charveldan
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Theres some great people in StL, i have a lifetime of friends, that's what keeps me here. 
Temp today 102 degrees, ouch.
Temp today 102 degrees, ouch.
JTyson
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My home town 
I'm not there at the moment though
I'm not there at the moment though
smdb
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charveldan":1yxawl3w said:Theres some great people in StL, i have a lifetime of friends, that's what keeps me here.
Temp today 102 degrees, ouch.
BRUTAL HERE!!
rupe
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This is truth. Here's the best I found when I lived in Highlands Ranch a few years ago...its actually pretty good stuff:Gsxrbusa":16gdvmuw said:You, apparently, have never been to Colorado.
http://www.lilriccispizza.com/
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Lance-a-not
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Gsxrbusa
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rupe":opo7jo5k said:This is truth. Here's the best I found when I lived in Highlands Ranch a few years ago...its actually pretty good stuff:Gsxrbusa":opo7jo5k said:You, apparently, have never been to Colorado.
http://www.lilriccispizza.com/
That's cool man, thanks for the info. I will ask my Mom and sister about it. They live in Highlands Ranch (not together mind you). So I am up there a lot. Will check it out.
daver101
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Forgot to mention Fitz Root Beer!
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Anonymous
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Oh yes... another cool thing that happened in St. Louis...
That, and the Kings of Leon getting shit on!!!
That, and the Kings of Leon getting shit on!!!
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bartmcartman
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Anyone mention toasted ravioli?
Gsxrbusa
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bartmcartman":1659v26r said:
I love that stuff. I just can't remember where to go to get the good stuff.
I have asked for it here and they just look at me like I'm mental. Please recommend a good place so next time I am there (next month) I can get some.
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Anonymous
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Really... I just looked over and asked my friend from Pittsburgh if he ever had tosted ravioli and he gave me the same weird look. Is this just something obese people in St. Louis came up with? Also, anyone ever notice how obese people are around St. Louis? I go other places in the states and its not nearly as bad.
Gsxrbusa
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Haha. Never noticed the larger people. STL would be a great place to be when the Zombies attack then. 
I moved to the most fit state in the union.
I think toasted Ravioli is a STL thing.
I moved to the most fit state in the union. I think toasted Ravioli is a STL thing.
smdb
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[quote I think toasted Ravioli is a STL thing.[/quote]
I think it is a Stl thing, but people don't know what they are missing. That is some good eating! And no, I am not fat!
I think it is a Stl thing, but people don't know what they are missing. That is some good eating! And no, I am not fat!
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bartmcartman
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You can get it at most Italian restaurants here and actually in the freezer section at the grocery store. Just had some the other night. I think the frozen ones that my wife buys are Louisa's? I could be wrong but 12 minutes in the oven and you're good to go...
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Anonymous
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YEAH!!! Louisa's... I used to deep fry, and oven cook the shit out of those!!! They are in a clear plastic bag from what I can remember, and thats what they were called! Damn, I miss me some tosted ravioli's!
smdb
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6 bags of chips on the way to you! Enjoy those hot bastards! 
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Anonymous
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Im gonna have to drink 6 gallons of Afghani goat milk to exterminate the flames!!! Seriously, very cool thing of you to do! I gotta take you out for some drinks when I get back to STL in a year! Look forward to meetin some of you guys!
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lightningbolt1
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I hate to admit it, lol, but I'm from this area, still live here. For me the best rocking times I had in the area in the older days was places such as Stages off 203, Fat Cats that was on 159, Grannys Rocker and the old Pops. Saw some great shows here such as Quiet Riot who played at Stages 2 weeks before Metal Health was released, tickets were $3.95, showing my age here, Sarzo just got done with the Ozzy tour and he tore that place up. Also witnessed Zebra at Fat Cats. The newer Pops isn't as cool to me as the old place, but I had seen Dio there every time he played Pops and that had to be the greatest place to witness the Legend himself R.I.P.
For me I do not dig Eddies Guitars whatsoever, Great gear Yes, but almightly attitudes there from all of the guys who worked there. I spend lots of money on gear, and glad to say Eddies will never see any of it. I walked in there in 2001 to buy a Bogner Uberschall and was so turned off by the way I was treated, that I drove to Indiana 3 weeks later and bought Uberschall #119. Eddies was only 25 minutes from my house, instead I drove over 3 hours to Indiana to a Ma and Pa music store to buy that prized early hand wired Bogner. I'm still playing that head 11 years later, and it has never ever failed me. Sorry Eddies! I will Never forget the way I was talked down to there. I had cash in hand that day too and walked out with the cash and not their Uberschall. I was also treated somewhat bad by the Guitar Exchange in St Charles, kinda same attitude from the owner because he personally knew Van Halen and hung out with him often. Loved the old Guitar Exchange- Anyone here remember when Dan had that place in a little house before he had opened the Big Place/ I mean Big Place too when I say that. Later on Dan and I became friends and I bought a USA Hamer Chapperal Elite from him, and a Red Fender Malmsteen Strat (great guitar). I still have both of them. RIP Dan
Someone here mentioned the band Lye- not sure if they are still around but George if a friend of mine, have not seen him forever, he used to set up my guitars, but I have not seen him in ages. He knew what he was doing, and is a great guitarist
To me the best musical secret I have ever found around St Louis is GOEZ STRINGED INSTRUMENT REPAIR. It is right around the corner from Eddies Guitars. There are 2 guys there, in a small old shop, a no frills little place there. Skip Goez is the owner and Jon Ferber his genius tech. These 2 guys are the absolute Best I have EVER found Anywhere, and I have been to alot of places in my time. Guitars are MY LIFE. I own 40 Electrics at this time, I Had to sell many a ways back to buy my sports car. NO ONE touches my guitars as far as setups except Skip or Jon. If you have never been there, you need to take a guitar there and have it setup. They are the most skilled luthiers IMO that have ever opened a guitar shop in the region. Their attention to every little detail is so far beyond anything anyone else offers. They offer a lifetime setup if you want it, which I have had it done on about 15 of my guitars now, wish I had it on all of them, maybe someday
Seriously give them a try, you can't be disapointed I guarantee it. Look them up! When you get their lifetime setup, you can take your guitar back there anytime, they drop what they are doing and perform magic. I was just there last Tuesday, took them a 1965 Fender Mustang all original, and Jon really outdone himself yet again on that guitar as well as my Ibanez RG1527 7 stringer with Lollar Imperial Low Winds. I have all of mine set up as low as possible, it is just unbelieve able how low action can go, you think you have seen low action? When I show someone who likes low action one of my guitars that has been setup there, that person usually asks for their address or phone number. Please take my word next time you need to get a setup, it is really over the top. They are know for their Vintage Instrument repairs, and their reputation is the buzz. Thank you Skip and Jon.
Other great place in St Louis is Killer Vintage. They have a AMP Repair GOD. His name is Obeid Kahn. Best Tube Amp tech this town has ever seen. Great ripping guitarist as well. You have never ever heard a Strat and Plexi sound so good. His band is called Trixie Delight. No one touches my amps internally except Obeid. Obeid has never touched my Bogner, it has never needed anything, but he did a Metaltronix M1000 I used to own, and I guarantee after he was done working on it that amp head was the best Metaltronix out there. I ended up covering it professionall in red tolex, but had to sell it to buy my car when I needed serious cash. He has also worked on my 04 Diezel Herbert and I will never sell that amp. I play a dual head rig, with a SoundSculpture Switchblade and these 2 amps kill together. PM me if you guys wanna here them live sometime, I will get you some gig info, playing in St Charles in a few weeks.
1 big thing that sucks about St Louis other than the crime/ murder capital of the US, is the music scene WTF. I really wish I lived elsewhere lol The music scene here is the worst.
Enough rambling sorry guys
Lars
For me I do not dig Eddies Guitars whatsoever, Great gear Yes, but almightly attitudes there from all of the guys who worked there. I spend lots of money on gear, and glad to say Eddies will never see any of it. I walked in there in 2001 to buy a Bogner Uberschall and was so turned off by the way I was treated, that I drove to Indiana 3 weeks later and bought Uberschall #119. Eddies was only 25 minutes from my house, instead I drove over 3 hours to Indiana to a Ma and Pa music store to buy that prized early hand wired Bogner. I'm still playing that head 11 years later, and it has never ever failed me. Sorry Eddies! I will Never forget the way I was talked down to there. I had cash in hand that day too and walked out with the cash and not their Uberschall. I was also treated somewhat bad by the Guitar Exchange in St Charles, kinda same attitude from the owner because he personally knew Van Halen and hung out with him often. Loved the old Guitar Exchange- Anyone here remember when Dan had that place in a little house before he had opened the Big Place/ I mean Big Place too when I say that. Later on Dan and I became friends and I bought a USA Hamer Chapperal Elite from him, and a Red Fender Malmsteen Strat (great guitar). I still have both of them. RIP Dan
Someone here mentioned the band Lye- not sure if they are still around but George if a friend of mine, have not seen him forever, he used to set up my guitars, but I have not seen him in ages. He knew what he was doing, and is a great guitarist
To me the best musical secret I have ever found around St Louis is GOEZ STRINGED INSTRUMENT REPAIR. It is right around the corner from Eddies Guitars. There are 2 guys there, in a small old shop, a no frills little place there. Skip Goez is the owner and Jon Ferber his genius tech. These 2 guys are the absolute Best I have EVER found Anywhere, and I have been to alot of places in my time. Guitars are MY LIFE. I own 40 Electrics at this time, I Had to sell many a ways back to buy my sports car. NO ONE touches my guitars as far as setups except Skip or Jon. If you have never been there, you need to take a guitar there and have it setup. They are the most skilled luthiers IMO that have ever opened a guitar shop in the region. Their attention to every little detail is so far beyond anything anyone else offers. They offer a lifetime setup if you want it, which I have had it done on about 15 of my guitars now, wish I had it on all of them, maybe someday
Seriously give them a try, you can't be disapointed I guarantee it. Look them up! When you get their lifetime setup, you can take your guitar back there anytime, they drop what they are doing and perform magic. I was just there last Tuesday, took them a 1965 Fender Mustang all original, and Jon really outdone himself yet again on that guitar as well as my Ibanez RG1527 7 stringer with Lollar Imperial Low Winds. I have all of mine set up as low as possible, it is just unbelieve able how low action can go, you think you have seen low action? When I show someone who likes low action one of my guitars that has been setup there, that person usually asks for their address or phone number. Please take my word next time you need to get a setup, it is really over the top. They are know for their Vintage Instrument repairs, and their reputation is the buzz. Thank you Skip and Jon. Other great place in St Louis is Killer Vintage. They have a AMP Repair GOD. His name is Obeid Kahn. Best Tube Amp tech this town has ever seen. Great ripping guitarist as well. You have never ever heard a Strat and Plexi sound so good. His band is called Trixie Delight. No one touches my amps internally except Obeid. Obeid has never touched my Bogner, it has never needed anything, but he did a Metaltronix M1000 I used to own, and I guarantee after he was done working on it that amp head was the best Metaltronix out there. I ended up covering it professionall in red tolex, but had to sell it to buy my car when I needed serious cash. He has also worked on my 04 Diezel Herbert and I will never sell that amp. I play a dual head rig, with a SoundSculpture Switchblade and these 2 amps kill together. PM me if you guys wanna here them live sometime, I will get you some gig info, playing in St Charles in a few weeks.
1 big thing that sucks about St Louis other than the crime/ murder capital of the US, is the music scene WTF. I really wish I lived elsewhere lol The music scene here is the worst.
Enough rambling sorry guys
Lars
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Music scene in STL really is pathetic... I could never understand that. George went to high school with me in Collinsville, and he was a guitar tech at Swing City, that place is garbage... but George was always a fantastic tech! Hope the best for him and his band. Wish I was back home, I would definatly take you up on your offer to come and see you guys play, and just to have a little gear fest sometime. I am very grateful for you telling me about GOEZ STRINGED INSTRUMENT REPAIR and Killer Vintage... I will surely go check them out when I get back!
I think Im on the verge of moving to Colorado Springs though... but I will definatly not be abandoning my family and friends that I have in STL. I just need to get away from that dying city!
I think Im on the verge of moving to Colorado Springs though... but I will definatly not be abandoning my family and friends that I have in STL. I just need to get away from that dying city!
charveldan
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I remember when Dan Martin of St. Charles Guitar Exchange was in his first house on First Capital Drive, in 1982' he sold me my first Marshall, a 79 JMP 2204 for $375, i bought it 90 days same as cash, paid it off in about 4 weeks, i was the happiest guy in Missouri, also he sold me a Custom Charvel for 50% off, i told the shop manager i wanted to talk to Dan personally, the manager was blown away by the price Dan gave me. I know Dan could be a little quirky, but i never had a problem, he always liked me and would thrown in extra items when making a purchase, he died of heart failure about 3 years ago.
As for Eddies in MapleHOOD, i won't deal with them either, for one thing you gotta make an "appointment" just to browse, they keep the front door locked, which is a total setup cuz they know your comming and hit you with the "what have you done for me lately" attitude, i tried to buy an OCD pedal from them, the guy practcally screamed at me, "no we don't have any and i dont know when we'll have them" 2 days later Ebay is delivering me one at my door, ever since Eddie's son took over thats the way it is.
Killer Vintage is all about $$$, if you got Big Bucks, have at it, if your a working stiff on a budget, look elsewhere the owner is real quirky, amp tech Kahn used to work for St. Louis Music i believe, and maybe at Acme Guitars in Dogtown which gets most of my bidness, Mike at Acme is a square dude for the most part, and his amptech Chris is competent and can fix most anything, heres some pics of the shop.........
As for Eddies in MapleHOOD, i won't deal with them either, for one thing you gotta make an "appointment" just to browse, they keep the front door locked, which is a total setup cuz they know your comming and hit you with the "what have you done for me lately" attitude, i tried to buy an OCD pedal from them, the guy practcally screamed at me, "no we don't have any and i dont know when we'll have them" 2 days later Ebay is delivering me one at my door, ever since Eddie's son took over thats the way it is.
Killer Vintage is all about $$$, if you got Big Bucks, have at it, if your a working stiff on a budget, look elsewhere the owner is real quirky, amp tech Kahn used to work for St. Louis Music i believe, and maybe at Acme Guitars in Dogtown which gets most of my bidness, Mike at Acme is a square dude for the most part, and his amptech Chris is competent and can fix most anything, heres some pics of the shop.........
