Kansas City seems locked into pointless traditions during this season of meaningless sentiment.
Don't get it twisted . . . The Mayor's X-mas Tree Fund is a great cause even if The Mayor in Olathe has actually been raising more cash for charity as of late.
Nevertheless . . . Tonight's lighting was all about happy thoughts and wasting energy in hopes of attracting the tourism dollars of stingy suburbanites . . . Never mind that this scheme almost never works.
Anyhoo . . . There's a lot of reasons this tradition is kinda ugly. It starts with the Hallmark X-mas branding focused on selling consumers ornaments that they don't need.
However . . . Corporate co-branding is kind of a Kansas City tradition even if involves giving away the store.
What really comes to mind when we're talking the Mayor's X-mas tree is this:
THE MAYOR'S X-MAS TREE IN KANSAS CITY HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN ONE OF THE UGLIEST DISPLAYS IN ALL OF THIS COWTOWN!!!
Don't blame my poor photo quality . . . I'm actually getting pretty damn good.
The problem is the skimpy, deep forest discount tree that just looks as if it came from some part of the forest better left undisturbed. I'm pretty sure this is the tree the Bigfoot used for a toilet for at least a decade.
Anyhoo . . .
We are now heading deep into the Kansas City X-mas season where forced sentimentality and fake smiles rule the day.
Enjoy!!!
DEVELOPING . . .