I always thought of Joachim as "Wah-keem", too, because of Joaquin Andujar, pitcher of the St. Louis Cardinals! lol I will weigh in on the Miz zur ree pronunciation of Missouri. That is how I've always said it, even though it aids in a favorite joke of Illinois people. My eldest sister lives in Illinois and some of her friends laugh when told I'm from Missouri and say, "Ah, the state of Misery?" Which reminds me, I used to say Ella Noise for Illinois, instead of Ella Noy.