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Archives: December 2008
Society facebook sues former KCMO councilman
Controversy rocks the corner of the Kansas City publishing world that looks expectantly to the spring day when the city’s elite mix animal prints and tuxedo wear. The owner of a society magazine has sued Chuck Eddy, a former Kansas City, Missouri, councilman and candidate for mayor, alleging that Eddy violated the terms of an employment agreement. Categories: News Tags:…
Jason & Scorchers Drummer in Trouble (Health Care Blues)
From a listserv I get. This one hits close to home, both because the guy got laid off from a newspaper — none of that here at The Pitch, though, thank god — and because, dammit, musicians need health insurance. Also, the Scorchers have played KC numerous times. — Harper Perry Baggs, the longtime drummer for Jason & the Scorchers,…
All the Record Machine MP3s You Need, Right Here (Max Justus, State Bird, Interstates, and more)
Well, mostly. If you owned all of the Record Machine’s releases from the past year, then you’d have all the MP3s you need. But this is a good start. To end the year, RM owner Nathan Reusch has passed us a slew of MP3s ‘n stuff from his local label’s cornucopia of indie-pop. State Bird MP3: “I Saw The Light”…
Punk Rock & Trailer Parks — new from Derf
We love our cartoonist Derf, whose “The City” runs in the Concerts listings in our print edition and here on Pitch.com. Derf recently released a graphic novel called Punk Rock & Trailer Parks. As he notes, “It’d be just the thing for holiday-shopping issues. Comix are the ideal recession gift. Not only are they cheap, but they can be burned…
Grinders West is open!
Artist-restaurateur Stretch has finally opened his deli concept, Grinders West. When I last wrote about this restaurant, in September, Stretch had hopes of opening the venue that month. It actually opened a week ago. But the place looks great, has a really interesting menu (sandwiches, soups, salads and three pasta choices) and a first-rate waitstaff, including the beautiful former…
Top Ten Kansas City Foods To Eat Before You Die: Number 3
I know it’s been a while since I wrote an entry for my top 10 Kansas City foods series. To recap this is the list so far: Number 10: Lamar’s Cinnamon TwistNumber 9: Boulevard Wheat (with a lemon!)Number 8: Cheesy Corn Bake from Fiorella’s Jack StackNumber 7: D’Bronx PizzaNumber 6: Kansas City Strip from Plaza IIINumber 5: Stroud’s rollsNumber 4:…
Drinking and smoking
The word “taxes” makes people act irrationally. Take, for instance, this wide-ranging tax plan from New York State, which would tax everything from clothes to boats to license plates to caloric (non-diet) soft drinks. It’s already got a catchy nickname — the obesity tax — and, not surprisingly, has already the ire of soft drink manufacturers. I received this dandy…
Daily Briefs: In which TV shows are dismissively encapsulated as drinking games
%{}% ARE YOU READY FOR SOME CHIEFSBALL? While I was messing around with the hobbit name generator, I heard on the radio that someone named “Carl Peterson” (hobbit name: Popo Sandydowns) has resigned from his position as first-base coach for the Kansas City Chiefs ball club. Now who will smack the butts of the point guards while they wait in…
Bumper cars on Madison Avenue!
A friend of the Plog sent over this Web cam link from Madison Avenue and 46th Street. Click the link for witty, play-by-play commentary on the real Mario Kart action. — Justin Kendall Categories: News Tags: ice, Snow
Another wonderful Christmas gift (no splooge, just fetuses.)
I have missed out on this holiday season’s many innovations. Last week, I presented the perfect cookbook for grandma. After that post, a fellow blogger asked me if I’d ordered fetus cookie cutters. Ordered? I didn’t know fetus cookie cutters existed, but a quick Internet search proved they are this holiday’s hot item. Makes the perfect compliment to this cookie…
Concert Review: Neil Diamond at Sprint Center. Tuesday, December 16, 2008.
“There’s only one rule,” Neil Diamond announces, in that diamond-hard, late Neil Diamond voice of his, that croak you could sharpen knives against. “There are no rules,” he continued. Crowd goes nuts. “Except that I follow the noise.” Crowd goes nutser. Especially my side, stage left, so Neil Diamond smiles big and heads toward us, much to the chagrin of…
Stealing Time: Now how about Herm Edwards?
One down and one more to go (at least). At Arrowhead Addict, Chiefs fans are celebrating the resignation of Chiefs GM Carl Peterson. The Addict also reminds us that “Genius Of Defeat” Herm Edwards is still coaching the Chiefs. Better get your season tickets now. I hear there’s gonna be a waiting list. And is it too early to start…
The Download: New A.C. Newman MP3
photo: Caleb Beyers Members of the New Pornographers never squander their time off between albums. While the Canadian supergroup is on hiatus, Neko Case and Carl Newman are readying solo efforts for 2009. Case’s Middle Cyclone won’t hit stores until March 3, but A.C. Newman (his solo moniker) will return with Get Guilty next month. Download an advance track below,…
Breakfast Buffet: Tuesday, 12/016
A roundup of the top five stories this year in food technology. Yes, it’s the ultimate food geek news but it contains a lot of cool stuff. An Australian doctor is reporting a wine he’s grown can clear arteries and grow hair back and put years on your life … you get the idea. Considering the last thing Australia’s given…
Billy Ocean’s Alien Lanes, or WTF is going on in “Loverboy”?
I just had some DEEP MEMORIES triggered, y’all. It’s late on a freezing Monday night, right? Ad I got this song going through my head, don’t know who by or anything more than the chorus and some of the beats. Naturally, it’s not hard to find just by Googling a few lyrics. I find the video. Holy. Fuckmeat. This video…
Ding dong, King Carl is gone
It’s a Christmas miracle! Kansas City Chiefs General Manager Carl Peterson has resigned! Actual quote from Peterson’s announcement: “Most importantly, I want to thank Chiefs fans around the country for their passionate support through the years.” Which years were those? — Justin Kendall Categories: News Tags: carl peterson, Clark Hunt, kansas city chiefs
Squitiro insults Asians, too
First lady/freak show Gloria Squitiro is an equal-opportunity offender. She says dumb things to Asians, too. An unreported nugget from Joe Miller’s recent deposition is his assertion that Squitiro once said, “You no like,” to Joan Pu, a Chinese-born policy analyst who works in the office of Mayor Mark Funkhouser. Miller worked on the Funkhouser campaign and served as the…
Scott Weiland at VooDoo: Postponed
The Scott Weiland concert that was scheduled for tomorrow night, December 16, at the VooDoo Lounge, has been postponed to January 14. No other information is available at this time. Stay tuned. Categories: Music Tags: Scott Weiland, VooDoo
Hey cool people: Run for office
One of my favorite former politicians is Lloyd Daniel, a poet and educator who spent two terms in the Missouri House of Representatives in the mid-’90s. These days Daniel writes, travels the country giving lectures, and once in awhile, puts on a cool poetry reading accompanied by a sax player, like he did with the young and talented William Sanders…
Paws meet Claus at Penn Valley Dog Park, Sunday, December 14
Photo courtesy Julie Weeks. Click here for a slideshow. Because dogs are children, too, Santa Claus offered his lap to them on Sunday at Penn Valley’s off-leash dog park. A member of the Dogpark Improvement Group, which sponsored the event, photographed each pooch that posed with Kris Kringle and e-mailed the shots to owners later in the day at no…
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