tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.comments2023-07-24T05:21:36.080-05:00Confluence CityPoetry Scoreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15624640062686409332noreply@blogger.comBlogger558125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-68504336202326494832015-04-15T12:10:57.036-05:002015-04-15T12:10:57.036-05:00Beautiful, Chris.Beautiful, Chris.Richard Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503034147282566996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-62547405449440455172015-04-15T01:23:04.974-05:002015-04-15T01:23:04.974-05:00Yes to what John said... I look forward to giving...Yes to what John said... I look forward to giving you a man hug thank you for writing and sharing this in a couple of days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-23685009677567429412015-04-14T22:41:37.462-05:002015-04-14T22:41:37.462-05:00Incredible tribute for an incredible woman. Thanks...Incredible tribute for an incredible woman. Thanks, Chris.John Wendlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-70966962500798641752014-01-31T00:12:28.697-06:002014-01-31T00:12:28.697-06:00Thanks - Michael is getting right on that CD.Thanks - Michael is getting right on that CD.Poetry Scoreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624640062686409332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-86602853727827149422014-01-30T14:13:43.917-06:002014-01-30T14:13:43.917-06:00Can anyone tell me how to get a copy of Michael...Can anyone tell me how to get a copy of Michael's CD Cool of the Coming Dark. I went to college in Charleston, WV some 15 years ago and have darn near worn out Stories that I've Stolen. Would love to support his art and buy this newer album. Wish he would put out more. Thanks! prossman@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-33985538224003076872013-07-16T03:53:54.015-05:002013-07-16T03:53:54.015-05:00This is cool!This is cool!Victorinahttp://thesteammop.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-83628986490844913352013-07-15T14:17:08.304-05:002013-07-15T14:17:08.304-05:00Steve is Stephen Nowels of St. Louis Strings. Mike...Steve is Stephen Nowels of St. Louis Strings. Mike is Michael Grasso.parliamenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13035882377634259334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-72961822398662084862013-02-02T14:07:16.396-06:002013-02-02T14:07:16.396-06:00Yes, the image is an untitled drawing, depicting a...Yes, the image is an untitled drawing, depicting a 1960's track and field team group photo repeated about a dozen times. I traced the photo using carbon transfer paper onto Stonehenge, a printmakers' paper. The drawing dates from 2010.Jay Alan Babcockhttp://be.net/jayalanbabcocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-87178706307117581162012-08-23T17:39:07.376-05:002012-08-23T17:39:07.376-05:00If you grew up as a child going to Busch Stadium, ...If you grew up as a child going to Busch Stadium, odds are you will become a Cardinal fan. Or you might not. Nothing wrong with that. If you grew up in Granite City, odds are you will have many good childhood memories of Granite City. Nothing wrong with this either. So stop all the judgement and just enjoy baseball....any baseball.<br /><br />And describing Tom Herr as a mediocre second baseman is not only inaccurate but insulting. So now that LaGenius is gone.....Go Cardinals!!!!!JvKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-39159601768498687152012-07-23T19:15:20.150-05:002012-07-23T19:15:20.150-05:00Chris, it was great to see you at the show!Chris, it was great to see you at the show!Mike Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-88809865042263369692012-06-10T19:59:16.181-05:002012-06-10T19:59:16.181-05:00Max Potts was a long time friend and pianist for m...Max Potts was a long time friend and pianist for me for we3ll over a decade. After I left St. Louis I heard of his death. I was overwhelmed with disbelief and sadness for this incredibly talented and tortured human being. Becauyse of his illness I was ablel to see Max at his best and his worst. I never lost sight that even at his worst he was profoundly gifted by God. www.therockoakridge.netThe ROCK Church of Oak Ridge, Tennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150306384635038895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-81023848964123804382012-05-17T09:43:11.121-05:002012-05-17T09:43:11.121-05:00I seem to remember tha big humbug with "John...I seem to remember tha big humbug with "Johny Vegas". Whats the difference?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-91763375368871990882012-05-15T23:33:02.544-05:002012-05-15T23:33:02.544-05:00very well said!very well said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-40731476947626815432012-02-18T16:24:42.057-06:002012-02-18T16:24:42.057-06:00Thank you for the great post! It's nice to se...Thank you for the great post! It's nice to see that someone not involved in our day-to-day/behind the scenes Burly-Q madness can recognize how much effort is put into making a fun and welcoming place to be.<br /><br />Much love,<br />Mama Meganmmkcahillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030653035990095888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-50235961732460588892012-02-18T16:23:39.070-06:002012-02-18T16:23:39.070-06:00Thank you for the great post! It's nice to se...Thank you for the great post! It's nice to see that someone not involved in our day-to-day/behind the scenes Burly-Q madness can recognize how much effort is put into making a fun and welcoming place to be.<br /><br />Much love,<br />Mama Meganmmkcahillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030653035990095888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-53343665148063356602012-02-17T13:45:28.457-06:002012-02-17T13:45:28.457-06:00I too thought that Thomas Jefferson wrote the word...I too thought that Thomas Jefferson wrote the words "Merciless Indian savages" taking it as a tool of manipulation ala the style of Nicolo Machiavelli to do whatever it takes. It does, however, make the fact that eleven years later, the U.S. Constitution put Indians on an even footing, i.e., their special government-to-government relation with the new U.S. Government, and codified with two constitutional references, with Article 6 declaring treaties to be the supreme law of the land, of which over 350 were signed and ratified; none honored.Barbara Renicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-43469533016710538952012-02-02T16:51:21.484-06:002012-02-02T16:51:21.484-06:00Your publisher wholeheartedly agrees with your don...Your publisher wholeheartedly agrees with your donationScott Intagliatanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-53419075521268789862012-01-14T01:48:38.931-06:002012-01-14T01:48:38.931-06:00Congrats Chris. As so usual I was out of town, sad...Congrats Chris. As so usual I was out of town, sadly missed your presentation of poetry as a sculpture, way too good to miss but...<br /><br />Hope Chapbook is a big success. <br /><br />p.s. what are 'html tags' for?claire hymannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-56601247495503834442011-12-10T17:40:36.558-06:002011-12-10T17:40:36.558-06:00Feel free to make more comments about Chris' r...Feel free to make more comments about Chris' reading. I was just trying to convey the magical impression of the evening, not cover it or comment on it.Poetry Scoreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624640062686409332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-65497990850784444602011-12-10T10:43:02.021-06:002011-12-10T10:43:02.021-06:00would expect more commentary/coverage of Chris Par...would expect more commentary/coverage of Chris Parr, since he is (literally) an expert in this field. In fact, Chris is probably the number one person locally for this sort of thing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-65061071260624468112011-11-17T08:19:03.830-06:002011-11-17T08:19:03.830-06:00Read only the Wyoming poem. Liked the second half...Read only the Wyoming poem. Liked the second half the best, especially the line about being a crumb here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-30901346759462487322011-10-18T17:36:37.607-05:002011-10-18T17:36:37.607-05:00It's just another form of "lonely life bu...It's just another form of "lonely life bullshit" (LLB) as far as I can see it. We are so starved to connect to our fellow humans that we will lie to ourselves, turn a pile of bullshit into a blessing, just to have the feeling of being in it together. It's like fuel for small talk under the guise of meaningful talk. Other manifestations of LLB are far too many to list. Of course, there are so many real things that we overlook in the process, but things that matter can be a bit overwhelming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-31013845896270525702011-10-18T12:47:48.777-05:002011-10-18T12:47:48.777-05:00I get this in part. To me this is a form of nostal...I get this in part. To me this is a form of nostalgia being expressed for a game that is and will always be in flux, changing and evolving in some way, even if in a small bits. It seems that the nostalgia was born from an aberration in Cardinal history (one that the Mets and most teams aren't above engaging in, after all). I guess for me, being away for so many years, missing the game and living in Europe where I couldn't watch or hear it, made me really enjoy coming home and listening to Mike Shannon. It took me back to those days in fifth or sixth grade, and I remember falling asleep to the games and even listening to some of them at your house or my house as we studied those old baseball cards (I still have all mine, as well). Being away from the local media, I've been oblivious to LaRussa's politics, but have admired his scrappy way of doing whatever it takes to win and not being a manager who relies on the long ball. I love his commitment to great defense at the expense of the bat (sitting Freese or Berkman in late innings). Yes, the game has morphed into one dominated more and more by money and distant, aloof owners who are committed to profit above all else, it seems... but as a fan, and as a former scrappy shortstop who loves nothing more than a beautifully turned double play or an impromptu squeeze catching a pitcher unaware, I accept the imperfections all around the game as I sip a few beers and listen or watch a game that I can't help but love. I am, imperfect as well, after all, and the game is a part of me. There is no other sport that lends itself so perfectly to poetry as that game without a timed ending... a game that can go on and on as long as we're willing to be a part of it all...J. Moadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-16957088681943654712011-06-30T22:53:50.558-05:002011-06-30T22:53:50.558-05:00I think you meant: Little guy tough dog. I'm s...I think you meant: Little guy tough dog. I'm smallish, she's big, 95 lbs., in fact. She's a survivor, too. She caught a bullet and then was run over by a car up on Maffitt. My aunt Kim nursed and fostered her for six months, until she was ready for adoption. She suckered me and got me to come up and look at the bitch, who would soon be dubbed Bella, weeks after I had to put my decidedly wimpy Australian Shepherd, Sherman, to sleep after eighteen happy years. Of course, I adopted her. When my wife walks Bella, she says she scares of yuppies, so that's a plus.Penitenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222045113548218745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259650071875106920.post-18778291129078408352011-06-01T08:35:45.768-05:002011-06-01T08:35:45.768-05:00Do you know any of his current day relatives?
L. L...Do you know any of his current day relatives?<br />L. LunsfordAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com