Author Archives: Mark Valentine

It’s odd… We make choices to throw some things away. And we make choices to save other things. Check the shelves in your basement, attic or garage. Even if you’re “normal,” you’ll probably find a few treasures, but mostly the … Continue reading →

Longtime area musician and concert production guy Mark Valentine bats for Matt Donnelly this week with an abbreviated list of don’t miss shows. Check it: Here are some shows you might have overlooked: KC Symphony at The Kauffman The Symphony … Continue reading →

Remember when they said the Power and Light District would pay for itself? Some financial movers and shakers at City Hall gave us a quick update recently. The bond used to pay for Power and Light costs Kansas City about … Continue reading →

I need a new prescription… Everything seems out of focus to me. The headline in The Star said, “Art takes aim at gun violence in KC.” I was trying to decide how a reference to gun violence like “takes aim” was … Continue reading →

  The Kansas City metro area just has too many geese… In a recent Valentine Research Poll, 85% of Kansas City residents think geese are kind of cool, but 98% think that goose poop is a real problem. Walk around … Continue reading →

I just don’t believe in the Flu Shot… I’m not a science denier – I’m good with many other vaccines – but this one feels like a government run McDonald’s promotion. Yet despite the propaganda, it’s not that big and … Continue reading →

It was all over the News… Some seventy-million Target shoppers now have their credit card information at risk from hackers in a holiday cyber attack. I was shocked. At first, I was shocked that 70 million people had bought something … Continue reading →

When R. Crosby Kemper, Jr. died, it seemed personal to me even though I didn’t personally know him… After some thought, I decided maybe it was the many concerts or American Royal events I’d been to at the venue with … Continue reading →

How sad that Craig Glazer thinks Kansas City is a city of born losers… I won’t bore you with the list of world class humans that have called this town home. However I will say , Craig, your main general point that … Continue reading →