[Rhodes22-list] Another Good Reason to Visit Slim

[Steven Alm]

Brad,

Funny you should mention Branson.  I was just on the phone with a guy who is
playing at a newly opened piano bar there.  He said he'll put in a word for
me so maybe it'll happen.

Looks like MO will be my home away from home between Kansa City, the Lake of
the Ozarks, Columbia, a new club in St. Louis and now Branson.

Slim

On 9/18/07, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Slim,
>
> Have you been to Branson yet?  It is in the neighborhood.  My attitude is,
> "it's a nice place to visit, wouldn't want to live there".  Branson has a
> bit too much traffic for me and is a bit too "glittery". On the other
> hand,
> they have nothing but tax base and a small population.  The music program
> in
> the local school district must be awesome.  Check it out!
>
> Brad
>
> On 9/18/07, Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Brad,
> >
> > First, thanks for the plug but most of my gigs are out of town these
> days.
> > And thus I'm at the airport all the time (today, in fact--just got home
> > from
> > the Lake of the Ozarks) and I still don't know which bathroom it is.   I
> > seem to remember hearing it's outside the security check, but I've heard
> > there are websites dedicated to listing places where you can "connect"
> and
> > MSP, and in fact that particular bathroom is high on the list.
> >
> > BTW, the Lake of the Ozarks gig is awesome.  If anyone is planning on
> > being
> > there, please let me know.  I'll hook you up with a lot of fun!  See:
> > http://toadcove.com
> >
> > Slim
> >
> > On 9/17/07, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Just getting to hear Slim play is reason enough to fly to MSP, but if
> > you
> > > need another one, here it is!  Brad
> > >
> > > -----------------------------
> > >
> > > US Senator's 'gay sting' sparks toilet tourism
> > > By Matthew Moore
> > > Last Updated: 4:33pm BST 17/09/2007
> > >
> > > New York has the Statue of Liberty, San Francisco boasts the Golden
> Gate
> > > Bridge, and Washington is home to the White House.
> > > [image: US senator caught in 'gay' sting operation]Republican senator
> > > Larry
> > > Craig has faced rumours about his sexuality since the 1980s
> > >
> > > But Minneapolis' new must-see tourist attraction tops them all, at
> least
> > > for
> > > lovers of a old-fashioned political sex scandal.
> > >
> > > Visitors from across the United States are flocking to the men's
> toilets
> > > at
> > > Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport to see the stall where
> Senator
> > > Larry Craig was arrested for making sexual advances towards an
> > undercover
> > > male police officer<
> >
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/29/wsenator129.xml
> > > >
> > > .
> > >
> > > The Republican senator for Idaho was forced to resign earlier last
> month
> > > <
> >
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/01/wsenator101.xml
> > > >after
> > > pleading guilty to "disorderly conduct" in relation to his behaviour
> in
> > > the
> > > known gay cruising ground.
> > >
> > > Mr Craig allegedly tapped his foot, brushed his shoe against the
> > officer's
> > >
> > > shoe and repeatedly waved his hand under the stall divider.
> > >
> > > Now the scene of the sting is proving unexpectedly popular with
> curious
> > > air
> > > travellers.
> > >
> > > Karen Evans, who works at the airport's information desk, says that
> > > "Excuse
> > > me, can you please tell me where the Larry Craig bathroom is?" is now
> > one
> > > of
> > > the most frequent questions she is asked.
> > >
> > > "It's become a tourist attraction," Ms Evans told the Idaho Statesman
> > > newspaper. "People are taking pictures."
> > >
> > > Gee Butler, who works at the airport's shoeshine shop, told the paper:
> > > "People have been going inside, taking pictures of the stall, taking
> > > pictures outside the bathroom door - man, it's been crazy."
> > >
> > > Jon and Sally Westby of Minneapolis popped in to the toilet while
> > waiting
> > > for their flight to Guatemala.
> > >
> > > "We had to just stop and check out the bathroom," Mrs Westby said. "In
> > > fact,
> > > it's Jon's second time - he was here last week already."
> > >
> > > Mr Craig resigned after pressure from within his own party, but
> insists
> > he
> > > is not gay and has done nothing wrong.
> > >
> > > He says he only pleaded guilty to the disorderly conduct offence to
> > "deal
> > > with the matter expeditiously", and has applied to have the plea
> > > withdrawn.
> > >
> > > For holidaymakers with more refined tastes, Minneapolis boasts the
> > highest
> > > density of theatres of any US city apart from New York, the beautiful
> > > Chain
> > > of Lakes, and a much-admired statue of Mary Tyler Moore.
> > >
> > > I
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