Thus far for January and February, I've managed to get on the ship for volunteering for Mardi Gras. First time for doing stuff with the Mardi Gras festivities here in St. Louis. They have something like 5 different events going on during the Mardi Gras time frame. There is a pet parade, a Cajun cook off, various alcohol tastings, music, and a huge parade on the last weekend. Only really got to hit the Cajun cook off and the big parade. The Cajun cook off had a lot of interesting chefs going head to head cooking stuff up. Think the winner of the pro chef side involved some dry ice and a fish bowl. I'm sure it's probably in the Riverfront Times or something. I'm a bit behind in documenting this stuff, you may have to search for it.
The Mardi Gras Grand Parade was huge. It was packed full of people and about 85 floats. Lots of beads where thrown over like 2 miles. Glad I don't have to clean up after the event. It's a huge draw for the flow of money for the city. Glad I could help.
I've also been digging around for more volunteering opportunities. Honestly I'll probably be a bit restricted on volunteering and limited to Friday nights into Saturday/Sundays. Perils of starting a day job and not having the time off yet.
Any one that is in the vicinity of O'Fallon, Illinois, the Kiwanis of O'Fallon is having their annual Spaghetti Dinner on February 23, 2013 from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. It'll be at the KC Hall (map). Adults: $8, Kids: $4, and families are $20. Bring your friends, family, kids, and enemies to help a great cause.
For March there is the St. Patrick's Day run and parade on March 16, 2013. FIRST Robotics is also having a few St. Louis events coming up in March and April.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Movie: Gangster Squad
Got to check out the movie Gangster Squad about the mobster Mickey Cohen wanted to "take over" L.A. by pushing drugs and running the gambling racket. But it wouldn't be a movie without the rebbilish good guy cops to try at all costs to stop the big man. For the Gangster Squad, we get the team of Sgt. John O'Mara leading up the group of (all chosen by his pregnant wife Connie, good judge of character) Coleman Harris for stubborness, Conway Keeler for wiretapping, Max Kennard for being the cop killing bad ass with his partner Navidad Ramirez, and Sgt. Jerry Wooters, Sgt O'Mara's reluctant friend from the war and guy that has some ins to Mickey Cohen. They go "undercover" without badges, to reek havok on Mickey's operations.
The Gangster Squad go about hitting up some of Mickey Cohen's money making raquets. The initial attempts don't go well but we also don't have Sgt Jerry Wooters yet. As the team gets better at smashing an destruction they gain an underground reputation with the town and mobsters.
It obviously goes well and Mickey ends up in Alcatraz.
Don't really get to know a whole lot about the individual characters except for a brief excerpt from the movie life or the police records. Mickey causes trouble, good guys make a dent, things go bad for good guys, then good guys eventually succeed. Entertaining overall though.
During the credits: cast names are overlaid over old looking post cards from LA.
After Credits: Nothing.
The Gangster Squad go about hitting up some of Mickey Cohen's money making raquets. The initial attempts don't go well but we also don't have Sgt Jerry Wooters yet. As the team gets better at smashing an destruction they gain an underground reputation with the town and mobsters.
It obviously goes well and Mickey ends up in Alcatraz.
Don't really get to know a whole lot about the individual characters except for a brief excerpt from the movie life or the police records. Mickey causes trouble, good guys make a dent, things go bad for good guys, then good guys eventually succeed. Entertaining overall though.
During the credits: cast names are overlaid over old looking post cards from LA.
After Credits: Nothing.
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