It took some quick thinking, but I managed to grab this shot with Kenny Loggins following his sold out concert last night at the Four Seasons Hotel Ballroom in St. Louis, MO. We'll leave the specifics out for now, except to say that the show was great, especially from our seats in the first row. My only disappointment was he failed to play a couple of my favorites, I'm Free, and Vox Humana from 1985. You get bonus points if you can identify the bass player and drummer in the Vox Humana video, both very famous musicians. No, the bass player isn't Lionel Richie.

 

Irish hard rockers Thin Lizzy were one of the opening bands for the Judas Priest show in Springfield. Here's founding member and drummer Brian Downey. Downey stopped at his hotel before departing to the venue.

While not original members, Scott Gorham and Darren Wharton, are long-time members of the group dating back to playing with the other founding member of Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott.

And, here's another member of the band, guitarist and Ted Nugent's hunting buddy, Marco Mendoza.

Rob Halford, lead vocalist for heavy metal legends Judas Priest, stopped to pose for this shot as he arrived at his hotel earlier this week prior to his band's show at the The Center in Springfield, Illinois. Halford also signed an 8 x 10 for my collection.

Here's Richie Faulkner, Judas Priest's newest member. Faulkner replaced guitarist K.K. Downing earlier this year following his retirement from the band.

  

American Idol alum and country singer Bucky Covington was in Jacksonville yesterday for a concert stop on his Hometown Tour. Covington's twin brother, Rocky, summoned his brother off the tour bus for this shot.

Following game 7 of the 2011 World Series in St. Louis:

Joe Torre, former major league player, manager, and future Hall-of-Famer. Currently is Executive Vice President for Baseball Operations for Major League Baseball. He left with a former teammate, Bob Gibson. Gibson doesn't stop for anyone. Period.

"The Big Hurt," Frank Thomas, former major league slugger for the White Soxs, A's, and Jays.

Tim Kurkjian, ESPN baseball analyst and former Sports Illustrated writer. Congratulated me on the Cardinals win and said "it's a great day to be a Cardinals fan."

Dave McKay, Cardinals first base coach, "behind bars."

John  Rooney, one half of the Cardinals radio broadcasting team.

Mike Shannon, current Cards radio broadcaster and former Cardinal player.

Steve Spagnuolo, current head coach of the St. Louis Rams.

Rick Sutcliffe, Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year Award winner. The Missouri native pitched for the Cards and Cubs and three other teams. One of baseball's "good guys."

Bobby Valentine, former major league player and manager, and current ESPN analyst. He was drafted first by the Dodgers in the 1968 Draft.