Want to see something weird? Of course you do. A gentleman by the name of Otto von Ruggins has uploaded a series of amazingly bizarre musical performances onto Vimeo. None of them are described, and you’re mostly left to your own devices to discover as to what you’re viewing — which stands to reason, as the man is self-described as…
A man hired by two women to physically assault them — and sexually assault one of them — in order to defraud a car dealership that the women were suing for sexual harassment pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in federal court this morning. Gordon F. Reabe Jr, of Lee’s Summit, agreed to beat up Julie R. Bernet and and…
BY IAN HRABE Upon entering the Record Bar last night and discovering that Smith Westerns had been added to the already airtight Los Campesinos!/Girls bill, not knowing how to articulately express my enthusiasm, I just started saying “oh fuck yes” over and over again. I knew the show was already going to be excellent, but with the Smith Westerns on…
The best seafood dishes make it seem like someone went to a lot of trouble to get big flavor. If you want to impress guests, chef Kyle Baker is letting Fat City in on his recipe for Shrimp N’ Grits off the new menu at The Oak Room in the InterContinental. But make it quickly, because heirloom tomatoes won’t be…
I don’t think I ended up in a bunny suit last night at Green Day’s show at the Sprint Center, but I’m not sure, either. Or maybe that was you I’m thinking of. Were you wearing black Chucks? Do you have a vague recollection of going for beers and coming back in a bunny suit and ending up on stage…
You’ve thought about it. What if you could combine an ice cream truck and a pontoon boat? The result might look something like Jim Napolitano’s “Crazy Cajun,” a faux steamship that sells ice cream and hot dogs on the Chain O’ Lakes in Illinois. He’s run the floating restaurant for the past three years — and don’t scoff. Another small…
Right now, Kansas City’s deep in a UFO Flap. That term comes from Margie Kay, the metro’s go-to resource on all things paranormal. She’s the section director of Kansas City for the Kansas City chapter of MUFON, the Mutual UFO Network. She also heads up the non-profit Quest Investigation Group, which, among other things, investigates missing persons cases using what…
At one end of the spectrum is seed packets for starting your home garden. Clear at the other end lies the pitcher plant — a species of carnivorous plant recently discovered in a mountain region of the Philippines. First spotted by Christian missionaries in 2000, this plant is so large that it can capture insects and animals as big as…
%{}% A review of the cheesesteaks at Steam ‘M Take ‘M on Troost and consideration of the restaurant’s claim to have the “Best Cheesesteak Ever.” Some recipes are best left to the professionals and others shouldn’t be tried at all. Which one is beer soup with stilton cheese? In case you missed it: The Roasterie’s My Blend — customized coffee…
Antwan S. Wooden is the man who shot and killed James Ragsdale on July 18, Jackson County prosecutors allege. Prosecutors charged Wooden Wednesday with second-degree murder, three counts of armed criminal action and two counts of first-degree assault. Ragsdale, 30, is the grandson of Kansas City School board member, Helen Ragsdale. Court documents give this account: A car containing Ragsdale…
AMC is turning the zombified The Walking Dead into a TV series and Frank Darabont might be directing, which should be awesome unless it’s anything like The Mist. In 2003, writer Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore created the graphic novel about a small-town Kentucky cop struggling to survive following a global epidemic causing the dead to rise from the…
Green Day brought a bunny suit, a rubber chicken and Scottish band Franz Ferdinand to the Sprint Center, August 12.
G.I. Joe Con 2009 officially commences today, although the real kickoff won’t happen until 10:30 a.m. tomorrow when 300 12-inch action figures will parachute from 42-stories off the Hyatt Regency. But we’re rolling out the welcome mat here on the Plog. So here’s “The Ballad of G.I. Joe” (and it’s so much better than the movie). The Ballad of G.I….
Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. It’s been just over a year since the lord first commanded your Crap Archivst to reveal to the world the great heaps of crap clogging…
Tome is a powerful and meaningful ancient Hebrew word found many times in the Old Testament (predominantly in the Psalms). The word describes the wholeness of the human condition, the overall integrity of life as God created and intended. For its summer Tome series, Beggars Table is asking a wide variety of people (some Christians and some not) to present…
Thirty-two years ago, Steven Petrosino of Cumberland, Pennsylvania, set the world record for beer drinking when he guzzled 33 ounces in 1.3 seconds. Petrosino’s feat lives forever because the Guinness Book of World Records has since stopped recording food- and drink-related stunts (owing to their potential health and litigation risks). The sample glasses at BrewFest presented by UNICO-Kansas City are…
What’s black and white and green all over? Not moldy Oreos or envious penguins. No, the answer is tonight’s Black & White Party presented by the KCK Black Police Officers Association. This is your chance to kick out the jams with the men and women who kick in the doors. Tickets cost $10, and proceeds benefit the association’s activities in…
To his credit, the late, great country singer and songwriter Roger Miller aimed higher than Branson. His 1985 Broadway hit, Big River — a musical adaptation of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn — stands as a critical and audience favorite. Miller’s Big River songs are humble and hummable, of a piece with his hits, full of rain and river and his…
Even with all the technological and biological advances of the past 20 years, citizens of underdeveloped nations still live with poverty, hunger and overpopulation. You know what might change that? Hot, coed, sand-in-the-bikini volleyball. Seriously, work with me. The second-annual Sandtastic Sand Volleyball Tournament raises money for Engineers Without Borders, whose projects aim to improve quality of life in Third…
If you’ve ever wondered exactly how gay, straight or bi you are — and you want to find out in public — this is the night to visit Wilde’s Chateau 24 (2412 Iowa in Lawrence, 785-856-1514). Prior to the weekly Wednesday pride night activities, there will be a live taping of the 25th episode of Lawrence-based sexuality podcast The Bois….
