Danny B is new to town (St. Louis) - homecoming

I've made it back safe and sound to Chicago. My apologies for dropping off the blogosphere suddenly, but my phone died and well I was too busy having fun to stop and charge it lol.

Gonna crash for a few hours and then continue the awesome times at home, definitely closing out Sunday with live band Maryoke with Shannon Strodel and the Jam at Mary's Attic.

Adventure wrap up (with vid) coming soon. In the meantime, you can still follow the adventure on twitter (#DBisNew2Town).

Here is one of the last shots I took of the night. Night falling in StL



Catch y'all in a few

Danny B is new to town (St. Louis) - the arrival

Huge broad stroke of my first two hours:
Everyone here is really nice. When I bought an iced coffee, I asked how to find the train. The barista walked me there.

The metrolink is pretty easy. Red line and blue line, diverging at different points.

Some guy on the train started talking to me. He didn't look crazy so I talked back. He told me where to avoid (east StL) and pointed it out on the map. For trendy neighborhoods, he suggested Central West End. The people are really nice.

Central West End is the love child of SoHo and Lincoln Park. Trendy, cute and uber fun.

Also in CWE these epic manor houses. Fuckin gorgeous.

Right when I got off the train and began walking to the CWE proper, there was the St. Nicholas festival, a smallish street fest with lots of Mediterranean food. The kabobs were delicious.

Per suggestion from coworker Jason at the Drunken Fish, uber cute and trendy sushi restaurant. Chatted with the waitress about my adventure. She suggested Delmar Loop for some downtown action (and a comic shop suggestion from Erik at Chicago Comics should be there). Also told me that Muddy Waters is this weekend. SERIOUSLY?! She gave me directions to everywhere. Did I mention that people here are really nice?

Arite gonna eat my sushi. Having a great day so far

Danny B is new in town (St. Louis) - the departure

Got up way too early after no sleep hanging with some awesome people last night.

Ryan thinks I'm kinda crazy for embarking on this adventure.

This is my first time riding the megabus. Its riders are...eclectic.

We're all a clausterfuck mass of people standing in front of 3 empty buses, the drivers not forthcoming with information. We shuffle aimlessly en masse as we try to psychically guess which bus we're meant to be on.

The bus to St. Louis-Memphis arrives. I pick my seat in the back lower level (inadvertently losing the cute skinny hipster guy I was making eyes at.) Instead, a heavy sweaty guy using old 7-11 plastic bags as luggage plops down next to me. Swoon.

"I guess its going to be you and me." Great.

"If I snore, just nudge me. And I WILL SNORE." Fuckin great.

"We right by the bathroom?" I nod, gesturing with my head behind me. The sounds that came out of the bathroom for the next five minutes were akin to a walrus mating with a rhino while doing the macarena with jackhammers. Gross.

Also, this alleged plug that's supposed to keep my phone, my lifeline, my only resource for this trip charged...is not giving any juice. Fuck me.

I asked for adventure and so it begins. Gonna sleep. See y'all in a few hours.