A-B Going Native

While in St. Louis yesterday with the purpose of giving a rambling but truthful talk at the Missouri state distributor meeting, I stopped by the Budweiser brewery where they graciously arranged for a VIP tour. First observation: There's a lot of "fifty share" around that place: Immaculate grounds, everything freshly painted except the red brick, impressively restored architecture, nineteenth century stables, secured like a third world embassy with nuclear ambitions, and a giant bronze sculpture of an eagle that's probably