Be Careful This Weekend

Happy Friday people! Think twice before you hug someone this weekend.

My Morning Conversation

Customer: I love your store. Is this the only location?

Me: Yes, but we had a store downtown for three years before this location.

Customer: Oh cool, like around The Plaza?

Me: No, like downtown.

Customer: I don’t get up to Westport too often.

Me: No, like downtown, downtown.

Customer: Ohhhh… (confused look).

Me: Uh huh.

I love Kansas City.*

*not really

An Article for Mike

I just kept thinking about Crabb reading this article and snickering like a school boy. Happy Friday people!

Taking It to the Next Level

I’ve always loved to cook. After my mother passed away when I was a teenager, my father and I spent hours cooking wierd, but good, concoctions (bulgar wheat buffalo burgers with carmelized onions).

I look at cooking as more of an escape from my crazy life of owning a business and three kids, than just getting something cooked to eat. I get in the kitchen and I’m suddenly relaxed.

2008 had some mind-blowing meals: Indian Curry Chicken, Tarragon Garlic Burgers, Portobello Quesadillas with homemade pico, Curry Lamb Kabobs and my new favorite, Braised Rosemary Lamb with Roasted Fingerling Potatoes.

My wife surprised me with a cook book from Spain, 1080 Recipes, for Christmas. It won’t be the easiest cook book to follow (they assume you already know some things), but I’m excited to dig in.

Once a get a few meals down, who wants to come over for dinner? Just bring wine. Lots of wine.

Andrew Bird | NYTIMES

Head over to the NYTIMES for a little article, video and musical sneak peek from Andrew Bird and his forthcoming album Useless Creatures.

Found

Best customer reviews….ever!

Hang Tight

Sorry for the absence of posts. Life has been a little busy the past two months: birth of third child, the holidays, owning a retail business during the holidays, the POC,  you know, the usual.

A few things that have been making me smile recently. (1) listening to old Tears for Fears and Weezer albums, (2) doing/planning lots of oil paintings, (3) in the middle of planning a very long family vacation in May to the beach, and (4) everyone in my growing family is finally getting over being sick.

New music coming your way and other little goodies.

Hello! Show, Tonight

My friend Tad Carpenter and fellow artist Dan Padavic are having a sweet art show tonight at the old Habitat Shoe Store space at 1800 Baltimore in the Crossroads. They specialize in wood prints, concert posters and other amazing goods.  Perfect gifts for the holidays. Please come check it out. The show runs through December28th.

Sam Billen | Merry Christmas

Good Christmas music is hard to find. In steps Lawrence, KS singer/songwriter Sam Billen with the aptly titled album Merry Christmas. Acoustic and falsetto harmonies await you. The best part? It’s free at Habitat Shoe Boutique. That’s right people. Giving it away. Stop by and get you a copy. Start a fire, sip on some brandy egg nog and think of Jesus for a change.

New Music (to me)

: Mr. Scruff – start with track 5

: Tobacco

: Dri

: The Modern Art

: Ane Brun – start with To Let Myself Go

: Naughty Nites – the song Action Man was written for the Lardawg

: This Dynamic