Email Author Tom R. Arterburn

2003 Stories by Tom R. Arterburn

• Don't Balk

  published December 31, 2003

  WED 12/31 2004. It doesn't quite have the ring of "2000," does it? Something about those round numbers just makes you want to party... More >>

• Fishing With Dynamite

  published December 31, 2003

  Fishing is hip. No, seriously, it is. Witness ESPN's hot new 29-year-old bass-fishing color analyst Ish Monroe, who just happens to be black.... More >>

• Let's Go to the Hops

  published December 24, 2003

  FRI 12/26 Local beer baron Tom Schlafly is always looking for an excuse to throw a party; it's good for business, obviously, but it's... More >>

• Piece on Earth

  published December 17, 2003

  Thinking about going postal for the holidays, but don't want to be caught dead with last year's drab camo jacket and old-school .38?How 'bout... More >>

• A Curious Grace

  published December 17, 2003

  It's the holiday season, and you know what that means -- the NFL playoffs are right around the corner, which, in turn, means more Miller Light... More >>

• Chopping Spree

  published December 17, 2003

  Paper shortage? Spotted owl displacement? C'mon! Christmas only comes around once a year. Do you really think depriving yourself of the thrill of... More >>

• City Circus Cabaret

  published December 10, 2003

  Those of you who weren't around before 1932 might not know too much about vaudeville. No, it's not a shantytown in Iowa where French people are... More >>

• Bell-Weather

  published December 3, 2003

  SAT 12/6 This time of year, you can't swing a cat without hitting some event or other that exists to please and/or amuse the children.... More >>

• Gentlemen, Start Your Zambonis

  published October 15, 2003

  SAT 10/18 The long, hot, pointless chunk of the year that happens between hockey seasons is finally over, and new hope is plentiful:... More >>

• That Ain't Kibble

  published October 1, 2003

  SAT 10/4 If you think this is a Christopher Guest movie, you're barking up the wrong tree. This is the Purina Dog Chow Incredible Dog... More >>

• Young Girls Dance

  published September 3, 2003

  SAT 9/6 Think about all the entertainment you've seen on the field at Cardinals' games that wasn't baseball -- high-school marching... More >>

• Die, Cubs, Die

  published August 27, 2003

  Baseball is a game of second chances, so let's just forget all the late-inning blown leads and the appalling dearth of timely hitting the... More >>

• Playground Renaissance

  published August 20, 2003

  SUN 8/24 St. Louis has its share of unusual sports leagues. Corkball, bottle caps, washers -- they all reflect a particular St. Louis... More >>

• Palettes to the People

  published August 20, 2003

  SAT 8/23 "You get into a rut, walking around in a circle and chanting 'hey hey, ho ho, something's got to go' over and over," says... More >>

• 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 >>

• Banzai Sci-Fi

  published August 13, 2003

  SAT 8/16 Anime films can bring to mind the all-too-literal enormity of technological (and biological) advancement of an... More >>

• Classic Rock Clowns

  published August 6, 2003

  No, it's not Elvis' garage sale. "Cars and Guitars" instead refers to the Casino Queen's first annual two-day party (3 p.m.-midnight August 6-7,... More >>

• Lap Dance

  published August 6, 2003

  David Letterman once said that when it's done right, it's like a ballet on wheels. It's open-wheel racing and it's coming to St. Louis in the form... More >>

• We're Nuts for Albinos

  published July 30, 2003

  It's getting pretty late in the summer. You've taken the kids to every theme park, water slide and dog-related event this city has to offer, and... More >>

• Metal Alchemy

  published July 23, 2003

  THUR 7/24 Alex Skolnick once played lead guitar for Testament, a thrash band that specializes in strange chord progressions and time... More >>

• Baseball Been Very Bad to Me

  published July 16, 2003

  WED 7/16 Major League Baseball's All-Star Game has been a chronic disappointment for years. To goad blasé superstars into... More >>

• Sounds, Suds & Sweat

  published July 2, 2003

  When presented with the knowledge that on Friday, July 4, and Saturday, July 5, nearly 20 bands of national and regional fame will perform down at... More >>

• Burned on the Fourth of July

  published July 2, 2003

  We've all heard the horror stories: Barbie, stripped naked and forced to straddle a cherry bomb. GI Joe sent into orbit with a roman candle. The... More >>

• It Might Be a City

  published June 25, 2003

  FRI 6/27 Is this the year St. Louis finally turns the corner? Is 2003 the year we will remember as the point when the city... More >>

• Strip Tease

  published June 25, 2003

  Anxiety-plagued journalist Hunter S. Thompson coined the over quoted phrase, "Faster, faster! Until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of... More >>