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A new MLS stadium would bring professional soccer to St. Louis. Is it worth the outlay of public funds? | RENDERING COURTESY OF HOK

Soccer Group Pushes for Public Funding — and a Vote Written by

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t. Louisans are rightfully suspicious of splashy stadium deals, especially when they involve public funding. It was less than one year ago that city leaders bypassed a public vote in order to placate Rams owner Stan Kroenke with a proposed $1.1 billion riverfront dome and $150 million of city money. The Rams left anyway.

Adding insult to injury, the city is still paying down debt on the team’s existing dome.

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Jim Kavanaugh knows all this.

But he’s still banking on St. Louis voters to approve funding for around 40 percent of a $200 million stadium that would establish a Major League Soccer team in St. Louis by 2020 or 2021.

“I think it’s very important that you have an investor and ownership group that is committed to the city,” says Kavanaugh, the CEO of St. Louis-based World Wide Technology and vice chairman of SC STL, the ownership group which has been working behind the scenes with MLS to move the stadium project forward. The ownership group also includes Dave Peacock, the same former Anheuser-Busch exec who helmed last year’s unsuccessful push to keep the Rams in St. Louis.

Unlike Kroenke, says Kavanaugh, the investors and owners attached to the MLS stadium project have no intention of skipping town with their team. And SC STL has promised that any public funding must be subject to a vote. City residents could be faced with deciding the fate of a stadium proposal in this April’s municipal

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Kavanaugh acknowledges that the Rams debacle left St. Louis voters feeling duped and used by a billionaire sports magnate. He insists that the SC STL ownership group isn’t simply a collection of wannabe Kroenkes.

“We want to bring a quality MLS team and organization to St. Louis, but we also want to do it in a way that is good for the community,” he says. “People voting on the issue

should take that into consideration.

If you look at what we’re doing and what we’ve done, I think they’ll see that we are truly committed.”

The SC STL proposal calls for a city-owned, open-air stadium that would sit on 24 acres neighboring Union Station, land currently owned by the Missouri Department of Transportation. Designed by HOK, the stadium would boast an opening-day capacity of about 20,000 seats, with the possibility of Continued on pg 10

Suspect in Police Shooting Killed After Gun Battle Written by

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man suspected of shooting a St. Louis police sergeant in the face Sunday evening was killed five hours later in a running gun battle with cops, authorities say.

The suspect, now identified as nineteen-year-old George Bush III, fired at officers in the Clifton Heights neighborhood and bolted through a yard before he was fatally shot in the 6500 block of Smiley Avenue, just west of Watson, Police Chief Sam Dotson told reporters during an early Monday morning news conference.

“Police officers returned fire, striking him, and he is deceased here,” Dotson said.

The final showdown was the end of what Dotson described as a “massive” manhunt and possibly lengthy crime spree beginning days before Bush allegedly ambushed the police officer on Hampton Avenue. Bush was wanted in multiple robberies committed with friends, and investigators believe he may have been involved in a carjacking and even a homicide, Dotson said.

Bush probably knew police were looking to arrest him for those crimes when he came across a 46-year-old police sergeant about 7:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Dotson says the sergeant, a married father of three, was patrolling along Hampton near Pernod Avenue when the suspect pulled alongside him in a silvercolored car and opened fire.

Investigators believe that Bush worried he would be recognized and arrested.

“That’s why he aggressively attacked the police officer tonight and made it very clear he was not going to stop for officers,” Dotson said.

George Bush III was killed after shooting a police sergeant, authorities say. | IMAGE VIA SLMPD The sergeant was hit twice in the face but managed to call for help on his radio. Officers found him sitting behind the wheel with his seat belt on and his gun in its holster, Dotson said. He was rushed to Barnes Jewish Hospital in critical but stable condition as police officers and federal agents from the FBI and ATF began searching for his attacker.

Dotson said they later found Bush’s car in a parking garage near Laclede’s Landing. Investigators believe a female friend picked him up and drove him back to Clifton Heights, where he had friends.

Police tried to stop the woman’s car shortly before 1 a.m., but Bush jumped out of the passenger seat and sprinted through a residential neighborhood. He spotted an unmarked cop car in the 6500 block of Smiley Avenue and fired a shot through the windshield, narrowly missing the two officers inside, Dotson said.

“Neither was seriously injured,” Dotson said. “They were sprayed with a little bit of glass from the shot that went through.”

As more officers moved in, Bush fired at them, too, Dotson said. They returned fire, killing the teen.

Officers recovered a handgun that was fitted with an extended magazine, and Dotson said Bush was carrying additional ammunition.

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A St. Louis MLS team would also benefit from local infrastructure and organizations, says Kavanaugh.

As part of the deal, SC STL would acquire Saint Louis FC, the United Soccer League team he founded in 2014, as well as the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club and World Wide Technology Soccer Park.

However, Alderwoman Megan Green, one of the most vocal critics of last year’s Rams stadium deal, remains a skeptic. She’s waiting to see the numbers before making up her mind, but she hopes the project remains transparent and allows time for independent financial analysis — as well as a buy-in from a larger group of taxpayers than just city dwellers.

“My general position stays the same as it was with the Rams stadium,” Green says. “If we’re going to use public bonds for a non-public good, then we need to bring it to a public vote and ensure that we have county participation this time around.”

Green may be happy about SC STL’s commitment to a public vote, but county participation doesn’t appear to be forthcoming. In an emailed statement to St. Louis Public Radio, a spokesman for St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger said “the group’s plan does not include a request for public money from the County for the stadium.”

It remains to be seen if Kavanaugh and his cohorts at SC STL can convince St. Louis that soccer is worth tens of millions of dollars of public money, let alone the mental anguish of going through another stadium drama. But there is one

“If we’re going to use public bonds for a non-public good, then we need to bring it to a public vote and ensure that we have county participation.” group that is unabashedly excited for an MLS team to put down stakes in St. Louis.

The St. Louligans, St. Louis’ homegrown soccer fan club, has grown from a modest collection of ruckus-makers at semi-pro matches to a giant mass of fervent fans occupying multiple sections in the 5,000-seat World Wide Technology Soccer Park during Saint Louis FC games. Mitch Morice, the club’s co-founder, says an MLS team would be a dream come true.

“In two years we went from like 20 idiots to 600 people,” says Morice. “I look around in the stands around me and I see men, women and families, and there’s the singing, the chanting, the smoke bombs, the drums, having a good time. And in three years, we could have a 20,000-seat stadium.” n

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States across the U.S. embraced marijuana in 2016. What went wrong in Missouri?

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otwithstanding the fascist buffoon elected to the White House, 2016 will be remembered as the year Americans flipped their country green. On November 8, voters in seven states slapped cannabis prohibition into the waste bin of history, pushing the total number of states with some form of legal weed to 28 — more than half the nation.

Ballot initiatives for recreational marijuana passed in California, Massachusetts, Maine and Nevada, and medical marijuana initiatives rewarded the hopes of providers and patients in Florida, North Dakota and (improbably) Arkansas.

As a cherry on top, a ballot initiative in Montana expanded the state’s existing medical marijuana laws.

It can’t be understated how big a victory this is. Election 2016 stands as the single largest marijuana legalization sweep, ever.

And while the country appears bitterly divided over its new commander-in-chief, it’s showing remarkable solidarity on weed.

Among Missouri’s marijuana activists, however, 2016 will live in infamy. Despite years of outreach, preparation and polling that showed more than 60 percent of Missourians support medical cannabis, a proposed constitutional amendment for medical cannabis did not appear on Missouri ballots.

Why? The simple explanation is that the campaign failed to gather enough valid signatures. Basically, that the measure was defeated by math.

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BY DANNY WICENTOWSKI But how that happened is almost as important as why. The campaign didn’t lack money or resources — donors stepped up with hundreds of thousands of dollars, and top-notch consultants and signature gatherers were hired.

Nearly $2 million was spent, with nothing to show for it.

The failure has shaken the state’s largest marijuana legalization group, Show Me Cannabis, which spent two years planning for a 2016 victory and whose leadership and board members formed the core of the campaign committee. They watched their hard work vanish in a puff of disappointment.

Show Me Cannabis is already insisting 2018 is the next target for a ballot initiative, but there is little to console Missouri patients who believed, with good reason, that 2016 was their year. General elections increase turnout, especially among younger voters who are more likely to support legalizing weed. Mid-term elections, like 2018, are usually dominated by an older, more conservative voting bloc.

Missouri’s marijuana activists are still reckoning with a disappointment no one was expecting.

But the full story of the 2016 mari uana fiasco goes deeper than a simple mathematical miss.

To really understand why Missouri isn’t celebrating medicinal weed right now, you need to start with the prime culprit: the state’s second congressional district in St. Louis County.

It was April 28, 2016, two weeks before the deadline to turn in signatures to get an initiative on a the ballot in Missouri. And John Payne, the political director of New Approach Missouri, was reading an email with mounting

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These eight states boast “recreational” laws that allow adults to grow and smoke and their own weed.

These twenty states allow some patients to procure cannabis with a doctor’s recommendation.

Through ballot measures, these four states adopted recreational weed and four passed medical cannabis.

panic.

The non profit committee had formed earlier that year with the backing of Show-Me Cannabis board members, with the express purpose of getting medical marijuana on Missouri ballots.

Payne is Show-Me Cannabis’ executive director and took the task of running point on the campaign’s fundraising operation and managing the group’s volunteer signature collectors.

The email was an update from PCI Consultants, the California based firm hired to handle the

brunt of signature-collecting duties for the campaign. The petition process is a costly operation. In March and April, New Approach Missouri had cut checks to PCI in excess of $700,000.

The email in Payne’s inbox showed a breakdown of districts where PCI’s signature-gatherers still needed to collect before the May 8 deadline, just ten days away. They needed to hit a total of about 168,000 valid signatures.

To be on safe side, New Approach aimed to double that goal, preferably closer to 300,000.

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According to the email, District 1, which includes St. Louis city and north county, was “done.” But in District 2, encompassing south and west counties, something was very wrong.

The email to Payne was authored by PCI president Angelo Paparella. Alongside District 2, Paparella noted, “In trouble, need 20,000 more.”

Payne looks back on the email as a harbinger of doom. He would later learn that PCI’s collectors had over-collected from St. Louis city in District 1, leaving the cam-

paign facing a serious shortfall in District 2 with less than two weeks to spare. t was the first time that was worried about District 2,” Payne recalls. “We’d had concerns about other districts, but they were being addressed. A shortage in District 2 was a completely unexpected thing to have happen.”

And how did that shortage happen, exactly? Before dipping into the mess, it’s important to understand Missouri’s ballot-initiative game. Essentially, it is a process for passing laws or constitutional

amendments without the state legislature. The basics are laid out in Missouri’s constitution: “The people reserve power to propose and enact or reject laws and amendments to the constitution by the initiative.”

The process has two steps.

First, an initiative is submitted to Missouri’s Secretary of State for approval, which means meeting certain formatting and legal standards. The petition is usually revised or amended several times.

Once approved, supporters can start gathering signatures.

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That’s not as simple as staking out a single busy mall until you have 160,000 names on paper. nitiatives need to gather sufficient support from at least six of the state’s eight congressional districts — but it must meet separate goals for each district, defined as eight percent of the district’s votes from the last governor’s election.

New Approach had to collect a minimum 27,603 signatures in District 1, which extends from St. Louis city through the northern suburbs to the Missouri River.

Next door, in populous District 2, the initiative needed 32,337 signatures to pass. That district line zig-zags through St. Louis’ near suburbs, ballooning outward to cover parts of St. Charles, Chesterfield, Ballwin, enton and Arnold to the south.

With the May 8 deadline bearing down on Payne and New Approach, discovering that District 2 was lagging was just about the worst news imaginable.

“District 2 is the toughest in some ways,” Payne says now.

The signature gatherers seemed particularly confused by the district line that meanders between St. Louis city, St. Louis County and St. Charles County.

It was common for collectors to return from the field with stacks of signatures from the wrong district.

As New Approach mobilized its entire force of collectors to hit District 2, the confusion only became more pronounced.

“One guy, he brought some signatures in and I said, ‘This is all south city,’” recalls Payne, who himself notarized petitions for hours on end during the campaign s final stretch. had to get out a map. Some of these people coming from Springfield and ansas City did not understand the distinctions between St. Louis city and St. Louis County. That ended up causing signatures to be lost.”

Around 100 collectors were deployed to District 2. “We got to the grinding stone, and we started getting as many people as we could muster into the area,” Payne says.

It would be close, but at the time he believed it was doable. And yet, as the days ticked down to May 8, he started noticing another peculiar thing about District 2, espe-

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MEDICAL MARIJUANA Continued from pg 13 cially the dense suburbia of west county. t can be hard to find people in that district that live there. One of the problems with that area is, for whatever reason, people don’t get out that much,” Payne observes.

“There’s a lot of people around there, they just don’t do anything.

It was kind of confounding.”

On May 3, five days before the signature deadline, Jeff Mizanskey stood on the right shoulder of the road outside the entrance to Queenie Park in Ballwin. He waved a banner reading “Support Medical Marijuana/Sign Petition Here” at the cars whizzing past.

After about two hours of standing around, he’d garnered few actual signatures.

“The people of this state need this,” he said as another car drove by with a honk. “I just wish they would take time and sign the petition.”

Mizanskey stands as the living embodiment of the harm wrought by the drug war. After a 1993 conviction for helping transport a few pounds of pot, the smalltime Sedalia dealer triggered the state’s three-strike drug policy.

Despite having only non-violent marijuana offenses on his record, Mizanskey was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

It took concerted effort by Show-Me Cannabis — and a Riverfront Times cover story — to turn Mizanskey into a priority for Missouri drug reformers. Public outcry persuaded Governor Jay Nixon to commute Mizanskey’s sentence in September 2015. Mizanskey stood before a parole board for the first time in more than twenty years of imprisonment, and a month later he walked free.

For Mizanskey, now 63, being a free man meant speaking out against drug prohibition. He’s criss-crossed the country, attending cannabis conventions and advocating for sentencing reform.

And in Missouri, he took up New

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MISSING THE MARK It came close, but Missouri’s flagship medical cannabis initiative failed to make the 2016 ballot. By law, initiatives must collect signatures equal to 8 percent of the last governor’s election in at least six of eight congressional districts. But signature collectors came up short in District 2, which is mostly St. Louis County. Here’s the breakdown: 26,726 needed

TOTAL SUBMITTED

120,000

VALID SIGNATURES

105,000

90,000

27,603 needed

75,000

60,000

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Approach’s ballot initiative as his own personal mission.

Granted, the proposal didn’t go nearly as far as Mizanskey would have liked. New Approach Missouri’s initiative would allow doctors to recommend cannabis to patients suffering from diagnosed terminal illnesses and serious ailments such as cancer, epilepsy, chronic pain and PTSD. While the initiative would put limits — and yearly fees — on grow operations and dispensaries, it put no restrictions on the amount of the individual licenses available to patients. The retail tax was set at four percent, with the funds going to operation costs and veteran

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support programs.

It wasn’t perfect, but Mizanskey and others believed it was Missouri’s best shot at legalization. New Approach hired Mizanskey as an independent signature-collector around the state. With time running out, he’d joined the emergency rush in District 2.

But Mizanskey and the other collectors were already running into the same county-specific quirks that worried Payne. It was maddeningly difficult to find public locations with foot traffic in St. Louis County. Several New Approach volunteer collectors suggest that a noticeable contingent of PCI’s paid collectors (mostly

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out-of-towners, paid per-signature) were more concerned with the quantity of their haul than elucidating the difference between St. Louis city and St. Louis County.

It wasn’t like collection was a cake-walk in other parts of the state. Rural districts tend to be more conservative and overall more hesitant to embrace legalizing drugs. On April 28 (the same day Payne received the bummer email from PCI), three signature collectors were arrested in Joplin and cited for trespassing. The collectors, believing they were on public property, had staked out a DMV in an outdoor strip mall.

Joplin police disagreed, although

criminal charges were ultimately never filed.

Under pressure in District 2, the confusion over the citycounty line snarled even the most experienced signature collectors. That included Trish Bertrand, who spent most of the campaign coordinating volunteers in District 7, in the southwest corner of the state.

“I can see why the actual signature collectors over-collected in District 1, because the first time I was in St. Louis I accidentally went to a DMV in St. Louis city,” says Bertrand, the executive director of the Springfield chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, or NORML. “Once I figured out I was in the wrong place, I went to a place in District 2, a south county DMV. It was much, much harder to collect there.”

And even putting aside the design of Missouri’s congressional districts, a host of technical reasons can invalidate a signature, ranging from a voter not being registered at the time of signing, being registered in the wrong district or just signing on the wrong county form. That’s why New Approach needed as many signatures as possible. The assumption was that at least half would be eliminated one way or another.

By the May 8 drop-dead deadline, the rush was over. Payne says the collectors turned in 20,000 more signatures, hitting the campaign’s goal for District 2. New Approach submitted its

petitions to the local election authorities, who would spend the next three months pouring over the signatures.

On August 9, 2016, after months of painstaking review, Secretary of State ason ander announced the results. Although New Approach had submitted 40,745 signatures in District 2, the various local election boards wiped out 10,000, deeming them invalid. The campaign had come up short 2,242 valid signatures.

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“It was amazing how many signatures we found that should never have been thrown out to begin with.”

New Approach immediately sued ander s office, challenging the Secretary of State’s declaration and arguing that more than 2,000 socalled “invalid” signatures had been wrongfully thrown out by overworked election officials in District 2, mostly in St. Louis County. A trial date was set for late September in Cole County.

If New Approach’s volunteer army thought the ten-day crunch back in May was tough, the next month would push them even harder. PCI staffers in California combed the petitions to identify signatures that appeared valid, and then transmitted spreadsheets of data to Missouri. Local volunteers essentially lived in the Secretary of State’s office in Jefferson City. They worked long hours, meticulously matching petition signatures with state voter records. The volunteers searched

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for signatures invalidated due to sloppy handwriting; those were sent to the lawyers in St. Louis to analyze.

Mizanskey, the ex-con who had spent 22 years of his life in a series of small rooms, now willingly confined himself to computer-strewn conference rooms in Jefferson City and St. Louis.

Along with other volunteers, he cross-checked the spreadsheets coming from PCI with the official state voter rolls. They looked for signatures marked by local election officials as not registered,” identifying the ones that appeared to be registered properly in District 2.

The volunteers went through thousands of names, checking for signatures, addresses and registration cards. The documents were bundled and printed by the thousands, rising in paper towers across a conference table in the Secretary of State s office. At day s end, a courier would deliver the stacks of evidence to the lawyers’ office in St. ouis, where records were analyzed and processed by a separate team of volunteers.

Then the courier would drive back to Jefferson City for more.

This went on for weeks.

“It was amazing how many signatures we found that should never have been thrown out to begin with,” says Chris Chesley, a St. Louis volunteer who estimates he put 150 hours into New Approach’s pre-trial efforts. He acknowledges that other factors were at play in St. Louis County, and that no evidence suggests that election officials maliciously struck signatures.

Still, “no other county threw out more signatures than St. Louis County,” he says. “It just seemed that it was out to get us from the very beginning.”

Eric Fey, director of elections for St. Louis County, doesn’t see a conspiracy in how his department handled New Approach’s petitions. He notes that four

other initiative campaigns managed to assemble enough signatures to make the ballot.

“What it really comes down to is that they collected fewer signatures than the other petitions,” Fey says. “I think if they’re being honest, that’s probably the heart of the matter here. They didn’t collect enough signatures.”

But there was an unambiguously hostile force opposing New Approach’s legal case, and it wasn’t within the Secretary of State s office or the county elections board. It was a collection of Missouri prosecutors.

An August affidavit signed by twelve Missouri prosecuting attorneys, including Jennifer Joyce of St. Louis city and Bob McCulloch of St. Louis county, argued that it didn’t matter one whit if New Approach’s initiative had enough signatures.

Weed, they argued, was illegal under federal law. Legalizing it would violate the Missouri and U.S. Constitution.

Marijuana, the affidavit stated, is “a destructive drug, with no benefits (medical or otherwise).” Access even to medical marijuana “would be a devastating mistake for millions of Missourians.” The affidavit requested that the prosecutors’ attorney be allowed to take part in the trial, arguing that local election officials properly invalidated the signatures. And if New Approach could convince a judge that its initiative successfully crossed the signature threshold, the prosecutors wanted to challenge the basic legitimacy of legalizing drugs on the state level.

Despite its retrograde pearl clutching, the affidavit was enough to sway the judge. He allowed the prosecutors’ group to join the case. New Approach’s legal team suddenly found itself preparing for a mismatched battle against both attorneys representing the Secretary of State and an outside counsel representing the prosecutors.

The trial began September 19.

Fittingly, it took place on East

High Street, in a courthouse presided over by Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green.

John Payne took the stand for eight hours over the course of two days, contending with dual legal teams bent on cross-examining him into the ground. But he managed to hold his own on the minutiae of signature collection.

New Approach entered its evidence: 2,246 signatures that it believed had been wrongly invalidated — providing enough of a margin to squeak by the 2,242-signature shortfall in District 2. But the opposing attorneys gradually whittled away at New Approach’s evidence. Some signatures turned out to be duplicates, reducing the number to 2,219. That left New Approach Missouri short 23 signatures.

The two sides volleyed back and forth. Even during the trial, as New Approach’s volunteers continued to search the petitions in the hope of uncovering more valid signatures, the attorneys for the Secretary of State tag-teamed with the attorney representing the prosecutors; they were able to cut 200 more signatures from New Approach’s evidence.

By the second day, New Approach’s attorneys were desperate. Their last hope was to convince Judge Green to accept 500 invalidated signatures from registered voters who had mistakenly signed the wrong county form.

The Missouri constitution gives registered voters the right to support ballot initiatives, New Approach’s lawyers argued. The mere use of a different county’s form shouldn’t strip them of that right.

The lawyers cited a 2010 case in which Judge Green’s predecessor on the Cole County bench, Paul Wilson, ruled that state laws disqualifying the signatures of properly registered voters placed an “unconstitutional burden” on the initiative process, and violated the constitutional rights of those signing petitions. However, that ruling was limited to a single case, and so getting Judge Green

Jeff Mizanskey spent 22 years in prison for non-violent marijuana offenses before Governor Nixon commuted his sentence. | DANNY WICENTOWSKI to apply it here would take some persuasion.

The group was confident, says Bertrand. Along with Mizanskey and other volunteers who filled the courtroom, she’d watched the trial and Payne’s testimony with bated breath.

“I think our luck just ran out,” she says.

In the end, Judge Green rejected New Approach’s arguments about the “wrong county” signatures. And that was it. There was no time to appeal, because absentee voting had to begin in just seven days.

With the trial concluded, it was truly over for medical marijuana in Missouri in 2016. After all the time and money, the only thing left for the local activists was heartbreak — and questions both about what went wrong in the past and the way forward in

the future.

An elo aparella says he s sic to his stomach” over the demise of New Approach’s ballot initiative.

“It had nothing to do with the appeal of the issue or the response of the public,” he acknowledges.

And yet from his office in os Angeles, the president of the country’s largest signature gathering firm insists that doesn t deserve to be singled out for the campaign’s failure.

This was no normal year, you see. This was the year of ballot initiatives run wild. “You can’t look at Missouri without looking at what was going on nationally,” Paparella says.

He’s been working on marijuana ballot initiatives since 1996, when a California ballot proposition became the first successful medical cannabis measure passed

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The industry has been good to Paparella. According to a report by the Center for Public Integrity, Paparella’s business raked in $28 million to run ballot campaigns from 2010 to 2014 alone. However, the 2016 election brought the initiative market to a near-breaking point. The Associated Press reports that more than 150 statewide initiatives were in play during the general election. California’s ballot alone featured seventeen, of which PCI had contracts on four. Leading up to election day 2016, Paparella’s company found itself juggling about two-dozen ballot initiatives in a handful of states.

“There was a strain on the entire system,” he says. “Signature gathering was getting more difficult as the year went by.”

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Attracting competent collectors proved challenging. Competing initiative campaigns around the country were willing to shell out high prices per-signature. ollectors could play the field, picking and choosing the ballot measures that paid the highest dollar.

“It was something I’ve never seen before in the 30 years of doing this,” Paparella says. “I did not at all anticipate how much was going on across the country, just absolutely unprecedented.

That’s what happens in politics; you don’t expect it until it happens.”

It’s not like New Approach was throwing around chump change.

According to campaign finance records, New Approach paid PCI a total of $1.3 million in 2016. All that to not make the ballot.

When asked about his April 28 email — the one revealing that District 2 was “in trouble” ten days before the deadline — Paparella retorts that the 20,000-signature deficit wasn t really the emergency that Payne makes it out to be. Those 20,000 signatures were supposed to function as a mathematical cushion to protect against the normal spread of lost signatures.

But even Paparella acknowledges that the collection operations hit snags as the deadline approached.

“Time is the biggest issue on signature gathering,” he cautions. “Starting a petition drive as early as possible is key to minimizing risk.”

Paparella’s point could serve as a fitting epitaph on the gravestone of New Approach’s ballot initiative. Just a few more days of signature collection could have yielded hundreds more valid signatures. Starting the signature-collection process in February, just three months before the deadline, proved to be a damning mistake.

But it wasn’t just Missouri where collectors ran into trou-

ble. Across the country, Paparella says, initiatives struggled to meet their goals. The market had reached a saturation point.

It was common for groups of collectors to go into the field with three or four different petitions, hoping to get voters to sign several at one time.

It’s worth noting that PCI wasn’t directly hiring its signature collectors. arger firms like PCI tend to manage the big-picture strategy while turning to medium-sized contractors to handle the collectors. And even then, those contractors may turn around and hire smaller companies to deploy the actual signature collectors across a state.

Brian Meeter runs one of those small signature-collection firms, based in Jacksonville.

Meeter and his crew of about dozen collectors were hired by Michigan-based company, Elite Campaigns Inc., which was coordinating signature-collection in parts of Missouri under PCI’s direction. eeter and his crew were first deployed to District 7. (He was among the collectors arrested for trespassing in the Joplin DMV on April 28.) Meeter was then called into District 2 to bolster the ranks as the deadline approached.

Although he avoided additional run-ins with the law, Meeter says District 2 was a headache all its own.

“We need a location where we can work where we don’t get chased off,” Meeter says. “In District 2, we came in at the last minute and we didn’t have a lot of choices where we were working around. There were no public spaces, so we were working strip malls and gas stations. It’s hard to find registered voters unless you go to their house. It needed to be managed differently; we should have started in District 2 as a door-to-door campaign.”

PCI had been one of several bidders for the New Approach contract. The firm came highly recommended by the Drug Policy Alliance, a national drug reform group which used its political

arm to throw $390,000 into New Approach’s coffers.

It wasn’t a recommendation the group made lightly. PCI’s Paparella and Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director Ethan Nadelmann go way back.

“We’ve worked with him since the first medical mari uana initiative in 1996,” says Nadelmann.

“I’ve been involved in 30 or 40 ballot measures, and Angelo was probably involved in a third of those campaigns, maybe more.”

The failure in Missouri was out of character for PCI, says Nadelmann. For now, he can’t say how Drug Policy Alliance will spread its contributions in the 2018 election, but he believes that Missouri is on the right track.

“Missouri is ready,” Nadelman says. “The public opinion is there.

If you can put more or less the same initiative on the ballot, do it.

I’ll try my best to help you guys, but folks in Missouri have to step up.” he wee end after the election, about 60 marijuana activists gather in a University of Missouri-Columbia auditorium for the 2016 Missouri Cannabis Conference. The atmosphere is tinged by the bitterness of defeat.

There had been time, months ago, when these attendees had assumed the conference would be victory lap commemorating the state’s brand-new medical marijuana law.

Instead, the conference has become a wake.

During a panel discussion assembled to dissect the missteps of New Approach initiative, John ayne fields the uestion burning in everyone’s mind: Why did we fail?

“There were two clear factors,” Payne says. First was the matter of timing. New Approach had initially targeted September 2015 to begin collecting signatures, but the group had gotten tangled up in negotiations with a potential donor, a wealthy lawyer named Brad Bradshaw.

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During the 2016 Missouri Cannabis Conference, John Payne (center) talked up the possibility of a medical marijuana ballot initiative in 2018. | DANNY WICENTOWSKI sales of medical marijuana, something New Approach’s organizers found unacceptable. The two sides never found a middle ground, but the delay kept New Approach from filing its initiative until November 2015, and signature collection didn’t begin until late January 2016.

“That lost us two months of signature gathering time,” Payne tells the audience. “If we had had that extra two months, I have absolutely no doubt that we would have been able to qualify for the ballot.”

The other factor, of course, was that signature collectors bungled their jobs by over-collecting in District 1, putting District 2 deep into the red before the deadline.

“We are going to reexamine who we hire as the signature gathering firm,” ayne says, responding to a question from an audience member. “I don’t know exactly whom that might be, but we are going to file a petition for 2018 in the next few days.”

If the implication wasn’t clear, Payne later spells it out in con-

versation with attendees: PCI will not be getting the job.

But is a 2018 ballot initiative the way to go? Payne and other organizers answer yes, unless something unexpected happens in the Missouri legislature. In 2016, two watered-down medical marijuana bills failed to pass the House, and any lawmaker attempting to push a bill will likely run into similar opposition from the conservative, law-andorder types that currently rule the legislature. Legalization will almost certainly rest on another initiative and all it entails.

“It is not our ideal,” Payne says of the plan to target 2018 for a follow-up initiative. “But it is certainly a winnable election.”

Among the conference attendees, the prevailing opinion is that PCI’s collectors screwed up the signatures in St. Louis County, but that New Approach deserves some blame for failing to mobilize its grassroots volunteers and leaving signature collectors with just three months to get the job done.

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on New Approach,” says Damien Johnson, a St. Louis cannabis activist with the Greater St. Louis chapter of NORML. Johnson collected signatures for PCI during the campaign. “The only thing that a petitioning company can guarantee is that you’re going to get signatures. But they cannot guarantee success. That depends on how many volunteers help, and that depends on how much time you give them.”

Right now, Missouri’s marijuana activists have all the time in the world. Five cannabis initiatives have already been filed with the Missouri Secretary of State, including a slightly tweaked version of New Approach’s 2016 initiative.

Toward the end of the conference, Jeff Mizanskey addresses the quarter-full auditorium. He’s an emotional speaker, and his eyes are soon wet with tears.

Before him are the same people who wrote letters and called legislators on his behalf while he was in prison. He owes much to Missouri’s cannabis activists.

“I’ve heard a lot about unity,” he says. “Well I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for unity. If it wasn’t like that I would still be locked up in prison.”

For Mizanskey and others, passing a medical marijuana initiative does more than just help those suffering chronic pain or illness. Medical marijuana is a stepping stone to broader legalization and reform, and ultimately the end to the drug war. Mizanskey’s dream is to see Missouri’s prisons emptied of non-violent drug offenders.

That’s why he continued to wave that banner at cars in Ballwin. t s why he continues to fight for legal weed, even though his parole restricts him from smoking the stuff himself.

“We had it, people,” Mizanskey says to the crowd, nearly shouting. He asks them to get out on the streets, to bring in thousands of extra signatures in 2018. e had it in our fingers,” he says. “Let’s not lose it again.” n

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THURSDAY 11/24 Thanksgiving Day Parade This Thanksgiving, save a thought for the band parents of the region, who have already been awake for hours while you’re still in bed.

Why do they get up so early?

Because the Thanksgiving Day Parade begins at 8:45 a.m. this morning at Seventh and Market streets (www.christmasinstlouis. org), and chances are their kid is an integral piece of one of the high school marching bands that swell its ranks. More than 130 units ranging from anti ue fire trucks to giant helium balloon creatures march in the parade, and you can’t

effectively march without music.

Of course Santa Claus famously closes the procession and officially welcomes in Christmas season, but that’s a month away. Save your applause for those marching bands (and their dauntless parents) — they’ve more than earned it.

FRIDAY 11/25 U.S. Bank Wild Lights Don’t take your kids to any old holiday light display — take them to one of the ten best zoo light displays in America, as ranked by USA Today. U.S. Bank Wild Lights at the Saint Louis Zoo (1 Government

Drive; www.stlzoo.org) opens this weekend from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday to Sunday (November 25 to 27), and it’s currently in the running for the best of the bunch (voting continues online through December 5 if you want to weigh in). U.S. Bank Wild Lights offers light displays, sure, but families can also enjoy stories, campfire s mores, ice carving demonstrations on weekends and special nighttime viewings of Kali the polar bear, Penguin & uffin oast, the onsanto nsectarium and the Sea Lion Sound exhibition. Sessions resume from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday (November 30 to December 11, and then every night except Christmas Eve and Christmas from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. (December 14 to 30). Tickets are $7 to $10, and kids younger than two are free. riverfronttimes.com

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Because St. Charles Christmas Traditions has enough Santas to field a couple of basketball teams.

The familiar St. Nicholas and Kris Kringle patrol the streets of historic downtown St. Charles (South Main Street and Jackson Street, St. Charles; www.historicstcharles.com), and so do the lesser-known Frontier Santa and Civil War Santa. When you throw in Santa’s assorted helpers — Germany’s Knecht Ruprecht, who accompanies St. Nicholas; Snegurochka, Russia’s Snow Maiden; e Befana, the talian woman who

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Also on the playlist is Respighi’s Fountains of Rome and Pohjola’s Daughter by the Finnish master of moody autumnal music, Sibelius. You get color, you get a tone poem and you get the majesty of the Biggest of the Big Bs. Beethoven’s Emperor is performed under the baton of Robert Spano at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday (November 25 to 27) at Powell Hall (718 North Grand Boulevard; www.slso.org). Tickets are $25 to $111.

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St. Charles Christmas Traditions opens with a big brouhaha from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, November 25.

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That’s why Saturday, November 26, is designated Indies First Day. This tie-in to Small Business Saturday is all about promoting independent bookstores, of which St. Louis has an abundance. Today from from 1 to 5 p.m. at Left Bank Books (399 North Euclid Avenue; www.left-bank.com) special guest authors will give readings and offer suggestions for the perfect gift for tough-to-buy-for relatives. Left Bank’s specialists include Christina Lane (author of the cooking-for-two books Dessert for Two and Comfort and Joy), suspense master Ridley Pearson, music journalist (and RFT contributor) Ben Westhoff, and professor of finance and former investment banker Ed Morris.

Admission is free, so you can buy more books.

Beethoven’s Emperor On Thursday you fed your body; this weekend, feed your soul.

The St. Louis Symphony presents a special holiday program that s guaranteed to fill you up.

Beethoven’s Emperor includes the mighty Piano Concerto No. 5,

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SUNDAY 11/27 Breakfast at Tiffany’s f the strife of the past month has you down and the stress of the impending holiday season feels like too much too soon, just do what generations of Americans have done: Hide out in a movie theater with an old friend. Blake Edwards’ classic romantic comedy Breakfast at Tiffany’s returns to big screens at 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday (November 27 and 30) thanks to Turner Classic Movies and Fathom Events. Audrey Hepburn plays socialite party girl Holly Golightly, who dreams of easy wealth, which she hopes to achieve by attaching herself to a fabulously rich older man.

George Peppard is Paul Varjak, a frustrated writer who has his own financial arrangement with an older woman. When Paul and Holly meet, sparks y. either of them are happy with their lives, but maybe they could be if they were together — if only one of them was rich. And sure, Mickey Rooney’s turn as a Japanese neighbor is an embarrassing, unfunny racist caricature, but when he shows up on screen, just visit the concession stand. You can see Breakfast at Tiffany’s locally at Wehrenberg Ronnies 20 Cine (5329 South Lindbergh Boulevard; www.fathomevents.com). Tickets are $10 to $12.50.

MONDAY 11/28 St. Louis Blues vs. the Dallas Stars The St. Louis Blues take on the Dallas Stars tonight at 7 p.m. at Scottrade Center (1401 Clark Avenue; www. stlblues.com) in a meeting of puzzling teams. The Blues have been up and down so far this year, and the Stars have dragged as well, although the boys from Dallas have been missing some key players to injury. But the Central Division is exceptionally tight this year, so the more wins the Blues pick up against divisional rivals, the better off they’ll be come April. Tickets to tonight’s game start at an affordable $15 and go up to $319.

WEDNESDAY 11/30 Great Russian Nutcracker We are on the cusp of December, which makes it the perfect time for The Nutcracker. And what a Nutcracker to start us off this holiday season: The Moscow Ballet presents a lavish production of the dreamy holiday ballet at 7 p.m. tonight at the Fox Theater (527 North Grand Boulevard; www. fabulousfox.com). A young girl falls asleep after a visit from old family friend Herr Drosselmeyer and enters a fairy tale world of dancing dolls and an evil Mouse King. Her protector is her toy soldier nutcracker, who comes to life in the form of a handsome prince.

The Great Russian Nutcracker has sumptuous costumes, magical props and an incredible Christmas tree that grows right before your eyes. Tickets are $31 to $125.

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Throw in the Towel Ben Younger’s new boxing flick is dreary and dreadfully boring Written by

MARYANN JOHANSON Bleed for This

Directed by Ben Younger. Written by Pippa Bianco, Angelo Pizzo and Ben Younger.

Starring Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal and Ciarán Hinds. Now playing at multiple theaters.

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f there is something new to be said about boxing in a movie, Bleed for This does not find it.

If there is something new to be said about incredible true-life tales of survival, Bleed for This does not find it. Does Our Hero defy the odds He does. Does he climb his way back to success and make an unlikely comeback that nobody, but nobody, could ever have imagined ou bet. Does the human spirit triumph Of course it does.

And you know what? None of that should matter. redictability is practically a requirement for feel-good sports movies like this one. And yet the good ones let us share in the trials and the tribulations, let us genuinely feel in our bones how hard-won the victories are. Bleed for This doesn’t bleed, and it doesn t make us bleed. t doesn t in ict the tiniest emotional scratch.

All of this is a particular mystery: The true story of late-1980s, early-‘90s champion boxer Vinny a ien a should be effortlessly inspiring. There would probably have been more than enough fodder for a reasonably engaging film if it had only been about how he fought — and won titles! — in three different weight classes. But that pales into comparison to the real meat of his tale. After a terrible car crash in which he broke his neck, a ien a was told he might never walk again, and boxing was

Miles Teller goes through the motions as boxer Vinny Pazienza. | SEACIA PAVAO completely out of the question unless he wanted to actually die in the ring. And still, he made a full recovery — though always with the increased chance of a fresh injury doing him in — and went back to competing and winning more titles.

This is what must be made perfectly clear about Bleed for This: Here is a movie in which the protagonist spends half the running time in one of those science-fiction-looking medical halos — you know, the contraption they screw into your skull — to keep his head immobile so his spine can heal.

This is inherently dramatic and dangerous and astonishing and sort of horrifically wondrous, and hence hugely cinematic. t s also something that I cannot recall ever seeing before on the big screen, certainly not in a way so central to the story.

Or, at least, this is a notion that should be all those good storytelling things. And yet it still feels like we’ve seen everything here

before, every beat-up old hat, every up-and-down nothing but clich . Oh, look here s a ien a in a strip club wearing his halo.

The hurdles before a ien a are somehow entirely similar to the hurdles every other movie boxer has ever faced, except this time, we ust cannot be incited to care.

Somehow, writer and director Ben ounger in his first movie since his horribly miscalculated 2005 romantic comedy Prime — has managed to suck all the emotional energy out of what should have been a can t miss. erhaps ounger s worst decision was casting Miles Teller as a ien a, because the director clearly doesn’t know how to harness the persona of asshole-ishness that Teller has cultivated onscreen.

From the obnoxious teenage alcoholic in The Spectacular Now to the obsessively driven music student of Whiplash, Teller plainly has what it takes to sell us unlikeable characters who verge on abusing themselves to desperate, riverfronttimes.com

almost savage degrees. That s precisely what the central role here demands. But his a ien a falls short. He s ust a selfish erk who ropes others — such as his trainer, evin ooney Aaron ckhart into helping him risk his life, and taunts his poor parents, Louise atey Sagal and Angelo iar n Hinds , with his courting of death.

At worst, the film squanders the talents of good actors, burying them under mounds of makeup so that they re unrecogni able, and forces them into a sort of caricature of ‘80s/‘90s working-class rovidence The place and the period feel more like an over-the-top pantomime than reality. At best, the film unintentionally highlights the insanity of a “sport” that’s about nothing more than men beating the crap out of each other, what with a ien a s fragile body a punch away from death. A good boxing film finds a beauty and a grace in the sport that overcomes even pacifist skepticism. This one is not able to do that. n

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Written by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb Directed by Sarah Lynne Holt Presented by R-S Theatrics through December 4 at the Chapel (6238 Alexander Drive; www.r-stheatrics.com). Tickets are $15 to $20.

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t. Louis theater companies rise to the occasion when it comes to the Christmas season. Many strive to present work that deals with the themes of the holiday (renewal, compassion, peace, the birth of Jesus, family, Charles Dickens, etc.), either sincerely or archly.

But Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s boom, currently being produced by R-S Theatrics, might be the strangest Christmas play this town has seen. t s a dark comedy about scientific theories, the weakness and strength of humanity and piscine wisdom, which doesn’t sound very Christmas-y. Once you’re inside Nachtrieb’s world, however, which is quickly and believably established under director Sarah Lynne Holt, you will recognize, and more importantly, feel those familiar themes.

There’s Jules (Andrew Kuhlman), a biology grad student who posted a Craigslist ad for a quickie sexual encounter with any woman who will respond — even though Jules is gay. There’s Jo (Elizabeth Van Pelt), the eager respondent who’s only there to score in hopes of getting a good grade on a paper in her journalism class. Joining them are a tank full of scared fish they re only going to witness the sex, not participate) and a mysterious woman standing at a podium whom neither Jules nor Jo appears to notice.

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Jules (Andrew Kuhlman) tries to convince Jo (Elizabeth Van Pelt) that sex could solve all their problems. | MICHAEL YOUNG

The big question is not will they or won’t they, but can they bang one out after an extinction-level event hits the planet. or won’t they, but can they bang one out after an extinction-level event hits the planet, something ules and his timorous fish have determined will happen tonight.

That’s why he chose to set up his lab in the university’s old bomb shelter, which he’s stocked with food, water and feminine hygiene products.

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Yeah, it’s weird. But if you look closely, you can see those Christmas themes, albeit through a warped lens. Jo and Jules’ potential offspring will renew the planet, assuming he’s correct about the end of everything, and their terror sex might bring both of them a sense of peace. As for the fish, the ichthys is one of the oldest symbols representing Jesus. (I may be grasping.)

Jules is not sure he’s up to the task of repopulating the world through heterosexual relations, even under less stressful conditions, but he’s willing to take one for the team. Kuhlman gives him a maniacal optimism that borders on insanity. How does he remain so ferociously chipper despite Jo’s open indifference to him as both a man and a scientist? His back story is one of endless woe (Kuhlman romps through the telling with almost comic glee at the cruelty of it all), which has led him to believe he’s destined for greatness.

Jo is tough to convince. She’s stubborn, angry and quick to lash out at him. Jo also suffers from a

mysterious condition that causes her to “die” for brief periods; her heart stills and her breathing stops, and then she s fine again. an elt gives Jo an emotional core that goes beyond tough girl or angry woman. She slowly lowers Jo’s shields until you behold a young woman who desperately wants some sort of human connection, which she believes is difficult to find and impossible to maintain in the modern world. Only in the throes of anonymous sexual encounters can two people find comfort together, according to Jo — and then it’s gone.

As for the woman who watches all of this from behind the podium, the less said the more you’ll enjoy the surprise. Nancy Nigh does an excellent job in this important role.

The biggest surprise boom offers is how happily our story ends.

Nobody gets what they came for, but everybody finds what they need — compassion, comfort and a sense of joy. Just like Christmas morning, only much, much stranger. n

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All in the Family Cherokee’s newest taco shack combines Asian and Mexican flavors for an all-American success story Written by

CHERYL BAEHR Kalbi Taco Shack

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albi Taco Shack is a family affair. You notice this the second you walk up to the counter and receive a warm greeting from Olivia Shackelford. She takes your order and hands it off to the woman manning the attop grill — her mom, the restaurant’s owner, Sue Wong-Shackelford.

As Wong-Shackelford hurries to prepare the food, the gentleman next to her fills cups of bubble tea.

He’s Olivia’s dad and Sue’s husband Mark. Sometimes Wong-Shackelford’s brother Kam comes in to help out on the weekends, and her twelve year-old daughter Sierra is also quite a presence: She’s the resident baker who takes credit for teaching her dad the skills to handle the bubble tea and Vietnamese iced coffee while she’s at school.

Kalbi’s family roots go much deeper than the team behind the counter, however. Wong-Shackelford’s mother and father cooked for decades around town at various Asian restaurants — everywhere from the Polynesian-themed Trader Vic’s to the original Rice Bowl on South Grand. And when they came home, they’d play around with recipes and experiment with new avors. Though Chinese, Wong-Shackelford recalls family dinners full of dishes from a wide variety of Asian traditions — Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, acific im, Taiwanese. t instilled in her a passion for food that led

Offerings include a pork bánh mì, kimchi cucumbers, sweet and spicy chicken tacos, a short rib rice bowl and bubble tea. | MABEL SUEN her into the restaurant business as well, where she worked for years cooking, managing and consulting.

For a time, Wong-Shackelford was out of the industry, working with her husband at their antique and estate liquidation business.

As their daughters grew and developed their own love for food and cooking, she felt herself being pulled back in. She combined her background in Asian cuisine with her daughters’ love of Mexican food and set up shop in a part of town she’d grown familiar with through her antique business: Cherokee Street.

At first, ong Shackelford and her husband thought the Kalbi Taco Shack concept might be best suited for a food truck. Though they ultimately scratched that idea, they wanted to give their brick-and-mortar spot that hip food truck feel.

Don’t be fooled by the rustic-sounding name, which is actually a nod to the family’s surname (“Shack” for Shackelford). The restaurant is painted in bold red and yellow with graffiti style artwork advertising its specialties. Guests order

The space is colorful and bright, with design elements evoking a food truck. | MABEL SUEN at the counter and take a seat at the handful of tables or at one of the stools along the wall toward the back of the space. The order counter — designed to look like the order window in a food truck — is surrounded by a chalkboard menu.

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You won’t need that sign to tell you what to do, though; the aroma of marinated meat searing on the grill is enticement enough. t s not false advertising. The restaurant’s namesake kalbi, or Korean-style marinated pulled short ribs, show why the K-taco trend has been so popular. Following the Chipotle

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KALBI TACO SHACK Continued from pg 29 model, the mouthwatering sweet soy-glazed meat can be stuffed into any number of formats — a taco, burrito, quesadilla, rice bowl or b nh m . chose the burrito, which paired the meat with jasmine rice, jack and cheddar cheese, pickled carrots, sour cream, lettuce, cilantro and the restaurant’s wonderfully funky “Kalbi aioli.” The contents are folded into a flour tortilla and pressed on the griddle, giving the outside a crunchy texture. t s delicious as is, though spice lovers will want to ask for a side of hot sauce.

The same burrito preparation can be filled with sweet and spicy” jackfruit, a large tree fruit native to South Asia that’s like a cross between a pineapple and really firm tofu. albi tosses the fruit in a sweet chili glaze, which brings out its natural sweetness. For the uninitiated, the somewhat fibrous texture can be unexpected, but once you wrap your mind around it, the taste is enjoyable.

Pan-fried tofu, another excellent vegetarian option glazed in the same “sweet and spicy” sauce, pairs well with Kalbi’s rice bowl. Basically a burrito without the tortilla, the dish is topped with an overeasy egg and served with a side of gochujang, the Korean spicy fermented soybean condiment. These additions add richness and depth to otherwise sweet avors.

Kalbi Taco Shack winks at Vietnam with its bánh mì option. The “sweet and spicy” pork seemed like the best choice to layer atop the crusty baguette; the mildly spiced, fork-tender meat served atop shaved cucumbers, pickled carrots and daikon, cilantro and that rich, slightly spicy “Kalbi aioli” makes for a wonderful Asian/fusion pulled

Kimchi cucumbers are a great accompaniment to pork bánh mì. | MABEL SUEN pork sandwich. Thin slices of jalapeño gave a welcome pop of spice. wished for more filling or some pate to give it more heft, though it’s a fair representation of the Vietnamese classic. f you re looking for variety, Kalbi’s à la carte tacos are a good way to try all the various fillings in

one sitting. Soft our or corn tortillas are available, and all come simply dressed with the Kalbi aioli and Wong-Shackelford’s crisp Asian slaw, a refreshing, sweet rice wine vinegar-based concoction of cabbage and julienne carrots. The tender shredded “sweet and spicy” chicken, covered in the signature

aioli, is a simple pleasure that shines with such a straightforward presentation. Still, the other meats were all so tasty that found myself ordering every one of them in taco form even after had completed my official tasting.

The biggest surprise at Kalbi came as an accident of sorts. My daughter and her friend both asked for uesadillas. knew to get cheese, but her friend’s dad optimistically ordered the teriyaki chicken for his adventurous eater.

Or so he thought. Both girls, pushed past the breaking point because they were late for their naps, fought over the cheese quesadilla, and we had to order a second one to avoid dueling meltdowns.

That left the teriyaki chicken up for grabs. mindlessly grabbed a bite and was oored. ich, gooey cheese melted over the sweet and salty meat for the guiltily perfect mix of fat, sugar and salt. dipped it in that slightly spicy, umami-laden Kalbi aioli and was shocked to have accidentally found what may be the best thing on the menu.

But it s not ust the food loved about Kalbi Taco Shack. As our daughters were melting down, Wong-Shackelford smiled knowingly at our predicament the way that only another parent can. She even offered us housemade popsicles, as she does to all of the kids who visit.

We passed — by this point our little ones really were past the point of no return and thanked her for so graciously rushing out that quesadilla. She smiled and said that she gets it. ve raised two daughters,” she said. m ust thankful we all get along in this small kitchen.

We have to. We’re family.” n Kalbi Taco Shack Quesadilla with teriyaki chicken .. $5.95 Rice bowl with tofu ........................$7.25 Burrito with beef short rib ............ $8.70

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ric Wilkinson, the founder of Flyover Coffee (4579 Laclede Avenue, 314-827-5503), thought he knew good coffee. He bought whole beans, ground them every morning and used a French press for brewing.

Yet he found himself wondering one thing: Why was the coffee at his friend’s house so much better?

His friend had an professionalgrade espresso machine and made every cup to order, but he insisted that wasn’t the reason for its superior taste. It was the coffee. He bought it freshly roasted from Barry Jarrett’s coffee and fudge shop in Fairview Heights, Illinois: Riley’s in St. Claire Square. Jarrett had been roasting coffee for twenty years, well before a certain coffee chain had swept the nation.

His friend suggested Wilkinson get to know him.

Wilkinson started loyally buying Jarrett’s product — until Jarrett got pushed out of the mall to make room for Starbucks. Seeing Jarrett go under because of a big name chain frustrated Wilkinson, but it also made him wonder: Isn’t there a better way for small roasters to get their product to market?

His research told him no. Small roasters, he explains, treat their product as a perishable item, imprinting a “roasted on” date. Grocery stores, however, want beans marked with an expiration date. “It forces roasters to put on an expiration date of six months to a year out after roasting,” says Wilkinson.

“That’s not fresh coffee.”

Wilkinson knew he could do better, so he began Flyover Coffee, a subscription service unlike any he’d seen. His goal is simple — to get quality beans from local com-

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Flyover Coffee’s Eric Wilkinson delivers the good stuff. | KELLY GLUECK panies to the doorsteps of his customers within five days of roasting.

Members of the Flyover Coffee club can get deliveries one, two or three times a month. Offerings come from small-scale roasters in St. Louis and around the region — Blueprint, Kuva, La Cosecha, Kaldi’s, and of course, Riley’s.

Wilkinson’s customers range from people within the city limits who like the idea of trying different styles of coffee to St. Louis expats who miss the wealth of coffee in yover country.”

“In the Midwest there’s just so much opportunity for the little guys to start roasters and flourish — you see that with all types of beverages like spirits and craft beer as well,” he says. “Here, people are woken up to the fact that coffee isn’t just something that is there

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to wake you up — well, it doesn’t have to be.”

Wilkinson took a break from beans to share his thoughts on the St. Louis food and beverage community, his passion for environmental causes, and what motivates his entrepreneurship.

What is one thing people don’t know about you that you wish they did?

In regards to Flyover, it really is a labor of love. I’ve been fortunate enough to build some sort of rapport with over a dozen regional roasters and roasteries, and I’m fascinated by their passion and how they each bring a piece of their personalities to their brand. In regards to non-Flyover things, I’m passionate about environmental issues and think everyone should get involved with and donate

money to the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, or MCE. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

I’d like to have the ability to slow down time so I could get more done.

Who is your St. Louis food or drink crush?

Scott Carey at Sump. While he is not (yet!) a roaster I ship, his business model and ethos make me proud of St. Louis and the St. Louis coffee scene in particular.

He has been able to bring a level of awareness about coffee to St. Louis that few people would have thought possible, and he has been successful at it while seemingly breaking all the “rules” of what a coffee shop is supposed to be and how you are supposed to operate a business.

Which ingredient is most representative of your personality?

Cinnamon. Or cumin. I’m not sure why I said that, though. They are hard to stomach by themselves but are pretty consistent and compliment things well. They aren’t like a tomato that can be wonderful or terrible depending on the day and source. Or, who knows: Maybe I just like them a lot and feel they are underappreciated.

If you weren’t working in the coffee business, what would you be doing?

Well, the coffee business isn’t my full-time gig. I have a day job in film and video production. do the coffee club (and also the tea club for the London Tea Room) because I feel this stuff is underappreciated and because there is no really great way to distribute fresh specialty coffee, especially for smaller roasters.

But if I could somehow make a career out of scuba diving the oceans and oating the rivers of the world, then I’d be doing that.

Name something never allowed at Flyover Coffee.

Oily, burnt coffee beans. That and Robusta, of course. Also, whirly-bird grinders.

What would be your last meal on earth?

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“We want to get over the stigma that we are just a rock & roll bar,” says General Manager Kyle O’Neal. | CHERYL BAEHR

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ock & Brews (17258 Chesterfield Airport Road, Chesterfield; 636-536-2739), the music-themed restaurant that opened two weeks ago in the hesterfield alley, wants to KISS away St. Louis’ hunger.

That’s right. The massive restaurant, which occupies the former Estancia Mexican Restaurant space on Chesterfield Airport Road, is devoted to all things KISS, as well as the many other scions of hard rock (Guns N’ Roses, the Grateful Dead, the Rolling Stones) whose music and memorabilia assert themselves throughout the space like a Jack Daniels-fueled 34

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Rock & Brews’ Chesterfield location is the chain’s seventeenth. | CHERYL BAEHR Hard Rock Cafe.

The concept comes from KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, together with concert promoters Dave and Dell Furano and restaurateur Michael Zislis. One night after a KISS concert, the longtime friends were sitting around when Dave Furano asked, “What’s better than rock and brews?” “Nothing,” the rest of the group concurred, and plans for a chain of music-oriented restau-

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rants was set in motion.

“We are a rock & roll-themed biergarten with craft beer and craft food,” says hesterfield s general manager Kyle O’Neal. “We want to get over the stigma that we are just a rock & roll bar. We’re really a family restaurant, and we want to appeal to everyone from two to 82.”

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he last year has been incredibly difficult for Nicole Mccormack and her Shaw neighborhood cafe, Restituo (4100 Shenandoah Avenue). It began with a water main break last September just outside of the building, which flooded the restaurant and its basement, causing extensive damage and wiping out all of her personal and business effects.

The incident forced Mccormack to close up shop for several weeks and caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage.

Then came a string of bad hires, the opening of a corporate coffee shop just down the road and complaints of inconsistent hours, which only added to Restituo’s problems.

Business never recovered.

In an effort to turn things around, Mccormack announced via the Shaw neighborhood Nextdoor site that she has closed Restituo after two and a half years and re-opened the space as Nom-Enu, an evening and weekend cafe. The changes went into effect November 9.

Mccormack describes Nom-Enu as “fun n funky cafe with all of the usual art-infused styles and new people you have come to love.”

The food will center around Mccormack’s signature “pizzandwiches,” which are thin-crust pizzas stuffed with a variety of ingredients and then pressed. She will also serve soups, stews and a rotation of weekly specials.

In the Nextdoor statement, Mccormack hints that the changes were not only the result of needing a fresh start, but also in response to local demand. “As many of you know, I have a passion for cooking, and even before the water main break, my plan was adding evenings. With a few setbacks consuming so much of my time, I have finally decided that it is time to take the leap, as it is too difficult to do both at the moment.”

Nom-Enu will be open Wednesday through Friday from 3:30-8 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The restaurant will be closed on Monn days and Tuesdays.

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Rock & Brews’ dining room. | CHERYL BAEHR the chain and features the traditional American bar and grill fare that defines the concept.

O’Neal emphasizes that this is a from-scratch kitchen with almost everything made in-house.

Additionally, each Rock & Brews features local items that are special to the individual location. For example, the Chesterfield restaurant will soon be adding pork steaks and gooey butter cake to the menu.

In the mean time, look for appetizers like fried calamari and Bavarian pretzels, several varieties of wings, burgers, pizzas, steaks and ribs. Specialties include the “Gastropub Burger,” which features a large patty of fresh ground beef on sesame brioche topped with Swiss cheese, a sunny-side-up egg, bacon and caramelized onions. The sweet soy glaze on the “Asian chicken wings” is so delectably sticky and gooey it’ll make you want to “lick it up.”

Cocktails carry on the music theme, as different drinks are named after and inspired by popular rock songs, like the “Hot Blooded,” a Foreigner-themed bloody Mary or the “Rock You Like a Hurricane,” a Scorpionsinspired take on the New Orleans classic. The restaurant also has a small tasting bar where patrons can hang out and sample different craft beers.

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here are a couple of things you should know before you visit Mauhaus (3101 Sutton Boulevard, Maplewood; 314384-2287), the new cat cafe and lounge that opened earlier this month.

One, you need to really love cats to think about eating here. The space has been designed for kitty satisfaction, with high shelves for climbing and plenty of spots for napping. Someone who fails to appreciate the majesty of these lovelies — and relish the ability to interact with them — may not appreciate Mauhaus.

And two, there clearly is no shortage in St. Louis of people who appreciate cats. Mauhaus has been absolutely packed.

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The room has been designed for cat comfort, with plenty of perches. | KELLY GLUECK ola, says she’s been shocked by the level of interest.

“We are about twice as busy as we expected,” she says. “It has been so crazy, but people have been incredibly patient and understanding as we work to get everything running smoothly.”

Typically, walk-in wait times are averaging an hour, she says.

Now, waiting isn’t your only option if you’re dying to get your feline fix. uests are encouraged to reserve a space in advance; to book a one-hour window, patrons are asked to put down $10. The money can be applied to food and beverages, but anything left over will not be refunded.

As for food and beverage options, Mauhaus offers a small menu of internationally inspired snacks and baked goods, with Alyssa Ben-

nett of Pie Craft serving as kitchen manager. There are also coffee drinks courtesy of Caleb Sawyer.

“Our kitchen is pretty small so we are still working through how to get out all the food we want in the time we have,” Huth says. Savory highlights include samosas, cicchetti and a curried squash hummus (“literally the best hummus I’ve ever had,” Huth notes). Baked goods are also popular, with mini cupcakes called “Kitty Cakes,” scones and a vegan babka that’s been selling out every day. They’re looking to add a few items as they get used to the cat-inspired frenzy.

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Finding His Groove Longtime Vintage Vinyl employee Orlandez Lewis earns a promotion and a KDHX show in 2016 Written by

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n eight-year veteran of Vintage Vinyl at the ripe old age of 26, Orlandez Lewis has scored a couple of nice wins as a sour 2016 is passing: securing a role as promotions and marketing manager of the landmark record shop, then landing his own Friday night radio show on KDHX (88.1 FM).

Lewis says that “Night Grooves” offers “feel-good vibes. It’s a nice little segue into the weekend of just positive music. Anything from rock to soul to jazz. It’s it’s got a nice positive, optimistic vibe, then it’s in the gist of the show and the vibe I try to bring across.”

“Night Grooves” is a show that bumps James Brown against Hiatus Kaiyote and Earth, Wind & Fire alongside Talking Heads.

The “Grooves” half of the show’s name isn’t without meaning. Since August 5, Lewis’ funk and soul-inected, rock dappled program has occupied the slot long held by one of the station’s indie-rock linchpins, Ryan Heinz’s “Coin-Operated Radio.”

The new program almost didn’t happen — due not to lack of desire from station or host, but through a classic case of misunderstanding.

Two years ago, KDHX DJ Doug Morgan was trying to get Lewis a show. “It was kind of weird,” Lewis recalls. “I did a tour of the station, cut a demo and everything. They told me they’d look it over and send it to the committee. Then a good year passed and I didn’t hear anything. I just thought it was a great experience and was what it was.”

Orlandez Lewis first got hired at Vintage Vinyl — his “dream job” — at the young age of eighteen. | KELLY GLUECK But in April, Lewis participated in KDHX’s Listener’s Cut event at Vintage Vinyl. Andy Coco, the station’s chief media production officer, referenced the idea of getting a Lewis a show. “We didn’t hear anything back from you,” Lewis recalls him saying. “‘Well, I didn’t hear anything back, myself.’

Turns out there were some personnel changes and things might’ve gotten mixed up. Earlier this summer, Andy told me a show was opening up. I said, ‘Sign me up.’”

Of course, as any new host will attest, KDHX listeners are an idiosyncratic lot, growing accustomed to their favorite shows and losing their collective minds when a program disappears or moves. Some might suggest songs from their own wish list, rather than ones that make sense for the genre; for others, if it’s not blues or bluegrass, you’ll get an earful. It’s not without reason that a few hosts only com-

municate with fans on Facebook or texting, rather than picking up the air line.

Lewis got his share of wacky requests and feedback, but weathered the early storm. Quickly, he found his own audience and a week-by-week sense of enjoyment and growth. gotta say, the first show was a bit nerve-wracking,” he admits.

“The most radio I’d done was my senior year of high school, and I graduated almost ten years ago.

It was interesting. Some [requests] were dedicated to Ryan and ‘Coin-Operated.’ Others were like, ‘You might wanna do this, do that, play this, play that.’ I was listening to them, but having fun with it. ‘Sure, OK, thanks for the feedback.’ But during that show someone called and asked if it was my first show. said, eah, it is.

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play something, but you’re already going to play it. That really definitely means a great deal and keeps me going.”

Throughout each episode, Lewis tinkers with updates on the show’s Facebook page. “I want listeners to know I’m not a robot and that there’s a real person in-studio,” he explains. After shows, he pops in the two CDs that he’s recorded from that night’s show and begins the process of critiquing them, thinking about everything from song-to-song segues to his ability to connect with listeners during the every-fifteen-minute station breaks.

For Lewis, shows typically come together over the course of a week, a process that’s aided by his 40-plus hours a week at one of the city’s music meccas. Constantly exposed to new acts through coworkers and customers alike, Lewis already

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ORLANDEZ LEWIS Continued from pg 39 possesses a ridiculous amount of music knowledge inside his young brain, his show built by a true collector and curator. That’s kinda tipped by the fact that he started at eighteen at Vintage Vinyl, a place not known for hiring teens.

“My dad started taking me to Vintage when I was eight,” he says.

“I was into his record collection when I was six. After I got tired of his collection, he said, ‘I’ll take this dude to Vintage.’ Every time I got allowance, he knew where to take me. I’d been going for almost ten years when I put in an application. On New Year’s Day in 2009, they called me in for an interview.

I worked there part-time from 2009 to 2014, when I graduated from college and went full-time. After that, the rest is history.”

When the shop’s long-time promotions director Jim Utz moved down the block for a gig at the new Delmar Hall, another rare opportunity arose.

Lewis remembers, “[Utz] pretty much came to me with it. He saw my vigor and passion for live music. He went to the owner and said, ‘This guy needs to do this job.’ He taught me a lot. I’m still managing on the oor, making a ton of contact with the public.

“One of the things that happened — and it’s from working at Vintage — is that I’ve met so many people, just from the art of loving music so much,” he adds. “When I started at Vintage, it was like, ‘One of us! One of us!’ The customer base, the regulars that come in, make it tight-knit.

It’s the same thing here [at KDHX].

I’m becoming very good friends

with people in the organization — listeners as well.”

As Lewis talks about music — how his dad is still his main inspiration and how Michael Jackson and Prince fall in as No. 2 and No. 2A; about his love affairs with Led Zeppelin and ‘70s progressive rock — he does so in an understated way. He’s not bouncing off the walls, but instead exudes a subtle, overall sense of being totally cool with how his life’s going and the soundtrack that he’s able to create for it. Even on this night, a show airing just three days after the election, he says that he’s going to be “a bit selfish” in the more spiritually vibed” playlist.

And as he talks outside the station’s main studio, a voice is coming from inside it: Art Dwyer is winding down another Friday afternoon, riffing about the then-upcoming super moon and playing St. Louis’ classic Quartette Tres Bien. There’s no transition between shows on KDHX that more neatly ties the station’s past and present; Dwyer’s been on air since week one and has been broadcasting since Lewis’ birth, providing institutional knowledge, even as the young guy breathes some life into a program rotation that’s sometimes felt stuck in the rut of tradition.

On Fridays, Lewis likens his show to his house, where he can fan out albums on the oor and “really just listen to music.”

He says, “It’s really great when I spread that mass out, like everybody’s in your living room.

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hen Curtis Hendricks was singing and playing guitar in Plaid Cattle during the early and mid 1990s, the musical landscape was a different place. That hard-charging three-piece mixed some of grunge’s bristle and fuzz with Hendricks’ sandpaper delivery and played such dear-departed haunts as Mississippi Nights and the old Cicero’s Basement Bar. Some 25 years later, as the lead singer of Keokuk, Hendricks doesn’t get tripped up in nostalgia but notes some key differences in the experience of promoting a local band.

“It’s really hard to get people to know of you,” Hendricks says. “It seemed like it was easier back in the Plaid Cattle era because there weren’t as many venues.”

And the seeming ease of online media and social platforms isn’t exactly a boon for a band whose core membership is well into middle age.

“The problem is that I am awkward as hell at manipulating those things,” he says, laughing, of social media. “You gotta have a fan base or a friend base who knows about [your band].”

Luckily, the mechanics of playing music haven’t changed too drastically in that time, and Hendricks and his bandmates make a distinct sound by pairing brusque, sharp-cornered rock with wild-card elements like tenor saxophone, loops and the occasional feedback squall.

Keokuk is making its recording debut with this self-titled, seven-song EP, but these players began to coalesce a little over four years ago. Hendricks and drummer Andrea Spencer had played together in the Pelvic Girdles about a decade ago, and Hendricks later paired up with saxophonist Dominic Schaeffer (no relation to the author) in an instrumental project called Psychotronics. So while playing music with his bandmates may be old hat, this is Hendricks first time as the sole frontman. n a way it hasn t changed much, but this is the first band I’ve been the only singer and only songwriter. It’s making me have to be a stronger singer,” Hendricks says of his process. “I’m more interested in bringing a frame of a song and have the band esh it out. m kind of a noodle writer — I just noodle around for something that has enough of a melody or a hook that sticks. When you bring it to the band, sometimes it hits right away.”

Most of these songs stem from Hendricks’ oft-abrupt guitar playing and wry lyrics. He says his vision was to cut much of the fat from the standard rock-song architecture and leave plenty of room. “I like linear playing,” he says. “I play rhythm real percussively.”

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a way to blow off steam and play a few covers — Tom Petty, Neil Young — but Hendricks began to form songs from the grist produced by errant chords and rhythms.

“Andrea and I had a history from Pelvic Girdles, so finally we started amming as a two piece in her living room,” recalls Hendricks. “That was kind of unrewarding. I like to have a bass player to push off of. Her son Zane — he’s nineteen now — was a bit of a bass player. He’s got his mother’s genes as far as a rhythm player.”

Despite his age, Zane Spencer has asserted himself in the band. What began as a placeholder became a writing member of the band — Hendricks calls him “a quick study” — and more often than not, mother and son lock in and give a muscular foundation for these songs. His high-neck hop-scotching on “Close My Eyes” gives a buoyant ballast to Hendricks’ most raucous solo and Schaeffer’s echo-effected horn lines.

“I’d started playing that solo a little different, with that cacophonous ending,” Hendricks says of “Close My Eyes.” “Zane and Dominic are back there chopping away — it’s like three birds in a tree, chirping away.”

Schaeffer approaches his lines as a mix between a one-man horn section and a lead guitarist, often working in counterpoint to Hendricks’ rangy, crackling rhythm guitar. On opening track “Step Over Here (Please)” he taps into the lower range of his tenor sax and channels a little of the skronky, vibrato-heavy tone of famed Tom Waits sideman Ralph Carney.

The band recorded these tracks with Jason McEntire at Sawhorse Studio, but they retain much of the group’s no-frills approach to tone and production while allowing the songs to bloom and expand.

“The stuff we did was well-rehearsed; we did all that in two days except for the vocals,” says Hendricks.

“That’s kind of what Dominic and I were doing in Psychotronics — when we played out, the most successful songs would be like a wedge that starts out small and gets bigger. We were trying to manage sound.

I can’t say that I’m good enough to get us there on my own, but we always try to build as we go along.”

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THURSDAY 24 BIG RICH MCDONOUGH & RHYTHM RENEGADES: 9 p.m., $10. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.

GET UP TO GET DOWN: w/ DJ Nune, DJ JMo, Thelonius Kryptonite, DJ Charlie Chan 9 p.m., free. The Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-3929.

PIERCE CRASK: 6 p.m., free. Molly’s in Soulard, 816 Geyer Ave., St. Louis, 314-241-6200.

THANKSGIVING COMEDY SHOW: w/ DJ King Kannon, Lovie B, Reggie Fiftygrand Edwards, Hot Sauce, Bryan with a “Y”, Willie Lynch Jr. 9 p.m., $10. Rustic Goat Eatery and Lounge, 2617 Washington Ave., St. Louis, 314-3714031.

VITAMEN A: 7 p.m., free. Howard’s in Soulard, 2732 S 13th St, St. Louis, 314-349-2850.

FRIDAY 25 CES CRU: 8 p.m., $15. Pop’s Nightclub, 401 Monsanto Ave., East St. Louis, 618-274-6720.

CODY JINKS: 8 p.m., $20. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 314-588-0505.

DIRTY MUGGS: 9 p.m., $7. Helen Fitzgerald’s, 3650 S. Lindbergh Blvd., Sunset Hills, 314984-0026.

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DR. ZHIVEGAS: w/ Serbsican 8 p.m., $15-$20.

The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis,

Diamond Head. | PRESS PHOTO VIA DISSONANCE PRODUCTIONS

314-726-6161.

FREETHINKER: w/ Gypsy Lion 8 p.m., $8.

Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-

Diamond Head

9050.

8 p.m. Monday, November 28.

GHETTO SOUNDWAVE: w/ DJ Mark Lewis 9 p.m., $12-$15. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353.

JAKE’S LEG: 8 p.m.; Nov. 26, 8 p.m., $15-$25.

Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.

JEREMIAH JOHNSON BAND: 8 p.m., $10-$50.

Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-3363.

JON ROSEN: 7 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-4365222.

Fubar, 3108 Locust Street. $20. 314-289-9050.

Diamond Head’s biggest claim to fame may well be its influence on heavy metal behemoth Metallica. The latter has covered several songs by the former, most notably “Am I Evil?,” which Metallica even recorded as the b-side of 1984’s Creeping Death EP. At the 2011 Sonisphere festival in Knebworth, England, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich even flat-out admitted that without the influential work of Diamond Head guitarist Brian Tatler there was “a

pretty good chance that none of us would be here.” Formed in 1976 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement, Diamond Head failed to achieve the success of its peers — Iron Maiden, Saxon, Venom — thanks to poor management and label woes, but its considerable influence lives on through the countless acts that have come in its wake.

Don’t Be Late: Warming the stage for Diamond Head will be Sozorox, Lightning Wolf and Tattooed the Dog. – Daniel Hill

KILBORN ALLEY BLUES BAND: 10 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St.

way, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-3363.

314-726-6161.

Shinobi, Bates, Sal Calhoun 8 p.m., $11. The

Louis, 314-436-5222.

DAVE AUDE: 9 p.m., $10-$25. Ameristar Casino,

JUCIFER: w/ Valley, Spacetrucker 7 p.m.,

Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353.

REARVIEW MIRROR: w/ Unglued 9 p.m., free.

1 Ameristar Blvd., St. Charles, 636-949-7777.

$12-$14. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis,

HIP HOP MANIA 2: 8 p.m., $10. Fubar, 3108

Trainwreck Saloon-Westport, I-270 and Page

DIRTY MUGGS: 9 p.m., free. Trainwreck

314-289-9050.

Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.

Ave., Maryland Heights, 314-434-7222.

Saloon-Westport, I-270 and Page Ave., Mary-

PIGWAR: 8 p.m., $8-$10. The Bootleg, 4140

MARC FORD & NEPTUNE BLUES CLUB: 8 p.m.,

SKEET RODGERS & THE INNER CITY RIVER BAND:

land Heights, 314-434-7222.

Manchester Ave., St. Louis, 314-775-0775.

$12-$15. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St.

7 p.m., $5-$10. National Blues Museum, 601

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING: 8 p.m., $10. The

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN TRIBUTE: w/ Steve

Louis, 314-588-0505.

Washington Ave., St. Louis.

Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis,

Pecaro, Tony Campanella, Mike Zito 8 p.m.,

SCENE OF IRONY: w/ Some Kind of Nightmare,

314-833-3929.

$15-$20. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St.

Stinkbomb, KOFF 8 p.m., $10. Fubar, 3108

THE GOOD LIFE: w/ Field Mouse, Jake Bellows

Louis, 314-726-6161.

Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.

BACK CHORDS: w/ Seed Ling 9 p.m., $7. The

8 p.m., $13-$15. Blueberry Hill - The Duck

TOM HALL: 7 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups,

TEYANA TAYLOR: w/ Dreezy, Tink 8 p.m., $35-

Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis,

Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City,

700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.

$50. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St.

314-352-5226.

314-727-4444.

BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR: w/ Sheevaa,

GREEN MCDONOUGH BLUES BAND: 10 p.m., $5.

SUNDAY 27

Vanity Strikes, Justin Symbol 6 p.m., $15-$18.

BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St.

15TH ANNUAL BABY BLUES SHOWCASE: 5 p.m.,

MONDAY 28

Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-

Louis, 314-436-5222.

$15. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broad-

DIAMOND HEAD: 8 p.m., $20. Fubar, 3108

9050.

JAKE’S LEG: Nov. 25, 8 p.m.; 8 p.m., $15-$25.

way, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.

Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.

THE BOTTLE ROCKETS: 8 p.m., $20. Off Broad-

Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis,

CHRIS GRINDZ: w/ DJ Kimmy Nu, Jeuce The

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OUT EVERY NIGHT Continued from pg 44 MUSIC UNLIMITED: 8 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-4365222.

SOULARD BLUES BAND: 9 p.m., $5. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314621-8811.

TUESDAY 29 ANDREW LEAHEY & THE HOMESTEAD: w/ Beth Bombara 8 p.m., free. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-3363.

BLIND WILLIE & THE BROADWAY COLLECTIVE: 9:30 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.

ETHAN LEINWAND & FRIENDS: 7 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.

JAMAICA LIVE TUESDAYS: w/ Ital K, Mr. Roots, DJ Witz, $5/$10. Elmo’s Love Lounge, 7828 Olive Blvd, University City, 314-282-5561.

JAZZ COMBOS CONCERT: 8 p.m., free. The 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity Ave., University City, 314-421-3600.

JIM JAMES: w/ Twin Limb 8 p.m., $31-$36.

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The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.

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BAND OF HORSES: w/ The Shelters 8 p.m., $32.50-$40. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.

BIG RICH MCDONOUGH & RHYTHM RENEGADES: 7 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.

THE BLUES CRUSHERS: 10 p.m., $5. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, 700 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-436-5222.

BOB “BUMBLE BEE” KAMOSKE: 8 p.m. Beale on Broadway, 701 S. Broadway, St. Louis, 314-621-7880.

FATAL BUS ACCIDENT: A COMEDY TALK SHOW: 9 p.m., $5. The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-352-5226.

Band of Horses 8 p.m. Wednesday, November 30.

The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard. $32.50 to $40. 314-726-6161.

When Band of Horses emerged in 2006, some critics couldn’t get past the resemblance to My Morning Jacket’s post-rock meets alternative country anthems. And when singer and songwriter Ben Bridwell howled about “evil people who say things they don’t know,” he sure sounded like Jim James at a prescient weed party. But a decade on, Bridwell and his band have outlasted and outrun the doubters. This year’s

full-length, Why Are You OK?, finds Band of Horses most fully committed to its own sound: exhilarating dynamics, strangely meditative atmospheres and those gorgeous harmonies that wheel ever higher over those always majestic, ever-jamming guitar chords.

Gimme Shelters: Southern California rockers the Shelters open up this evening with smartly strutting hooks and getdown grooves. Their garage definitely faces the beach.

– Roy Kasten

FUTUREBIRDS: w/ Cara Louise Band, Pono AM 8 p.m., $10-$12. The Bootleg, 4140 Manches-

p.m., $7. The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois

COMMON KINGS: W/ ¡Mayday!, Thu., Feb. 23,

7 p.m., $10. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Blvd.,

ter Ave., St. Louis, 314-775-0775.

Ave., St. Louis, 314-352-5226.

8 p.m., $20-$25. Blueberry Hill - The Duck

St. Louis, 314-726-6161.

MIKE MATTINGLY: 8 p.m., free. Trainwreck

THE BLASTERS: W/ The Delta Bombers, Sun.,

Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd., University City,

A HOLIDAY BENEFIT SHOW FOR THE INTERNA-

Saloon-Westport, I-270 and Page Ave., Mary-

May 14, 8 p.m., $17-$20. The Ready Room,

314-727-4444.

TIONAL INSTITUTE: W/ Chris Ward, The Vig-

land Heights, 314-434-7222.

4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, 314-833-

DAISYHEAD: W/ Capstan, Fri., Dec. 16, 7 p.m.,

ilettes, The MERCS, Squircle the Destroyer,

3929.

$13. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-

Accelerando, Pirate Signal, Traveling Sound

BONES JUGS N HARMONY: W/ The Loot Rock

289-9050.

Machine, DJ Ras ‘Nit, Fri., Dec. 16, 7 p.m., $7.

Gang, Thu., Dec. 1, 8 p.m., $10. Off Broadway,

THE DEFEATED COUNTY: $10. The Stage at

The Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St.

4 HANDS 4 BANDS CHILI COOK-OFF: W/ Ashes

3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-3363.

KDHX, 3524 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-

Louis, 314-352-5226.

and Iron, Dibiase, Ashell, Dad Jeans, Thu.,

CAVEOFSWORDS: W/ Kids and Chemicals, The

925-7543, ext. 815.

HUEY MACK: Wed., Jan. 18, 8 p.m., $18-$20.

Dec. 8, 8 p.m., $4. The Firebird, 2706 Olive

Goes, Hylidae, Fri., Dec. 2, 9 p.m., $7. The

DIRTY MUGGS: Fri., Nov. 25, 9 p.m., $7. Helen

Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-

St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353.

Heavy Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis,

Fitzgerald’s, 3650 S. Lindbergh Blvd., Sunset

9050.

ADULT FUR: W/ TheKnuckles, Ghost Ice, Mon.,

314-352-5226.

Hills, 314-984-0026. Sat., Nov. 26, 9 p.m.,

KIRRA: W/ Days Of Heaven, The Crowned,

Dec. 12, 8 p.m., $10. Off Broadway, 3509

CITY BOI: W/ Bud G, Skeez, Wed., Dec. 14, 8

free. Trainwreck Saloon-Westport, I-270 and

1818, Thu., Jan. 12, 6 p.m., $10-$12. Fubar,

Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-3363.

p.m., $10. Fubar, 3108 Locust St, St. Louis,

Page Ave., Maryland Heights, 314-434-7222.

3108 Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.

AMANDA RAYE: Fri., Jan. 27, 7 p.m., $12. The

314-289-9050.

DOM THOMAS AND MARIA BARTOLOTTA: Thu.,

MARK “PORKCHOP” HOLDER: W/ Maness

Stage at KDHX, 3524 Washington Ave, St.

CLARK TERRY TRIBUTE FEATURING THE RANDY

Dec. 22, 8 p.m., $12. The Stage at KDHX, 3524

Brothers, Sat., Dec. 10, 9 p.m., $10. Off

Louis, 314-925-7543, ext. 815.

HOLMES QUINTET: Fri., Dec. 9, 8 p.m.; Sat.,

Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-925-7543, ext.

Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-

ANDREW FRANK COMEDY ALBUM LIVE RE-

Dec. 10, 8 p.m., $15-$20. Ozark Theatre, 103

815.

773-3363.

CORDING: Thu., Dec. 8, 8 p.m., $5. The Heavy

E. Lockwood Ave., St. Louis, 314-962-7000.

FLAW: W/ Chrysalis, Sat., Jan. 14, 7 p.m., $13-

THE MENZINGERS: W/ Jeff Rosenstock,

Anchor, 5226 Gravois Ave., St. Louis, 314-

CLASS CLOWNS BAND: Fri., Dec. 16, 9 p.m.,

$15. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis,

Rozwell Kid, Sun., March 5, 8 p.m., $20-$22.

352-5226.

free. The Archive Music House and Southern

314-535-0353.

Blueberry Hill - The Duck Room, 6504 Del-

BACK CHORDS: W/ Seed Ling, Sat., Nov. 26, 9

Grill, 706 Lafayette Ave, St. Louis.

FRESH HEIR: W/ Divine Hours, Fri., Dec. 23,

mar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444.

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pigWar 9 p.m. Saturday, November 26.

The Bootleg at Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester Avenue. $8. 314-775-0775.

For many years, guitarist Teddy Presberg was a dependably funky staple in the city’s groove-based network of musicians, leading combos and playing sideman gigs in equal measure.

Since moving to Portland, Oregon, a few years back, Presberg has been focusing on his new project pigWar, an inelegant name that belies the retro-soul smoothness of these tracks.

The band’s upcoming debut will drop in early December, with production

work from members of the mighty soul group the Monophonics. Nick Savage from Fresh Heir contributes vocals on the album and will join Presberg for this hometown show, alongside fellow STL-to-PDX expat LeClare Stevenson (ex-Messy Jiverson) and local mainstays Adam Hucke (trumpet) and Ben Reece (saxophone).

Jive Turkeys: It’s the Saturday after Thanksgiving; you’re already tired of family, leftovers and an ever-encroaching Christmas season. Let pigWar blast you to a higher plane.

– Christian Schaeffer

MESSAGE FROM SYLVIA: W/ Blacklite District,

314-535-0353.

Wed., Dec. 14, 7 p.m., $13-$15. The Firebird,

SHARON HAZEL TOWNSHIP: W/ Spaceship,

2706 Olive St., St. Louis, 314-535-0353.

Thu., Dec. 15, 7 p.m., $10. The Stage at KDHX,

MIKE MATTINGLY: Wed., Nov. 30, 8 p.m., free.

3524 Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-925-

Trainwreck Saloon-Westport, I-270 and Page

7543, ext. 815.

Ave., Maryland Heights, 314-434-7222.

STL FREE JAZZ COLLECTIVE: Sun., Dec. 11, 2

MURPHY LEE: W/ Nate Moore, Dj Style, Dj

p.m., free. Ozark Theatre, 103 E. Lockwood

Blaze 1, Fri., Jan. 13, 8 p.m., $10. Fubar, 3108

Ave., St. Louis, 314-962-7000.

Locust St, St. Louis, 314-289-9050.

SUPERJAM: Sat., Dec. 31, 9 p.m., $40-$50.

NE-HI: Sat., March 4, 9 p.m., $10. Off Broad-

Blueberry Hill - The Duck Room, 6504 Del-

way, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis, 314-773-3363.

mar Blvd., University City, 314-727-4444.

NYE COMEDY JAM: W/ Corey Holcomb, J

TIDAL VOLUME: W/ Casper, Freethinker,

Anthony Brown, Tony Rock, Dominique, Red

Strange Medicine, Jeske Park, Thu., Dec. 22,

Grant, Tony Roberts, Sat., Dec. 31, 7 p.m.,

7 p.m., $10.57-$12. Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar

$55-$85. Chaifetz Arena, 1 S. Compton Ave.,

Blvd., St. Louis, 314-726-6161.

St. Louis, 314-977-5000.

THE VANGOS: W/ Dogtown Athletic Club,

OTHER PEOPLE RELEASE SHOW: Sat., Jan. 7, 9

Nordista Freeze, Guava, Fri., Dec. 16, 7 p.m.,

p.m., free. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St.

$5. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis,

Louis, 314-773-3363.

314-535-0353.

OVERCOATS: Sat., Jan. 14, 8 p.m., $10-$12. The

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CONCERT: W/ One Too Many, Sun., Dec. 18,

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7 p.m., $12-$15. The Stage at KDHX, 3524 With our new and improved RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE: Mon., Feb. 6, 8 concert calendar! RFT’s online Washington Ave, St. Louis, 314-925-7543, p.m., $12. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. music listings are now sortable ext. 815.

VIBE STREET: W/ Evanoff, Thu., Feb. 9, 9 p.m., Louis, 314-773-3363. by artist, venue and price. You $10-$12. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. REARVIEW MIRROR: W/ Unglued, Fri., Nov. 25, can even buy tickets directly Louis, 314-588-0505.

9 p.m., free. Trainwreck Saloon-Westport, from ourAve., website—with VOODOO TALKING HEADS: W/ Sean Canan’s I-270 and Page Maryland Heights, 314more options on the way!

Voodoo Players, Sat., Feb. 18, 9 p.m., $10.

434-7222.

314-833-3929.

Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis,

Flat Duo Jets, Thu., June 15, 8 p.m., $25. The

314-588-0505.

Ready Room, 4195 Manchester Ave, St. Louis,

WAY DOWN WANDERERS: Fri., Jan. 27, 8 p.m.,

314-833-3929.

$10-$12. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St.

ROD PICOTT: Thu., Dec. 8, 7 p.m., $12. The

Louis, 314-588-0505.

Stage at KDHX, 3524 Washington Ave, St.

WAYNE HANCOCK: Sat., Feb. 11, 8 p.m., $12.

Louis, 314-925-7543, ext. 815.

Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave., St. Louis,

ROGERS & NIENHAUS: Fri., Dec. 30, 9 p.m.,

314-773-3363.

$17-$25. Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St.

WINTER JUGGALO BASH: W/ P.O.W., Yerrty G,

Louis, 314-588-0505.

John Boi, P.R.E.A.C.H., Sun., Dec. 11, 7 p.m.,

SANDY WELTMAN: W/ the Carolbeth True Trio,

$5-$8. The Firebird, 2706 Olive St., St. Louis,

Sat., Dec. 3, 8 p.m., $15-$20. Ozark Theatre,

314-535-0353.

103 E. Lockwood Ave., St. Louis, 314-962-

YOU BLEW IT!: W/ All Get Out, Free Throw,

7000.

Tue., Feb. 21, 8 p.m., $13-$15. Blueberry

SEVYN STREETER: Thu., Jan. 12, 8 p.m., $20-

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BY DAN SAVAGE Hey, Dan: I’m a very sex-positive girl a d fi all o i ed o rie d to ope p a o t his etishes ell, it t r s o t he s i to so t ore ot o a lie, as a it p t o , t o o rse did t tell hi started loo i or i or atio a o t his etish, a d it s ot as o o as tho ht st led po a e sites or li e i ded people, a d dersta di o it is that ores reall lo or i ti a a d prote tio s i terpretatio orre t Also, a ter lear i a o t it, reali ed it s less e tre e tha so e o the st e s all e a e i , li e hea , so a t hi to eel lfilled s there a a a help hi a t o t his etish e o ld li e to e the eatee Fully Understanding Lover’s Longings Vore, for readers who aren’t familiar with the term, refers to a spectrum of kinks that involve being eaten alive or eating another creature alive.

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Before you can determine which way to go — assuming your boyfriend wants to “act out” his fantasies in the first place you ll have to get more details. Is he into the intimacy and protection aspects of vore? Is it an extension of a mouth and/or pregnancy fetish? Does an interest in bondage factor in? Learning more about what gets him going — besides the whole being eaten alive thing is the first step.

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Try zipping him up in a sleeping bag to simulate being in a stomach — filling it with a gooey liquid will make it feel more like the inside of some fantastical beast’s stomach — but be careful not to smother him if you do “full enclosure.”

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