This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: At the KDHX Midwest Mayhem bash last week, people and music came together at the City Museum:So Many Dynamos

Credit Jarred Gastreich | St. Louis Beacon | 2013

Credit Jarred Gastreich | St. Louis Beacon | 2013

Credit Jarred Gastreich | St. Louis Beacon | 2013
But words of wisdom came from Stuart Minor: "Friends may desert you, thorns may hurt you, and sunny days may turn to clouds -- but you know what? You're never ever alone so long as you got yourself a balloon dog."

Credit Jarred Gastreich | St. Louis Beacon | 2013

Credit Jarred Gastreich | St. Louis Beacon | 2013
... though a human hug makes the balloon dog even better.