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21. Night & Day

    Head Bach in Time

    By Amy George

    Published: October 17, 2007

    If your idea of enjoying the classics is watching the first season of The Simpsons or listening to Eric Clapton’s Unplugged, you may be due for a classical revival. We...

22. Night & Day

    If the Days Could Last Forever…

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: October 17, 2007

    It’s hard to write about the Deutsch Country Days. Or, rather, it’s difficult to choose what not to write about the Deutsch Country Days. Everything that happens during this...

23. Stage

    Blood Bothers

    The Rep's Dracula bites. And sucks.

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: October 17, 2007

    Twenty minutes into the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis' production of Dracula, I wrote in my notes, "Is this a case of excellent technique and flawed material?" Everything...

24. DVDish

    Genuine Fake Robots

    Transformers

    Published: October 17, 2007

    Transformers (DreamWorks) No doubt, Michael Bay's slam-bang action-figure commercial doesn't play nearly as well on TV, no matter how high or high-def your screen; this...

25. News Real

    River Rage

    The bizarre story of a 2006 summer melee on the Mississippi will soon unfold in a St. Charles County courthouse.

    By Kristen Hinman

    Published: October 17, 2007

    At a felony trial set to begin November 14, Cheryl "Cheri" Hunter, a 43-year-old grandmother with no criminal record, will tell a St. Charles County Circuit Court jury how she...

26. B-Sides

    This Year's (Re)Model

    Is Elvis Costello's Aim still true? Plus, B-Sides rocks the Cradle of Filth?

    By Phil Freeman, Christian Schaeffer and Andy Vihstadt

    Published: October 17, 2007

    Elvis Costello has taught us some hard lessons throught his 30 years in the business: Accidents will happen, girls talk and girls named "Alison" will bring out your inner...

27. Drink of the Week

    Absolut Stress

    The Red Bar, 70 Hotz Avenue, Grayton Beach, Florida
    850-231-1008

    By Kristie McClanahan

    Published: October 17, 2007

    Blackpoll warblers take to the sky from their homes — as far north as Alaska — bound for South America, to nosh on an exotic spread of the Amazon's finest insects....

28. Film

    Strangers on a Train

    Wes Anderson’s road trip tale of brotherly love stings with the depth (yes, depth) of his whimsy.

    By Nathan Lee

    Published: October 17, 2007

    The estranged brothers Whitman have reunited for a journey on board The Darjeeling Limited, a colorful old locomotive traversing the Rajasthan region of India. Along the way,...

29. Stage

    Simon Serious

    New Jewish plumbs the depths of Broadway Bound.

    By Dennis Brown

    Published: October 17, 2007

    For much of his prolific career, Neil Simon was the Rodney Dangerfield of dramatists. He didn't "get no respect" from the critics, who are often suspicious of success. Simon,...

30. Game On

    Playing Dumb

    Jackass presents the world's biggest waste of time.

    By Chris Ward

    Published: October 17, 2007

    Love him or despise him, head Jackass Johnny Knoxville has made millions from getting kicked in the yambag. Had YouTube arrived before Jackass, Knoxville, Steve-O and the...

31. News Real

    Fallen Star

    Walk of Fame: Munchkin Mickey Carroll comes up short.

    By Chad Garrison

    Published: October 17, 2007

    In the end, neither a letter from Governor Matt Blunt nor the recommendation of Mayor Francis Slay was enough to sway the jury. Mickey Carroll — one of the few surviving...

32. Critics' Picks

    Jennifer Niceley

    :30 p.m. Thursday, October 18. Lucas School House, 1220 Allen Avenue.

    By Roy Kasten

    Published: October 17, 2007

    If you're still wondering what Billie Joe and his paramour threw off the Tallahatchie Bridge, here's an unexplored theory: It was the unborn blueprint for the music of Jennifer...

33. Keep It Down

    Sipahh Milk Flavoring Straws Cookies and Cream artificial flavor

    $2.00
    Schnucks
    6600 Clayton Road
    Richmond Heights

    By Malcolm Gay

    Published: October 17, 2007

    What happened? When did broccoli, milk, apples and walnuts stop providing the nutritional oomph our overfed bodies need? Was it back when, disfigured by goiters, we began...

34. Stage

    Stage Right

    Playhouse Creatures finds Orange Girls in rare form.

    By Dennis Brown

    Published: October 17, 2007

    Talk about turning the world upside down. Imagine the confusion that ensued in Restoration London when King Charles II decreed that at long last women would be allowed to enact...

35. Unreal

    Buckin’ Backhoes

    Unreal does the "Thriller" dance, sips Starbucks with a fellow ex-barista and ponders the logistics of a backhoe rodeo.

    Published: October 17, 2007

    At last week's last minute, Unreal learned of an intriguing rodeo that would take place in Fenton on Friday, October 12. Staged by Luby Equipment Services, distributor of...

36. Critics' Picks

    The Avengers

    7:30 p.m. Friday, October 19. Creepy Crawl, 3524 Washington Boulevard.

    By Jason Toon

    Published: October 17, 2007

    Before hardcore injected testosterone into its bloodstream, punk was more open to female expression than the cock-rock world it fought against. Good thing, because otherwise we...

37. Stage

    St. Louis Stage Capsules

    Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene.

    Published: October 17, 2007

    Broadway Bound Reviewed in this issue. Bus Stop Set in a Kansas diner where several weary travelers are trapped overnight during a blizzard, William Inge muses over the...

38. Letters

    Star Clipper!?

    Readers school the RFT on comics, history and English.

    Published: October 17, 2007

    Best of St. Louis, September 27, 2007 You gotta be kidding: I read RFT every week and I love it, especially this time of year, when the "Best of St. Louis" issue is...

39. Critics' Picks

    Chiodos

    7 p.m., Saturday, October 20. Pop's, 1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.

    By Andrew Miller

    Published: October 17, 2007

    Songwriters commonly use the follow-up to breakthrough albums as vehicles for introspection, but Chiodos' Craig Owens gets intensely — almost uncomfortably — personal...

40. You Are Here

    THWOMP!

    (South Broadway Athletic Club, October 6)

    By Timothy Lane

    Published: October 17, 2007

    A forearm across the chest that comes from out of nowhere — a tree branch that appears just in time to intercept the limp body slingshotting off the ropes. Clotheslined!...