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February 04, 2008
What in the Blue Hell is Going on in Kansas City?
I'll soon have a full write-up of the ludicrously good (and just plain ludicrous) show in Manhattan by Missouri's own Ssion on Friday night, but a quick YouTube search to see if anyone had uploaded some shoddy video, unearthed these clips that demanded immediate note. They're purport to be from a kid's television program called Whoop-Dee-Doo that airs on a Kansas City public access station. The only internet searching that proved fruitful, lead to this MySpace page, which seems to suggest that if not overwhelmingly children focused, this show is at least touted as "kid-friendly." A term that Cody Critcheltoe, the author of the (alarmingly catchy) track, "Street Jizz," should probably never in a million years be associated with. But then again, I always thought just existing as an uber-gay punk-electro-disco band in the heartland was wildly improbable, so maybe I am just that out of touch.
the Ssion - "Whoop Dee Doo"
(live on Whoop-Dee-Doo public access television show, Kansas City)
How do you get away with "bondage bear" on kid's TV in f'in Missouri? There is punk, and then there is PUNK. Cody Critcheltoe is perhaps the ballsiest man in the U.S. underground.
the Ssion - "Heaven"
(live on Whoop-Dee-Doo public access television show, Kansas City)
Another clip that I would imagine would make for some seriously outraged local news coverage, if not for it's odd make out sessions, then for blatant profanity. Am I perhaps taking the children's television claim too seriously? Is there a hefty does of ironic disconnect here? Other clips of the program that I could find seem to hold up, though it's still slightly confusing...
So, if MS has anything resembling a Kansas City constituency, I implore you, please tell us what is going on there? And how it goes down with the locals?
Posted by Jeff Klingman at February 4, 2008 03:20 PM
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don't sleep on kc. there's good stuff happening in missouri.
Posted by: Anonymous at February 4, 2008 02:34 PM
Can you enlighten me?
Posted by: Jeff K at February 4, 2008 02:36 PM
oh, man, you gotta check http://baconshoe.com for more kansas city weirdness.
Posted by: coop at February 15, 2008 10:54 PM
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