Archives: February 2009
Plain Wight grunge rockers to lose their locks (for love)
Back in December, Liam Sumnicht and Jesus Butler, two members of the local grunge rock band Plain Wight, promised on video that they would cut their hair for charity come springtime if 1,000 people joined their Facebook group. Well, the publicity stunt worked. The group If 1,000 KC’ans join this group by Jan 1st, we’ll cut our hair! boasts 1,829…
Ryan Adams Quits Music, Releases “Extra Cheese” for Valentine’s Day
Those lamenting Ryan Adams’ recent declaration that he’s quitting music for the time being can comfort themselves with Extra Cheese, an iTunes exclusive EP released today that features seven hand-picked love songs from Adams’ catalog. 1. “Two” from 2007’s Easy Tiger 2. “Blossom” from 2005’s Cold Roses 3. “Answering Bell” from 2001’s Gold 4. “Evergreen” from 2008’s Cardinology 5. “My…
Thieves: A new band of hipsters from Johnson County
If you think the headline on this blog is an oxymoron, then you’re a bigot. Practically every hipster I know was born in the suburbs. They just don’t like to talk about it. Anyway, this new band Thieves still resides in Johnson County, according to MySpace. And in their little hats and scarves they pretty much epitomize art student cool….
Pirate Paul Rudd burns The Weekender
Paul Rudd, the pride of Shawnee Mission West and my favorite member of Judd Apatow’s mafia, makes a pretty funny appearance in this spoof of New York Times commercials. Categories: News Tags: paul rudd
Wichita UFO spotter worried people will think he’s “nuts”
That isn’t a humpback whale flying in the Wichita sky. It’s supposedly a UFO. The Wichita Eagle interviewed a man who snapped a couple photos of the strange flying object and submitted them to UFO Digest. The man didn’t want to give his name to the Eagle, but UFO Digest calls him “Daniel.” Daniel told the Eagle he was hesitant…
Bacon flow chart shows proper way to make bacon
I still carry the scars of once making bacon without a shirt on. If only I had the bacon flowchart to guide me. Cooking bacon is not a one-step recipe but a process that requires enough thought to make Hamlet proud. Behold, the 39 steps to bacon bliss: Or for immediate bacon satisfaction without all the flow-chart fuss you can…
VDay minus four days
%{}% The stereotypical Valentine’s Day gifts are flowers and chocolates. Scarily, those are also the stereotypical gifts of Mother’s Day. (Try not to think about that too much.) Chocolates, especially ones made locally like Andre’s, Annedore’s, Elbow Chocolates or Panache, are great and flowers are good too I guess. But if you’re only buying chocolates and flowers you’re missing out…
Trader Joe’s to Kansas City: Drop Dead
In the two weeks since I first blogged about the Facebook petition to bring Trader Joe’s to Kansas City, the group number has jumped by over 1,000 people. It’s clear that Kansas Citians are desperate for a Trader Joe’s, and group founder Rachel Perry Hanses has organized people to write Trader Joe’s, twitter Trader Joe’s and repeatedly put Kansas City…
“Making Love,” Shiner style (MP3 enhanced)
Baby, when you think about legendary local ’90s alternative rock band Shiner, you probably don’t think about Bad Company — or, for that matter, love. But that’s about to change, if you haven’t heard this song already. And if you have, well, grab your honey tight, turn down the lights, and set your boner ablaze with spirit oil. This scorcher…
Windows smashed at ACLU office
Last Thursday, someone threw a “big ol’ landscaping rock” through a set of glass doors at the American Civil Liberties Union’s Kansas City office. ACLU Executive Dan Winter sent out an e-mail, saying the attack was the second in three weeks. I called Winter this morning to see why someone would chuck a rock through his front door. Winter told…
Single Wide may be in stores today
KC Beer Blog is reporting that Boulevard’s Single Wide IPA was supposed to be available in six-packs today at area liquor stores. Calls to two liquor stores, however, resulted in mixed messages. One said that they had a Boulevard shipment due today and Single-Wide could very well be on the truck; another was not due to get a Boulevard shipment…
A Zesty tasting at Zesty
Zest Web Site Wine cellar at Zest In his review this week, Charles calls Zest “a very dressed-up diner.” Well, you don’t have to dress up for the Leawood restaurant’s wine tasting tonight, but it wouldn’t hurt. As I mentioned in our weekly dining newsletter/all-knowing guide Pitch Forks, Zest is hosting its first wine event today. Tonight’s guest is Matt…
The Download: New Camera Obscura MP3
Scotland’s Camera Obscura made a few announcements yesterday, including details of its forthcoming LP4. From vocalist Carey Lander via the band’s MySpace blog: “We are grateful for your patience and even more so for your impatience. As you know we have been busy seducing our new record label, the classy and top of the class 4AD and are now ready…
Daily Briefs: Stupid people control everything
%{}% Your job had to go live on a farm where it plays with goats and puppies. So while we’re all pretending that the economy is like “the weather,” and “just happens,” and is therefore completely unaffected by human behavior or fiscal policies such as — FOR EXAMPLE — passing massive tax cuts while simultaneously conducting two unbelievably expensive wars…
Breakfast Buffet: 02/10
%{}% Meesha makes a good point. Just because a person works in a kitchen doesn’t make them a chef. There’s the line cook, chef de cuisine, sous chef and, my best station, dishwasher. Making a cake for Valentine’s is sexy. There’s something about frosting on the human body… I digress. Here are some brilliant (and not so brilliant) Valentine’s Day…
First the Star divorces Hearne Christopher Jr. and now …
Hearne Christopher Jr. used to write about high-profile divorces in his Kansas City Star column. Now, the gossip columnist’s wife has filed for divorce. On December 29, Lori W. Christopher, citing incompatibility, filed a petition in Johnson County District Court. The Christophers have joint temporary care of their two minor children. A judge ordered Hearne Christopher Jr. to pay $1,516…
Jolie Justus vs. cervical cancer
Missouri state Sen. Jolie Justus is taking on HPV. This morning, Justus will introduce Senate Bill 104, which would require public schools to provide information on the HPV vaccine to parents of girls entering the sixth grade and would also pay for immunizing girls whose families cannot afford the vaccine, to the Senate’s health committee. Left untreated, HPV can cause…
Mean Kansas law in the making: Pay your medical bills in 90 days or …
Here’s an unbelievably cold, cruel bit of attempted lawmaking in Topeka. House Bill 2285 essentially says this: Uninsured Kansans who get treated at a hospital or doctor’s office have 90 days to pay their bill. If they haven’t settled up within 90 days, the provider can turn their bill over to the state, which can take the money out of…
Michelle Obama is Olathe man’s muse
Michelle Obama is only one of Leslie Brown’s muses. Brown’s notebook includes sketches of Jackie Robinson, Oprah and Morgan Freeman. But the Michelle Obama sketch landed Brown on Mrs. O, a blog devoted the fashions of the First Lady. The site goes into excruciating detail about Brown’s process and notes that the language arts teacher from Olathe doesn’t sell his…
Expect more “Save Our Jobs” rallies
Looks like that “Save Our Jobs” rally was kinda timely. The Kansas City Business Journal reports that an automotive industry analyst says Ford could close the automotive side of its Claycomo assembly plant by 2011. Global Insight’s Haig Stoddard told the Biz Journal that he isn’t certain but from what he’s seen, the plants in KC and Wayne, Michigan, “have…
Sebelius pisses off Ronald Reagan fan club
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius apparently has more important things to do than celebrate a dead president’s 98th birthday. Sebelius pissed off the Ronald Reagan Legacy Project when she didn’t proclaim last Friday “Ronald Reagan Day.” Grover Norquist’s thong got twisted. “By refusing to honor President Reagan, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has put pusillanimous petty partisanship above patriotism,” Norquist said. “Gov. Sebelius…
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