Monday, July 13, 2009


ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE!!!
Photo one is a view from center field to home plate. I hope you can make out the Arch and Old Court House sculptured in the grass.
Photo two is the opposite view as I am on the 4TH level looking out toward center field.Again I hope you can see the Arch and Old Court House in the grass.






Tony's office




Side view of Tony's office


Cardinal locker room now made into the National League locker room. On the left side is Albert,s uniform then his kids and of course #4 is the uniform of Yadier Molina.






The old guy and the all star logo.
















Dining room of the Cardinal locker room.


















1964 pennant is in the hallway of the Cardinal locker room. 1964 began my lucky baseball spectator career as I saw games #6 and #7 of the world series between the Cardinals and Yankees.
In 1964 we had two little girls, Nancy was a stay at home mom, I made six hundred dollars a month and we lived in a nice Shrewsbury house with a modest bank loan.

Franklin's uniform on the left is worn by Ryan and the shirts on the right are for his children.










Saturday, July 11, 2009



WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?

THAT CHERL CROWE APPEARS

ON MY BLOG!!!

The lesson to learn is to "Never leave home without your camera."

Saturday while working on a special project at the Arch for the Cardinals I was within thirty feet of Cheryl Crowe as she rehearsed for Saturdays nights concert.

















































I am not a fan of Cheryl Crowe and her music but it was fun to be so close to a celebrity. It was interesting to notice a film clip of tonights show that she was still wearing jeans and tonight she had on a black top.

Thursday, July 09, 2009


MORE GRAND PARENTING FUN!!!
Nancy has this idea to take Kayleigh and Donovan to a different park every week. Monday we visited Whitecliff in Crestwood. Sorry Annie but so far Whitecliff received the lowest rating. No shade,and the equipment area is very small. However we all wished we could swim in their pool.















We then visited the former Crestwood Mall as we wanted to check on some new musical stage theaters opening in the old shopping mall. The kids found the air conditioning comfort and no other kids more to their liking.
I was employed by Sears in the spring of 1957 when Crestwood mall opened to the public. It was sad to witness its demize as a vibrant shopping mall.




















































































































































































Sunday, July 05, 2009

WEST COUNTY FIRE WORKS JULY 4TH 2009!!!!!!!!!
I believe this was our ninth year in a row from the same spot in West County. This year was one of the best.!!! The pictures do no not do the exploding sky justice. Oh how I wish we had sound for digital photos.


































The big finale!!!!!!!










Nancy and I hope every one had a great 4TH in 2009.

Friday, July 03, 2009


SENIOR PRINCESS VISITS HER
GRANDPARENTS!!!!!!

Senior princess playing for her grandparents.
I know our family motto is "The family that camps together stays together" but I also believe there is magic in playing catch.











The youngest grandson does his famous "Robot Dance"





















Being a grandparent is simply THE BEST!!!









Tuesday, June 30, 2009


HAVING FUN AT GRANDPA"S!!!!
Monday grandma and I had our four youngest for the day.The pictures show that it was a fun time had by all. Who cares about the damage to the grass.