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SCHLIEFKEVISION IN KANSAS:

KANSAS CITY, '04 STYLE

August 11, 2004 - It's weird, this is now the twelfth straight year I've stepped inside the city limits of K-Town.  Twelve years removed from my young, brash self exploring the grounds of the Kansas City Art Institute for the first time, my older, brash self made the rounds through town, rumbling through the world's best barbecue, changing museums, and spending a fair amount of time exploring one of the most intriguing downtowns I have ever haunted.  I also stared down the ghosts of my past from KCAI (sometimes pushed into them by friends) and saw old friends, made new ones, and somehow avoided the experience of changing my first diaper. 

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FAMILY LIFE 2
 

The air was unseasonably cool, a totally welcome change of pace from Austin's heat and humidity.  Wearing jeans on most days, I joked about packing long sleeves and sweaters, and probably should have.  The trip was tremendous - good times all around, joking with old friends, meeting Presidential candidates, charting the growth and changes of Kansas City, and having a few beers here or there. 

And without further ado, here's a slew of links that should flesh out the week it was, August 4 - 11, 2004:

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WESTPORT 1
Mad dog, mad girls,
and some subtle shirt switching

KERRY
Kerry meets Schliefke.
Schliefke commands respect.

K-TOWN
A walk through downtown
filled with buildings with old souls

KC FOOD
BBQ, Italian, sandwiches,
heaven on earth is a full stomach in KC

FAMILY LIFE
Little Bear,
all grown up

KCAI
A visit to the old
alma mater

ARTHUR BRYANT'S
Just the best BBQ on the planet,
read how it went down

WESTPORT 2
More Mad Dog,
more mad drinking

FAMILY LIFE 2
More pictures of the little one