Archives: June 2010
Chop talk: five suggested new slogans for pork
The National Pork Board is apparently retiring the slogan “The Other White Meat” after 23 years. We’ll give you a moment to digest the disappearance of the vaguely suggestive, slightly incomprehensible message. Second maybe only to “Beef, It’s What’s For Dinner” in the prominent meat slogan category, this campaign leaves us with a legacy of pork commercials that were meant…
Why we have fat children
Baby wants a bottle…of chocolate! A friend of mine has two children who never saw a vegetable for most of their childhood. I mean, yes, the kids saw vegetables at the supermarket, but their mother never bought any of them. Her idea of “fresh vegetables” was french fries. A typical dinner for this family was fried chicken nuggets. Mom says…
June is National Iced Tea Month
I would say that all of the summer months are perfect for iced tea, but since the temperature really start heating up in June, it makes sense that this is “ice tea month.” Yesterday, as it turns out, was National Iced Tea Day. Without knowing that, I sipped a very nice glass of iced tea on the patio at the new…
In-store show at Halcyon Diversified Trading tonight
The other cool thing about Halcyon is that they’ve started doing in-store performances, which Peal records and releases. Halcyon Sessions Volume 1, featuring local songwriter Thom Hoskins, was recorded a few months back, and it will be available at tonight’s event, which includes a performance by Sissy Spaceship and visual art from Luke Rocha. The in-store is free and goes from…
Kevin Kietzman stands by story about MU’s offer to join Big Ten
%{}% Kevin Kietzman, the popular sports radio host, made a splash when he reported in May that the Big Ten wanted Missouri, Nebraska and Notre Dame to join the conference. The Big Ten’s interest in expansion had been in the news for months. Kietzman, who hosts a show on 810-WHB, advanced the story by stating that the Big Ten had…
Breakfast Buffet: Friday, June 11
%{}% Boulevard’s Two Jokers is back on shelves and ready for summer drinking. Fajitas aren’t the only food that sizzles — take a listen to this bowl of dolsat bi bim bap. Prepare for lots of Anthony Bourdain as the television host jumps on the media tour to promote his new book, Medium Raw, about the current culture of chefs…
The Pitch Flickr Pool Pic of the Week: Rock-N-Fashion 2009
New York, Paris, Milan … Kansas City? Yep, this city brims with talented designers and fashionable citizens. Need proof? This Saturday is the tenth anniversary of the West 18th Street Fashion Show. This year’s theme is “A Decadent Summer.” The outdoor event has highlighted the talents of local and national designers since 2001. Organizers are promising their most “over-the-top” production…
Download Ssion mixtape, ‘Crack My Witch Up’
Cody Critcheloe, Kansas City’s greatest art-punk pop star and the leader of the Ssion collective, is killing it. He directed a recent Peaches video, he pops up in Vice magazine all the time, and BOY, his feature-length film, is still making the rounds to fine reviews. He just made a mixtape for DIS Magazine that you can download here. Tracklist here. It’s got songs by Madonna, PJ…
Kris Cheatum, local peace activist, dead at 73
Longtime peace activist Kris Cheatum died on June 6. Back in 2006, I wrote about Cheatum and her husband, Lynn, (“Granny the Terrorist”). They believed the government was spying on them. And in 2003, ex-Pitch writer Allie Johnson wrote about the Cheatums (“Young Blood”). Cheatum’s obituary is a better tribute than I could give. Categories: News Tags: Kris Cheatum, Lynn…
What to do this weekend
1. Watch the World Cup. The matches are showing all over the metro for the next month. See The Pitch’s World Cup Soccer Bar Directory for your viewing options. 2. Give your sweetie flowers. Artsy Crossroads floral dealer Studio Dan Meiners holds a grand opening celebration starting at 11 a.m. today. 3. Set your sights on couture. Highly creative wearables…
JoCo Judge Kevin Moriarty’s letter explains how Kimberly Ireland got it all wrong
This week’s Pitch feature story details how a simple divorce case muddied the reputation of Johnson County District Court Judge Kevin P. Moriarty. Moriarty had been assigned as a mediator in the divorce of Kevin and Kimberly Ireland, filed in 2007. After the mediation, Kimberly (who was an attorney at the time) accused the judge of masturbating behind the bench,…
Best Bets, Thursday: Josiah Wolf, The Caves/Blessed Broke, 50 Cent
The weekend’s approaching, and we’re starting to pick up some steam around here. Can you feel it? Oh, you can feel it all right. Here we go: Josiah Wolf is the drummer and multi-instrumentalist of the very underrated hip-hop-group-turned-art-folk-project Why? (He’s also the older brother of frontman Yoni Wolf.) He just released a solo record of lyrically rich folk rock on anticon. that is…
The Mynabirds added to Mumford and Sons show
Hot diggity damn. Next Wednesday is going to be a fine night for shows in Kansas City. Mumford and Sons’ show at the Record Bar is already sold out. But for you lucky ticket-holders, the night just got better. The Mynabirds are added to the bill, who are a Saddle Creek Americana get-up that, according to singer and songwriter Laura Burhenn,…
Kansas A.D. Lew Perkins cleared in allegations of swapping good seats for exercise equipment (updated)
Update (3:44 p.m. June 10): Guess Kansas A.D. Lew Perkins is out at Kansas — but not until the end of the 2010-11 school year. That’s what the Lawrence Journal-World is reporting. Original story (10:41 a.m. June 10): An internal University of Kansas review found cleared grumpy old man and Kansas athletics director Lew Perkins of accusations that he traded…
Arkells and Freelance Whales added to Tokyo Police Club date at RecordBar, Neon Trees coming to Beaumont
The Saturday, July 31 Tokyo Police Club show at RecordBar has been rounded out by two solid supporting acts. Freelance Whales are a little bit chamber pop, a little bit Postal Service. Arkells released one of the best straight-up rock records of 2008, Jackson Square. They’re like a poppier Constantines. All in all a good get for RecordBar. Tickets on…
As the Big 12 Crumbles: Big Ten giving Missouri the ‘cold shoulder’? Nebraska and Colorado out? (updated)
Update IV (3:13 p.m. June 10): KCTV 5 is reporting that Texas and Texas A&M want in the Big Ten and Oklahoma is trying to get in the SEC. So Texas Tech, Baylor and Oklahoma State may be left behind (although Okie State may still be Pac-10 bound). Meanwhile, the guy who has been all over the story, Chip Brown…
Lawrence store, raided by federal agents for K2 synthetic marijuana, raided again
Lawrence store the Sacred Journey was raided by federal agents this afternoon, for the second time in four months, according the the Lawrence Journal-World. Federal agents have blocked out the store’s windows and are questioning employees. The store was raided in February during the controversy over K2 synthetic marijuana in Kansas (see the February feature story, “Fake Reefer Madness”). The…
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