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BOB O'LOUGHLIN, ELIZABETH ROBINSON, JUSTIN EDWARDS, ROBERT AMICK

Unabashed for their love of baseball, the crowds headed for Busch Stadium on Saturday and were braced for a win over the Cubs. The noise of the crowd was maddening.  Some cooed with the pigeons cooing back. Our town came to life as it has throughout all baseball seasons. The fun-loving baseball fans were a favored few in a world going panicky over the looming prospect of our nation on the prospect of financial crisis.  A few of the ticket-holders were sparked on their hopes for the future of Ballpark Village, which was occupied by huge equipment of the ESPN network. “I think they should make it a greenspace with a waterfall,” opined Blake Parrott.  Joe Moore: “Should be shops and condos.” Shannon Collins: “One huge bar.”

JIM AND ALISON EDMONDS CHILDREN

Tom Whittinger: “An interactive baseball museum for adults with batting cages.”  Upon entering the reception area, I learned from Jay Spoonhour, that his beloved dad, Charlie, had undergone a lung transplant at Duke University Medical Center. (Jay is currently athletic director and head basketball coach at Moberly Junior College.)  With him were Bob Ramsey, broadcaster on ESPN 101, Kevin Slaten of KFNS 590 and Tiffany Thompson, a court reporter in Jeff City. Then, commentator/conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart popped in from his L.A. base. “I love baseball!,” he shouted. Breitbart, who helped

ANDY LOTTES, LAUREN KINSELLA, MEG ELLIS, ERIC PLUME

Arianna Huffington launch The Huffington Post and served as an editor of The Drudge Report, boasted he was the first to expose the x-rated Andrew Weiner crotch-shot.  Breitbart’s blogs are:  Big Hollywood; Big Journalism and Big Peace. On hand were sports medicine guru Dr. Rick Lehman with pals from Baltimore – Dr. Juliana and Mark Mortenson, who own General Resonance, which “is investigating medications for use in oncology and arthritis, he explained. Others picking up their ducats for the game were: Andy Lottes; Lauren Kinsella; Meg Ellis; Eric Plume and Allison Edmonds  (Jim’s spouse) with their two children.

360 AT THE HILTON

BOB O'LOUGHLIN AND ROBERT AMICK

*After I tooled up to the 360 rooftop of the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark Hotel, I was met by owner Bob O’Loughlin and its creator Robert Amick, an owner of a number of restaurants throughout the country and designer of the rooftop at Chicago’s Wit Hotel roof. There was adulation among the revelers of visiting Chicagoans, vacationing Iowans, queens of the vestal virgins and proper people. Amick recalled,  “Bob O’Loughlincalled me and said he wanted a design for the creation of something different for the roof and he insisted I do it with steroids.” “We’re amazed that here it’s doing more business than at the Wit.

JAY SPOONHOUR, BOB RAMSEY, KEVIN SLATEN, TIFFANY THOMPSON

In fact, 360 was standing-room-only until 2 a.m. last Sunday.”  From atop the 25-story hotel, we could see the Mississippi 25 miles away and some revelers on the roof declared they saw and heard the U-2 concert at Busch. 360 Is truly a gift to our town. Just ask InBevAB topper Carlos Brito, who sipped a bottle of Bud there and remarked that he enjoyed seeing the Budweiser brewery sign from the roof. Amick is also creator of the born-again Cheshire Inn and Lodge under O’Loughlin’s banner. New rooms will open by Aug. 5 and the completed complex will bow next September.

MIKE CLAIBORN, DR. JULIANA AND MARK MORTENSON, DR. RICK LEHMAN

Dr. L. Mike Nayak and his wife, Avni

Distinguished plastic surgeon Dr. L. Mike Nayak and his wife/attorney Avni, offered that there has been “an explosion” of patients seeking reconstruction of their noses. Over dinner at Tony’s, Avni, who works in Mike’s office, quipped, “I’m a recovering lawyer and have been clean for seven years”. . .Terry Croupen was aglow about his new bride, the former Tina DiGregorio, and admitted, “I’ll take another shot”. . .Freshly off its successful fundraising for Vince Schoemehl and the Advance St. Louis campaign, Matt Lieberman‘s Majority Strategies has reloaded, hiring two well-known Democratic political professionals:  Lori Becker, a former administrator for License Collector Gregory FX Daly and ex-Slay campaigner; and Angela Bingaman, a vet of the Clint Zwiefel and Jay Nixon campaigns. . .”The Fast Lane” hosts Bob Ramsey, D’Marco Farr and Randy Karaker will host their first-ever “Massages for Mama” event at Seasons Spa & Salon on Friday.  It will include a $15 Mother’s Day massage from 6-7:30 p.m. in an effort to collect the most money/donations and the right to be called the biggest “mama’s boy.”  The host who raises the most for the St. Louis Crisis Nursery voted by 101 ESPN listeners will get a Brazilian Wax live on the air. . .North county Dem politics was the topic the other night at Yacovellis’ Restaurant in Florissant where 76th district Misssuri state rep candidate Keith Schildroth was feted by a host committee, that included state senator Tim Green… .Danny Wald has sold his portfolio of apartment buildings in The Loop to WashU.  As many recall, his late parents, Margie and Harry Wald were the impresarios of burlesque at the long-gone Grand and Garrick Theaters.

Il Bel Lago was where Bonneville St. Louis Radio Group entertained clients and partners by introing radio show hosts Annie Henson of The Cornbread Morning Show and Bo Matthews of 92.3 WIL, along with The Fast Lane’s D’Marco Farr, Randy Karraker and Bob Ramsey of 101 ESPN.  Bonneville was repped by chief John Kijowski, Kevin Robinson, Keith Kraus, Ben Granger, Kim Grant and Charlie Hartung. . .Pi in the CWE was where a barefooted 25th Ward Alderwoman Lyda Krewson jumped upon a table to tub-thump her legislative achievements at her fundraiser.  Faces in the crowd, who knocked off a total of 45, 16-inch pies such as those named “Lincoln Park,” “North Beach Classico,” “The Hill,” “Bucktown,” “East Loop” and “South Side Classico” were: Pete Rothschild; Annette and Alan Mandel; aldermanic prez Lewis Reed; Vince and Lois Schoemehl; Lance LeComb; Chester Himes; John and Anna Roach; Todd Epstein; Marvin and Linda Nodiff; Jim and Nicki Dwyer and Ald. Steve Gregali.