November 2011
2 posts
Kansas City Riverfront →
Despite living in the River Market for several years, I had never actually walked down to the Heritage Riverfront Trail… On Saturday, before the big Halloween Blowout, The Librarian and I spent…
Green Monkeys rule the night. →
Nostalgia can do crazy things to people… and so can a lot of cheap booze. That’s why our Legends of the Hidden Temple costumes were a HUGE success as The Librarian and I went…
October 2011
6 posts
Save the Children →
A big question. The biggest. What should my first post on this illustrious blog (I really do mean that) be about? My love of Castle, Nathan Fillion fans unite!…no My awesome cats…my Publicist…
Green Monkeys FOREVER! →
The Halloween Costumes have finally arrived! Old Mec would be proud. Now all I need is someone willing to dress up as a Temple Guard who will randomly chase us around while we are out…
Mmmmmm... barbacoa →
I know… it’s an ad for Chipotle. But holy (free range) cow, it’s also Willie Nelson!
Football in a house divided →
Ours, is a house divided.
I went to MU. She went to KU. Somehow, through what I am sure is a policy similar to Mutually Assured Destruction, we make this relationship work like magic.
Free Parking Downtown →
There is a parking garage downtown, not too far from the Power and Light District, where you can park for free. It is just a nice little secret where I park whenever I am going to the…
Not even Disney wanted to call KC home →
Everyone has quite the idilic view of Walt Disney and his connections with Kansas City. I have seen his face on murals and in warming Chamber of Commerce Videos that get played when we want to…
December 2010
1 post
Advent Calendars of awesome →
Angry Bird advent calendar vs. Lego City advent calendar; GO!
Really, with gifts like these, you can go ahead and just cancel X-mas.
November 2010
17 posts
Headed to BloNo, Illinois →
Grab a turkey leg and get ready for some freakin’ basketball.
Link →
I have never watched an episode of James Fallon - ever. This, however, was what I needed this week… Some Neil Young (sort of) and The Boss (weird…) letting it lose…
Angry Bird Day! →
Because nothing says cool like meeting up with strangers to talk about video games and drink. That is why I am pleased to announce Kansas City’s participation in ANGRY BIRD DAY on Dec. 11.
Goodbye. →
The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things…The good things don’t always soften the bad things, but vice-versa, the bad things don’t necessarily spoil the good…
Headed to Arkansas →
Headed to Little Rock, Arkansas, for some good old fashion Baskets Ball by Illinois State. Wanted to post this photo of something I ran across on the Illinois State Team Shop… you…
The silent game →
I have a pretty good track record of being the least quoted PR person ever. It’s not that I am hiding from reporters in a cocoon of silence under my desk. No, that is just for mid-afternoon naps. …
Wednesday... →
It’s cold, rainy and miserable… But it is also Wednesday, which means Tater and The Gravy Train at Harry’s…and Redbirds on the TV Tater and The Gravy Train from Mike Ekey on Vimeo.
Ekey 2: Pig in the City →
Much like myself, the second installment in the Ekey Sibling Epic Novel enjoys an educational challenge. Back around 2002 I started my degree in journalism. Keeping with the theme of…
Blocked →
It has been a tough Monday. We started with some light press materials, a fun e-mail exchange and even a negotiation for sponsorships for the Kite Festival in the spring… But right now I am…
Rocking the Nelson →
A day at the Nelson. Huzzah Fall! the Gallery was great, but I am a bit more enthralled with the fall colors outside. One cool exhibit was the Forever Cups in the…
Happy Friday, you miserable bastards →
It’s miserable out. A perfect day for a whiskey at lunch.
It's going to be a fourth meal night... →
This guy…no, this guy… After playing a monster basketball game for Illinois State, Jon-boy got to hold his own press conference answering questions from reporters… Hell, I’m in…
Movie time from MCC →
A couple of weeks ago I finally upgraded and got myself a new computer. (Yay toys!) In all honesty, it actually was just an excuse to dramatically increased the amount of time I spend playing …
For all my friends at The Paragraph Factory →
“Linotype: The Film” Teaser from Linotype: The Film on Vimeo. I used to have an old typewriter that I salvaged from the dumpster and fixed up. It was a fantastic Smith-Corona from the…
The neurotic dog sleeps →
The dog came by for a visit last weekend and was in top neurotic form. He sniffed everything and paced from room to room for hours looking for something - probably a way out. He zigged and…
Got to get my hit of Birds for the afternoon... →
The first step in recovering from addiction is admitting you have a problem. It knew it was becoming a problem when every so often I would sneak into the bathroom just so I can…
What? →
I find myself doing this more and more at work… maybe it’s a Midwest thing. From Ye ol’ CBT
August 2010
2 posts
South Side Relocation →
TO: The Gonzo Nation FROM: Director of External Affairs and Booze Acquisition INRE: New offices and homecomings. The Old Crow does not last long when left unattended in the newest …
Crikey! →
Keep quite and stay to the bushes. Everyone might be enamored with shark week this week, but here in the ‘burbs we are tracking herds of wild prospects (studentes prospectius). Don’t…
June 2010
18 posts
Michael Buble @ The Sprint Center →
The Buble sang on Saturday… the ladies swooned, of course… Say what you will about the man, but he is a damn good entertainer. It’s like watching old Dean Martin or Frank Sinatra…
Movie Monday →
Phew… With the US out of the tournament, the World Cup has once been relegated to another obscure boring foreign sport (like cricket, rugby and golf). However, I am glad to see the Vuvuzela…
WatchFlip Cam underwater
Only in Independence →
I was tired of waiting for the air mattress pump to fill up the dinky bed. So I broke out the leaf blower and inflated the damned bed in less than 5 seconds. Foomp! It’s ready… …
Movie Monday →
You think KC has race issues? Just imagine the shade of intolerance being drawn in this box… From Nathan Gibbs.
The weather →
Never start with a weather lede…ah, screw it! The weather has been horendous these past few days - what with the rain and flooding and shifting of earth beneath us… Still, it made…
My brothers... →
…are the whitest guys I know. The Whitest Guys Dancing from Mike Ekey on Vimeo.
WatchMy cousin and her kids dancing
WatchCarolyn Dances
WatchThe Whitest Guys Dancing
Laughing at your pain →
The bill for my Wicked Windmill Dunk came in the mail today. Laughing Dog heard me mutter the price tag from the ER under my breath as I read it like a MasterCard commercial. He might be…
Movie Monday →
[Spoiler alert!!] It’s a freaking stupid Orbits Gum commercial… BUT! It has Gob and Michael Bluth…I can only imagine the scorn I would get for not sharing it. “Selfish, Michael… selfish.”
Yeah, that just got shared... →
The interwebs are brimming with hostility. So today I share something a bit more on the amuse-bouche side of thing… I did this 90 percent for the dog… 10 percent for the kid…
PR Day at The K →
PRSA Day at The K from Mike Ekey on Vimeo. Mike Swanson, The Royals Public Relation chief is passionate about what he does … but then again I guess that is like being…
WatchPRSA Day at The K
By the pool. →
By The Pool from Mike Ekey on Vimeo. This was going to be a video about the first weekend at the pool over the Memorial Day weekend… instead I went to the emergency …
The system is down... →
Blogger was having issues today, so instead you get a strange story of something that happened to me several weeks ago…tough. There is a reason I do not get invited to fancy secret…
WatchBy The Pool
May 2010
6 posts
Max →
My dog Max is 15-years-old. He is a pure Sheltie — papers and all. We, of course, shave him each month — teddy bear cut — and never pinched his ears. He likes it. He prances and acts like a…
CoCo! CoCo! CoCo! →
Conan O’Brien unleashed his pale white comedy on the Midland Theater Sunday night. Conan, along with The Band, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Andy, Masturbating Bear and the Chuck Norris…
Movie Monday →
Because the people in Iowa have discovered this internet thing… Not only is this my favorite Starship song — yes, I have a favorite — but the person behind this video even got…
The last week of school →
It’s the last week of school here… well, technically Finals Week.
The distinction is important since it means campus is a deserted wasteland as students ninja their way into classrooms…