80 Miles & 80 Pounds

Mole. Mmmmmmmole. Molay-molay-molay-molay.

Enjoy the Plaza lighting ceremony from Starker’s Reserve, 201 W. 47th St. Executive chef John McClure is serving a buffet of non-traditional foods, including a turkey mole taco bar, roasted squash salad, sweet potato mousse and roast pork loin with cranberries and pecans. Doors open at 5 p.m. There will be live music from 7 to 10 p.m. and bar service available. The buffet costs $25 plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are required; call 816-753-3565. [Courtesy Lauren Chapin, KC Star]

Watch 80 miles of lights flip on while gaining 80 pounds. WOOT!

Sorry, I'm in touch with my childish side today. Turkey mole tacos actually sound damn delicious!

Harold's Closing Shop

Harold's Stores Inc. has filed Chapter 11. The company has 41 stores in 19 states, including one on the Country Club Plaza and one in Town Center Plaza.

They are having a closing sale with clothing 30 percent off, shoes and accessories 40 percent off and some jewelry 50 percent off.

336-40 West 47th Street
KCMO 64112

M-W&F, 10a-7p
Thurs, 10a-9p
Sat, 10a-6p
Sun, 12p-5p

I've never been in a Harold's, but I did clean up at the Function Junction closing sale last week to get all that white china that I'd use for that dinner party that I'll never throw.

Asleep on the Border (War)

Although chock fulla great one-liners, "Border War" kinda put me to sleep during it's last half hour. The first two-thirds of the documentary, however, were quite entertaining. I'm hoping that they edit it a bit more for television when it is broadcast on Thanksgiving.

The "Border War" is the calamity that went on before the beginning of the Civil War. Well, you really could say that the Civil War started here. Kansas dudes (Jayhawkers) burned Osceola, MO. Kansas dudes kidnapped the Missouri dudes' (Bushwackers) wives and daughters who then died in a building collapse. Missouri dudes burned Lawrence, KS. Kansas dudes declared 4 Missouri counties as "No Man's Land" and killed livestock and burned homes. It's pretty ugly history.

The "Border War" still manifests itself in the rivalry between the universities of Kansas and Missouri. If ever one felt right to use the word "hate," which is a word I utterly despise, this is the region where it almost feels justified. MU & KU have been playing football against each other for more than a century, second only to length of the Wisconsin/Minnesota match up. In fact, MU & KU can't even agree on the record between them, but that is another story.

"It's not a rivalry, they are enemies."

Great one-liners from the documentary:

• In Poland they tell Missouri jokes.
• Korea had the 38th parallel, we've got the State Line.
• I hear the MO government is voting to make the Jayhawk the state game bird.
• We had to move the MU/KU games out of Kansas City because everyone ended up in jail.
• It's nice to see the football teams playing well again. For years they've been like 6 year olds flogging each other.
• BURN THE WHEAT!
• The Jayhawks wears boots, perfect for kicking a Tiger.
• Jayhawks are a bunch of thieves, you can look it up in the dictionary.

I loved the time that the documentary spent on Coach Don Fambrough. He is a character that I wasn't previously familiar with and he's hilarious. He says that he's amazed that he's still alive because his doctor is a Missouri alum. Fortunately, he did his med work at KU Med. :)

Finally, the Truman Forum at the Plaza Library is an awesome venue and I should make it back on Thursday night for the premiere of "City Ball."