[Rhodes22-list] Another Good Reason to Visit Slim

[Brad Haslett]

Slim,

Have you been to Branson yet?  It is in the neighborhood.  My attitude is,
"it's a nice place to visit, wouldn't want to live there".  Branson has a
bit too much traffic for me and is a bit too "glittery". On the other hand,
they have nothing but tax base and a small population.  The music program in
the local school district must be awesome.  Check it out!

Brad

On 9/18/07, Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Brad,
>
> First, thanks for the plug but most of my gigs are out of town these days.
> And thus I'm at the airport all the time (today, in fact--just got home
> from
> the Lake of the Ozarks) and I still don't know which bathroom it is.   I
> seem to remember hearing it's outside the security check, but I've heard
> there are websites dedicated to listing places where you can "connect" and
> MSP, and in fact that particular bathroom is high on the list.
>
> BTW, the Lake of the Ozarks gig is awesome.  If anyone is planning on
> being
> there, please let me know.  I'll hook you up with a lot of fun!  See:
> http://toadcove.com
>
> Slim
>
> On 9/17/07, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Just getting to hear Slim play is reason enough to fly to MSP, but if
> you
> > need another one, here it is!  Brad
> >
> > -----------------------------
> >
> > US Senator's 'gay sting' sparks toilet tourism
> > By Matthew Moore
> > Last Updated: 4:33pm BST 17/09/2007
> >
> > New York has the Statue of Liberty, San Francisco boasts the Golden Gate
> > Bridge, and Washington is home to the White House.
> > [image: US senator caught in 'gay' sting operation]Republican senator
> > Larry
> > Craig has faced rumours about his sexuality since the 1980s
> >
> > But Minneapolis' new must-see tourist attraction tops them all, at least
> > for
> > lovers of a old-fashioned political sex scandal.
> >
> > Visitors from across the United States are flocking to the men's toilets
> > at
> > Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport to see the stall where Senator
> > Larry Craig was arrested for making sexual advances towards an
> undercover
> > male police officer<
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/29/wsenator129.xml
> > >
> > .
> >
> > The Republican senator for Idaho was forced to resign earlier last month
> > <
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/01/wsenator101.xml
> > >after
> > pleading guilty to "disorderly conduct" in relation to his behaviour in
> > the
> > known gay cruising ground.
> >
> > Mr Craig allegedly tapped his foot, brushed his shoe against the
> officer's
> >
> > shoe and repeatedly waved his hand under the stall divider.
> >
> > Now the scene of the sting is proving unexpectedly popular with curious
> > air
> > travellers.
> >
> > Karen Evans, who works at the airport's information desk, says that
> > "Excuse
> > me, can you please tell me where the Larry Craig bathroom is?" is now
> one
> > of
> > the most frequent questions she is asked.
> >
> > "It's become a tourist attraction," Ms Evans told the Idaho Statesman
> > newspaper. "People are taking pictures."
> >
> > Gee Butler, who works at the airport's shoeshine shop, told the paper:
> > "People have been going inside, taking pictures of the stall, taking
> > pictures outside the bathroom door - man, it's been crazy."
> >
> > Jon and Sally Westby of Minneapolis popped in to the toilet while
> waiting
> > for their flight to Guatemala.
> >
> > "We had to just stop and check out the bathroom," Mrs Westby said. "In
> > fact,
> > it's Jon's second time - he was here last week already."
> >
> > Mr Craig resigned after pressure from within his own party, but insists
> he
> > is not gay and has done nothing wrong.
> >
> > He says he only pleaded guilty to the disorderly conduct offence to
> "deal
> > with the matter expeditiously", and has applied to have the plea
> > withdrawn.
> >
> > For holidaymakers with more refined tastes, Minneapolis boasts the
> highest
> > density of theatres of any US city apart from New York, the beautiful
> > Chain
> > of Lakes, and a much-admired statue of Mary Tyler Moore.
> >
> > I
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