Family, friends, and fans converged to celebrate Mike Shannon’s 75th Birthday, Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Mike Shannon’s Steaks and Seafood. A greeting card and Clydesdale welcomed them outside before they entered to enjoy a cold frosty one and toast the legendary “Voice of the Cardinals”. A few more surprises awaited them and the guest of honor.
The food and beverage flowed during the event. An opulent seafood display featured gigantic jumbo shrimp (no kidding) and a separate assortment of meats and cheeses.Servers passed shrimp rolls and beef sliders and a special Maker’s “46” to sample.
Some of the celebrities included Missouri Governor Jay Nixon; Hall of Famers Albert “Red” Schoendienst, Whitey Herzog; Al Hrabosky; Rick Hummel (The Commish); Jay Randolph; Eddie Sholar (Fast Eddie’s);.and representatives from Maker’s Mark and Anheuser-Busch. Mike Claiborne, KMOX 1120 Sports, served as the master of ceremonies and presided over the presentations.Governor Jay Nixon spoke about Shannon’s importance not only to St. Louis but also the Cardinals.Then the Maker’s Mark manager conferred onto Mr. Shannon a personal bottle of Maker’s 46. Tim Doyle, Anheuser-Busch, followed with a customized 6-pack of Mike Shannon labeled Budweiser and a Clydesdale horseshoe for good luck. As he pointed out, nobody has sold more Budweiser than Mr. Shannon. Finally, the City of St. Louis gave Mike Shannon a street sign, officially renaming a section of the street outside the restaurant, #18 Shannon’s Way.
Guests concluded by singing Happy Birthday before Mr. Shannon reluctantly cut his birthday cake. While all the gifts and well-wishes made an impression, what mattered most to Mike Shannon was sharing the moment with his family and friends. Here’s to the next 75 years, Big Boy!
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- Guests could sign a large birthday card at Mike Shannon’s Steaks and Seafood entrance.
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- Susan Nachman, Bill and Mary Caye Jones
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- Trish Muyco-Tobin and Dave Tobin with Clydesdale
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- Signing the Birthday Card
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- Mike Shannon with his daughter, Pat Shannon Van Matre
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- Rick Hummel with Fran and Jim Jackson
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- Tim Shannon, Eddie Sholar (Fast Eddie’s)
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- Brittany Henley, Gary Van Matre, Amit Dhawan
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- Stacey Hoehne, Liz Ewing
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- John Schaefering, Susan Nachman, Matt Kruszynski
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- Eileen Riordan, Jim Sykora sample some Maker’s 46 from Brianne Hunt, Francesca Daniels.
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- Ice sculpture celebrating Mike Shannon’s 75th birthday
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- Rene Knott, KSDK 5 Sports, interviews Mike Shannon.
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- Hand-made Maker’s Mark glasses
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- Rene Knott with Taylor Crum
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- Patti and Jeff Smith, Dough Croghan, Jay Cunningham, Bob O’Loughlin
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- Jay Randolph, Eileen Riordan
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- James Bragg, Dorinda and Shane Dail
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- Robin Weller, Albert “Red” Schnoendienst, Eileen Riordan, Jay Randolph
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- Jan Devine, Betty and Solly Hemus, Nilda Cantos
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- Red Schoendienst, Tim Shannon, Jay Randolph
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- Matt Kruszynski, Maria and John Costello
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- Faith Mackin, Shannon Knobloch
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- Scott Lewis, Lauren Lewis, Julie Lewis
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- Whitey Herzog chats with Mike Shannon.
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- Tom Foertmeyer, Jan Kury, Katie and Jase Bennett, Lisa Merlotti
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- Clare Sedlacek, Dr. Erin Shannon
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- Jennifer Bergsieker, Tim McDonough, Kelly Whitman
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- Natalie Biagi, Eddie Sholar
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- Donna Ellis, Tiffiny White, Julia Faron
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- Shana Lindsey, Kristen Thompson, Shannon Van Matre, Tracey Edwards, Beth Barrier
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- Jeff Stein, Kaylea and Christopher Lenarz
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- Stephanie Brown, Mike Claiborne
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- Katie Shirrell, Kayla Knierim, Teryn Schaefer
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- Mike Claiborne, Carol Daniel, Patrick Daniel, Carmen Jacob, Lori Eaton
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- Cheresse Pentella, Dan Shannon
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- Albert “Red” Schoendienst, Mike Shannon, Kathy Dampier, Jay Randolph, Whitey Herzog
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- Carmen Jacob, Lori Eaton
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- Jack Stapleton, Frank Viverito, Greg Viverito
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- Whitey Herzog, Bill DeWitt III, president, St. Louis Cardinals
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- Ben Dickmann, Al Hrabosky, Betty Hemus, June Hrabosky
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- Rachel Link, Jane Normansell
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- Richard Sauget, Paul and Denise Faus
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- Al Hrabosky, Solly Hemus
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- George Grimshaw, Darren Grimshaw, Tom Lyons, Chad Watson
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- Lori Bergman, Mike Shannon
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- Patti and Jeff Smith, Linda Loewenstein, Mary Sue Sutton
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- Karen Caputa, Rita Scott
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- Tiffiny White, Rachel Link, Nicole Woodie, Jane Normansell
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- Jennifer Sachs, Jennifer Bergsiecker
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- Julia Faron, Tiffiny White, Rachel Link, Nicole Woodie, Jane Normansell
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- Governor Jay Nixon
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- Mike Shannon has a private moment with Governor Jay Nixon.
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- Tim Shannon
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- Mike Claiborne, KMOX 1120 Sports, master of ceremonies
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- Mike Shannon checks out a bottle of Maker’s 46.
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- Mike Shannon with Jay Kreikencies, Maker’s Mark
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- A street sign came from the traffic commission.
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- Mike Shannon with Tom Doyle, Matt Krusynski from Anheuser-Busch
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- Mike Shannon proudly displays the street sign that will go outside his restaurant.
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- Mike Shannon holds up his Budweiser Clydesdale horseshoe from Tom Doyle, Anheuser-Busch
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- Mike Shannon, the consummate salesman, does not miss an opportunity to showcase his six-pack of “Mike” labeled Budweiser.
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- Mike Shannon, Mike Claiborne
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- Mike Shannon
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- The cake depicts a lifetime of memories.
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- Mike Shannon did not want to cut the cake but finally relented.
