See if you can pick out the ginger-haired Kansas City musician hopping on stage along with Bad Manners at a January 18 gig in San Diego. Justin Warring (Stella Link, Sex Police) is currently on tour with the really old English ska band, which doesn’t have its tour posted on Myspace. Pollstar says the tour hits Baltimore on January 30,…
In this case, it’s a where was it, since this entire stretch of Kansas City’s Main Street —including the Paramount Theater, Kresge’s and Macy’s — is long gone. But in a nod to Chinese New Year, which begins today, I thought it would be interesting to see if any residents of Fat City can remember one of the most famous…
Funk’s Front Porch put out a cattle call for city board and commission applicants today. If you’re not as controversial as say, a minute woman, call this number, 513-3511, or e-mail this guy, brandon_dial@kcmo.org. Categories: News, Politics Tags: Mark Funkhouser
Stik Figa and Info Gates face off in the final, acapella round of last Friday’s Versus 2: An MC and Beat Battle Categories: Music Tags: info gates, stik figa, versus
Damn, I’m gone Friday, and I miss a lot. The Chiefs finally — finally! — fire Herm Edwards. Two women stage a sexual assault to blackmail Mercedes Benz dealership, which they filed a sexual harassment suit against. That’s not at all sick. A man allegedly shoots his roommate and then sets the body ablaze. Ugh. And today … State of…
sportingnews.com There was a time when I was so ridiculously intoxicated that I was accused of being “drunk as a skunk.” It never occurred to me, drunk or sober, to wonder where that expression came from. Only later — with a clear head — did I learn that its historical roots date back to at least the 14th century, when…
Click on photo for slide show. Stage left is Stik Figa. Small and lanky in glasses and a skullcap, he emits the comic charm and easy-going nature of someone who rarely pays for his own drinks and who’s welcome to crash on the couches of his friends any night of the week. He ambles like a Slinky. Stage right is…
Holy Taco has put together a list of the 10 worst type of drunks. There’s something for everyone from “Mrs. Time to bring up old shit you’ve done that’s pissed me off” to “Mr. Let’s wrassle!” The list is not complete. There’s many a drunk-type that I’d like to add: Mr. “You looking at me?” Drunk: Man oh man. Don’t…
Whether his comment was inspired by the sprawling line to purchase tickets, the packed lobby of extended families or the 20-minute wait for an $8.50 can of Miller Lite, one spectator summed up the scene perfectly as he entered Municipal Auditorium Saturday night: “Wow, this has gotten legit.” It was the first bout of the season for Kansas City’s four-team,…
%{}% It rhymes with smushmortion. Last Friday, Phill Kline weighed in on President Barack Obama with his first blog entry at Stand With Truth. Kline, now a professor at Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University, says it’s fitting that Obama was sworn in with the same bible as Abraham Lincoln. Of course, Kline is comparing abortion to slavery. He notes that Obama…
Dutch artist Lernert Engelberts must have had a scarred childhood, or at least a scarred Easter to make the type of art he does now. While I ate the chocolate bunnies I was given as a child (ears first), Engelberts subjects his chocolate bunnies to unthinkable ends that are part Mr. Bill and part modern art. This video comes from…
Today marks the Chinese New Year. While the fireworks went off 12 hours ago, there are still ways to join in the fun. Mainly, it’s a reason to stop by your favorite Chinese restaurant to take part in the festivities. These four are a good start: Mandarinism: No longer is there a dearth of good Chinese restaurants in Johnson County,…
I usually despise online quizzes because (a) they seem to last for hours and (b) there’s often no point to them. This quiz from Mental Floss is different. It’s about cooking techniques. It’s only 10 questions and covers techniques from the simple to the moderately advanced. Unfortunately, it doesn’t provide a guide on how to rank yourself. So I’ve invented…
Click photo for slide show. The four proud Kings of Leon strutted onto the Uptown’s stage at 9:15 p.m. Friday night to the sounds of operatic intro music and excited cheers. The theater was beyond sold-out — scalped tickets were going on the street outside for upwards of $200 and the line for a piss or a beer was at…
%{}% Local blogger PlazaJen has a great post about how she hacked Starbucks’ berry chai infusion, which is a chai tea that combines “a proprietary blend of aronia berry and black currant juice.” As fast as Starbucks can introduce drinks, people (me included) are trying to hack them or subvert them or do whatever we can to try and find…
%{}% It’s not a barfly’s bar if it has waiters. Presenting Mike’s Tavern! Food and psychiatry. Never have I been more intrigued or creeped out all at once. As a person who spends way too much time goofing-off working in coffee shops, I agree that coffee houses are not created equal in the get-stuff-done-respect. Here’s a hint: It’s not a…
Pope Benedict XVI’s recent decision to ex-excommunicate four priests has a significant connection to Kansas City. The priests belong to the Society of Pius X, whose U.S. headquarters is in Platte City. A French archbishop named Marcel Lefebvre founded the society in 1970 as a response to the reforms adopted during the Second Vatican Council. Lefebvre offered Mass in Latin…
Much like My Morning Jacket’s NYE perfomance, Of Montreal brought in 2009 with a flurry of cover songs. You Ain’t No Picasso has the MP3s and here’s the setlist. Of Montreal at the 40 Watt – Jan 1 2009 Dual Electric Guitar Face Melt Let’s Spend the Night Together (Stones/Bowie) Sweet Emotion (Aerosmith) Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin) Head On (Jesus…
Sprint Nextel is cutting 8,000 jobs by March 31. Sprint CEO Dan Hesse made only one comment in the news release. “Labor reductions are always the most difficult action to take, but many companies are finding it necessary in this environment,” Hesse said in the statement. “We continue to improve the customer experience and these improvements are reflected in much…
Catching up on my reading over the weekend, I spent some time with The Kansas City Star’s 14-page special section commemorating Barack Obama’s inauguration. Headlined on the cover “For America, a New Day,” it contained reports on the historic day in Washington, a transcript of Obama’s speech, comments from random Kansas Citians, an Associated Press report on the first couple’s…
The newest Kansas Official Visitors Guide arrived in our mail the other day — just in time for dead-of-winter daydreams about summer road trips! For anyone who might be looking for ways to save a little gas money — and spend those precious tourism dollars close to home — the glossy mag offers detailed trip-planning tips for travelers looking for…
So glad this dodderer’s retiring. Watch him talk in circles about how there shouldn’t be hardened criminals in prisons. Catch his proclamation that “Missourians and Kansans believe Gitmo is just fine” — and his self-satisfied little joke about San Franciscans. Marvel about how he’s introduced legislation to prohibit torture… after the fact. And pay special attention to his warning about…
Clay Chastain addicts rejoice! You’ll finally have an inside track on his — and at least three other people’s — inner thoughts when former Star gossip columnist Hearne Christopher Jr. starts his new column at Sun Publications in February. Publisher Steve Rose confirmed the deal in a phone interview today. Categories: News Tags: Hearne Christopher Jr., Steve Rose, Sun Publications
Apologies to all of Kendall’s fans. We miss him today too. But here’s a real time-stealer: 8 minutes’ worth. Don’t get dizzy: Categories: News Tags: airplanes, Kansas City International Airport
