Nostalgia

Last week, a Texas woman was arrested for allegedly letting her kids (ages six and nine) play in their cul-de-sac unattended.  I think back to my childhood and when I was around five years old, the rule was to be home when the street lights came on.  We were free to roam the neighborhood and there was an understanding that if we got out of line, someone would call our parents.  Of course, this was before we decided to attempt to bubble wrap our kids.

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Well kids, a lot of you have been very patient with me in my discussions of what went down about a month ago at the Mark Twain Apartments.  I've been surprised by how many people I don't know told me they read the post, and how many people tell me they understood what it was like.

Well, I'm just now getting almost to the beginning of getting ready for a new place.  I have been a little jerked around a few times in finding one, but I might get lucky this time.  If all goes as planned, I'll be in a new place of my own by the beginning of September. But now, the problem emerges:  What do you replace?

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Sad news to report today, as former ‘Welcome Back, Kotter’ star and noted acting teacher Ron Palillo died this morning of a heart attack, at the age of 63.  Palillo was reportedly found by his lifelong partner Joseph Gramm early this morning in their Beach Gardens home, before being taken to the hospital and pronounced dead.  The news was reported by one of Palillo’s close personal friends.

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Kids, I know that for many of us who grew up in the Sedalia area, working at the Missouri State Fair was almost a given. 

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Many people may not soon forget the amazing run the St. Louis Cardinals had in 2011 on their way to the World Series, but the storied Cardinals team history runs deeper than just one season.  A magical season also occurred in 1982, where the Cardinals went 92-70 and won the National League East.  If you remember, those were the days of just two divisions in each league.  The Cardinals then went on to sweep the Atlanta Braves before they won in an epic seven game series versus the Milwaukee Brewers.

30 years later, the Brewers and Cardinals will play again as National League Central foes, and it is a fitting time to reflect on that 1982 season.  The Cardinals have announced that more than 20 1982 Cardinals players will come to the three-game series at Busch Stadium to be honored this weekend (August 3-5).

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Well, first of all, I'd like to thank everyone for reading my last post about this.  This is going to be hopefully a much more uplifting post. 

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I don't think a lot of you noticed, but I haven't been posting many blogs this past few days.  I'm sure our Blog Boy wants to shake his finger at me for it.  But, the reason for that I think is a good one - I've undergone a bit of a personal tragedy recently. This may not be easy to read. I know it won't be easy to write.

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Kids, today on the Links section I thought I'd tell you about one of my favorite picture sites.

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Six years ago, when she was 17, Alex Dainis made a video of herself lip-syncing along to the Aaron Carter song  ’Aaron’s Party (Come Get It.)’

Such a move was pretty questionable at the time, given that the tune came out back in 2000 and featured a 12-year-old Aaron Carter rapping. But, as you will see in the video below, the end justifies the means.

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Kids, today on the show we talked about Andy Griffith.  

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