Sunday, August 31, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Shout Out to the Midtown Miscreant...Check it
I particularly liked yesterday's (AUG 26th) PSA on the campaign. Hat tip to Ray.
Midtown Miscreant
Okay, I think I need to say a little more, here. Although he writes about a lot of things, the "Miscreant" is the equivalent of a Kansas City Charles Kuralt if Kuralt was a sharp-tongued construction worker. Instead of searching out unique roadside attractions across America, the Miscreant finds incidences of urban blight, takes photos, and writes about what he finds. It's the way he writes about it, his filling in the blanks, that I enjoy. When happenstance takes you through parts of town that you don't normally go to, outside the comfort zone of your normal stomping grounds, thoughts always seem to come to mind about how the people live, or used to live depending on the degree of blighted-ness. What the Miscreant does well is bring a sort of regular Joe critique and a hint of nostalgia to places that often simply get painted with the broad stroke - "urban blight." Old abandon houses and buildings get a kind of "I wonder..." treatment while at the same time broader issues affecting a particular area get brought to our attention. His Ghost of KCK post is a good one to check out. Great photos on that one.
Posted by General Ursus at 7:20 PM 2 comments
Labels: Kansas City, Midtown Miscreant, Presidential Campaign
Thursday, August 21, 2008
M.I.A. PAPER PLANES
She ain't no Mya but shes close!
Posted by fistfullasteel at 10:53 AM 3 comments
Friday, August 15, 2008
J.Ralph - Kansas City Shuffle
Anybody heard this song before? I plugged in "Kansas City" in the search on youtube and found a lot of videos with this song. Guess I'm out of the loop.
Posted by General Ursus at 11:20 PM 2 comments
Ulrich Schnauss - Clear day
It would be nice if K.C. had some sort of safe inner urban trail like this that you could cruise on with a bike and headphones...maybe pick up some groceries along the way. Dare to dream.
Posted by General Ursus at 8:47 PM 0 comments
Labels: Bike, Ulrich Schnauss, Urban Trail
Monday, August 11, 2008
RMNP
Posted by General Ursus at 10:11 PM 3 comments
Labels: camping, Colorado, hiking, Rocky Mountain National Park