The Royale

So this is going to be a more interesting Royale email. So pay attention!! There is much to digest.

I Register to vote
II DNC & RNC viewings
III Yard Signs available
IV Misc

I Register to vote

Even if you have not made up your mind on the election this fall make sure you *register* to vote and make sure you go to the polls. We have voter registration forms behind the bar. The final day of registration for Missouri is October 8th.

This is a very important election year, so please please if you live in Missouri, REGISTER IN MISSOURI. Are you currently on a short stay out of town and miss the election? BE SURE TO REGISTER AND VOTE IN MISSOURI. You can get an absentee ballot, but be sure to do it in time!

So maybe you are already registered to vote? Well I am sure you have some friends or family that might not be registered, so bring your unregistered friends down for a drink or bring your grandmother for lunch and ask the bartender about registering to vote.

Here is an online resource if you don’t get a chance to belly up to the bar: http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/s_default.asp?id=voter

II DNC and RNC viewing parties

So this week has been the big DNC party in Denver. There have been viewing parties every night. The Young Dems of STL are hosting a big party for Barack Obama’s acceptance speech will be at the Moolah Theater on Lindell across from SLU.

There are other parties around town but the Royale will be holding a more low-key viewing party on Thursday.

However, the Royale will also be doing a first- holding a viewing party for the RNC next week for John McCain’s acceptance speech on Sept 4th. Invites for Sept 4th viewing party are extended to all Americans; Democrats, Republicans and the thirsty. All those concerned about the future of our country. Regardless of what you think of the President Bush, John McCain and Republicans or even Barack Obama and the Democrats we are all Americans who are here to make this country work.

Yes, I have put a series of paintings on the side of the building supporting our choice for the next President of the US, Barack Obama. You may differ, but the point is to find out as much as possible and make up your own mind. So come down to the Royale to discuss with your neighbors about the future of our country.

III Yard Signs

We have Barack Obama yard signs!! The Royale purchased a number of yard signs from the STL Young Dems and we have a special offer if you are looking to obtain one at no cost.

So just email me a story, haiku, picture, video about your favorite President(or prez candidate) of the United States. Please keep it clean kids, my mother is going to review the pieces! Then we will let you know when to pick up the signs!

If you don’t want to mess around with my tomfoolery for the signs, you can buy them through the YDSTL
online: http://www.youngdems.com/
or email: ydstlouis@gmail.com

IV Misc

Check out this interesting column by Sylvester Brown here:
http://tinyurl.com/5p3byy
(FYI I do not expect a big crowd for the speech Thursday)

We have a few other things going on this fall at the Royale, so pay attention!

Peace

Steven Fitzpatrick Smith
Proprietor
The Royale Food & Spirits
3132 South Kingshighway
STL, MO 63139
314-772-3600

www.theroyale.com
www.stlstreets.com

Hello Patrick,

I would like to thank you. I met you last week on a stretch of Hwy 70 somewhere between here and Columbia. I was riding my motorcycle I just picked up. I was pushing it and trying not to stop. I was almost out of gas, but I was unsure of exactly when I was going to run out of gas. You see, on a new motorcycle some reserve tanks have more gas than others. And I was only at 116 miles on my tank.

But alas, I bought a gas pig of a motorbike. A Yamaha VMax. It is a fun bike, but oink oink!!

So Patrick, thank you for helping me out last Wednesday. I coasted into the rest stop, for I was out of fuel. I coasted next to an old mobile home with a trailer. I noticed a small sign on the trailer that read “Laverda Mid-Ohio.”

I felt a sense of relief. Laverda is a scooter and motorcycle brand from Italy. Patrick, thank you. I saw you at the rest stop having lunch with your daughter.

Thank you for taking your time to help me out. And I hope you had fun out in Ohio with your different hot rods at the rally. That hopped up Laverda street buggy looks crazy fun.

I heard you were in tonight for dinner. I was upstairs finishing up a few things, so dang I missed ya! Thanks for stopping down.

Thank you Patrick, I owe you one!

I love America!

Steven Fitzpatrick Smith

Young Democrats of Greater St. Louis invite you to the unveiling party for three Obama Campaign Billboard sized paintings on the exterior of the Royale Food and Spirits Saturday July 19th from 4p-10pm.

Richard Rodriguez has created a series of 9 foot by 6 foot paintings based on the print artist Shepherd Fairey’s renderings of the Barack Obama presidential campaign posters: Hope, Change and Progress. See the set here.

Here is more about Shepherd Fairey from the Washington Post’s article on the guerilla nature of his work:
Who knows how many do-it-yourself reproductions of Fairey’s Obama have been scanned off the Internet. “I have no idea. I think a lot,” says the artist, who put the image on the Web in a downloadable file. “I’ve seen it on stencils, fliers, shirts, Web sites, places we had nothing to do with.” Copyright infringement? No, no, no. “This is exactly what I wanted to happen.” This isn’t a limited-edition print. It’s unlimited. He charged $25 to $45 for the first runs of 950 posters, to pay for the printing of the all the rest, which were free. Fairey says he hasn’t made a dime off Obama nor does he think he has unfairly glommed onto the candidate.

Richard Rodriguez created these paintings “to do my small part to get Obama elected president….”

What: Obama Royale!
Where: The Royale Food and Spirits
3132 South Kingshighway
Saint Louis, MO 63139
www.theroyale.com
314-772-3600
When: Saturday July 19 4pm-10pm

Steven Fitzpatrick Smith
Proprietor
The Royale Food & Spirits
3132 South Kingshighway
STL, MO 63139
314-772-3600

www.theroyale.com
www.stlstreets.com

The Royale will be open on July 4th at 5pm with a limited grill menu. Come by and enjoy the patio and the eve.

The Royale will be broadcasting the Euro2008 semi final games today(Wed) and tomorrow(Thurs) at 1:30pm with the volume. Feel free to stop on in and join Mister David Mueth in the fan section at the bar.

Steven Fitzpatrick Smith
Proprietor
The Royale Food & Spirits
3132 South Kingshighway
STL, MO 63139
314-772-3600

www.theroyale.com
www.stlstreets.com

Sometimes there are two events that are on the same night, and next Tuesday I have one of those quandaries. One is a celebratory event and the other is a neighborhood/political issue. I know I posted about the party on Tuesday, but unfortunately I will need to pass on it for I have to tend to this community discussion on the policy regarding the future of business on Cherokee.

I Cherokee Street Liquor Moratorium
II Beacon Bash

I Cherokee Street Liquor Moratorium
First is the issue I must attend to on Tuesday(copied from an email of the Cherokee Biz Assoc Prez):

The following is an important meeting to discuss Board Bill #47(liquor moratorium) is scheduled for next Tuesday, June 17th at 6pm in the Cherokee Business Incubator (2715 Cherokee). The purpose of this meeting is to share input from residents, business owners, property owners and other stakeholders in the community regarding Board Bill #47 (see attached). Alderman Craig Schmid will be in attendance. There are also links to a couple of articles that have been written about the issue. Please come out and share your thoughts about the bill and/or possible revisions, and feel free to forward this information along to anyone else who may be interested. If you can, this is the essential “big public meeting” to discuss and be heard. Please pass this along to any in the surrounding neighborhoods of the greater Cherokee area.

A few updates on the liquor bill sponsored by Ald. Schmid:

RFT Article

The following is a link to the copy of the original bill that was proposed to the board of Alderman. The bill is now on hold while this discussion takes place.

http://stlcin.missouri.org/alderman/eventDetail.cfm?Siteid=31&DocDayOfWeek=2008-05-26

II Beacon Bash

Carrie Zukoski, Tim O’Connell and Steven Fitzpatrick Smith

invite you to meet writers and editors on the staff of St. Louis’s new online publication

The St. Louis Beacon
www.stlbeacon.org

Tuesday, June 17

at the pace-setting, news-making
gathering place

The Royale
3132 South Kingshighway

from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

* $10 suggested donation

* Special drink prices

* Free nibbles

* Bring friends, relatives & neighbors

Beacon Bash

Carrie Zukoski, Tim O’Connell and Steven Fitzpatrick Smith

invite you to meet writers and editors on the staff of St. Louis’s new online publication

The St. Louis Beacon

www.stlbeacon.org

Tuesday, June 17

at the pace-setting, news-making gathering place

The Royale
3132 South Kingshighway

from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

* $10 suggested donation

* Special drink prices

* Free nibbles

* Bring friends, relatives & neighbors

This is the official invite to the Royale 3rd Annual Kentucky Derby Party, celebrating three years in business for the Royale. This will be on Saturday May 3rd at the Royale with the doors opening that day at 2pm with the music at 3:30.

Print out this ticket and show up dressed to impress. That means proper Derby wear. What is that? We suggest hats for the ladies and ties for the gents. Take the effort to make yourself proper and presentable for the party. Come on your own, find a date or bring your family to pick your horse for this historic race.

Jessica Butler and Jesse Irwin will be doing a duo performance at 3:30
the ponies run at 5:04
and the Rum Drum Ramblers will be performing after run

Come sample the new BBQ menu, mint juleps and the music.

Take care,

The Smith Family

All you gotta do is step outside like these courteous and all american urchin newsboys

I Smoking
II A Anonymous
III One Ring Zero
IV Pokey LaFarge
V Hats off to Marti Frumhoff

I Smoking
As of April 1 the Royale will be smoke free indoors. So we still will have smoking here at the Royale, it is just a matter of stepping outside. So to the overwhelming number of people who wanted the indoor to be smoke free- you got it. Please come and enjoy the Royale.

And to the smokers, I found out that most of you wanted smoke free inside. But to those who wanted to keep it smoking- you are still very much welcome, and I know most will still continue to come and enjoy the Royale. And if you just can’t come in and step out for a drag, it personally saddens me. But you are still welcome to come down and I really hope you do. Perhaps taking up snuff or chew if you need to remain indoors? I mentioned that to my mother and she rolled her eyes at the suggestion. I thought it would give the Royale a turn of the century feel.

Anyway- April 1, no foolin’, we will be smoke free.

II A Anonymous

This is last minute, but they are showing A Anonymous at the Contemporary Art Museum tonight around 6pm. I strongly suggest that you go. It is an amazing movie in the league of “Best of Show” or “Waiting for Guffman”. There will be an afterparty at the Royale with the Tartowski drink- a tart, a bit nutty and a bit of stimulant.

Check more here: http://www.myspace.com/anonymousmovie

III One Ring Zero at the Art Museum
This Friday from 7 to 8:30-sh or so:

One Ring Zero

“One Ring Zero’s ethno-pop could have been played in the background of a Balkan-embassy party in the 1930s, but that’s not all there is to the band: The songs on its ambitious As Smart As We Are–which features lyrics by literary figures including Paul Auster, Rick Moody and Margaret Atwood–touch on They Might Be Giants whimsy, Residents-style unease, Tom Waits clank and Marianne Faithful melancholy.” -Time Out New York

Check out this list on instruments they play: stuff!First of the simple one.

IV Pokey Lafarge is coming back! He will be at the Off Broadway on Friday night. Should be much much fun.

V The Royale is hosting a Hats off to Marti Frumhoff Party

It will be on Sunday March 30 from 3-7pm. Proceeds will go to the Marti Frumhoff Memorial Garden.

There’s three categories:
Most Outrageous Hat
Hard Hat
Movie theme Hat

All entries must be worn during the judging.

First prize is 100.00Second prize is 75.00.
Third place prize is 50.00

Judge # 1: Betsy Krausnick; Head Crafts Artisan for The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.
Judge # 2: John Inchiostro of Stages.
Judge # 3: Garth Dunbar. He designs at Arrowrock Theatre, teaches at Webster Conservatory, and has designed shows at The Rep

Here’s the plans for the site that the city is working on with us (we are to provide all planting, benches, long term maintenance, memorial plaque, sculptures and more.)
http://www.fundraisers4marti.blogspot.com/
Our official fundraising site:
http://www.martifrumhoffmemorial.org/

Sick of the green afro wig? Not down with food coloring in your
beer? Did you pass on the face paint?

Do you pine for the true sense of Irish tradition on Saint Patrick’s
Day?

The Royale would like to welcome you to a more traditional Saint
Patrick’s Day. The weather is a perfect representation of Irish
climate. And in this weather pushes the indoor pub culture that we
have been so lucky to have thrive here in the new world as well. And
here at the Royale we are a true public house in the long tradition of
Irish American pubs. For this festive day we have placed up a
beautiful museum display of Irish history.

Come where the community meets for some traditional Irish fare and
some Irish prose.

Special drinks:
Guinness Floats with your choice of cinnamon or vanilla ice cream
Wexford Irish Cream Ale
Schalfly Irish Stout

On the menu for lunch:
Bangers and Mash(limited supply)
or
Corn Beef Reuben Sandwiches

On the menu for dinner:
Bangers and Mash(limited supply)
Corn Beef Reuben Sandwiches
Guiness Stew with Herb Dumplings
Salmon and Cheese Puff Pastries

And the Irish poetry/literature:
4:00 – Andy Malkus, Aaron Belz, Steven Schroeder
6:00 – Robert Lowes, Joe Sulier, Brock, and Mathieu Paul
7:00 – Matt Freeman, Bridget Coffey, Hal Bush

Slain go foil

Steven Fitzpatrick Smith
Proprietor
The Royale Food & Spirits
3132 South Kingshighway
STL, MO 63139
314-772-3600