Vol. 27, No. 50
Teenage Bender
Some people can juggle with one hand tied behind their back. Thirteen-year-old Book Kennison can do it with one foot tied behind his head.
By Matthew Everett
Love the Gun You're With
Meet one of the minds behind concealed-carry
By Ben Westhoff
Shandi in Furs
Miss Missouri USA faces an ethical dilemma, Blake Ashby pontificates on the sweater vest, Unreal invents a surefire theft deterrent and Joyce Aboussie just gets scary; plus, the Sanford-Brown report and the reasons why the Lou is number two
What Is Your Trademark Nervous Habit?
Week of December 10, 2003
By Wm. Stage
Letters
Rockets From the Crypt
A new album, a new member and a new focus revive the Bottle Rockets
By Roy Kasten
Discs of Fire
A new boxed set highlights the genius of Johnny Cash
By Carlo Wolff
Grand Theft Audio
Radar Station discovers the soundtrack to crime
By Jordan Harper
Something Corporate
Friday, December 12; Mississippi Nights
By Niles Baranowski
Geoff Kessell
Saturday, December 13; Borders Books and Music on Brentwood
By Christian Schaeffer
Vanilla Fudge
Saturday, December 13; Pop's
By Steve Pick
Doves
Lost Sides (Heavenly)
By Brooke Foster
Various Artists
Maybe This Christmas Too? (Nettwerk America)
Sounds Around Town
Back on Tip Top
Tanner B's is a worthy heir to the cozy tavern on Shenandoah
By Michael Renner
Nocello, Neat
Harvest, 1059 Big Bend Boulevard, 314-645-3522
By Randall Roberts
Farrelly Mediocre
The idiots what brung you Dumb and Dumber ain't funny no more
By Luke Y. Thompson
Limp Pianist
Poignant but a bit flaccid, Gloomy Sunday almost satisfies
By Gregory Weinkauf
Film Openings
Series/Festivals
Run of the Millie
The big musical delights and dazzles visually -- too bad there's no real plot
By Dennis Brown
Lego My Messiah!
Behold! In Belleville, the glory of the Lord shines 'round about...lots of blocks.
By Mark Dischinger
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Another One Bites the Dust
Who killed Ten Little Indians?
Black Is the New White
Angry comedian Lewis Black is worried about St. Louis' mold count
A Fan's Notes
Ideas that were forgotten but not gone in 2003
By Robert Wilonsky
City Circus Cabaret
And its really big cane
By Tom R. Arterburn, John Goddard, Byron Kerman and Ben Westhoff
Shootout Freak-Out
Ho ho hoops at Savvis
By Paul Friswold and Rose Martelli
The Toys of Our Lives
Daytime drama at Toy Man Toy Show
By Byron Kerman, Rose Martelli and Mallarie Zimmer
Taxicab Confessions
Hellcab's meter is running
By Paul Friswold, Jordan Harper, Byron Kerman and Jason Toon
Gideon's Trumpet
Is younger than Clark Terry's flugelhorn
By Niles Baranowski, Paul Friswold, Byron Kerman and Neal Sokol
