The first time I met Austin, he officiated a wedding and moved me to tears. This second time around he was visiting Cincinnati for the Fringe Festival where his play Denali was in production. Caught the show and enjoyed it thoroughly. Even better was having a brew afterward and getting to ask all those questions one [...]

Joel’s good friends of mine out in St. Louis and when I was driving back from Pennsylvania with ‘em last fall, I finally got to meet him up in Columbus. Caught another visit and this time he brought his well worn copy of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. I’m an idiot for not seeing that [...]

I highly recommend stopping by Dirty Franks in Columbus Ohio if you like any sort of hot dog. Stopped by here on the way back from Pennsylvania and met up with Joel before splitting ways with the fellas from St. Louis and headin’ home.

Closed out our quick trip to Missouri grabbing dinner with Jason at a Middle Eastern joint called Ranoush.

In all my visits to St. Louis, I’ve never been to the place that makes one of my favorite beers: Budweiser. That is, until this day. Renard the fox, mascot for Budweiser’s prohibition “near beer” malt beverage called  Bevo. How stay-tabs are made. Ended the whole she-bang with some cold ones.

“The Brown” snaps my somber photo at Milton’s – a Prospect Hill Tavern. (Walk-ins welcome.)