From the Archives...another hundred years ago, 1983 to be exact, I began doing a trendy calendar called "The Saint Louis Crackerjack Calendar." At the time, I often referred to it as my Junior Achievement project. The original idea was conceived before the famous "Chippendale Calendars" but after a few enterprising college students had done it as the men of ______ University. My intention was to do a local women calendar but I got very little support. The men version or as they became called, "Beefcake", ran for four consecutive years and while I really never made any money on it, I did learn a bunch about getting free help with marketing and the stories that came from it could have filled a couple of volumes. This week I had occasion to dig out the leftover calendars and copy a few images for another use. I have had several suggestions to do a reunion version but no one has stepped up to take the reins on that project. It was a huge undertaking and while I'll never regret it, I don't have the steam to go it alone again. BTW this dashing man is Steve Ruzicka and I haven't heard from or about him since.
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