Author Archives: Brandon Leftridge
Leftridge: TV Time: 30 for 30, Whenever You Want
Netflix Instant is a pretty awesome thing. Probably just as equally as awesome is ESPN’s acclaimed documentary series, 30 for 30. Combine the two, and you’ve got an excellent way to kill time (supposing you’ve got any time to kill). … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 for 30, Brandon Leftridge, TV Time
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Leftridge: A Solution for a Lonely Thanksgiving
Perhaps you’ve been ostracized from your immediate family because last year, you had too much Mad Dog and you stood up and pooped in the middle of the dinner table. Maybe you were orphaned after your parents perished in a … Continue reading
True to Nature, Bears Maul Cats
Sometimes, the stars align so cosmically that it’s almost painful. You get pulled over for speeding on your way to the DMV to get your tags renewed. You call the cops to report a suspicious ne’er-do-well and they find they … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Snyder, Brandon Leftridge, Collin Klein, EMAW, Kansas State
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Leftridge: Marlins’ Loria Takes Title of Worst Owner; Your Move, Glass
Remember everybody: it could be worse. The Royals COULD be the Miami Marlins. In a complete demolition of a recently rebuilt and rebranded franchise, Marlins’ owner Jeffrey Loria surprised no one by systematically assuring the 23 Miami baseball fans that … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, Brandon Leftridge, David Glass, Jeffrey Loria, Miami Marlins
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Leftridge: Tales from the Tweet: Mizzou’s Misery, Crennel Cans Self & Sheik Speaks
Welcome back to an all new, all-election version of Tales from the Tweet! Just kidding, not really. I’m tired of the incessant political talk. I mean, I get that it’s important, and I understand why we must all educate ourselves/rock the … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, Iron Sheik, MIZZOU, politics, Twitter
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Leftridge: My Utter Failures as a Ghost Hunter with Poor Planning Skills
I’m too old to trick or treat. I don’t have kids to take trick or treating. I’m not really into costumes, either, and because I can get drunk any day of the week that I choose, I don’t really need … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, ghosts, Halloween, KS, Larry Moore, Stull
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Leftridge: Despite Scribe’s Protests, World Series Begins on Wednesday
First, allow me to apologize in advance for writing about—GAG—baseball. I know from reading The Scribe’s missives that baseball is sucky and horrible and that nobody cares. It’s yesterday’s news, you idiots, and—according to his scientific polling of hot young … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, Brandon Leftridge, Pablo Sandoval, World Series
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Leftridge: TV Time: American Horror Story is Back, Totally Different Show
Confession time: I like scary stuff. Now this may not be as groundbreaking an admission as, oh, say, admitting that you are erotically transfixed by kangaroos, or that you are secretly the patriarch of two families who know nothing of … Continue reading
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Tagged American Horror Story, Brandon Leftridge, Jessica Lange, TV Time
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Leftridge: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia…Still
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s 8th season premiers this Thursday on FX, and frankly, I’m just not so sure how I feel about that fact. You see, this once grand television show—much like anything that moves beyond a 5th or … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, Dayman, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Seinfeld, TV Time
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Leftridge: Royals’ Season Recap (From a Guy Who Watched More Than Just Opening Day)
Somewhere long before Wednesday’s season finale– before Eric Hosmer’s grand regression, before all of the season-ending ligament surgeries, before Royals’ fans realized with wretched horror that Bruce Chen was the ace of this ball club– before any of this, Sports … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, Country Breakfast, KC Royals, Royals Recap
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Leftridge: Tales From the Tweet; Real Refs Return, Fall Baseball & Kornacki Gets Wacky
THE NHL IS LOCKED OUT. I repeat, THE NHL IS LOCKED OUT. This is undoubtedly the BIGGEST story in all of sports right now, right? I mean, all of those guys on skates… and the pucks and sticks and whatnot. … Continue reading
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Leftridge: Seahawks Beat Packers With Make-Believe Touchdown
Well, it was bound to happen. With replacement officiating entering its third OH-SO-PAINFUL week, it finally, unequivocally cost a team a game. With seconds left on the clock, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson launched a ball deep into the Monday … Continue reading
Leftridge: One Year In; Now What Happens?
A year. One whole year. That’s how long I’ve been writing for this website now. My first column was posted on September 13th, 2011. A simpler time, really. I was young, and naïve, untainted by the mercurial rants of the … Continue reading
Leftridge: TV Time: Here Comes Saturday Night Live, for the 37th Time
Each fall, the same things inevitably happen. The Chiefs begin a noxious, predictably sorrowful descent into mediocrity (or worse) within the first few weeks of the football season. The Royals close out their otherwise miserable campaign with a deluge of … Continue reading
Leftridge: Local Man Who Wrote Letter to Glass Buys Banner
Meet Joe Accurso. You might remember Joe from such exploits such as “The Guy Who Wrote the Letter to David Glass That Was Published in the Kansas City Star.” I initially shared my feelings about Joe’s efforts here, on this … Continue reading
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Tagged airplanes, Brandon Leftridge, David Glass, Royals
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Leftridge: August Royals’ Recap: The Blessed End is Near
The infuriating thing about the Kansas City Royals is that baseball doesn’t exist in a world of “coulda.” Baseball is a universally black and white affair (hold the Dominican jokes, please), wherein a team plays 162 games during the course … Continue reading
Leftridge: Man With Too Much Time, Disposable Income, Pens Letter to Royals’ David Glass
By now you’ve all had the chance to read and digest what local Kansas City businessman Joseph Accurso had to say about the Royals. In a strongly worded letter published in the form of a paid advertisement in the Kansas … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, David Glass, Royals, tree-falling-in-forest
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Leftridge: Google Fiber Fails Downtown Core
First, this: Never has Kansas City’s cultural/economic divide been so colorfully illustrated than with Google Fiber’s map of the “Haves and Have-nots.” Look at that line! The greens are in—they’ve had enough Fiber pre-registrants that they now count as “Fiberhoods,” … Continue reading
Leftridge: Ethnics Descend On Swope Park and Bring Food, Napkins
What’s up, dude? What are you doing this weekend? Bringing your mom home? Really?! It’s been 3 to 5 years already? Wow. Time flies. Well, hey, I was gonna ask– when’s the last time you had authentic Siberian cuisine? You … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Leftridge, Ethnic Enrichment Festival, Hawaii-bashing
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Leftridge: Oh, Ochocinco, No Bueno, Buddy
It’s never okay to hit women. It just isn’t. It doesn’t matter if you catch her in bed with the cable TV installer, or if she tells you that she’s been banging a co-worker for the past several years, or … Continue reading
