Email Author Thomas R. Raber

2003 Stories by Thomas R. Raber

• Big Top Hip-Hop

  published August 13, 2003

  For all its polish and techno splash, the UniverSoul Circus takes place on the mundane plane of the Northland Shopping Center parking lot (Lucas &... More >>

• Deutschin' in the Street

  published July 30, 2003

  Generations ago, this land was tended by that most stoic of creatures, the German farmer. These were people not too long removed from the Old... More >>

• Cradle of Filth

  published July 23, 2003

  SAT 7/26 Sometimes, life is not fair. Specifically, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, within the confines Jefferson Barracks Park in... More >>

• Red All Over

  published July 2, 2003

  Some catsup bottles get whacked on the bottom 54 times -- but not as a birthday ritual. They're endlessly drained and refilled in restaurants, or... More >>

• My, What Big Teeth You Have

  published July 2, 2003

  SUN 7/6 In 1977, you'd find as many sticks in a pack of gum as the number of Mexican gray wolves that roamed North America. Five... More >>

• Look but Don't Huff

  published June 25, 2003

  FRI 6/27 Don't let the name mislead you: The "Spider Sniff" at the Busch Memorial Conservation Area (2360 Highway D in Weldon... More >>

• Is This a Stagger I See Before Me?

  published June 18, 2003

  There should be a plaque. That's all -- just a plaque -- in honor of the spot where a homicide unleashed a myth that unleashed a song that... More >>

• Ring Around Grand Center

  published June 11, 2003

  Circuses named for elephants don't forget their stunts, and they keep a trunk full of surprises stored to throw into the ring. This year's Circus... More >>

• Roots for the Home Team

  published June 4, 2003

  Now, there's some sad things known to man, but ain't too much sadder than the handling of horseradish. Sad songs. Sad books. Sad movies. And... More >>

• Sand Ho!

  published June 4, 2003

  Show of hands -- any Coasters 'round these parts who still find it hard to fathom summer without a family trip to the beach, replete with ocean... More >>

• Continent of Class

  published May 21, 2003

  Call something "African," and you've covered the possibilities of more than 30 countries surrounded by two oceans and two seas. You're promised... More >>

• Two for the Show

  published May 14, 2003

  The art of winter -- with slate skies and sculpturally bald trees -- gives way to the splash of spring and the season for outdoor art shows. Two... More >>

• Putting the Art Back in Party

  published April 30, 2003

  It was Asian philosopher/martial-arts-movie superstar Bruce Lee who said, "The highest art is no art." With all due respect to the dead action... More >>