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Platte County Landmark main man Ivan Foley’s sniffer was so recently wronged that he aired the problem out in last week’s newspaper…

To the extent that was possible, naturally. Now for this week’s update.

“I talked about thew horiffic stench along Interstate 29 about a mile south of the dearborn exit,” Foley writes.

Foley’s mission: “Solving the mystery behind that disgusting odor.”

To drive home his point with readers, Foley waxed a bit poetic in describing the scurrilous scent.

“If you have kids, think back to the dirtiest diapers you ever changed,” he begins. “”OK, now multiply that times three.”

Add to that the, “aroma from the football locker room on a Friday after a week’s worth of two-a-day practices in the heat or August,” Foley continues. “Multiply that by two. Now think of slowly driving past a crowded hog lot on a steaming hot summer day. Add all those smells together, carry the one and we’re just about there.” Continue reading

Say this about the Lewellen Brothers commandeering of the nightlife scene in Waldo…

Neighboring bars and restaurants may grouse about the business home runs known as Lew’s and The Well, but the fact remains that Chris and Andy Lewellen have carved their success stories out of hard work, attention to detail and creative marketing. Not behind-the-scenes favors, as some may imply.

Cases in point…

In recent weeks The Well introduced an outdoor game on its deck overlooking Waldo that’s going great guns.

“It’s called Cornholing,” Andy says. “It’s basically a bag game but in Nebraska it’s called Cornholing because they actually put corn in the bags. And then you throw it in the hole.”

Here’s how the deal goes down. Continue reading

Was a time Kansas City’s Major League Soccer team was called the Kansas City Wiz...

“The Kansas City Wiz, You Gotta Go!” was the team’s short-lived marketing battle cry. Short lived on two counts; in the case of the slogan, because the Lamar Hunt family put the kibosh on the blatantly obvious potty humor. And later the team backed down from electronics retailer Nobody Beats the Wiz and went from Wiz to Wizards.

All that went down during and shortly after the team’s glorious first season in 1996 when a superstar named Preki patrolled the pitch.

And while there has been plenty of speculation about naming rights deals at both Arrowhead and Kauffman stadiums, not much has been said about the pending possibilities for the Wizards new home next season in KCK.

How about a possible team name change to the KC Sprint?  A-la New York’s Red Bulls. Continue reading

About those empty or sparsely populated KC Strip party busses and trolleys Tony and I have been noticing weekend nights…

Not to worry, says KC Stripper Bill Nigro. It’s the nature of the game.

“Remember, most of the people who ride the trolleys are going to be inside the places they go to each night,” Nigro says. “They’re not just riding around all the time. They’re going to be inside those places most of the night.”

When the Strip hits critical mass you’ll see fuller busses, but the game is just afoot, Nigro says.

As for when that might be, “Before the summer’s up,” Nigro predicts. “And we’ll continue on into the fall and winter. I’ve never been so excited. We had a great Saturday this past week – we had our best Saturday ever.”

Meaning, how many riders? Continue reading

The freight train that is Marilyn Maye at Jardine’s this week keeps on rolling…

The latest: two last minute shows were added for this Sunday – Father’s Day – at Jardine’s. However to accommodate previously-booked Turkish jazz ensemble Alaturka, Maye’s initially-announced show times have been adjusted. Continue reading

Think Zack Attack in a Speedo…

If that sounds like a bit of a stretch – and it does – let the record show that beleaguered Kansas City Royals pitching ace Zach Greinke is now a proud member of Westwood’s Woodside Health & Tennis Club near 47th and State Line.

As you may recall, the club’s swimming scene more-or-less serves as Kansas City’s answer to Las Vegas where the celebration of poolside skin and sin is concerned. As of last summer, The Jones – high above a downtown grocery store near 12th and Main – is Woodside’s hip new challenger. But with limited pool, patio, privy and parking, The Jones has yet to prove itself. That worm could turn this summer.

In the meantime, Woodside is kicking bathing suit butt and taking names. Continue reading

When it comes to tres glam superstar wrap parties KC generally comes up way short…

Not so, this Saturday, sources say. Not with Cowtown exports Paul Rudd, Rob Riggle & Jason Sudeikis in town hosting a celebrity poker showdown at Harrah’s North Kansas City Casino to raise money for Children’s Mercy Hospital. Deal in a bevy of Hollywood heavy hitters that includes Will Ferrell, George Wendt and Horatio Sanz (to name three) and we’re talking Big League.

But there’s more… Continue reading

Talk about playing poker…

This much is known: Kansas City exports Paul Rudd, Rob Riggle and Jason Sudeikis slated to play poker in a benefit for Children’s Mercy Hospital at Harrah’s North Kansas City Casino on Saturday.

And readers of KC Confidential now know, they will be joined by unannounced guest/superstar/nice guy Will Ferrell.

There’s more.

Sources sat fellow Saturday Night Live alum Horatio Sanz and Cheers refugee George Wendt are in the on deck circle to join them.

Just win, baby!

Move over Tom Watson….

Was a time when the local golf great hosted an annual major league charity golf tourney benefit for Children’s Mercy Hospital.

No mas. Continue reading

Checked out Ink’s lame party pics from one of the Blonde farewell bashes last week yet?

Raising the question, how hip were the postmortem parties for the recently shuttered Plaza nightclub?

Not very, says one Blonde regular who attended last weekend’s final farewell…

“It was uneventful, anticlimactic, sub par,” says the disappointed dude. “Although (DJ) Mike Scott was fantastic.”

Which brings us to Ink’s geek crowd shots that it ran on its Web site.

“That’s not how it used to be at Blonde,” the source says “But I think the original Blonde crowd will come back once the place reopens.”

That will reportedly to go down sometime this September.

As for a catty comment Star biz wiz Joyce Smith laid down last week,… Continue reading

A moment of silence please for the basement blues bar and last call pickup place Blayney’s…

Some of the club’s most legendary musical moments went down courtesy of a wildly popular local band known as the 4 Sknns.  And tonight, head Sknn Guido Toledo emails, is your “last chance ever” to catch the band’s recombobulated act. Continue reading

When it comes to good taste, The Pitch is a well-established local loss leader…

As evidenced by the recent ad it ran for the local Mexican food chain Margarita’s in the alternative newsweekly’s Taste 2010 food supplement.

“Margarita’s introduces The Ultimate Blueberry Margarita,” the ad begins. “It’s a panty dropper.”

Alongside the copy is an illustration of a woman’s legs – thigh down – wearing purple pumps and scooching matching purple panties down below her knees.

The kicker headline: “Taste Our Taco.”

“That’s terrible,” says one Pitch reader who asked not to be named. “I mean, come on – maybe if you’re a strip club or something. They’ve lost their minds. I like my tacos but I won’t be eating any at Margarita’s.” Continue reading

It’s been a long, lonely ride this week for KC parks commish Aggie Stackhaus…

After solo knee-jerking into a rant about kicking Rockfest out of Penn Valley Park following last weekend’s mud fest, Stackhaus found herself on the receiving end of some major league public spankings. By no less than longtime Kansas City politico and former parks commish Bob Lewellen, KC mayor Mark Funkhouser and the Kansas City Star.

Oh and a gentleman by the name of Johnny Dare… Continue reading

Kansas City’s Power & Light District may be the poster child for dress code discrimination controversies…

However, the controversy – on the local level – is neither new nor unique. Far from it.  Anybody remember the protracted newspaper accounts of the complaints against the Plaza nightclub Dirty Sally’s back in the late ’70s – early ’80s?

While P&L gets the headlines, other venues with a penchant for beautiful people have been screening folks forever.

Which brings us to…

For the better part of the past five years, Country Club Plaza hotspot Blonde was the nightclub to meet smoking hot babes, pay exorbitant drink prices and get spat on by the likes of former Chiefs running back Larry Johnson.

Take your pick… Continue reading

This just in…

Starting tonight, the KC Strip party trolleys are joining forces with KC’s popular First Fridays in the Crossroads arts district.

“We probably got 50 emails asking for a stop there on First Friday,” says organizer Bill George. “So we’re going to do it. We’re going to stop right by Extra Virgin, Michael Smith’s place. You know what? We think it’s going to be great. I think there’s going to be a huge demand for it.” Continue reading