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COMING UP, A TALE OF THREE HIGH SCHOOLS AND HOW THEY'VE CHANGED SINCE 1957.
HIGH SCHOOLS AND HOW THEY'VE CHANGED SINCE 1957. ALSO, THE BIRD IS BACK.
CHANGED SINCE 1957. ALSO, THE BIRD IS BACK. THERE ARE TWO NEW BIOGRAPHIES
ALSO, THE BIRD IS BACK. THERE ARE TWO NEW BIOGRAPHIES ABOUT CHARLIE PARKER.
THERE ARE TWO NEW BIOGRAPHIES ABOUT CHARLIE PARKER. WE'LL TALK WITH CHUCK HADDIX
ABOUT CHARLIE PARKER. WE'LL TALK WITH CHUCK HADDIX ABOUT HIS.
WE'LL TALK WITH CHUCK HADDIX ABOUT HIS. PLUS, BEHIND THE BUSINESS
ABOUT HIS. PLUS, BEHIND THE BUSINESS EMPIRE OF KANSAS CITY'S TECH
PLUS, BEHIND THE BUSINESS EMPIRE OF KANSAS CITY'S TECH N9NE.
EMPIRE OF KANSAS CITY'S TECH N9NE. AND HOW GRAFFITI GOES TO THE
N9NE. AND HOW GRAFFITI GOES TO THE GALLERY AT THE KEMPER
AND HOW GRAFFITI GOES TO THE GALLERY AT THE KEMPER CROSSROADS.
GALLERY AT THE KEMPER CROSSROADS. ALL COMING UP NEXT ON THE LOCAL
CROSSROADS. ALL COMING UP NEXT ON THE LOCAL SHOW.
ALL COMING UP NEXT ON THE LOCAL SHOW. Announcer: PRINCIPAL FUNDING
SHOW. Announcer: PRINCIPAL FUNDING FOR "THE LOCAL SHOW" PROVIDED BY
Announcer: PRINCIPAL FUNDING FOR "THE LOCAL SHOW" PROVIDED BY THE FRANCIS FAMILY FOUNDATION
FOR "THE LOCAL SHOW" PROVIDED BY THE FRANCIS FAMILY FOUNDATION FREDERICK AND LOUISE HARTWIG
THE FRANCIS FAMILY FOUNDATION FREDERICK AND LOUISE HARTWIG FAMILY FUND
FREDERICK AND LOUISE HARTWIG FAMILY FUND KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION
FAMILY FUND KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION OF GREATER
KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY
HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
KANSAS CITY JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE JOHN AND EFFIE SPEAS MEMORIAL
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HI, I'M RANDY MASON. I'M NICK HAINES. IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN
I'M NICK HAINES. IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMINGS,
IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMINGS, PARADES, AND DANCES ARE IN THE
HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMINGS, PARADES, AND DANCES ARE IN THE AIR.
PARADES, AND DANCES ARE IN THE AIR. THIS WEEK ON THE LOCAL SHOW, WE
AIR. THIS WEEK ON THE LOCAL SHOW, WE HAVE A TALE OF THREE HIGH
THIS WEEK ON THE LOCAL SHOW, WE HAVE A TALE OF THREE HIGH SCHOOL FOR YOU.
HAVE A TALE OF THREE HIGH SCHOOL FOR YOU. IT'S A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE
SCHOOL FOR YOU. IT'S A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE WHEN 50 YEARS AGO, ONE OF THE
IT'S A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE WHEN 50 YEARS AGO, ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST PROMINENT NEWS
WHEN 50 YEARS AGO, ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST PROMINENT NEWS MAGAZINES WAS NAMING THESE
NATION'S MOST PROMINENT NEWS MAGAZINES WAS NAMING THESE SCHOOLS THE BEST PLACE TO BE
MAGAZINES WAS NAMING THESE SCHOOLS THE BEST PLACE TO BE EDUCATED IN AMERICA AND ALL OF
SCHOOLS THE BEST PLACE TO BE EDUCATED IN AMERICA AND ALL OF THEM RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN
EDUCATED IN AMERICA AND ALL OF THEM RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.
THEM RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN BACKYARD. KCPT'S SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
BACKYARD. KCPT'S SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT SAM ZEFF TAKES US BACK TO THAT
KCPT'S SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT SAM ZEFF TAKES US BACK TO THAT PIVOTAL YEAR WHEN "TIME" WAS
SAM ZEFF TAKES US BACK TO THAT PIVOTAL YEAR WHEN "TIME" WAS TALKING ABOUT WE WERE DOING
PIVOTAL YEAR WHEN "TIME" WAS TALKING ABOUT WE WERE DOING RIGHT.
ś FIRST, LET'S GET YOU BACK TO 1957.
FIRST, LET'S GET YOU BACK TO 1957. ś BLESS MY SOUL, WHAT'S WRONG
1957. ś BLESS MY SOUL, WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME ś
ś BLESS MY SOUL, WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME ś ś I'M ITCHING LIKE A MAN ON A
WITH ME ś ś I'M ITCHING LIKE A MAN ON A TREE ś
ś I'M ITCHING LIKE A MAN ON A TREE ś ś MY FRIENDS SAY I'M WHITE AS A
TREE ś ś MY FRIENDS SAY I'M WHITE AS A BUG ś
ś MY FRIENDS SAY I'M WHITE AS A BUG ś ś I'M IN LOVE, I'M ALL SHOOK
BUG ś ś I'M IN LOVE, I'M ALL SHOOK UP ś
ś I'M IN LOVE, I'M ALL SHOOK UP ś ś YEAH YEAH YEAH
UP ś ś YEAH YEAH YEAH ELVIS WAS ON WHB, THE A'S HAD
ś YEAH YEAH YEAH ELVIS WAS ON WHB, THE A'S HAD JUST FINISHED THEIR SECOND
ELVIS WAS ON WHB, THE A'S HAD JUST FINISHED THEIR SECOND SEASON IN KANSAS CITY.
JUST FINISHED THEIR SECOND SEASON IN KANSAS CITY. NEWSWEEK WAS WORRIED WITH
SEASON IN KANSAS CITY. NEWSWEEK WAS WORRIED WITH SPUTNIK AND TIME WAS OBSESSED
NEWSWEEK WAS WORRIED WITH SPUTNIK AND TIME WAS OBSESSED OVER PRINCE PHILLIP.
SPUTNIK AND TIME WAS OBSESSED OVER PRINCE PHILLIP. AND WHEN PEOPLE GOT A LITTLE
OVER PRINCE PHILLIP. AND WHEN PEOPLE GOT A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THOSE OCTOBER 21st
AND WHEN PEOPLE GOT A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THOSE OCTOBER 21st NEWS MAGAZINES, THEY SAW THIS:
DEEPER INTO THOSE OCTOBER 21st NEWS MAGAZINES, THEY SAW THIS: THE FIRST EVER LIST OF THE BEST
NEWS MAGAZINES, THEY SAW THIS: THE FIRST EVER LIST OF THE BEST HIGH SCHOOLS IN AMERICA.
THE FIRST EVER LIST OF THE BEST HIGH SCHOOLS IN AMERICA. THERE WERE ONLY 38 OF THEM AND
HIGH SCHOOLS IN AMERICA. THERE WERE ONLY 38 OF THEM AND THREE OF THEM FROM THIS AREA
THERE WERE ONLY 38 OF THEM AND THREE OF THEM FROM THIS AREA MADE THE CUT.
THREE OF THEM FROM THIS AREA MADE THE CUT. SOUTHWEST HIGH IN KANSAS CITY,S
MADE THE CUT. SOUTHWEST HIGH IN KANSAS CITY,S TO PEEK YEAH HIGH SCHOOL, AND
SOUTHWEST HIGH IN KANSAS CITY,S TO PEEK YEAH HIGH SCHOOL, AND SHAWNEE MISSION'S ONLY HIGH
TO PEEK YEAH HIGH SCHOOL, AND SHAWNEE MISSION'S ONLY HIGH SCHOOL AT THE TIME.
SHAWNEE MISSION'S ONLY HIGH SCHOOL AT THE TIME. IT WAS DEFINITELY AN AHA
SCHOOL AT THE TIME. IT WAS DEFINITELY AN AHA MOMENT.
IT WAS DEFINITELY AN AHA MOMENT. I'M NOT FROM THIS AREA, SO IT
MOMENT. I'M NOT FROM THIS AREA, SO IT WAS NEWS TO ME.
I'M NOT FROM THIS AREA, SO IT WAS NEWS TO ME. HE STUMBLED ACROSS THIS
WAS NEWS TO ME. HE STUMBLED ACROSS THIS LITTLE KNOWN LIST WHILE
HE STUMBLED ACROSS THIS LITTLE KNOWN LIST WHILE SEARCHING THE GROWTH OF SUBURBAN
LITTLE KNOWN LIST WHILE SEARCHING THE GROWTH OF SUBURBAN SCHOOLS IN THE METRO.
SEARCHING THE GROWTH OF SUBURBAN SCHOOLS IN THE METRO. HOW DID THESE SCHOOLS IN THE
SCHOOLS IN THE METRO. HOW DID THESE SCHOOLS IN THE HUMBLE HEARTLAND GET SO GOOD?
HOW DID THESE SCHOOLS IN THE HUMBLE HEARTLAND GET SO GOOD? WHAT DID THEY HAVE IN COMMON IF
HUMBLE HEARTLAND GET SO GOOD? WHAT DID THEY HAVE IN COMMON IF AND WHAT ABOUT J.C. NICHOLL, THE
WHAT DID THEY HAVE IN COMMON IF AND WHAT ABOUT J.C. NICHOLL, THE DEVELOP WHO IS BOTH FAMOUS AND
AND WHAT ABOUT J.C. NICHOLL, THE DEVELOP WHO IS BOTH FAMOUS AND INFAMOUS HAVE TO DO WITH ANY OF
DEVELOP WHO IS BOTH FAMOUS AND INFAMOUS HAVE TO DO WITH ANY OF THEM?
INFAMOUS HAVE TO DO WITH ANY OF THEM? ALL IMPORTANT QUESTIONS, BUT
THEM? ALL IMPORTANT QUESTIONS, BUT FIRST...
ALL IMPORTANT QUESTIONS, BUT FIRST... ś WHB, KANSAS CITY, 710
FIRST... ś WHB, KANSAS CITY, 710 MORE MUSIC FROM BILLBOARD
ś WHB, KANSAS CITY, 710 MORE MUSIC FROM BILLBOARD TOPS 1957 HITS.
MORE MUSIC FROM BILLBOARD TOPS 1957 HITS. ś UP IN THE MORNING AND OUT TO
TOPS 1957 HITS. ś UP IN THE MORNING AND OUT TO SCHOOL ś
ś UP IN THE MORNING AND OUT TO SCHOOL ś ś THE TEACHER IS TEACHING THE
SCHOOL ś ś THE TEACHER IS TEACHING THE GOLDEN RULE ś
ś THE TEACHER IS TEACHING THE GOLDEN RULE ś I'M ALBERT SMITH.
GOLDEN RULE ś I'M ALBERT SMITH. I WENT TO SHAWNEE MISSION, CLASS
I'M ALBERT SMITH. I WENT TO SHAWNEE MISSION, CLASS OF '57.
I WENT TO SHAWNEE MISSION, CLASS OF '57. AND A LITTLE ABOUT THE PEOPLE
OF '57. AND A LITTLE ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO WENT TO THESE SCHOOLS.
AND A LITTLE ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO WENT TO THESE SCHOOLS. ALBERT SMITH RAN CROSS-COUNTRY
WHO WENT TO THESE SCHOOLS. ALBERT SMITH RAN CROSS-COUNTRY AT SHAWNEE MISSION, WAS ON THE
ALBERT SMITH RAN CROSS-COUNTRY AT SHAWNEE MISSION, WAS ON THE DEBATE TEAM, AND WENT ON TO
AT SHAWNEE MISSION, WAS ON THE DEBATE TEAM, AND WENT ON TO BECOME A PEDIATRICIAN.
DEBATE TEAM, AND WENT ON TO BECOME A PEDIATRICIAN. FROM 1922 TO 1958, SHAWNEE
BECOME A PEDIATRICIAN. FROM 1922 TO 1958, SHAWNEE MISSION WAS THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL
FROM 1922 TO 1958, SHAWNEE MISSION WAS THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL IN NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY.
MISSION WAS THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL IN NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY. IT DREW EVERYONE FROM FARM KIDS
IN NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY. IT DREW EVERYONE FROM FARM KIDS IN RURAL SHAWNEE TO THE VERY
IT DREW EVERYONE FROM FARM KIDS IN RURAL SHAWNEE TO THE VERY WEALTHY FROM MISSION HILLS.
IN RURAL SHAWNEE TO THE VERY WEALTHY FROM MISSION HILLS. MRS. WHITE, WHO WAS AN
WEALTHY FROM MISSION HILLS. MRS. WHITE, WHO WAS AN ENGLISH TEACHER, AND REALLY
MRS. WHITE, WHO WAS AN ENGLISH TEACHER, AND REALLY PREPARED ALL OF US THAT HAD HER
ENGLISH TEACHER, AND REALLY PREPARED ALL OF US THAT HAD HER CLASS EXTREMELY WELL FOR
PREPARED ALL OF US THAT HAD HER CLASS EXTREMELY WELL FOR COLLEGE.
CLASS EXTREMELY WELL FOR COLLEGE. BUT WE REALLY LIKED IT WHEN SHE
COLLEGE. BUT WE REALLY LIKED IT WHEN SHE WOULD SIT ON THE EDGE OF THE
BUT WE REALLY LIKED IT WHEN SHE WOULD SIT ON THE EDGE OF THE DESK AND KIND OF LEAN BACK.
WOULD SIT ON THE EDGE OF THE DESK AND KIND OF LEAN BACK. AND THEN THERE'S ED AND JOYCE
DESK AND KIND OF LEAN BACK. AND THEN THERE'S ED AND JOYCE ALBERG FROM TOPEKA HIGH.
AND THEN THERE'S ED AND JOYCE ALBERG FROM TOPEKA HIGH. ED AND I WERE FORTUNATE
ALBERG FROM TOPEKA HIGH. ED AND I WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE TWO OF THE EIGHT
ED AND I WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE TWO OF THE EIGHT MOST OUTSTANDING SENIORS FROM
ENOUGH TO BE TWO OF THE EIGHT MOST OUTSTANDING SENIORS FROM THE CLASS OF 1957.
MOST OUTSTANDING SENIORS FROM THE CLASS OF 1957. NOW, THIS IS A TRUE '50s
THE CLASS OF 1957. NOW, THIS IS A TRUE '50s STORY.
NOW, THIS IS A TRUE '50s STORY. JOYCE WAS HOMECOMING QUEEN, ED
STORY. JOYCE WAS HOMECOMING QUEEN, ED STARRED IN FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL,
JOYCE WAS HOMECOMING QUEEN, ED STARRED IN FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, AND BASEBALL.
STARRED IN FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, AND BASEBALL. TOPEKA HIGH WAS THE ONLY HIGH
AND BASEBALL. TOPEKA HIGH WAS THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
TOPEKA HIGH WAS THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI WHEN IT OPENED?
SCHOOL WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI WHEN IT OPENED? 1931.
WHEN IT OPENED? 1931. IT HAD STAINED GLASS WINDOWS, AT
1931. IT HAD STAINED GLASS WINDOWS, AT GALLERIES AND A 1700-SEAT
IT HAD STAINED GLASS WINDOWS, AT GALLERIES AND A 1700-SEAT AUDITORIUM.
GALLERIES AND A 1700-SEAT AUDITORIUM. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD AN
AUDITORIUM. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO A SCHOOL
HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO A SCHOOL THAT HAD AN ENORMOUS FIREPLACE
OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO A SCHOOL THAT HAD AN ENORMOUS FIREPLACE IN THE LIBRARY.
THAT HAD AN ENORMOUS FIREPLACE IN THE LIBRARY. IT HAS A BALCONY.
IN THE LIBRARY. IT HAS A BALCONY. THERE'S A FIREPLACE IN THE
IT HAS A BALCONY. THERE'S A FIREPLACE IN THE CAFETERIA WHERE YOU EAT.
THERE'S A FIREPLACE IN THE CAFETERIA WHERE YOU EAT. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WE HAD
CAFETERIA WHERE YOU EAT. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WE HAD THE BEST CAFETERIA THERE WAS IN
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WE HAD THE BEST CAFETERIA THERE WAS IN THE STATE AS FAR AS I'M
THE BEST CAFETERIA THERE WAS IN THE STATE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE IT WAS
THE STATE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE IT WAS WONDERFUL FOOD.
CONCERNED BECAUSE IT WAS WONDERFUL FOOD. AND THE AVERAGE COST WAS 39
WONDERFUL FOOD. AND THE AVERAGE COST WAS 39 CENTS FOR AN AVERAGE MEAL.
AND THE AVERAGE COST WAS 39 CENTS FOR AN AVERAGE MEAL. NOT MINE.
CENTS FOR AN AVERAGE MEAL. NOT MINE. WELL, A NORMAL PERSON'S MEAL.
NOT MINE. WELL, A NORMAL PERSON'S MEAL. [ LAUGHTER ]
WELL, A NORMAL PERSON'S MEAL. [ LAUGHTER ] AND THEN, THERE'S THE
[ LAUGHTER ] AND THEN, THERE'S THE LEGENDARY SOUTHWEST HIGH IN
AND THEN, THERE'S THE LEGENDARY SOUTHWEST HIGH IN KANSAS CITY.
LEGENDARY SOUTHWEST HIGH IN KANSAS CITY. IT WAS, IN THE MEMORIES OF
KANSAS CITY. IT WAS, IN THE MEMORIES OF THOSE OF US WHO WENT THERE, IT
IT WAS, IN THE MEMORIES OF THOSE OF US WHO WENT THERE, IT WAS MORE LIKE CAMELOT.
THOSE OF US WHO WENT THERE, IT WAS MORE LIKE CAMELOT. WHEN YOU WANT TO KNOW
WAS MORE LIKE CAMELOT. WHEN YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT SOUTHWEST, ED
WHEN YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT SOUTHWEST, ED METHENEY IS THE MAN YOU GO TO.
SOMETHING ABOUT SOUTHWEST, ED METHENEY IS THE MAN YOU GO TO. A MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF 1940,
METHENEY IS THE MAN YOU GO TO. A MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF 1940, HE'S WRITTEN TWO BOOKS FROM THE
A MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF 1940, HE'S WRITTEN TWO BOOKS FROM THE SCHOOL.
HE'S WRITTEN TWO BOOKS FROM THE SCHOOL. HE STARRED IN BASKETBALL, IS IN
SCHOOL. HE STARRED IN BASKETBALL, IS IN THE SCHOOL'S HALL OF FAME AND
HE STARRED IN BASKETBALL, IS IN THE SCHOOL'S HALL OF FAME AND WOULD BE BACK IN THE DISTRICT AT
THE SCHOOL'S HALL OF FAME AND WOULD BE BACK IN THE DISTRICT AT A CRUCIAL TIME.
WOULD BE BACK IN THE DISTRICT AT A CRUCIAL TIME. BUT FOR NOW, LET'S ANSWER THE
A CRUCIAL TIME. BUT FOR NOW, LET'S ANSWER THE QUESTION, WHAT SETS THESE HIGH
BUT FOR NOW, LET'S ANSWER THE QUESTION, WHAT SETS THESE HIGH SCHOOLS APART FROM THE OTHER
QUESTION, WHAT SETS THESE HIGH SCHOOLS APART FROM THE OTHER 30,000 IN AMERICA IN 1957?
SCHOOLS APART FROM THE OTHER 30,000 IN AMERICA IN 1957? THE PARENTS IN THAT AREA ARE
30,000 IN AMERICA IN 1957? THE PARENTS IN THAT AREA ARE HIGHLY EDUCATED.
THE PARENTS IN THAT AREA ARE HIGHLY EDUCATED. THEY HAD NOT JUST BEEN TO
HIGHLY EDUCATED. THEY HAD NOT JUST BEEN TO COLLEGE, THEY HAD BEEN TO THE
THEY HAD NOT JUST BEEN TO COLLEGE, THEY HAD BEEN TO THE BEST COLLEGES, SO THEY ARE
COLLEGE, THEY HAD BEEN TO THE BEST COLLEGES, SO THEY ARE KEEPING TRACK OF WHERE THE
BEST COLLEGES, SO THEY ARE KEEPING TRACK OF WHERE THE TEACHERS ARE COMING FROM.
KEEPING TRACK OF WHERE THE TEACHERS ARE COMING FROM. SO SOUTHWEST WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL
TEACHERS ARE COMING FROM. SO SOUTHWEST WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL IN RECRUITING HIGHLY SKILLED AND
SO SOUTHWEST WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL IN RECRUITING HIGHLY SKILLED AND CAPABLE, VERY WELL CREDENTIALED
IN RECRUITING HIGHLY SKILLED AND CAPABLE, VERY WELL CREDENTIALED FACULTY.
CAPABLE, VERY WELL CREDENTIALED FACULTY. THIS IS TRUE AS WELL IN
FACULTY. THIS IS TRUE AS WELL IN TOPEKA WHERE STATE GOVERNMENT,
THIS IS TRUE AS WELL IN TOPEKA WHERE STATE GOVERNMENT, WASHBURN UNIVERSITY, AND THE MEN
TOPEKA WHERE STATE GOVERNMENT, WASHBURN UNIVERSITY, AND THE MEN NEGATIVE GER FOUNDATION ALL --
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY, AND THE MEN NEGATIVE GER FOUNDATION ALL -- MENEGER FOUNDATION ALL ATTRACT
NEGATIVE GER FOUNDATION ALL -- MENEGER FOUNDATION ALL ATTRACT TEACHERS WITH THE BEST DEGREES.
MENEGER FOUNDATION ALL ATTRACT TEACHERS WITH THE BEST DEGREES. BUT THAT POOL OF EDUCATED
TEACHERS WITH THE BEST DEGREES. BUT THAT POOL OF EDUCATED PARENTS THAT HELPED PROPEL
BUT THAT POOL OF EDUCATED PARENTS THAT HELPED PROPEL SHAWNEE MISSION TO THE TOP,
PARENTS THAT HELPED PROPEL SHAWNEE MISSION TO THE TOP, THAT'S THE RESULT OF A BUSINESS
SHAWNEE MISSION TO THE TOP, THAT'S THE RESULT OF A BUSINESS DECISION.
THAT'S THE RESULT OF A BUSINESS DECISION. IF THERE'S NO J.C. NICHOLS,
DECISION. IF THERE'S NO J.C. NICHOLS, IS THERE NO SUPERSTAR SHAWNEE
IF THERE'S NO J.C. NICHOLS, IS THERE NO SUPERSTAR SHAWNEE MISSION HIGH SCHOOL?
IS THERE NO SUPERSTAR SHAWNEE MISSION HIGH SCHOOL? HE ADDS A LOT TO THE
MISSION HIGH SCHOOL? HE ADDS A LOT TO THE EQUATION, HE DEFINITELY DOES.
HE ADDS A LOT TO THE EQUATION, HE DEFINITELY DOES. HIS DECISION TO CROSS THE STATE
EQUATION, HE DEFINITELY DOES. HIS DECISION TO CROSS THE STATE LINE AND TO BUILD IN KANSAS WAS
HIS DECISION TO CROSS THE STATE LINE AND TO BUILD IN KANSAS WAS MONUMENTAL FOR THE WHOLE METRO
LINE AND TO BUILD IN KANSAS WAS MONUMENTAL FOR THE WHOLE METRO AREA.
MONUMENTAL FOR THE WHOLE METRO AREA. IF HE HAD GONE EAST RATHER THAN
AREA. IF HE HAD GONE EAST RATHER THAN WEST, THE STORY MIGHT BE
IF HE HAD GONE EAST RATHER THAN WEST, THE STORY MIGHT BE DIFFERENT.
WEST, THE STORY MIGHT BE DIFFERENT. NICHOLS DEVELOPS MISSION
DIFFERENT. NICHOLS DEVELOPS MISSION HILLS, MISSION WOODS AND THEN
NICHOLS DEVELOPS MISSION HILLS, MISSION WOODS AND THEN PRAIRIE VILLAGE AND THEN PEOPLE
HILLS, MISSION WOODS AND THEN PRAIRIE VILLAGE AND THEN PEOPLE COMING TO KANSAS CITY TO TAKE
PRAIRIE VILLAGE AND THEN PEOPLE COMING TO KANSAS CITY TO TAKE WHITE COLLAR JOBS ARE MOVING
COMING TO KANSAS CITY TO TAKE WHITE COLLAR JOBS ARE MOVING INTO JOBS IN COUNTY AND SHAWNEE
WHITE COLLAR JOBS ARE MOVING INTO JOBS IN COUNTY AND SHAWNEE MISSION HIGH TAKES OFF.
INTO JOBS IN COUNTY AND SHAWNEE MISSION HIGH TAKES OFF. IN 1957, THE DECLINE OF THE
MISSION HIGH TAKES OFF. IN 1957, THE DECLINE OF THE KANSAS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS
IN 1957, THE DECLINE OF THE KANSAS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ON THE HORIZON.
KANSAS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ON THE HORIZON. FIRST THERE'S INTEGRATION AND
ON THE HORIZON. FIRST THERE'S INTEGRATION AND THEN WHITE FLIGHT, BUT HE SAYS
FIRST THERE'S INTEGRATION AND THEN WHITE FLIGHT, BUT HE SAYS NO ONE IN KANSAS CITY SAW THE
THEN WHITE FLIGHT, BUT HE SAYS NO ONE IN KANSAS CITY SAW THE GROWTH OF SHAWNEE MISSION AND
NO ONE IN KANSAS CITY SAW THE GROWTH OF SHAWNEE MISSION AND OTHER SUBURBAN DISTRICTS
GROWTH OF SHAWNEE MISSION AND OTHER SUBURBAN DISTRICTS BARRELING RIGHT AT THEM.
OTHER SUBURBAN DISTRICTS BARRELING RIGHT AT THEM. THE LEADERSHIP OF THE KANSAS
BARRELING RIGHT AT THEM. THE LEADERSHIP OF THE KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THEY DIDN'T
THE LEADERSHIP OF THE KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THEY DIDN'T THINK THAT THIS WAS GOING TO GO
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THEY DIDN'T THINK THAT THIS WAS GOING TO GO ON AND ON.
THINK THAT THIS WAS GOING TO GO ON AND ON. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO
ON AND ON. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO END, THAT STABILITY WAS GOING TO
THEY THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO END, THAT STABILITY WAS GOING TO RETURN.
END, THAT STABILITY WAS GOING TO RETURN. SOUTHWEST HIGH GRADUATE ED
RETURN. SOUTHWEST HIGH GRADUATE ED METHENEY HAD A FRONT-ROW SEAT TO
SOUTHWEST HIGH GRADUATE ED METHENEY HAD A FRONT-ROW SEAT TO THE LOSS OF THAT STABILITY.
METHENEY HAD A FRONT-ROW SEAT TO THE LOSS OF THAT STABILITY. AFTER HARVARD LAW, HE COMES
THE LOSS OF THAT STABILITY. AFTER HARVARD LAW, HE COMES HOME, BECOMES A PROMINENT LAWYER
AFTER HARVARD LAW, HE COMES HOME, BECOMES A PROMINENT LAWYER AND REPRESENTS THE KANSAS CITY
HOME, BECOMES A PROMINENT LAWYER AND REPRESENTS THE KANSAS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE 1971
AND REPRESENTS THE KANSAS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE 1971 DESEG GREG GATION CASE THAT
SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE 1971 DESEG GREG GATION CASE THAT HAUNTS THE DISTRICT RIGHT UP
DESEG GREG GATION CASE THAT HAUNTS THE DISTRICT RIGHT UP UNTIL TODAY.
HAUNTS THE DISTRICT RIGHT UP UNTIL TODAY. COULD ANYBODY EVEN POSSIBLY
UNTIL TODAY. COULD ANYBODY EVEN POSSIBLY CONCEIVE OF THE COLLAPSE THAT
COULD ANYBODY EVEN POSSIBLY CONCEIVE OF THE COLLAPSE THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY BEFALL
CONCEIVE OF THE COLLAPSE THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY BEFALL SOUTHWEST?
WOULD EVENTUALLY BEFALL SOUTHWEST? NOT AT THAT POINT.
SOUTHWEST? NOT AT THAT POINT. NOT AT THAT POINT.
NOT AT THAT POINT. NOT AT THAT POINT. ś DARLING, YOU SEND ME
NOT AT THAT POINT. ś DARLING, YOU SEND ME TODAY, TOPEKA HIGH LOOKS MUCH
ś DARLING, YOU SEND ME TODAY, TOPEKA HIGH LOOKS MUCH LIKE IT DID IN 1931.
TODAY, TOPEKA HIGH LOOKS MUCH LIKE IT DID IN 1931. OCCASIONALLY SOME DISTRICT BURRO
LIKE IT DID IN 1931. OCCASIONALLY SOME DISTRICT BURRO ACCURATES TRIES TO REPLACE --
OCCASIONALLY SOME DISTRICT BURRO ACCURATES TRIES TO REPLACE -- BUREAU ACCURATE TRIES TO REPLACE
ACCURATES TRIES TO REPLACE -- BUREAU ACCURATE TRIES TO REPLACE BEAUTY WITH FUNCTION, BUT THE
BUREAU ACCURATE TRIES TO REPLACE BEAUTY WITH FUNCTION, BUT THE ALUMNI BEAT THAT BACK.
BEAUTY WITH FUNCTION, BUT THE ALUMNI BEAT THAT BACK. IN 1958, SHAWNEE MISSION'S
ALUMNI BEAT THAT BACK. IN 1958, SHAWNEE MISSION'S DISTRICT ENROLLMENT PEAKED AND
IN 1958, SHAWNEE MISSION'S DISTRICT ENROLLMENT PEAKED AND MANY EDUCATED PARENTS MOVING
DISTRICT ENROLLMENT PEAKED AND MANY EDUCATED PARENTS MOVING FARTHER SOUTH TO BLUE VALLEY AND
MANY EDUCATED PARENTS MOVING FARTHER SOUTH TO BLUE VALLEY AND OLATHE.
FARTHER SOUTH TO BLUE VALLEY AND OLATHE. AS FOR SOUTHWEST, IT'S BATTLING
OLATHE. AS FOR SOUTHWEST, IT'S BATTLING BACK.
AS FOR SOUTHWEST, IT'S BATTLING BACK. FOR A TIME IT WAS A MAGNET
BACK. FOR A TIME IT WAS A MAGNET SCHOOL, THEN A CHARTER SCHOOL,
FOR A TIME IT WAS A MAGNET SCHOOL, THEN A CHARTER SCHOOL, AND THEN IT WAS CLOSED
SCHOOL, THEN A CHARTER SCHOOL, AND THEN IT WAS CLOSED ALTOGETHER.
AND THEN IT WAS CLOSED ALTOGETHER. IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOL
ALTOGETHER. IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOL AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN, AREA
IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD HIGH SCHOOL AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN, AREA PARENTS ARE DEEPLY INVOLVED,
AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN, AREA PARENTS ARE DEEPLY INVOLVED, TRYING TO RETURN IT TO ITS 1957
PARENTS ARE DEEPLY INVOLVED, TRYING TO RETURN IT TO ITS 1957 GLORY.
TRYING TO RETURN IT TO ITS 1957 GLORY. NOW, HOW DID SCHOOLS MAKE THE
GLORY. NOW, HOW DID SCHOOLS MAKE THE LIST?
NOW, HOW DID SCHOOLS MAKE THE LIST? WELL, A SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT
LIST? WELL, A SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT IN ILLINOIS WAS OVERSEEING THE
WELL, A SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT IN ILLINOIS WAS OVERSEEING THE BUILDING OF A NEW HIGH SCHOOL
IN ILLINOIS WAS OVERSEEING THE BUILDING OF A NEW HIGH SCHOOL AND HE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT MAKES
BUILDING OF A NEW HIGH SCHOOL AND HE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT MAKES A GREAT ONE, SO HE MADE A LIST
AND HE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT MAKES A GREAT ONE, SO HE MADE A LIST OF HIGH SCHOOLS WITH THE MOST
A GREAT ONE, SO HE MADE A LIST OF HIGH SCHOOLS WITH THE MOST NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR
OF HIGH SCHOOLS WITH THE MOST NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR FINALISTS.
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR FINALISTS. BY THE WAY, IN 1966, "DATEBOOK
FINALISTS. BY THE WAY, IN 1966, "DATEBOOK MAGAZINE" -- REMEMBER IT? --
BY THE WAY, IN 1966, "DATEBOOK MAGAZINE" -- REMEMBER IT? -- NAMED SOUTHWEST ONE OF THE 50
MAGAZINE" -- REMEMBER IT? -- NAMED SOUTHWEST ONE OF THE 50 GROOVIEST HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE
NAMED SOUTHWEST ONE OF THE 50 GROOVIEST HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY.
ś AND BIRD IS THE WORD AND, IN FACT, A LOT OF WORDS ABOUT BIRD
AND BIRD IS THE WORD AND, IN FACT, A LOT OF WORDS ABOUT BIRD TUCKED INTO THE NEW BOOK, THE
FACT, A LOT OF WORDS ABOUT BIRD TUCKED INTO THE NEW BOOK, THE LIVE AND MUSIC OF BIRD.
TUCKED INTO THE NEW BOOK, THE LIVE AND MUSIC OF BIRD. CHARLIE PARKER AND THOSE WORDS,
LIVE AND MUSIC OF BIRD. CHARLIE PARKER AND THOSE WORDS, YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM FROM THE
CHARLIE PARKER AND THOSE WORDS, YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM FROM THE EVENINGS ON THE FISH FRYE ON
YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM FROM THE EVENINGS ON THE FISH FRYE ON KCR, OR AT THE ARCHIVES WHERE
EVENINGS ON THE FISH FRYE ON KCR, OR AT THE ARCHIVES WHERE HE'S GUARDING KANSAS CITY'S
KCR, OR AT THE ARCHIVES WHERE HE'S GUARDING KANSAS CITY'S AUDIO FAST OR YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM
HE'S GUARDING KANSAS CITY'S AUDIO FAST OR YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM JUST AS CHUCK HADDIX.
AUDIO FAST OR YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM JUST AS CHUCK HADDIX. HE'S ALREADY WRITTEN ONE BOOK
JUST AS CHUCK HADDIX. HE'S ALREADY WRITTEN ONE BOOK ABOUT MUSIC, BUT WHAT MAKES THIS
HE'S ALREADY WRITTEN ONE BOOK ABOUT MUSIC, BUT WHAT MAKES THIS ONE DIFFERENT WITH CHARLIE
ABOUT MUSIC, BUT WHAT MAKES THIS ONE DIFFERENT WITH CHARLIE PARKER?
ONE DIFFERENT WITH CHARLIE PARKER? PREVIOUS GLOSSARIES HAVE
PARKER? PREVIOUS GLOSSARIES HAVE GLOSSED OVER HIS LIFE IN KANSAS
PREVIOUS GLOSSARIES HAVE GLOSSED OVER HIS LIFE IN KANSAS CITY.
GLOSSED OVER HIS LIFE IN KANSAS CITY. HE LIVED IN KANSAS CITY FOR 21
CITY. HE LIVED IN KANSAS CITY FOR 21 YEARS AND HE DIED WHEN HE WAS 34
HE LIVED IN KANSAS CITY FOR 21 YEARS AND HE DIED WHEN HE WAS 34 YEARS OLD, SO THAT'S A MAJOR
YEARS AND HE DIED WHEN HE WAS 34 YEARS OLD, SO THAT'S A MAJOR OMISSION OF SCHOLARSHIP, AND
YEARS OLD, SO THAT'S A MAJOR OMISSION OF SCHOLARSHIP, AND BEING IN KANSAS CITY, I HAD
OMISSION OF SCHOLARSHIP, AND BEING IN KANSAS CITY, I HAD ACCESS TO CHILDHOOD FRIENDS AND
BEING IN KANSAS CITY, I HAD ACCESS TO CHILDHOOD FRIENDS AND ALSO THE KANSAS CITY CALL, WHICH
ACCESS TO CHILDHOOD FRIENDS AND ALSO THE KANSAS CITY CALL, WHICH COVERED HIS CAREER, ACTUALLY, IN
ALSO THE KANSAS CITY CALL, WHICH COVERED HIS CAREER, ACTUALLY, IN DETAIL.
COVERED HIS CAREER, ACTUALLY, IN DETAIL. THERE'S SEVERAL WATERSHED
DETAIL. THERE'S SEVERAL WATERSHED INCIDENTS ALSO THAT HAPPENED
THERE'S SEVERAL WATERSHED INCIDENTS ALSO THAT HAPPENED HERE THAT SHADED -- SHAPED HIS
INCIDENTS ALSO THAT HAPPENED HERE THAT SHADED -- SHAPED HIS CAREER.
HERE THAT SHADED -- SHAPED HIS CAREER. THERE'S THE CYMBAL THROWING
CAREER. THERE'S THE CYMBAL THROWING INCIDENT WHICH WE'VE ALL HEARD
THERE'S THE CYMBAL THROWING INCIDENT WHICH WE'VE ALL HEARD ABOUT, BUT KIND OF ONE OF THOSE
INCIDENT WHICH WE'VE ALL HEARD ABOUT, BUT KIND OF ONE OF THOSE GREAT JAZZ LEGENDS OF JOE JONES,
ABOUT, BUT KIND OF ONE OF THOSE GREAT JAZZ LEGENDS OF JOE JONES, RIGHT?
GREAT JAZZ LEGENDS OF JOE JONES, RIGHT? YEAH, HE WAS -- CHARLIE HUNG
RIGHT? YEAH, HE WAS -- CHARLIE HUNG OUT BEHIND THE RENO CLUB AT 12th
YEAH, HE WAS -- CHARLIE HUNG OUT BEHIND THE RENO CLUB AT 12th AND CHERRY, IRONICALLY RIGHT
OUT BEHIND THE RENO CLUB AT 12th AND CHERRY, IRONICALLY RIGHT BEHIND THE POLICE STATION, AND
AND CHERRY, IRONICALLY RIGHT BEHIND THE POLICE STATION, AND THEY HAD A JAM SESSION THERE
BEHIND THE POLICE STATION, AND THEY HAD A JAM SESSION THERE THAT STARTED AT 4:00 IN THE
THEY HAD A JAM SESSION THERE THAT STARTED AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING ON SUNDAY AND GO WOULD
THAT STARTED AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING ON SUNDAY AND GO WOULD ALL DAY MONDAY, AND HE AND GENE
MORNING ON SUNDAY AND GO WOULD ALL DAY MONDAY, AND HE AND GENE RAMIE WERE PARTICIPATING IN THE
ALL DAY MONDAY, AND HE AND GENE RAMIE WERE PARTICIPATING IN THE JAM SESSION, SETTING IN, AND HE
RAMIE WERE PARTICIPATING IN THE JAM SESSION, SETTING IN, AND HE WAS PLAYING HONEYSUCKLE ROSE AND
JAM SESSION, SETTING IN, AND HE WAS PLAYING HONEYSUCKLE ROSE AND HE LOST HIS WAY, FORGOT THE
WAS PLAYING HONEYSUCKLE ROSE AND HE LOST HIS WAY, FORGOT THE CHANGES.
HE LOST HIS WAY, FORGOT THE CHANGES. AND SO JOE JONES THROUGH A
CHANGES. AND SO JOE JONES THROUGH A CYMBAL AT HIS FEET TO SHOW HIS
AND SO JOE JONES THROUGH A CYMBAL AT HIS FEET TO SHOW HIS DISPLEASURE, AND ACCORDING TO
CYMBAL AT HIS FEET TO SHOW HIS DISPLEASURE, AND ACCORDING TO GENE RAMIE, HE SAID I'LL FIX
DISPLEASURE, AND ACCORDING TO GENE RAMIE, HE SAID I'LL FIX THOSE CATS, HE'LL NEVER GET
GENE RAMIE, HE SAID I'LL FIX THOSE CATS, HE'LL NEVER GET CAUGHT SHORT AGAIN.
THOSE CATS, HE'LL NEVER GET CAUGHT SHORT AGAIN. THEN THAT NEXT FALL, ANOTHER
CAUGHT SHORT AGAIN. THEN THAT NEXT FALL, ANOTHER WATERSHED INCIDENT OCCURRED.
THEN THAT NEXT FALL, ANOTHER WATERSHED INCIDENT OCCURRED. HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO A GIG NEAR
WATERSHED INCIDENT OCCURRED. HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO A GIG NEAR ELDON, MISSOURI, AT THE OZARK
HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO A GIG NEAR ELDON, MISSOURI, AT THE OZARK TAVERN AND IT WAS THANKSGIVING
ELDON, MISSOURI, AT THE OZARK TAVERN AND IT WAS THANKSGIVING DAY AND THERE WAS A WRECK AND
TAVERN AND IT WAS THANKSGIVING DAY AND THERE WAS A WRECK AND THE CARS ROLLED OVER AND HE
DAY AND THERE WAS A WRECK AND THE CARS ROLLED OVER AND HE BROKE HIS BACK AND ALSO BROKE
THE CARS ROLLED OVER AND HE BROKE HIS BACK AND ALSO BROKE HIS RIBS.
BROKE HIS BACK AND ALSO BROKE HIS RIBS. AND HE'D BEEN PLAYING A
HIS RIBS. AND HE'D BEEN PLAYING A SAXOPHONE THAT WAS PRETTY BAD
AND HE'D BEEN PLAYING A SAXOPHONE THAT WAS PRETTY BAD SHAPE, AND IT WASN'T UP TO
SAXOPHONE THAT WAS PRETTY BAD SHAPE, AND IT WASN'T UP TO SNUFF, REALLY, SO HE GOT A NEW
SHAPE, AND IT WASN'T UP TO SNUFF, REALLY, SO HE GOT A NEW HORN OUT OF THAT.
SNUFF, REALLY, SO HE GOT A NEW HORN OUT OF THAT. AND THEN HE GOES TO THE OZARKS
HORN OUT OF THAT. AND THEN HE GOES TO THE OZARKS THE NEXT SUMMER, SUMMER OF 1937,
AND THEN HE GOES TO THE OZARKS THE NEXT SUMMER, SUMMER OF 1937, AND HE PLAYS AT MOOSER'S OZARK
THE NEXT SUMMER, SUMMER OF 1937, AND HE PLAYS AT MOOSER'S OZARK TAVERN ALL SUMMER LONG WITH
AND HE PLAYS AT MOOSER'S OZARK TAVERN ALL SUMMER LONG WITH GEORGE E. LEE'S BAND AND THEY
TAVERN ALL SUMMER LONG WITH GEORGE E. LEE'S BAND AND THEY LEARNS ALL THE CHANGES, THE
GEORGE E. LEE'S BAND AND THEY LEARNS ALL THE CHANGES, THE CHORD CHANGES, THE POP SONGS AND
LEARNS ALL THE CHANGES, THE CHORD CHANGES, THE POP SONGS AND VERSIONS, AND LEARNED HOW TO
CHORD CHANGES, THE POP SONGS AND VERSIONS, AND LEARNED HOW TO TAKE A SONG APART AND PUT IT
VERSIONS, AND LEARNED HOW TO TAKE A SONG APART AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER ON THE BANDSTAND.
TAKE A SONG APART AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER ON THE BANDSTAND. PUTTING THE SONGS BACK
BACK TOGETHER ON THE BANDSTAND. PUTTING THE SONGS BACK TOGETHER CHANGED HIM ALL AROUND.
PUTTING THE SONGS BACK TOGETHER CHANGED HIM ALL AROUND. IT WAS ULTIMATELY THE LEGEND OF
TOGETHER CHANGED HIM ALL AROUND. IT WAS ULTIMATELY THE LEGEND OF CHARLIE PARKER, RIGHT?
IT WAS ULTIMATELY THE LEGEND OF CHARLIE PARKER, RIGHT? OTHERWISE, HE'S JUST ANOTHER
CHARLIE PARKER, RIGHT? OTHERWISE, HE'S JUST ANOTHER GOOD SAX PLAYER.
OTHERWISE, HE'S JUST ANOTHER GOOD SAX PLAYER. HE WAS A BRILLIANT IMPROVISOR
GOOD SAX PLAYER. HE WAS A BRILLIANT IMPROVISOR AND HE LIVED IN THE MOMENT AND
HE WAS A BRILLIANT IMPROVISOR AND HE LIVED IN THE MOMENT AND THAT'S REFLECTED IN HIS MUSIC
AND HE LIVED IN THE MOMENT AND THAT'S REFLECTED IN HIS MUSIC TOO.
THAT'S REFLECTED IN HIS MUSIC TOO. HE WOULD DO THINGS LIKE HE WOULD
TOO. HE WOULD DO THINGS LIKE HE WOULD QUOTE POPULAR SONGS OF
HE WOULD DO THINGS LIKE HE WOULD QUOTE POPULAR SONGS OF STRAVINSKI, OF PRETTY YOUNG
QUOTE POPULAR SONGS OF STRAVINSKI, OF PRETTY YOUNG WOMAN WALK IN A BAR AND HE WOULD
STRAVINSKI, OF PRETTY YOUNG WOMAN WALK IN A BAR AND HE WOULD PLAY "A PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A
WOMAN WALK IN A BAR AND HE WOULD PLAY "A PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A MELODY."
PLAY "A PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A MELODY." BUT HE'S A TRANSITIONAL FIGURE
MELODY." BUT HE'S A TRANSITIONAL FIGURE LIKE MOZART.
BUT HE'S A TRANSITIONAL FIGURE LIKE MOZART. THERE'S MUSIC BEFORE CHARLIE
LIKE MOZART. THERE'S MUSIC BEFORE CHARLIE PARKER AND THERE'S MUSIC AFTER
THERE'S MUSIC BEFORE CHARLIE PARKER AND THERE'S MUSIC AFTER CHARLIE PARKER.
PARKER AND THERE'S MUSIC AFTER CHARLIE PARKER. HE WAS ACTUALLY PLAYING BEBOP IN
CHARLIE PARKER. HE WAS ACTUALLY PLAYING BEBOP IN KANSAS CITY.
HE WAS ACTUALLY PLAYING BEBOP IN KANSAS CITY. THAT'S SOMETHING NOT IN THE
KANSAS CITY. THAT'S SOMETHING NOT IN THE HISTORY BOOKS.
THAT'S SOMETHING NOT IN THE HISTORY BOOKS. NO, IT REALLY ISN'T, AND WE
HISTORY BOOKS. NO, IT REALLY ISN'T, AND WE WERE ABLE -- THROUGH MY WORK AT
NO, IT REALLY ISN'T, AND WE WERE ABLE -- THROUGH MY WORK AT THE SOUND ARCHIVE, I UNCOVERED A
WERE ABLE -- THROUGH MY WORK AT THE SOUND ARCHIVE, I UNCOVERED A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN RECORDING OF
THE SOUND ARCHIVE, I UNCOVERED A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN RECORDING OF CHARLIE PARKER PLAYING WITH JAY
PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN RECORDING OF CHARLIE PARKER PLAYING WITH JAY McSHANN, AN INSTANTANEOUS CUT
CHARLIE PARKER PLAYING WITH JAY McSHANN, AN INSTANTANEOUS CUT DISK THAT WAS RECORDED IN
McSHANN, AN INSTANTANEOUS CUT DISK THAT WAS RECORDED IN FEBRUARY OF 1941 BEFORE HE MADE
DISK THAT WAS RECORDED IN FEBRUARY OF 1941 BEFORE HE MADE HIS FIRST COMMERCIAL RECORDING
FEBRUARY OF 1941 BEFORE HE MADE HIS FIRST COMMERCIAL RECORDING AND THEY'RE PLAYING "I'M GETTING
HIS FIRST COMMERCIAL RECORDING AND THEY'RE PLAYING "I'M GETTING SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU," AND
AND THEY'RE PLAYING "I'M GETTING SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU," AND CHARLIE PARKER JUST TAKES WING.
SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU," AND CHARLIE PARKER JUST TAKES WING. THE INDIVIDUALS THAT I'VE HEARD
CHARLIE PARKER JUST TAKES WING. THE INDIVIDUALS THAT I'VE HEARD SO FAR ARE JUST BLOWN AWAY BY
THE INDIVIDUALS THAT I'VE HEARD SO FAR ARE JUST BLOWN AWAY BY THE PERFORMANCE.
SO FAR ARE JUST BLOWN AWAY BY THE PERFORMANCE. HE WAS A FULLY FORMED MUSICIAN
THE PERFORMANCE. HE WAS A FULLY FORMED MUSICIAN ALREADY PLAYING BEBOP BY THE
HE WAS A FULLY FORMED MUSICIAN ALREADY PLAYING BEBOP BY THE TIME HE WENT TO THE SAVOY
ALREADY PLAYING BEBOP BY THE TIME HE WENT TO THE SAVOY BALLROOM IN 1942, EARLY 1942.
TIME HE WENT TO THE SAVOY BALLROOM IN 1942, EARLY 1942. NEW YORK USUALLY GETS THE
BALLROOM IN 1942, EARLY 1942. NEW YORK USUALLY GETS THE CREDIT FOR MAKING HIM SOMETHING.
NEW YORK USUALLY GETS THE CREDIT FOR MAKING HIM SOMETHING. YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH SAYING THAT'S
CREDIT FOR MAKING HIM SOMETHING. YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH SAYING THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH SAYING THAT'S NOT THE CASE. THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
NOT THE CASE. THAT'S NOT THE CASE. HE DID MAKE A MUSICAL
THAT'S NOT THE CASE. HE DID MAKE A MUSICAL BREAKTHROUGH PLAYING AT DON
HE DID MAKE A MUSICAL BREAKTHROUGH PLAYING AT DON WALL'S CHILI PARLOR AND HE HAD
BREAKTHROUGH PLAYING AT DON WALL'S CHILI PARLOR AND HE HAD BEEN TRYING TO PLAY THESE
WALL'S CHILI PARLOR AND HE HAD BEEN TRYING TO PLAY THESE CHANGES, WHAT HE HEARD IN HIS
BEEN TRYING TO PLAY THESE CHANGES, WHAT HE HEARD IN HIS HEAD, AND HE MADE THAT
CHANGES, WHAT HE HEARD IN HIS HEAD, AND HE MADE THAT BREAKTHROUGH THERE, BUT I CAME
HEAD, AND HE MADE THAT BREAKTHROUGH THERE, BUT I CAME BACK TO KANSAS CITY AND THAT'S
BREAKTHROUGH THERE, BUT I CAME BACK TO KANSAS CITY AND THAT'S ANOTHER WATERSHED INCIDENT IN
BACK TO KANSAS CITY AND THAT'S ANOTHER WATERSHED INCIDENT IN HIS LIFE.
ANOTHER WATERSHED INCIDENT IN HIS LIFE. AND OTHER BOOKS ALSO HAVE NOT
HIS LIFE. AND OTHER BOOKS ALSO HAVE NOT EXPLORED HOW HIS ADDICTION AND
AND OTHER BOOKS ALSO HAVE NOT EXPLORED HOW HIS ADDICTION AND HIS ALCOHOLISM AND STRUGGLE WITH
EXPLORED HOW HIS ADDICTION AND HIS ALCOHOLISM AND STRUGGLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AFFECTED HIS
HIS ALCOHOLISM AND STRUGGLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AFFECTED HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS WIFE AND
MENTAL ILLNESS AFFECTED HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS WIFE AND ALSO HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER.
RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS WIFE AND ALSO HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER. AND THOSE ADDICTIONED STARTED
ALSO HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER. AND THOSE ADDICTIONED STARTED EARLY, AS YOU POINT OUT, AT 16.
AND THOSE ADDICTIONED STARTED EARLY, AS YOU POINT OUT, AT 16. YEAH, HE WAS 16.
EARLY, AS YOU POINT OUT, AT 16. YEAH, HE WAS 16. HE WAS IN THE WRECK ON HIS WAY
YEAH, HE WAS 16. HE WAS IN THE WRECK ON HIS WAY TO MOOSER'S TAVERN AND THE
HE WAS IN THE WRECK ON HIS WAY TO MOOSER'S TAVERN AND THE DOCTORS GAVE HIM *** AND IN
TO MOOSER'S TAVERN AND THE DOCTORS GAVE HIM *** AND IN THOSE DAYS IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE
DOCTORS GAVE HIM *** AND IN THOSE DAYS IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE SAFER THAN MORPHINE AND HE GOT
THOSE DAYS IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE SAFER THAN MORPHINE AND HE GOT ADDICTED AND STRUGGLED WITH IT
SAFER THAN MORPHINE AND HE GOT ADDICTED AND STRUGGLED WITH IT THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
ADDICTED AND STRUGGLED WITH IT THE REST OF HIS LIFE. WE SAW THE CHARLIE PARKER
THE REST OF HIS LIFE. WE SAW THE CHARLIE PARKER HEAD, BEHIND YOU "BIRD LIVES,"
WE SAW THE CHARLIE PARKER HEAD, BEHIND YOU "BIRD LIVES," WHICH YOU RECOUNT AND I LIKE
HEAD, BEHIND YOU "BIRD LIVES," WHICH YOU RECOUNT AND I LIKE READING ABOUT THE END OF HIS
WHICH YOU RECOUNT AND I LIKE READING ABOUT THE END OF HIS LIFE THAT SORT OF BROUGHT ABOUT
READING ABOUT THE END OF HIS LIFE THAT SORT OF BROUGHT ABOUT THIS BELIEF THAT HE WAS BIGGER
LIFE THAT SORT OF BROUGHT ABOUT THIS BELIEF THAT HE WAS BIGGER THAN SOME PEOPLE EVEN REALIZED.
THIS BELIEF THAT HE WAS BIGGER THAN SOME PEOPLE EVEN REALIZED. IT'S A STORY OF TRIUMPH AND
THAN SOME PEOPLE EVEN REALIZED. IT'S A STORY OF TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY.
IT'S A STORY OF TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, HE RECEIVED
TRAGEDY. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, HE RECEIVED HIS FLOWERS WHEN HE WAS ALIVE,
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, HE RECEIVED HIS FLOWERS WHEN HE WAS ALIVE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, HIS
HIS FLOWERS WHEN HE WAS ALIVE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, HIS ADDICTIONS AND HIS -- HE WAS
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, HIS ADDICTIONS AND HIS -- HE WAS FINE AS LONG AS HE WAS ABLE TO
ADDICTIONS AND HIS -- HE WAS FINE AS LONG AS HE WAS ABLE TO DO ***, BUT WHEN HE DIDN'T
FINE AS LONG AS HE WAS ABLE TO DO ***, BUT WHEN HE DIDN'T HAVE *** AND WOULD DRINK,
DO ***, BUT WHEN HE DIDN'T HAVE *** AND WOULD DRINK, THAT WOULD ALWAYS BE A PROBLEM
HAVE *** AND WOULD DRINK, THAT WOULD ALWAYS BE A PROBLEM FOR HIM.
THAT WOULD ALWAYS BE A PROBLEM FOR HIM. IT'S LOADED WITH NEW INFORMATION
FOR HIM. IT'S LOADED WITH NEW INFORMATION ABOUT BIRD.
IT'S LOADED WITH NEW INFORMATION ABOUT BIRD. IT'S A FRESH TAKE ON BIRD'S
ABOUT BIRD. IT'S A FRESH TAKE ON BIRD'S LIFE.
IT'S A FRESH TAKE ON BIRD'S LIFE. THE REVIEWS HAVE BEEN JUST
LIFE. THE REVIEWS HAVE BEEN JUST REALLY VERY -- I'M VERY
THE REVIEWS HAVE BEEN JUST REALLY VERY -- I'M VERY ENCOURAGED.
REALLY VERY -- I'M VERY ENCOURAGED. AS A GUY WHO PLAYS MUSIC ON
ENCOURAGED. AS A GUY WHO PLAYS MUSIC ON THE RADIO AND, YOU KNOW, LIVES
AS A GUY WHO PLAYS MUSIC ON THE RADIO AND, YOU KNOW, LIVES WITH THE SOUND ARCHIVES, HOW IS
THE RADIO AND, YOU KNOW, LIVES WITH THE SOUND ARCHIVES, HOW IS IT TO GO -- HAVE TO POUND OUT,
WITH THE SOUND ARCHIVES, HOW IS IT TO GO -- HAVE TO POUND OUT, YOU KNOW, PAGE AFTER PAGE, CHASE
IT TO GO -- HAVE TO POUND OUT, YOU KNOW, PAGE AFTER PAGE, CHASE DOWN -- THERE'S A LOT OF
YOU KNOW, PAGE AFTER PAGE, CHASE DOWN -- THERE'S A LOT OF FOOTNOTES IN HERE, SIR.
DOWN -- THERE'S A LOT OF FOOTNOTES IN HERE, SIR. WELL, IT'S A SCHOLARLY
FOOTNOTES IN HERE, SIR. WELL, IT'S A SCHOLARLY TREATMENT OF THE SUBJECT, BUT
WELL, IT'S A SCHOLARLY TREATMENT OF THE SUBJECT, BUT IT'S READABLE.
TREATMENT OF THE SUBJECT, BUT IT'S READABLE. MY PROBLEM IS I'M SO BUSY -- NOT
IT'S READABLE. MY PROBLEM IS I'M SO BUSY -- NOT A PROBLEM, BUT I'M SO BUSY DOING
MY PROBLEM IS I'M SO BUSY -- NOT A PROBLEM, BUT I'M SO BUSY DOING THE SOUND ARCHIVE AND DOING THE
A PROBLEM, BUT I'M SO BUSY DOING THE SOUND ARCHIVE AND DOING THE FISH FRY, I HAVE TO FIND TIME TO
THE SOUND ARCHIVE AND DOING THE FISH FRY, I HAVE TO FIND TIME TO WRITE, SO I END UP WRITING AT
FISH FRY, I HAVE TO FIND TIME TO WRITE, SO I END UP WRITING AT NIGHT.
WRITE, SO I END UP WRITING AT NIGHT. I'M A NIGHT OWL, SO I'LL STAY UP
NIGHT. I'M A NIGHT OWL, SO I'LL STAY UP UNTIL 2:00 OR 3:00 IN THE
I'M A NIGHT OWL, SO I'LL STAY UP UNTIL 2:00 OR 3:00 IN THE MORNING WRITING AND THE RESEARCH
UNTIL 2:00 OR 3:00 IN THE MORNING WRITING AND THE RESEARCH I DO DURING THE COURSE OF THE
MORNING WRITING AND THE RESEARCH I DO DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY, BUT THAT'S MY CHALLENGE,
I DO DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY, BUT THAT'S MY CHALLENGE, FINDING THE TIME TO WRITE.
DAY, BUT THAT'S MY CHALLENGE, FINDING THE TIME TO WRITE. IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION
FINDING THE TIME TO WRITE. IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ONE OF THESE GREAT KANSAS
IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ONE OF THESE GREAT KANSAS CITY LEGEND, I THINK IT'S ALL,
ABOUT ONE OF THESE GREAT KANSAS CITY LEGEND, I THINK IT'S ALL, LIKE HE SAYS, TOLD IN AN
CITY LEGEND, I THINK IT'S ALL, LIKE HE SAYS, TOLD IN AN INTERESTING AND SCHOLARLY WAY.
LIKE HE SAYS, TOLD IN AN INTERESTING AND SCHOLARLY WAY. THE LIFE OF BIRD.
INTERESTING AND SCHOLARLY WAY. THE LIFE OF BIRD. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
THE LIFE OF BIRD. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SIT IN
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SIT IN WITH YOU.
ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SIT IN WITH YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE AIR TIME.
WITH YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE AIR TIME. FROM JAZZ NOW TO HIP-HOP.
THANK YOU FOR THE AIR TIME. FROM JAZZ NOW TO HIP-HOP. NEXT ON THE LOCAL SHOW, WE TAKE
FROM JAZZ NOW TO HIP-HOP. NEXT ON THE LOCAL SHOW, WE TAKE YOU INSIDE THE ENTREPRENEURIAL
NEXT ON THE LOCAL SHOW, WE TAKE YOU INSIDE THE ENTREPRENEURIAL WORLD OF KANSAS CITY'S TECH
YOU INSIDE THE ENTREPRENEURIAL WORLD OF KANSAS CITY'S TECH N9NE.
WORLD OF KANSAS CITY'S TECH N9NE. WE KNEW HE SOLD LOTS AND LOTS OF
N9NE. WE KNEW HE SOLD LOTS AND LOTS OF MUSIC, BUT HIS ENTERPRISE GOES
WE KNEW HE SOLD LOTS AND LOTS OF MUSIC, BUT HIS ENTERPRISE GOES WELL BEYOND THAT.
MUSIC, BUT HIS ENTERPRISE GOES WELL BEYOND THAT. ENOUGH TO CATCH THE ATTENTION OF
WELL BEYOND THAT. ENOUGH TO CATCH THE ATTENTION OF "FORBES," ONE OF THE NATION'S
ENOUGH TO CATCH THE ATTENTION OF "FORBES," ONE OF THE NATION'S FOREMOST BUSINESS MAGAZINES,
"FORBES," ONE OF THE NATION'S FOREMOST BUSINESS MAGAZINES, WHICH SENT ONE OF ITS REPORTERS
FOREMOST BUSINESS MAGAZINES, WHICH SENT ONE OF ITS REPORTERS TO THE METRO TO TOUR TECH N9NE'S
WHICH SENT ONE OF ITS REPORTERS TO THE METRO TO TOUR TECH N9NE'S NOW SPRAWLING BUSINESS EMPIRE.
TO THE METRO TO TOUR TECH N9NE'S NOW SPRAWLING BUSINESS EMPIRE. I FEEL LIKE I'M JUST THIS
NOW SPRAWLING BUSINESS EMPIRE. I FEEL LIKE I'M JUST THIS GUY, THIS KID, IN THE BODY OR IN
I FEEL LIKE I'M JUST THIS GUY, THIS KID, IN THE BODY OR IN THE BRAIN OF THIS DUDE WHO
GUY, THIS KID, IN THE BODY OR IN THE BRAIN OF THIS DUDE WHO WRITES THIS CRAZY MUSIC.
THE BRAIN OF THIS DUDE WHO WRITES THIS CRAZY MUSIC. AND THE TECH N9NE GUY HAS TAKEN
WRITES THIS CRAZY MUSIC. AND THE TECH N9NE GUY HAS TAKEN ME ALL OVER THE WORLD.
AND THE TECH N9NE GUY HAS TAKEN ME ALL OVER THE WORLD. I'M JUST READY TO GO, LIKE WHERE
ME ALL OVER THE WORLD. I'M JUST READY TO GO, LIKE WHERE ARE WE GOING?
I'M JUST READY TO GO, LIKE WHERE ARE WE GOING? OH, OKAY.
ARE WE GOING? OH, OKAY. [ RAPPING ]
ś OH, YEAH. OH, YEAH.
OH, YEAH. OH, YEAH. LET'S DO IT.
OH, YEAH. LET'S DO IT. OH, YEAH.
LET'S DO IT. OH, YEAH. YOU KNOW, WE DID THE
OH, YEAH. YOU KNOW, WE DID THE EMBOSSING ON IT, WE DID SPECIAL
YOU KNOW, WE DID THE EMBOSSING ON IT, WE DID SPECIAL THINGS, A LOT DIFFERENT ABOUT US
EMBOSSING ON IT, WE DID SPECIAL THINGS, A LOT DIFFERENT ABOUT US AND OTHER PEOPLE, THEY ACTUALLY
THINGS, A LOT DIFFERENT ABOUT US AND OTHER PEOPLE, THEY ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT THE PERCEPTION OF
AND OTHER PEOPLE, THEY ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT THE PERCEPTION OF WHAT IT IS WE DO, YOU KNOW WHAT
CARE ABOUT THE PERCEPTION OF WHAT IT IS WE DO, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
WHAT IT IS WE DO, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? YOU GOT TO IT ALL THE MIDDLE
I MEAN? YOU GOT TO IT ALL THE MIDDLE EAST ON HERE NOW.
YOU GOT TO IT ALL THE MIDDLE EAST ON HERE NOW. WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE EUROPEAN
EAST ON HERE NOW. WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE EUROPEAN ONES IN THERE.
WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE EUROPEAN ONES IN THERE. I GOT TO UPDATE.
ONES IN THERE. I GOT TO UPDATE. IT WILL BE WAY MORE THAN
I GOT TO UPDATE. IT WILL BE WAY MORE THAN THAT.
IT WILL BE WAY MORE THAN THAT. YEAH, YEAH, BEEN A LITTLE BIT
THAT. YEAH, YEAH, BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYWHERE.
YEAH, YEAH, BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYWHERE. A WHOLE LOT OF EVERYWHERE,
OF EVERYWHERE. A WHOLE LOT OF EVERYWHERE, ACTUALLY.
[ RAPPING ] LAST YEAR YOU MADE YOUR HIP-HOP CASH KINGS DEBUT AND YOU
LAST YEAR YOU MADE YOUR HIP-HOP CASH KINGS DEBUT AND YOU WERE ON OUR LIST AHEAD OF LOTS
HIP-HOP CASH KINGS DEBUT AND YOU WERE ON OUR LIST AHEAD OF LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE.
WERE ON OUR LIST AHEAD OF LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE. YOU GOT UP THERE BY DOING IT ALL
OF OTHER PEOPLE. YOU GOT UP THERE BY DOING IT ALL INDEPENDENTLY.
YOU GOT UP THERE BY DOING IT ALL INDEPENDENTLY. CRAZY, CRAZY, CRAZY.
INDEPENDENTLY. CRAZY, CRAZY, CRAZY. TELL ME HOW THAT WHOLE
CRAZY, CRAZY, CRAZY. TELL ME HOW THAT WHOLE INDEPENDENT MINDSET STARTED OUT.
TELL ME HOW THAT WHOLE INDEPENDENT MINDSET STARTED OUT. BEEN WITH THE MAJORS FOR A
INDEPENDENT MINDSET STARTED OUT. BEEN WITH THE MAJORS FOR A LONG TIME AND MET TRAVIS O'GUIN
BEEN WITH THE MAJORS FOR A LONG TIME AND MET TRAVIS O'GUIN MY PARTNER IN '99 AND HE
LONG TIME AND MET TRAVIS O'GUIN MY PARTNER IN '99 AND HE APPROACHED ME, AND HE'S LIKE,
MY PARTNER IN '99 AND HE APPROACHED ME, AND HE'S LIKE, HEY, TECH, I'M A BIG FAN OF YOUR
APPROACHED ME, AND HE'S LIKE, HEY, TECH, I'M A BIG FAN OF YOUR MUSIC AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY I
HEY, TECH, I'M A BIG FAN OF YOUR MUSIC AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY I SEE THESE PEOPLE ON TV AND
MUSIC AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY I SEE THESE PEOPLE ON TV AND YOU'RE BETTER THAN THEM AND
SEE THESE PEOPLE ON TV AND YOU'RE BETTER THAN THEM AND YOU'RE NOT ON TV OR RADIO.
YOU'RE BETTER THAN THEM AND YOU'RE NOT ON TV OR RADIO. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET YOU?
YOU'RE NOT ON TV OR RADIO. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET YOU? HE SAID IT TAKES A LOT.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET YOU? HE SAID IT TAKES A LOT. WELL, I HAVE A LOT AND I HAVE A
HE SAID IT TAKES A LOT. WELL, I HAVE A LOT AND I HAVE A FURNITURE BUSINESS AND I MADE
WELL, I HAVE A LOT AND I HAVE A FURNITURE BUSINESS AND I MADE MILLIONS DOING IT AND DO YOU
FURNITURE BUSINESS AND I MADE MILLIONS DOING IT AND DO YOU WANT TO HOOK UP IN A
MILLIONS DOING IT AND DO YOU WANT TO HOOK UP IN A PARTNERSHIP?
WANT TO HOOK UP IN A PARTNERSHIP? AND I'M LIKE, YES, LOVE TO, YOU
PARTNERSHIP? AND I'M LIKE, YES, LOVE TO, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
AND I'M LIKE, YES, LOVE TO, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND WE DID A 50-50 PARTNERSHIP
KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND WE DID A 50-50 PARTNERSHIP OF STRANGE MUSIC AND IT WAS THE
AND WE DID A 50-50 PARTNERSHIP OF STRANGE MUSIC AND IT WAS THE BEST MOVE I COULD MAKE.
OF STRANGE MUSIC AND IT WAS THE BEST MOVE I COULD MAKE. HE TOOK THE IDEA I HAD IN MY
BEST MOVE I COULD MAKE. HE TOOK THE IDEA I HAD IN MY HEAD, JUST MAKING THE STRANGE
HE TOOK THE IDEA I HAD IN MY HEAD, JUST MAKING THE STRANGE MUSIC, LIKE I SAID I WANTED THE
HEAD, JUST MAKING THE STRANGE MUSIC, LIKE I SAID I WANTED THE S TO BE A SNAKE AND I WANTED THE
MUSIC, LIKE I SAID I WANTED THE S TO BE A SNAKE AND I WANTED THE BAT WINGS TO FORM THE N, YOU
S TO BE A SNAKE AND I WANTED THE BAT WINGS TO FORM THE N, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
BAT WINGS TO FORM THE N, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? AND TRAVIS WAS SUCH A SHREWD
KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? AND TRAVIS WAS SUCH A SHREWD BUSINESSMAN, HE TOOK THE IDEA
AND TRAVIS WAS SUCH A SHREWD BUSINESSMAN, HE TOOK THE IDEA AND PUT IT EVERYWHERE.
BUSINESSMAN, HE TOOK THE IDEA AND PUT IT EVERYWHERE. RIGHT NOW EVERYTHING IS BASED
AND PUT IT EVERYWHERE. RIGHT NOW EVERYTHING IS BASED ON A SINGLE AND IF IT GOES ON
RIGHT NOW EVERYTHING IS BASED ON A SINGLE AND IF IT GOES ON ROO, THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO
ON A SINGLE AND IF IT GOES ON ROO, THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO JUDGE YOUR SUCCESS AND THAT'S
ROO, THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO JUDGE YOUR SUCCESS AND THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE ONLY PART OF
JUDGE YOUR SUCCESS AND THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE ONLY PART OF THIS.
NOT NECESSARILY THE ONLY PART OF THIS. YOU CAN DO IT A LOT OF OTHER
THIS. YOU CAN DO IT A LOT OF OTHER WAYS.
YOU CAN DO IT A LOT OF OTHER WAYS. THIS ONE IS BRAND-NEW.
WAYS. THIS ONE IS BRAND-NEW. LOOK, STRANGE MUSIC SAVED MY
THIS ONE IS BRAND-NEW. LOOK, STRANGE MUSIC SAVED MY LIFE.
LOOK, STRANGE MUSIC SAVED MY LIFE. YEAH, THERE YOU GO!
LIFE. YEAH, THERE YOU GO! INSTEAD OF RUINED, YEAH!
YEAH, THERE YOU GO! INSTEAD OF RUINED, YEAH! YOU CAN SEE WE DON'T FORGET
INSTEAD OF RUINED, YEAH! YOU CAN SEE WE DON'T FORGET WHERE IT ALL STARTED AND WE KEEP
YOU CAN SEE WE DON'T FORGET WHERE IT ALL STARTED AND WE KEEP DOING IT.
WHERE IT ALL STARTED AND WE KEEP DOING IT. IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT.
DOING IT. IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND MERCHANDISING VARIES, BUT
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND MERCHANDISING VARIES, BUT SOMETIMES WE'LL DO YOU BETTER
AND MERCHANDISING VARIES, BUT SOMETIMES WE'LL DO YOU BETTER THAN THAT.
SOMETIMES WE'LL DO YOU BETTER THAN THAT. SOME OF THIS STUFF IS FROM
THAN THAT. SOME OF THIS STUFF IS FROM CHINA AND ALL THESE ARE BAGS AND
SOME OF THIS STUFF IS FROM CHINA AND ALL THESE ARE BAGS AND BAGS OF THESE, BRAND-NEW DOG
CHINA AND ALL THESE ARE BAGS AND BAGS OF THESE, BRAND-NEW DOG TAGS, WATER BOTTLES, BACKPACKS,
BAGS OF THESE, BRAND-NEW DOG TAGS, WATER BOTTLES, BACKPACKS, SUNGLASSES.
TAGS, WATER BOTTLES, BACKPACKS, SUNGLASSES. WHAT IS THIS.
SUNGLASSES. WHAT IS THIS. A FLASK.
WHAT IS THIS. A FLASK. STICKY NOTES, COASTERS, ALL
A FLASK. STICKY NOTES, COASTERS, ALL OF THOSE ARE AUTO GRAPHED.
STICKY NOTES, COASTERS, ALL OF THOSE ARE AUTO GRAPHED. HOW MUCH DO YOU GUYS DO?
OF THOSE ARE AUTO GRAPHED. HOW MUCH DO YOU GUYS DO? REVENUE A YEAR JUST ON MERCH?
HOW MUCH DO YOU GUYS DO? REVENUE A YEAR JUST ON MERCH? 6.1.
REVENUE A YEAR JUST ON MERCH? 6.1. MILLION.
6.1. MILLION. YEAH.
MILLION. YEAH. WOW.
YEAH. WOW. THESE THREE DIFFERENT THINGS
WOW. THESE THREE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE PARALLEL WITH US,
THESE THREE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE PARALLEL WITH US, RIGHT?
THAT ARE PARALLEL WITH US, RIGHT? MUSIC CELLS, MERCHANDISING, AND
RIGHT? MUSIC CELLS, MERCHANDISING, AND TOURING.
MUSIC CELLS, MERCHANDISING, AND TOURING. REALLY IT'S NO IN THAT ORDER.
TOURING. REALLY IT'S NO IN THAT ORDER. MUSIC SALES, TOURING AND
REALLY IT'S NO IN THAT ORDER. MUSIC SALES, TOURING AND MERCHANDISING AND THERE'S A
MUSIC SALES, TOURING AND MERCHANDISING AND THERE'S A PARALLEL FOR THEM AS FAR AS
MERCHANDISING AND THERE'S A PARALLEL FOR THEM AS FAR AS REVENUE AND THEN YOU HAVE ALL
PARALLEL FOR THEM AS FAR AS REVENUE AND THEN YOU HAVE ALL THE OTHER THINGS SUCH AS
REVENUE AND THEN YOU HAVE ALL THE OTHER THINGS SUCH AS SPONSORSHIPS.
THE OTHER THINGS SUCH AS SPONSORSHIPS. WE ALIGN OURSELVES WITH BRANDS
SPONSORSHIPS. WE ALIGN OURSELVES WITH BRANDS WE BELIEVE IN LIKE MONSTER.
WE ALIGN OURSELVES WITH BRANDS WE BELIEVE IN LIKE MONSTER. MONSTER ENERGY IS ONE OF THE
WE BELIEVE IN LIKE MONSTER. MONSTER ENERGY IS ONE OF THE ONLY DEALS.
MONSTER ENERGY IS ONE OF THE ONLY DEALS. WE'VE BEEN APPROACHED TO DO A
ONLY DEALS. WE'VE BEEN APPROACHED TO DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT DEALS, BUT THEY
WE'VE BEEN APPROACHED TO DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT DEALS, BUT THEY DON'T MAKE SENSE TO US.
LOT OF DIFFERENT DEALS, BUT THEY DON'T MAKE SENSE TO US. HEY, WE WANT TO DO THIS, HE
DON'T MAKE SENSE TO US. HEY, WE WANT TO DO THIS, HE AIN'T GOING TO WEAR THEM DAMN
HEY, WE WANT TO DO THIS, HE AIN'T GOING TO WEAR THEM DAMN SHOES.
AIN'T GOING TO WEAR THEM DAMN SHOES. YES!
SHOES. YES! OCTOBER TIME.
YES! OCTOBER TIME. THAT'S THE -- I DIDN'T SEE
OCTOBER TIME. THAT'S THE -- I DIDN'T SEE THESE.
THAT'S THE -- I DIDN'T SEE THESE. THESE MUST HAVE CAME IN TODAY.
THESE. THESE MUST HAVE CAME IN TODAY. WOW.
THESE MUST HAVE CAME IN TODAY. WOW. I DON'T GET IN HIS WAY
WOW. I DON'T GET IN HIS WAY CREATIVELY.
I DON'T GET IN HIS WAY CREATIVELY. HE CAN DO ANYTHING AND
CREATIVELY. HE CAN DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.
HE CAN DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. YEAH.
EVERYTHING. YEAH. SAY ANYTHING, DO ANYTHING.
YEAH. SAY ANYTHING, DO ANYTHING. YEAH.
SAY ANYTHING, DO ANYTHING. YEAH. I NEEDED THAT.
YEAH. I NEEDED THAT. WE GOT ONE RULE.
I NEEDED THAT. WE GOT ONE RULE. WE DON'T TALK ABOUT HURTING
WE GOT ONE RULE. WE DON'T TALK ABOUT HURTING KIDS.
WE DON'T TALK ABOUT HURTING KIDS. EXACTLY.
KIDS. EXACTLY. THAT'S THE ONE RULE.
[ RAPPING ] WHEN YOU PUT THIS ON A PERSON, ON A SHIRT OR A HAT,
WHEN YOU PUT THIS ON A PERSON, ON A SHIRT OR A HAT, THEY BECOME WALKING BILLBOARDS,
PERSON, ON A SHIRT OR A HAT, THEY BECOME WALKING BILLBOARDS, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THEY BECOME WALKING BILLBOARDS, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND CONVERSATION STARTS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND CONVERSATION STARTS. WHAT'S THAT, YOU KNOW?
AND CONVERSATION STARTS. WHAT'S THAT, YOU KNOW? THAT'S HOW YOU POLITIC THROUGH
WHAT'S THAT, YOU KNOW? THAT'S HOW YOU POLITIC THROUGH HIP-HOP.
THAT'S HOW YOU POLITIC THROUGH HIP-HOP. BUT ALL THESE THINGS, MAN, I
HIP-HOP. BUT ALL THESE THINGS, MAN, I MEAN FROM -- THERE'S A
BUT ALL THESE THINGS, MAN, I MEAN FROM -- THERE'S A 15-PASSENGER VAN TO -- WE MAY
MEAN FROM -- THERE'S A 15-PASSENGER VAN TO -- WE MAY HAVE THREE TOURS GOING ON
15-PASSENGER VAN TO -- WE MAY HAVE THREE TOURS GOING ON STATEMENT THAT OVERLAP EACH
HAVE THREE TOURS GOING ON STATEMENT THAT OVERLAP EACH OTHER.
STATEMENT THAT OVERLAP EACH OTHER. WE TRY TO DO DIFFERENT PARTS OF
OTHER. WE TRY TO DO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
WE TRY TO DO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. THIS TRAILER FITS 282 TOTES,
THE COUNTRY. THIS TRAILER FITS 282 TOTES, 282 TOTES, 260 TOTES.
THIS TRAILER FITS 282 TOTES, 282 TOTES, 260 TOTES. AND THIS ONE WILL FIT OVER
282 TOTES, 260 TOTES. AND THIS ONE WILL FIT OVER 300 TOTES, SO 1.7 MILLION IS THE
AND THIS ONE WILL FIT OVER 300 TOTES, SO 1.7 MILLION IS THE AMOUNT OF RETAIL MERCHANDISE WE
300 TOTES, SO 1.7 MILLION IS THE AMOUNT OF RETAIL MERCHANDISE WE TOOK OUT JUST ON THE ONE TOUR.
AMOUNT OF RETAIL MERCHANDISE WE TOOK OUT JUST ON THE ONE TOUR. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
TOOK OUT JUST ON THE ONE TOUR. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? WOW.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? WOW. AND YOU MOVED --
WOW. AND YOU MOVED -- WE REFILLED IT THREE TIMES.
AND YOU MOVED -- WE REFILLED IT THREE TIMES. REALLY?
WE REFILLED IT THREE TIMES. REALLY? THREE DIFFERENT REFILLS.
REALLY? THREE DIFFERENT REFILLS. IT'S A LOT.
THREE DIFFERENT REFILLS. IT'S A LOT. AND NOT ONLY THIS, ANOTHER THING
IT'S A LOT. AND NOT ONLY THIS, ANOTHER THING THAT A LOT OF ACTS DO, THEY
AND NOT ONLY THIS, ANOTHER THING THAT A LOT OF ACTS DO, THEY FORGET ABOUT -- THEY LEAVE A LOT
THAT A LOT OF ACTS DO, THEY FORGET ABOUT -- THEY LEAVE A LOT OF MONEY ON THE TABLE.
FORGET ABOUT -- THEY LEAVE A LOT OF MONEY ON THE TABLE. ESPECIALLY IN HIP-HOP BECAUSE
OF MONEY ON THE TABLE. ESPECIALLY IN HIP-HOP BECAUSE IT'S ALL ABOUT A GUARANTEE TO
ESPECIALLY IN HIP-HOP BECAUSE IT'S ALL ABOUT A GUARANTEE TO THEM.
IT'S ALL ABOUT A GUARANTEE TO THEM. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THEM. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THEY GO AND, OH, WOW, IT'S A FLY
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THEY GO AND, OH, WOW, IT'S A FLY DAY OR THEY DON'T PUT TOGETHER
THEY GO AND, OH, WOW, IT'S A FLY DAY OR THEY DON'T PUT TOGETHER EFFICIENT TOURING.
DAY OR THEY DON'T PUT TOGETHER EFFICIENT TOURING. WE DO THINGS VERY, VERY DESIGNED
EFFICIENT TOURING. WE DO THINGS VERY, VERY DESIGNED AND VERY INTENTIONAL AND WE DO
WE DO THINGS VERY, VERY DESIGNED AND VERY INTENTIONAL AND WE DO THEM IN A WAY THAT'S GOING TO
AND VERY INTENTIONAL AND WE DO THEM IN A WAY THAT'S GOING TO BRING THE MAXIMUM PROFITABILITY.
[ RAPPING ] BACKSTAGE, 3500 PEOPLE COME SEE ME THERE AT THE SALTAIRE IN
BACKSTAGE, 3500 PEOPLE COME SEE ME THERE AT THE SALTAIRE IN MAGNA, UTAH, AND THEY'RE ALL
SEE ME THERE AT THE SALTAIRE IN MAGNA, UTAH, AND THEY'RE ALL SCREAMING, TECH N9NE, TECH N9NE.
MAGNA, UTAH, AND THEY'RE ALL SCREAMING, TECH N9NE, TECH N9NE. AND TRAVIS CAME TO THAT SHOW AND
SCREAMING, TECH N9NE, TECH N9NE. AND TRAVIS CAME TO THAT SHOW AND HE TAPPED ME ON THE SHOULDER AND
AND TRAVIS CAME TO THAT SHOW AND HE TAPPED ME ON THE SHOULDER AND HE'S LIKE, THIS IS YOUR LIFE.
HE TAPPED ME ON THE SHOULDER AND HE'S LIKE, THIS IS YOUR LIFE. I KNOW, IT'S CRAZY!
HE'S LIKE, THIS IS YOUR LIFE. I KNOW, IT'S CRAZY! [ RAPPING
I KNOW, IT'S CRAZY! [ RAPPING [
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WHILE GRAFFITI IS MOST OFTEN VIEWED AS VANDALISM, AND THE METRO HAS HAD ITS SHARE OF
VIEWED AS VANDALISM, AND THE METRO HAS HAD ITS SHARE OF PROBLEMS WITH IT, ARTISTS SUCH
METRO HAS HAD ITS SHARE OF PROBLEMS WITH IT, ARTISTS SUCH AS BANKSY HAVE MOVED STREET ART
PROBLEMS WITH IT, ARTISTS SUCH AS BANKSY HAVE MOVED STREET ART INTO THE MAINSTREAM.
AS BANKSY HAVE MOVED STREET ART INTO THE MAINSTREAM. BUT CAN THE ART FORM SOME
INTO THE MAINSTREAM. BUT CAN THE ART FORM SOME CONSIDER TO BE A LITTLE MORE
BUT CAN THE ART FORM SOME CONSIDER TO BE A LITTLE MORE THAN A NUISANCE ALSO FIND A HOME
CONSIDER TO BE A LITTLE MORE THAN A NUISANCE ALSO FIND A HOME IN GALLERIES?
THAN A NUISANCE ALSO FIND A HOME IN GALLERIES? AS WE CLOSE THIS WEEK, WE
IN GALLERIES? AS WE CLOSE THIS WEEK, WE TAKE GRAFFITI OFF THE STREET AND
AS WE CLOSE THIS WEEK, WE TAKE GRAFFITI OFF THE STREET AND INTO THE KEMPER MUSEUM OF
TAKE GRAFFITI OFF THE STREET AND INTO THE KEMPER MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE
INTO THE KEMPER MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE CROSSROADS WITH A PEEK AT THE
CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE CROSSROADS WITH A PEEK AT THE NEW EXHIBIT "RIDE OR DIE."
ś WE'RE DOWN AT THE CROSSROADS TO SEE THE NEW "RIDE OR DIE"
WE'RE DOWN AT THE CROSSROADS TO SEE THE NEW "RIDE OR DIE" EXHIBITION THAT UP THROUGH
TO SEE THE NEW "RIDE OR DIE" EXHIBITION THAT UP THROUGH DECEMBER 6th, 2013, FOR THE NEXT
EXHIBITION THAT UP THROUGH DECEMBER 6th, 2013, FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF FIRST FRIDAYS.
"RIDE OR DIE" LOOKS AT VISUAL MARK MAKING AND VISUAL ELEMENTS USING GRAFFITI ART AND
MARK MAKING AND VISUAL ELEMENTS USING GRAFFITI ART AND INCORPORATED WITH WORKS THAT ARE
USING GRAFFITI ART AND INCORPORATED WITH WORKS THAT ARE SHOWN IN MUSEUM GALLERIES.
INCORPORATED WITH WORKS THAT ARE SHOWN IN MUSEUM GALLERIES. THIS IS A SELECTION OF WORKS
SHOWN IN MUSEUM GALLERIES. THIS IS A SELECTION OF WORKS FROM THE KEMPER MUSEUM OF ART'S
THIS IS A SELECTION OF WORKS FROM THE KEMPER MUSEUM OF ART'S PERMANENT COLLECTION.
FROM THE KEMPER MUSEUM OF ART'S PERMANENT COLLECTION. THE SIGNATURE IMAGE FOR THIS
PERMANENT COLLECTION. THE SIGNATURE IMAGE FOR THIS SPECIFIC EXHIBITION IS BY AN
THE SIGNATURE IMAGE FOR THIS SPECIFIC EXHIBITION IS BY AN ARTIST BEHIND ME.
SPECIFIC EXHIBITION IS BY AN ARTIST BEHIND ME. FUJITA'S WORKS COMBINE JAPANESE
ARTIST BEHIND ME. FUJITA'S WORKS COMBINE JAPANESE ICONOGRAPHY AND WORKS FROM EAST
FUJITA'S WORKS COMBINE JAPANESE ICONOGRAPHY AND WORKS FROM EAST LOS ANGELES WHERE HE GREW UP.
ICONOGRAPHY AND WORKS FROM EAST LOS ANGELES WHERE HE GREW UP. FRANK SELLERS FROM 1994 IS A
LOS ANGELES WHERE HE GREW UP. FRANK SELLERS FROM 1994 IS A LARGE SCALE WORK ON PAPER,
FRANK SELLERS FROM 1994 IS A LARGE SCALE WORK ON PAPER, COLLAGE.
LARGE SCALE WORK ON PAPER, COLLAGE. THIS PARTICULAR PIECE IS LARGELY
COLLAGE. THIS PARTICULAR PIECE IS LARGELY REFERENCED BY A SHORT STORY BY
THIS PARTICULAR PIECE IS LARGELY REFERENCED BY A SHORT STORY BY HERMAN MELVILLE.
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ś THE "RIDE OR DIE" IS ON VIEW UNTIL DECEMBER 6th, 2013, AT THE
THE "RIDE OR DIE" IS ON VIEW UNTIL DECEMBER 6th, 2013, AT THE KEMPER AT THE CROSSROADS
UNTIL DECEMBER 6th, 2013, AT THE KEMPER AT THE CROSSROADS LOCATION WHICH IS IN CONNECTION
KEMPER AT THE CROSSROADS LOCATION WHICH IS IN CONNECTION WITH THE KEMPER MUSEUM OF
LOCATION WHICH IS IN CONNECTION WITH THE KEMPER MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART.
ś Announcer: PRINCIPAL FUNDING FOR "THE LOCAL SHOW" PROVIDED BY
Announcer: PRINCIPAL FUNDING FOR "THE LOCAL SHOW" PROVIDED BY THE FRANCIS FAMILY FOUNDATION
FOR "THE LOCAL SHOW" PROVIDED BY THE FRANCIS FAMILY FOUNDATION FREDERICK AND LOUISE HARTWIG
THE FRANCIS FAMILY FOUNDATION FREDERICK AND LOUISE HARTWIG FAMILY FUND
FREDERICK AND LOUISE HARTWIG FAMILY FUND KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION
FAMILY FUND KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION OF GREATER
KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY
HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
KANSAS CITY JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE JOHN AND EFFIE SPEAS MEMORIAL
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE JOHN AND EFFIE SPEAS MEMORIAL TRUST, BANK OF AMERICA TRUSTEE
JOHN AND EFFIE SPEAS MEMORIAL TRUST, BANK OF AMERICA TRUSTEE RICHARD J. STERN FOUNDATION FOR
TRUST, BANK OF AMERICA TRUSTEE RICHARD J. STERN FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS, COMMERCE BANK TRUSTEE.
RICHARD J. STERN FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS, COMMERCE BANK TRUSTEE. AND KCPT MEMBERS.
THE ARTS, COMMERCE BANK TRUSTEE. AND KCPT MEMBERS. THANK YOU.
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