Two Dudes Visiting KC For a Weekend
So my best buddy is gonna visit me in the heartland.
Lil background…. We both lived and worked in NYC for about 15 years in the film/tv industry. In that world, you run into a million faces, but you also run into many of the same faces and it becomes a very small world, of sorts. Through so many shows, we became buddies. And we’ve actually probably become closer friends since we both left NYC. Him going to BC, me going back to Kansas. He traveled to KC along with a couple other very close friends to KC in 2015 for the Astros series. We lost game one, won game two and the four of us had a great time, and they basically joined me on the trip simply to see me be happy about this unique event! Fast forward a couple weeks, and it’s the Mets/Royals in the World Series. My buddy asks me, of all people, if I’d like to join him for Game 5. Buddy is a Mets fan. He could’ve asked a million other people. But he asked me. I was pretty overwhelmed. We had standing room tix, and watched the game as Matt Harvey carved up the Royals until our boys in blue tied it up in the 9th and then the rest is history. So there’s some prologue…. Now we’re both nine years older, and we’re gonna try to be “kids” again. Taking in some weekend baseball, adult beverages, etc… There’s a few spots I have in mind to check out, but I’d like to see some thoughts, suggestions from the locals. I’m certain to get some easy bad jokes here, and I’m prepared, so if you’re gonna joke about two middle aged buddies seeing each other for the first time in about two years, at least make it good. Otherwise, gimme some suggestions. Negro League HOF, Boulevard Brewery, Joe’s, Fiorella’s, Gates, Arthur Bryant’s is covered. Those are obvious. |
The WWI museum is on my list.
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Watch your cornhole bud. ;)
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Hit up Totally Nude Temptations before the Royals demolish it.
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What happens in the heartland stays in the heartland
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Lulz cringey...then i read the tagline above your av
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Hit the crossroads...it apparently was the birthplace of the renaissance.
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Find a huge rock, a bridge, and a murano passing by underneath
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Take a stroll down Troost
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A lot of the posters that turn this into a gay thing only do it because they don't actually have friends and feel the need to tear others down!
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Three cool dudes looking for other cool dudes who wanna hang out in Kansas City. Nothing sexual. Fitness encouraged. If you’re fat, you should be able to find humor in the little things. Again, nothing sexual.
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No late night, after close the bar waffle house visit?
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The possum poo festival in Wyatt Kansas. Just because one plays dead doesn't mean it leans one sexual orientation or the other
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WW1 museum that was mentioned, I also like the Negro Baseball museum.
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As I read the OP, I wondered how long it would take for someone to post a homo joke. 2nd reply. LMAO
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Gay
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Prime Social Rooftop for drinks and food. Definitely recommend.
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J Rieger's
Knuckleheads Outlaw Cigar & Brewery Fahrenheit 325 BBQ |
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So Gabby is short for Gabriel? Not that there is anything wrong with that:hump:
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What is considered middle age? When does that start?
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Buddy's name is Ben Dover
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Mind if I join and make it a 3 some?
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Hit up Missie B's!
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I wouldn't waste your time on Arthur Bryant's...shit has gone way downhill.
If you like whiskey, check out West Bottoms Whiskey Co downtown and do a tour. Good cocktails to have before/after. Tour takes about 30 minutes and includes a few pours of some of the stuff they are working on. |
City Market, there are lots of places to eat and drink. If you like museums, there is also a very nice riverboat museum there.
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Crossroads. Hit up Updown & the breweries. Then take the streetcar and head down to P&L area or Zoo Bar a few blocks over if you don't want to deal with douchebags
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What about 1537, it whatever the new Mahomes Kelce place is? Or is that open yet?
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Super weird to go into threads that aren't about a person and throw stones at a person. Dude is mentally ill. |
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0-19 Kid 20-39 Adult 40-59 Middle age 60+ Elderly :shrug: |
BKS makes the best beer in KC. They are pretty hipster, so wouldn't judge you two making out. Being gay is so on trend these days
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Chicken N Pickle in NKC, it has Pickleball courts, Shuffleboard, and Cornhole boards for activities to do. Also a nice selection of food.
https://chickennpickle.com/ |
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Taps on Main (even though I think it's owned by a Bills fan)
Oak & Steel The Belfry |
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10 bucks says they go to Applebys for dinner
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If you want to visit the haunts of a famous whiskey drinker... it is Thomas Hart Benton House & Studio (he famously taught his pupil, Jackson Pollock to drink). Raise a toast to a 20th-century master! https://mostateparks.com/park/thomas...-historic-site |
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Definitely check out Missy B's. It's a biker bar, so wear lots of leather...
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The Blue Oyster has the best salad bar
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2 for 20 or 3 for me?
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I’m going to get downthumbed because this place is full of the recently defined elderly, but you should skip Gates and AB’s and go somewhere that is actually good.
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You and Gabe will surely have a romantic day at Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens. Then cap it off with a visit to Sidekicks Saloon on Main Street in midtown.
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Slap's BBQ in KCK. Right off of I-70 on Central.
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Since you have film industry history, a bit of local film history to check out.
Kansas City had a film row, center of film distribution, for decades and some of the buildings are still there. I don't know of any official walking tours or anything but there is a map and history here if you are looking for a reason to walk around a little between meals. https://flatlandkc.org/curiouskc/kan...-to-hollywood/ And the beautiful downtown library shows classic and other movies in the old bank vault. Pretty good experience, and in summer they show movies on the rooftop. https://kclibrary.org/calendar/movie-china-syndrome |
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Sounds very gay
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Hahaha... jesus... so this turned out about how I expected. CP really knows how to deliver when there's low hanging fruit...
At any rate, I do appreciate some of the suggestions. I only mentioned Arthur Bryants and Gates because I know the reputation, I've been there before, and I've seen the decline. We won't be hitting those up. Though Joes and Fiorella's are always in play. Would like to explore a new bbq joint though, if anyone has a suggestion. Any good Indian, Thai, Italian or steakhouses that I don't know about? Figured we'd go to the Negro Leauges museum, City Market, Boulevard Brewery and maybe the WWI Museum. But I like the idea of the whiskey suggestions. What are the better jazz clubs? I've heard there are some after hours joints that might be worth checking out. Thanks again for all the suggestions. It's gonna be difficult making time for everything, between all the hedonistic gay sex, but hopefully we'll manage. |
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Majestic Steakhouse doesn’t have THE best steak in town, but very good. Downtown with classic Jazz era ambiance.
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People have known AB's and scream at a honkey have been shitty for years
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