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Jay Kerner

Publisher/Philosopher

Things are looking up. Or maybe its just

a matter of perspective.Somebody sang, Im so far down, it

looks like up to me, but I tend to lean the

other direction.

Ive always been this way.

When the Chiefs or Royals are down in

the last moments of the game, I always expect a

dramatic comeback. Anybody whos attended

a sporting event with me knows my mantra:

Theres still time! (Note: I wrote this Sept.

10th, way before the playoffs.)

Maybe its foolish to think this way, but I dont care.

I believe in the power of positive thinking. Not that your disposition is a

cure-all for every condition, but I think it helps.

And maybe conversely, negativity hurts just as much.

I dont watch many sad dramas on television or at the movies. Im a crier

by nature, and try not to set myself up for public displays. I just dont understand

peoples desire to ll their heads with manufactured sadness.

I dont play many video games either. I liked Pong back in the day, and

Frogger was ok. I was good through the Pac-Man years. It wasnt till the rst-

person killing games took over that they lost me.

Sorry, but shooting people isntmy idea of relaxation.

Maybe if I designed my own game.

Id call it Litter Avenger. Youre

driving along in your virtual auto, when

the car in front of you throws a sack

of fast food wrappers out the window.

You stop to pick it up, then jam the gas

pedal to the oor to catch them at the

next light. You roll down your window

and say, Excuse me, but I think you ac-

cidently dropped this.

In one scenario, they sheepishly

apologize and you drive off knowing

you made your point. In another, the

in-bred lowlife in the car ips you off

and tosses the bag back in the street. At

this point you can drag them from the

car, beat them silly, then stab them in

the heart with a plastic spork.

In the next level you deal with idi-

ots who ick lit cigarettes. In my game,you collect the burning butts for points

and get bonuses for re-inserting them in

the smokers orices, lit end rst. The

smallest bonus would be for the mouth.

The third level would be moms dropping dirty diapers in parking lots. I

leave the resolution to your imaginations.

But I digress. I was talking about optimism.

Weve attended a lot of excellent events lately, and we cant help wondering

at the optimism of the organizers. Its way safer and easier to just keep doingwhat weve always done. Yet over and over, people take big risks to try some-

thing new.

We love it when things work.

Mainly because they dont always.

Sometimes the idea is good but the follow through well, not so much.

Other times every base is covered but an outside force like the weather ruins

things. Sometimes the public simply isnt hip to what youre slingin.

But its so awesome when it works.

Inspires other folks to try things.

Optimism is contagious and Im a carrier. Maybe you are, too.

If not, we hope you catch it And pass it on!

Feeling Optimistic


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Picked up your rag while grabbing a

coffee in Parkville. Had to write to thank

you for the In-A-Tub story. I live in John-

son County now, but am a Northlander

going back several generations. I cover the

whole metro area on the job and always

look for any excuse to hit an In-A-Tub

for Tacos. GIVE ME THE POWDERED

CHEESE!

I had a quick job in Smithville and

planned to grab tacos for lunch.

Then I saw your ad for The Brick

House. Ate there instead. I gured any

publication with the good sense to recognize

the simple genius of the I-A-T taco would

know other good spots.

Right On!

Great building on the square. Good

food. Nice folks. Just the kind of locally-

owned joint I like.

Then the Smithville job drug out

longer than I thought. Grabbed tacos

on the way home.

Keep up the good work, RegularJoe! Youve got a new reader.

Dear Joe,Contact The Regular Joe

[email protected]

P.O. Box 1304 St. Joseph, Mo. 64502

Read us online

www.theregularjoepaper.com


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Danny R. Phillips

Regular Joe Music Guy

Yes, doing a top whatever list is lazy, hackneyed and, in the end, clichd.However, this is my column, my space to do with what I will, month in month out.

Of late, I have been having moments of indecision, times when I cannot decide

between a shower or pastrami sandwich so, with that, I shall review the top 90s

albums From the Shelf.

Neutral Milk Hotel: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea- Beautifully arranged

and packed with instruments from acoustic guitars to bag pipes and singing saws.

In the Aeroplane is a surrealist, off-kilter masterwork that will, most likely, drive

you crazy if you try to gure it out; songs that standout are King Of Carrot

Flowers pt. 1, Holland 1945, Two Headed Boy and the title track but

listen to it as a whole and experience what could be a Salvador Dali paint-ing put on wax.

Sugar: File Under Easy Listening- While most nd Sugars Copper

Blue to be the one worth discussing, I prefer File. Bob Moulds second

post Husker Du offering, File has some of his best lyrical and guitar work

to date: Gee Angel, Company Book and Your Favorite Thing are

heartfelt, honest and smack you in the teeth.

The Breeders: Last Splash- This is one of my favorite records of

all-time, I love Kim Deal and I think Last Splash is on par with anything

The Pixies (Kims other band) has released. Nearly everyone knows the hit

song Cannonball but the real winners here are Saints, New Year, and

I Just Wanna Get Along; those are the ones that nudge the record towardgreatness. I believe that The Breeders are equal to or greater than the Pix-

ies. Alt-rock blasphemy.

Foo Fighters Foo Fighters- Many of my colleagues and peers (I am

looking at you Shea Conner and Andrew Gaug) say the the Foos second re-

cord, The Colour and the Shape is their explosive record but I, however re-

spectively, disagree. The s/t debut from the Foos is all Dave Grohl (except

for a guitar part on Exhausted by Greg Dulli of the band Afghan Whigs),

recorded in his basement as a way to mourn his friend/bandmate Kurt Co-

bain. Stuffed with screams and fuzz drenched guitars, it is everything that

would later take over the world. Alone+Easy Target, Weenie Beenie,Wattershed, they all remind me of a time when I could put on headphones

and just oat away.

Nirvana: In Utero- This is perhaps my favorite 90s record, hell,

its perhaps my favorite record ever. This is the sound of Cobain dying,

with every note, every line, every chord, every scream is an exorcised de-

mon and it is perfection. Radio friendly Unit Shifter, Milk It, Frances

Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle. Every song builds to make

a perfect record, expertly and masterfully produced by Steve Albini (Big

Black, Shellac) in hands off, just play the songs way and it is a lightning

bolt that, every time I hear it, strikes at the core of my being.

Bad Religion: Recipe for Hate- Other than The Ramones, Bad Re-ligion is my favorite punk rock band and Recipe for Hate is the gem of

thought provoking, middle nger waving, challenge authority music that

can warp your mind.for the betterment of your soul. Featuring Kerosene,

American Jesus, Dont Pray on Me, and Man on a Mission, it is just as cur-

rent with todays society as it was upon its release in 1993.

Yes, I know that doing a list of favorites for From the Shelf is a cop out. Iknow that, with all the albums that grace my bookshelf, I could have picked one but

that were not the case this month. I promise to be back to true form next month,

ready to give you a more linear thought on a single album. But until then, give

an old broken-hearted guy a break and check out the records here. You wont be

disappointed. I hope.

From the Shelf: Top 90s Albums

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Matt Meier

For the past several months, I have had the pleasure of being a regular here

at the Regular Joe. Pretty regular, right? Well, Ive decided to change things up abit and deviate from my usual plethora of lm reviews.

Lets begin with general stores. They seem to be a relic of a bygone Amer-

ican era. Yeah, theres your local QuickTrips, Phillips 66, and Kwik-e-Marts.

Convenient? Undoubtedly. Im a QT regular. But general stores arent

dead. In fact, there is one lively such place in the Northland that you may

have missed. And Im here to tell you why you shouldnt miss it anymore.

Sitting along a gentle curve on Highway W near Smithville Lake sits

the small town of Paradise. As small towns are throughout the Midwest,

theres a church, a cluster of houses, and even a few brick buildings. Stand-

ing proudly near the road is the Paradise General Store, a decidedly oldschool building, not more than a stones throw away from Camp Branch

Marina on Smithville Lake.

We did not know what we were doing. We just dove in and did it,

said Kelli Wade, owner of the store. Kelli, a Smithville resident, took over

the store in early 2012. Kellli is a bright, constantly jubilant woman, fre-

quently chatting with regulars and new faces alike. Despite going in on a

whim and running a general store--and having no prior experience--Kelli

is about as condent of a woman as you can nd.

Kellis Korner, as it is so named, certainly puts out the atmosphere

of a true-and-blue general store. A large live bait cooler sits near the front

entrance, churning with water and minnows in the spring and summertime.Inside, the walls are lined with an assortment of antiques

and other items of interest. One wall even holds a mass

collection of Missouri license plates, some dating as far

back as the 1930s.

For many newcomers, the biggest draw to Kellis

Korner is the food counter. The locale has built up quite

a reputation in recent years for preparing some truly

excellent burgers, a fact that I can wholly attest to.

In the beginning, I just tweaked the broth that the

burgers sit in, said Kelli. I just had a guy even say thatI need to open a restaurant.

Kellis Korners burgers have slowly been spread-

ing through the grapevine in the metro area. I even get

people from Lees Summit coming up here now! said

Kelli.

Despite being a lively joint during the summer

months, thanks to many that pass through heading to

Smithville Lake, Kellis Korner tends to slow down

during the winter months. I just wanna keep getting

people here, said Kelli. I just wish I could nd a way

to get these people out this way and just try it once.Folks, let me tell you, once you do come for a

visit, youll want to come for 20 more. Dont let winter

hinder you.

If youre ever in need of some amazing burgers, gas for your boat, or con-

venience items for your next camping trip at Smithville Lake, do yourself a favor

and take a swing to Kellis Korner.

You can visit Kellis Korner at 18419 Collins Road, Smithville, Missouri64089.

Personal recommendation: Burger with pepperjack cheese, onions, lettuce,

and jalapenos, with a side of fries. You wont be disappointed.

Kellis Corner in Paradise


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Shannon Bond

Thats a good ques-tion. The one that precedes

that should be, Are you a

mountain biker, trail runner,

hiker or do you want to be?

Because, if you do, you have

got to try Wyandotte County

Lake Trails. The Trail Masons have put tons of time

into planning and developing this system of trails.

Every time I ride I come across smiling faces. Some-

times those faces are attached to bikers, solo runners

or whole families, or even happy slobbering dog fac-

es. The trails are that good.

You will nd over 15 miles of winding single-

track heaven, as they call it on their blog spot. For

trail maps you can visit the Trail Masons at their blog

spot here: http://trailmasons.blogspot.com/. It has

pictures and a volunteer log. If you like to volunteer

or want to nd out what it takes to maintain these trail

systems, they are always looking for extra help.

Wyco also hosts a lot of different races during

the season. Its a great place for all abilitylevels from beginner to expert. The trails

have some technical sections but are mostly

owing singletrack with satisfying climbs

and whoop-inducing, switchback-lled de-

sents. They have even built a downhill sec-

tion with huge berms and jumps. While I

dont often soar through the air on my bike,

on purpose anyway, it is a vicariously satis-

fying experience to hang out and watch oth-

ers defy gravity.

On the tness side of the house, theaverage climb per lap is about 600 to 800

foot according to my Garmin. I say lap

because there are many different ways to

connect the trails into a coherent lap. The

races here are rarely the same, which is very

refreshing. The Trail Masons are always

building new trail and working on the ow

so check their blog often

Have You Ridden Wyco?


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Brew Top Pub North

8614 N. BoardwalkFri 10/3 Cherry Bombs

Sat10/4 Groove TherapyFri 10/10 Wonderfuzz

Sat 10/11 Stolen Winnebegos

Fri 10/17 Transients

Sat 10/18 Retro Active

Sat 10/25 Wonderland

Fri 10/31 Disappointments

Fat Fish Blue

7260 NW 87th

in Zona RosaFri 10/3 Linda Shell & The Blue

Thang

Sat 10/4 Salted Blue

Fri 10/10 Disappointments

Sat 10/11 Da Truth

Fri 10/17 M80s

Sat 10/18 Knock Kneed Sally

Fri 10/24 La de DahsSat 10/25 71 South

Pats Pub

1315 Swift in NKCEvery Wed nite Open Jam hosted by Rob Gray

Sherlocks Underground

858 S 291 in Liberty

Every Wed at 8pm Oasis

The Hideout 6948 N. OakEvery Thursday is Bike Nite with

Dave HayesBand, Levee Town, and Blue 88

Open blues jam Sundays, 7 p.m.

Live Music Hi-Lites across the Northland


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A-Zs FreshAir Fare Natural Market, 112 So. 8th St., will sponsor a special

screening of the award-winning documentary, GMO OMG as part of a nation-wide effort to celebrate October as NON-GMO month. The lm will be shown in the

auditorium of the St. Joseph Public Librarys East Hills Branch on Thursday evening

October 16 at 6:30 p.m. NON-GMO snacks as well as educational materials will be

available.

Produced by lmmaker and concerned father Jeremy Seifert, the lm searches

for answers to the questions about how genetically modied organisms (GMOs) affect

children, the planet and freedom of choice.

This October marks the fth annual Non-GMO Month. Created by the non-prot

Non-GMO Project, the month-long emphasis puts the spotlight on peoples right to

choose food and food products free from GMOs.

With GMOS now incorporated into as much as 80 percent of commodities and

processed foods, we are committed to helping people nd safe, healthy non-GMO

choices, says James Fly, co-owner/manager of A-Z. We believe people have the

right to know whats in their food and we will be celebrating that right throughout

October.

According to the NON-GMO Project, the non-GMO category is one of the fast-

est growing sectors in the grocery market, with 80 percent of shoppers seeking out

non-GMO products. This growing interest and awareness is inuencing the call for

state NON-GMO labeling initiatives and causing manufacturers and retailers to adopt

non-GMO policies. To date, over 22,000 products have been non-GMO Project Certi-

ed, with sales of these products topping $7 billion. Public concern about GMOs isrising as studies increasingly raise doubts about the long-term safety and environmen-

tal impact of the experimental technology. GMO labeling is mandatory in 64 countries

around the world, but no such requirements exist in the U.S.

For additional information please visit: http://www.nongmoproject.org/learn-

more/what-is-gmo/

A-Zs FreshAir Fare Sponsors Film Screening

For NON-GMO Month


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By J. Christe

The Fever Crumb series is a glorious steam punk adventure full of ancient

technology and new superstitions, perpetuated by charm-wielding technomanc-

ers. The tales, written by Phillip Reeve, are set in a post-apocalyptic Britain bor-

dered by a dried up sea bed. Instead of taking to the sky with zeppelins and ying

pirate ships, like many steam punk adventures, Reeve keeps us grounded with

land barges and nomad empires full of traction forts.

The books center on Fever Crumb, a young apprentice in Londons guild

of engineers. She is a dynamic protagonist who changes as she experiences the

world. There is no epiphany or single event that shapes her young mind; instead,

she gradually learns through the gain and loss of life that there is more to the hu-

man world than reason and logic.

The series includes Fever Crumb, released in 2009, Web of Air, released in

2010 and Scriveners Moon, released in 2011. Fevers world is set thousands of

years after the ancients were destroyed in a global catastrophe. Nobody knows

what brought the advanced civilization to an end but Fever is catapulted onto a

journey that reveals the truth. That truth is just a detail in the context of the story,

however, because along the way she discovers that she has a microchip implanted

in her brain that contains her dead grandfathers memories, London is invaded

and taken over by barbarians, she falls in love once with a rogue inventor and

another time with a barbarian prophetess, and learns that she is the daughter of

a Scriven. After that, she nds out what the Scriven really wereand probably still are. There are more surprises like the traveling

theater barge, the traveling circus and the decedents of geneti-

cally engineered birds, oh and the moving city. But I dont want

to spoil everything, well save those things for you to discover.

What everyone knows is that the cruel Scriven used to rule

London. They reveled in the knowledge that they were the next

evolution of humanity, until the Skinners riots rendered them ex-

tinct. Fevers Scrivener origin dogs her throughout the series.

The world itself is full of ancient technology and mutants called

mis-shapes. Huge cyborg warriors called stalkers are crafted out

of human corpses by implanting stalker brains and armor short-

ly after death. The technology is fading away from the people

though, and soon, there wont be anyone alive who can work on

the old machines. The Guild of Engineers tries to combat this by

using reason, logic and the scientic method to learn and relearn

everything they can.

These books are more than a fun adventure into an original

world, they are a highly recommended journey taken with Fever

as she unintentionally grows up through her trials and tribula-

tions. In the end, she gures out how to be rational and emotional

and even realizes that some of those silly religious superstitionsmay just serve a purpose.

Book Review:Fever Crumb

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Reverend Ron

The Hawaiian Islandsexhume much beautygreen

mountains, streaming water-

falls, pristine beaches. Tourists

ock there by the hundreds.

One such tourist is a good

friend of mine who recently re-

turned from a vacation with her

family. In a correspondence,

she described their experience as being nerve wracking.

They stayed on Kauai for a week. Within a day or so of their arrival, the

weather announcer warned of two hurricanes, a.k.a. tsunamis, taking a bulls-eye

aim for the islandsa one-two punch.

The weather channel streamed images of Iselle and Julio gaining

strength and projecting into a narrow cone that swept over the Islands. Internet

sites showed colorful radar swirls with green edges and lots of red in the middle.

Other channels streamed footage of disasters from the pastsigns blowing off

places of business, boats in junk heaps and weather forecasters leaning into

horizontal sheets of rain.

Flights off the island were oversold and over-booked. Leaving by boat,

of course, was out of the question. They had no choice but to hunker down and

stay. They stocked up with ashlights, canned food, bottled water, and every -thing else they could imagine.

Bob Dylans song, Hurricane, and images from Gilligans Island didnt

help. The warning siren between Mahi Mahi Street and Hanalei Bay stood in

eerie silence against a darkening sky.

My friend explained that the overwhelming amount of information helped,

but also amplied their anxiety. Thenshe started listening to the locals. A

grocery clerk seemed more frustrated with frightened tourist than the coming

hurricanes. My friend asked her about the storm. The clerk stopped scanning

and stared into her eyes. She grinned and said, This one wont be so bad. The

owner of a ukulele shop observed in effect, These two will spin to the side;

well be okay. What you want to look for are those beautiful sliver streams ofwater springing out of our deep green mountains. A local sherman noncha -

lantly observed, You just cant sh the rivers after one of these storms.

After reading her account, I had to lean back in my chair and ponder, how

much of our understanding of the world is shaped by the media and our collec-

tive reactions to it? In such a world, there is no shortage of things to be anxious

about. The images upon which we dine are true in a sense, but they are selec-

tive and distort our overall perspective on a much richer world. With such a diet,

it is hard to stay open-minded. In our massive and limited bubble of informa-

tionnews media, advertisements and political commentariessometimes it is

wise to simply listen to the locals.

What Shapes Perspective?


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up the corporate ladder.

Travels to a different city

every other week.

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