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Monday, November 2, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
WOMEN GETTING MUDDY ONCE AGAIN: MUD WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS CONTINUE
WOMEN GETTING MUDDY ONCE AGAIN: MUD WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS CONTINUE
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter
MORE MUD WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP PHOTOS A
Battle for the championship goes on...down and dirty in Kansas City, Missouri............
Saturday, August 1, 2009
THE NEXT PRESIDENT?
Despite any rumors that might be circulating about running as a candidate for President in the next election, I hereby refute such rumors, at least temporarily. Due to the lack of the multi-million dollar entrance fees required, I, like millions of other qualified and spirited Americans who are totally qualified to become President, will have to deny myself this desire to enter public service at this point in time.
If and when I should receive the financial backing required, I will weigh my options carefully, possibly making further comments on national public radio or network or cable television. Let me further state that there is not a shadow of doubt in my mind that I would make a great President and would take my oath to protect and preserve the Constitution with sincere reverence and respect.
If I had to announce a campaign platform within the next five minutes, I am prepared. My campaign would be founded on the fact that less government is the better government and that as a government our main priority is promoting more freedom among the ciizens rather than less freedom.
My promise not to try and control the masses would be based on my confidence that Americans have reached the level where they realize that one's mind will only grow brighter with increased freedoms that will challenge their abilities to become independent of government control.
If and when I should receive the financial backing required, I will weigh my options carefully, possibly making further comments on national public radio or network or cable television. Let me further state that there is not a shadow of doubt in my mind that I would make a great President and would take my oath to protect and preserve the Constitution with sincere reverence and respect.
If I had to announce a campaign platform within the next five minutes, I am prepared. My campaign would be founded on the fact that less government is the better government and that as a government our main priority is promoting more freedom among the ciizens rather than less freedom.
My promise not to try and control the masses would be based on my confidence that Americans have reached the level where they realize that one's mind will only grow brighter with increased freedoms that will challenge their abilities to become independent of government control.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Full Pipe
FATHER AND SON SKATEBOARDING IN A SEWER PIPE WITHOUT THE SEWAGE. JUST HAVING SOME FUN ON A SUNNY DAY. THE ECHOES WERE LOUD, RIGHT?
Thursday, May 21, 2009
A TRIBUTE TO KANSAS CITY
Blue lights along 14th Street welcomed fans to Kansas City's Power and Light district during the first two rounds of the NCAA men's basketball tournament in March 2009. The district's namesake, the Kansas City Power and Light Building, was completed in 1931 and remains a prominent part of the city's skyline.
Uploaded by Jonathan Pobre on 14 May 09, 10.26PM PDT
THIS IS ONE EXCELLENT TRIBUTE TO KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, THE EDITOR
Uploaded by Jonathan Pobre on 14 May 09, 10.26PM PDT
THIS IS ONE EXCELLENT TRIBUTE TO KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, THE EDITOR
Monday, May 18, 2009
GREAT PLACE FOR DAY TRIP BY R.L. HUFFSTUTTER
GREAT DESTINATION FOR A SATURDAY OR SUNDAY DAY TRIP BY R.L. HUFFSTUTTER
BARN CONSTRUCTED USING METHODS AND SUPPLIES AVAILABLE DURING EARLY TO MID 1800S. THIS BARN STANDS IN HODGE PARK, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI. IT IS PART OF A VILLAGE THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY VOLUNTEERS AND THE CLAY COUNTY PARKS DEPARTMENT IN THE LATE 1960S. TODAY, THERE ARE MORE THAN A DOZEN AUTHENTIC "PIONEER" DWELLINGS FOR ENJOYMENT OF VISITORS. A SCHOOL HOUSE, A CHURCH, A STORE, A CEMETERY, A JAIL, SPRING HOUSE AND AUTHENTIC LOG CABINS SERVE AS EXAMPLES OF FRONTIER VILLAGES. A MILL WITH A WATER WHEEL IS ONE OF THE MAJOR ATTRACTIONS. DURING SUMMER MONTHS, NUMEROUS AMERICAN ACTIVITIES ARE SCHEDULED. THE LOCATION IS ALSO THE SITE FOR A TWO DAY CIVIL WAR BATTLE REENACTMENT. HODGE PARK IS LARGE WITH A GOLF COURSE NEARBY. BUFFALO AND ELK ARE ON SITE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE AREA, DONATED BY THE LATE DR. HODGE OF LIBERTY, MISSOURI, HAS BECOME A DAY TRIP EXPERIENCE. SECURITY IS ON SITE. HIKING TRAILS WITH STEEP EMBANKMENTS, WATER FALLS, AND THICK UNDERBRUSH MAKE IT A FAVORITE HIKING SPOT. HIKING TRAILS ARE MARKED TO PREVENT VISITORS FROM GETTING LOST.
BARN CONSTRUCTED USING METHODS AND SUPPLIES AVAILABLE DURING EARLY TO MID 1800S. THIS BARN STANDS IN HODGE PARK, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI. IT IS PART OF A VILLAGE THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY VOLUNTEERS AND THE CLAY COUNTY PARKS DEPARTMENT IN THE LATE 1960S. TODAY, THERE ARE MORE THAN A DOZEN AUTHENTIC "PIONEER" DWELLINGS FOR ENJOYMENT OF VISITORS. A SCHOOL HOUSE, A CHURCH, A STORE, A CEMETERY, A JAIL, SPRING HOUSE AND AUTHENTIC LOG CABINS SERVE AS EXAMPLES OF FRONTIER VILLAGES. A MILL WITH A WATER WHEEL IS ONE OF THE MAJOR ATTRACTIONS. DURING SUMMER MONTHS, NUMEROUS AMERICAN ACTIVITIES ARE SCHEDULED. THE LOCATION IS ALSO THE SITE FOR A TWO DAY CIVIL WAR BATTLE REENACTMENT. HODGE PARK IS LARGE WITH A GOLF COURSE NEARBY. BUFFALO AND ELK ARE ON SITE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE AREA, DONATED BY THE LATE DR. HODGE OF LIBERTY, MISSOURI, HAS BECOME A DAY TRIP EXPERIENCE. SECURITY IS ON SITE. HIKING TRAILS WITH STEEP EMBANKMENTS, WATER FALLS, AND THICK UNDERBRUSH MAKE IT A FAVORITE HIKING SPOT. HIKING TRAILS ARE MARKED TO PREVENT VISITORS FROM GETTING LOST.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
MidWest Hotel
MidWest Hotel
1925 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri. One of the few remaining Original Old Hotels that haven't been cleaned up and ruined for yuppies and corporate types
1925 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri. One of the few remaining Original Old Hotels that haven't been cleaned up and ruined for yuppies and corporate types
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
KC 12TH STREET GO GO BARS
THERE IS NOW A HOTEL WHERE THIS LINE OF INFAMOUS KC BARS KNOWN AS THE "12 TH STREET STRIP." GO GO DANCERS WERE HANGING AROUND IN THE DOORWAYS, BECKONING FOR THE CURIOUS TO COME INSIDE. IF YOU HAVE PHOTOS OF ANY OF THESE BARS, PLEASE SUBMIT THEM TO THE GROUP "KANSAS CITY BARS 1960S & 1970S. CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN OR IF YOU PREFER, REMAIN ANONYMOUS. THANKS, ROB
Monday, April 6, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
FEATHERS ALONG THE RIVERBANK...
THIS IS ONE OF MY BETTER PHOTOS. THERE IS A QUALITY ABOUT THE COLORS AND THE TEXTURE BLENDING INTO A SERENE IMAGE THAT CALMS MY MIND AND SPIRIT. YES, I AM BOASTING, BUT THAT IS OKAY. IF YOU LIKE THE PHOTO, A SIMPLE COMMENT WOULD BE GREAT.
Friday, March 6, 2009
MORE MUD WRESTLING: DOWN AND DIRTY
THE TRUE STORY SURROUNDING THE ORIGINS OF MUD WRESTLING IN JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI BY R.L.HUFFSTUTTER
MUD WRESTLING ORIGINATED IN KANSAS CITY IN APRIL OF 1950, THE YEAR OF THE BIG FLOOD. AS THE STORY GOES, TWO YOUNG WOMEN, IDA MAY SMITH (not real last name) AND BETTY JEAN BROWN (not real last name) were running from parking lot of a honky tonk called the Travelux on 24 Highway in the old area called the inner city (a term used for unincorporated areas of Jackson County at that time). To be precise, the old Travelux was on the north side of 24 highway about one quarter mile west of Wilson Road and Brookside, an area near the Mt Washington Cementery, still in operation. To be even more detailed, the Travelux was on the old trolley line that ran from Fairmount to Downtown Kansas City, Missouri. At that time in Kansas City area history, there was no karioke events in that area, just low-down country and western music. One might have heard songs current then, songs by Hank Williams like "Your Cheating Heart" and "My son calls another man Daddy," real emotionally inspired tunes. There was rain coming down and the two women were making a run for the door of the Travelux. According to rumors, both women were hurrying to meet a soldier home on leave from Korea. His name was Jim Smith (not real last name). Ida Mae had driven a 38 Ford coupe to the Traveluxe; Betty Jean had arrived in her ex-husband's 1937 Terraplane. As the story goes, during the race to the door, Ida Mae made a remark about Betty Jean's automobile. Remember, Betty Jean was the one with the Terraplane. The Terraplane was later to become a Hudson but not at that time. Exactly what Ida Mae said is not known; rumor has it that the remark was less than complimentary about the design of the auto. Hot headed and said to have been an only child before she turned 21, Betty Jean slapped Ida Mae's face. That was, according to those still alive for years after the event almost passed into the dark and dim anals of history, "when all hell broke loose." Before the two finally got into the
Traveluxe to get liquid nourishment and clean up, they had drawn quite a crowd of spectators, mostly men, except for Bertha, a barmaid. The two women cursed, spat, slapped, kicked and behaved in a manner that would not have been befitting to any women in that period of time. When it all ended, the two women realized that during their combatant activity, Jim Smith had hurried away in his father's Oldsmobile. He would later return from Korea, a decorated veteran and purchase a new Chevy Deluxe from Rost Chevrolet in Fairmount. Thus, this is the true and authentic tale about the origins of mud wrestling. By R.L. Huffstutter
MUD WRESTLING ORIGINATED IN KANSAS CITY IN APRIL OF 1950, THE YEAR OF THE BIG FLOOD. AS THE STORY GOES, TWO YOUNG WOMEN, IDA MAY SMITH (not real last name) AND BETTY JEAN BROWN (not real last name) were running from parking lot of a honky tonk called the Travelux on 24 Highway in the old area called the inner city (a term used for unincorporated areas of Jackson County at that time). To be precise, the old Travelux was on the north side of 24 highway about one quarter mile west of Wilson Road and Brookside, an area near the Mt Washington Cementery, still in operation. To be even more detailed, the Travelux was on the old trolley line that ran from Fairmount to Downtown Kansas City, Missouri. At that time in Kansas City area history, there was no karioke events in that area, just low-down country and western music. One might have heard songs current then, songs by Hank Williams like "Your Cheating Heart" and "My son calls another man Daddy," real emotionally inspired tunes. There was rain coming down and the two women were making a run for the door of the Travelux. According to rumors, both women were hurrying to meet a soldier home on leave from Korea. His name was Jim Smith (not real last name). Ida Mae had driven a 38 Ford coupe to the Traveluxe; Betty Jean had arrived in her ex-husband's 1937 Terraplane. As the story goes, during the race to the door, Ida Mae made a remark about Betty Jean's automobile. Remember, Betty Jean was the one with the Terraplane. The Terraplane was later to become a Hudson but not at that time. Exactly what Ida Mae said is not known; rumor has it that the remark was less than complimentary about the design of the auto. Hot headed and said to have been an only child before she turned 21, Betty Jean slapped Ida Mae's face. That was, according to those still alive for years after the event almost passed into the dark and dim anals of history, "when all hell broke loose." Before the two finally got into the
Traveluxe to get liquid nourishment and clean up, they had drawn quite a crowd of spectators, mostly men, except for Bertha, a barmaid. The two women cursed, spat, slapped, kicked and behaved in a manner that would not have been befitting to any women in that period of time. When it all ended, the two women realized that during their combatant activity, Jim Smith had hurried away in his father's Oldsmobile. He would later return from Korea, a decorated veteran and purchase a new Chevy Deluxe from Rost Chevrolet in Fairmount. Thus, this is the true and authentic tale about the origins of mud wrestling. By R.L. Huffstutter
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
A TOUCH OF SEVILLE IN KCMO
No, it is not a religious building; it is not the new Christian Science Reading Room; it is an authentic copy of a building in Seville, Spain. The Country Club Plaza was built as the USA's first planned shopping area and is known throughout the eleven county metro area as the "elite place to buy stuff." Seriously, it is a world famous shopping area with as much class and money as Rodeo Drive. Visit the Plaza when you get to Kansas City, Missouri.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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