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"The Painter of Light" Has Small Delicate Hands
"These are signed works."
"Yes,this is his signature."
"Well yes, a machine signed them
but it was authorized by the artist." "He approved it, It's his machine, I forget what it's called."
Kinda Creepy, But I'm Gonna Be There!
"We have lots of big name jazz groups that come from St. Louis. Really? Miles Davis is from East St. Louis? Ya know,
I think that he's playing here next week."
Welcome To Belleville, Now Get Out!
"We had some suspicious types misusing the computers so the Board decided to disallow non Belleville residents from using
the computers" -Librarian, Belleville Public Library
...and all I gotta do is act natcherly.
"In order to get people to do what you want around here, you've got to be like them. In New York you've got to be like
a New Yorker. You know,... when in Rome..."
Warmth
"I mind my own business and they mind theirs"
A Downtown Belleville business owner referring to the
young crowd near her store.
He Could Have Moved To Utah
THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO BEING TOLD THAT ACTOR WILLIAM HOLDEN WAS BORN IN O'FALLON, IL.
"William Holden might have been born in O'Fallon but no one says anything about my son buying a one hundred thousand
dollar home in O'Fallon and still, blacks moved in across the street. It makes you SICK! He could've moved to Freeburg."
Jim....59 year old,Belleville resident.
I hate it when you have to spit out radiator parts.
"You hit a deer!! Where is it!? Can I have it!? How close to the wrecked car is it? - Foley's Tavern customer, Darryl
A shot and a beer and I'm ready for the in-laws!
"We never close" - Foley's bartender,7 am,X mas Day
You just have to walk through all of those big rooms to get to the gift shop!
"I love the St. Louis Art Museum! The scarves that they sell are so unique and the restaurant is pretty good."-
Art Lover, 48 yrs old
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