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Jay Kerner

Publisher/Button Buyer

A buddy of mine is a real belly-acher.

You know the type. His alert system ne-tuned for any and all transgres-

sions, real or imagined.

From politicians of every stripe, to the guy at the convenience store , every-

bodys trying to get over on him. Everybodys got an angle.

Each year when summer rolls around, I know Ill get to hear his rants on theTrails West Festival.

Most folks around here, at least those whose feet touch the oor when theysit, remember the controversy.

Organizers got some funding to put on the rst one, as part of St. Josephs

sesquicentennial. The free festival had food, art, and three nights of fairly bigname entertainers. It was a huge hit. In fact it did so well they did it again the

next year. Before long it was a tradition, and a highlight of a lot of St. Joe fam-ily summers.

But along in there somewhere, organizers gured out that the numbers

worked pretty well when you start with grant money. Not nearly as well, with-

out. Change was needed.

They started selling buttons to get in. That riled up a lot of folks, but themain issue was the fence.

Ringing the whole park. And were talking about a fence where you cant

even see in. I think the feeling of many in the community can be summed upin the classic words from the 5 Man Electrical Band, So you put up a fence to

keep me out, and to keep Mother Nature in. If God was here, hed tell you toyour face, man, youre some kind of sinner!

But most people I run with just bought the button. I mean really! A fewmeasly bucks for multiple headliners?

Ill admit, I probably grumbled a bit at rst. But my razor sharp noggin did

some quick ggerin. I looked at the roster that year and picked the one act Idmost regret missing. Then I looked up their tour schedule online. I could pay $5

(back then) to see them at Trails West, or I could pay like 10 x that, to see them afew nights earlier or later, in Omaha, Des Moines, or wherever the next stop is.

Its just that simple.Or at least it should be.

Unfortunately there will always be knuckleheads like my buddy. Hasnt

been to Trails West since they put up the fence. Hes teaching them a lesson.Hes missed Taylor Swift, Joe Bonnamassa, and Martina McBride. He stayed

home for Loverboy, ELO and the Band Perry. I could name the dozens of other

names hes snubbed but I imagine you get the point.While yours truly as well as most everybody else in town has enjoyed the

biggest and best event this city has to offer, hes sat on his porch sulking in self-righteousness.

Well I wonder what his beefll be this year. Because Trails West has madea couple of major changes.

Number one, Sunday is now free. Yep, they still have the buttons, and I still

encourage everyone who can to buy one. At $8 in advance and $10 at the door,its still the best entertainment value in town. But if your personal economics

doesnt allow, or if youre like my buddy, and your persnickety personality

wont allow it, come on Sunday before 1pm and you dont need one. Stay aslong as you like, but if you leave, you have to have one to get back in.

I love it!

I bet they sell more buttons than ever, and I bet their overall numbers arehigher yet. A better festival for the organizers and the vendors, means they can

keep doing it at a high level.The TW brain trust also decided to do away with the hated food tickets this

year. No more standing in line for tickets, then standing in another for grub.Everybodys taking cash.

So I raise my Regular Joe mug to the Allied Arts Association for listening to

the community and making some wonderful changes to the festival. And nal-

ly, thanks for making my buddy shut up once and for all. At least on this subject.

Well see you at Trails West Aug. 15-17th at City Center Park. Get moredetails at www.stjoearts.org.

My Buddy Should Shut Up and Buy a Button(Or at Least, Shut Up) Violinist and per-

cussionist needed to complete trio with guitar.

If interested call or text (816) 262-5963. (Seri-

ous inquiries only.

Dear Joe,

The St. Joseph Public Library is offering

classes for the beginning computer user during themonth of August at the Downtown Library, 927

Felix Street. Classes include basic computers andbasic internet.

Reference Librarian, Crystal Stuck, is teach-ing Basic Computers on Monday, August 4th at

3:00 p.m. and Basic Internet on Monday, August

11th at 3:00 p.m. The classes are free, but space islimited and sign-up is required. For more informa-

tion or to register call the Reference Department at232-8151.

For information on other programs offered atthe library visit the website http://sjpl.lib.mo.us .

Dear Joe,

The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art has a

fun evening planned with quilt and fabric design

artist, Tula Pink! The event will be held

next Wednesday, August 6th from 4:30-7:00 pm.

About The CoverWe caught this group at Parties on the Park-

way. The dogs are huge fans of Maria the Mexican.

The crowd loved them too.

Dear Joe,

Contact The Regular Joe

816-617-5850

[email protected]. Box 1304 St. Joseph, Mo. 64502

Read us online

www.theregularjoepaper.com


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Kyriana Foster

Author Stephenie Meyer became nationally recognized for her super-

natural vampire series Twilight. After four books and ve movies, the Twilightseries became a global pop trend for quite a few years. In the shadow of the

Twilight franchises success, Meyer also published a novel of its own weight.

The Host is a stand-alone novel. At 619 pages, the story is pretty con-

tained in itself. In a slightly futuristic Earth, an alien race known as Souls has

the ability to take over the human mind and control the human body. Despitethe Animorph-esque theme, these Souls actually have good intentions for

Earth. They see how humans are destroying the planet and each other,

and by taking over the planet they create a peaceful, harmonious planet.There are humans are resisting the alien invasion, however, and they are

hiding out in various parts of the United States.The story focuses on a Soul named Wanderer. She was born on

the Souls home planet, and she has lived a single life on every singleplanet the Souls have colonized. Eight different existences in eight very

different worlds, but she is dissatised by and not attached to any of

those planets. She travels to Earth and takes on the body of MelanieStryder, one of the resistant humans. Instead of disappearing under Wan-

derers control, as is the norm, Melanie retains her consciousness, and

Wanderer and Melanie share the space inside the bodys head.

Though at rst distrustful, Melanie slowly lets Wanderer know

the details of her past: she has a younger brother, Jamie, and a man sheloves, Jared, who were on the run with her when she was caught. Theywere all three headed to a safe place for humans owned by Jamie and

Melanies uncle out in the New Mexico desert. After having so many

emotion-driven memories forced on her, Wanderer begins to have herown kind of love for both of the boys, and the two decide to work to-

gether to nd Jared and Jamie.

After almost dying of dehydration on the four-day trek to UncleJebs land, the crew of human survivors nds Wanderer/Melanie and

decides to save her. The rest of the novel circulates around Wanderers

ght to t in with this ragtag band of humans and nd her place in their

small society.

The whole novel circulates around this idea of needing to t in

somewhere. Eight different planets Wanderer had lived on, and she wasbeginning to think shed never nd a planet that would pull it to her

fully. In addition to trying to nd her place in Jebs secret home, Wanderer is

just trying to discover her place and purpose in the universe.And that is what makes the story: even an alien, someone who has s een

more of the universe than most humans ever will, still has a hard time settlingdown and deciding what to do with herself. It can take lifetimes and millions of

miles to nd the right place for yourself, but it will be worth it in the end.Dr. Robert Corder

For most of the Civil War, N.W. Missouri hadbeen spared the large-scale destruction and carnage

that occurred almost exclusively east of the Missis-

sippi River. Some might argue, however, that gue-

rilla depredations and the effects of General Order

11 in August 1863 left the Missouri border countiesof Bates, Cass, Jackson and Vernon worse off than

if there had been large-scale engagements of North

and South combatants. Be that as it may, large scale

warfare was to remind Missourians what had beenhappening in the rest of the nation beyond St. Louisfor the previous 3 years.

In the fall of 1864, General Sterling Prce, fromthe safety of Arkansas, assembled and planned to

take his army of 12,000 back into Missouri in orderto obtain much needed supplies, recruit additional

soldiers, and generally disrupt the Union hold on the

border state. In doing so, his ultimate goals would beto get Missouri to join the south and open a second

front in the West. He also hoped that a confederate

victory would prevent Lincoln from being re-electedand accelerate an end to the war with conditions fa-

vorable to the South.Price intended a counter clock-wise movement

through the state with his rst objective, taking theUnion arsenal at Ptosi. Then attack, and perhaps take

St. Louis. If unable to complete those objectives, he

planned to head upstream along the Missouri Rivertoward Jeff City and then Westport.

Advance scouts of the Southern Army in Ar-

kansas came to our area in early May 1864. Theirintent was to recruit additional troops to help dis-

rupt the Northern response to the impending inva-

sion of Sterling Prices army in the fall. Finally a

force of about 200 bushwackers and Paw Paws were

organized by Col. John Caldwell Calhoun Thorton,a former lawyer from St. Joseph. Paw Paws were

previously captured rebels who wore the Union blue

in order to avoid prison. Many Paw Paws gladly

changed back into butternut and joined the invasion

force. These forces captured Parkville on the 7th ofJuly. The Paw Paw force there gave no resistance.

Thorton then sent a demand for surrender to Platte

City which capitulated again with no resistance on

the 8th. These forces set re to several businesses in

Platte City marked as being Northern sympathizers.

Most of the garrison of Paw Paws changed their al-legiance back to the South, hence the term Paw Pawrebellion.

Meanwhile, General Curtis commanding theNorthern forces in Northwest Missouri was moving

troops north from Ft. Leavenworth and Westport.

The second Colorado regiment under Gen. Rose -

crans (after whom our airport is named) directed

those troops to occupy Weston. This

newly minted force of Thortons

evacuated Platte City and moved to

Camden Point on the 12th. Later, inCamden Point, these forces were cel-

ebrating the sack of Platte City with apicnic, when they were surprised by

a pro-North cavalry from Ft. Leaven-worth and soldiers from the Colorado

15th. The attack routed Thortons forcewhich was encamped north of Camden

Point. Only a handful of casualties

were sustained by both sides. All-in-

all, about 24 confederates were killedand ve Paw Paws were executed for

their participation in the event.The commanding colonel from

Ft. Leavenworth ordered that Camden

Point be leveled for aiding in the insurrection. Theonly building that wasnt destroyed was the church

of the same denomination that his wife attended in

Leavenworth. One assumes that the soldiers who

changed sides were executed because of treason.The bushwhackers dispersed back into the country-

side to ght another time.

Footnote: This author attempted to locate the

battle of Camden Point in December of last year.

It is not marked by any signage, however, I suspect

that it occurred just north of the city as the rebel deadare buried in a Southern cemetery on a low hillwest of the main artery as you travel north about a

half mile out of town.

Battle of Camden Point July 13, 1864

(aka The Paw Paw Rebellion)

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Jay Kerner

You have to pity poor Thomas Crapper. Here he goes and invents improve-

ments for the modern ush toilet and the public forever links his name withscatological humor.

As unfair as this seems, Id like to suggest a similar fate for the inventorof the micro-chip. You know, those tiny wafer-thin electronic components that

operate everything around us. Complex functions that used to require transform-

ers, transistors, resistors and who knows what-all, are now carried out by a little

deal smaller than a postage stamp.

Technology, created to make devices smaller and smaller, has so de-valued

itself, that disposable versions are now embedded in greeting cards. A cute pic -

ture and a heartfelt message are no longer enough. Now youre not sending the

very best, unless your card opens to 8 seconds ofBad to the Bone, or You are the

Sunshine of my Life.But if you really want an example of the proliferation of these insidious

devices, spend some time with small children and their toys.

Take stuffed animals. From Teddy Bears to Gingham Dogs and Calico

Cats, a little cloth, some stufng and a couple of button-eyes used to be the stan-

dard. Not any more, boy! Today, everything talks, plays music or both!

The stick horse whinnies. The rubber duck quacks. Even a simple rattleisnt simple anymore. Instead of a hollow handle lled with beads, were now

talking about a fully integrated shaking system, with multicolored LED lights, 16

different voice options and 99 assorted rhythms programmed in.Child care providers from earlier generations were forced to read story

books. Now the books read themselves to you. A coloring book and a box ofcrayons provided hours of activity and promoted artistic expression. Todays

digital versions color themselves when you pass the light wand over them. Nomess and heck, you cant go outside the lines, even if you want to. Hit send

and automatically distribute the nished product to the refrigerator art app on

grandma and grandpas smart phones.The toy box speaks several languages. There has to be a switch some-

where, but apparently only the baby knows where it is. Hola!, it says, whenyou lift the lid. But sometimes Bonjour!

The baby laptop senses my presence and starts its loop of classical (no

royalties to pay) tunes. Frere Jacques seems to be a popular choice. Are you

sleeping? Are you sleeping, brother John, brother John? Heck no! Nobodys

sleeping with all this racket!The sensor in the plastic snail picks up the light and sound from the Activ-

ity and Learning Desk. Which sets off the Little Princess keyboard. Pretty soontheyre all going at once, egging each other on.

Camptown Races, in a mashup with Jimmy Crack Corn and a generous

helping of Shell be Comin Round the Mountin! Its an aural onslaught.And its not just the toys. Kids toothbrushes talk and play music. So do

their potty chairs.

Im sorry, but I guess Im just an old fogey. I worry about this trend. Why

do you need a musical potty? I fear for future generations who wont be able to

perform without it. I picture a row of dudes at the urinal, all humming variationsof Polly Wolly Doodle before they can do their business.

So I blame you Robert Noyce. I know you were merely advancing the sci-

ence. Its what we do.But science has responsibilities too. Remember Jurassic Park?

I sit here in the nursery, as the toys

perform independently, and realize Im

essentially superuous to the whole op-

eration. Except for replacing batteries.

Noyce Pollution


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Isobel McGowan

The local and national historic district of Hall Street boasts some exceptional

examples of Victorian Gilded Age architecture, and the area is currently enjoy-

ing a renaissance of interest and restoration activity. On Saturday July 12 from8:00am to 10:00am a coalition of neighbors, business owners, and community

leaders came together to uncover a section of historic herringbone-brick side -

walk along Hall Street that had become buried by years of soil accumulation and

overgrown with weeds.The herringbone sidewalks,

when cleaned and maintained, will be-

come a point of pride on our historic

streetscape, says resident Isobel Mc-

Gowan, who owns and operates theShakespeare Chateau Inn & Gardens

bed-and-breakfast and wedding/event

venue. Im very excited to see the re-

stored sidewalks! At the corner of Ninth

and Hall Streets, these walkways repre -

sent the front door to the historic dis-

trict, she adds.

The dig on Saturday was spon-

sored by the Shakespeare Chateau Inn

& Gardens, the Hall Street HistoricDistrict, Museum Hill Neighborhood

Association, and a group of volunteerswho call themselves HerringBONE

DIGGERS. Weve restored a number

of historic sidewalks in other neighbor-

hoods, but this is the rst time weve

been on Hall Street, saysBrenda Reilly, the found-

er of the group. It suremakes a difference to the

appearance of the wholestreet when the sidewalks

are cleaned and kept up.

Participants in the digsaid that although the work

was hot and dirty, clearingthe weeds and soil went

faster than expected. Inabout two hours, a section

of brick walkway about 100

feet long and 8 feet widewas cleared. Two pickup

trucks hauled away the soil

and vegetation, and depos-

ited it in an area offered by a neighbor who needed clean ll dirt. All the wayaround, a win-win-win situation!

After the outside work was done, the doors of the Shakespeare Chateau were

opened to offer refreshments to the volunteer crew. More sections of sidewalk

will be targeted for cleanup soon!

98

Woods & Bruce ElectricNo job too small!

David Bruce, Master Electrician

816-617-1152

Digging for Brick Sidewalks


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Buffalo Bar 5th& FelixSat Aug. 9th Matt Stillwell 7pm.

Cafe Acoustic 2605 FrederickALL SHOWS @9:30pm unless listed otherwise.

Aug 1st Fires of EDEN.

Aug 2nd Cartographer, Respond in Blood,Apothcary

Aug 6 OPEN MIC hosted by Russell TAug 8 Dr Cotton & Whisket 4 the Lady

Aug 9 DREK & Fires of EdenAug 13 OPEN MIC hosted by Russell T

Aug 16 Until the Worlds End !

Aug 20 OPEN MIC hosted by Russell T

Aug 21 Tom Mayeld sings the BeatlesAug 22 9 PennyAug 23 Automatic Snatch

Aug 27 OPEN MIC hosted by Russell T

Aug 29 For the Broken & Devil & the SouthernFellowship

Aug 30 opener-Marty Serroque, The Empty Pockets

Eagles Lodge North BeltSaturday, Aug 2, Ranger.Saturday, Aug 9th Revd Up

Saturday, Aug 23rd Dixie Cadillac

Saturday, Aug 30th Friends

First Ward HouseSt. Joe Ave & GrandFri 8/1 Money For NothinSat 8/2 the SouveneersSat 8/9 The StylesSat 8/16 Scruffy & The Janitors, Dsoedean, Westerners 9:30pmFri 8/22 Casey Brett

Magoons Deli 8th & LocustFri 8/1 Bugsy MaughSat 8/2 Huffman & ForneyThurs 8/7 Jason RileyFri 8/8 The Iris ProjectSat 8/9 Big Harry & the Back Alley Blues Band

Thurs 8/14 Rockin JakeFri 8/15 Hector AnchondoSat 8/16 Danny RiceWed 8/20 Andy FrascoThurs 8/21 Jeff LuxFri 8/22 the MotorsSat 8/23 Brody Buster & DsodeanThurs 8/28 Ben Green & sonFri 8/29 SouveneersSat 8/30 Levee Town

Lucky Tiger 8th & FrancisFirst Saturday August 2nd

Live music all afternoon w/ Gastown

Lamps and 3rd Wounded Man

Shoppes at North Village2 - The Brody Buster Band - Blues9 - Candace Evans - Jazz

16 - Flyzone - Blues

23 - Rob Lumbard - Blues & Folk30 - Blue Moon Trio - Oldies

Coleman Hawkins Park

8th & FelixImagine Eleven Concert Series

Sun Aug 3rd The Elders Sun Aug 10th E7

JoeStock Music Festival Aug 29-31st

33 bands over 3 days. Its St. Josephs biggest mu-sic event! See the whole schedule at www.stjoseph-

musicfoundation.org.

Jay Kerner

Publisher/Concert Goer

Ive been lucky enough to have seen a lot of my

musical icons in person over the years. I missed the

Beatles but caught Paul a couple times. Ive seenmultiple shows from the Stones, Pink Floyd, and

both Whos, (The Guess and The).Ive seen Tony Bennett and Frank Zappa. (Not

together, but I bet it would have rocked!)I could ll a column with all the famous names,

but for the sake of argument, lets say that Ive seen

the vast majority of the contemporary artists of mytime.

At this point, I pretty much only go if its an

artist on my icon list that I havent caught for what-ever reason. Opportunity hasnt always aligned witheconomics.

Anyway, we heard Willie Nelson was coming.

Love Willie! (Who doesnt love Willie?) But Idnever seen him in person.

Bought his 8-tracks, cassettes, albums and cds.Played bad versions of his hits on my guitar for cap-

tive audiences in times of bad weather. (Imagine

eyes of every color, crying in the rain.)I was looking forward to the show before I

talked to my nephew over the Fourth holiday. Hed

caught the tour at Radio City Music Hall and came

away less than impressed.

I didnt believe it. I gured a kid his age, (40)just couldnt appreciate the older artist. Willies 81

for gosh sake. You cant go in expecting the RedHeaded Stranger. He existed in an earlier time,

pressed into wax and preserved in analog for our au-ral and (for some) spiritual enjoyment.

The Willie that took the stage the other night

was somebodys grey headed uncle. The one yourealways worried will trip over something in your liv-

ing room and break a hip.I immediately thought back to meeting Levon

Helm of The Band after a KC show a couple of sum-

mers back. Hed surrounded himself with a killer

band and only had to sing the rst couple of words

to the bigger hits. He saved his wind while the audi-

ence screamed out the lyrics in mass. He was a tired,

sick old man, driving down the rock and roll highwaytill the very last mile. I wasnt surprised at all when I

heard hed passed only a few months later.

The similarity hit home with Willies openingnumber, Whiskey River, maybe the quintessential

Nelson tune. Except tonight hes doing it an octave

lower than youre used to hearing it, and he talksmost of the lines instead of singing them.

Lots of artists with extensive catalogues semi-satisfy their loyal fan bases with a medley like the

one Willie offered up. No crime in that. The prob-

lem was hearing all your old favorites done at somuch less than the way they live in your head and in

your heart.

The crowd cut him a bunch of slack. They

helped him out by singing along to almost every -thing. On the ever popular, Mamas Dont Let Your

Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys, all he really had to

sing was Mamas. The crowd did therest..

His guitar playing always had a

unique improvisational style. The n-gers still seem pretty nimble, but often heseemed to drift away in the moment, leav-

ing his bandmates scrambling to anticipate

his uctuating timing.It made me sad.

It was like the ancient skeletal ball-players in uniform for Old Timers Day.

Its nice to cheer for them again, but put-

ting them in the batters box just seemscruel.

Maybe he needs the cash. I thoughthe got straight with the IRS but who

knows? If this show is any indication, hes

still raking it in. The place was packed and

the line for the T-shirts was crazy. The most popular

choice, the one with the logo for the Willie Nelson

strain of high-end medical (and now recreational)marijuana. The slogan on the front encourages his

followers to Roll Me Up and Smoke Me!Like Willie himself, the crowd was grayer too.

It has been a while since I was this close to the mid-

point on age at a show.Bottom line is that Willie deserves to do what-

ever Willie wants. But I for one choose to rememberthe vintage version instead of the cardboard cutout

on the road, yet again. To paraphrase the man him -self, It aint the least bit funny, when time slips away.

Live Music Hi-Lites The Grey Headed Stranger


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Pity the poor male turtles in Missouri rivers! They require a cooler temper-

ature of water to develop their sex organs than females turtles do. A pilot study

conducted at the University of Missouri and recently reported in the St. LouisPost Dispatch indicates that a common chemical used in many plastic contain-

ers and the lining of canned foods can override the cooler temperatures requiredto produce male turtles developing in the egg.

The chemical, bisphenol A or BPA, is a known hormone disrupter that

mimics estrogen. It contaminates more than 40 percent of all U.S. rivers. Ac-

cording to the article, waste water treatment plants cannot fully remove BPA

or other environmental estrogens, returning them to the public water supply.Moreover, urine samples have revealed that an estimated 93 percent of Ameri-

cans have detectable levels of BPA, due to exposure to plastics or industrial

fumes.

Almost all canned foods, in fact, are lined with BPA to extend shelf life.

The chemical leeches into the food and is ingested when consumed. Althoughthis fact is well known, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration so far has

rejected attempts to ban the use of BPA in food containers. To their credit, a fewfood manufacturers have voluntarily stopped using BPA in their packaging.

Concerns about BPA include possible birth defects, the feminization ofmen and the chemicals effect on estrogen-dependent cancers such as breast.

In fact, earlier this year, University of Missouri researchers demonstrated birth

defects in monkey offsrping born to mothers exposed to low levels of BPA,prompting the researchers to speculate that the same thing could be happening

in humans.

So what can we do to protect ourselves from BPA? First, you might want

to minimize drinking from the public water system, opting for highly puried

waters in BPA-free bottles. Also minimize or even eliminate using most cannedfoods, save those few companies who produce their food in BPA-free cans.

Fresh local produce is much healthier than any food found in a can, anyway.

Whenever using plastic bottles, make sure they are recyling numbers 1 and 2.

You cant trust any other numbers.

It would also be a good idea to lobby lawmakers to put pressure on theFDA to take the BPA issue seriously and consider a permanent ban on the chem-ical in the production of all foods sold for human consumption. We can only

make changes when were aware of what a problem is.

Now you are.Healthfully Yours,

James Fly

Certied Health Coach

12- Joe Health

The Turtle is the New Canary (or why most cans should be banned)Danny R. PhillipsRegular Joe Music Guy

It is truly the end ofan era. The last survivingoriginal member of punkrock archetypes The Ra-

mones has died. Tommy

Ramone (born Tommy

Erdelyi) died on July 11 atthe age of 65 after battling

bile duct cancer.

I rst heard The

Ramones the same way Iwould hear many of the

bands that would, in one

way or another, shape my

life and view of the world: a friend in history classgave me a dubbed TDK cassette of the Ramonesdebut. Many say greatness lies within that record

but for me it took a couple more. Rocket to Rus-

sia, in the rst few notes of Cretin Hop, is theone that hooked me for life. Driven like a stolenhot rod, The Ramones were a modern wonder: pri-

mal sound, lack of technical musicianship, geekyatypical singer, speed of light guitar. As a band, theycontradicted everything that 1970s rock embodied.No synthesizer solos, no overly long drum parts, nobloated, self-indulgent cocaine fueled records (seeFleetwood Macs Tusk or anything from Yes orThe Alan Parsons Project for a torturous example).In my opinion, the 70s are mostly a boring musi-cal wasteland until the bruddahs from Queens came

along to slap the world back to reality.Taking their love of 1960s girl group pop

like that of The Shangri-Las, The Crystals and The

Ronettes (most notably on I Wanna Be Your Boy-friend), comic books, horror movies and all thingsschlock, Rocket to Russia, on the surface, is an album

for glue snifng teenage burnouts.However, therein lays the genius.They are all catchy tunes, furi-

ous and contagious, deeper thanwhat is on the surface and refuse

to leave your head for days. The

Ramones were kings of taking theeveryday, the normal person on

the street and giving him or hervoice in a time and society that far

too often overlooked or blatantly

ignored the common man.Blowing out of the gate

with Cretin Hop and going into

my personal favorite RockawayBeach, Rocket to Russia is noth-

ing less than The Beach Boys brand pop on industri-al grade methamphetamines; fast yet melodic, ercewith a hidden beauty. Sheena is a Punk Rocker isthe story of a girl going to do her own thing, Werea Happy Family documents the collapse of the

nuclear family and covers of Bobby Freemans DoYou Wanna Dance? and The Trashmens garageclassic Surn Bird further show the bands loveof 50s and 60s pop music.

The enduring greatness and legacy of The Ra-mones was their ability to create a music that sound-

ed like anyone could play it but no one could play

as well as they did. They created the game, werethe grand masters and anyone that stepped up to thechallenge of taking them on was only ever playingfor second.

Im not old enough to have seen the originallineup in all their nerd king glory but I did catch themon an oppressively hot Midwestern summer day in

1996 at Lollapalooza. It is something I will neverforget. Standing on a hill away from the crowd, Isaw 50,000+ people bouncing in unison, the crowdinhaling and exhaling as one, all in awe of the four

guys on stage wearing black leather jackets, heat bedamned.

Rest in Peace Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee andJohnny. Go have a beer at Heavens Gate Canteenand catch up at the reunion. Now, I do believe it istime to play a record. 1,2,3,4!

From the Shelf: The RamonesRocket to Russia


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pre-game tailgate with Chiefs Radio Network, personal tour of broadcasting booth and football signed by legendary Len Dawson. Rafe proceeds go to the United Way Campaign.

August 20 Last day to RSVP for Sept. 4 United Way Campaign

Kickoff Breakfastat East Hills Mall. Public is invited to the 7:15-8:15 a.m. event to

help start the 2014 United Way Campaign off with community

energy. $10 per person. 364-2381.

AugustRegister for Sept. 6 United WayWalk. Run. LIVE UNITED.Hero Fun Run for kids and 5K/10K Walk/Run for all ages

at Missouri Western State University by going towalkrunliveunited.org.

Event proceeds go to the United Way Campaign.

Sept. 3Help Missouri Western State University athletes andvolunteers Paint It Gold by donating to the United Way Campaign at various locations around town. Check stjosephunitedway.org

for more details as event approaches.

Sept. 4United Way Night at Spratt Stadium

at 7 p.m. Help raise excitement for the 2014 United Way Campaign by attending the first Missouri Western State University

home football game and receiving a free United Way Success By 6growth chart for a young child you know.

Opportunities to Remember

FamilyWize PrescriptionAssistance

FinancialStability

Leadership St. Joseph

ProfitIn Education

SuccessBy6

UnmetNeeds Committee

VolunteerCenter

7 United Way

Initiatives

AmericanRed Cross,

Midland EmpireChapter

BartlettCenter

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Catholic Charities

of Kansas City-St. Joseph,Inc.

TheCENTER, a SamaritanCenter

Childrens MercyHospitals

and Clinics

CommunityMissions Corporation

FamilyGuidance Center

GirlScouts of NortheastKansas

and NorthwestMissouri

19 Partner AgenciesInterServ

LegalAid of WesternMissouri

NorthwestMissouri

CommunityServices

PonyExpress Council,

Boy Scouts of America

St.JosephSafety& HealthCouncil

TheSalvationAr my

SpecialtyIndustries

of St. Joseph,Inc.

United CerebralPalsy

of NorthwestMissouri

YMCA

YWCA

United WayofGreaterSt. Joseph

stjosephunitedway.org

Youare invited to giveto the United WayCampaign

thatsupports19 PartnerAgenciesand 7 United WayInitiatives

thatimprove livesinNorthwestMissouriand NortheastKansas.

stjosephunitedway.org(816)364-2381

Aug. 1 & 2Donate school supplies for area students at either St. Joseph Walmart Store and STUFFTHE BUS! with United Way on tax-free weekend.Aug. 11 &12Soles for Christ free shoe distribution for Andrew, Buchanan and Doniphan county students, kindergarten through 12th grade. Call

Northwest Missouri Community Services fortimes, location, and requirements: 364-1131.Aug. 1-9Register at komenkansascity.org to

participate in Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure inKansas City on Aug. 10 as a member of the St. JosephPink Warrior Team or make an online donation forbreast cancer research in the team's name. For moreinformation, call Kendal at YWCA: 232-4481.AugustDonate food to InterServ's Calvin

Center food pantry. 232-7779, ext. 225.AugustEnroll children, birth through age 5 in

InterServ's Mitchell Woods Early Care Center.

Redesigned space with more room for babies!279-6784.AugustEnroll school-aged students in YMCA

Student Enrichment before and after school care.233-9622.AugustEnroll school-aged students and children, ages 2 through age 5 in InterServ's Wesley Center program. 238-4511, ext. 236.AugustNeed heat relief? InterServ's Calvin Center

acts as heat relief center. 232-7779, ext. 235.

"We have a chance to work together to do important and caring workfor all of us who call this place home. It's the right thing to do, to meet

the challenge with enthusiasm!"-Adam Stein, volunteer2014 United Way of Greater St. Joseph Campaign Chair

The Annual United Way of Greater St. Joseph Campaign kicks off on Sept. 4 and runs through

Nov. 7. Businesses, organizations and indiviuals are invited to give through workplace campaigns, at

stjosephunitedway.org, or by mailing contributions to United Way at PO Box 188, St. Joseph, MO 64502.United Way is a non-prot agency that aims to improve lives through the caring power of community by

focusing on education, health and nancial stability. Questions are welcomed at 364-2381.

YOU

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE

DOZENS OF AGENCIES

ONE UNITED WAY

Submitted by the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce

Advertising vs. PR vs. Marketing-- Whats the Diference

When you appraise yourmarketing plan, what do you see?Do you have a clear plan in placethat enables you to fully reach yourtarget audience? Are you givingyour consumers information that isrelevant? All of these questions can beaddressed when brands have a clearplan for advertising, public relationsand marketing. Therein lies the milliondollar question though: Whats thedierence between the three? Public relationsare a goodplace to start. As a business owner,you should be able to use networkingopportunities to create successfulpublic relations with your consumersbefore they even know anything aboutyour product. Public relations standapart from all other elements of yourbrand strategy because it is the mostdirect way you can communicate withyour target audience. This is where the face of yourcompany takes advantage of the localChamber of Commerce events andcommunity engagements in order tospread news the old fashion way. Yourpublic relations plan encompassesall of the ways you plan to havepersonal communication with yourconsumers and direct conversationsthrough which you are able to give outinformation about your brand.

Marketingis when you take yourpublic relations plan a step further. Inorder to have a successful marketingplan, you must do research. Find outwho your target audience is and wherethey are most likely to receive andinteract with information. It is alsoimportant to learn how they wantto give you feedback and how youare going to give them reasons whythey should continue being a loyalcustomer. Marketing is promotion foryour brand that is made eective byresearching demographics, habitsand customer preferences, which allhelp to create a tailor-made plan thatwill reach your desired consumers.Your marketing plan is going to beworth the work you put into it whenyou take advantage of all the avenuesavailable to you. Take your powerfulbrand message and then ush it outthrough ways that are proven to work,including social media, a content-richwebsite and creative blog. Finally, how do you dierentiatethe nal tool in your marketing arsenal?After you have introduced yourselfto your target audience and learnedabout your consumers and how to bestcommunicate with them using publicrelations and marketing, you get toex your creative muscles to give yourconsumers something to remember.Think of advertisingas the vehiclethrough which your marketing plan

and public relations eorts are drivento your customers. Whether throughtelevision ads, newspapers or online,advertising is the age old way to getnoticed. These tools are in fact alldierent, but they are all universalways that you can communicate yourbrand message to the people whoneed to hear it. Understand how theyare dierent but use them all to createa cohesive plan to market your brandeectively.

Article provided by Susan J. CampbellCopywriting Solutions

Interested in reading more articles like this one that can help build

your business? The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce has launched

a new website to help small business owners.The Small Business

Resource Center provides a wealth of information about a variety of

subjects that affect your small business.This can range from financing

and planning to sales, marketing and insurance. Whether youre juststarting a business or youve been in business for a while, there are

lots of decisions to make. With this website, you have combined years

of experience, proven strategies, and knowledge for success at your

fingertips. The site is presented by American Family Insurance.

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Chamber CEO Named One of 50Missourians You Should Know R. Patt Lilly,President andCEO of the St.Joseph Chamberof Commerce,was named as oneof Ingrams 50Missourians YouShould Know in theKansas City businessmagazines Juneedition. Ingrams Managing EditorDennis Boone said his sta tries toidentify leaders in Missouri from asmany business sectors as possible,including a mix of for-prot andnon-prot organizations. They alsotry to get a mix from urban andrural communities. But one thing is

consistent among all 50 peoplerecognized: they are leadersin their eld. What we really liked aboutPatt was what he brought tothe economic developmenteld, Mr. Boone said. Hisbackground in private industry,the public sector and with theChamber provides for a pretty

unique set of skills that has ledto the growth of the St. Josephbusiness economy.To see Mr. Lillys prole, please visitingramsonline.com and click on the50 Missourians You ShouldKnow feature or see themagazines printed edition on page10.

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Jenna Whittington

Located at 2638 Lafayette,

The Grace House is a bright lightin St. Joseph that helps our com -

munity by providing householdsupplies, clothing, and books

to families, seniors, veterans,

women seeking shelter with the

YWCA abuse center, homeless individuals and families, and families in imme-

diate crisis; ALL FREE OF CHARGE. Its uncomfortable to think about livingin these types of situations, but the frightening reality is that it could happen to

any of us at any time without any notice. This is why supporting a great organi-

zation, like Grace House, through prayer, donations of items, volunteering, andnancial support now is so important.

Ruth Costello, who is an amazing woman, created Grace House along withher husband when they noticed the need in our com-

munity. Being a not-for-prot organization, they relylargely on the generosity of others. And lucky for

you, they provide a variety of opportunities for you to

help! The rst of these opportunities being stocking

Grace House with back to school necessities such asschool clothes, socks and underwear (new of course)

backpacks, school supplies, and new shoes. They will

be holding a BACK 2 SCHOOL giveaway Tuesday,July 29th from 7am to 4:00 pm. First come, rst serve.

Children must be present and parents must have iden-

tication.Grace House also takes donations of clean and

working household supplies such appliances, dishes,pots/pans, cooking utensils, dressers, tables and chairs,

living room sets, radios, TVs, alarm clocks, lamps, etc.These items are used to help women starting over from

abuse situations, homeless, veterans, and seniors create

comfortable living environments. They also accepttowels, sheets, blankets, pillows, canned goods, and

toiletries of all kinds.

To help new moms just starting out, Grace House

collects baby items such as strollers, car seats, toys,

cribs, high chairs, swings and baby clothing. All ofwhich must be clean and not recalled. Books and

games of all ages are always welcome.And as much as we dont want to think about

winter right now, there are many in our communitywho are already dreading it due to lack of accommoda-

tions. Grace House takes seasonal adult and childrens

clothing donations, but they take blankets, jackets andwinter coats with working zippers, hats, scarves, and

gloves (of all sizes) all year round. Last year alone, Grace House gave away

over 1200 jackets and 1100 blankets in St. Joseph.Grace Houses hours of operation are Tuesdays 7am to 4:00pm, Thursdays

and Saturdays 7am to 11:30 am, or by appointment. To contribute to bettering

our community or to seek services from Grace House, you may contact Ruthat 816-262-9401, send an email to [email protected] or visit their

website www.gracehouseforasmile.com. And of course, like Grace House offacebook.

Since opening, Grace House has so graciously helped nearly 600 peoplein our community per month. Volunteers and donations are always welcome.

Donations are tax deductible. In the words of Ruth, one of the most inspiring

women I know, poverty is not just a word, its an experience. Share of yourabundance with others in need in our community. Our families are the work-

ing poor and families in crisis. Help them nd something you shared and Grace

House gave for just a smile. The reward is immeasurable!

Grace House: Helping our Community with Kindness and Grace

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Little Class Records recording artist

and Saint Joseph, MO-based Americana

band The Souveneers release theirrst album in the Midland Empire on

August 2, 2014. Dance American willdebut with a live, in-house performance

at the studios of St. Joseph Music Foun-dation and SJMF radio (KFOH LP 99.3

FM), 2601 Frederick Ave, from 1-5pm.

Hard copies of Dance Americanwill be available for purchase while sup-

plies last.

Formed in 2013, The Souveneershave won critical praise and a loyal fan base with

their original works and live perfromances. Theirwholly unique sound echoes the inuences of John

Prine, Otis Redding, and The Cramps.

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