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7-Up vs. Coke Part 2
Heir to a fortune, Andrew Gladney went from John Burroughs to Yale and came home to found the dot-com darling Savvis Inc. Then he squandered it all. The spectacular flameout of a St. Louis soft-drink scion.
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Red Alert: Everything they really don't want you to know about those pesky traffic-light cameras
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Ludo is fired up and ready to play on the national stage
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Curious Gorge: Ian tests the animal magnetism of Three Monkeys
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Seeing Red: Partners battle over a Wash. Ave. eatery's ownership
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Red Alert: Everything they really don't want you to know about those pesky traffic-light cameras (10)
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Seeing Red: Partners battle over a Wash. Ave. eatery's ownership (9)
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7-Up vs. Coke Part 2 (6)
Heir to a fortune, Andrew Gladney went from John Burroughs to Yale and came home to found the dot-com darling Savvis Inc. Then he squandered it all. The spectacular flameout of a St. Louis soft-drink scion.
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Will Ian flip for the Original Pancake House? (4)
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Is a Wash. U. dean destroying alumni records and making unjust department cuts? (3)
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Have two Nirvana producers helped create the next Metallica?
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"The Sex Song": Not TASTiSKANK's homage to Matthew McConaughey
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Bret Michaels (sort of) talks dirty to RFT
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The 75s make an extra-fancy splash with its debut record
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Producer nonpareil Pharrell Williams is happy to be just one of the band again
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Legendarily Ornery STL Bartender Mark Pollman ICU Update
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St. Louis Concert Calendar, March 11 through June
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Local Harvest Grocery and Emack & Bolio's
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This Is Hawkwind -- Do Not Panic
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Recent Articles By Christian Schaeffer
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Finest Worksong
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Isley Brothers
8 p.m. Friday, April 20. Fox Theatre (527 North Grand Boulevard).
By Christian Schaeffer
Published: April 18, 2007
Don't count Ronald Isley out just yet — even if he's dealt with a stroke, a bout with kidney cancer and a prison sentence for tax evasion in the past few years. Somehow, despite all this drama, Isley's also staged a late-career comeback, one owing largely to his partnership with R. Kelly and the creation of Isley's pimptastic alter-ego, Mr. Biggs. The pair's collaborations, particularly 2003's Body Kiss, proved that Ron can sing Kelly's often-absurd lyrics and make them work; on "Lucky Charm," Mr. Biggs compares his lady to a bowl of cereal, while "What Would You Do?" allows ladies the opportunity to envision themselves as Mrs. Biggs. These songs are built on a fantasy of smooth grooves and endless sex appeal, but damned if it isn't a fun ride. This concert is billed as the Isley Brothers, (although only Ron and guitarist Ernie remain of the original six), but expect Mr. Biggs to be holding court most of the night.
