Author Archives: Paul Wilson

I’ve only gone to six or eight concerts where I went for reasons other than my own choosing… Either I was taking someone who wanted to see something I didn’t particularly care for, or in the case of Garth Brooks, … Continue reading →

Crude oil and the US dollar… They’ve always gone hand in hand, worldwide. Oil is bought with greenbacks and the dollar rules the world’s economy. That could soon change… A year ago, almost to the day, China announced that any nation … Continue reading →

I awoke this morning to a lovely pair of texts… The first informed me that an esteemed, high school classmate had died. RIP, Dick, you were a good man. The second was from a Kansas City artist asking if I … Continue reading →

CNN’s website tracking the impact of the government’s shut down, lists in excess of 85 agencies either boarded up or partially closed… The 800,000 furloughed workers come from all the big names you’d expect; Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Departments … Continue reading →

IOWA – Infants Out Wandering Oh man, how long has it been since we had a really great “wandering kid” story? Fear not, today I’ve got a double header for you. Officers were trying to locate the parents of four … Continue reading →

We all now know that the “ObamaPhone” has nothing to do with President Obama… All the man has done is enjoy a wave of branding popularity, while not bothering to step forward and clarify that it’s not his program. Who … Continue reading →

A recap of where we seem to be today from the “You Can’t Make This Up Department.” And it just keeps getting better. Mallory Micetich, spokeswoman for the House Natural Resources Committee provided an example of where the privately owned … Continue reading →

I left off yesterday on how the Universal Service Fund works, how it’s funded and why… We learned the ObamaPhone actually had its roots in legislation passed by FDR in a deal between telecommunications companies and President Wilson, modified by … Continue reading →

It can difficult coming down too hard on the venue or performer, but, I’ve been lucky enough to cover artists I’m personally invested in. Josh Groban is a totally different situation but his show here a week from Wednesday has … Continue reading →

Yesterday Hearne pointed out an article written by John Landsberg, media mogul at Bottom Line Communications… I hadn’t seen the story but apparently Hearne is among Landsberg’s eight or ten readers and he asked me for my thoughts. So I decided … Continue reading →

I’m sure most of you’ve seen the news about the NYC bikers who go by the name Hollywood Stuntz… They mounted up Sunday for their end of summer ride to Times Square. A ride that resulted in a road rage incident … Continue reading →

Having a life long interest in collector cars, I can’t tell you the number of rumors I’ve chased down to find nada at the end of the hunt… A few of my dream searches came true. I tracked down a … Continue reading →

This isn’t going to be your standard issue concert revue… Because this wasn’t your standard concert; it was more of a spiritual experience than anything else, where Franti came to play his music and mingle with friends. And by mingle, … Continue reading →

It’s been a slow news week here in KC metro, but I’ll leave you with a few thoughts and a preview of coming attractions for this next week.… On Monday I’ll be tackling some interesting stories, digging into the real … Continue reading →

The gates open at 7:00 and some of the happiest music you’ll come across takes the stage at 8:00 p.m. tonight at the Crossroads… I’ll be there, come say hello. As I wrote in my preview piece last week, Michael … Continue reading →

 Huma Abedin, wife of Anthony “Carlos Danger” Weiner, top aid to Hillary Clinton has been told to dump her hubby or leave the Clinton team… That’s the word anyway. Why, you ask? There are more than enough reasons. Especially were … Continue reading →

In the interest of full disclosure… I have two separate relationships with the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts as it enters its third season. Both of which I am eagerly celebrating. First, they’re a client; they turned to me to handle … Continue reading →

Having spent most of my career in project management and development or business process improvement, things jump out at me that many people may overlook in day to day circumstances… A couple weeks back, when renting a vehicle, it was … Continue reading →

I had the occasion to be in far South Texas this weekend… With plenty of time to ponder topics for future KCC stories. I caught a news story that prompted my interest in what appears to be yet another near … Continue reading →

In 2011 I went to see George Clinton and P-Funk for the 14,000th time… I was perfectly content arriving a little late as the opening act, Michael Franti and Spearhead, was largely going to be a waste of time until … Continue reading →