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Toby Weiss, St. Louis https://www.beltstl.com/

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wednesday March 11th I'll be up at UMSL with Vivian Gibson and Sarah Kiser to talk WRITING FOR CHANGE

23.02.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Since adultery & lying
are in the Ten Commandments
but being gay isn't,
why are y'all more disgusted w/the gays
than you are with Trump?

07.11.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 874    πŸ” 194    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 10

We didn't get the guy who leveraged the presidency to make billions, defrauded the government, sexually abused women, led an insurrection, ruined democracy, demolished the East Wing, and turned the Justice Department into a personal revenge machine.

But we nailed the guys running a poker game.

23.10.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I refuse to look into the root propaganda. She gave me Hedberg and that’s a wrap.

24.09.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I covered this place in 2009, but the photo was from 2002. www.beltstl.com/a-little-var...

17.08.2025 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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$200k building permit issued for rehab of 2815 S KINGSHIGHWAY BLVD

16.08.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ‘€ Been there too many times. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. And good luck.

26.06.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Heartbreaking news. Seeing his photos in the late 90s changed my life, leading to www.beltstl.com for which Ken was sweet and supportive. His was a magical camera eye, and those photos remain eternally astounding. Thank you for sharing them with us.

26.06.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Burnt Factory - Lecoutour Bros. Stair Mfg. - B.E.L.T. - St. Louis A factory burns on Brannon Avenue, and you better relax or they'll think it's arson.

It was a 2005 fire. I covered it here: www.beltstl.com/burnt-factory/

23.06.2025 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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32 Hotdogs and A Pocketful of Chops: Eating With Duke Ellington - Flashbak Duke Ellington (born Edward Kennedy Ellington; April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) had a voracious appetite for sex and food. The elegant American jazz pianist, composer, master of instrumental colour and ...

Need to lose 30 pounds? Check out The Duke's special diet.

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01.06.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Still pretending it’s not true. Trying to let the devastation slowly sink in.

07.04.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sexual Archetypes: the 30th Anniversary of "Sooner or Later" We all react to subconscious triggers embedded in our brains, and often the key to breaking a habit is making the effort to unlock that code...

Today is a personal holiday. And 46th Anniversary.

25.03.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I found someone (or shall I say something?) to take away the heartache: the official unveiling of my new book, "Cher: I Got You Babe," out May 6 via Running Press. As you can see, it's Cher-iffic! www.runningpress.com/titles/annie...

14.03.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

The owner was never connected to the antique store, other than friends with the owner. He was a retired Famous-Barr advertising artist. Prolific painter. And my cat, Zander, is buried in the front yard of that place!

11.03.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Disastrous Demise: The Acting Gene In February of this year, two-time Oscar-winner Mr. Gene Hackman was found dead in his New Mexico estate. The 95 year-old had, understandabl...

As I stay atop the latest details of Gene Hackman's eerie, tragic demise, this becomes my absolute favorite tribute to the greatest star I took for granted.

09.03.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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RenΓ© Magritte’s Art Deco Posters and Music Covers - Flashbak Belgian painter RenΓ© Magritte (21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) is best known for his Surrealist art. But before he relocated from Brussels to Paris in 1927 and began hanging out with AndrΓ© Breton (...

Yummy deco eye feast.

08.03.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love this. Especially since I’m their marketing gal!

06.03.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have a gut feeling we’ll be doing a recreation of the movie Red Dawn, in real time.

04.03.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SLDC taps four historic North City sites for rehab work The city will invest up to $5.5 million in The Sara-Lou Cafe, Chuck Berry’s former home, Club Imperial, and the Wellston Loop Pavilion.

The city will invest up to $5.5 million in The Sara-Lou Cafe, Chuck Berry’s former home, Club Imperial, and the Wellston Loop Pavilion.

28.02.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the 2nd time the funeral home told me how β€œslammed”/busy they are. Seems like a lot of folks were angling to get off this mortal coil before the Weekend At Bernie’s inauguration…

07.01.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So, basically the soundtrack to the film Everybody Wants Some!

29.12.2024 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Whew! Thanks.

28.12.2024 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Though The Apartment also covers New Years. And it’s one of the best films ever. Does that get a pass!

28.12.2024 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I still have the cassette! Haven’t been able play it in ages. Thanks for making it available!!

25.12.2024 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Merry Chermas. May your heart be light.

25.12.2024 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
My Hilarious Warner Bros. Royalty Statement, Part Deux | Too Much Joy 15 years ago this month, Tim posted a rant about the obviously unreliable digital royalty statement he had finally received from our old label after a couple of years of pestering them for it. The sad...

15 years ago, I posted a rant about just how stupid and evil my digital royalty statement from Warner Bros was.

This year has given me cause to post a sequel. It even has a happy ending, of sorts.

But I'm still pissed off.

10.12.2024 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 6
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28.11.2024 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A must read, you’re right. Just as MO is a bellwether of the decay of democracy, StL was continually a canary in the coalmine of white supremacy. And continually before the Supreme Court (victoriously ) before it went blatantly anti-everything humane.

28.11.2024 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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THE PAIRS THAT NEVER WERE: Joan Crawford and Humphrey Bogart Noirvember’s THE PAIRS THAT NEVER WERE goes out to two people whom I frankly cannot believe never made a movie together. I mean, of all the actors from Hollywood’s Golden Age, you’d think Joan Craw…

Huh.

26.11.2024 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0