Posts Tagged ‘Scottrade’

Of all the twists and turns in his life including the untimely loss of a son, who remains a presence in his mind and heart, Jerry Clinton battles on.  His first round nowadays is battling cancer, which was diagnosed two years ago.  Clinton said, “I go to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston every three weeks for chemotherapy. It’s a new medical trial begun in Germany.  People who have cancer understand. Never give up, which I learned from the years I boxed. As long as I’m on my feet, I can still win.”  Boxing was foremost in his mind during the Guns ‘n Hoses event Wednesday night at Scottrade Center. It was the 23rd annual fundraiser for The Backstoppers, Inc., which provides support and financial assistance to the spouses and children of local and county police officers, firefighters, publicly-funded paramedics, EMTs and volunteer fire protection units, who’ve lost their lives on duty. About 17,000 boxing fans and supporters plunked down $300,000 to attend, bringing the total amount raised over the years to nearly $3 million. Clinton recalled the first year of Guns ‘n Hoses, when he had to donate $25,000 for the fights at which  “no money was made, and there was no media support.” He said, “Now, other cities are calling us to learn how we do it.” And, Clinton has a fantastic support system of friends and his beloved Teri Larkin.

Another way to thank our police and firefighter heroes is to support the 23rd Budweiser Guns ‘N Hoses on Thanksgiving eve (Nov. 25) at Scottrade Center.  There will be 17 bouts between members of area police and fire departments and boxing’s traditional 10-count to honor those who have died on duty in the last year.  Jerry Clinton, exec director of the Guns ‘N Hoses Association, said the event has raised more than $2.6 million since 1987 for The Backstoppers, which assists families of first responders who’ve lost their lives in the line of duty.  At a recent board meeting of The Backstoppers Association, its prez Anne Gagen and exec director Ron Battelle presented Budweiser hats to thank Clinton and others for their ongoing support. Board members include Clinton and David Stokes, prez and CEO of Grey Eagle Distributors.  (Stokes purchased Grey Eagle, St. Louis county distrib for the brewery, from Clinton in 2005.  For tix to the event from $20 to $30, call 713-6031, 444-5795 or $618-633-1507 or via ticketmaster.com.

One person the columnist did not meet in New York was Dave Checketts, founder of Sports Capital Partners, soccer/hockey impresario, and operator of the Scottrade Center.  Question for him?  What’s happened to Dennis Petrullo, who was a Senior Vice President in Checketts’ organization and General Manager of the Scottrade when the columnist left town – and now, apparently, is not …

AND, AWAY WE GOOOO: Vintner (Bryant Family Vineyards) and insurance exec (The

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Bryant Group) Donald Bryant has sued legal giant Bryan Cave, alleging malpractice. Bryant alleges that the firm, which has offices throughout the world, botched his pre-nuptial agreement with now ex-wife, Barbara. How much mal? Ten million dollars, alleges Bryant in a lawsuit – lost because the agreement failed to factor in capital gains tax on the marital estate. The agreement, revised in 1989, called for Barbara to receive a cash settlement tied to the appreciated value of the couple’s mutual assets. One of those assets is a modern art collection, which includes works by Jackson Pollack and Jasper Johns. The lawsuit was filed in St. Louis County Circuit Court, and has been assigned to Judge Larry

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Kendrick. Clayton attorney Laurence Maas is repping Bryant; Robert Haar is defending the Cave. (A bottle of Bryant Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvigon, 2005, will set you back about $450, if you are lucky enough to find one. Jasper Johns’ “False Start” – which Bryant does not own — sold in 2006 for $80 million.) . Here’s a tip to Variety: Wayne Meisenholder and his team, including Dick Richmond, are bowing a label, Arsenic Records in our town. The music will be pure rock, says BMeisenholder and the firm will have its own recording studio. Meisenholder was a yesteryear exec with Capitol, CBS, and Warner Bros. Records. Richmond is a retired Post-Dispatch scribe . What would

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you give to work with Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, James Franco and Billy Crudup? Well, that’s just the company hometowner Doc Crotzer, alum of St. Louis U High School, who is likely to spend a lot of time in this column because he returns telephone calls, is into these days. Crotzer is currently an assistant editor on Pitt’s production of the film, “Eat, Pray, Love,” which will be shot in New York, Rome, India and Bali, and is based on a best-seller by Elizabeth Gilbert. He is also working on one of P-D TV critic Gail Pennington‘s favorite television series, “Glee”, which recently premiered “and it’s getting positive reviews and numbers,” said Doc. “We’ve shot 12 episodes plus a pilot,

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so there are 11 left to air this fall,” he said. Crotzer is based in Los Angeles . Some downtown St. Louis barons are quietly trying to draft Pulaski Bank prez W. Thomas Reeves to fill the vacating top job at the Partnership for Downtown St. Louis. Before joining Pulaski, Reeves served as prez of Downtown Now. Reeves, though, has not signaled any interest. Among those actually vying for the job is well-respected Denny Coleman, who currently helms the St. Louis County Economic Council . Meanwhile, there are disagreements among its leadership about the direction of the fledgling Downtown Residents Association. The acrimony has led to the abrupt departures and resignations of a half

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dozen or so board members and officers. . Scottrade brass is in negotiations with Don King to encore another fight card there in November featuring Corey Spinks, son of world’s heavyweight champ, Leon Spinks . Get ready for another new upscale restaurant: Cafe Du Coin will be a “French-style bar” near the Smokehouse in Chesterfield Valley. Owners are Eric Miranne and his wife, the stunning Micki Jones Miranne, widow of the late and great homebuilder, Bob Jones. Micki also owns the Tru Spa, near the location of the up-and-coming eatery.