adding, "It's not going to be like that."
Kimye in effect. Can we say TV ratings?
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Actress Angelina Jolie reportedly forked over almost $1.6 million
on a helicopter and flying lessons for fiance , Springfield , Mo
A source said of the movie star couple: "They've had a
helicopter pad installed in the grounds of their south of France home, Chateau
Miraval, so Ange thought it would be nice to buy Brad a helicopter as a
surprise present."
The source added: "But even though Brad has his private
pilot's license, he still needs to take a few flying lessons, which he'll start
straight away."’
Perhaps they could take Pitt's ex-wife, Jennifer Aniston, out for a
spin now that they are back on talking terms after years of fighting and public
digs.
The "Friends" actress sent them a $700 bouquet ahead of
this week's Cannes Film Festival to congratulate them on their engagement.
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From reports, Limbaugh was ushered into an
invite-only ceremony that took place behind closed doors inside the State
Capitol’s House chambers, “which were locked and guarded by armed members of
the Missouri Highway Patrol while the ceremony took place,” according to the
Kansas City Star. Democratic lawmakers were banned from the induction.
A bust of Limbaugh, was unveiled at the Hall of Fame ceremony. But
for the first time in memory the chamber galleries were closed to the public.
And the Republican Speaker of the Missouri House, Steve Tilley, who selected
Limbaugh for the honor, gave the media just twenty minutes notice before the
event took place.
The hush-hush nature of the event, which more closely resembled a
clandestine political event than a feel-good acknowledgement, likely stemmed
from the extraordinary controversy the selection sparked. Owing to Limbaugh’s
growing toxicity outside the narrow confines of right-wing talk radio, the
backlash to the Missouri
Talk about sneaky move set
up by the Hall’s PR people. So the media only gets 20 minutes on the day of the
event to try and get to Jefferson City , Mo
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Former St. Louis
The magazine's latest
cover has Staake showing the White House with columns the color of a rainbow.
It's a nod to President Obama's historic comment that
he favors marriage for gay couples.
For the New Yorker blog on
Friday, Staake wrote:
“It’s a celebratory moment
for our country, and that’s what I tried to capture. (I don’t especially like
those rainbow colors, but they are what they are—I had to use them.) I wanted
to celebrate the bravery of the President’s statement—a statement long
overdue—but all the more appreciated in this political year. We are on the
right side of history.”
The image seems to refer
back to his much lauded cover that marked Obama's election in 2008. That
one, too, referenced sky light, with the "O" in the magazine's name
glowing like a full moon. Time magazine
called it the best magazine cover of the year. In the May
21, 2012 , cover,
an American flag pokes up from the building into the "O." The
illustration's title is "Spectrum of Light."
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On Thursday, Emmy Award winning Oak Park , Ill Washington DC
White says her interest in
animals started in the womb. She says her parents were animal nuts long before
she was born.
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St Louis native and Oscar
winning actior Kevin Kline, is set to star in the new film "Darling
Companion" (opening Friday), as directed, Lawrence Kasdan (who’s directed
Kline if five previous films). It’s a
tale of getting older without letting it get you down.
In "Darling
Companion," Kline plays Joseph Winter, a back surgeon who's more than a
bit insensitive to his wife, Beth (played by Diane Keaton), and her attachment
to their dog, Freeway. When the dog goes missing, Joseph is forced to face up
to his egocentricity.
Kline and Kasdan collaborated on "The Big Chill"
(1983), "Silverado" (1985), "I Love You to Death" (1990). "Grand Canyon " (1991) and "French Kiss"
(1995).
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ADD: The 2012 edition
of TBS Just For Laughs Chicago will take place across 15 locations, including
such high-profile Chicago venues as The Chicago Theatre, Akoo Theatre (formerly
The Rosemont Theatre), Bank of America Theatre, Park West, The Vic Theatre and
Victory Gardens June 12-17. (SEE STL NEWZ BELOW FOR MORE ON THIS STORY)
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Democratic Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is
calling the push by some state legislators to vote on gambling legislation a
"distraction," but isn't stopping the bill's sponsors from pushing
for debate this week.
At stake is a bill that would open more
casinos in the state, with current proposals from Danville Rockford Waukegan
The bill's Senate sponsor, Terry Link
(D-Waukegan), says the debate could begin mid-week, and House sponsor Lou Lang (D-Skokie) told the WBEZ that the bill's job-creation
prospects outweigh Quinn's concerns:
The governor’s against it, but we think we
want to save the 40,000 jobs in the agri-business industry...I feel
strongly that the economic development and job creation that the bill creates
is something that we ought to move forward.
While supporters say the added revenue could be crucial for the
cash-strapped state, Quinn has called the push to hear gambling legislation a
"distraction" from more pressing issues.
"I think we've got to keep our eye on
the prize, and the prize is complete restructuring and reform of two programs
that need fundamental overhaul," Quinn said, according to the Chicago
Tribune.
NOTE: This
story previously stated that Gov. Quinn had withheld his signature on the
legislation. Though he has opposed the gambling expansion bill, the measure has
never actually reached the governor's desk for him to either approve or veto
it, even after the state legislature OKed it.
THREE
STLians have received national recognition and roles for their talents:
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FIRST
St Louis General Hospital
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THEN, St Louis
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LASTLY ILLI MO REALITY
The
reality competition show Americas Got Talent debuted its 7th Season
on NBC Monday with auditions in Los Angeles St Louis Las Vegas
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that airs May 21 and 22 on ABC.
THE
BIG STL NEWZ STORY THIS WEEK IS:
The St Louis Rams contract to the St Louis Convention and Visitors
Commission went public Monday and the main portion of it are the renovations of
the Edward Jones Dome.
According to reports, the Rams’ proposal would cost more than $700 million, compared to
the CVC’s $124 million proposal.
The Rams’ vision for the Dome — a 38-page renovation plan marked “confidential”
several times — became public after it was released by the office of Missouri Attorney General.
The plan is a counteroffer to the CVC’s proposal earlier this year
in Feburary, which the Rams have rejected. The CVC plan proposed capping the
public subsidy for renovations at $60 million, calling for the team to cover
the rest.
The Rams’ current counterplan doesn’t include a price tag, and it
doesn’t say how much, if any, the franchise is willing to contribute.
To come up with its own cost estimate, the CVC hired a construction
firm, which landed on $700 million, according to Rainford.
The Rams’ plan also does not spell out how long construction would
take or where the team would play while the building is renovated. A source
told the Post-Dispatch the team believes it would only miss one football season
at the Dome.
The plan would maintain the Dome’s regular-game capacity of about
66,000, but little else would stay the same.
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Highlights include:
• Tearing down the eastern half of the Dome and extending the building’s footprint across Broadway and over Baer Plaza Indianapolis
• Adding a new roof that includes an “operable roof panel” that could slide open to bring more natural light in the Dome. The panel would be about the size of the playing field.
• Reconfiguring much of the existing seating to allow more flexibility for nonfootball events, including NCAA basketball games and pro soccer matches.
• Adding two so-called “party platforms” to the end zones, which could be used for temporary seating for a Super Bowl or other events.
• Creating larger entrances at the northeast and southeast corners of the Dome, and adding an entrance in the middle of the eastern facade. Currently, only members of the media and special-needs customers are allowed to enter on the east side.
Talks about renovation were spurred by an escape clause in the Rams’ 30-year lease of the Dome, which was built in 1995.
The team is in the 17th year of that contract, but it can terminate the lease in 2015 if the CVC fails to make the Dome a “first-tier” facility, or one that’s better than three-quarters of all NFL venues in 15 categories.
If the lease is terminated, the Rams could move out of St. Louis
The CVC has until June 1 to accept or reject the Rams’ proposal. If a deal isn’t struck by June 15, the two sides will go into arbitration, which could take until year’s end.
Wow 700 million??? Hmm, that’s a while lot more than 124 million as previously proposed. As we said last week, The Rams and its owner Stan Kroenke has the upper hand it seems because they got leeway from the CVC to have an outside home game from the Dome in London and it was done to keep Rams tickets sales continuing for the 2012 Season. We think it will go into the courts and the judge will side with CVC for The Rams to pay most of the renovations but Kroenke will reject and decide to terminate the contract after the 2014 season and move the team out west where he has a stadium in construction mode as we speak.
Former St Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa’s No. 10 jersey was
retired this week before the
Cardinals-Atlanta Braves game (PICTURE BY NEWS TRIBUNE). The number was reportedly
unveiled on the left-center field wall, complete with a picture of La Russa and
also on the wall in right-center-field beneath the Busch Stadium scoreboard.
But La Russa, in between standing ovations, said the occasion did
not belong just to him.
“What does having the number out there mean to me? I don’t take
this personal,” said La Russa. “Just like career wins. I never took them
personal. I don’t take this personal.
“This is about an organization, starting from ownership, front
office, players developed in the system, players at the big-league level and. .
. in this particular town, the psychological edge we get fron three million fans coming out to watch us.
“You can agree, or ignore it. But when you see “10” out
there, it represents the organization from top to bottom and the fans who have
supported us and allowed us to spend the money to bring in talent.”
Players and front office officials from all three of the teams he
managed _ Chicago White Sox, Oakland and the Cardinals _ were reportedly in attendance on this night for La Russa, who
managed here for 16 years and almost equally as long for Chicago and Oakland.
The Cardinals who played for La Russa who were on hand included
pitchers Dennis Eckersley (who also played for him in Oakland
Center fielder Jim Edmonds, shortstop David Eckstein and right
fielder Brian Jordan helped to salute La Russa, along with current manager Mike
Matheny and coach Mark McGwire, who played for him here, in Matheny’s case, and
in Oakland St. Louis
Dave Duncan, the Cardinals’ pitching coach on a leave of absence
this year and who had been with La Russa for nearly 30 years as a coach and a
few more years as a teammate in the Athletics’ system, also was there to honor
La Russa, who made special mention of Duncan
Former Cardinals star and manager Joe Torre, like La Russa, now
with the commissioner’s office, spoke of how he “hated” to manage against La
Russa.
And pitcher Adam Wainwright representing the current team, spoke of
the tenacity La Russa brought to his Cardinals teams.
Besides having his number retired, La Russa received from the
Cardinals a framed jersey, a gold-painted fungo bat mounted on a plaque,
contributions totaling $100,000 to La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation and
Cardinals Care, and the key to the city, presented by Major Francis Slay.
In other Cardinals newz, player John Jay had gone on The DL for at
least two weeks of forced rest to address his shoulder pain after more than two
weeks of trying to play through it didn’t diminish the injury.
The club reportedly placed Jay on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday
morning because of a shoulder sprain, the lingering result of a separated right
shoulder he sustained crashing into a Busch Stadium outfield wall on April 19.
To take Jay’s spot on the roster, the team recalled Shane Robinson two days
after optioning him to Class AAA Memphis.
Jay will have another MRI scan taken of his right shoulder this week
to determine if it still is structurally sound. (As of this blogging, there was no update of Jay’s MRI status)
He was reportedly arrested after a car on Lynnwood Drive
From police reports, they had
been called to the scene at 12:59 a.m. , where the rear and passenger side of a
car were damaged. However, the driver had reportedly left the scene without
notifying the owner of the damaged car.
There were no injuries.
The Columbia Tribune
reported that the car’s owner was able to locate a truck with damage matching
the accident and reported the license plate to police.
Berkstresser, 20, was reportedly
arrested and later released after posting $4,500 bail.
Leaving an accident scene
usually is a misdemeanor in Missouri
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NOTE: There also will be Open Tryouts for
the St.Louis Franchise on Sunday, June 17th, at Vetta Sports Club Soccersome from
12PM-3PM . The LFL strongly encourages prospective players to come prepared
to participate in strength, speed and agility drills. Also, dress attire is
athletic wear (sports bra and shorts) with sneakers or cleats, if on grass
surface. In addition athletes are asked to bring a photo to leave behind and to
arrive at least 45 minutes prior for registration.
ADD: Comedians Rain Pryor and Marc Price will stop in the STL area with their Showbiz Kids Comedy Rampage Tour
at Comedy Etc. II May 17-19 (SEE EVENTZ BELOW FOR DETAILS)
UPDATE: The restaurant will have a soft open this weekend and Grand Opening the following weekend,
Houlihan’s Restaurants Inc. is in talks with private equity firms and other restaurant companies to sell itself in a deal worth nearly $100 million, the Chicago Tribune reports. Houlihan’s has locations in the St. Louis Brentwood , Chesterfield
According to Deb Peterson
of stltoday,com, Dittmer , Mo.
The food was won in a
challenge involved the contestants loading 30,000 pounds of Newman’s Own
products -- the total amount of weight lost on the show up to that date -- onto
a truck.
The winner of the
challenge got all the food donated to his hometown's local food bank while the
other contestants, which included Stone, each got 5,000 pounds donated to his
or her local food bank. Newman's Own donated a total of $150,000 worth of
groceries during the challenge.
The food is due to be
delivered tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the foodbank's headquarters, 70 Corporate Woods Drive Bridgeton
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ADD:– Former St Louis Rams player Isaac Bruce is back in town for a special event this Friday and Saturday. And you’re invited. If you’d like to come face to face with the legend, he will be appearing at the Hall of Fame Sports Bar (formerly Pujols 5) Friday at Westport. It’s from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Donations for autographs and photos are requested. Proceeds benefit the Isaac Bruce Foundation.
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ADD:– Former St Louis Rams player Isaac Bruce is back in town for a special event this Friday and Saturday. And you’re invited. If you’d like to come face to face with the legend, he will be appearing at the Hall of Fame Sports Bar (formerly Pujols 5) Friday at Westport. It’s from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Donations for autographs and photos are requested. Proceeds benefit the Isaac Bruce Foundation.
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ADD: East St Louis native comedian Willie Lynch will be among many national and up and coming comedians who will perform at TBS' Just For Laughs Festival June 12-17. Lynch will perform at jack and Notes June 16. He made his debut at TBS Just For Laughs Chicago last year as a Breakout Performer, where he got a standing ovation
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STL promoter/blogger Darryl Frierson is featured in Black Enterprises' as one of the Top 20 Black Bloggers of 2012 for his blog, Ashy to Classy. For the story go to http://
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There was a memorial service
for St
Louis Atlanta
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ADD: The 356th Annual Annie Malone May Day parade will be going down this Sunday T at 1 p.m. at 20th and Market.
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ADD: Foxy 95.5’s live broadcast with DJ Kut TAKES PLACE FRIDAY NITES AT 10 P.M. at Lola.
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The St. Louis Zoo’s Jungle
Boogie Friday Night Concert Series gets going again May 25 with Arvell &
Co., and runs on Fridays through Aug. 31, with Dirty Muggs wrapping it up.
Concerts are from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. , are free and take place at the Schnuck Family Plaza
There is no concert on
June 15.
Here’s the rundown:
-- May 25, Arvell &
Co. (‘80s & beyond)
-- June 1, Bottoms Up Blues Gang (blues)
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June 8,
Johnny Henry Band (country/southern rock)
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June 15,
No concert (A Zoo Ado Fundraiser)
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June 22,
Funky Butt Brass Band (New Orleans-style brass, jazz and funk)
-- June 29, Charles Glenn
(variety, blues and more)
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July 6,
SuperJam (‘70s arena rock)
-- July 13, Push
the Limit (variety/dance)
-- July 20, Hudson
-- July 27, Marsha Evans
(Motown/soul)
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August 3, American Idle (country/pop
variety)
-- August 10, Cumberland
Gap Band (bluegrass)
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August 17, Griffin
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August 24, GalaxyRed (variety/dance)
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August 31, Dirty Muggs (pop, rock, funk,
soul & more)
Get more information at stlzoo.org.
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There were 35 women who received a Sister Salute award celebrating women of color at its inaugural awards at the Millennium Hotel May 11. One of the recipients was KMOV News reporter (Socialite) Sande Stevenson. It was co hosted by KMOX radio personality Debbie Monterey. It was co charired by Erica Willis, co founder of Black Who's Who of St Louis publication and event.
STL based
comedian Darius Bradford has a new comedy nite with Way Back Wedensdays Live at
Club Escalade.
STL native playwright/director Chrys
Yvette made an appearance on STL Live Monday. To see the interview go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbNIgFcvEGI&feature=share
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Rapper-poet Corey Black will
have a show this Sunday at 2847 Cherokee St.
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Sansai Restaurant
in Clayton closed recently.
KMOX
Radio business reporter Rick Desloge, died this week at the age of 63 of pancreatic
cancer. A University City native, he graduated from St. Louis U. High and Missouri’s School of
Journalism
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Snoop Dogg is heading to Pop’s with a
concert at 7 p.m. May 25.
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ADD: Rapper Ca$h Out is at the Broadway nightclub May 26.
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Sting performs June 5 at the Fox Theatre.
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Superjam June9 at Verizon Wireless
Ampitheatre
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R&B singer "CARL
THOMAS" will be performing @ the "I'M A SURVIVOR" ALL WHITE
CANCER BENEFIT PARTY on June 10TH, at the Planetarium at Forest Park
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COMING TO LUMIERE THEATRE is Kansas City , Mo
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Shock rocker Alice Cooper will perform at
the Pageant June 16.
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Tony and Emmy Award winning actress
Leslie Uggams will reprise her role as Muzzy in this summer's production of
"Thoroughly Modern Millie" at the Muny. In its premiere Muny
production, the show will run June 18-24
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The Dukes of September Rhythm Revue 2012
will perform June 20 at the Fox Theatre featuring Donald Fagen, Michael
McDonald and Boz Scaggs.
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REO Speedwagon, Styx and Ted Nugent headline the Midwest Rock N’ Roll Express Tour, coming to Verizon Wireless Amphitheater June 22.
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Gavin DeGraw and Colbie Caillat
co-headline a tour coming to Peabody Opera House June 24.
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Afrojack will perform June 24 at the
Pageant.
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Comedian Margaret Cho is at Lumiere Place
Casino’s Lumiere Theater for two shows,. June 23.
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Merle Haggard &;Marty Stuart team up for a tour coming to the Family Arena June 24.
Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker and Thompson Square
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FAIR ST LOUIS The 32nd annual Fair Saint
Louis will will feature three days of free entertainment on the grounds of the
Gateway Arch. Featured headliners include Heart on Wednesday, July 4,
Third Eye Blind on Friday, July 6 and Dierks Bentley on Saturday, July 7. Activities
will also include two Independence Day runs in collaboration with the St. Louis
Sports Commission, the 135th annual VP Parade themed “Parade Around the World,”
air shows and more!
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The Jacksons 2012 Unity Tour will make a
stop in St Louis
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Rock singer Fiona Apple heads to the
Peabody Opera House July 14.
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Ledisi will perform July 13 at the
Pageant.
Eric Benet is also on the bill.
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Rock group O.A.R. will perform at the Fox
Theatre. July 19.
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Grammy Award winning rock group Train
performs at the Peabody Opera House July 29.
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Seal is playing the Fox Theatre July
31.Macy Gray opens.
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Comedian/radio personality/game show host
Steve Harvey will perform at Chaifetz Arena on July 27.
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Grammy Award
nominated rapper/singer Nicki Minaj will perform at the Peabody Opera House
July 31.
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Grammy Award winning
country singer Lyle Lovett will perform Aug. 25 at the Peabody Opera House.
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Phish will perform at the Chaifetz Arena Aug 28
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BLIND PICZ. Who was the bald guy who was at Soho last weekend?
BLIND DISHZ. Which STL mover and shaker is planning a tour with a STL native recording artist?
HINT 1. The mover and shaker is a male
HINT 2. This male just had a big event recently
HINT 3. This person's last name is the same as a popular female comic that has a new talk show
HINT 4. The recording artist is a male
HINT 5. This artist is part of a group
HINT 6. This artist's last name is the same as a popular film director
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PRO-MO-CIAL-ITES. (May 13-19)Which STL mover and shakers and socialites got it in this week?
(Socialite) Sande Stevenson. This young lady is doin it up on the small screen doing the traffic report on KMOV TV and the New Media with her very popular Socialite Sande fashion Vlog on YOU TUBE. She also continues her TV producing at her first gig with STL TV and was featured last week in an article by the St. Louis American and received an award from Sister Salute's inaugural awards event at The Millennium.
Gbassa D' Acosta. This promotion
model, host and TV show creator/producer gets it in every Wednesday with her
entertainment show Sexy In STL that airs at 10:30 p.m. CST on Charter Cable 3
and 10. It was also aired this Wednesday at the Junkyard Bar and Grill. The show recently expanded
to New
York City
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Phil Assets. This mover and shaker gets it in with special nites at Club Amnesia including Threesome Thursdays (this Thursday is an Oops performance) with this Thursday being a pre-party for the 2 Chainz concert and with Loosecannon are promoting 2 Chainz; concert on Friday (May 18) at The Ambassador
Darryl Frierson.
This event promoter turned aweard winning blogger is one third of the event
group Freetime. He also is a co-host on the popular weekly podcast Straight Out
of Lo Cash with comedian Jovan Bibbs and Freetime founder Theodore Simpson at
http://networkedblogs.com/xF76S and he was recently featured in Balck
Enterprises’ as one of the Top 20 Black Bloggers in the magazines May issue for
his popular blog Ashy to Classy.
WORDZ
TO
THE
Z
Why did the African American
lady get 20 years for violating the Stand your ground law? Why id a company
sell Trayvin Martin gun range cardboards? Why are folks stealing The Beats by Dre
headphones off teens heads? Why does it seem as though Newsweek with its Gay
President cover was trying to compete
with the breastfeeding mom on the cover of Time magazine? Why is St Lousi
downtown so dead after 5 p.m. ? Why is there gonna be a reality show
with Whitney Houston’s family? And Why
did Jennifer Hudsonand David Otunga go to Six Flags after the murder verdict?
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HAPPY STL TAURians
and GEMINians BDAZEs. Track star Dawn Harper (PICTURED) , rapper Yung Ro, businessman Sterling Moody, former
entertainment reporter Bill Beene, event coordinator Glynnis Armstrong , jazz
artist Readus Miller, poet Stephanie
Williams, fashion designer Wynette Jones, and event promoters Jackie Phillips, and
Otto Nicols III
THURSDAY @ CLUB AMNESIA
WE GIVING OUT 2 CHAINSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS TICKETS .EVERY 30 MIN YES EVERY 30 MIN.. @ CLUB AMNESIA...
ALSO GIVING AWAY A VIP BOOTH... ONLY AT CLUB AMNESIA...
WOMEN IN 3'S GET IN FREE.ALL NIGHTTTTTT.. $3 DRINKS.....$3 PICTURES..... HOSTED BY POLO THE CEO....
WE GIVING OUT 2 CHAINSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS TICKETS .EVERY 30 MIN YES EVERY 30 MIN.. @ CLUB AMNESIA...
ALSO GIVING AWAY A VIP BOOTH... ONLY AT CLUB AMNESIA...
WOMEN IN 3'S GET IN FREE.ALL NIGHTTTTTT.. $3 DRINKS.....$3 PICTURES..... HOSTED BY POLO THE CEO....
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ADD: Showbiz Kids Comedy Rampage
ADD; The Unity Ensemble Theatre presents EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE May 17-20 at the Ivory Theater, 7622 Michigan Ave. For showtimes and tickets Call Afro World at 314.389.5194 or www.utensemble.org
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ADD: Showbiz Kids Comedy Rampage
with Rain Pryor and Marc Price
Comedy Etc. II in the Ramada Inn, off Illinois 159, near the Interstate 64 intersection
When: 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 8 and 10:15 p.m. Saturday
Tickets: $15 on Thursday and $17.50 on Friday and Saturday
Information: 618-628-4242
ADD; The Unity Ensemble Theatre presents EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE May 17-20 at the Ivory Theater, 7622 Michigan Ave. For showtimes and tickets Call Afro World at 314.389.5194 or www.utensemble.org
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ADD: The Annual Annie Malone Parade Committee will have a preview at the Lash Loft (1624 Delmar) with a Fashion Show/Block Party and Festival TOMORROW (Fri., May 18) hosted by Majic 104.9’s Tammie Holland and featuring Sean Louis Designs, Coco Soul, WSMBC & DJ Cue. The Lash Loft party starts at 6 p.m.
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LIQUID ASSETS AND LOOSECANNON
PRESENT
2CHAINS AKA TITY BOI
LIVE IN CONCERT
@THE AMBASSADOR
FRIDAY MAY 18th, 2012
TICKETS ONSALE
@THE AMBASSADOR BOX OFFICE, DTLR, EXQUISITE FASHIONS, AND PRIME SOLE
MUST BE 21
FOR TICKETS OR VIP TABLES CALL 3146011430 OR 3146802775
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LIQUID ASSETS AND LOOSECANNON
PRESENT
2CHAINS AKA TITY BOI
LIVE IN CONCERT
@THE AMBASSADOR
FRIDAY MAY 18th, 2012
TICKETS ON
@THE AMBASSADOR BOX OFFICE, DTLR, EXQUISITE FASHIONS, AND PRIME SOLE
MUST BE 21
FOR TICKETS OR VIP TABLES CALL 3146011430 OR 3146802775
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Grammy award winning Bonnie Raitt and Marc Cohn at Pageant May 18
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Rapper 2 Chainz will perform at The
Ambassador May 18
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3 way Promotions
presents the 3rd Annual Memphis in May Bus Trip May 18-20
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
CONTACT- TAH 713-0926
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
CONTACT- TAH 713-0926
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RED: PASSION,
PLEASURE, EVIL, LOVE, TEMPTATION, DESIRE
May 19 at 9:00pm
WHAT SHADE ARE
YOU?
IT'S AN ALL RED
PARTY
WEAR YOUR
FAVORITE RED ATTIRE!!
Twisted olive
5916 olive
BOOK YOUR
BIRTHDAY PARTY 314 546 0621
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Pointfest 30 will take place May 19 and 20
at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.
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R&B group Dru Hil will perform May 19
at the Ambassador
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The
100 Black Men of Metro St. Louis present 2012 Casino Royale, with Special Host
Tony Scott! This is an evening of casino games, food, drinks, prizes, and live
music. Tickets are $20.00 in advance and
$25.00 at the door. Please contact our office @ (314) 367-7778 for details La Perla Event
Venue; 312 N. 8th Street St. Louis , MO 63101
DRU HILL WILL PERFORM ALL OF THEYRE GREATEST HITS OLD AND
NEW. Also performing ST.LOUIS HOTTEST
R & B GROUP MO TRE'
HOSTED BY THE FUNNY COMEDIAN MAURICE G
May 19 at
the Ambassador
TICKETS ARE ONLY $22 GEN AND $32 VIP DOORS OPEN AT 7PM SHOW STARTS AT 8 FOR MORE INFO OR TICKETS CALL 314-456-6662, 314-368-7647, THE AMBASSADOR ORwww.metrotix.com |
STREETSCAPE
MAGAZINE AND CARY
COST: A $10 DONATION TO BENEFIT ‘CONNECTIONS TO SUCCESS. FREE ENTRY FOR BLOOD DONORS! WIN WONDERFUL PRIZES!!
WHEN: SUNDAY MAY 20TH 2 P.M. – 5 P.M.
WHERE: PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF CARY O’BRIEN’S DESIGN AND COLOR SPA IN THE BOGEY HILL PLAZA, 2021 ZUMBEHL ROAD, ST CHARLES MO 63303.
COST: A $10 DONATION TO BENEFIT ‘CONNECTIONS TO SUCCESS. FREE ENTRY FOR BLOOD DONORS! WIN WONDERFUL PRIZES!!
WHEN: SUNDAY MAY 20TH 2 P.M. – 5 P.M.
WHERE: PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF CARY O’BRIEN’S DESIGN AND COLOR SPA IN THE BOGEY HILL PLAZA, 2021 ZUMBEHL ROAD, ST CHARLES MO 63303.
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LivePoetsSociety x The Force x Lane4 Presents:
STATE OF THE ART: Spoken Word Jam Session, May 20 at 7 p.m. at 2847 Cherokee St
This is a free event. FREE. |
COREY BLACK RETURNS WITH REVOLUTIONARY POETRY
NEW ONGOING BITZ
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Twilight Tuesdays
Missouri History Museum
Join us at
the Missouri History Museum Missouri History Museum 5:30pm-8:30pm . Presented by Ameren UE.
- May 22: U V Hayes and Roland Johnson - Tribute to
Oliver Sain
- May 29:
- June 5:
- June 12: Wendell Brown - Tribute to Luther
Vandross
To learn more about the
featured singers and groups at Twilight Tuesday, click here.
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THE
RETURN OF SIMPLE PLEASURES @ LOLA RESTAURANT
To kick off the 2012 Spring/Summer events season we are very fortunate to be hosting MUHSINAH LIVE IN CONCERT on her "GONE TOUR 2012"... IF YOU'RE A FAN OF R&B, NEO-SOUL, & GREAT MUSIC!! THIS IS THE SPOT FOR YOU!!!
Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 9:00PM - 1:30PM @ LOLA (500 N. 14th Street , Saint Louis , MO.
To kick off the 2012 Spring/Summer events season we are very fortunate to be hosting MUHSINAH LIVE IN CONCERT on her "GONE TOUR 2012"... IF YOU'RE A FAN OF R&B, NEO-SOUL, & GREAT MUSIC!! THIS IS THE SPOT FOR YOU!!!
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ADD: STL based fashionista Ola will have \model casting at Macy's South County from 12pm-3pm for all models ages 4 and up, male and female. For more info inbox her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ola.hawatmeh.9
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