You go out for drinks with some friends from the office. You’re having fun, so you decide to help close the bar. When it comes time to settle the bill, suddenly you’re left with a few $20 bills and a bill that is significantly more than that. So much for this month’s attempt at budgeting. The Money Saving Blog has…
As part of a family arts festivasl, 18 year-old violinist Amanda Shaw will play an outdoor concert at the Lied Center on the University of Kansas’ west campus. Shaw is based out of New Orleans, and while a classically-trained, her compositions have a pop edge with Cajun influence. The festival starts at 6pm, and the annual arts fair includes more…
If anyone in the local music scene has managed to contradict his own name, it’s thePhantom*. Far from inconspicuous and never known to lurk on the sidelines, thePhantom*, whose alter ego is mild-mannered UMKC Urban Studies major Kemet Coleman, has been super-active in the fray, saturating the hip-hop milieu with hella live shows (many at the newly established ScionLab) and…
The Chiefs have finally redesigned their archaic Web site, and it’s pretty nice. They even threw in this spoof of The Office. Not bad. Hopefully the new front office is run better than this. Anyway, the Chiefs get the first crack at Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings tonight in Minneapolis. They’re promising more PT for the starters so it…
The rumors that the body of Kara Kopetsky had been found aren’t true, her mother told KSHB Channel 41’s Russ Ptacek. Kopetsky hasn’t been seen since May 2007. Kopetsky’s family have posted her story on the Internet and a $30,000 reward is being offered for information leading to Kopetsky’s return. Kopetsky’s mom, Rhonda Beckford, said the rumors started last week,…
Shon Pernice, the husband of a missing Northland woman, bonded out of jail last night, KSHB Channel 41 reports. Pernice is scheduled to be in court this morning for a preliminary hearing on charges that he endangered the welfare of his two sons and threatened a neighbor (the same neighbor that accused Pernice of stealing a gun from his home)…
Didn’t catch Project Runway last night, but thanks to a commenter on this post, we know that Kansas City fashion designer Ari Fish was kicked off the show last night. Fish’s design is on the right (thanks to the Lifetime site). Since I missed the show (and it doesn’t appear to be online yet), I’ll consult Newsday’s analysis of Fish’s…
Hangover cures never appear to be designed with the average person’s tastebuds in mind. And that’s probably your first thought when you hear about the latest hangover cure: Pepto-Bismol ice cream. Blogjam sought to combine two reliable hangover consumables in one meal. The ice cream seems to help with sweats, while the dairy and eggs provide Vitamin B12 — vitamin…
Norton Records, the best reissue label in America (I would say in the world, but that goes to Ace in the UK) has recently launched their very own blog. Miriam from Norton has been running Kicksville 66 for a couple months now, providing some of the most in-depth and well-researched blog posts ever, offering up rare images and personal anecdotes…
%{}% A primer on how milk from a cow is filtered with pictures of the entire process. Tacos get reinvented as lettuce wraps — a healthy recipe that calls for the vegetables in season right now. Beaujolais can be the punchline to wine jokes (if there are such jokes), but you might discover the light, budget-friendly reds are perfect for…
1. Ogle a young Jake Gyllenhall. Donnie Darko screens at the Central Branch of the Kansas City, Missouri, Public Library tonight. 2. Ogle some urban fashion. The styles of local designer Clevon Jones will be on display tonight at America’s Pub. 3. Look up. Trick planes will be overhead Saturday and Sunday during the Kansas City Aviation Fair and Expo….
Lawrence’s Drakkar Sauna plays the Jackpot this Saturday night. The band is celebrating the release of their new album, 20009. The flier for the show was created by Leslie Kay, who is probably best known for her talents as booker for the Jackpot and Replay. As you can see, however, she’s a talented artist, as well, doing such things as…
Drafting against other big-city mayors, Mayor Mark Funkhouser followed his heart instead of his head and put three Chiefs on his fantasy football team. Funkhouser selected Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel to back up the Cowboys’ Tony Romo. He supplemented his bench with wide receiver Amani Toomer, presumably as first lady Gloria Squitiro shouted “Reach!” in the background. A former small-college…
Rachel Harmon is a forensic scientist who lives in Lawrence, Kansas, and works for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Her work involves the state’s DNA databank, a library of DNA profiles from both convicted offenders and arrestees in Kansas, as well as the forensic casework samples for suspects whose identities are still unknown, like the man responsible for the crime…
Holy crap! The rest rooms in Branson’s Shoji Tabuchi Theater win the grand prize The ballots have been counted and the Shoji Tabuchi Theater in Branson, Missouri, wiped out the competition in the 8th annual “America’s Best Restrooms Contest” sponsored by Cincinnati-based Cintas Corporation, which manufactures restroom hygiene products and services. The contest was open to online voters who…
In my house, we’ve something like 400-500 books. One of our many bookcases (with the exception of top shelf devoted to classics) is nothing but music books. In the interest of helping out those looking to start their own rock ‘n’ roll library, I offer up some of the contents located in my own. From the people who brought you…
A recent post about sodas gone by the wayside led me to the soda aisle to see what colored and flavored offshoots are surprisingly still around. Green Tea Ginger Ale is apparently still going strong in its first year — or is on the way out: a single two-liter bottle was all that remained on the shelves of Target. When…
Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt left his wife in order to mount a tobacco lobbyist, so it’s understandable he’d be concerned about keeping his thrusters in working order. But this is bad form, even for a Beltway cocksman. A newspaper has corrected a lie Blunt is peddling as he criticizes efforts to reform health care. In a meeting last week with…
From /Film: “Variety is reporting some unexpected news: Robert Zemeckis is brokering a deal with Disney and Apple Corp. to remake Yellow Submarine with 3D motion capture technology.” I am of one mind on this: Zemeckis has been doing some great leaps forward with motion capture, but I am entirely against it until they figure out a way to not…
You can imagine the title — “When Good Chefs Go Bad” — when Esquire recently asked well-known chefs to sample fast food, uncover the secrets of chains, reveal their guilty pleasures and talk about burger joints. Top chefs actually loved several chains, including In-N-Out and Dairy queen, but spewed their wrath on others. Some of the best quotes: On Taco…
