Archives: April 2009
Orange juice, a rebuttal
A week and half ago I wrote an article called “Orange juice not as black and white as you think,” which focused on an interview in which author Alissa Hamilton claimed that 100 percent natural orange juice is not as “fresh” as people think. Then, last Thursday, the Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC) e-mailed me with a response. The relevant…
The Rhonda Chriss Lokeman DUI video, part IV
We can’t hear the phone call made by former Kansas City Star columnist Rhonda Chriss Lokeman to her husband, Star publisher Mark Zieman, but we can hear Zieman’s voice in this next video. He’s shown up to bail out his wife, who’s been arrested for suspicion of drunk driving. After Zieman leaves, listen to the arresting officer’s claim that Lokeman…
WTF!? N.E.R.D. and Clipse are playing a show at UMKC this weekend!?
I about shit my pants a few minutes ago, when I stumbled upon an announcement at HipHopKC.com that N.E.R.D. and Clipse — two of my favorite hip-hop groups of the past few years — are playing a show at UMKC this Saturday, April 11. I found a press release buried on the Star’s site; a call to UMKC’s central ticket…
It all comes down to ratios
Michael Ruhlman is well known within culinary circles for his book The Making of a Chef. Before television shows like Top Chef, Ruhlman enrolled at the Culinary Institute of America and wrote a tell-all book describing his experience. When I started blogging about my culinary courses I wasn’t aware of Ruhlman’s 1997 book but it appears we covered many of…
Hate-watch group tried to bump Kris Kobach from congressional testimony
%{}% Last year, officials from the Missouri State Highway Patrol received training from Immigration and Customs Enforcement that gave them the authority to conduct immigration investigations and detain undocumented migrants. Where do local cops get off executing immigration law? Well, in 1996 Congress passed a law with a provision called 287(g) that opened the door for county and state officials to…
We have a winner. Ketchup packets to feature local artist
Heinz may have its 57 flavors but the one people care most about is tomato ketchup. Like Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup or Tabasco, it’s one of those rarefied products you can’t that doesn’t come in an identical generic version. It’s such a part of our culture that Warhol took a stab at it. Carrying on the artist connection, Heinz recently asked…
The Rhonda Chriss Lokeman DUI video, part III
The next set of videos showing former Kansas City Star columnist Rhonda Chriss Lokeman’s arrest for allegedly driving drunk features the arresting officer explaining how the traffic stop went down. Sounds like Lokeman didn’t believe that her minivan had only three tires. After the jump, hear Lokeman claim that she only had one glass of wine and refuse a breathalyzer…
Cowtown Ballroom: Sweet Jesus coming to Tivoli May 22
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Frank Zappa, Brewer & Shipley, the Byrds, King motherfuckin’ Crimson — they all played at Kansas City’s Cowtown Ballroom during its heyday of 1971-74. Readers will remember that some local filmmakers, Joe Heyen and Tony Ladesich, have been at work on a documentary about the venue that rocked and rolled where the…
Read before tonight’s show: LA Weekly’s interview with Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Our friend Randall Roberts, music editor for LA Weekly and former RFT staffer recently got a rare chance to sit down with an unusually relaxed Will Oldham, aka Bonnie “Prince” Billy, at a cafe in LA for an early evening interview. Here’s how it begins: In the Moroccan-tiled patio of downtown L.A.’s Hotel Figueroa, Will Oldham and a half-dozen friends…
Facebook and Coca-Cola
The most popular page on Facebook belongs to Barack Obama. That is not surprising. While campaigning, he asked people to friend him on Facebook. But the second most popular page was started by a struggling actor in Los Angeles who just happens to love Coca-Cola but has zero ties to the company. That actor, Dusty Zorg, has seen his Coca-Cola…
Daily Briefs: AN INTERNATIONAL THING HAPPENED IN MISSOURI!
%{}% Canadian passport: A depressed dude hopped a fence at a Canadian airfield, Grand Theft Autojacked a Cessna 172 Skyhawk and flew it all the way to Missouri, America, causing the kind of international incident in which fighter jets become involved. He was feeling sad and wanted to be shot down. Suicide by F-16, you guys. Instead, he landed on…
Tonight: Where’s the afterparty?
April 7 is upon us, the Clash of the Options: Morrissey, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Aterciopelados, the Ting Tings … Bonnie “Philly” Glass. Of course, you’ve already decided by now which, if any, you’re gonna see. What we wanna know is, where’s the afterparty? We know the Morrissey afterparty is at the Riot Room, with Queens Club, the Feverbell, Now Now…
Man crashes into Plaza McDonald’s
Around 9:30 last night a man being pursued by police crashed his vehicle into the McDonald’s at 500 Nichols Road, better known as the McDonald’s on the Plaza (the picture accompanying this post isn’t of the actual crash site, but for illustration purposes only!). The police were called to a burglary on 53rd street and then followed a darkly colored…
Breakfast Buffet: Tuesday, 4/07
%{}% What do marshmallows and will power have to do with each other? A lot if you are a four year old. Domino’s accidentally gave away 11,000 free pizzas, which is causing some aftershocks within the company. Soft drink sales across all categories are down. Never fear, people are just getting their sugar water from other sources like sports and…
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