Friday, May 25, 2012

Memorial Day Weekend Activities at Union Station - Kansas City News

Memorial Day weekend activities at Union Station in Kansas City will be full of fun, education and musical entertainment.


Spend Memorial Day Weekend at Union Station
 
Come down to Union Station on Sunday, May 27th for the largest FREE Memorial Day Weekend event in the Midwest as it returns for it's Tenth Anniversary! The Kansas City Symphony, led by Music Director Michael Stern, performs patriotic favorites against the backdrop of Kansas City's historic Union Station on May 27 at 7:30PM. Bank of America Celebration at the Station concludes with the most blazing fireworks display of the year! The Kansas City Symphony is grateful to Bank of America for making this gift to our city possible. Food and beverages are available for purchase both inside and outside Union Station; blankets and lawn chairs are encouraged. And if you want to see the show up close, Union Station is offering seating in two lawn chairs set up in a special section near the front of the stage. - Kansas City News

Two other seats in this special section are being given away to anyone who likes Union Station on Facebook between today and Friday. Winners will be notified on Friday, May 25th.

Come early and Stay Late to See The Titanic Exhibition at Union Station
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Special Ticket Price!
Titanic – The Artifact Exhibit opens at 11 a.m. on Sunday and will stay open late for those who want to see the exhibit before or after the Symphony concert. From 6 p.m. on, special ticket prices of $13.50/person ($10/members) are available for anyone who wants to see the exhibit before the concert or after the concert and fireworks. The tickets for the Sunday evening hours to see Titanic are only available online from the links at the bottom using the  DISCOUNT CODE: 052712. Enter this code on the payment screen to activate. - Kansas City News

VIP Seats Giveaway on Sunday 
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Union Station will be giving away two seats in the special section at the concert to a winner that comes to see Titanic during the day on Sunday, May 27th, between noon and 5 p.m. Come spend the day at the Station, see Titanic and be the lucky winners of two prime seats for the Kansas City Symphony concert! This prize will be given out at the Ticket Counter at Union Station on Sunday afternoon. Must be attending Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition to be eligible to win. - Kansas City News

Titanic:The Artifact Exhibition at Union Station Kansas City
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On April 15, 1912, Titanic, the world’s largest ship, sank after colliding with an iceberg, claiming more than 1,500 lives and shaking the world’s confidence in the infallibility of modern technology. The story of the sinking is legendary; now experience the wonder and tragedy of this ill-fated ship on a journey through Titanic history. Travel back in time with compelling stories, historically accurate room recreations, and more than 250 authentic artifacts recovered on our seven research expeditions since the ship’s discovery in 1985.
More than 60,000 people have already seen this popular exhibit. Make sure to make plans to see it this weekend! Discount tickets available from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. - Kansas City News

$13.50/person TICKET SPECIAL - Sunday, May 27 - Titanic Exhibition Time Slots:

6:00 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m.

DISCOUNT CODE: 052712. Enter this code on the payment screen to activate.

Jiggle Jam Family Music Fest at Union Station
More great Memorial Day Weekend Activities in Kanas City!
Saturday, May 26th & Sunday, May 27th come out for the Jiggle Jam Family Fest featuring: The Verve Pipe, Disney's Choo Choo Soul with Genevieve, Trout Fishing in America, Sugar Free Allstars, Jim Cosgrove & The Hiccups and MANY, MANY MORE...Sing, Dance, Play & Learn at Jiggle Jam. Activities at the Jiggle Jam Family Music Fest include: JJ's Birthday Party Activity Tent, Price Chopper Bouncy Land, Club JJ, the Garage Band Tent, Arts & Crafts and other GREAT ACTIVITIES for all ages! - Kansas City News

$10 Tickets In Advance (Available at www.kcjigglejam.com or at local Price Chopper stores)

Science City at Union Station
Free admission all summer – actually for a full year – for Union Station Members (information on joining is below.)

Sign up for Science City Summer Camps
8 weeks of discovery with a different science theme each week!

Union Station Members Enjoy Great Member Benefits 
Join Today to Discover (and save) on all the Family Fun!
A Year Membership for a Family of 8 is less than $2.50 a week!
 
• Discounts on attractions, restaurants, shopping, summer camp, birthday parties & more!  - Titanic Tickets for Members $10

• Free admission to Science City, Planetarium, KC Rail Experience and the Model Train Experience  - Any time, no limits

• Exclusive, Members Only events  - Hear about it before the general public!

For more info on all Memorial Day Weekend Activities in Kansas City at Union Station visit www.unionstation.org


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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Baseball PBS Series by Ken Burns Omits Royals

PBS series "Baseball" by Ken Burns is a one-sided, biased, preachy drag through our American pastime.  Admittedly a must see for any baseball fan, this series by director Ken Burns was like going to see your favorite band and the lead singer didn't show up.  A very "safe" account of the history of baseball, this series fails to deliver any juicy details about some of the greatest moments in baseball history or it's players.

Ken Burns' "Baseball" was a real wake up call for Kansas City Royals fans.  The series is 18 and a half hours long, and not ONE WORD about the Kansas City Royals - NOT ONE.  The biased, agenda-based series completely SKIPS OVER the years between 1979 and 1985 stopping the story only to mention that in 1985 (the year the Royals won the big one) Pete Rose got pinched for his gambling habits.  The series literally goes from describing the 1978 season, directly to the 1986 season.  Wow.  Apparently the only people who know that the Royals exist are those of us in Kansas City.  "Baseball" does not mention George Brett - AT ALL - not one word about the Royals, even when they were repeatedly kicking the crap out of the Yankees and dominating the American League from 1979-1985.  It is the only period in the history of baseball that this series skips over.  "Baseball" goes over every single year in baseball history EXCEPT these years.  Director / Writer Ken Burns must have had a bad experience while staying in Kansas City, or his cheating ex wife is from Kansas City or SOMETHING because there is just no way you can tell the history of baseball without mentioning George Brett or the Kansas City Royals.  This was a real wake up call for all of us, and very disappointing to be left out of the series completely.  The only time they show any footage of the Royals is when they are talking about Bo Jackson (and the struggles of the black man, of course) and they interview Buck O'Neil a few times.  Buck O'Neil has about 15 minutes of camera time throughout the series and he doesn't mention the Royals AT ALL.  Thanks Buck, nothing like a little Kansas City Royals loyalty from a home town player.  I suppose in Buck's defense, he may have made comments about the Royals that ended up on the cutting room floor.  Most likely to make room for Ken Burns' REAL agenda in this series - read on:

One of the biggest downfalls of "Baseball" is the running theme throughout the series on the struggle of the black man.  They throw this in your face in every single episode of the series, completely halting the story line to take ABOUT 20 MINUTES to drag on and on about black baseball players and how bad they had it.  This agenda-minded brow bashing just gets old after about the 3rd or 4th episode, and we found ourselves fast forwarding over these long boring segments.  This is no exaggeration, not by a long shot, Ken Burns "Baseball" goes so far into the struggles of the black man that one episode has a 10 minute speech by the rambling, babbling idiot Jesse Jackson.  It is ok to do a story on the struggles of the black man in baseball, but Burns really should have done a separate series on this topic, that way we could have opted not to purchase it.  Instead, Burns starts getting into the story of baseball, and just when it starts picking up momentum......UH OH, here it comes, more preaching about how hard it was for the black man.  Even after the 8th or 9th series, when black players and coaches were making millions of dollars, Burns still continues to throw this in our faces.  This bleeding heart liberal crap just ruins the series completely, keep your fast forward button ready because after about the 4th or 5th 20 minute segment about how bad those poor millionaire black men had it, you're going to want to shoot your TV screen.

"Baseball" by Ken Burns relentlessly covers every single movement of the New York Yankees and The Boston Red Sox, I think that they even take time out to tell us the exact shoe size of every player.  Other teams like the Kansas City Royals are completely omitted, and the really interesting stories, like the when Dock Ellis of the Pittsburg Pirates pitched a NO HITTER ON ACID, or the insane lifestyle of Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb are sparsely mentioned and grazed over lightly without going into any detail.  Basically, anything interesting that happened in the history of baseball or it's players was payed little attention in this series, unless of course it fit the agenda of Ken Burns which clearly was to cover the struggles of the black man, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.  Anything out of those three categories was ignored.  Well, ok, they went on and on about the steroids for an episode.  Overall, if you're a baseball fan, you should watch this series, but be prepared to be crushed as a Royals fan, and be prepared to listen to a lot of left wing preaching.

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Monday, May 21, 2012

Nick Wright Leaving 610 for Houston's KILT 610 AM

Nick Wright leaving 610 for Houston's KILT 610 will no doubt have a few Kansas City Royals and Chiefs fans upset.  "What's Right with Wright" on 610 KCSP AM was absolutely one of the most listened to Kansas City sports radio programs on the air.  Nick Wright will do his final show on May 22nd, 2012 and a replacement has not yet been named.

Upon Nick Wright's upcoming departure from 610 AM he commented that [the move is] "not a bad thing, 610 has treated me very well" and that "I'll be here a little longer and will be able to give details on where I'm going down the road.  But it's all good things."

Some speculated at first that Nick Wright might be leaving us to go National, after filling in a few times on Fox Sports Radio, it turns out that he is just moving to another AM radio station based in Houston, Texas in KILT 610 AM.  Another thought was that Nick may be joining forces with Kevin Kietzman on 810 Sports and remain in Kansas City on another program.  Although Kevin Kietzman's "Between the Lines" on 810 Sports Radio remained the most popular sports radio show by far, Nick Wright had many fans in the Kansas City sports arena.

Nick Wright will be replacing Marc Vandermeer and teaming up with John Lopez on the KILT 610 AM morning show.

Upon Nick Wright's departure from 610 AM, KCSP program director Ryan Maguire commented that "Certainly, we wish Nick the very best and we certainly wish that we could have retained him, we had every intention of retaining him and were negotiating in good faith up until the time his contract expired, but he decided he wanted to take his talents elsewhere. Turnover is a part of any business, including radio, but turnover is only a bad thing if you don't use it as an opportunity to get better, which is exactly what we plan on doing, as is the case any time we make a change. This is not the first time we've had a very talented host we were very high on leave. Nick is not first to have stars in his eyes and big city dreams. We would absolutely welcome him back and no bridges were burned".

And at Nick Wright's new home Houston's Sport Radio 610 Morning Show program director Gavin Spittle said that "I appreciate you giving him a fresh chance. He's fun, he is super excited to be here and he has done some great things in Kansas City. His numbers are terrific. He was going against a heritage sports station and they were neck and neck. He's top 5 in both men 25-54 and men 18-49. He's a great guy who is excited to be a part of the community and hopefully people give him a chance."

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Friday, May 18, 2012

George Clinton at Crossroads Kansas City 2012 - Kansas City News

George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars will return to Kansas City and perform at the Crossroads on Friday May 18th, 2012. - Kansas City News

At the ripe old age of 70 years old, George Clinton is still doing it - and doing it FUNKY.  The last time that George was here they hired Sound Check to do the sound at the City Market and George's microphone didn't work for the entire first two songs.  As the roadies and crew scrambled around the stage trying to get George Clinton's microphone turned on, he realized what had happened and he was not happy.  George spent the entire first two songs slapping his microphone into his hand, until finally, the geniuses at Sound Check figured out how to turn George Clinton's microphone on.  George was still a little upset and so for the next song he chanted the same line over and over through the whole song, about an 8 minute song.  We couldn't understand what George Clinton was up there chanting, but he was obviously getting back at the sound crew for messing up his first two songs.

George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars will be at the Crossroads tonight, and hopefully they hired a better sound crew this year and they will get George's microphone turned on. You can always tell how popular a band is by the venue that they perform at, and well, this one speaks for itself.  Whereas in earlier years George Clinton and the P-Funk would have done their show at Sandstone, or in the old days at Kemper Arena, now they are playing at the Crossroads  with The Good Foot, a local Kansas City band as the opening act.  George Clinton inspired an entire generation of artists and musicians with the most pure form of funk music bar James Brown and Rufus.  Although the band never really generated any major hit songs, their outrageous stage show, and overall energy has kept at least a few fans coming out to the shows even after almost 40 years in the business.  George Clinton and the P-Funk definitely inspired local Kansas City bands The Groove Agency and Karma (formerly Simplexity) as well as many other National acts.

George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars usually have around 15 people up on stage, some of them playing instruments, some of them just up there to look crazy.  There's usually a large woman with purple hair, a guitar player who wears nothing but a diaper, and it's hard to tell who (if anyone) is actually playing live or if they are performing to a recorded track of some sort.  With all of those people crammed on the stage you can't really hear what any one member is doing, so it all just sort of goes into this chaotic "jam session" that is the signature of the band.  They will most likely do an encore with their famous song "Atomic Dog", made famous by George Clinton in the 80's, and while it was recorded long ago, the song quality and bass frequencies still hold up today when they play it in large dance clubs and football stadiums, etc.

Catch one of the all time greats tonight at the Crossroads as George Clinton and the P-Funk get funkdafied in yo face.

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Chiefs Sign More Players, Dontari Poe Only Draft Pick Unsigned - Kansas City News

The Chiefs have been busy over the past week, making several roster moves as training camp draws closer. On Wednesday, Kansas City signed second-round pick Jeff Allen and fifth-round pick DeQuan Menzie. The Chiefs also inked former Missouri tight end Martin Rucker. On Thursday, they announced the signing of third-round offensive tackle Donald Stephenson.

All of these draft signings means that first-round pick Dontari Poe is the only unsigned draft pick left. It isn’t uncommon for first round picks to hold out or be the last signed, but hopefully the team can come to terms with Poe soon, as the talented but raw prospect could certainly use all the off-season time with the team and coaches that he could get.

The Chiefs also made a move to improve their offensive line, signing the Arena League’s reigning offensive lineman of the year, Rich Ranglin. Ranglin, who also had a stint with the KC Command, is a very athletic and versatile prospect, and should add some depth and experience to Kansas City’s young offensive line.

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