And once again a marketing firm fakes a bit of activism for fun and profit while their colleagues and supporters congratulate them for paid work disguised as public service.
To wit . . .
THE LATEST KANSAS CITY STREETCAR MARKETING CAMPAIGN ATTEMPTS TO SPIN DOWNTOWN SMALL BIZ DEVASTATION THANKS TO POORLY PLANED TOY TRAIN CONSTRUCTION!!!
Here's the effort:
www.in40weeks.com
Mission statement . . .
"Take the 40 Weeks Pledge to do something downtown every week for the next 40 weeks. See history in the making. Make some memories. Share them. Let’s journal this together. It is your reminder to check in on your downtown, with unique ideas each week that will give you a front row view of transformation."
And of course this seems like a response to THE EFFORTS OF KICK-ASS TKC TIPSTERS who reported the toy train streetcar devastation for small biz . . . The Star even followed our journalistic lead.
Strangely . . . I pretty sure this blog is keeping these guys employed by simply reporting the facts of streetcar construction FAIL. I don't know why they aren't nicer to me.
Now City Hall follows with good money after bad given to this firm that faked their activist street cred in order to win contracts and support an effort that Kansas City voters ultimately rejected.
Developing . . .
The streetcar has caused more than 8 businesses to move away already. Do the math TKC.
ReplyDeleteBazookas and Temptations!
ReplyDeleteYou don't patronize a business to do them a favor. You go there because they offer something you want, need, or enjoy. And if visiting that establishment becomes too much of a hassle, you go to another of the hundreds of similar places.
ReplyDeleteKCMO is infamous for not being able to actually pull much of anything off or maintain anything after all the big announcements and ribbon-cuttings, and the streetcar already is no exception.
These businesses bought into all the hype from a bunch of incompetents at city hall and now some of them have even asked for grants to subsidize their bad decisions.
Just another example, as though another were needed, that small business in KCMO does not have a competent friend at 12th and Oak.
And worse times ahead.
OH NO!
ReplyDeleteBreaking news that Tony does not like the light rail and has discovered yet another reason to confirm his original position.
Tomorrow, the rail project will be blamed for the disappearance of Flight 8501.
Because of unrelenting whining, public policy will be shaped and rails pulled from the street.
Later, Tony will post a picture of a local female doing something productive and will be mercilessly disrespected.
All will enhance Tony's standing in local journalism and writers who actually attended college shall bow to the greatest blogger who represents THE LAST FREE SPEECH ZONE.
Hit a nerve, I see.
DeleteAnd the question of the day will be: Is the above (7:30) Mensa boy's last herf derf for 2014?
ReplyDeleteHope, I am 730 and I don't know what the F you are talking about.
ReplyDeleteWhining loses out to humor every time.
You have fun with that herf derf numbnutz in 2015. Maybe it will serve to promote the delusion that whining is productive.
Was there humor up there? I only saw the same crap you post every day.
Delete2015: THE YEAR THE STREETCAR RUINS LIFE AS WE KNOW IT.
ReplyDeleteOH THE FATES!!! TO BE UNABLE TO LEAVE THIS WRETCHED BURG! NO AIRPORT! NO HIGHWAYS! NO BUSSES! NO HIKING TRAILS! FOREVER TRAPPED WITH NO OTHERS PLACES TO GO!
Obviously 7:30 wasn't Mensa boy's final herf derf for 2014.
ReplyDeleteAs for the streetcar, THAT may well be the biggest joke of 2014. And 2015. And... .
Short translation: THERE'S THE DOOR
ReplyDeleteyeah if you can't move to LA to launch your screenwriting career the only thing left is to whine about where you are and not try and make things better.
If there's a party going on, count on TKC to poop it! Sad, sad clown.
ReplyDeleteBeing called the hurf durf must be the worst.
ReplyDeleteAh, to take pride in controling the tone on TKC.
Rest assured, the HARDCHARGER is here early and often.
ReplyDeleteSince quitting twitter after his account was being clowned on too much, he seeks his cathartic release by posting here daily.
GO NEBRASKY FOOTBALL!!!
But the toy train will solve all of our problems! This can't be right! Boutique transportation will cure Ebola, save the whales, and bring Jesus back! What's wrong with you actual business people? You're interfering with my grandiose eco devo scheme! I mean, it worked in my game of sim city and no one got hurt!
ReplyDeleteI-29 north, 8:53. It's still open, and that'll get you home.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Omaha is ready for your hurf durf streetcar.
Isn't this Staubio's company that put this out and got paid the big bucks? What an incestuous relationship this is.
ReplyDeleteYes the website is a Staubio and crew creation.
ReplyDeleteGuy is still obviously totally clueless as to what KC is about apparently. He really should consider relocating back to Nebraska.
Enjoy paying for your fiasco down there Matt and Dave.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone in KC pay for their own fiasco?
ReplyDeleteCome downtown and eat, drink, and be merry among us hipster dispters with our faces glued to our smartphone twitter and facebook feeds, occasionally looking up to scowl at whomever we see.
ReplyDeleteTake the pledge!!
Please take a pledge to respect the safety of the construction workers and stay out of the zone until all the work is completed.
ReplyDelete@947, can one be a hurf durf, hard charger, and feel self loathing all at the same time?
ReplyDeleteI would use the term dumb ass, but that would be an affront to the dumb asses that were smart enough to ditch this blog.
Herf derf! Herf derf! Herf derf! Herf derf! Herf derf! Herf derf! Herf derf! Herf derf! Herf derf! Herf derf!
ReplyDeleteHerfy derfy! Herfy derfy! Herfy derfy! Herfy derfy! Herfy derfy! Herfy derfy! Herfy derfy! Herfy derfy!
Woo hoo! Woo hoo!
LAST FREE SPEECH ZONE!
ZONE OF SPEECH FREE LAST!
Herf derf! Herf derf! Herf derf! Herf derf! Herf derf! Herf derf! Herf derf! Herf derf! Herf derf! Herf derf!
Another streetcar advocate explains the development plan in general, responds to reasonable objections with due consideration, and accepts reservation and criticism with wit and counter argument.
DeleteOh wait, no, it's just more bullshit from Tony's biggest fan. ;)
Hope the 318 people who voted for the downtown TDD are enjoying their tax scheme.
ReplyDeleteIf you can't read the reCAPTCHA after 10 or 20 tries just think ... Wow this Free Speech thingy is so neat. You get to play with this thingy while exercising free speech! This Tony guy really trusts us!
ReplyDeleteDeveloping ...
Help us support the Magnificent Boondoggle
ReplyDeleteOye, oye, oye, can you even begin to wrap your mind around the misery of living near the streetcar collides with the inconvenience of A MARATHON!
ReplyDeleteYou heard it here first, from one of the kick ass tipsters.
And that butt crack you see, is just that, a butt crack.
Take the pledge to please (we're begging now), please, please come downtown and spend your hard earned dollars in an overhyped, overpriced and sometimes fatally dangerous venue! Take the pledge to suffer and die for eco devo like our bearded mascot Caleb!
ReplyDeleteSimple. Each day add to their journal your negative stories about what the construction has done.
ReplyDelete"I would use the term dumb ass, but that would be an affront to the dumb asses that were smart enough to ditch this blog."
ReplyDeleteWhich means you're a dumb ass NOT smart enough, 11:03?
Under the Patriot Act their is no freedom of speech.Mr Snowdon warned Every one that their Rights had been remove and replaced with the Patriot act, By the people you voted into office. But most Americans did not care and wanted to see him in prison.
ReplyDeleteNow your Government is freely killing you and your kids daily.And the courts are backing them and tell you,All the murders by the police are justified. Oh yeah.
The Cops are going out of their way to make a point by their daily murders of our kids and adults. You are powerless and have lost your Rights.
Mr Snowdon saw this coming,Along with so many other things. Americans were not man enough to stand up and fight to regain their rights back. Welcome to the Patriot act. Grow some balls and take back your Constitution. It will never come back any other way. Live like men or die like animals murder in the streets by killer cops, and tyrannous governments like CK.
it was your own U.S. congress who replaced our U.S. Constitution with the patriot act. No communist county or terrorist removed your freedom. It was the people you placed in congress and the Whitehouse. And Snowden proved beyond any doubt,With U.S. Washington documents.
ReplyDeleteNow just imagine you have terrorist on your right side and on your left is your Congress who removed your privacy and freedoms and placed you under a dictatorship with the patriot act, Who will you blame? recover your freedoms? Think before you act !
Denizens:
ReplyDeleteIf we can get 62 additional whines emitting from this group, the community has agreed to halt the light rail construction and begin to remove the iron rails!
Remember, you heard it here first on TKC, the last free speech zone in the UNITED STATES!
Fuck that! There's not one single reason to go downtown unless you're looking to get fucked in the butt.
ReplyDeleteFuck Sly, Fuck Kansas City, Fuck Jackson County.
I would love to see some financial investigation's into Sly and the city council finances. It's quite obvious that they are taking bribes and kickbacks. Put 'em all in prison.
I'd say something but I do believe 12:52 has said it all and is correct.
ReplyDeleteNow 60. We can do this!
ReplyDeleteNo reason to come Downtown unless you want to get shot. Plus there is no place to park.
ReplyDeleteNo place to park???? WTF? You're not supposed to be DRIVING downtown. You should either be living downtown or take the magical mysterical combination flying carpet and streetcar. Where are you from, anyway? Nebraska?
ReplyDeleteIf wasn't for Sprint Center I'd never go downtown but I get free tickets to some shows so why not go. I sort of slide in and haul ass out of there just as fast as our charter will take us.
ReplyDeleteI'll bring my daughter juniper and see if it might be a nice place for next years playcation. Rent needs to be around $2700 a month (studio apt fine) with rooftop space to do her Kale and Hemp Art plus places where she can easily get her 3:00AM munchies and beverages.
ReplyDeleteNow 56. Lets make it happen, captain.
ReplyDeleteIf the City sincerely wants to help the businesses along Main Street, they should offer them financial support to assist them in moving to JoCo where there is convenient, free parking.
ReplyDeleteThey voted for it let them go broke.
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