Author Archives: Paul Wilson
Paul Wilson: The Many Ways Sasha Menu Courey Got Let Down by Mizzou
If you follow Mizzou, you’d have to be living under a rock to have not heard about this story. Your well-coiffed Scribe is known by his devoted fans, “de3iples” and readers as a sports agnostic; meaning, if I’ve seen it, … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: Kansas Wants Sperm Donor to Make Another Deposit
This time out, it’s not sperm they seek… Kansas wants blood from William Marotta – in the form of child support – and they want it deposited at the Kansas Payment Center in Topeka. Angela Bauer and her former partner Jennifer … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: Ruminations on MLK Day With a Side of Alonzo
I’m not a Twitter person… At last count I have 49 followers. I don’t even know how I got them as I use Twitter to follow, not be followed. It’s there to feed me, not the other way around. Over … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: Ruthless Killer Dennis McGuire Slowly Meets His Maker
On February 11, 1989, 22 year-old Joy Stewart met Dennis McGuire while he was working on her friend’s house…. Stewart mentioned that she would like to buy some weed, McGuire said he was just the guy to get it for her … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: Sixties Bombshell Donna Mae Mims Belle of the Ball @ Classic Car Auction
The reason I called my pal Tom Blackwood was my desire to share my excitement. Because at 9:00 a.m. yesterday your well-coifed Scribe began to receive pictures of his latest acquisition – a fully armored, vintage 500 SEL Mercedes Benz – as … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: All This for Two Stupid Tickets to Carol Burnett
That this is where it all began, all this KC Confidential stuff. It was last Valentine’s Day when Hearne hooked me up with two tickets to review Carol Burnett and said those now fateful words that I’m sure many of you have … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: ‘Affliction’ Backwards Spells ‘Douche Bag’
This isn’t the story I’d planned for my big comeback and first writing misadventure of the New Year in the choppy seas of KCC… And while I plan to unleash a full explanation for my absence shortly, this was just … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: Life After Jardine’s, Broadway Jazz Club Lifts Off Tonight
Last night I had the privilege of attending the private, soft opening of the Broadway Jazz Club at 3601 Broadway… Where to begin? For starters, it’s got all the vibe of infamous-but-beloved jazz club Jardine’s sans the side order of bi-polar. With … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: Hobby Lobby Head’s ‘Biblical Principles’ Hypocritical
I’m thankful for the Star’s religion writer Bill Tammeus… I read him – don’t know him – but he always gets me thinking. This morning he posted a piece that struck a chord concerning – my words – The Craft Store vs. … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: Will Sprint Sprint for the Left Coast?
It’s all the buzz… No, not cops shooting firemen; and no, not killings in the Chiefs parking lot at Arrowhead. The town is abuzz with talk about hometown phone company Sprint moving its headquarters moving to California. Imagine that, Softbank … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: Find Some Silence This Thanksgiving
This week, millions will gather with family and friends for the annual feast of Thanksgiving… They’ll join hands around the table and give thanks for the abundance we all have been blessed with. Almost without exception, those of us with … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: Weak in Review 11/22/13 — Manson, Zimmerman, Glazer, Postal Carrier & You?
What’s More Weak; Zimmerman with a GF or Manson Getting Married? Yes, these freak jobs convicts have pen pals, girlfriends and offers of matrimony, as you well know. This one’s still hard to believe. Manson’s crazed stalker/lover/fiancée, known only as … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: Jimmy Breslin on Digging JFK’s Grave
November, 22nd marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of JFK… To this day, multiple books come out practically every year concerning the conspiracy surrounding President John F. Kennedy‘s death which remains mystery to many. Largely overlooked, however, is what … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: Zanyish Zimmerman Zooms Back into the News
September 11th was the last time I wrote about our Boy George… In that story I asked, “Has George Zimmerman been so scarred by the Trayvon Martin incident that he will be forever marked in society and so psychologically damaged as … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: The Incredible Lightness of Being ‘Crime Fighter’ Alonzo Washington
My first story of the week was going to be about Saturday’s National Socialist Movement/Neo-Nazi protest at the Jackson County Courthouse… It was about what you’d expect; 25 Nazi asshats on one side of the street and about 1000 locals … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: The Weak in Review; PETA, Nazis, Pringles Pope & George Brett
PETA’s Pious Panties in a Wad, Again? Over Roaches? Well, not just roaches, but the RoboRoach product, a “backpack” kit from Backyard Brains. You place your order, it comes in the mail and then you perform a brief “surgery” on your … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: Tivoli Fights for Life in Digital Age
I had the chance today to spend some time with Tivoli Theater head dude and thirty year veteran of the film industry, Jerry Harrington… And what a great conversation it was. This is a man who clearly loves what he … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: The Aleatory Side of Life
As some of you are aware – possibly even celebrated – I’ve been absent of late… I’ve received numerous emails and calls of concern from readers and for that, I thank you all. And Stomper, hearing from you was like listening … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: Sometimes the Past Really is all it’s Cracked up to be
Last weekend I made my annual pilgrimage to my home town of Carthage, Mo… The Maple Leaf Festival is the 3rd weekend of October and it’s the main event that draws old classmates back to town. There’s a two hour … Continue reading
Paul Wilson: ObamaCare – Not Ready for Prime Time?
I listened to President Obama‘s press conference today where he was expected to address problems with healthcare.gov… However, in typical political style, he said no one was more displeased than himself then moved on with the positive spin. The president … Continue reading