Sad news to report: Jamie Foehner, who was a familiar figure at Lemmons as their booker/door man and trivia co-host, passed away late yesterday. He was 38. His Facebook page alluded to some recent health problems and hospital stays, but no further details are available at the moment. [Update, March 26: A memorial service is scheduled for Sunday, April 5. Details taking shape here.]
Courtesy of Jamie Foehner's Facebook page
Foehner co-hosted/wrote Lemmons' popular trivia
In this week's paper, I wrote a longer tribute to Jamie Foehner, who passed away last week. There will be a memorial tribute to him on Sunday, April 5, at Lemmons starting at 4 p.m. Details are still being worked out, but I expect information to come to light soonish, once people chime in.
Meanwhile, Brand X co-founder/pal Doug Golden was kind enough to send me an MP3 to post here, from the comedy/musical CD Soloman Carver: The Misogynist Mark Twain. He says: "This track features me (Soloman Car
We're back at you, and on April Fool's Day no less. This week we proudly present our special "Play Ball" Opening Day 2009 spread, complete with a full-page St. Louis Cardinals schedule (suitable for framing), and a thought-provoking piece by our baseball blogger extraordinaire, Aaron Schafer, who ponders whether this will at last be a breakout year for top Redbird prospects.
In keeping with the baseball theme, our News Real, with its oh-so--clever headline, "The Sultans of So
