Email Author Nick Lucchesi

2010 Stories by Nick Lucchesi

• Video: A Cubs Fan Does Something Worth Cheering For, Catches Baseball in Beer Glass

  published May 28, 2010

  The Cardinals are in Chicago today for a three-game series against the Cubs -- the first match up of the rivals this season. And say what you want about the north Chicago franchise, they do have a fe... More >>

• This Week's Show Flyers, Week of May 27-June 2, 2010

  published May 27, 2010

  Here's your weekly collection of music flyers we spotted around the city. If you have a flyer you'd like to see posted up here, e-mail me.     ... More >>

• Chick-fil-A Debuts First New Sandwich in 20 Years, You'll Need a Reservation to Taste It Though

  published May 24, 2010

  Something about Chick-fil-A turns normal folks into addicts (the peanut oil, perhapsr). Which explains why the Atlanta-based fast-food chain is offering reservations at its 1,485 restaurants when it u... More >>

• Over the Weekend: Hum, the English Beat, Wrecking Ball Swings, Mini Lady Gaga

  published May 24, 2010

  If you're one of the seven people who didn't watch the Lost finale last night -- or see any of the show, ever -- you can breathe a little easier this morning. Drive-time radio talkers won't be wheezin... More >>

• Photos: Mucca Pazza, the Monads, Fattback Last Night at the Firebird, 5/22/10

  published May 23, 2010

  Chicago's punk rock marching band, Mucca Pazza, crammed onto the Firebird stage last night. Locals the Monads and Fattback opened the night. It was the second show at the Firebird space... More >>

• Nightlife Photos: Silver Ballroom, May 22, 2010

  published May 23, 2010

  If you read our profile of new south-side bar the Silver Ballroom, you know it lives by pinball, punk rock and Pabst Blue Ribbon. Nightlife photographer Lee Harris stopped by last night and brings bac... More >>

• Video of the St. Louis Centre Skybridge Getting Thwacked with a Wrecking Ball

  published May 21, 2010

  About 5 p.m. tonight, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay strapped on his orange construction vest and took the ceremonial first whack with a wrecking ball at the four-story St. Louis Centre skybridge. The w... More >>

• Now for a Bizarre Video from St. Louis Centre

  published May 21, 2010

  The wrecking ball swings on St. Louis Centre in about five hours. So how about a look back at the mall during its not-so-glory days in the late 1990sr In the following video clip the late Pete Parisi ... More >>

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  Study by Hot Dog Company Finds that Most Americans Enjoy Hot Dogs

  published May 20, 2010

  You've got to hand it to Hebrew National for putting out the press release with this, um frank, headline today: "More Than 65 Percent of Americans Agree - A Picnic Isn't A Picnic Without Hot Dogs" J... More >>

• This Week's Show Flyers for May 20-26, 2010

  published May 20, 2010

  Have a flyer you'd like to see posted in this weekly featurer Make sure it's at least 565 pixels wide and send it.      ... More >>

• Refreshingly Honest Church Sign in Southern Illinois Town Makes CNN

  published May 20, 2010

  Clay City, Illinois (pop. 1,000), located about two hours due east of St. Louis, is home to Clay City Christian Church. The church's sign has been the setting for a number of frank sayings far from th... More >>

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  St. Louis Cardinals Twitter Accounts You Should Follow

  published May 20, 2010

  Keep up on the latest 140-character bursts of news, humor and statistics related to the St. Louis Cardinals on Twitter with this list of accounts you should follow, curated by the RFT staff. The tweet... More >>

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  Wrecking Ball: Party Friday to Celebrate Demolition of St. Louis Centre Skybridge

  published May 19, 2010

  You've got to hand it to the Partnership for Downtown St. Louis for using some bold PR "strategery" to spin the demolition of downtown's symbol of failure into something of a party.On Friday afternoon... More >>

• Gay Comic Jason Stuart Can Play a Straight Guy, Too.

  published May 18, 2010

  The world of stand-up comedy in 2010, is by many accounts, more welcoming to out-of-the-closet gay comics than it was when Jason Stuart came to St. Louis in the '90s. But even in those pioneering days... More >>

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  Win Your Dad a Year's Supply of Bacon

  published May 17, 2010

  ...And probably put yourself in the running for son or daughter of the year.In what has to be the only contest that should make your dad incredibly happy but also slowly kill him, the title of "Oscar ... More >>

• Last Night: Deadspin Founder Will Leitch Talks Really Fast, Meets with Adoring Fans at Left Bank Books, Gets Beer with Sportswriters

  published May 14, 2010

  It's just after after nine o'clock Thursday night at Left Bank Books downtown, and Will Leitch is still going strong. The writer-turned-blogger-turned-writer-again is seated at a desk in front of coo... More >>

• Photos: KDHX's Midwest Mayhem at the City Museum, May 13, 2010

  published May 14, 2010

  "Midwest Mayhem," the annual party for members and supporters of KDHX community radio, happened last night at the City Museum. If you missed it, here's a full slideshow from the party. Below are a few... More >>

• Whole Foods Announces Grass-Fed Beef Nationwide, but One Missouri Ranch Has Been Doing it For Years

  published May 14, 2010

  Whole Foods recently announced all of its more than 280 stores now have grass-fed beef for sale, but grass-fed evangelists who operate one Missouri ranch have been selling the stuff to the natural foo... More >>

• This Week's Show Flyers for May 13-19, 2010

  published May 13, 2010

  Here's yer weekly round-up of show flyers we spotted on the streets. Got a flyer to sharer Most definitely send it here.     ... More >>

• C.J. Beatty: Cardinals Minor Leaguer Is ALL OVER TWITTER

  published May 12, 2010

  C.J. Beatty, an outfielder drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals last year (26th round; 789th overall), has been playing well with the Quad Cities team and was recently promoted to the club's full-season... More >>

• Serious Weight: Dealer Sentenced for Moving 8.5 Tons of Pot Over 5 Years

  published May 10, 2010

  So, exactly how much is 8.5 tons of potr Answer: 17,000 pounds or 7,711 kilograms or 103 Michael Phelpses or 38,555 copies of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon or 453,592 Twinkies or 131,949 Wh... More >>

• Keith Hernandez Asleep in the Broadcast Booth During Mets Game (Video)

  published May 10, 2010

  Check this video of former Cardinals great Keith Hernandez (1979-1983), now a broadcaster for the New York Mets, caught sleeping on camera during an extra-inning affair in New York when the San Franci... More >>

• Over the Weekened: Frightened Rabbit, Ocho de Mayo on Cherokee, Pins & Needles Fashion Show

  published May 10, 2010

  Who's Elena Kaganr Read that, then read this -- here's your weekend in review.Frightened Rabbit at the Old Rock HouserOn Friday night, Scottish rockers Frightened Rabbit played their first-ever show i... More >>

• Senator Kit Bond Gets Frothy Over 'Terrorists' and 'Rights'

  published May 06, 2010

  John McCain managed quite a feat this week: He somehow got both Glenn Beck and John Stewart to agree with each other. The issuer How flat-out wrong the Arizona senator is when he says that U.S.-born p... More >>

• This Week's Show Flyers, May 6-12, 2010

  published May 06, 2010

  It's that time again -- our weekly high-five to the promoters who hit the streets to hang up flyers. This goes out to the ones who bring their own roll of tape or staple gun, and don't steal prime rea... More >>