Topic 28 of 63: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Wed, Dec 2, 1998 (09:13) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
St. Louis MO. Born there. On this date.
Grew up there. Went to Bayless High School in Affton, Missouri. And
spent summers in Chatauqua Illinois.
So, meet me in St. Louis, louie!
21 responses total.
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 1 of 21: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Dec 2, 1998 (09:14) * 29 lines
Overheard on the WELL:
Topic 1 [homeowners]: Introductions (or: Home is where you hang your
hat.)
#257 of 259: Fawn Fitter (fsquared) Tue Dec 1 '98 (17:37) 5
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Dave! Congratulations!
Karen, I grew up in St. Louis and I know the neighborhood you're
referring
to. Next time I'm visiting the parental units, I'll make a driveby and
admire.
Topic 1 [homeowners]: Introductions (or: Home is where you hang your
hat.)
#258 of 259: Karen G. Freeman (karen-golden) Tue Dec 1 '98 (20:10)
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Oh, say. Gimme a call. I'd love to meet you.
Topic 1 [homeowners]: Introductions (or: Home is where you hang your
hat.)
#259 of 259: home spring home (terry) Wed Dec 2 '98 (04:55) 2
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I also was born and raised in St. Louis, Fawn and Karen.
I went to Bayless High School in Affton.
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 2 of 21: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Wed, Dec 2, 1998 (09:14) * 1 lines
Several members of my husband's family emigrated to St. Louie (that's just how they say it, too) from France in the 50s and 60s. We haven't been since '96 ourselves. They all live in Creve Coeur, and my husband's uncle is the president of the St. Louis-Lyon, France sister city thing. He's the "diplomat" that coordinated the whole exchange and was recently awarded France's "Palmes Academiques" by the French ambassador. Great zoo.
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 3 of 21: Leplep le Plep (jgross) * Wed, Dec 2, 1998 (09:14) * 8 lines
I once met my daughter at that zoo.
She didn't recognize me cuz she was only 17.
I introduced myself as an ape.
She was lookin' at the apes, so I went over beside them and waved and
said, "Hey, hi, I'm Jim, your dad. Just call me Dad."
She pretended like she was ignoring me, I think.
But it was still one a those special occasions I'll nevah fergit.
Doesn't hurt to be with yer family ever once in a while.....right?
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 4 of 21: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Wed, Dec 2, 1998 (09:14) * 1 lines
Jim, is it true you like following me around? :-)
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 5 of 21: Leplep le Plep (jgross) * Wed, Dec 2, 1998 (09:14) * 15 lines
It's one of the most fun things I've ever done.
And it's easy.
And it's pretty rewarding.
A French ambassador once gave me 300 dollars for telling where you were.
I wasn't supposed to tell you.
But he's not alive anymore, so I'm not worried.
He was crushed in a swarm of movie actresses who wanted to be on his TV
political discussion show.....it broadcasts out of Lyon, btw.
Mink Stole, Divine, Edith Massey, Mary Vivian Pearce, Cookie Mueller,
Anne Heche, Charles Grodin's wife, Pam Grier, Mary Woronov, Drew Barrymore,
Judy Davis, Demi Moore were all part of the swarm.
None of 'em were indicted.
I think I don't know who she was who was dressed up as Divine.
That Divine impersonator took over as host of the TV show, though.
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 6 of 21: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Dec 7, 1998 (19:25) * 9 lines
I spent a week in St. Louis in November of 1995 (and I lived there for a short time as I child). I was amazed at the number of smokers in the city. Perhaps coming from Austin (where they had recently started to disallow smoking in restaurants) it just seemed excessive. I skated around the park with the art museum and all the squirrels.
I didn't like the zoo at all. Only two habitat 'exhibits' the rest of the animals were crammed into a tiny little area. Most disturbing I think was the organtuan. He just looked and looked and looked into you. A huge intelligent active being and sentenced to a life behind plexiglass.
I really was disturbed by it all.
The Denver zoo is worse in some ways. The big cats spend most of their days in this aquarium sized tank and take rotations in the out of doors.
sorry to go off on a tangent there...
The arch was fun, the ride up in those rickety old shell-like cradle things.
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 7 of 21: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Mon, Dec 7, 1998 (19:34) * 1 lines
The most smokers I have ever seen per capita had to be Vermont. Alcohol sales, New Hampshire. Guess there's not much to do when winter sets in.
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 8 of 21: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Dec 7, 1998 (19:38) * 1 lines
Having never smoked a cigarette in my life, I fathom a guess that perhaps it keeps one warm??!?!
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 9 of 21: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Mon, Dec 7, 1998 (21:18) * 1 lines
Well, no, not really. But it's something to do when it's too cold to set foot outside during their bitter, darker (northern latitude) winter. Incredible suicide rate as well.
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 10 of 21: Leplep le Plep (jgross) * Mon, Dec 7, 1998 (21:37) * 11 lines
I killed myself several times when I was in New Hampshire.
Had to find out if cats were the only ones who have 9 lives.
They're definitely not (the only ones).
But they sure move fast when the food comes out.
And before the food comes out, Jah will knock things over....
communicating to me that I'm ignoring his appetite.
People were dying right and left all around me in Vermont.
They must've reached number 9 (or....whatever it was, there number was up).
Wish I coulda done something.
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 11 of 21: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Wed, Dec 9, 1998 (12:45) * 2 lines
Tahja pats my mouth with her paw to tell me she's hungry
Rafikki cries and follows me around (always managing to stay BETWEEN my feet somehow)
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 12 of 21: T Patrick McCourt (PT) * Wed, Dec 9, 1998 (17:52) * 1 lines
Sounds like you have cats.
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 13 of 21: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Wed, Dec 9, 1998 (19:22) * 1 lines
We love cats! We love them even more than St. Louis! We love them more than smoking, and suicide!
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 14 of 21: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Dec 10, 1998 (14:32) * 2 lines
we love them in a box
we love them in their socks
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 15 of 21: T Patrick McCourt (PT) * Thu, Dec 10, 1998 (17:31) * 2 lines
I was going to say that St Louis, smoking, and suicide, aren't exactly on the
top of my list.
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 16 of 21: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Sat, Dec 12, 1998 (20:47) * 1 lines
Well then, what's your dream destination?
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 17 of 21: T Patrick McCourt (PT) * Sun, Dec 13, 1998 (01:10) * 1 lines
I have always been kind of partial to Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 18 of 21: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Mon, Dec 14, 1998 (20:23) * 1 lines
Hmmmm, don't know if there's a topic for that...
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 19 of 21: T Patrick McCourt (PT) * Tue, Dec 15, 1998 (13:22) * 4 lines
I don't think so. There really isn't much to discuss. It is a place you go to
get away from the busy, action-packed lifestyle. Once you get used to life in
the Bahamas, it is extremely difficult to get upset over missing an appointment,
or being a slave to any kind of schedule. It kind of puts life into perspective.
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 20 of 21: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Tue, Dec 15, 1998 (23:45) * 1 lines
Sounds like either heaven or hell, I'm not sure which...
Topic 28 of 63 [travel]: Meet me in St. Louie, louie! St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Response 21 of 21: T Patrick McCourt (PT) * Wed, Dec 16, 1998 (17:11) * 2 lines
It can be hell, until you get comfortable with it. Example: The 9 am bus will
probably arrive by 10, almost certainly by 11, for sure by 12. Unless it's late.
travel conference 
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