Glazer: Tears Shed as Iconic Comic Tommy Chong Leaves Deep Impression on KC

Posted on August 16, 2011 by admin

It was nice having the Chong’s back one more time…

You know, Tommy Chong – of Cheech and Chong – and his wife Shelby, who played Stanford’s this past weekend. We had a nice time. It was a reminder of how things used to be and in many ways no longer are. The crowds were very respectful of him and his wife. Everyone was smiling and in good spirits. And it was cool because there was so much going on, a Chiefs home game, Farm Aid nearby, the stock market mini crash, school starting, Plaza riots – about anything you could dream up.

Yet they packed the club up as always.

The Chong’s did a meet and greet with everyone who wanted to see them after each show. Tommy signed everything put in front of him. He’s a national treasure, for sure. There are no comedy duos like Cheech and Chong today. Well, maybe Penn and Teller, but it’s just not the same. No big movies like there were in the Cheech and Chong days.

Tommy stands for the past, legalizing weed, being a free spirit, making our nation’s leaders listen to the people…

That’s all gone away now. He’s the Lone Ranger of the Hippie Era.

Chong looks good for his age and Shelby is incredible looking. And if you like "the Pope of Dope" humor, he’s still damn funny. Tommy spent a good five minutes in a couple of the shows talking about his relationship with Kansas City and with me. Nice comments. We are truly friends.

Many of the old time comedy club crowd showed up… including my ex wife Connie and her family.

I hadn’t seen her in three years. Man, that was a bit emotional for us both. Though we ended our marriage with no arguments, it still ended. We were married five years and lived together almost one and a half years before that. So I spent like 10% of my life with Connie Parker Glazer. She was and remains a beauty. A sweet nice Kansas City gal. I have found none like her since.

Yes, I made a mistake in not treating her as my equal and best friend back then. That’s my fault. I do regret it now. But that was then, this is now and time moves forward. She’s living with a man she loves and they plan to marry. She’s now just a civilian, a working girl. So is her man and thats cool. She said she’s happy and I’m glad for her.

However, when I was on stage introducing the Chongs – who love Connie, Tommy calls her an "old soul" – I followed with, "I also want to recognize my former wife Connie, who I…" Yes, I choked up and shed a few tears.

And the crowd went, ‘Awwwww’ and I had to cover my face with the white dummy card so they wouldn’t see my tears. But yeah, I cried. I don’t think its because I want her back now. It’s because it was a time in my life that is over but not forgotten. A time of love,warmth and a family. All of that now gone.

I’m alone with my dog Junior (who Connie bought for me and left with me). I love Junior, the little miniture dog. I also have our cat Monkey, a black cat. Connie brought him home as well. We have the memories of a kinder, softer time.

Well, enough of this mushy stuff. It was a fun weekend, bittersweet but real.

Sometimes you have to stop and smell the weed, I mean, dead flowers.

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Starbeams: Royals ‘Bat’ Nightmare, Ann Taylor Plaza Riot & Vanguard Flashback

Posted on August 16, 2011 by admin

Good news!  Nobody got shot on the Plaza last night, although, my wife did start a riot when she arrived at Ann Taylor one minute after they closed.  You haven’t lived until you see an Ann Taylor riot.

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Passengers on a Delta flight from Madison to Atlanta were frightened by a flying bat inside the plane. People were yelling and screaming and the flight had to return to Madison as no one knew how to handle a bat.  Begging the question, why were the Royals flying from Madison to Atlanta?

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Scientists say there is a species of snail that travels by being eaten then pooped out by flying birds. We used to have that in Kansas City.  We called it Vanguard Airlines.
 

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Glazer: KC Mayor Sly James to Adopt Glazer Plan for Plaza

Posted on August 16, 2011 by admin

 

Kansas City Mayor Sly James is a KC Confidential reader for certain…

I wrote several stories about him when he ran for mayor – all backing him. I interviewed Sly twice and wrote both stories on kcconfidential.com. Now the mayor’s going with my plan to save the Plaza. As written here a couple days back. The plan to rid the Plaza of the large groups of unruly black youth on Saturday nights.

OK, maybe James thought it up on his own. But it’s exactly what I suggested here a few days back.

CURFEW OPTION HAS KC’S INTEREST is the Star‘s headline today. The Mayor said a new city-wide curfew would be in effect this weekend. Starting at 9 P.M.

Sound familiar?

The details are still in the works, but it will be an under 21 and you’re OUT curfew.

Westport tried this in the 90’s, but it kinda failed due to lack of police enforcement.

So we had to make our streets private since we didn’t have the police behind us. The Plaza being the Plaza, that shouldn’t be a problem. Just like the mayor, they’ll no doubt have the police in their pockets..

But it’s really the only short term solution.

As KCC has discussed in recent days, summer’s nearly over. The temps will fall and the crowds will soon not be showing up. That’s all true.

Last Saturday may have been the last really big kid’s hurrah of the summer. And by the way, this has been going on all summer, according to police. So why the mayor is just now dealing with the situation is anybody’s guess.

Maybe because he almost took a bullet?

Weather forecasts indicate the possibility of no more 90-plus degree days and nights. In fact, we could be down in the 70’s or low 80’s by next week. Which means post 9 p.m. temps of like 60 or lower. Not great "mob" weather. Then as it cools into October into the 40’s and 50’s, it’s game over.

So either way this problem will end; it will end until next summer.

Expect the usual ACLU shout outs over the curfew. Legal questions. And in the end it’s likely that not anything much will change for the long term. Like I said, this is a problem only time will change. Like 50 years of time when whites and blacks finally get along and racism is a THING OF THE PAST.

So once again, here I am predicting the future. Now if the Chiefs will just cooperate?

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Hearne: The Sun Also Sets, NPG Newspapers Issues Death Sentence to Joco Sun

Posted on August 16, 2011 by admin

Prediction realized…

Last December I asked:  "Does Steve Rose to the Star mean Death to the Sun?"

Today that rhetorical question was answered by the Sun‘s parent NPG Newspapers of St. Joseph.

"Everybody has to be out of the office by noon today, former Sun publisher Rose told me around 11 a.m. as I drove to Oklahoma City. "I got the official word on it three days ago."

Rose parents, Stan and Shirley Rose founded the suburban Johnson County weekly more than a half a century ago.

"It’s a very sad moment for me," Rose says. "And it’s sad for my mother who is alive and well – she started the paper with my dad – and she’s pretty emotional about it."

The unfortunate reality being, like any number of print pubs, the Sun was destined to set, Rose says.

"I was running the paper until November of last year," Rose says. "So I was privy to all the financial information. And they wanted to sell it back to me but I didn’t want it. I bought the parts of the company that I did want, so I have that. I just thought it was hopeless."

Part of Rose’s purchase includes The Hills, an upscale magazine run by his wife Carol Rose that is distributed to homes in Mission Hills, Sunset Hill, the Plaza and along the Ward Parkway corridor.

Full disclosure: I have written for The Hills since its inception two years ago.

To be clear, in Rose’s estimation – were he to have marshalled all his experience and expertise – might there have been a way to transform The Sun from money-loser to money-maker?

"No I don’t think so," Rose says. "I really think it was absolutely hopeless. I Haven’t seen the figures in a while, but I would say on a monthly basis it was losing as much as a hundred thousand dollars or more."

A little history: Steve Rose sold The Sun to Texas publisher Rich Connor in the late ’90s for $13 milllion. Around the same time that Pitch publisher Hal Brody unloaded the local alt weekly on Village Voice Media. Both papers have since floundered and changed hands, with NPG buying The Sun it in 2006 for "my understanding (was) $20 million," Rose says.

Now back to my December story about Rose leaving the Sun for the Star…

"Could this be the beginning of the end for the suburban weekly?" I wondered. "The jury’s still out, but certainly combined with everything, a case could be made…"

Uh, case closed.

 

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Star Search: As Expected, Star Unleashes Furloughs Instead of Layoffs

Posted on August 16, 2011 by admin

Nothing like being A over Tea Kettle in a financial freefall….

That pretty much describes the current state affairs in of the newspaper industry. Publishers continue to talk of better days ahead – after our long, national nightmare – the coming-soon, double dip recession. Which naively ignores the long term downward prospects of the print news industry.

Bringing us to the mandatory one week staff furloughs announced at the Star.

They went down this week as both suggested and predicted by KC Confidential. With a 32 percent earnings drop in its 2nd quarter, McClatchy had to make some serious cuts. No question. But forcing Parrish to do the dirty work one month into her KC Star honeymoon would have placed her in a very unsavory position.

Getting rid of two highly paid columnist positions was likely a savings. Especially given the axing of one.

Now let’s do some math on the furloughs. Which are forced, unpaid, one-week vacations. Vacations that have to be taken between now and year’s end.

Let’s say 500 staffers take paycheck-free weeks. That’s the approximate equivalent of laying off (and not having to pay) 10 staff members for a year. Pretty darn good savings for the Star and nobody’s career comes crashing to an end.

How it went over today with the news staff?

"Well, people were kind of just expecting it," says one higher up. "But in general people were glad because before we’d get furloughs and job cuts and this time we didn’t have any job cuts. Everybody says that they’d rather have the furloughs than a job cut – they’d rather have two furloughs than a job cut."

And while no additional cuts are known to have been made, "They cut our 401(k)s a couple years ago," says a Star staffer. "The company stopped matching the contributions."

As for not replacing axed Local Section columnists with actual columnists, "I agree," says the staffer. "It’s so lame."

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Hearne: Christian Radio Kicks Butt, Tops KC Radio Stations in Women Listeners!

Posted on August 16, 2011 by admin

First adults, then dudes, but leave us not forget the all-important, sought after women listeners…

Trust me, everybody wants a piece of this action. And don’t take that the wrong way. To that end, let’s look at the Top 10 KC stations in women listeners, 25-54, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For the uninitiated, this is when 90 percent of most station’s  revenue is derrived. Where its heaviest hitters slug it out for money, power and glory.

Now hang onto your crucifixes because you may be in store for a huge surprise…

 

!)   K Love 97.3 FM with a 9.3 share. It’s syndicated, it’s Christian, it takes prayer requests and it’s kicking butt!

2)   Mix 93.3 FM with a 7.5 share. How many million years ago did gifted program director Jon Zellner bring in a morning show starring Rocket, Teresa & Ponch? My point exactly. Zellner’s long gone to Clear Channel but these Katzenjammers are still going strong.

3)   KPRS FM with a 6.7 share. Still black and still proud.

4)   KCMO FM with a 6.5 share. Whatever you do, just don’t call ’em "Oldies"

5)   Q104 FM (tie) with a 6.1 share. Remember when this station launched with Randy Miller? Randy Who?

5)   The Rock 98.9 FM (tie) also with a 6.1 share as well. You know, chicks are headbangers, too!

6)  Jack FM (tie) with a 5.7 share. Still mixing and matching, after all these years.

6)   The Buzz (tie) also with a 5.7 share. Remember when this station almost bought the farm? And Lazlo and Afentra bailed on KC things were so bleak? No mas!

7)   Alice FM with a 5.1 share. Go ask Jack – it’s everything but the kitchen sink. I’m looking at Alice’s last 10 songs ranging from Led Zeppelin to The Cure to the Avett Brothers to John Cougar…you get the picture.

8)   The Vibe with a 4.3 share. My 14 year-old, freshmen high school daughters have long since made the switch from Mix to The Vibe. I view it as a Mixed Blessing.

 

Now let’s see what’s shakin’ with the grrrls in morning drive.

1)  Mix 93.3 & The Rock are tied with a 7.9 share. Not sure how much else Johnny Dare and Rocket & Teresa have in common.

2)  K-Love with a 7.7 share. The Christians are coming! The Christians are coming! Wait, they’re here!

3)  Q104 FM with a 6.8 share (tie). See, there’s this guy named Mike Kennedy who used to work for a guy named Randy…

3)  Jack FM with a 6.8 share (tie). Wanna wreak havoc on a marraige? Wear your PPM meter only when listening to Kennedy’s wife Nycki Pace on Jack’s morning show and see what happens.

4)  KPRS FM with a 6.5 share. Still a powerhouse but…remember when The Star only reported the meaningless 12-plus, Monday thru Sunday, 6 a.m. to midnight numbers? And KPRS took turns being Numero Uno with 61 Country? Were those ever the daze.

5)  KCMO FM with a 5.4 share. It’s really an amazing run. Think about how long Dick Wilson has mattered in KC radio. From KY to now. I mean, who else in this town has seniority – what’s left of Walt Bodine?

6)  Alice with a 5.1 share. Think of her as the new kid in school who’d like nothing more than to dump Jack.

7)  The Buzz with a 4.9 share. You gotta give it up for a woman the size of host Afentra with the balls to call her own show "fat"

8)  KCUR with a 4.2 share. Public radio likes to consider itself above the ratings fray but station management knows better. They too have to attract what passes for advertisers. The $64 million Question: How many of KCUR’s women listeners are Walt Bodine Groupies? Scary, huh?

8)  WDAF FM with a 4.2 share. Remember when the call letters WDAF truly meant something in this town? David Lawrence, Charles Gray. And to think, this signal could have gone Contemporary Christian and totally kicked ass.

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Starbeams: Pharm Aid, Plaza Security & Gary Amble’s Sister Elected Iowa Straw Queen

Posted on August 15, 2011 by admin

Willie Nelson and Neil Young need to do a benefit concert for their fans called Pharm Aid.

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Shots rang out Saturday night on the Plaza near mayor Sly James as his security shoved him to safety. Three teenagers were injured. The mayor says he’s getting serious about the violence with flash mobs and teenagers that seems to be increasing. In fact, he plans to inform Plaza Security about the shootings later today.

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KCTV weather wonk Gary Amble’s sister Michelle Bachman won a straw poll over the weekend in Iowa. Ron Paul came in second. Straw polls are important in Iowa because Iowa has more straw per-capita than any other state.

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Glazer: Why Blacks & Whites Don’t Get Along and How to Solve The Plaza Problem

Posted on August 15, 2011 by admin

How to solve the Plaza problem?

Simple. Kansas City should institute a new policy: AFTER 9 PM YOU MUST BE OVER 21 TO BE ON THE PLAZA. Weekends only. UNLESS YOU ARE WITH PARENTS.

That, for the most part, will end this issue. Much of the Plaza’s problems have to do with teeage blacks and the Cinemark Palace on the Plaza movie theater. Unfortunately, Cinemark must now avoid playing movies that attract that crowd. Which means it would miss out on some of the highest grossing films.

The movie some of the crowd supposedly saw, THE HELP, I want to see and haven’t. However, I know it deals with black housekeepers a couple decades back. This includes racist moments that would upset teenage blacks. Or any blacks.

There is no final answer to the race issues of today. Many blacks hate whites. Many whites fear blacks. It’s as simple as that. And with many young, urban blacks not very interested in furthering their education, the ill feelings are only getting worse.

What I’m about to write is not PC and is tough to write, but it’s the truth:

Many white people look down on or are afraid of blacks because of several differences. We’re two different animals to an extent; a zebra and a horse are not the same – close – but not the same.

I know. I know. You have black friends, they are wonderful. So do I. We just don’t have very many of them, huh?

This will be solved in 50, maybe 100 years. When enough blacks and whites have kids and we are truly mixed. Then it will start to work out.

Another point: Black violence here is like 90% of total violence. So are whites pissed about that? YES.

Take Johnson County, one of the most racist areas in the United States. Maybe THE most. If you drive through Westwood or Fairway at night and you are black, count on being pulled over. They put it out there; "If you are black, stay out."  Yes, yes I know a few blacks live in Johnson County. But not many. My black friends don’t even want to drive through the area.

Guess what? It works though. Johnson County is a near police state area that’s fairly crime free when it comes to violent crime. They have some. But mostly it’s pulling us over for a traffic ticket or DUI check.

This sounded racist, I know. But I’m not.

I admire many black Americans. I just don’t accept some of the larger group’s bad behavior.

It’s not PC, just true.

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Donnelly: Farm Aid at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, August 13, 2011

Posted on August 14, 2011 by admin

It was the 26th Farm Aid but the first ever concert at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. 

How did it go?  How did it sound?

How was the crowd?  How high was Willie?

Were there any kinks that need worked out before this weekend’s Buzz Beach Ball featuring Jane’s Addiction, Bush, and others?

Yeah, a few…

First off, the techs struggled with the sound all night. Up front, yeah, the sound was pretty good.  Not great, but pretty good. 

In the back, and the higher into the stands you got, the muddier the mix became. That’s to be expected a little bit, but not to the extent that it was. At times I couldn’t understand a single word John Mellencamp was saying when he was just talking to the crowd. Let alone singing! Just telling everyone how great it is to be in KC (I’m guessing).   

I thought the sound would be better in all areas of the venue, since the Sporting ownership group was so focused on the details when they built their baby. And it was constructed specifically with the idea of having concerts. 

That said, hey, first go around. There’s still time to make it right.  About 5 days, that is. 

Word is, this weekend for the Beach Ball the built-in south stage won’t be utilized, replaced instead by two stages, one at either end of the field. When one act ends, the crowd just turns around and goes to the other side, which should speed things along as well. 

Not that long breaks between the acts was an issue at Farm Aid on Saturday night. The stage crews actually did a killer job wheeling each act’s setup in and out so the time between sets was minimal. If you went to get a beer at the conclusion of one band, the next would be playing by the time you got back to your seat. 

As for the physical setup, there was plenty of space for everyone, even with attendance at, I’m guessing, 20,000 plus. The max for soccer games is 18 and change. 

The day started at around 12:30 or 1:00 with a bunch of acts I wasn’t all that familiar with. 

Standouts included Will Daily & the Rivals, Lukas Nelson (Willie’s son) & Promise of the Real, and KC’s own Hearts of Darkness, who seemed a bit out of place with their funk and r & b. (Still if you live in KC and haven’t seen the Hearts yet, go do it). 

Will Daily is a Boston kid that plays southern pop rock with a tinge of honky tonk thrown in for good measure.  His songs are a little more folksy in terms of the songwriting, a bit of a contrast to some of the other country artists that played earlier in the day.

Rght after Will, Lukas tore up his Strat ala Stevie Ray’s Texas blues.  And Lukas’ voice definitely bears a resemblance to his old man’s.   

Next was Jakob Dylan, looking crazy like Bob with a funny hat and stubbly beard, and taking the stage with just himself and a keyboardist.  He opened with his best song, "Fifth Avenue Heartache," and hit a couple more off "Bringing Down the Horse," "God Don’t Make Lonely Girls," and "One Headlight."  Then he ended with a cool version of Elvis Costello’s "(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding." 

Dylan’s set ended up being one of my favorites of the night. 

The last two before The Big Four were Jamey Johnson, who played a forgettable and muddy sounding set and Jason Mraz, who got one of the better reactions of the night with his poppy hit "I’m Yours," that made most of the ladies in the joint kinda tingly (informal poll).  He also played the Mr. Rogers theme song, which made me want to put on a cardigan and house slippers. 

Which is good. I mean, at least Mr. Rogers used his powers for good and not evil. Instead of brainwashing us all into being friendly neighbors, he easily could’ve turned us all against "urban youths," ya know?

Moving on to The Big Four.  First up was Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds.

Dave and Tim played an energetic set that included "Crush," "Dancing Nancies," "Where Are You Going," and a funky jamout that showed off Tim’s chops on the acoustic guitar.  Dave could have easily carried the attention of the audience for another hour or so, but he called it quits after 7 or 8 songs. 

By this point the crowd grew to its largest of the evening as John Mellencamp came out with "The Authority Song" blazing.  Last time I saw the Cougs at the Midland last year, his show was kinda disappointing. With all of his hits getting the medley treatment and taking a backseat to new material. This time around, though, things were different and Mellencamp delivered with real-er versions of "Small Town," "Rain on the Scarecrow," and "Little Pink Houses." 

I say "real-er" because, for whatever reason, he just seems to resent playing the old hits. I get it, he probably has nightmares about suckin’ down chili dogs outside the Tastee Freez. 

But if you’re gonna play ’em, at least put a little effort into it.  And he did, I’d say even more than a little bit. 

And his female fiddle player was tearing it up.

The grizzled old man known as Neil Young took it back down a notch.  He appeared solo with his trademark hat and harmonica brace and started out with "Comes a Time."  Neil definitely took time out to plug Farm Aid, instructing everyone to "stop by the side of the road and buy something" numerous times, and preaching a little bit about why big corporations are bad. 

As I took a long pull off my $9 Budweiser. 

Young sneered his way through his set and ended with the iconic "Heart of Gold."  And his voice sounded better than I expected, clear, confident, still the same high, warbly drone. 

Which is more than I can say for the elder statesman of this event, Willie Nelson. His set started off the only way I’ve ever seen him open a show – with "Whiskey River."  His son, Lukas sat in with the band and sang on a few tunes with his old man, highlighting how similar their voices are.  

About half way through Willie’s set, some rapper/reggae dude came on stage and started kind of rapping, with Willie providing backing vocals. Actually just kind of repeating what the rapper said. It was kind of bizarre, to say the least, and lost me a little. 

But it didn’t matter, it’s freaking Willie Nelson. He still has such a unique guitar technique and timing on his singing that it’s so entertaining. It’s like, you think he doesn’t know where to come in, or how to phrase a certain line, but then, by the end of it, it just fits in there perfectly. 

I love that.  I laughed out loud a few times at the musical jokes Willie was throwing around. He can’t be serious with that, right?             

With Willie’s set winding down, I thought for sure he would play "Georgia on My Mind" and "You Are Always on My Mind." Then there would be a big jam with Dave, Neil, Willie, and John.  Maybe "Keep on Rockin’ in the Free World" or something. 

Nope.  It just kinda ended and we all went home.

 **Photos by Katie Grogan, except for my far away shot of the field**

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Hearne: Plaza. Police, Mayor Panic, Too Late to Solve This Year’s Plaza Kid Problem

Posted on August 14, 2011 by admin

The long hot summer…

On August 1st, upon returning from Arizona I spoke with KC Police who confirmed that for several weekends hundreds of mostly black youths had gathered on the Plaza near the Cinemark. That there had been problems – but nothing major – maybe a little pepper spray. But no tear gas or "crowds running kind of things."

Not yet anyway.

That long lull before the storm came to an end last night when shots rang out, three teens were wounded and what had the makings of another Plaza mini-riot began to unfold.

"The police got it under control and cleared the Plaza pretty quick after that," says a witness.

Now here’s another take:

"Had breakfast with my KCMO PD buddy," says a source who asked not to be named. "Chaos at PD, City Hall, Highwoods. And Highwoods was up in Sly’s grill."

As in new KC Mayor Sly James.

There’s more…

"Cops are afraid to patrol the area for fear of getting shot," the source continues. "Many are demanding bullet proof vests if they have to work that area. They feel it’s only a matter of time before one of them gets shot. They know lots of the kids are carrying guns. Probably old, beat up, shitty, don’t-shoot-straight guns, but guns nonetheless.

"Plaza Merchants are getting in Highwood’s face demanding action. Employees are afraid to work nights on weekends. Particularly those businesses with outdoor exposure like PF Changs, Brio, Classic Cup and Cheesecake Factory.  Many regular Plaza patrons have called, written or made statements to businesses that they are done.  They’re taking their money elsewhere."

Worse yet, "Mayor Sly doesn’t have a clue," the source says.  "He doesn’t seem to comprehend the depth of the problem. Even black ministers and leaders are telling him this requires bold action and not a Kumbaya moment. Back in the old days Charlie Wheeler would have called Corky Civella and the problem would have gone away.  But they can’t make that call anymore."

Now after an entire summer of putting Band-Aids on everything, KC Mayor Sly James is vowing to take action.

Trouble is, it’s too late for James to address this year’s Plaza kid problems.

"Because it always goes away at the end of the summer after school starts," explains a civic leader familiar with the issue. "Once it gets a little bit cool outside, they’re gone."

Maybe next year…

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New Jack City: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Getting Sex in Las Vegas

Posted on August 14, 2011 by admin

 

Frequently asked questions and misconceptions about Las Vegas include sex and its availability in Sin City…

Say you’re on the bachelor party plan. You’re staying on the Strip and do the ‘Hangover’ thing the first night. Great! And by Day 2 you’re looking for companionship of the professional kind.

No matter what you may have heard, prostitution is illegal in Clark County which includes all of Las Vegas!
And because of the recent mayoral campaign, authorities of late have really been cracking down.

So don’t get caught with your pants down.

What about those rolling billboards driving up and down the Strip proclaiming ‘Babes To Your Room?’

They’re legal and here’s why. The "goddesses" are not hos, they’re ‘entertainers.’ And that’s exactly what they’ll do for you in your hotel room. You want them to strip, dance or do gymnastics? Great, because that’s what entertainers are allowed to do.

Now say you’d like to have her throw in a little oral entertainment. She may or may not negotiate it in exchange for a healthy tip on top of the price you’ve already agreed to pay for the entertainment. Depends on how safe she feels. After all you could be vice trying to set her up.

So how safe are these entertaining ladies?

Safe enough not to be a problem as the agencies they work for actually promote their services through local limousine, coach and taxi drivers. And if there were incidents, they’d lose an important marketing tool.

Matter of fact a Vegas limo driving friend tells me that some of these agencies actually make promotional brochures. And for every one of his passengers taking advantage of an entertainer’s visit, there’s a nice commission waiting.

Another rather safe way to get connected is by having a bellboy bring up your bags and when he asks, "Is there anything else I can do for you?" Make your wishes known. He may—or may not—be promoting female companionship for an extra tip PLUS commission from the lady.

One thing to look out for:

Many of the upscale hotels on the Strip station security personnel next to the room elevators making it tough to get working girls to your room without showing a key. So it would be wise to meet her somewhere in the casino away from the elevators, then go up together.

Then there are the independents using baseball card-sized handouts on the Strip.

You can’t miss their sales technique which usually involves half a dozen guys with backpacks flipping enticing picture cards at you. Here I believe you’re taking a risk. Their outcall pricing may be lower but you’re paying despite the risk factor.

Finally for those who don’t want to be just entertained and play games, there’s the Real McCoy.

Legalized prostitution in fairly nice surroundings is just a county and 90 minutes away. And if enough in your Bachelor Party participate in the outing, the transportation from your Strip hotel to the brothels could be free.

Sin City Sex to be continued on KCConfidential.Com!

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Hearne: Mayor’s Plaza All Clear Call Gives Way to Shots Fired

Posted on August 13, 2011 by admin

Talk about timing….

As luck would have it, KC Confidential‘s server went down on the day I decide to cruise the Plaza. As a followup to recent police confirmation here that the urban youth problem had been simmering – mostly off the media radar – for several weekends. I’d been out of town for two weeks during the buildup and was limited to third party eyewitness reports and carefully-worded police statements.

Here’s what I learned at 9 p.m. tonight (Saturday) prior to KC Mayor Sly James rubber stamp visit to the Plaza and the Star‘s 10:18 p.m. report that the evening had gone without incident.

Au contraire..

My slow cruise of the Plaza – even at that relatively early hour – revealed that the streets were already swarming with various size groups of mostly black kids and teens. Police were also already stationed around the streets, police cars cruising ominously. And smack in front of the entry to Cinemark‘s movie theaters were four stern-looking Kansas City Police Officers astride four really big horses. They were looking threateningly into the  assemblage of urban youth already in significant number on the sidewalks outside the theater.

Here’s the deal.

Some civic leaders say the bad apple kids – gang types – are interspersed with the cleancut ones. Regardless. No way the the Plaza wants or is going to stand for these kinda crowds. The kids stand in marked contrast to what passes for "normal" Plaza clientele. They’re dressed funny by Plaza standards. Nary a Jack Henry or Halls store fashion in the bunch. They loidered and wandered aimlessly, shooting nervous glances at unfriendly Plaza security types – mostly police.

Even when the kids didn’t appear to be causing trouble, they just looked out of place. Like problems waiting to happen.

Sure enough, shortly after I left gunshots rang out near the Cheesecake Factory – the scene of past so-called flash mob violence.

Early reports were two people were shot. Then three.

Here’s what really stood out: that the crowds were as large as they were that early in the evening. Large and small crowds of kids looking noticeably uncomfortable. A growing situation that upscale Plaza patrons coming out of Brio or other establishments would likely be wary of. And that many of them might think twice before returning. At least on a summer Saturday night.

Frankly, packs of young kids hanging out, filling up sidewalks, nothing to do, nowhere to go – except in the opposite direction of the cops – can be unsettling. Less so to me maybe, but I’m not the typical Plaza habitue.

Then after getting caught in the crosshairs – and nearly the crossfire – Mayor James did a 180 in the Star and went from saying "No biggie" at 10 p.m. to talking about implementing a curfew via the powers vested in his office at 1:17 a.m.

So there you have it, except for one thing.

Even a 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. curfew may not cure the situation entirely.

The crowd was already up and at ’em by 9 p.m. and probably earlier. And there’ll likely have to be some sort of grace period for movies that let out at 9 .p. or shortly after. Or kids "waiting for their rides."

The good news, I suppose is, school’s about to start and the temperatures are bound to drop. Let’s see how Sly reacts after biting the concrete to avoid gunfire.

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Starbeams: Move Over Farm Aid; The Top 10 “Aids” to Mend KC

Posted on August 13, 2011 by admin

The Chiefs‘ preseason started Friday with a 25-0 loss to Tampa Bay at Arrowhead. It was a meaningless game with nothing on the line. Or as the Royals call it; September.

*******

The Missouri State Fair opened this week. Eleven days, 300,000 visitors. Lynyrd Skynyrd had to cancel its appearance because of health reasons – huge blow to the African-American community.

*****

Farm Aid is today at LiveStrong Sporting Park.  Other AID benefit concerts Kansas City could use:

Lemon Aid: for people who still have a Sonny Hill sticker on their car.

Zipper Aid: for people with waist-to-hip ratios similar to the average KC resident.

Haley Aid: for people who call bad plays on fourth down.

Hearing Aid: for people who can no longer understand Walt Bodine’s mumblings.

Medic Aid: for Johnson County women trying to get nailed by a doctor.

Financial Aid: for laid off Kansas City Star employees.

 

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Glazer: Chiefs Give Sneak Preview of How Bad This year’s Team Is

Posted on August 13, 2011 by admin

As your humble scribe and friend, I told you just the other day the Chiefs are not very good…

That they would be lucky to win 6 games this season. Last night they started by showing off just how bad a team can be. Yes, it’s pre-season, but it’s ALWAYS PRE-SEASON for this failing franchise. They couldn’t have looked worse. NOTHING looked decent. Nothing. Defense rated an F-minus – they couldn’t even stop the Tampa number two or three quarterbacks from picking up long third down throws. Our offense well, it was not at Arrowhead. As I write this the game is still stinking up my screen. I am doing the Chong show, but took time out to watch this "mess’ we call the Chiefs.

Let’s see what else.

Our quarterback, who clearly needs no warm up, Matt THE FRANCHISE Cassel, threw once for zero yards.  Nice workout. We had one run for about 20 yards by Thomas Jones, our big and only good offensive play so far. Then he fumbled to Tampa. Oh yeah, Tampa scored on a safety later as well. Lets see the score is now 22 Tampa, 0 for the doormat Chiefs.

Am I being mean? Is it too early? No and No.

This is a poorly coached ball-club. They will struggle to find any wins – any. Anf the Chiefs front office knows this.

In the meantime, Detroit who couldn’t win a game two years ago, found a quarterback and a dominant defender and built a winner. They’ll make the playoffs this year. Tampa Bay is a Super Bowl contender behind Josh Freeman, a two year starter at quarterback from K-State.

The Chiefs had a phony division title last year and this year the real team will show up… near last.
 

Am I being a downer? Yes. The Chiefs deserve it for raising our hopes. This continues to be a bad team with a couple good players. I wish it were different, I really do. Like you, I hate finding another team to pull for outside our own. It’s painful but necessary in order to survive the horror of yet another lost season.

Sorry, it’s just true.

NO, I AM NOT WAITING TO CRAP ON THESE GUYS.

They just ain’t got it! And I’m being generous with 6 or 7 wins.

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Caitlin: New reality show “Russian Dolls”: Flash or Trash or Both?

Posted on August 12, 2011 by admin

Since I’ve been done with school for awhile now, I’ve decided that the television and I should recommit.

It’s been years since I have followed any sitcoms or weekly reality shows—and if you are wondering, the answer is yes. Some college students actually do study.

So last night my girlfriends and I celebrated with a long night of bad TV. I don’t know what dudes do on their game or poker nights, but I have a feeling that they don’t top our girl parties. Reclining chairs, coronas with limes, burritos, booze, and gossip—only during the commercials, of course. 

Beer in hand, I successfully re-communed with my TV. I watched Episodes 1, 2, and 3 of Project Runway, Season 9, my first ever episode of The Jersey Shore, and the premiere of Lifetime’s new reality television show, Russian Dolls.

 If you didn’t catch the first episode, there’s still time.

The show portrays the lives of Russian-Americans living in New York. Whether or not the reality angle is truly legit, the first episode did provide a brief glimpse into the culture of some Russian-American women and families. 

But besides that, what the hell is this show about? There is a 23-year old blonde girl looking for marriage and kids by age 25, and there is a community dancing event for older, grandmotherly women…

Hmmm. Yea, let’s just analyze the cast’s style instead.

Style Tenet 1: Blonde is better, unless you are a Russian version of Snooki.

Style Tenet 2: A Maserati might be luxury, but it won’t get you past a Russian mother.

Style Tenet 3: Tan is better, age aside.

Style Tenet 4: 11-carat diamonds are no big deal. They aren’t flashy, just a sign of success.

Style Tenet 5: Plastic surgery and Botox are no-brainers, duh.

Style Tenet 6: Bikinis are fine.

Style Tenet 7: Old women in belly-dancing costumes are not fine.

Style Tenet 8: Fur is fabulous—the bigger the better.

Style Tenet 9: Bath houses are social hot spots, no robe required.

Style Tenet 10: Not Russian? Want to get hitched? Fat Chance!

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Today: Newsosaur Examines Star Parent McClatchy & Newspaper Woes

Posted on August 12, 2011 by admin

While Jimmy C‘s away, the mice will play…

I don’t know to what exotic locale vanquished former Star editor turned blogger Jim Fitzpatrick escaped to the past couple weeks. All I know is he wasn’t around to catch this little journalistic diddy that would have been smack up his alley. A column by a gent who goes by Newsosaur, the "Musings (and occasional urgent warnings) of a veteran media executive, who fears our news-gathering companies are stumbling to extinction."

The question at hand: "Will business model stabilize for newspapers?"

The departure point being the disastrous revenue falloff at McClatchy, parent company of the Kansas City Star.

"Quizzed by securities analysts last week about his company’s disappointing financial performance, the best McClatchy boss Gary Pruitt could say was that he hopes the newspaper “business model will stabilize” at some unspecified point in the future. But it will not," Newsosaur begins.

"And it had better not, if Pruitt intends to save what’s left of his newspapers, where relentless cost cutting has halved the headcount of his flagship Sacramento Bee to some 700 increasingly nervous souls in the last three years."

It may feel to Pruitt like the 19th inning of a bad Royals game, but don’t expect to win with a walkoff homer.

"Sorry, folks, but it is unrealistic to think the newspaper business model will stabilize, because we are in the midst of profound and fundamental changes in the way people get information – and marketers connect with them," Newsosaur continues. "The model cannot stabilize, either, because the traditional strengths of the newspaper business have been turned into liabilities in the new order of things.

"If Pruitt and his fellow publishers don’t intelligently de-stabilize their businesses to modernize them, they run the risk of seeing further deterioration of their once-formidable franchises. Like most other publishers, Pruitt already has lost a lot of ground: The market capitalization of his company, which peaked at $3.5 billion in 2006, now is less than $200 million."

Back up, take another look at those numbers, and it puts the tailspin of the last three years into perspective.

Newsosaur’s reasons why the newspaper biz isn’t about to stabilize are threefold.

  •  "Because people can acquire content from any number of sources on any number of platforms at the time and place they want, there is increasingly less utility in the print product, which necessarily is a static (and often out of date) aggregation of a small subset of all the news, information, entertainment and commercial content available in the ever-expanding digital universe. Despite the diminishing importance of the legacy product among most consumers, the newspaper industry still depends on print circulation and advertising to provide 90% of its revenues."
  •  "The proprietary production and delivery platforms that previously provided publishers with unrivaled market share and pricing power now represent unavoidably huge fixed costs that put them at a distinct competitive disadvantage to the proliferating digital platforms. Even though roughly 1 out of 3 newsroom jobs has been lost at American newspapers in the last decade, publishers still pay far more to produce content than most digital competitors. Sadly for those of us who treasure quality journalism, the high cost of producing original content has turned the medium’s most cherished competitive advantage into a liability from the standpoint of hard-eyed financial analysis. The same can be said for owning printing presses and large fleets of delivery trucks."

 

  • "While the monopoly or near-monopoly status historically enjoyed by publishers allowed them to charge formidable advertising rates for access to the substantial audiences they aggregated, the increasingly sophisticated digital media make it possible for advertisers to finely target their pitches to specific audiences – and sometimes even individuals – at a fraction of what they have to pay for a newspaper ad. While newspapers depend on selling un-targetable print ads at the rate of $12 (or more) per thousand in order to support their high fixed costs and double-digit profit aspirations, un-targeted banner ads can be bought by the fistful on the web for $1 per thousand – or less. With all due respect to the quality of the typical newspaper ad environment, it is hard to believe this differential pricing can be sustained over the long term."

Newsosaur’s bottom line:

"In light of the above, it is futile to merely ‘hope’ the newspaper business will stabilize. The hopelessness of hope is perhaps best illustrated by the fact that half of the industry’s revenue base vaporized in the last 5½ years while publishers were hoping for a different outcome. Barring a miracle, industry-wide ad sales, which were $49 billion in 2006, are unlikely to top $23 billion in 2011."

There is a way forward for newspapers, Newsosaur says.

Social media concepts, creating new digital products and platforms for delivering it (as opposed to just transferring print content to the Web), cutting back from seven day newspaper deliveries and charging less for ads. But it certainly won’t be easy.

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Sounds Good: Mardi Diaz@Bottleneck, Farm Aid@ LIVESTRONG, Pitch Awards@Uptown

Posted on August 11, 2011 by admin

What a month for music in KC…

Last week, My Morning Jacket decimated the Uptown’s face. 

Then Kanrocksas dropped its bomb on KCK’s punk ass.

Coming soon is Steely Dan at Starlight, Bon Iver at the Uptown, and Jane’s Addiction at LIVESTRONG. 

Not to mention Yonder Mountain String Band and TV On The Radio.

But first, some old school musical legends would like a word with you…

Friday, August 12th

madiMadi Diaz at the Bottleneck in Lawrence

Never heard of her, right?  That’s what you think. 

This hot hot hottie was named "Best of What’s Next" by Paste Magazine. Does anyone here read Paste?  They have a super detailed rating system for bands, down to the tenth of a percent, and they can be kinda snobby when it comes to their PASSION. 

But they also get it right a lot of the time. And I think this might be  one of those times.  Madi is playing along with Keegan DeWitt, a guy from -guess where! – Portland, who not only performs, but writes film scores, acts, and does a bunch of other things that are way cooler than the things you do. 

I don’t know about you, but this sounds like one of those shows that could be intimately cool. You know, where you get trashed and see a band with, like, 30 other people, then get to talk to the musicians afterward and feel like they actually care about you and the fact that you’re there. 

Kinda cool.  


Saturday, August 13th

Farm Aid at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in KCKAlt text goes here

The first ever concert held at Sporting KC’s bitchin’ new stadium boasts some heavy hitters like Neil Young, Willie 
Nelson, Dave Matthews, and John Mellencamp.  Not a bad way to see if the venue is up to snuff.  For those who don’t already know, LIVESTRONG isn’t going to be merely converted into a make-shift rock venue – it was actually designed  with concerts in mind. The whole south end of the stands will be removed revealing a giant stage underneath the huge video board. 

After attending a dozen or so soccer games there, I’m interested to experience the ins and outs of the concert 
experience there and compare the two.  I wonder if they’ll allow smoking in there, down on the field?  Because 
currently the whole stadium is a no cancer zone. 

Also on the lineup is Jason Mraz (ladies’ favorite), Jakob Dylan, Jamey Johnson, and just recently added, KC’s own Hearts of Darkness.  Plus about ten other acts.  No schedule has been announced yet, so I’m not sure who’ll play when, but you know there’ll be plenty of collaboration among the artists, lots of jamming, and, I’m told, lots of  interesting food that emphasizes homegrown and family-farm sustainability, including urban homesteading. 


Sunday, August 14th

Stik FigaThe Pitch Music Awards at the Uptown Theater in KC

This annual awards showcase features performances by the ACBs, Stik Figa, and the Latenight Callers.  KC’s best air guitarist, Mean Melin, is emceeing the event, and, according to the Pitch, "everybody will be getting drunk as hell."

The ACBs are one of my favorite local acts. They have a throwback ’90s sound (did I just write that?) ala Weezer’s Pinkerton, but with better vocals.  And Stik Figa is an intelligent rapper from Topeka who has been one of the 
better hip hop artists around for a few years now.

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Jack Goes Confidential: ’30 MINUTES OR LESS” For Slacker Comedy

Posted on August 11, 2011 by admin

If you’re going to film a low budget, 83 minute-long, R-rated slacker comedy in Grand Rapids, Michigan you better make it a funny one…

Especially when you’ve got Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg fresh off his THE SOCIAL NETWORK success in it! And guess what, ZOMBIELAND director Ruben Fleischer kinda sorta gets it done. Which makes me wonder whether his co-producer Ben Stiller didn’t have a hand in pulling it off?

The story has Eisenberg playing pizza boy Nick who’s constantly racing against the clock to deliver the goods to customers before the 30 minutes or its free deadline is up. He usually blows it. Nick’s best bud Chet—played by Aziz Ansari—has improved his status in life by becoming a teacher.

And Nick’s confession though that he schtupped Chet’s little sister hasn’t helped their buddy relationship much.

Across town a couple of bumbling douchebags named Dwayne and Travis( Danny McBride and Nick Swardson) hatch a plan to open a tanning parlor that’s going to act as a front for a small whorehouse.
But to start up their midwest tanning/brothel operation they need $100,000.

How do they get it?

They kidnap Nick while on a pizza delivery run. Strap a remote control bomb on him and force him to rob a bank. Now as the bomb’s clock ticks down there’s all sorts of hell to pay—including hit man Michael Pena and his stripper girlfriend.

Oh, and the movie’s laced with language and a dose of T & A. All that plus Fred Ward as Dwayne’s gung-ho ex-marine dad.

What can I say?

This action-comedy has the feel of HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE meets a poor man’s PINEAPPLE EXPRESS.

30 MINUTES OR LESS flipping-off 2-1/2 out of 5 fingers.
 

JACK GOES TO THE MOVIES is Kansas City radio’s longest running movie-magazine!

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Today: The Top 10 Kansas City Radio Afternoon Drive Shows for July

Posted on August 11, 2011 by admin

The radio ratings war is played on many fronts…

The two most important; morning and afternoon drive. The weekday periods when tens of thousands of Kansas Citians are in their cars traveling to and from work with nothing much better to do than listen to the radio. I told you yesterday that KCFX’s Slacker won the morning drive for men 25-54 and that The Rock’s Johnny Dare and Mix 93.3’s Rocket & Teresa were tops in women 25-54.

Now let’s take a look at how the afternoon drive – 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. stacked up in men 25 to 54…

There’s no shortage of heavy hitters past and present here. The Buzz’s Lazlo, WHB’s Kevin Kietzman, KCFX’s Skid Roadie, Q104’s TJ McEntire, 610 Sports up-and-comer Nick Wright and KMBZ news talkers Mike Shanin & Scott Parks.

And the King of the Beasts is…Skid Roadie.

Now the Top 10.

  1. KCFX FM with a 12.7 share
  2. The Rock with a 11.3 share
  3. WHB with a 6.9 share
  4. The Buzz with a 6.2 share
  5. 610 Sports with a 5.3 share
  6. Q104 FM with a 4.2 share
  7. Funny 102.5 FM with a 3.8 share
  8. KMBZ AM & FM with a 3.6 share
  9. KCMO FM with a 3.5 share
  10. The Point with a 3.3 share
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Glazer: The NFL Starts Tonight, My Picks to Win it All

Posted on August 11, 2011 by admin

Tonight’s the night so many of us have been waiting for THE NFL BEGINS…

Kinda like "Batman Begins." Or maybe not. This is preseason and doesn’t count, but we love football so much we just want to see the players play. Even the lowly Chiefs will likely have a decent crowd at Arrowhead tomorrow. Maybe even 45,000. That would be a great start for them. Past years preseason games have drawn 30-40 thousand tops. They haven’t had any sellouts in years during the regular season. Aside from some phony numbers in the paper. But those include season ticket holders who aren’t at the game. And then some.

So who are THE teams this season?

Who are the top picks to go to, and possibly win the Super Bowl? The Philadelphia Eagles are the sexy pick to win it all. They’ve added monster talent to the team and yesterday – get this – added ace receiver Steve Smith. The rich get richer.

Where were the Chiefs on that one?

Oh, I forgot. We already have great receiving talent. Who needs Steve Smith? The Eagles have a big offense and a solid defense. But can Michael Vick do it all year and through the playoffs? I say NO. He’s mentally of, let’s say, "questionable status."  And the old statement – you aren’t suppose to say out loud but I will because I’m unfiltered – Vick is a black quarterback. They don’t win Super Bowls (except for Doug Williams in 1988). But Vick has other issues too, so we’ll see.

The Eagles were an extremely good team last year and better this year on paper, but I still say no.

My NFC pick is of course the team I picked last year, the GREEN BAY PACKERS. I say they go to and likely win the Super Bowl.

Maybe New England shows up and stops them in the big dance. But the Pack’s Aaron Rodgers is THE ELITE quarterback now. He’s an A. The other super elite guy, Tom Brady, is an A. But Tom’s a step down because of age and injury. Don’t get me wrong, he’s still outstanding.

And what about Peyton Manning? He may be the all-time best quarterback, but possible injuries is a big question mark and Manning’s team is fading. They might be the big boy on the way down. So it’s all on Manning’s shoulders. Green Bay, on the other hand, gets all their injured guys back. Like super tight end, Jamichael Finley to go with Greg Jennings. I like the Packers. I say they win 12 or 13 games.

My pick to win it all: Green Bay Packers.

In the AFC – now the  weaker league – it’s pretty clear here too. New England added value with Chad Ochocinco and Albert Haynesworth. If their poor defense improves to average or better and Tom Brady stays stays healthy, they’ll be a hard train to stop and could win the AFC. The other top team, the Pittsburgh Steelers always show up. You look up and after they’re like 6-4, they wind up 11-5 and going to the Super Bowl. Hey, Big Ben is still a winner and so are the Steelers.

Sure the Jets and Baltimore could break through, but so far, uh, they’re just not close.

There are other maybes like Atlanta with our guy Tony G. Or the Dallas Cowboys, who are quickly becoming the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL. The Chargers, too many guys left. I think that window is closed. Yes, the Chargers could win the west, but I see them going no further.

And the Jets quarterback position is not stable yet. The other dark horse – and I do like them – is the Tampa Bay Buc’s, with the K-State quarterback Josh Freeman tearing it up. Very solid team and a contender. The Giants are streaky and nobody buys into Eli Manning. Detroit might make some noise, but they’re not a Super Bowl contender yet.

The Chiefs will be a better team with an impossible schedule, so they’re out as of Day One.

Again, if they win 7 or more games it will be a good season for them.

Here’s the deal; it’s like Len Dawson once said, "When your team walks on the field and you KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO WIN, that’s when you matter. You can’t just hope to win."

The Chiefs haven’t been that team that knows since, well, maybe Dawson. I’ll give them the 90’s. Those were good teams, just poorly led by Carl Peterson. He blew two Super Bowls. Thanks, Carl,

"Kickers are a dime a dozen, who needs Nick Lowery when you have Lin Elliott."  Peterson told me once.

His other genius move was that we needed to start Elvis Grbac instead of Rich Gannon. Elvis was the future. Good call Carl. That cost us the 1997 season. Crappy Rich went on to the Super Bowl with Oakland and was the MVP.  You were a genius Carl.

Super Bowl Final: New England vs. Green Bay: winner, tough call: Green Bay.

This is based on no serious injury to the quarterbacks.

Enjoy the season!
 

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