77/365: Erin Go Whoopee

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Near the end of the St. Patrick's Day parade route, a couple of blocks from my office. I don't ride these things. Sure, power, freedom, wind in your hair (in the few states that do not require a helmet, notably Illinois and California) but, well, it's just bloody crazy.

Question: what's another term for motorcycle rider?

Answer: organ donor.

I guess I'll never understand. But then my life insurance premiums are cheaper.

St. Louis Daily Photo evades arrest today.

76/365: A Wee Dram For St. Patrick's Day

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An advertising sign along the St. Pat's parade route. Celebrate right with a 40% alcohol beverage. Actually, I prefer Bushmill's 18 year old but that's from Northern Ireland. It probably wouldn't go down so well in the Republic. Most Americans wouldn't know the difference.

Today's post on St. Louis Daily Photo tries to pull something green into the Arch.

72/365: Stop The War On Workers

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Patriotism is not the exclusive province of the Tea Party. I look at these faces and then think back to those I saw when I covered the Tea Party rally here last summer. What I don't get is the plutocrats' end-game. If they grab the bulk of the money for themselves, draining it away from everybody else, then people won't have money to buy stuff, the consumer economy collapses and the plutocrats go broke. Such irony. R. Crumb explained it well.

St. Louis Daily Photo celebrates the start of spring public drinking season today.

17/365: The Few, The Proud

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Back at a Veterans Day parade, a squad of Marines hits the deck in the middle of Tucker Boulevard and shows what they're made of. Notice that the sergeant has his fingers closed and is doing his push-ups on his knuckles. Tough as nails.

7/365: Tough On Crime

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A squadron of St. Louis motorcycle policeman rides down Market Street during a parade. I shot this from the steps of the old Municipal Courts building. This photo is one of the most viewed of all time among the 3,700 images I have on Flickr. Some people think cops in black leather jackets riding Harleys are pretty hot.