Comments on: Kansas Appreciation Day

By: Bob Jones

Bob Jones — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:50:41 +0000

I’m not from,nor have I lived in Kansas. But I’ve driven through the place and it has it’s own distinctive beauty. Way to stand up for your stomping grounds.
Also, “Kansas” was the first concert I ever attended, so I have to give you the nod for that mention. August 1978, Philadelphia Spectrum, the “Monolith” Tour. Sweet indeed…

By: Sarah Hubbard

Sarah Hubbard — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:46:54 +0000

Yeah I know, David, good call though. I’m from KC, so my favorite spots hit on both sides of the state line. Missouri needs some more respect too! Maybe I’ll blog about that next.

By: David

David — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:39:22 +0000

Hey! Arthur Bryant’s is in Missouri. So’s 12th & Vine, for that matter.

By: Clay Preheim

Clay Preheim — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:14:07 +0000

I’ll second the Kansas love-fest by noting that my grandparent’s farm in Newton was possibly the coolest place a 5 to 12-year-old could hope to spend a couple of weeks every summer. A healthy dose of fishing, playing my cool uncle’s ZZ-Top records, swimming with cows in the farm’s pond, walking down the train tracks to play video games at the mini-mart, riding motorcycles alongside tractors, shooting 22s at cans on fence posts, making fresh beef jerky and drying it on the backyard swingset — and all the while basking in the glory of 100+ temperatures.

Only in Kansas!

Well, yeah, you could probably do most of those things in a lot of other states, too. But I’m pretty sure it was way better doing them in Kansas.