Yearly Archives: 2011
Caitlin: Celebrate Fashion’s Night Out, Kansas City Style, Thursday Sept. 8th
If you like special discounts, parties, giveaways, or FREE BOOZE—you’re in luck!
This September 8th marks the third annual Fashion’s Night Out (FNO), an event originally launched to stimulate sales and generate buzz about Fall Fashion Week in New York City. And this year, participating shops and boutiques are even more wide-spread. For the first time, many Kansas City retailers are participating in the nation-wide event.
Looks like the hottest spot to be is the Country Club Plaza, which will be host to live DJs and bands throughout the evening. So, here’s my advice…
Glazer: Read My Lips; No New Division Titles. Chiefs Season Over Before It Starts
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I know many of you Chiefs fans are pissed at your humble scribe for being THE ONLY MEDIA GUY IN TOWN, to tell you well before the preseason ended, that not only would they not win a division title, they’d be one of the NF L’s doormats.
Sorry, radio guys, you didn’t say that.
You rode the fence, like the Star‘s Sam Mellinger. I didn’t. I took a ton of crap for being honest. Now you can see that it’s gonna be kinda tough to call Mister Glazer "a man who doesn’t know sports" ever again. This was a big and bold call.
And now it’s over…
Glazer: The Rise & Fall of Former Chiefs Star Marcus Allen
What ever happened to Baby Jane?
Marcus Allen was maybe the most overall popular pro athlete in recent Kansas City history. Sure there’s George Brett, Len Dawson, Joe Montana and Tony G, but none had that sexy presence like Marcus. Everyone in KC wanted to meet him, see him and speak to the handsome football star who helped turn the Kansas City Chiefs into one of the most popular football teams in America.
That was nearly two decades ago – wow time flies, huh?
Oh sure, Joe Montana was our BEATLES. More than a legend. Marcus was more a Mick Jagger – too sexy for his shirt and pants. But man, could he play ball.
Allen had just been kicked out of LA, for many reasons…
New Jack City: ‘GREASERAMA’ Rocks Boulevard Drive-In Tonight & Sunday
Looking for a last minute blast from the past this weekend?
Then check out this Labor Day Weekend’s annual ‘GREASERAMA‘ going down today and Sunday from 12 noon ‘to Midnight at–where else—the BOULEVARD DRIVE-IN THEATRE on Merriam Drive in KCK.
What is it?
It’s nostolgic pre ’65 rod and kustom cars, old school low riders, cycles, scooters and muscle cars. All that plus four live bands playing each each day. And if that’s not enough to float your boat, both evenings wind down with a hard rockin’ double feature movie progrtam consisting of Ralph Bakshi’s WIZARDS and HEAVY METAL.
Ooops, almost forgot…
Edelman: Stan Plesser, The Man Who Made Cowtown (1932-2011)
Before there was Chris Fritz, Jeff Fortier, AEG, Live Nation, whatever, an ex-shoe dog from NYC put our town on the rock and roll map and made this a cool place to live.
He’s gone now: Stan Plesser, club owner, band manager and KC’s first rock and roll impresario died Friday. They don’t make em like Stan anymore.
My first impression of the man was listening to his spots on KUDL or WHB in the 60s. Plugging his Vanguard Coffeehouse, Stan did his own voice-overs, hawking in that nasal Broadway accent his roster of talent. Danny Cox, Brewer & Shipley, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Steve Martin— they all played the Vanguard. It was THE place to go to impress a date.
Glazer: ESPN Heavyweight Jeff Chadiha says ‘Don’t Worry About Whitlock
Jeff Chadiha has it all…
He’s an ESPN sports broadcaster, writes for ESPN Magazine and is on the Jim Rome Show. He’s also on ESPN‘s E60 and writes for ESPN.COM. Jeff’s a budding national sports media star.
He hails from the University of Wyoming where he played college ball and then moved to Ann Arbor to become a reporter for the newspaper there. Their sports guy at the time was a dude named Jason Whitlock and Jeff and Jason became fast friends.
"Whitlock is honest and has deep integrity," says Jeff. "I love the guy."
When Jason moved to Kansas City Jeff took his place. Whitlock became huge here while Jeff went to Sports Illustrated. He moved to New York where he met his wife who’s from Joplin. So Jeff, who could have lived anywhere he wanted when he joined ESPN in 2005, moved to Kansas City so his wife could be close to her family. Turned out Jeff had family in Joplin too.
Now let’s cut to the chase…
Starbeams: Top 5 Signs Your Labor Day is Gonna Suck, Driving Miss Kardashian & Plaza Teens
Kim Kardashian received a $450,000 Ferrari as a wedding gift from…herself.
It’s a white 2011 Ferrari 430 with a carbon fiber interior, $15,000 wheels, a see-through glass engine compartment in the rear and a ton of other features.
***Let’s just hope there isn’t there isn’t a video leaked showing Ray-J driving it.
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If you think the violence on the Plaza was bad a couple weekends back, this weekend a group of local teens plans to gather on the Plaza, get on Facebook and interact with their teachers.
TOP 5 SIGNS YOUR LABOR DAY WEEKEND IS GOING TO SUCK
#5. The only person who invites you to party is KC Mayor Sly James‘ son!
#4. You live in Kansas City North and the only cat sitter in the hood has 100 cats.
Hearne: Hate Radio 980, Buzz v KanRocksas, Glazer Naked, LeRoi, Crosstown Exit
So many bases, so little time…
SAY WHAT?
The on-air, quote of the month honors for August goes to 610 Sports host Nick Wright.
For his triple diss of blogger Tony Botello, radio chick Darla Jaye and NewsRadio KMBZ.
"(Tony) has a weekly spot on Hate Radio 980 with all 63 I.Q. points of Darla Jaye."
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THEY SUCK PERIOD
Craig Glazer‘s pal Sam Mellinger, sports columnist at the Star, tiptoes around saying pretty much the same thing as Glazer about this year’s Kansas City Chiefs.
"Maybe it’s not as bad as it looks," Mellinger’s column today begins. Later adding, "Whatever plan coach Todd Haley and the Chiefs had for this preseason turned into a bag of stink."
Now here’s Mellinger’s hedge…
"If the Chiefs beat the Bills in the opener, this is all forgotten, wasted energy, we move on."
Glazer’s take on Mellinger’s Bills theory?
"No way. The Bills are a real bad team and we’re playing them at home. So we could beat ’em and it could be one of our three or four wins. But then come the losing streaks. This team is a train wreck."
Is Glazer prepared to eat crow if the Chiefs make the playoffs and go to the Super Bowl this season?
"If that happens, I will walk naked down Shawnee Mission Parkway in Fairway at midnight with my head shaved."
Uh, stay tuned…
Glazer: Chiefs Send in the Clowns, Prepare for Worst
I’d like to tell you that Scott Pioli, Todd Haley and Clark Hunt had a meeting last week and decided to GO ALL OUT TO GET A WIN AT GREEN BAY…
And that it worked. But instead it was a clown act. The desperate Kansas City Chiefs used their starters – THEIR STARTERS – almost the ENTIRE GAME. THE PACKERS, never had their first team on the field. Yes, Aaron Rogers saw one series but he was in the Chiefs end zone before Clark could call Scottie and ask, "So do you still think we can get at least 50,000 to the home opener next week?"
The answer: NO.
Even ye of little faith (and me) must now sit down, shed a tear and say to ourselves, "There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home, there’s no place like home." Then maybe we can click our heels and get back to Kansas from this nightmare.
Hey Chiefs fans, it’s only just begun. This is a doormat team. Yes, we have some good players – we all know their names – but we have no team. There is no offensive line, none. No D line, or almost none. And finally, there is no quarterback.
Matt Cassel is clearly a flop. No, he’s not The Franchise. In fact, it’s likely we’ll go through all three QBs and maybe a veteran before the CLOWN ACT SEASON ENDS.
Hearne: Maye Day, Maye Day – Jardine’s Adds Last Minute Marilyn Maye Show Friday
This just in, from Jardine‘s jazz club owner Beena Brandsgard…
I mean, Beena Rajalekshmi. I mean, Beena Raja. Due to popular demand, the jazz club diva with the musical last names has added an additional Marilyn Maye show to this week’s mix.
"I added another show tomorrow at 5 p.m.," Raja says. "Because of the call volume."
Early reports from Roger the Plumber and Tracy "I got banned" Thomas are that Maye’s show is the best ever. Roger and Thomas celebrated their birthdays Wednesday at Maye’s show at Jardine’s.
Glazer: Why Pro Sports Stars Care Less About Fans & How Otis Taylor Broke My Heart
You cry, get upset, throw things, pay thousands to watch ’em play, stand in lines, wear their names on shirts, speak highly of them….
But truth be known, NFL Players think you’re a pain in the ass. They don’t like you. They like to hear you cheer for them at a game or stand and clap, wear their stuff and glorify their names. But no, they don’t like you or want to be around you.
Sorry…
I’ve hung with too many players – even baseball players. And they don’t much like fans. Almost none of them. Oh, they say they do on TV and on the radio. "We have the best fans…"
Yeah right.
Behind your backs, they hide from you guys unless you are a hot, 25 year-old, big-boobed blonde.
Today: All That Glitters is Not Groupon, Daily Deal Makers Starting to Suck
I’ve said quite a few positive things about Groupon the past two years…
Following its entry into the KC market, business owners I interviewed spoke highly of it. Said the people who buy Groupons – half off coupons usually – are upscale, bring friends, spend money, tip well and become repeat customers.
And with hundreds of thousands of locals on Groupon’s email list, it’s also good advertising, businesses say.
With rare exception, members of the comments crowd totally disagreed.
Jack Goes Confidential: ‘THE DEBT’ Has Unexpected Payoff
There’s been any number of memorable Nazi hunter thrillers over the years…
MARATHON MAN and THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL are the standouts.
Now add THE DEBT to that genre’s lineup, which builds its action and intrigue across two different periods of time.
The storyline here begins in a 1997 Tel Aviv setting focusing on three Mossad agents. Agents who back in the 60’s flushed out a Dr. Mengele-like Nazi butcher who practiced his horrific trade in Hitler’s old concentration camps.
Yeap, the secret agents nailed him, alright.
Trouble is, they pulled it off in 1966 during the Cold War in of all places, East Berlin. Smuggling him (as well as themselves) into West Berlin back then entailed major complications. Not to mention an uncomfortable sexual triangle.
Starbeams: KC Schools Sellout. Rick James Son of Sly? Dead Cats & Lady Gaga Peek-a-boo
Former Kansas City Schools superintendent Dr. John Covington will make $225,000 this year as Detroit’s superintendent. And he took a $175,000 signing bonus. In other news, this morning I was walking through the Plaza and panhandler Jerry Mazer gave ME money.
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The Mayor of Kansas City’s son turned himself in on a charge of grabbing a woman and punching her last Thursday night at the Point nightclub near Westport. The 23 year old Kyle James posted a $500 bond. He was handcuffed during another disturbance near Power & Light District last month.
Wait a minute…is this a story about RICK JAMES?
Hearne: Out-of-Town Writer Puts one Over on Star with Bogus Cow Stampede Story
I didn’t fare too well asking venerable Boulevard Drive In owner Wes Neal for his most twisted tale…
I mean, c’mon. Kids sneaking up on the movie projector, making finger puppets on the screen?
That’s it?
Nearly 60 years of lording over one of Kansas City’s top passion pits and no streaking stories, no shootouts, no plane crashes, no public sex. Just bunny ears on the big screen. Pretty pathetic.
Turns out there was one thing that jumps out….
Sounds Good: Marilyn Maye@Jardine’s, Hospital Ships@Replay, Gillian Welch@Liberty Hall
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We’re going to take it down a notch this week…
Last week was a time to focus on the eccentric bands – the impeccable perfectionist swank of Steely Dan, the weirdo jazz of Dweezil, and the category-less TV on the Radio.
Don’t know about you, but I could go for something kinda simple, something classic, timeless…
Hearne: KCK’s Boulevard Drive In Survives Good & Bad Times – In Car, On Screen Sex
Summer’s almost done, but it’s still not too late to check out your friendly, neighborhood drive in movie theater…
You’re out under the stars, holding court in the front of your car, the bed of your pickup and/or in the lawn chair of your choice. The massive outdoor movie screen glaring back at you.
Kind of like a poor man’s Starlight Theatre…
Or as the Web site driveinmovie.com describes it – celebrating "the presence of the past." Which worked for me since my trip to KCK’s Boulevard Drive In Saturday entailed watching this year’s sendup to the 60s sci-fi hit, "Planet of the Apes."
While affording me the opportunity to grill the longtime owner of the "world’s greatest drive in theatre," octogenarian Wes Neal.
Starting with the quadruple bypass heart surgery he had on his 82nd birthday.
Donnelly: Why Won’t Vermes Stay Aggressive Late? SKC Crushed (Again) in Last Second
Well, it happened again…
Despite dominating 3/4ths of the game and leading FC Dallas 2-0 late in the second half, Sporting Kansas City found a way to give up last second goals and hand over three crucial points that were already penciled in under the win column.
And damn it was an exciting game, back and forth action all night.
Dallas scored twice in the final few moments to win 3-2. At the final whistle, a large contingent of the 20,000 plus in attendance at LIVESTRONG rained boos down on the home team. For the previous 90 minutes, though, the atmosphere was the best of the year inside the best stadium in MLS.
However KC has a serious problem this season with their lack of ability to close out games. Remember the Seattle game, Sporting’s first loss at LIVESTRONG, where stoppage time goals ripped away the game?
A similar thing happened in Portland, though that game ended 3-3.
After the game, Sporting midfielder Roger Espinoza offered little to explain the letdown…
Glazer: Humble Scribe Brushes Critics Aside With Gloom & Doom Chiefs Forecast
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Your humble scribe tried to warn you a month ago that this year’s Chiefs team was not any good…
Using stats to do so, no less. Still many of you doubted my NFL knowledge. Now let’s look at where the team is today.
Nowhere.
The only real bright spots in a terrible preseason are Ricky Stanzi, new defensive star Justin Houston and maybe Derrick Johnson. The offensive line was horrible. So was the defensive line. We showed ZERO offense, except for Ricky (cause he’s so fine he blows our minds).
Glazer: It’s Time to Get Off President Obama’s Back
I keep hearing the same thing, over and over…
"He’s ruining the nation! Get him out of there!"
All this on president Barack Obama. Why? Looks to me like he’s doing a nice job, given what he inherited from George Bush and all the problems going down around the world.
Under Obama’s watch we’ve nearly doubled the stock market from a Dow around 6,000 (under Bush) to until-recently, over 12,000. Under Obama’s watch we found and killed Bin Laden. Under his watch we unseated Lybian Strong Man Gaddafi. Under Obama’s watch we’ve also seen some very positive changes in middle eastern countries like Egypt. And maybe Syria next.
