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Glazer: This Year’s KC Royals, Deja Pew All Over Again?
Royals manager Ned Yost was on with 610 Sports Nick Wright just before the season started…
And Nick asked Yost, "What should Royals fans expect this year? Should we just look for day to day improvements? Is this a rebuilding year? Again?" The Royals manager came right to the point. "No, just wait until the All-Star break. Then you’ll see a team on the rise weekly. Mark it down. This is the year we begin the championship march."
Wow!
The guy’s saying the Royals will be a winner this season. Maybe – who knows? – Yost knows something.
Then again, we’ve been misled before! What did President Bush say? Fool me once – won’t get fooled again!
New Jack City: Movies 2011 – Yesterday, Today, Oh & This Summer!
To suggest a cloud of gloom hovered above the recent CinemaCon convention in Vegas would be an understatement…
Granted domestic ticket income this past year at the nation’s theaters amounted to in excess of $10.5 billion. But a sizeable portion of that $10 billion was owing to increased ticket prices and hefty up charges for 3-D releases of which there were many in 2010.
The really telling story was the actual theater attendance last year in which 1.34 billion tickets were sold at North American theaters.
That’s DOWN 74 million from 2009!
In fact, movie attendance in the US in 2010 was the second-lowest in the past 15 years!
Hearne: Love On The Rocks Doggie Style
Too much of a good thing? You make the call…
The train wreck that is Craig Glazer’s confessional regarding the ins and outs of his serialized sexcapades unleashed a firestorm of comments. And face it, what more could anybody say on the subject that hasn’t been said?
Enter KCC rabble rouser Tracy Thomas…
"Maybe you need to visit Craig to get a bevy of glamour shots of Junior," Thomas says of Glazer’s trusty dachshund. "Even one with Black Barbie and someone else in his bullpen? Or maybe Junior by himself in various poses including, of course, roll over and down. Craig hugging Junior. Craig illustrating the sit or down positions. Craig trying to play Tug of War with Junior with a sex toy."
OTC: Masters Goes Bad For Rory & Female Reporter
“Rory McIlroy is too good not to bounce back. But that trainwreck on Amen Corner is going to leave a nasty scar. 1 you can’t sandblast off.”Jim Rome, after the 21-year-old McIlroy went Greg Norman circa 1995 on the backside at Augusta and blew his 4-stroke Sunday lead into an 80 and finished tied for 15th, Twitter
GH: Rory’s meltdown was Chernobyl-like..only quicker. One moment he’s leading The Masters and the next he’s in some side yard along an Augusta cabin sizing up his second shot from a place we have never seen before. You had to feel for the kid as his wheels came off and his chance at the jacket disintegrated with his swing. He only imploded for three holes, but it seemed like 10. I agree with Rome, he’ll bounce back and have a great career. But no one will forget his ugly fall from the leader board.
“Lots of junior prom putts for Tiger yesterday…all lip, no hole.”
JFish26, on Tiger Woods’ close-but-no-jacket Sunday at Augusta, Message board on KUsports.com
Hearne: Overserving & Drinking Deaths; Brian Euston Jason Wren
The parallels are freakishly familiar…
The settlement last week of a lawsuit by parents of a KU student who died after a night of binge drinking two years back has striking similarities to Kansas Citian Brian Euston. Euston, 24, died last fall after a night on the town at Kelly’s.
Jason Wren, a 19 year-old KU freshman, was found dead at a frat house after a night of heavy drinking. Euston died after an altercation in Westport and a night of even heavier drinking. How heavy?
Wren’s fatal blood-alcohol level measured .362, more than four times the legal limit to drive in Kansas.
Euston took it to even further extremes with a BAC of .387
Today: Star Staffers Braced for Possible Quarterly Layoffs / Cutbacks
Here we go again…
The first quarter of the year being up, staffers at the Kansas City Star are braced for another round of cutbacks and/or layoffs. Nothing’s been announced but after four years of cuts, a pattern’s emerged. Parent company McClatchy‘s newspapers are given quarterly financial targets. Those targets must be met or at quarter’s end cuts made.
The talk on possible pending cuts among insiders at the Star:
"Just that it’s coming is all I know," says one staffer.
Joe Miller: G-L-O-R-I-A, Saying Goodbye & Sorry to KC’s First Lady
A few months after I quit my job in the Mayor’s Office, I read one of Gloria Squitiro’s “Notes from Funk’s Front Porch,” which was posted on one of the local blogs. In it, she wrote, “To borrow a phrase from Jerry Garcia, ‘It’s been a long strange trip.”
I wanted to write a comment ripping her for this.
For one, the phrase is, “What a long strange trip it’s been.” Second, it’s a Bob Weir song, not a Garcia (though he does sing harmony on the line in question). Lastly, the lyric was written by Robert Hunter.
Petty.
Sad, too.
It’s a testament of missed opportunities.
Glazer: Love On The Rocks Meets Love On The Run, Part Two
So there was this movie called "Bad Day at Black Rock"….
Reminds me of the day after My #1 read story the other day. Not pretty. All I could think was how much I wanted to kill Hearne Christopher. See, he has talked to me for months about writing about, "What it’s like dating six or seven girls at once." And I always just let it go. I thought to myself it would only cause pain and suffering for the girls.
Christ.
So as you loyal readers and good friends know, a couple days back I gave in. A few hours later all hell broke loose. I didn’t know Hearne was going to post all those photos of some – but not all – of the, uh, "ladies." To be fair I used no names or descriptions, right? RIGHT? No matter.
The lady who felt she was the lead girlfriend, the body builder- and she kinda was at the time – went WHACKO.
Today: Hal Brody Dispels Tired KC Myth About Oakland Raiders Fans & City
Fact; Chiefs fans love to hate those dastardly Oakland Raiders….
How venomous is it? There’s even a Wikipedia page on the subject. No kidding.
"The Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders of the National Football League are considered to have one of professional football’s most bitter rivalries," it begins.
The teams first met in 1960, but "the rivalry did not become so apparent until the Kansas City Athletics baseball team moved to Oakland, California in 1967," Wikipedia adds. "The move was met with considerable distaste in the Kansas City area and much of the frustration was put upon the Raiders when they played in Kansas City."
Car: First KC Fiat in 28 Years Sparks Harrowing Flashback
The eagles have landed…
For the first time in 28 years – most of the ’80s, the ’90s and well past the first decade of Y2K – a new Fiat was been sold and delivered in Kansas City. It went down around 10:30 a.m. today when chef Jasper Mirabile helped peel the wrapper off a 2012 Fiat 500 Prima Edizione in front of Jasper’s Ristorante, clambered aboard and sped down 103rd Street in Watts Mill.
Fortunately, Mirabile’s virgin victory lap was less eventful than his previous heart-pounding Fiat fling…
Starbeams: Google Not So Lucky for KCK, Chief Arrested & Warrensburg Hooters
Google’s plan to wire Kansas City, Kansas with fast Internet connections doesn’t mean any new jobs will be coming to town. “We are not hiring a whole lot of people,” said Google’s director of community affairs. “Like, we may hire two. Most of this can be done remotely.”
However, Google will install the "I’m not feeling so lucky" button for KCK residents.
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Chiefs linebacker Mike Vrabel was arrested Monday and charged with felony theft from a casino. Even more embarrassing: The casino was in INDIANA.
If Vrabel is convicted, he’ll be drafted by the Steelers.
Jack Goes Confidential: Feel Good ‘ARTHUR’ Delivers Well Above Expectations!
I’ll readily admit my skepticism when it came to the remaking of the 1981 hit comedy Arthur…
Especially with Russell Brand in actor Dudley Moore’s classic role.But I’m here to tell you that the 2011 version of Arthur got it right!
If you’ve never seen the original: GREAT! You’re in for a highly entertaining, heartwarming night at the movies.
Glazer: Life After Multiple Sex Partners…The Seth Jaffe Story
Brutal as yesterday was, today’s a brand new day and believe it or not, I got a brand new girlfriend out of the deal…
Moving on, I was so pleased to see that a dear friend of mine I met in prison, Seth Jaffe, is starring on his own reality show. It’s called Relapse, and Seth is the Sober Counselor on the show. The new season premiered Monday – yeah, up against the NCAA finals – and it still did well. Seth plays himself. He’s easy to recognize; deep voice, New York accent and tough. But he’s also fair and in the first show he dealt with a longtime alcoholic, father of two.
In the end it all worked out.
Seth was one of the most memorable people I met in the joint.
OTC: CBS’ Gary Parrish Links Frank Martin To Miami
“If (Miami) will finally commit to seriously funding its basketball program, Miami can, in the span of a week, go from losing a coach who never had a winning record in the ACC to landing a coach who has done nothing but win in the Big 12. Yes, Miami can have Kansas State’s Frank Martin. All Miami has to do is secure the funds and make the call.”Gary Parrish, college columnist, CBSsports.com
GH: The rumors and speculation around Martin leaving KSU for Miami have been swirling ever since Mike Alden made his odd choice of plucking Frank Haith from the Hurricanes. Martin didn’t squash these rumors with his interview with Tim Brando. Parrish’s column today adds even more heat to this growing flame. Read on.
Starbeams: TOP 5 WAYS GOOGLE HAS CHANGED KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
TOP 5 WAYS GOOGLE HAS CHANGED KANSAS CITY, KANSAS:
#5. All city holidays will be announced with dorky graphics…
#4. New city slogan- Where high speed internet meets high speed police chases…
#3. FB friend Spencer in KCK can now invite me to play Mafia wars 3 million times an hour…
Donnelly: Nathaniel Rateliff at the Bottleneck, April 1, 2011
"I’m fat, I can’t read, I have no education, I’m horrible at mathematics, I can’t spell, my vocabulary is really shitty," explained Nathaniel Rateliff as he sipped on a bourbon and seven.
Cigarette smoke filled the dingy upstairs band room at the Bottleneck, combining with the smell of stale beer from years of road bands.
Rateliff wants to explain…
OTC: Alex Gordon Goes From Goat To Great In 1st Week
“This has got to be it. This is his time. He knows it. … His confidence right now is probably as high as its ever been since I’ve been here. We’re getting him looser with his upper body, doing pretty much a solid month of drill work, just the tension out of his upper body and really focusing him being more consistent in his approach. His hands are working better. His swing is much better. Now it’s just going to be seeing how consistent he can be once the game starts.”Kevin Seitzer, Royals hitting coach, on Alex Gordon prior to the start of the season, Lincoln Journal Star
GH: Gordon could not of had a much worse outing on opening day when he went 0-5 with three Ks and struck out in his final at bat with the game on the line. Almost everyone, including me, had given up on the one-time top prospect from Nebraska. His second game wasn’t much better, again striking out with men in scoring position. But then something happened. He started to hit. He started to look comfortable. Tuesday night against the White Sox he looked down right cocky at the plate! Read on.
Today: Critics Stub Toes on Rod Stewart Two-For-One Ticket Sale Diss
What to make of yesterday’s Rod Stewart/Stevie Nicks two-for-one ticket offer…
Was it a desperation move, as the Star‘s Tim Finn implied (carefully avoiding criticizing a major advertiser)? A dumbass move by promoters, as music biz blogger Bob Lefsetz harangued?
"You make tickets 2 for 1 in the beginning, not when you realize you’ve got a stiff and can’t sell tickets and the acts are embarrassed about playing an empty hall and are having their managers lean upon you," Lefsetz groused.
Au contraire, promoters have been "papering" arenas since the days of Old Blue Eyes (more on that later).
Car: Fiat 500 Primas Hit Kansas City for Better & Worse
It’s not about me – it’s about modern automotive history….
And as of yesterday – for the first time in 28 years – new Fiat cars were for sale and on the ground in Kansas City. That’s right, eight Fiat 500 Prima Edizione cars landed at the dealership soon to be known as Fiat of Olathe just off 119th Street and I-35. They’re lined up as we speak, awaiting conclusion of their sale by Fiat of Olathe’s sister dealership in Shreveport, Louisiana.
OTC: Tim Brando Gets The Frank Martin/Miami Interview
"No one has called me, Tim. I’ve got a great job. I work with great people. … If people want to throw our name out there, I look at that as a compliment and I look at that as being lucky and fortunate that I’m in a good place right now and that people out there respect what we’ve done.”Frank Martin, answering Tim Brando’s questions on his interest in the Miami job, Tim Brando Radio Show
GH: I grabbed these quotes from a write up by Austin Meek of the Topeka Capital Journal. Brando somehow got the interview with Martin that every local radio, TV and print media outlet should have been clamoring to get. Maybe Martin rebuffed local requests for interviews and instead went with a more national voice to air his somewhat noncommittal comments. But this is an interview that we needed done by someone locally. Getting beat by a national guy is not attractive.
“Leaves door very open.”
Sam Mellinger, on Frank Martin’s comments on Brando’s show, Twitter
GH: It is easy to read something into Martin’s comments or read nothing at all. It all depends a=on your perspective. Read on.
Sam Mellinger, on Frank Martin’s comments on Brando’s show, Twitter
GH: It is easy to read something into Martin’s comments or read nothing at all. It all depends a=on your perspective. Read on.
