Chicago-based artist Derek Erdman went to the 2009 Gatheringof the Juggalos in Cave-In-Rock, IL, in early August and got some amazing shots. More than amazing, actually. Arresting best describes the affective power of his online photo essay, which I scrolled through yesterday and almost didn’t want to end. And that wasn’t for any of the reasons you’d think. Sure, Juggalos…
Pick a synonym for “movement” and there’s probably an energy drink or shot attached to it: Amp. Charge. Go Fast. Explosion. Even Steven Seagal has a Lightning Bolt energy drink (with the disquieting flavor of Asian Experience). The energy drink market has blown up this decade, with sales increasing 240 percent between 2004 and 2009. Analysts have predicted it will…
Kansas Republicans will have something to celebrate Thursday. U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback and Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh will make a “Brownback for Governor campaign announcement” at the Kansas Republican Party HQ at 11 a.m. Thursday. Is this the ticket? Will Thornburgh be the “Macho Man” Randy Savage to Sam Brownback’s Hulk Hogan, forming an awesome-yet-combustible Mega Powers tag team?…
A perfectly cooked egg is a sign of a great chef. Don’t believe the hype? Why else do you think the chef’s egg trick is so popular at Benihana? (For pure procrastination, watch this video of a Benihana chef’s tricks set to a techno-based remix of “Gangsta’s Paradise” — it is beyond compare). Most of us don’t make perfect eggs,…
Dennis Hastert, the former House speaker who Rolling Stone dubbed “The Highway Robber” and the No. 1 worst congressman, will be at Johnson County Republican HQ in Overland Park this afternoon campaigning for Todd Tiahrt’s Senate run. If you’re just now finding out about Hastert’s appearance, your invite must have gotten lost in the mail. Hastert appears with Tiahrt at…
Forget fancy coffee. This here is a roll-down-window and clear-out-the-trash-from-the-cup-holder kind of throwdown, pitting the cappuccino at McDonalds (part of the new McCafe line) against a similar offering from QuikTrip. QuikTrip’s Web site offers up an idea of what’s in store: For decades, cappuccino was sipped by high-brow types in outdoor cafes in Italian resorts along the Mediterranean. Not any…
%{}% Pumpkin patch picking is for suckers — those in the know associate this type of year with Pumpkin Ale. Things get started with a review of New Holland’s Ichabod Pumpkin Ale. A visit to the Culinary Center for the staff lunch on Saturday uncovers a homemade churro — the description will have you licking your monitor. We have to…
Laughin’ and Cryin’ with the Reverend Horton Heat is the new album from the rockabilly lifers. It’s on Yep Roc, and stands to be more of the usual from the Rev., although the label’s saying that it’s more honky-tonk than usual. You can also get this ridiculous deluxe edition that comes with a shot glass, tribute compilation, and is housed…
Folk punk troubadour Frank Turner doesn’t like you putting music on BitTorrent, Rapidshare, Megaupload, Mediafire, Sendspace, or any of the other means by which most people seem to acquire music illegally. In a MySpace blog post entitled “Angry Thoughts On A Tired Subject,” Turner states “The basic fact of economics is that we reimburse people for enjoying the fruits of…
In honor of her town hall meeting scheduled for 4 p.m. today at the Dole Institute on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, here’s a list of Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins’ campaign contributions from the health-care industry. (We’ll refrain from saying anything here about other town hall meetings that got her in the news recently.) In 2007-2008, running in her…
Better Than: the 2009 American Idols Tour at the Sprint Center. I had second thoughts before I agreed to review the Lee “Scratch” Perry performance at the Beaumont Club on Sunday night. “He’s a legend,” my friend said. “People are probably going to talk shit about your review, no matter what you write… and don’t even think about getting a…
Folks from the International House of Prayer held their first of two information sessions last week in an attempt to ask Grandview-at-large, “We’re still cool, right?” No mention of Armageddon or 100 foot snakes but the 400 or so people who came to the meeting were uneasy about clogged streets and houses, and tying so much of the community’s real…
%{}% Over the past four years, as the number of soldier suicides has jumped dramatically (“Exit Strategy,” August 27), the Army has awarded big bucks to researchers at Lincoln University in Jefferson City to study and enhance the Army’s suicide prevention programs. Part of the $2.3 million that’s poured in since 2005 went to create “Beyond the Front,” an interactive…
Hopefully this isn’t a million years old — I just noticed it last week at the southwest corner of 19th and Broadway. You can’t really see it in this picture, but at the feet of the anarchist (protester, whatever) there’s a molotov cocktail and a gas can. Reminds me of something by Banksy. Categories: News Tags: anarchist, Banksy, Broadway, cop,…
