KC Confidential

19 year-old Carol Barta as the Fairy Princess

And as outlined in yesterday’s Star Magazine by Cindy Hoedel, one of actress Carol Barta‘s first roles here was playing the Fairy Princess at Kline’s department store in downtown Kansas City. The year was 1956 and Barta, then 19, was living at home and yet to secure a full time boyfriend.

She landed the low-paying, part time gig based on her looks and the fact that she already owned a fairy princess-like dress. At that point in time it wasn’t so much of a contest as it is now, she says.

“It wasn’t like it is today where the girls vie for this almost like it’s a contest,” Barta says. “They have to have certain credentials like good grades and they have to have done some community service. And they don’t get paid.” Continue reading →

Something wicked this way comes…

As usual, KCC’s Matt Donnelly let the cat out of the bag early on a couple days ago. The KC Confidential Christmas Wilding is going down tomorrow – Monday night – from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Uptown.

And while it’s really not a public party per se, for some reason or another we have a nasty habit of semi-inviting readers and comments section personalities to stop by and speak their piece. Naturally, if that’s your intent, it’d be nice if you dashed off a note through the CONTACT US button top right on the home page to give us a heads up. Continue reading →

Get the black armbands out, unfold those crying towels and make an appointment with your shrink, the party’s over…

The Kansas City Chiefs probably won’t win another game this year, won’t being going to any Super Bowl’s in the next five years and their fans have nothing but mediocrity to look forward to in the foreseeable future.

That according to Stanford & Sons main man Craig Glazer, who doubles as a college and pro football handicapper and prognosticator.

“It’s like with the Royals, if you’re happy being an also ran and a borderline contender, then be happy,” Glazer says of the Chiefs. “I’m not.”

Glazer points the finger of blame directly at team owner Clark Hunt. Continue reading →

Let’s see if I can surprise some of you and write something largely positive about David Cook today on his 31st birthday…

Staring with that Cooks says his move to Nashville should not be seen as a sign that he’s trying to follow in the footsteps of fellow Missourian Sheryl Crow and go country.

In fact, Cook has been touring clubs and debuting a slate new rock oriented songs that he hopes to string together for an album next year.

And to pretty positive acclaim. Continue reading →

Kathe Kaul models Charlie Wheeler’s Mink Skull Cap

Helping to hustle Blues Cruise vacations aboard ocean liners for KC Blues Society founder Roger Naber. Pretty normal sounding, huh? Think again.

“The cruises have always been wild, they’re basically blues festivals at sea with people from all over the world having a blast,” Kaul muses. “And doing anything conceivable they thought they could get away with.”

While Kaul’s current gig at Kathe Kaul Estate Sales no longer entails stumbling across triple X-rated activities on the high seas, it can still get pretty intense between Black Friday like showdowns between competing customers battling and embarrassing discoveries while sifting through people’s belongings.

“Let’s just say my client’s secrets stay with me,” Kaul says. “That’s my business; people trust me. But it’s actually crazier now.” Continue reading →

The dramatic death of Fast & Furious star Paul Walker continues to spark controversy…

But setting aside for a moment that police say speed was a contributing factor in his death – not exactly an admirable thing given Walker and his race car driver pal were on city streets – there’s been a flood of rumors, news and additional information to sort through.

Starting with the unfortunate report that Walker basically burned to death – albeit rapidly – and that at present, we’re about a third of the way through the up to 90 day time frame it may take to learn the exact cause of the crash. Continue reading →

The battle lines are being drawn…

Kansas City-based AMC Theatres squaring off against newcomer Cinetopia in a Hollywood-esque fight to the finish for suburban supremacy at the movies.

KC Confidential‘s Jack Poessiger set the stage for a potential showdown by carefully measuring the distance between AMC’s Town Center and Cinetopia’s coming soon Overland Park 17. Just under two miles, the odometer of Poessiger’s trusty Mercedes indicated.

More than close enough to spark a showdown between the two theaters over something in the trade known as “playing day and date.”

Meaning both complexes get to play hot new releases like X-Men: Days of Future Past and The Hunger Games Mockingjay – Part 1 at the same time when they are released.

“That’ll be something to watch,” Poessiger says. “Whether AMC says to the film companies that they won’t play a movie if it plays at Cinetopia.”

Could happen. Continue reading →