this article cracks me up.. for serious.
The really passionate people for halloween I have found out end up going above and beyond making their own costumes working up to a year in advance on it. It beats the typical doctor, zombie, and other typical costumes that everybody wears.
My immediate thought when reading about this concept and relating back to the establishments who have tried the membership/VIP/"Name On The List" bullshit, which turned out to mean that if you where 21 cute and blonde, you could skip ahead of the line to get in. Leaving those who had money to spend outside. Oh and the men who where running these places would also let their friends in too, who where ultimately of the douche bag variety! Funny how none of those places are still in business. I'd be careful or your sure to face effeminate failure...
You can see the video for the Ponyboy. song, "Luka" on YOUTUBE:
http://youtu.be/oHRgdqxiEes
definitely a ridiculous amount of talent not getting shine in the local press in this kc right now. it's inspiring honestly. because MORE coverage of it by publications like the Pitch will only fuel the creative inspiration and drive of these artists. what does the Pitch really have to lose by getting more dialed in with the current musically creative impulse of this city? it'll only increase the amount of people that pay attention to what they write about...that's for sure.
It really is great to see a story like this coming from this publication. Kansas City has an incredible amount of amazing local, national, and internationally recognized artists and musicians that do not see the exposure that they deserve. Brent Tactic and the Think 2wice camp are just the tip of that iceberg. Would really be cool to see more stories like this in the near future.
Great read.
I like that new Dr. John album too. The old guys can still bring it.
The keyboard player is so hot!
I loved the Valero because it was a haven of diversity. What a better place to confront our prejudices head on. You called it "a magnet for degenerates." What exactly does that mean? You are a writer for the Pitch and I am assuming college educated. Obviously you are not a degenerate. Why place yourself above the clientele of Valero. I always found the Valero a great place of learning and urban immersion. We should all be so lucky to have a place like this to be able to go to. I feel bad for the isolated suburbanites who don't have a clue about diversity... and I don't mean just racial, but socio-economic.
I'll miss the Valero. I've lived downtown for a few years now, and am not ashamed to say that I've frequented it many a times. The lady-cashiers were always very nice and sweet, let my friends and I bring in our dogs, gave us food on loan or for free when times were hard, and never hesitated to make simple talk. Valero was always there for us when we made our late night trek for beer and snacks. I considered myself a patron, even if it was filled with drunks and vagrants and a thick cloud of grease. In Kansas City, you take the good with the bad.
Never heard of em, but dig it!
We always called it the Ghetto-Mart
So many great names to call this place, and now it's gone!
So far I've heard:
The Grab and Stab
The Crack Station
The Murder Mart
Anyone else got one?
Nice write Hudnall.
I am inspired to give them a listen.
Anyone who doesn't appreciate this article either didn't live in the neighborhood or has never hung out in the crossroads long enough to need beer after Cellar Rat is closed. This place was suuuper shady, but amazingly enough had a pretty good selection of craft beer. Plus! For the longest time they screwed up their beer pricing in the system when they rang it up. I always had to correct them because the sticker price was different than what rang up. Because of this, for the last like 3 years I've only paid $6.99 for every six pack I ever bought. I loved that place! It was so delightfully shitty. I also...can not wait for the idea of a gas station that actually sells gas. Bring on the new Phillips!
This gas station isn't even "downtown." It's in the Crossroads. Both Grand Slam and the completely-overlooked-by-you gas station at 6th and Wyandotte are located in downtown.
@Skill:
The sad thing is this is the hardest anybody in the Pitch has worked on a music section story in recent memory. 95% of what is posted in the music section is a Youtube video and a mention that a band is playing soon. Takes about 2 minutes and approximately zero effort. It's much easier to interview your coworkers about a gas station. And it's really entertaining, too. If you work(ed) at the Pitch.
If you want to re live your glory days of the Valero at 17th and Grand , look no further than the Valero at 10th and Burlington in NKC. Same strange food items offered up way past their expiration date, disheveled homeless guys, and cashiers fresh out of the Leavenworth pen. All the same shit that would never fly at your local Quik Trip !!
If you want to re live your glory days of the Valero at 17th and Grand, look no further than the Valero at 10th and Burlington in NKC. Same strange food items past their expiration date, , plenty of disheveled homeless guys, and the usual oddball casheirs. All the shit that you expect from a metro area Valero that would never fly in a local Quik Trip .
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well that didn't tale long... now closed :(