Near the end of The Bourne Supremacy, Matt Damon’s amnesiac-superspy character, Jason Bourne, learns that his real name is David Webb and that he was born in Nixa, Missouri. The Department of Burnt Ends had forgotten all about this nod to the small southwestern Missouri town until catching The Bourne Ultimatum last weekend. Sensing a local story, we called…
Back in June, the Federal Bureau of Investigation began looking into fake weather reports to the National Weather Service. Someone had been sending in tornado sightings, floods and a number of other violent storm reports. Because the computers hosting the National Weather Service Web site are here in Kansas City, it was the job of our local FBI office to…
Letters, July 26 Signing Off I was deeply offended when I read Malisa “Lisa” Monyakula’s letter saying that I had no part in the design of the sign at Lulu’s restaurant. This sign was a part of the experimental process that I and her husband, Dennis Baughman, took on to try to introduce a new material to the city, and…
Wilting from the heat, I bought an iced coffee on 39th Street last week. The coffee shop where I sought refreshment (hint: My straw was green) tends not to print receipts unless customers ask for them, which I did. And there it was, the government’s screw-you on top of my overpriced cold drink: a 10.225 percent sales tax. Unless…
Elsa Pagán sees weeds where she used to have neighbors. A few years ago, the homes on the south side of Pagán’s street in Kansas City, North, met the push of a bulldozer. So did the trees behind the homes, where deer liked to congregate. The houses and the woods made way for an ambitious project off North Prospect Road,…
The Wayward Son dropped by Casa de Lethal last Monday, interviewed the razor-witted rapper, and left with the new single from Mac’s long-awaited Rhymesayers debut album, 11:11, which is scheduled for an October 9 release. This shit’s on FIRE. And it comes with two unreleased songs. And it was a really fun interview. Mac Lethal is one interesting cat….
The Chiefs released computer renderings of the new Arrowhead Stadium today. From seat level, the stadium appears largely unchanged. But the exterior looks wrapped in Jetsons-style chrome and glass: The entrance will be lorded over by the deck of a Star Destroyer: The ticket windows will look like news stands of the future: Inside the concourses, there’s…
If you couldn’t tell from the photos recently posted here, the Pitch Music Awards Ceremony last Friday at the Uptown was wilder than a busful of hyenas fighting over a hamloaf. Much of the proceedings were like a session of British Parliament, but with constant (not merely frequent) hooing and heckling from the audience. Peep these videos shot by our…
Wearing a clerical collar, former Kansas City, Missouri, Councilwoman Saundra McFadden-Weaver took the stand in her defense this morning in federal court. McFadden-Weaver is on trial for mortgage fraud. In 2005, she took out a $400,000 loan on a home in Lee’s Summit that a bank foreclosed upon because of unmade payments. During this morning’s testimony, jurors got a…
A new, KC-based late night talk show debuting sometime on some local TV station might actually be kind of good. Or maybe that’s all the free screw-top wine and Busch Light talking. Anyway, I went last night to the taping of After Hours, hosted by Darron Story and Cara Kahn. It was filmed last night in a KCPT studio…
You might not have insurance, but at least you can see the horror stories of those who do for free Thursday night. Heartland Healthcare For All is sponsoring a 7 p.m. screening of Michael Moore’s Sicko at the Screenland Theatre. The uninsured get in free. Julie Pierce (who tells the story of her insurance company and her employer denying her…
I guess we should let you know who won, huh? Alright, here’s the list, but first you have to look at the self-proclaimed King of Kansas City, Brodie Rush, the awards show host. Best Male Vocalist: Brandon Phillips (the Architects); Best Female Vocalist: Kim Anderson (Flee the Seen); Best Blues/Soul: Ida McBeth; Best Jazz: the Grand Marquis; Best Country/Bluegrass: Split…
Fucking finally! I just found out today, upon opening an envelope and having a watermarked CD from Columbia records fall out and bounce off the floor with a miraculous chime of angel bells that… …Pat Monahan is putting out a solo album. Lead singer for TRAIN-aaaaaa! Yes, that picture is actually from the gallery on his Web site, which,…
The Kansas City Chiefs are offering two-game ticket packages. The catch? One of the games doesn’t count. On its Web site and in radio ads, the Chiefs are offering fans an opportunity to buy tickets for home games against the Denver Broncos or the Green Bay Packers. Packages, which begin at $123, also include admission for games with the…
Remember Seattle SuperSonics owner Clay Bennett calling Kansas City a “viable” option? Don’t count on it. Sonics minority owner Aubrey McClendon told an Oklahoma City newspaper that the owners always intended to relocate the team to OKC. “We didn’t buy the team to keep it in Seattle; we hoped to come here,” Aubrey McClendon told The Journal Record on Monday….
In this post filed on Sunday, blogger …Just Cara picked up on an interesting detail from the Edwin R. Hall case. It seems the defense has filed an affidavit in the case from a professor named Dan E. Krane, a DNA expert who testified in the O.J. Simpson case. Read the entire Hall filing here. — Eric Barton Categories: News
The Last of the V8s Friday, August 10, 2007 Pitch Music Awards Ceremony at the Uptown Photos by Anna-Marie Perry The V8s were the fourth and last band of the evening, and all hell broke loose. Apologies to the third band, Super Black Market, for not having photos to post yet. Categories: Music
Reach and Ataxic Friday, August 10, 2007 Pitch Music Awards Ceremony at the Uptown Photos by Anna-Marie Perry Categories: Music
Snuff Jazz and the Ssion Friday, August 10, 2007 Pitch Music Awards Ceremony at the Uptown Photos by Anna-Marie Perry The Pitch Awards Ceremony went down last Friday night at the Uptown. Over the next couple of days, I’ll be posting photos, videos and various other dispatches from the event, starting with the Snuff Jizz perfomance. The troupe is a…
The Wayward Blog is proud to present … the Monday Music Junkie! Download column author Andy Vihstadt trolls the Internet for new music like a junkie with a $200-a-day habit, so we figured since he’s doing it anyway, we’ll try and convince him to share his findings. He agreed. The man’s a true public servant. Enjoy. Kanye Graduates Somewhere in…
On the glass counter near the entrance of the Bollywood Indian Bistro (20100 East Jackson, Independence) are a dish of hard candies and a box with cream-colored paper fliers announcing that the month of August is the “Grand Opening” of the restaurant. The restaurant actually opened well over a year ago and for all I know, the fliers are leftovers…
%{}% On the glass counter near the entrance of the Bollywood Indian Bistro (20100 East Jackson, Independence) are a dish of hard candies and a box with cream-colored paper fliers announcing that the month of August is the “Grand Opening” of the restaurant. The restaurant actually opened well over a year ago and for all I know, the fliers are…
Big & Rich CBS Early Show filming Friday, August 10, 2007 Liberty Memorial Photos & story by Chris Packham If You Can Read This YOU’RE TOO CLOSE! Big & Rich had a top 15 hit from their 2004 album Horse of a Different Color called “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy),” which is completely awesome because it sounds like a…
Neko Case and Rufus Wainwright August 9, 2007 VooDoo Lounge Better Than: Dinner for two at Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill Review by Scott Wilson. Photos by Michael Forester. Anyone hoping to hear Rufus Wainwright’s best music — the bright, concise letters from a young genius that made up his first two albums and the leaner parts…
