Kansas City cheerleaders and other media outlets advised us that there was an open house today at the Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts. Given that most of this year has been dedicated to hype and endless public kowtowing to some white lady and her money who owns the place . . . I decided to check it out and see the anchor for the gentrification that hopes to move TKC away from the loop.
Here are just a few photos from the experience that I thought I would slap on this page for the afternoon . . .
Witness the escalator . . . Maybe the most wonderfully designed experience for Kansas City's lazy cultured class in the metro area. Never before has there been an escalator this grand.
Because I had a $1.35 chorizo burrito for lunch . . . I had to use the magnificently designed KPAC bathrooms.
What an experience . . . Little known fact: KPAC has pretty great acoustics in their toilets too. As I reached for high notes and pushed forth brilliant sounds, I could tell that a gathering crowd at the place was impressed with my range.
And then . . .
The urinals @ KPAC are also MAGNIFICENTLY DESIGNED . . . Using this receptacle for TKC pee-pee was really a pleasurable exercise in understated style and elegance.
I was so excited that I don't remember if I washed my hands on my way to the gift shop!!! Still, there were lots of goodies there that I browsed and handled until I finally decided that I didn't need a $9 pen.
Finally, I took a peek at the performance venues.
Nice. But they really might as well be on the moon given that TKC is much too busy watching the MacGruber DVD a kindly soul threw my way for X-mas and I don't plan on taking in any high culture that doesn't live up to the kind of high standards I have for sketch comedy.
The place didn't feel lifeless and cold whatsoever and I really admired the prominent positioning of every big money name in Kansas City. It made me feel really important because I'm allowed to walk in the place that they have bestowed upon Kansas City during the off-hours when they're not using it. Pshaw on the upcoming American class war!!!
There was a lot of information on the stages and acoustics that was over my head given that most ballet, opera and other high culture entertainment merely reinforces my belief that it takes a great deal of effort to completely bore me.
Folks admired a huge organ on display. I thought it was just average.
And basically that was the TKC afternoon @ KPAC in between illegally parking and stepping over a half-dead hobo who seemed to be either freezing to death or shaking with anticipation of the upcoming Downtown Kansas City Renaissance that has been promised but never fully realized for more than a decade.
Developing . . .
Cheer up, I couldn't find the bathroom when I first visited the place TKC.
ReplyDeleteTell the bum he will soon have a toy train to ride on.
ReplyDeleteAre you trying to compete with KC's Greatest Photographer, namely Eric Kauffman Bowers?
ReplyDeleteSaw Willie Nelson there, and it was awesome. Great addition to downtown KC, especially since it seems to make Tony so angry that we have another nice amenity to offer folks.
ReplyDeleteWhite folks
DeleteFunny stuff.
ReplyDeleteLol.
ReplyDelete"What an experience . . . Little known fact: KPAC has pretty great acoustics in their toilets too. As I reached for high notes and pushed forth brilliant sounds, I could tell that a gathering crowd at the place was impressed with my range."
ReplyDeleteBwaaaaaaaaaaahahahaha!
The Kauffman Center venue is a wonderful location to enjoy the
ReplyDeletesymphony and other events for a national stage. This year the
symphony is nominated for a Grammy - which is huge recognition
for their talents. Many KC'ers are unaware
of their nomination.
The KPAC sight lines and audio is fabulous regardless of your seat
- congrats to the audio engineering for their work.
The Pipe Organ is much larger than most in a concert hall of this size - larger than St Louis's FYI.
The cost to attend an event is extremely reasonable (especially for a world class symphony in a world class hall. If you do not "like" the "symphony" before an event- you will enjoy the talent of these performers.
Rather than knocking the KPAC - attend an event then write a story. I am reasonably positive you will have a more positive theme to your article.
Any rap concerts coming up there?
ReplyDeleteDJ's are banned there because they are not technically musicians.
ReplyDeleteDJ's are banned there because they are not technically musicians.
ReplyDeleteWhens a horse show coming there!
ReplyDeleteMany KC'ers are unaware of their nomination.
ReplyDeleteI'm dating a woman now who, evidently, is unaware of it.
There must be a happy medium somewhere between being totally informed and blissfully unaware.
Superdave, that medium is televison news.
ReplyDeleteHype. the place is bullshit and it's overpriced.
ReplyDeleteOnce again, Superdave is right on the money.
Book a gun show. I'll be the first sell out.
ReplyDeleteCompared to your organ, oh great one, the Kauffman organ is like a skin flute!
ReplyDeleteKc symphony is the most overrated group in this city. The are not even up to the level of the chiefs. They suck.
ReplyDeleteYou missed the glory holes in the men's toilet, Tony.
ReplyDeleteBy posting a picture of the urinals, TKC has given away his new favorite place to troll for rich, white cock.
ReplyDeleteDoubtful. I think you're projecting.
ReplyDeleteThe deepest thing Tony's been in since he got shit out by his moms.
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