Archives: October 2010
CANCELED: Glen Campbell at the Topeka Performing Arts Center
After originally being scheduled for July 11, then rescheduled for tonight, Glen Campbell’s performance at the Topeka Performing Arts Center has been canceled completely. From the press release: Patrons who purchased by phone and internet from Ticketmaster will automatically be credited and notified by Ticketmaster. Tickets must be presented at the point of purchase to receive a refund through the…
What’s Poppin’ Off: Os Mutantes, Glenn Beck
How often does a Brazilian psychedelic pop band that’s been on hiatus since 1978, and reunited in 2006, come to Kansas? Um, we’re guessing the answer is not often. However, lucky for Lawrence and Kansas City, Os Mutantes — the influential Brazilian psychedelic pop band that took the ’80s and ’90s off — begins a North American tour next month with Ariel Pink’s…
‘Rally to Restore Sanity’ in Kansas City October 30 at Mill Creek Park
Can’t make it to D.C. on October 30 for Daily Show host Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity? No worries. Kansas City is holding a satellite rally at Mill Creek Park also on the 30th. Only eight people have signed up on the group’s Facebook page so far, so maybe people aren’t ready to give up the idea that “Obama…
Are you a geek? Do you drink? Do you want to be a quizmaster?
Starting October 27, a weekly pub quiz called Geeks Who Drink will be setting up shop at Raglan Road in the P&L every Wednesday at 8 p.m. A new trivia night in town, eh? We’re listenin’… On Saturday, the Geeks Whom Drink will be auditioning potential quizmasters down at Raglan Road. Perhaps this is the moment you have been waiting…
Kings of Pastry: You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! You’ll want to eat pastry!
New documentary film has bittersweet moments Kings of Pastry, a new documentary by Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker (creators of The War Room and Don’t Look Back), opens a weeklong tomorrow, October 8, at Screenland Crown Center. The film depicts one of France’s most famous pastry contests, part of the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France, which is held every four…
Apple dumplings and banana bread pudding (Updated)
Dracula’s favorite dumpling! We could only confess during October — the month of ghouls, ghosts and gremlins — that the bright-red, sticky-sweet sauce on the baked apple dumpling is the exact Day-Glo pinky-red color that the old British Hammer Studios of the 1950s and ’60s used for its particular shade of “blood” in films like Dracula, Prince of Darkness. That’s because the…
What music venues have the stiffest drinks in town?
Berry Anderson, our clubs editor, and Jonathan Bender, our food blogger at The Pitch’s food blog, Fat City, have picked out the five places in Kansas City that have the stiffest pours in town. Of course, since booze and rock and roll go together like…well, booze and rock and roll, can you guess which two music venues top the list?…
Fred Phelps’ daughters sing ‘Crazy Train’; U.S. Supreme Court torn over case
Before the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday, Fred Phelps’ daughter and legal advocate Margie was surprisingly cogent in her defense of Westboro Baptist Church yahoos protesting military funerals. Outside however, she put on some musical theater that made her family look like nothing more than pathetic caricatures. Margie Phelps argued that WBC couldn’t be sued for civil damages for protesting the…
Trevor Roberts, Kansas high school football player, loses part of leg after compound fracture during game
Trevor Roberts was tearing up the field a couple of weeks ago for McLouth High School. The senior running back had already racked up 193 total yards and three touchdowns in the first half against Sunrise Christian Academy. Roberts was looking good until a late in the second quarter when he suffered a compound fracture in his left leg, breaking…
Top 5 stiffest pours in Kansas City
I like to tell myself that I’m impervious to strong drinks. But some drinks around town still cause me a little involuntary shudder at the first sip. Today’s list — chosen with help from Pitch Clubs Editor Berry Anderson — covers the champions of the stiff pour. Whether you’re bleary-eyed or clear-headed, these are the drinks sure to wake your…
Daniel Thomas destroys comet, saves Bill Snyder’s birthday in bizarre NES-like videos
Cat backers really love them some bizarre videos. The latest videos from Chunkles22 feature Kansas State Wildcats star running back Daniel Thomas vanquishing a comet and then saving crypt-keeper Bill Snyder’s birthday by defeating Nebraska coach Bo Pelini, who appears to be the villain from Tron. Hey, just in time for tonight’s Wildcats-Conrnhuskers throw down in Manhattan! The videos (see…
Gallagher smashes food, the president, gays at Stanford & Sons
In Gallagher’s eyes, he’s the most logical man in the world. And I got to spend two hours with him last night. Gallagher only made me laugh twice last night. There was a joke about hoarders that caught me off-guard, and he got me with a sight gag comparing his shit-taking experience to squeezing a full jar of creamy Jif…
McDonald’s 2010 Monopoly game starts this week
Game enthusiasts everywhere weep over the use of Uncle Pennybags. Lacking a little gratification in your life? Well, have no fear. The Monopoly game at McDonald’s is back. Starting this week, that special satisfaction which comes from gambling while consuming fast food is just a McDonald’s purchase away. Will you win millions of dollars? Probably not. But free hash…
Kansas City Chief Shaun Smith fighting $10,000 fine for grabbing Niner’s balls
%{}% Kansas City Chiefs’ defensive lineman Shaun Smith — the man known to some as the “Genital Giant” after being accused in consecutive weeks of grabbing opposing players’ peckers — says he’s fighting the $10,000 slapped on him by the NFL. The fine came after San Francisco 49ers rookie right tackle Anthony Davis claimed Smith “tried to feel me.” The…
KC Juice dethrones Smoothie King
There is no smoothie crown in Kansas City, but there is a king. Smoothie King (8825 State Line Road) and KC Juice (4141 Pennsylvania) are two of the most well-known fruit-slinging operations in the city. Smoothie King has more than 600 locations, including a second in the works in Kansas City. KC Juice is a stand-alone operation in Westport. So…
Missouri’s low taxes on cigarettes good for smokers, smugglers
Missouri’s low tax on cigarettes is encouraging lawlessness. At 17 cents a pack, Missouri’s tobacco tax is the most smoker-friendly in the nation, cheaper even than in states that have cigarettes named for them. For people with rudimentary math skills and access to trucking equipment, the 17-cent tax presents an opportunity. Ghalib Shahjamaluddin is (allegedly) such a person. Federal authorities…
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