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Eric “Mean” Melin is a real musician — but it’s air guitar that might make him a star
By Justin Kendall
Published: August 6, 2009
There's a giant hole in the crotch of Mean Melin's pants. Seconds ago, he hoisted an imaginary guitar over and behind his head, strumming the invisible strings to Motorhead's...
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Hipness
By Crystal K. Wiebe
Published: August 6, 2009
Wednesday nights at the Foundry (424 Westport Road, 816-960-0866) may be one of the best-kept secrets in Westport. Cobra Strike with Martin Bush kicks off at 11 p.m. and lasts...
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One Giant Leap
By Brent Shepherd
Published: August 6, 2009
In 1969, we made good on every impossible notion and harebrained fantasy cooked up by thinkers, dreamers and madmen beginning with, say, H.G. Wells, proceeding through two...
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Happy-Hour Hit list: Irish Pubs
By Berry Anderson
Published: August 6, 2009
Round-trip airline tickets from Kansas City to Dublin can run north of $1,000. Instead of visiting the Emerald Isle, you can always head to one of these authentic Irish pubs,...
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Eat Your Lawn
By Crystal K. Wiebe
Published: August 6, 2009
Using the expanse of land in front of your house to grow vegetables instead of grass is a concept that young people seem to go along with quicker than older folks, says Steve...
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Do Not Forget
By Carolyn Szczepanski
Published: August 6, 2009
At 8:16 a.m. local time on August 6, 1945, the United States made history that no other nation has dared duplicate. At that moment, an Air Force pilot dropped the "Little Boy"...
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Beans, Bullets and Bandages
By Chris Packham
Published: August 6, 2009
Why pick a specific war? At a certain level, one war-torn, bomb-devastated city is pretty much like the next, varying mostly in matters of climate, culture and local language....
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Sock It To Me
By Berry Anderson
Published: August 6, 2009
Wouldn't it be nice if the pace of life were more the speed of Rydell High School and if a chocolate shake during a ride in your convertible was an adequate date? If all...
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Hangin' Out with Monsters
By Chris Packham
Published: August 6, 2009
Crossroads resident Tyler Coey combines traditional design and painting techniques with contemporary street art and hipster toy design, producing cool dimensional objects...
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Welcome to L.A. & Boys and Toys
By Chris Packham
Published: August 6, 2009
The August opening at the Late Show Gallery (1600 Cherry, 816-359-7174) features Rusty Leffel's photography exhibit, Welcome to L.A., and Christian Simms' Boys and Toys. "Simms...
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Grab Bag
By Alan Scherstuhl
Published: August 6, 2009
Over six years, the annual Actors Equity Showcase of locally written short plays has grown richer and more unruly. It promises surprises yet has its own traditions. Chief among...
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Out of the Looking Glass... Into the Woods
By Chris Packham
Published: August 6, 2009
Kansas City artist Betsy Barratt's work might be characterized as outsider art. She filters figures of pinup models and such tattoo subjects as blood-red roses, skulls and...
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Hot Steps
By Berry Anderson
Published: August 6, 2009
Atención, salseros y salseras: The West Side has a new venue for you to show off your enchularia and your siete doble. Coda (1744 Broadway, 816-569-1747) hosts Salsa...
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We'll Take What We Can Get
By Alan Scherstuhl
Published: August 6, 2009
The bad news is that the Actors Theatre of Kansas City, this paper's choice for Best Theater of 2008, is able to mount just one show in 2009. The good news is that the show is...
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Runway Charity
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: August 6, 2009
When did fashion shows become as frequent as barbecues in this cowtown? That's no complaint — Kansas Citians have embraced the runway as an excuse to drink, party and...
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Cybernated Phantasm
Published: August 6, 2009
The mixed media works of artist Zac Eubank will be on display at the Pi Gallery throughout the month of August. Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4...
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Festival of Words
By Charles Ferruzza
Published: August 6, 2009
You can thank Facebook and MySpace for the large group of poets participating in the second-annual Unregulated Word poetry festival, which begins tonight at 7 on an outdoor...
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ANOTHER 48 HOURS
By Brent Shepherd
Published: August 6, 2009
Last weekend, for the second straight year, Kansas City-area filmmakers participated in the heavily caffeinated, un-spellchecked, first-take-only, fix-it-in-post, handheld mad...
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WHAT YOU NEED IS A JOB
By Casey Lyons
Published: August 6, 2009
Watching reruns of Law & Order in your bathrobe is cool and all, but the Putting America Back to Work Job Fair rocks the Penn Valley Community College Gymnasium (3201 Southwest...
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Hot Cars
By Crystal K. Wiebe
Published: August 6, 2009
Ever heard of a 50/50 raffle? Corvette enthusiast Dean Christian can tell you that it's when you sell a bunch of raffle tickets and, at the end of the day, split the proceeds...
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