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13th
Nov

1986 Worlds Of Fun Theme Park Map Takes Me Back

Posted by Bradley under Kansas City, Personal

worlds-of-fun-map-1989

Remember when admission to Worlds of Fun was $14.95 and such awesomeness as the AMC Incred-O-Dome Theatre, Omegatron and the Wobble Wheel still existed?

Theme Park Maps has a great collection of propaganda from the park’s 1980’s heyday.

Maps and brochures from most theme parks across the US are also available if you care not to recall the teenage horror of centrifugally-vomiting inside the Finish Fling.

http://www.themeparkbrochures.net/maps/1989/wof1989.html
http://www.themeparkbrochures.net/1986/wof1986_2.html

http://www.themeparkbrochures.net/main.html

[IMG via themeparkbrochures.net]

Tags: 1989, AMC Incred-O-Dome Theatre, Kansas City, Map, Omegatron, Retro, Theme Park, Wobble Wheel, Worlds Of Fun

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27th
May

LIVE BLOG: Nine Inch Nails At Starlight

Posted by Bradley under Kansas City, Live, Live Blog

Tags: Kansas City, Live, NIN

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22nd
May

Abandoned But Not Forgotten: Bannister Mall

Posted by Bradley under Kansas City

I recently discovered some cool pics of Bannister Mall looking rather unseemly on one of my favorite websites Abandoned But Not Forgotten.

Who doesn’t enjoy a little urban exploration now and again?

http://www.abandonedbutnotforgotten.com/abandoned_bannister_mall.htm

It’s worth taking some time navigating the other areas of the site including the always haunting perma-furnace known as Centralia, PA.

[IMG via abandonedbutnotforgotten.com]

Tags: Abandoned But Not Forgotten, Bannister Mall, Centralia, Kansas City, Spelunking

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9th
May

LIVE BLOG: Green Screen Jesus

Posted by Bradley under Kansas City, Live, Live Blog, Movies

Tags: Live Blog, UMKC

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17th
Mar

LIVE BLOG: St. Patrick’s Day Parade!

Posted by Bradley under Kansas City, Live, Live Blog

Newsroom and shamrocks!

Tags: Live, St. Patrick's Day

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5th
Mar

LIVE BLOG: UMKC Drag Show

Posted by Bradley under Kansas City, Live, Live Blog

No, I’m not in it!

Tags: Drag, Live, UMKC

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3rd
Mar

The Unreal Housewives Of Kansas City Is Trying Too Hard

Posted by Bradley under Kansas City, Television

Ok, I’ll admit it. I’m a super fan of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Orange County — mainly because of Shane Keough but sadly he rarely makes an appearance anymore.

So some stupid Johnson County bitches decided to make their own parody web series called The Unreal Housewives of Kansas City.

And it sucks.

The first episode is painful, lacks comedic screenwriting and should be two minutes shorter but some of you out there might find it entertaining!

http://unrealhousewivesofkc.com/

Tags: Bravo, The Real Housewives of Orange County, The Unreal Housewives of Johnson County

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30th
Jan