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We’d like to leave you today with a little information to protect yourselves as you head for the weekend. Maybe you’re out and you’ve had a few and you meet a pretty girl or a cute boy and you think, “Hey, what the hell? I’m only young once.” Well stop! This video, made by the Kansas Board of Health, follows the…
What is it about Kansas City and G.I. Joe? First, there was the news that we’re hosting the national convention next weekend. Hey, fantastic, we could use the cash. But in a more dubious development, an Associated Press story ran today noting that Kansas City is one of three key marketing areas for the upcoming movie. That’s interesting because Paramount…
Port Royal Golf Course Public officials blasting the possible relocation of Guantánamo suspects to Fort Leavenworth deserve no courage awards. They also may be depriving northeastern Kansas of golf-course workers. Four Chinese Muslims once confined at Guantánamo are working at a golf course in Bermuda, according to the Associated Press. The men were detained by the U.S. for seven years….
Oh yeah, and here’s the lineup. It’s been up on our microsite for weeks, but I guess I never posted it on this blog. In redress for my failure, here, accompanying the complete schedule, is a picture of super-hottie Christie Brinkley. Hooiee! They don’t make ’em like that anymore! 1. The Riot Room (Outside DJ Stage) 9:00 p.m. – Max…
Spin’s got the premiere of “Skate or Die,” the first song from Teenage Bottlerocket’s They Came From the Shadows, due out September 15 on Fat Wreck Chords. It’s a change from the band’s usual Ramones-styled anthems, styling itself in the vein of old school skate rock like Ill Repute (even going so far as to name-check JFA). It’s still recognizable…
Everybody’s talking tacos these days. Fat City recently listed the Top 10 cheap tacos in the area and over the past week, readers have been weighing in on where to go and where to avoid. Now it’s time to collect your thoughts on garnishes, fresh tortillas and fillings because Charles Ferruzza will be leading the discussion tomorrow, starting at 10…
Go suck a reindeer, Christmas. The Pitch Music Showcase is the most wonderful night of the year. I’m super-excited for tonight’s extravaganza in Westport — 28 solid, sound, local musical acts across six stages … I don’t think I can even fully fathom how good we have it. And we wouldn’t have jack without the efforts of a whole crop…
Last week, in a blog entry round-up of local efforts to counter Republican bullshit on health-care reform, I made a joke that wasn’t really that funny. Local labor unions were encouraging their members to call in to urge passage of HR 3200, otherwise known as America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009. I suggested that if people wanted to sound…
Our compatriots over at the Riverfront Times’ A to Z blog were kind enough to share this incredibly, terrifyingly badass video created by the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety, set to the rockin’ sounds of Glenn Frey’s “The Heat Is On.” My only regret is that they neglected to include the classic SNL sketch featuring Will Farrell as Glenn Frey,…
Self-described “world’s first full time professional video gamer” and Kansas City native Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendell wants to take you to the Woodstock of gaming. All you have to do is ask. Wendell just announced a contest for one lucky winner to get an all-expense paid trip to QuakeCon 2009 — the four-day Quake contest starting August 13 at the Gaylord Texan…
The wet summer has probably led even the most minimalist herb garden to explode over the past few weeks. The good news is that, without a lot of effort, you can turn your kitchen into a Dean and Deluca by combining your surplus herbs with olive oil. Infused olive oils are primarily used in dressings and marinades, particularly on fish,…
Bookworms unite! A new Facebook group “People for a library-themed Ben & Jerry’s flavor!” boasts more than 6,400 members. Among those who want to see book-inspired ice cream flavors, the top entries so far are the “Gooey Decimal System” (dark fudge alphabet letters with caramel swirls in hazelnut ice cream), “In the Stacks” (butter pecan with fudge swirl), and “Library…
In this entry: free MP3s from Howard Iceberg, Mark Lowrey and David Seume, who will be performing tonight outside in the parking lot between McCoy’s and the Foundry, surrounded by goods and services courtesy of our fabulous sponsors. The Pitch Music Showcase is TONIGHT! In the meantime, we’ve been giving you an audio-visual taste of the 28 bands, DJs, rappers…
Iain Ellis, of whom the Wayward Blog has spoken before, is doing a reading with Daniel A. Hoyt at The Raven Bookstore in Lawrence on August 15 at 7pm, as part of what they are calling “The 2009 Ad Libri Per Aspera Tour.” A short biography of both, courtesy of Mr. Hoyt: Iain Ellis and Daniel A. Hoyt met at…
The third best show on Adult Swim will be in Riverside tonight. That’s not a knock by the way. They’re competing with (1) Metalocalypse and (2) Aqua Teen Hunger Force, after all. Series creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich will be in town along with Gym Class Heroes to promote the DVD release of Robot Chicken Star Wars Episode II….
The worlds of food and animatronics (motorized puppets) collide more than you might expect. Stew Leonard’s, a prominent grocery store chain in Connecticut, features the “Farm Fresh Five,” a band of milk cartons with faces that serenade you as you pick out their lifeless breathren in the dairy section. And so when a video of Irish artist Joan Healy’s “Meat…
www.consumerwarningnetwork.com AOL’s Daily Finance has an interesting story about a crappy national trend. Supposedly it’s now cheaper to stay in a motel than it is to kick back in jail. Now we know how soft prison life is, what with the solid gold toilet in the center of the cell you share with eight other dudes, and the free cabernet…
View Larger Map Police report that two unidentified men were shot this morning near 54th Street and Prospect Avenue. One is in critical condition, and the other was wounded in the leg and foot. Categories: News Tags: 54th Street, Prospect, shooting
