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Chicago has great public art, on every level. Dustin Schuler’s Spindle blows away all other pieces of public art, because it involves cars and impaling. You just can’t beat that – unless you located the art in the broad expanse of a 1970′s shopping center, which it is. The piece has a set [...] I’ve eaten frozen White Castle sliders back home in the Golden State, but that’s like kissing your sister. White Castle has been an elusive burger mystery to me for years. Standing at the opposite of my hamburger philosophy, these tiny, minimalist finger foods have long tempted me. Something about their almost monochrome squareness [...] Right as we were on our way to our Chicago hotel, Michele’s Sunday afternoon cable trained eyes spotted this trailered baby cruising towards downtown. It took us forever to get up next to it for photos, as we were being cock-blocked by this cotton-top driving at parking lot speed, and rocking the weird [...] Well, not really, but some have argued so. On the way between Kansas City and Iowa City, we stopped in Plattsburg, Missouri to play tag with this particular piece of American history. In 1849, David Rice Atchison was the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and during the one day gap between the [...] After the meaty disaster of Arthur Bryant’s BBQ, I was left with a bad taste in my mouth. Is Kansas City-style barbecue just bad meat, badly cooked, then doused in sauce? If that was the case, I had no food related reason to be in Kansas City at all – I could probably [...] The above image is a still I shot with my camera of a commercial by the Ramsdell Law Firm. I saw this while I was in Springfield, Missouri, and it’s one of those weird moments of TV surreality that you just can’t believe you saw. Essentially the whole commercial consists of this image, [...] I don’t really have time to write at length about my visit to the Museum and Library, but here’s some historical joy. above – Richard Nixon’s bowling ball. Nixon was our only president to to be a serious bowler, a player of the sport of kings. He’s my personal bowling tiki-totem. According to [...] We’ve arrived in Kansas City, home of Kansas City-style barbecue. Having only about 24 hours to really get a feel for the local flavour, we started with the super-well known Arthur Bryant’s, made famous in 1974 by Calvin Trillin, who proclaimed it the “Best Restaurant on the Planet.” That’s some bold shoes to fill, [...] Located with freakish convenience directly across from Bass Pro in Springfield, Missouri is Buckingham Brand Smokehouse Bar-B-Q. Although Springfield is physically close to both St. Louis and Kansas City, barbecue culture isn’t really present here. As the sign above indicates, the place is filled with awards, and that wood isn’t for show. There’s [...] |
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