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For years KU had the w0rst NCAA Division One football program… Coach after coach failed to remedy matters, until three years ago when the Jayhawks snagged a dude named Lance Leipold from the University of Buffalo. Leipold was only 37-33 … Continue reading →

Was a time, baseball was huge… I shoveled snow, mowed lawns, saved my money – anything to get a buck to buy a 24 count box of baseball cards. With luck, I’d get cards of childhood heroes like Mickey Mantle, … Continue reading →

I moved back from Arizona late last summer, re-started my car career, and after not feeling the glam in Topeka this time out, retreated to Lawrence where I’m now at Crown Volkswagen / Crown Toyota. (So feel free to call, text or … Continue reading →

For the record, this is not me ragging on the Kansas City Star – yet again… It’s comment habitué Rainbow Man doing the honors, plus my two cents. Check it. “I just miss the way The Star was,” Rainbow begins. “It … Continue reading →

Real deal or marketing schmooze, you make the call… Seems like the entire world – as we know it anyway – is bent on cashing in on Chiefs star Travis Kelce and pop star Taylor Swift‘s budding, presumed romance. But … Continue reading →

Former Star scribe Jason Whitlock pompous, condescending, rude? No way. Must be thinking about some other loser. I mean, he did fit that description during his years in KC sticking it to Chiefs honcho Carl Peterson, Kevin Kietzman and other sporty … Continue reading →

Nothing like a handful of ne’re–do-wells to piss off the gentry… Like Lawrence Journal World reader Chris Chapin. Chapin’s letter to the editor was published a few days ago. “I’m very disappointed in the direction Lawrence is headed,” he begins. … Continue reading →

Exhausted movie meister or villain? According to longtime movie critic Jack Poessiger, prominent, old-timey movie collector Wade Williams passed away and was cremated last month. “There was never an obituary or notice in the Star,” Poessiger says. “Nothing was said or done; he just quietly went away.” Well, … Continue reading →

Most wannabes are more than happy to get their 15 minutes of fame…. In the case of former Overland Parker Karolyn Grimes she doesn’t need to settle. The child actress many know as ZuZu Bailey – from her role as … Continue reading →

Everyone has their Achilles heel… Even if you never heard of George Orwell or his novel, 1984, like my suburban neighbors. That said, the definition is, “a weakness in spite of overall strength, which can lead to a downfall.” These … Continue reading →

Who can forget the wild and crazy Summer of Love 2020? Not Hollywood. While I never stopped going to movies during the COVID hoopla – long as theaters were open – my wife, daughters and I were pretty lonely in … Continue reading →

Missouri’s basketball struggles are self inflicted with poor coaching hires… They have NOTHING to do with conference affiliation. Hiring Kim Anderson would’ve been a disaster in the Big 12 or ANY major conference. By any measure, Mizzou basketball is a … Continue reading →

There are folks who still think I’m a sour grapes guy… Think again, because my critiques of the Kansas City Star and Pitch have nothing to do with a sense of longing because I’m no longer writing for either. It’s true, I … Continue reading →