New, um, musical genres

July 24th, 2003

Alt.Country is a pretty expansive and amorphous musical genre, with influences from punk, rock, blues, bluegrass, western swing, rockabilly, and more. But now things like Gothabilly and Hip Hop Country are surfacing. Oh Jeeeeez.


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Nostalgic for Nickerson Farms

July 16th, 2003


Anyone else remember these great roadside spinoffs of Stuckey's? They had giant red roofs, a sit down restaurant, and huge gift shop, and a big bee hive. I particular remember the one in Emma, Missouri – east of Kansas City. Also one on I-35 between KC and Iowa. The whole thing started in Eldon, Missouri when a Stuckey's franchisee struck out on his own.


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William M. Reddig – Tom’s Town: Kansas City and the Pendergast Legend

July 11th, 2003

The rise and fall of the Pendergast family, especially “Boss Tom” Pendergast, the infamous Kansas City political boss at the turn of the century.


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Y’all Ain’t From Here, Are Ya?

July 1st, 2003

Here in Mizzourah (a.k.a. Missouri) we have many towns with names that have, um, unique pronunciations…

  • New Madrid: New MAD-rid
  • Versailles: Ver-SALES
  • Milan: MY-lun
  • Auxvasse: ox-VOSS-ee
  • Rolla: named after Sir Walter RALIEGH
  • Kansas City: Kan’ City

Plus other towns with names like Tightwad, Economy, Acid, Licking, Roosterville, Romance, Bachelor, Peculiar, Clever, Sunrise, Sunset, Plad, Paris, Rome, Elba, Braggadocio, and Knob Knoster (wow, TWO silent K’s).

UPDATE: Montreal and Toronto, Wet Glaize, Nevada (Ne-VADE-uh), Eldorado Springs (El-door-ADE-o).


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