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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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Van Halen's March 30 St. Louis Concert Postponed
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Iron Chef America -- The Game!
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This Is Hawkwind -- Do Not Panic
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Recent Articles By Michael Alan Goldberg
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Tiësto
9 p.m. Sunday, December 30. Home Nightclub, 1260 South Main Street, St. Charles.
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Benny Benassi
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High on Fire
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Interpol
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The Polyphonic Spree
8 p.m. Saturday, August 4. The Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard)
By Michael Alan Goldberg
Published: August 1, 2007
Somewhere between Jesus Christ Superstar and Children of the Corn sits the current incarnation of the Polyphonic Spree — the Texas cult-cum-symphonic-rock outfit which manages to be creepy and joyous at the same time. Led by charismatic ex-Tripping Daisy singer Tim DeLaughter, the two-dozen-strong Spree has of late ditched the white robes in favor of military-style black get-ups emblazoned with red crosses and hearts — kinda like a gothic M*A*S*H unit. The group's new album, The Fragile Army, is a bit darker as well, but all of the strings, horns, harps, flutes, guitars and that heavenly choir ultimately renders it uplifting. The Spree's show is a spectacle that nearly reaches Flaming Lips' heights; without ruining any surprises, expect a dramatic entrance, songs old and new, lots of confetti and smoke, and perhaps even costume changes.
