It’s nice to see that mankind has begun using technology for critical purposes, like finally improving on the marshmallow gun. For too long we’ve been stuck with the homemade version, hastily constructed from PVC tubing and sold at craft fairs. Neiman Marcus is currently selling the Executive Elite Marshmallow Blaster ($55, plus shipping). It’s a jet-black, single-pump action, pneumatic marshmallow…
Another KCTV 5 exclusive: dash cam video of Lansing police chasing and arresting a man dressed as a zombie. The chase started in a cemetery (of course). The guy dressed as a zombie allegedly sped off but police caught up with him and arrested him on suspicion of DUI, reckless driving, attempting to elude police and speeding, KCTV 5 reports….
Country crooners are the latest celebrities to take over the food industry. Slashfood looks at a series of product endorsements and restaurants slated to open this month from Nashville’s finest. The Alan Jackson Collection at Cracker Barrel includes 40 items covering his personal tastes in music, apparel, home decor and spices. It’s an effort to generate new revenue from customers…
In the latest edition of her e-newsletter, O’Fallon loon (and Missouri state Rep.) Cynthia Davis shows off her concealed-carry permit — this woman can legally carry a gun? — and argues in favor of churchgoers packing heat in houses of the holy. Damn those draconian Missouri laws outlawing guns in churches. She writes: One concern I have with the current…
With fiery vocals, spunky ‘tude and faux-angsty pop-punk sound, singer Hayley Williams, her band boys — Josh Farro, Jeremy Davis, Zac Farro and Taylor York — and her famously brightly-dyed hair have been inspiring precious pink-haired teenagers under their now-famous moniker of Paramore since 2004. Tempering the punch of their punk influences with their openly Christian beliefs and down-home Southern…
Grand Street’s Monte Cristo looks like a serious sandwich. Grand Street Cafe launched its new breakfast menu on Monday with a number of sweet and savory options designed to lure in the Plaza corporate crowd. “We expect to have a strong business crowd, it’s definitely going to be a big component,” Chef Ian Hockenberger said when Fat City caught up…
Several TV news stations are reporting that Carol Thomas was kidnapped in Excelsior Springs Wednesday night. Witnesses told police that the 23-year-old was beaten, thrown in a trunk and kidnapped by three white men, according to KMBC Channel 9. Thomas’ description: white female, 5-foot-5-inches tall, 145 pounds, brown hair, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. KMBC also reports…
%{}% An off night at Grinder’s leads one blogger to wish for the good old days of friendly service and an inspiring beer list. A taste of Boulevard’s newest Smokestack series entry — Harvest Dance Wheat Wine Style Ale — suggests that a 9 percent beer can be light. If you’ve ever had a bottle of wine but no opener,…
Even though the Bouncing Souls hail from New Jersey, they’re still Yankees’ fans. So, the Souls playing the night the Yankees win the World Series makes for a pretty cheery band. The close and cozy environs of the Riot Room helped a lot, too. Unfortunately, the show wasn’t a sell-out, even moving from the Beaumont, and the show became 21…
Paramore played its rescheduled Kansas City show, November 4, 2009.
Q&A BY DANNY R. PHILLIPS Since the early 1980s, the Meat Puppets have been confusing critics and influencing followers with their acid-fueled, psychedelic, country-punk freakouts. Few bands in the history of rock have so openly challenged existing boundaries like the Pups. Any given album (or song, even) features elements of punk, bluegrass, straight -ahead rock and beat poetry style lyrics….
Kansans, if your Spider Sense is going off, there’s good reason. Self-loathing conservative columnist and Dunkin’ Donuts hater Michelle Malkin is coming to the Sunflower State today. Malkin’s speaking at a fund-raiser for Kris Kobach, who’s running for Kansas Secretary of State, at the Terradyne Country Club in Andover. The event starts at 6 p.m. Malkin and Kobach have a…
A little update from the KCPD’s Vice Section on last week’s large-scale prostitution bust. The final tally of arrests was 123, split pretty much down the middle between soliciting (prostitutes) and patronizing (johns), said Sgt. Brad Dumit. Officers and detectives in the multi-agency effort also recovered crack, marijuana, stolen autos and made arrests on outstanding warrants. “It was a fun…
When the U.S. Chamber of Commerce came out against federal legislation aimed at slowing global warming, Apple kicked its membership and Nike resigned its position on the board. But Partners for Livable Communities, a national smart growth and sustainable development advocacy group, suggested this week that local chambers aren’t nearly so backwards when it comes to protecting the climate. A…
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. The Defender Magazine Date: Issues from January, February and September, 1955 Publisher: Defenders of the Christian Faith, Wichita, Kansas The Cover Promises: In the great devolution…
Accidental Army: The Amazing True Story of the Czechoslovak Legion shows how from the battlefields of the Eastern Front to the far reaches of Siberia, caught up in the Russian Revolution, reaching Vladivostok on the Pacific coast, the Czech Legion fought its way home, halfway around the world. Introduced by Bruce Bendinger, executive creative director for the Czech Legion Project….
The National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial will be free for all visitors on Veterans Day, thanks to a gift from TriWest Healthcare Alliance. Guests who visit the Liberty Memorial’s Tower will be charged regular admission. Wed., Nov. 11, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 2009 Tags: Night & Day, Veterans Day
Of all the terrible things in this world — wars and famines, droughts and ruined picnics, swine flu and swine-flu vaccinations — boring, self-involved conversation at a party ranks right up there. Few thing are worse than listening to strangers drone on about themselves while avoiding slimy baby carrots. And though the snacks at the Writers Place (3607 Pennsylvania, 816-753-1090)…
A collection of watercolor paintings and archival images about the creators of Curious George, the iconic children’s book character and their escape from France during the German invasion in 1940 is on display at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City. Oct. 21-Dec. 1, 2009 Tags: curious george, Europe, France, Night & Day, Western Europe
Some grown-up band nerds got together in 2002. They started playing their saxophones and trombones, trumpets and flutes at such events as local gay-pride parties and AIDS walks. Seven years later, the Mid America Freedom Band, a member of the national Lesbian and Gay Band Association, still shares its joy of orchestral music through several public performances every year. Tonight,…
Braving unseasonably chilly temperatures, an enthusiastic group of inner-city students pulled on their stocking caps, bundled up in parkas and planted more than 3,000 tulip bulbs at 54th Street and Troost last month. With winter approaching, most Kansas Citians aren’t thinking past the greenery of the Christmas season, but those kids — and the dedicated volunteers at Tulips on Troost…
People older than 50 dominate the interfaith movement, but Ebrahim (“Eboo”) Patel has something to say about that. A Muslim American born in India, Patel will say it this evening at 7:30 at Congregation Beth Shalom (9400 Wornall). He’s the keynote speaker for the Festival of Faiths, which seeks to further religious diversity. Consider this: After race, religiously motivated attacks…
