Checketts’ group bought the Rivermen from the owner in Peoria. When Stillman’s group bought the Blues, the Rivermen were part of the deal. I think Stillman wanted to keep the Rivermen, but with the financial situation the Blues were in with some of the deals Checketts had signed, Stillman was looking to get rid of…

I feel your pain. I used to have season tickets to the Peoria Rivermen when they were in the AHL. I got to see the Aeros many times over several seasons. We currently have a SPHL team but that is just not the same. I was shocked to hear that the Aeros were no more.

My college one sucked. We basically had Grampa Simpson telling pointless stories that went on way too long. He had no affiliation with the school other than he donated money. It was awful,

The Rivermen are still around. They dropped from the AHL down to the SPHL. The local owner who had sold the AHL franchise to the Blues ended up buying a SPHL franchise to keep hockey in Peoria. Otherwise we would likely not have hockey here anymore. He sold the AHL franchise to the old Blues ownership who promised to…

I know your pain. The St Louis Blues almost killed hockey here in Peoria. They sent a fax in March of the last season here to our civic center stating they were breaking the lease and selling the AHL franchise. This was after the owner of the Blues was at the season ticket holders dinner in October telling us how much…

There usually is an out clause in the leases. In the case with my local team, the St Louis Blues faxed the civic center saying that they were breaking the lease, paying the fine for breaking the lease, and selling the minor league affiliate. This was after the Blues owner was at the season ticket holders dinner…

With the guys on the strip offering free limo rides to the strip joints, how much is that “free” ride really going to cost? I’m sure there is a certain amount of money they are expecting you to spend, whether in overpriced drinks or on the strippers.

I agree. I just flew with my 4 year old son and outside of takeoff or landing, he was either glued to a tablet or the seat back tv screens if the plane had them. It made the flights a breeze. The only problem was when the seat back tv’s would pause the movie during the flight crew announcements. He hated that. He…

My wife does the same thing. Then later in an episode she’ll ask “how did they know to do that?” when it was clearly shown earlier.

My wife puts mayo and ketchup on bratwurst. I can see ketchup but I have no idea where she got the idea to put mayo on them.

I always wondered what the international series do when they race here in the US and one of the podium winners is under 21. I’m thinking like F1 or more likely MotoGP and it’s lower series like Moto2. Do they get champagne or do they get an alternative? Most of the rest of the world has lower drinking ages than here.

Senator Larry Craig said: “When I’m in the men’s room tapping my foot looking for anonymous sex, I want to be sure there is actually a man in the next stall.”

I have no problem paying extra for seat with more leg room. It’s ridiculous to have to pay extra for a normal aisle seat in row 42. If the airlines could get away with it, they would charge for the lavatory and fares would be based on passenger weight.

I was going to get it but it’s an “add-on item”. Of course the three times I’ve ordered add-on items, Amazon shipped them separately. It makes me question the point of that program when they sent those things by themselves anyway.

It’s how I feel too. NASCAR drives me crazy when they have a “competition caution” every other race to check tire wear. I think it should be up to the drivers to manage their tires and pit when necessary. These guys are at the top level of their racing series so they should be able to handle that.

I always use the “You will find happiness with a new love” or “Stick with your wife” from a 20 year old Simpsons episode.

I’m flying to Disney World with my three year old (soon to be 4) son and wife in about two weeks. Am I screwed? He loves planes and this will be his first flight, so hopefully that will go smoothly.

There’s is nothing like getting called every name imaginable by someone 25-30 years younger than you while playing a game online. If you think our elections are bad this year, just wait 20-30 years from now, when some of these kids will be running for office.

That reminds me of when I was in Rome a few years ago. It would start to rain and people would appear selling umbrellas. My theory was that they were dehydrated and would pop back to life when it rained.

My wife and I are taking our son next month. It’s sad how much money that stupid mouse is getting. That’s staying at a moderate resort too.I can’t imagine paying for a deluxe resort. It’s a little depressing how much money this trip will cost and all the places in the world I could have gone.