Archives: August 2009
Bus crash starring the Cleveland Indians — and another bus crash with not-so-famous people
KSHB Channel 41 is becoming the official source for bus crashes and dirt on oversized novelty Vulcan Mayor Mark Funkhouser. A bus carrying the nine Cleveland Indians players was rear ended on the way to Kaufman Stadium around 11:30 a.m. No one was seriously injured (although the driver of the car was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries)….
Incoming: Electric Tickle Machine at the Replay, November 2
Touring in support of their forthcoming album Blew It Again (featuring what has to be one of the naughtiest covers I’ve seen in a good long while), Electric Tickle Machine brings their catchy-as-hell garage pop to the Replay on November 2. Listen to “Part of Me” below. It’s silly how much I want to hear it again, and I just…
Killa City: Louis Sayles charged with murder in the death of Euril McCoy
A drug deal gone wrong led to the death of Euril B. McCoy, court records say. Court records say 17-year-old Louis R. Sayles, a juvenile known as “Boo,” and someone named “Cell” went to buy a “stick” of PCP from McCoy on Olive Street between 37th and 38th streets on August 10. Later, “Boo” told police that the three attempted…
Happy Hour Hit List: College Bars
Fat City special correspondent Annie Fischer reports from Lawrence:New books, fresh pens and 8 a.m. classes give way to house parties, football games and afternoons off: It’s back-to-school time. Here’s a roundup of college taverns where you don’t have to be a student to get caught up in the something-new spirit. • Free State Brewing Company (636 Massachusetts, 785-843-4555). Founded…
Txt, swrv, crsh illegal 4 21 & yngr n MO Fri
The ban on texting while driving for drivers 21 and younger officially goes into effect Friday. If they get caught, the fine is even heftier than running a red-light camera: $200. How the hell are they going to enforce this one? And why the stupid, arbitrary age restriction? Guess us old bastards can still peck away as we roll down…
Battle of the Dishes: General Tso dukes it out
Two General Tso’s battle it out for carry-out supremacy Two popular Chinese restaurants — Bo Lings at 4800 Main Street and Kin Lin at 314 E. 51st Street — are only an eight or nine blocks distance from each other, but in many ways these two restaurants are worlds apart. Bo Lings is well-established, glamorous and not inexpensive. Kin Lin,…
Stop the, uh, Internet presses: Joe the Plumber is coming to Kansas City
Here comes a group groan. Joe the Plumber is coming to Kansas City on September 16 to promote a deeply unfunny book of comic strips called Microman USA. No word on where Joe will be, but we’ll let you know when we find out. Joe the Plumber (real name: Joe Wurzelbacher) didn’t write or draw the strip (those honors go…
Fun Fun Fun Fest Lineup Announced
The fourth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest (which is just as much fun to type as it is to say) just announced its lineup, and rather than copy, paste, and code each and every one of the 91 acts confirmed thus far, I’ll let you take a gander at this lovely flier: Holy hell. The event takes place in Austin’s…
Is Horacio Ramirez the reason health care can’t get fixed?
There’s a parallel between the health care debate and the Royals, and it has nothing to do with boos and hisses. James Surowiecki, who writes about business and finance at The New Yorker, posits that resistance to the Democrats’ ideas for reforming health care has a psychological component. The skittishness, Surowiecki explains, is partly a reflection of biases that make…
Congressman Sam Graves’ health-care campaign contributions
In honor of Missouri Rep. Sam Graves’ town hall meeting scheduled for 5 p.m. this afternoon at Park Hill High School, here’s a list of medical-industry campaign contributions that went to the 6th District Congressman in his last election. We’ve already counted up the industry’s contributions to Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts and Rep. Dennis Moore, so we figured it was…
The Rapper Who Fell to Earth
In The Man Who Fell to Earth, an alien played by David Bowie drops in on ol’ terra firma looking for a spot of tea and a way to take water back to his drought-suffering home world. He introduces new technology to earthlings and rises to the top of a tech-conglomerate before the humans turn on him and force him…
KCK police looking for Cincinnati Reds fan
%{}% KCK police looking for the above Cincinnati Reds fan. The say he’s a person of interest in a burglary that took place around 3:18 a.m. on August 6, in the 3200 block of West 47th Ave. Really, how many Cincinnati Reds fans could there be around here? I’m guessing not many. If you’ve seen him, know him, cheered the…
Locals react to the death of Ted Kennedy
Here’s what Kansas and Missouri senators are saying about the death of Ted Kennedy (we’ll keep adding them as they come in). Kansas U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts: “The Senate has lost the lion’s roar of the left,” Roberts said. “His wife Victoria, his family, friends and staff are in our thoughts and prayers.” “When I came to the Senate, Senator…
Today is National Cherry Popsicle Day!
But seriously, all kidding aside…does anyone really give a damn that’s National Cherry Popsicle Day? Well, apparently, “Old Fearless” does. Coming up tomorrow: National Banana Lover’s Day. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink Tags: National Cherry Popsicle day
IHOP wants to assure you that even though 100-foot snakes will fall from the sky, there’s nothing to fear
The International House of Prayer doesn’t want you to fear them. They’re just misunderstood (so they say). To call their neighbors’ fears, the church will hold a pair of neighborhood meetings to try to calm the fears, according to The Kansas City Star. Guess folks are a little freaked out because a) IHOP’s prayer room is open 24/7 (been there;…
Throwback MP3 of the Week: The Egomaniacs, “Whiteshirt/Birdshit”
Maybe it’s because I did Ruskabank for this post a couple weeks ago, which has me thinking of Manhattan, and the fun times I had every time I went out there to visit folks or see shows. Or maybe it’s because Sound Opinions had the Jesus Lizard on this week, and I got in the mind for some post-punk rock….
Video: Miles Bonny’s Berlin Jam Session
INnate Sounds guru and all-around man of many talents Miles Bonny is in Sweden right now, touring with Diplo. He’ll be back in Berlin soon, the site of this amazing “late late night” jam session with Rabbi Darkside on the beatbox with Charles Cooper (Liquid Crystal Project) on saxophone, and Bonny himself on trumpet. The video was shot last week…
Breakfast Buffet: Wednesday, August 26
Stop the presses! This article from the U.S. News & World Report website finds that sugar is everywhere, including — I know you’ll find this hard to believe — processed and packaged foods! This sugar addiction is not only causing obesity in America to explode — but giving inspiration for reality TV shows where fat people are the stars! And…
Claire McCaskill live from Warrensburg
If you didn’t get enough health-care chatter after U.S. Sen. Claire “Bear” McCaskill’s UMKC town hall, McCaskill is talking in Warrensburg right now (8 a.m.). KMBC Channel 9 has the live feed. Go forth. Update (9:06 a.m. Wednesday): What the hell, KMBC? I’m trying to watch McCaskill while I work and your live stream keeps shutting down due to “inactivity.”…
Sunnyside omitted from list of dog park sites
Rejecting the recommendation of a task force, Kansas City parks officials left Sunnyside Park in Waldo off of a list of possible sites for new dog parks. Kansas City Parks and Recreation staff came up with the list and presented it to the board on Tuesday. Thirteen possible locations throughout the city’s six council districts were identified. The staff report…
Killa City: Luis Banuelos charged with killing Ivan Jimenez
Wyandotte County prosecutors charged Luis Banuelos on Tuesday with first-degree murder in the death of Ivan Jimenez. KCK police found Jimenez and another man shot inside a vehicle in the 2000 block of South 47th Terrace around 3 a.m. Sunday. Jimenez, 19, is KCK’s 25th homicide. Banuelos is being held on $5 million bond. KCK police are still investigating the…
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