Vol. 28, No. 33
Crunch Time
The demolition derby is still a gas in the nooks and crannies of mid-America
By Randall Roberts
The Price of Innocence
Larry Johnson wants big bucks for a crime he never committed
By Shelley Smithson
Thinning the Canopy
We learn how to woo the "creative class" (and get rid of the undesirables) and offer you a fun name-change quiz; plus, Unreal shares a hotel room with Jerry Lewis!
Are You Still in Touch with the Person to Whom You Lost Your Virginity?
Week of August 18, 2004
By Wm. Stage
Letters
Fruits of Her Labor
The pierced and the ponytailed come together in Lucinda love
By Julie Seabaugh
Love's Labor Remixed
We strike out with the ladies, music-geek style, check out John Kerry's Behind the Music and hunt for Weird Al trivia
By Jordan Harper, Garrett Kamps and Brendan Joel Kelly
Owl on a Wing
A local rapper breaks down the difference between St. Louis and Atlanta
By Jordan Harper
Tres Femmes
Friday, August 20; the Pub Above at Dressel's
By Roy Kasten
Twista
Friday, August 20; America's Center
By Jess Minnen
B.B. King Blues Festival
Saturday, August 21; Gateway Arch Stage on the St. Louis Riverfront
By Steve Pick
Quick Picks
Elvis Costello
Almost Blue
Goodbye Cruel World
Kojak Variety (Rhino)
Luciano
Serious Times (VP)
By Eric K. Arnold
Sounds Around Town
Dinarosa Liaisons
The hits just keep on coming for Philippe Habassi
By Michael Renner
Mojito Limón
Tavern 43, 7927 Forsyth Boulevard, Clayton, 314-725-4334
Yes, You Can
In the Garden State, home is where Zach Braff's heart is
By Robert Wilonsky
Shark Bait
Open Water delivers more flaws than jaws
By Luke Y. Thompson
Wet Kisses
Riding Giants gushes over the legends of "big wave" surfing
By Bill Gallo
Paddled Senseless
This sendup of Deliverance comes without a brain too
Film Openings
Current Shows
Ivy Cooper encapsulates the St. Louis art scene
Hip-Hop to It
Get the vote out and your groove on at the Missouri Black Expo
By Alison Sieloff
Take Me Out to the Muny
How to make money and stultify people
By Dennis Brown
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Capsule Reviews
Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater
Must Be the Money
Billionaires for Bush step out of their limos and deliver a message
By Mark Dischinger
Let's Go, Terriers
Nip the Whales!
By Paul Friswold, Guy Gray and Alison Sieloff
Budweiser/ MDA Poker Classic
A good time is in the cards
By Jedidiah Ayres, Mike Seely, Alison Sieloff and Christine Whitney
Who's the Cos?
Bill Cosby: man, comedian, legend
By Niles Baranowski, Paul Friswold and Ian Froeb
Shaking the Vine
The Bard at Les Bourgeois
By Paul Friswold, Amy Helms and Alison Sieloff
