Monthly Archives: May 2014

Kevin Killeen interviewed me yesterday for his early morning segment, “A Whole ‘Nother Story.” He’s a good interviewer. It should put you in the mood to take in my reading at the Stone Spiral Coffee and Curios, 2500 Sutton Blvd. in Maplewood, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Here’s the interview. Kevin Killeen’s Whole ‘nother Story —Continue reading “An Interview by Kevin Killeen”

Today was absolutely awesome, mostly. I sold, sold, sold both my book about the Arch and Beer, Brats, and Basement: St. Louis Germans at the German Cultural Society’s Maifest. I don’t know how many people said they showed up because they saw me on Fox 2 this morning. I had some great conversation and cameContinue reading “Awesome Day”

Had an awesome time on Fox2 this morning. Here’s the video. St. Louisan’s book shares story behind the Gateway Arch

Sunday is shaping up to be a most busy day. At 7:45 a.m., I’ll be talking about The Making of an Icon: The Dreamers, The Schemers, and The Hard Hats Who Built the Gateway Arch on Fox 2 News in the morning. After that, I’ll be off to church and then make a quick changeContinue reading “Busy, Busy Day”

The Post-Dispatch and the West End Word both carried great reviews of my book in recent days. Here’s a link to the Post-Dispatch review: http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/reviews/st-louisan-s-book-the-making-of-an-icon-sings/article_30a965c8-27ab-574c-9e8d-af0e3eab9ed6.html And here’s a link to the West End Word review: http://www.westendword.com/Articles-Books-c-2014-04-22-192142.114137-The-Making-Of-An-Icon.html#axzz30cm5sSpi Enjoy!

I’ll speak on “The Making of an Icon: The Dreamers, the Schemers, and the Hard Hats Who Built the Gateway Arch” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, at Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid Ave.