Technology & Pop Culture

The Great Phallus Of The Midwest

Posted by Bradley under Kansas City, Live

Tags: Kansas City, World War I Memorial

At Irish Fest Kansas City

Posted by Bradley under Kansas City, Live

Kiss me!

Tags: Irish Fest

Czar Bar

Posted by Bradley under Kansas City, Live

At a cool new bar just south of the Sprint Center. Used to be a bank.

Vault included.

16th and Grand.

Tags: Cool, Czar Bar

At The Asian Market Shopping For Asian Things

Posted by Bradley under Kansas City, Live

Delicious!

Tags: Asian, Market

Listening To Lisa Loeb And Thinking Of You

Posted by Bradley under Kansas City, Live, Personal

CLOVERFIELD ATTACK!!

Tags: Beer, Grinders, Kansas City, Lisa Loeb

Creepy Showbiz Pizza Robots Premiered At Antioch Mall?!

Posted by Bradley under Kansas City, Personal

Apparently Antioch Mall was the home of the very first Showbiz Pizza in 1980.

My inner child just cried.

Like the time I looked up Mitzi Mozzerela’s skirt and was horrified at the vagina-less pneumatics that were there.  Ahhh, memories.

Anyway, I only mention all of this because those creepy singing robots (AKA the Rock-afire Explosion) have been known to sing other, not-so-kid-friendly songs.

Electric Feel - MGMT, Conquest - White Stripes, 4 Minutes - Madonna, Love In This Club - Usher

I stumbled upon the Antioch Mall connection while doing some background research.  And if you have some cash to spare the original creator of the bots will program any almost any song you like.

http://starsof.com/fans/

Enjoy a trip down memory lane courtesy of some very devoted people.

http://www.showbizpizza.com/rae/index.html

[Thanks Tony!]

Tags: 1980, Antioch Mall, Kansas City, Mitzi Mozzerela, Robots, Rock-afire Explosion, Showbiz Pizza

Anthony Bourdain Dishes To Kansas City

Posted by Bradley under Food, Kansas City, Personal

Anthony Bourdain is a chef, world traveler and lover of all food that is weird.  His show Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations which airs on the Travel Channel is now in its fifth season.

All that background aside… he’s coming to Kansas City to give a presentation entitled “A Cook’s Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Conditions” at the Midland Theatre on September 16.

With a private reception with Anthony at the Bristol in the Power & Light District to follow precede happen sometime.

http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Invitation.aspx?e=e396410c-7fff-42e8-aa96-b76fcc916d35

http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Anthony_Bourdain

Tags: Anthony Bourdain, Bristol, Kansas City, Midland Theatre, Power & Light District

Liberty Students Get Zunes, iPod Is Totally West Coast

Posted by Bradley under Kansas City, News

Our very own Liberty, Missouri is on Yahoo! News and a handful of other blogs RE: getting students to listen to class lectures and related podcasts on their Zunes.

Microsoft donated the devices in exchange for usage information.

Arg!  A virus ate meh homework.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_podcast_campus

Tags: iPod, Liberty, Missouri, Yahoo!, Zune, Zune Guy