Final Four Festivities

In case you missed it, the NCAA Final Four will be coming to St. Louis in just a few weeks. That means that tens of thousands of visitors will be flooding our streets, restaraunts and attractions, spending millions of dollars in the region. This undoubtedly means that traffic anywhere near downtown will be a nightmare, that our woefully inept forms of mass-transit will cause many of these people to question the sanity of the residents of this city and that our news media will be talking about the situation to the most hillbilly looking resident that they can find. Why is it always the guy with a greasy ballcap, crooked/missing/rotten teeth and strange accent is chosen to represent us on the news? Some people might argue that it is a reflection of our community, but I think it is just stupid people who go out of their way to get on television. I have no doubts that these creatures finish their "interviews", run into their homes and proceed to call everyone they know to inform them that they are now famous and will be on tv tonight. Please spare yourself and the city the embarrassment. I'm begging you...

In related news, there will eb free events also associated with the festivities surrounding the basketball tournement. Dasani (Coke) will be hosting free concerts at the Gateway Mall on April 3rd. The lineup includes headliner Kelly Clarkson, Better Than Ezra, Joss Stone, Gavin McGraw and Michael Tolcher. While I could give a rip less about Clarkson, some of the others peak my interest. I've seen Better Than Ezra before and wouldn't mind seeing their entertaining show again. Stone and McGraw would classify as artists I wouldn't mind catching a glimpse of if given the opportunity.

Also, from April 1-3, there will be the Taste of St. Louis in Kiener Plaza. That's free food from 15 vendors within walking distance of the free concerts. Can someone say free entertainment and dinner? I think I might have to work a trip to downtown into my schedule on April 3rd.

I'll see you and 50,000 of our fellow humans at the festivities.
Please stay home if you have all natural "Bubba teeth"...