Driving to work this morning the folks on the radio were talking about if you moved away from St. Louis, what would you miss. They were trying to say that things aren't so good here and people couldn't come up with many reasons.
My list doesn't mean I wouldn't enjoy living another place. It also doesn't mean that other cities would have something equal to the things listed below. But the question they posed was what would you miss if you moved.
So it got me to thinking. So here is a list of things I would miss.
The food. We have great food of all types. We also have foods that are specific to the city, Imos, Ted Drewes, Lions Choice. NAd a special mention for Black Thorn pizza.
It's easy to get everywhere.
Affordable.
Free zoo, art museum, history museum, science center.
City museum. Nothing else like it in the world.
My neighborhood. It's the perfect balance of quiet, excitement and close to many things.
My friends and family.
The sports teams.
The arch.
Great bike trails. both paved and off road.
The Loop.
FBC.
Saratoga Bowling lanes.
Schlafy Beer.
Allstar tattoo, trader Bobs tattoo, Ironage tattoo.
Architecture.
Stag beer.
I am sure I could go on.
So... What would you miss?
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Lion's choice, HA!
I would miss...
friends and family
my cats
unpredictable weather
Tower Grove Park
Forest Park
the checkerboard of nice and bad neighborhoods
driving across the river to visit
my hometown (Edwardsville)
the Symphony
Jazz at the Bistro
saying "soda," not "pop"
people-watching in the Loop
the Tivoli
all the venues where I go to see live music
being close to everything in the city
The King and I!
i miss ted drewes. everyone is into pinkberry yogurt here :P
and of course, my friends :D
Pinkberry is so yuck... When i worked for Peggy Sirota in LA, I would have to go get her pinkberry at the end of her shoots. that stuff is nasty!
more stuff...
telling people I live in Missouri (pronounced 'misery')
knowing everyone in St. Louis through 2 degrees of separation
not being able to fall asleep in the summer because it's SO DAMN HOT
listening to visitors complain that St. Louis is "weird" because our downtown isn't crammed with people all the time
turning on 88.7 between 9 and 11pm, hoping to hear jazz, and smacking myself in the forehead because I always forget that they play stupid new age music during that time slot
I would miss:
-My family, most of whom have migrated here like me
-All things Forest Park
-All things The Loop, CWE
-the pocketed melting pot feel of the city/county
-being able to bike from one state to another over a crazy bridge
-The Sheldon, BB Hill, Way Out, Lemmons, and everywhere else is home to my music
-Saratoga, Imos, Pasta House, MoKaBe's, Meshuggahs, and Mangia
-Busch Wildlife, Castlewood, Lone Elk and Queeny parks
-weekend trips down old Hwy 94 and country roads listening to NPR while stopping at a church chili supper, random garage sale, or winery, ending up in Washington MO to have a burger at Wimpy's
-Breakfast at Soulard Coffee Garden
-Lunch at King & I
-Happy hour at El Borracho
-Dinner at Scottish Arms
-Dessert at Baileys or Fountian on Locust
-christmas light spectacular in South City
-St. Patricks day in Dogtown
-Thanksgiving Parade downtown
-The Rep, Magic Smoking Monkey Theater, Fox
-Plowsharing Crafts, Cherokee St. antique shops, Botanical Garden
-Gateway Cup, FP Balloon Glow
making a "St. Louis stop" in 2nd gear
watching my out-of-town relatives wilt in the humidity
and last but not least,
Mr. Walter
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