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January 02, 2008
TOO LATE Week Three! Plus Commentary!
Luxury shopping in a pig farm! An honest politician who may be a liar! Jazz fans! All of this and more in this week's installment of TOO LATE!
Commentary on this week's installment after the cut!
People say 'plaza' two ways here in town. Some say 'plah-zuh' and others like myself say 'pla-zuh'. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason behind why some say it one way and others say it another, but I've always been amused by it. No one actually calls it 'The Country Club Plaza', though, except for their own advertising. I don't think there's an actual country club located there, but I could be wrong.
The Plaza is one of those places where you go on a date, but most people I know can't actually afford to shop there. It's mostly a bunch of snooty people who frequent the district, called 'Plaza People'. They're fairly notorious for not just walking right out in front of your car, but if you're on foot, trying to run you over. My girlfriend lived there for a while, and Alderman Hannigan's apartment is based on hers, especially the view that we'll see in a later installment. I don't think she ran anyone over.
The Plaza is of course most well-known for the big Christmas lighting ceremony done every Thanksgiving. If you see pictures of Kansas City at Christmas time, you're probably seeing pictures of the Plaza. There's a big to-do made about the ceremony, but essentially it's just someone flipping a switch, the lights come on, and the crowd goes "Yay."
And it's all built on a former pig farm.
Posted by Schamberger at January 2, 2008 09:03 AM