average low temperature in Minneapolis in January is 5 degrees and average high is 23
I'll take being murdered
I'll take being murdered
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In Minneapolis everyone feels that cold. In St. Louis not everyone is murdered.southsidepride wrote:average low temperature in Minneapolis in January is 5 degrees and average high is 23
I'll take being murdered
It's cold, but you can also sled, snowboard, x-country-ski, skate, ice fish, play pond hockey every day of the winter, so there is plenty to do. Wear good base layers and insulated boots, you might as well be in Cancun.
After living in Vermont for four years, I can say with confidence that there's a point where you don't feel the cold so much. No, it gets to the point where you feel as cold as you were before, but now you're just in pain. And then comes spring when you and your friends run outside in a t-shirt and shorts with a ball glove, only to find out later that the temperature was 35.
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Back on the streets! Trial of Chase Park catering director murdered in cold blood ends in hung jury.
Reminds me, are the cops still looking for the guy who shot Nick Wapusniak in the back over a parking spot or are they too busy babysitting at the "protests" right now?
http://m.stltoday.com/news/local/crime- ... touch=true
Reminds me, are the cops still looking for the guy who shot Nick Wapusniak in the back over a parking spot or are they too busy babysitting at the "protests" right now?
http://m.stltoday.com/news/local/crime- ... touch=true
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^ For the record, the suspect was Lorenzo "Savage" Milton so there you go. The witnesses for the prosecution also didn't seem to be boy scouts though.
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^^ also for the record, it states there will be a retrial.
That's a rather disgusting statement.leeharveyawesome wrote: Reminds me, are the cops still looking for the guy who shot Nick Wapusniak in the back over a parking spot or are they too busy babysitting at the "protests" right now?
It's Kapusniak.leeharveyawesome wrote:#NickWapusniak
Don't forget his name.
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Thanks, baby. Thank you.erina wrote:It's Kapusniak.leeharveyawesome wrote:#NickWapusniak
Don't forget his name.
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Heh. I do this anyways every spring. As soon as the snow melts, it's time to play catch!shimmy wrote:After living in Vermont for four years, I can say with confidence that there's a point where you don't feel the cold so much. No, it gets to the point where you feel as cold as you were before, but now you're just in pain. And then comes spring when you and your friends run outside in a t-shirt and shorts with a ball glove, only to find out later that the temperature was 35.
"baby"?leeharveyawesome wrote:Thanks, baby. Thank you.erina wrote:It's Kapusniak.leeharveyawesome wrote:#NickWapusniak
Don't forget his name.
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Another woman was shot and killed today.... it seems like there have been an awful number of female victims of late. I also wonder about the two women who were shot near the depressed lanes.... quite a few interstate shootings lately.
^ Holy crap.... KMOV now reporting that 4 woman in a car were shot at this evening on Kingshighway & Murdoch.
Also, another touring band van was robbed of $30,000 worth of equipment-- this time outside Pappy's.
Also, another touring band van was robbed of $30,000 worth of equipment-- this time outside Pappy's.
Someone HAS to be targeting band vans.roger wyoming II wrote:Also, another touring band van was robbed of $30,000 worth of equipment-- this time outside Pappy's.
http://lambgoat.com/blog/538/its-not-ju ... -St.-Louis
Interesting thought from another band."So, our tour van was just robbed around 12:30 pm today in St. Louis in broad daylight outside of Pappy's Smokehouse. We lost everything. Multiple laptops, all our musical equipment, my canon 5d mark ii camera and lenses, everything I use to record my music, my mic, my apogee duet, my ipad, clothes, phones, my friend GodDamnChan lost every beat he's ever made, all my external hard drives containing all the music I had made for my next album(s). We filed a police report and changed passwords and called State Farm but nothing can replace what we lost. We were in the restaurant for 30 minutes. And they essentially took my job, all the work I had done for the past two years building up to 2015. Gone. There's no amount of likes or comments that'll bring anything back, I just wanted to let the people who robbed us know ***** YOU and let our fans know I'll be performing the next few shows with limited resources on this tour (and I will be a little late to the show tonight). So please know I normally would have a more organized set than whatever I'll have to scrounge together here on my way to Kansas. I'm done with St Louis, if you wanna see me perform in the future come to Chicago or something cuz St Louis is dead to me. Just took all the work I had to done to support and feed my family in 2015 away from me.
"If you know me, however, you know I'm not all doom and gloom and pessimistic. So, I would be remiss to not point out that my family is safe, nobody got hurt, I am healthy, I've lived a good, relatively painful, peaceful life and the sun is still shining. BUT SERIOUSLY ***** WHOEVER STOLE MY sh*t!!!
"Lawrence, Kansas tonight at the Grenada with MC Chris and MC Lars."
http://lambgoat.com/news/23396/For-The- ... -St.-Louis
"Stay clear from this terrible venue as over 10 bands have been robbed in the last year (3 in the last 2 months). (Promoter/owner refuses to add any security or even cameras to the venue or 'security lot' even after all the robberies which leads us to believe it might be an inside job so stay clear if you are a touring band)."
Shouldn't the cops park a van out there with a few officers inside and see what happens?
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3 more homicides yesterday. It's getting down right beyond dangerous out there to the point you really have to avoid interstate 70. I would not be surprised if we hit 150 for the year. This has been a awful all around year for St.Louis.
^ From the comments:dweebe wrote:Someone HAS to be targeting band vans.roger wyoming II wrote:Also, another touring band van was robbed of $30,000 worth of equipment-- this time outside Pappy's.
http://lambgoat.com/blog/538/its-not-ju ... -St.-LouisInteresting thought from another band."So, our tour van was just robbed around 12:30 pm today in St. Louis in broad daylight outside of Pappy's Smokehouse. We lost everything. Multiple laptops, all our musical equipment, my canon 5d mark ii camera and lenses, everything I use to record my music, my mic, my apogee duet, my ipad, clothes, phones, my friend GodDamnChan lost every beat he's ever made, all my external hard drives containing all the music I had made for my next album(s). We filed a police report and changed passwords and called State Farm but nothing can replace what we lost. We were in the restaurant for 30 minutes. And they essentially took my job, all the work I had done for the past two years building up to 2015. Gone. There's no amount of likes or comments that'll bring anything back, I just wanted to let the people who robbed us know f*** YOU and let our fans know I'll be performing the next few shows with limited resources on this tour (and I will be a little late to the show tonight). So please know I normally would have a more organized set than whatever I'll have to scrounge together here on my way to Kansas. I'm done with St Louis, if you wanna see me perform in the future come to Chicago or something cuz St Louis is dead to me. Just took all the work I had to done to support and feed my family in 2015 away from me.
"If you know me, however, you know I'm not all doom and gloom and pessimistic. So, I would be remiss to not point out that my family is safe, nobody got hurt, I am healthy, I've lived a good, relatively painful, peaceful life and the sun is still shining. BUT SERIOUSLY f*** WHOEVER STOLE MY sh*t!!!
"Lawrence, Kansas tonight at the Grenada with MC Chris and MC Lars."
http://lambgoat.com/news/23396/For-The- ... -St.-Louis"Stay clear from this terrible venue as over 10 bands have been robbed in the last year (3 in the last 2 months). (Promoter/owner refuses to add any security or even cameras to the venue or 'security lot' even after all the robberies which leads us to believe it might be an inside job so stay clear if you are a touring band)."
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Some of these comments are ridiculous. I own fubar. I have 8 cameras. There is no inside job. I have never done heroin in my life and weigh 250lbs. Dont leave your s*** in your vehicle. Bring it in the club.
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Is it just me, or does it seem like crime, which was already on an upward trend in 2014, really got out of control in the 70 or so days since the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson? Perhaps I'm wrong, but it doesn't seem like a coincidence to me.
Ebsy, you may find LHA's statement inartful, but I believe these protests have come with high costs to our community. The tab for police protection from state, county, and local departments is near $6 million. Who knows how much more money was lost in business over the last two months in areas affected by protests, especially in Ferguson? Who knows how much of an effect that past and possible future unrest will have on St. Louis' reputation and its ability to attract and retain businesses, conventions, jobs, and residents? Most of all, it seems like really brazen crimes like several recent homicides and major theft in broad daylight are on the rise. These are all real costs to our community that cannot be ignored. Sadly, I don't expect things to get much better, since it is a matter of time before a grand jury likely clears Officer Wilson of any wrongdoing and since law enforcement is already stretched to the limit through much of the St. Louis area.
The string of shootings in broad daylight, on and near I-70, and the multiple incidents of music equipment theft are all great causes for concern in my opinion. I just hope city police has adequate resources to make progress on all of these fronts.
Ebsy, you may find LHA's statement inartful, but I believe these protests have come with high costs to our community. The tab for police protection from state, county, and local departments is near $6 million. Who knows how much more money was lost in business over the last two months in areas affected by protests, especially in Ferguson? Who knows how much of an effect that past and possible future unrest will have on St. Louis' reputation and its ability to attract and retain businesses, conventions, jobs, and residents? Most of all, it seems like really brazen crimes like several recent homicides and major theft in broad daylight are on the rise. These are all real costs to our community that cannot be ignored. Sadly, I don't expect things to get much better, since it is a matter of time before a grand jury likely clears Officer Wilson of any wrongdoing and since law enforcement is already stretched to the limit through much of the St. Louis area.
The string of shootings in broad daylight, on and near I-70, and the multiple incidents of music equipment theft are all great causes for concern in my opinion. I just hope city police has adequate resources to make progress on all of these fronts.
I get what you mean by the uptick in crime but it's pretty far-fetched to assume it's because of MB, no? As you said, it was already on an upward trajectory. I would definitely say it's a coincidence.
And with regard to the protests and their ill effect... all of that is probably true to some degree, but maybe that's the price the city/region pays for ignoring its macro problems of racial disparity, segregation, and poverty, and the micro problems like the ticket/warrant scams in absurdly small NoCo municipalities. People are pissed off about more than just Mike Brown--I think of it in some ways as the straw that broke the camel's back. What do you expect angry people to do, just sit back because they fear the fiscal and PR related costs their protesting will bring? That's not really how it works. Granted, there are probably more constructive, less antagonistic/disruptive ways of addressing their grievances and the fundamental problems in the system, but I think the problem is they're so disillusioned about 'the system' that they see no point in working within it.
And with regard to the protests and their ill effect... all of that is probably true to some degree, but maybe that's the price the city/region pays for ignoring its macro problems of racial disparity, segregation, and poverty, and the micro problems like the ticket/warrant scams in absurdly small NoCo municipalities. People are pissed off about more than just Mike Brown--I think of it in some ways as the straw that broke the camel's back. What do you expect angry people to do, just sit back because they fear the fiscal and PR related costs their protesting will bring? That's not really how it works. Granted, there are probably more constructive, less antagonistic/disruptive ways of addressing their grievances and the fundamental problems in the system, but I think the problem is they're so disillusioned about 'the system' that they see no point in working within it.
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The band theft issue should be easy-enough to solve: set up a few decoy vans until they take the bait. It's a little obnoxious that it's gone on this long. I realize the police have a lot going on at the moment, but the fix seems pretty straightforward. If they don't get on it soon there are going to be lasting repercussions for St. Louis' already-suffering music scene.
As for the uptick in violent crime, I read recently that St. Louis is a crossroads of sorts for drug trafficking between Mexico and Chicago. My guess would be that most of the shootings are somehow related to this, either in terms of turf wars, unpaid debts, or just drug criminals having non-drug-crime related crime hobbies. The drug issue is a big big deal and we're going to need serious help from the federal government to tackle it, as we don't have the resources otherwise.
As for the uptick in violent crime, I read recently that St. Louis is a crossroads of sorts for drug trafficking between Mexico and Chicago. My guess would be that most of the shootings are somehow related to this, either in terms of turf wars, unpaid debts, or just drug criminals having non-drug-crime related crime hobbies. The drug issue is a big big deal and we're going to need serious help from the federal government to tackle it, as we don't have the resources otherwise.
You're making a big assumption there thaturban_dilettante wrote:The band theft issue should be easy-enough to solve: set up a few decoy vans until they take the bait. It's a little obnoxious that it's gone on this long. I realize the police have a lot going on at the moment, but the fix seems pretty straightforward. If they don't get on it soon there are going to be lasting repercussions for St. Louis' already-suffering music scene.
-city hall/police HQ cares one bit about band vans being broken in to
-the police would have half the brain to think bait vans and actually put the effort in