Archives: June 2009
Domino’s bread bowls — they’re alive!!!
Domino’s pasta bowls have generated a lot of press. Not much of it positive. First there was the commercial that stirred up trouble because the talking piece of pasta (Pasta Dude) was mimicking spanking somebody doggy-style: Things haven’t gotten any better since the pasta bread-bowls have actually hit the market. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink Tags: backlash, bread bowls, calories,…
Candlelight vigil for George Tiller
Dozens gathered last night at the J.C. Nichols Fountain for a candlelight vigil for George Tiller. Amongst the crowd, reps from Planned Parenthood and the ACLU and Missouri state senator Jolie Justus. This slideshow reveals a lot of sad, confused and outraged people … but also people determined to not let an act of terrorism like Tiller’s murder scare them into keeping their mouths shut. …
Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson’s thoughts on the death of George Tiller
%{}% Following the murder of George Tiller, politicians and players on both sides of the abortion debate — everyone from President Obama to Randall Terry — issued statements. But missing from this list of politicos commenting was Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson. I called Parkinson’s office and a spokesman said that the guv’s office didn’t send out an official statement to…
For the true food geeks
For every person who is content to put popcorn in the microwave, there is another type of person who wonders what would happen if you put that popcorn in a specially built oven capable of heating to 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. It is this person for whom the blog Cooking Issues exists. Forget the boring name. Cooking Issues is on the…
The best way to steal company time today
Back in January, we told you about Steve Sanders, the former video game champion now working as an attorney here in Kansas City. Sanders gained a certain notoriety when he was featured in the documentary, The King of Kong, about the ongoing rivalry between Sanders’ friend Billy Mitchell and gamer newbie Steve Wiebe for the Donkey Kong high score. For…
Funeral services for George Tiller scheduled for Saturday in Wichita
Funeral services for slain abortion doctor George Tiller will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at College United Methodist Church, 2930 E. 1st Street, in Wichita. View Larger Map Categories: News Tags: abortion, George Tiller
‘No final decisions made about’ the future of Tiller’s clinic
The future of George Tiller’s medical practice appears uncertain. Tiller’s attorneys, Dan Monnat and Lee Thompson, just issued the following statement from Tiller’s widow, Jeanne Tiller, and the Tiller family: “The family of Dr. George Tiller would like to clarify statements made about the plans for Women’s Health Care Services, P.A. The family’s hope is that the valuable work of…
Download live songs from American Catastrophe, Hipshot Killer, the Afterparty y mas, courtesy of the Midwest Music Foundation
About a month ago, the Midwest Music Foundation launced its Stay Tuned concert series at Davey’s with a creme-de-la-creme show featuring local bands Mr. Marco’s V7, the Afterparty, Hipshot Killer, Thee Water Moccasins and American Catastrophe. It was a great night of music. And it lives on! MMFer, Davey’s bartender, soundman and Gaslights guitarist Chris Meck was on hand with…
Sorry Procter & Gamble (and stoners) Pringle’s are just another potato chip
It’s not my business to tell anyone how to run their business. But it’s awfully hypocritical of Procter & Gamble to spend years running advertisements comparing the greasiness (or lack thereof) of Pringle’s to other potato chips, and then turn around and tell a court that it doesn’t believe its product is actually a chip. British courts have reversed themselves…
Suspect in George Tiller killing to appear in court Tuesday afternoon
Scott P. Roeder, the man suspected of shooting and killing Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller, will make his first appearance in Sedgwick County Court Tuesday at 3 p.m. The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office is declining to release any information on charges or documents prior to the hearing. Categories: News Tags: abortion, George Tiller, Scott Roeder
Exene Cervenka of X diagnosed with MS
Sad news today, friends — and news that hits close to home, as we’ve been following the rejuvenation of the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund on this blog and in print. A statement today was issued from the headquarters of rural-Missouri-dwelling punk goddess Exene Cervenka of the legendary LA punk band X (and, more recently, the Original Sinners), announcing that the…
When the President dines business goes crazy
%{}% Did you hear that the President of the United States went to New York over the weekend for a night on the town? Because he was the president and all, it was covered to death and pretty much every story also mentioned Blue Hill, where the first couple dined. A visit by a president pretty much assures a restaurant…
Tonight: Hot Toddies + Dead Girls = Pop Rock Perfection
The Hot Toddies formed in 2004 while relaxing on a beach in Mexico, heavily under the influence of Tecate and tequila. Heidi and Erin began writing songs, and Jessica and Sylvia joined the band in the fall of 2005. All together, they are a fun loving group of four girls from Oakland who play drums, guitar, bass, and keyboards and…
Service in America sucks (but don’t blame the servers)
Nina and Tim Zagat are best known for their eponymous guides. For 30 years now, the two have been reviewing restaurants across the country and editing many more people’s reviews. They have learned a thing or two about dining trends and so when they say service in America sucks, it sucks. Writing in The Atlantic, the couple says that 70…
Vandals paint racial slurs on woman’s SUV
Lots of nastiness in Merriam (read, Johnson County). First, we find out that Scott P. Roeder, the suspected killer of abortion doctor George Tiller, lives in Merriam. Now, a Merriam woman claims she’s being harassed because she has friends who are minorities. Theresa Kelsay showed KCTV-5 the racial slurs painted on her SUV. But we’re not talking about an isolated…
Candlelight Vigil for George Tiller
Dozens of people gathered at the J.C. Nichols Fountain Monday night to mourn slain abortion doctor George Tiller. Speakers included ACLU and Planned Parenthood representatives as well as Missouri State Senator Jolie Justus. There was a lot of sadness, confusion, and outrage.
Breakfast Buffet: Tuesday, 6/02
%{}% Sarah Lee is coming to town to make sliced meats with a $130 million renovation to a plant in KCK. The company (Ms. Lee herself?) is saying it should be operational by 2011. Why buy food and clothes new? That’s so 2006. With a little help from friends, people are looking fashionable and eating plenty for cheap. An ode…
Concert Review: Gogol Bordello, Friday, May 29, at the Beaumont
REVIEW BY ABBIE STUTZER If you ever attend a Gogol Bordello show, expect to see wiry, unshaven front man, Eugene Hütz, sport everything from canvas zipper clad pants and sneakers to bright striped belts and high heels. Hütz and his fellow rocking vagabonds will typically down drinks, bend barricades to interact with the crowd, and dance with the band’s beautiful…
Onion: Christ kills two in abortion clinic attack
From the archives of The Onion: Categories: News Tags: abortion, George Tiller, Jesus Christ, the onion
Bus depot soon to be a bad urban memory
The old Greyhound bus depot in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, takes another step toward its demise this week. On Thursday, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will consider a nearly $2.2 million contract to demolish the eyesore at 12th and Holmes, as well as an old fire station. Both buildings sit inside the East Village redevelopment plan. The city condemned the…
New releases: Tuesday, June 2
Not a lot coming out today, but there are a few releases worth taking note of. Long-running SoCal punk rockers Rancid release their seventh full-length, Let the Dominoes Fall, on Hellcat. You’ll have just enough time to learn the words (hint: there will be copious use of the words “yeah” and “whoah-oh”) before they play the Beaumont’s Back Yard next…
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