{"id":1939,"date":"2013-06-18T20:41:38","date_gmt":"2013-06-19T01:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?p=1939"},"modified":"2013-06-20T21:22:43","modified_gmt":"2013-06-21T02:22:43","slug":"kc-not-enough-tuf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?p=1939","title":{"rendered":"KC: Not enough TuF"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a slow and rainy Sunday.\u00a0 We got up late and headed out to breakfast.\u00a0 Rich was planning on eating chicken at Stroud\u2019s so breakfast was supposed to be light.\u00a0 We tried to find Daylight Donuts, but apparently they had closed up shop for good.\u00a0 We settled for breakfast sandwiches at Hardee\u2019s.<\/p>\n

From there, we headed to downtown Independence to find some of the local museums.\u00a0 This is Harry Truman country and the signs all around town show it.\u00a0 At first, I thought they were Charlie Chaplin.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t know that Harry carried a cane.\u00a0 We decided on the National Trails Museum.\u00a0 All of the major trails leading out west had their beginning points in this area.\u00a0 Where they started depended upon where the riverboats set the travelers off.<\/p>\n

I knew the Santa Fe trail started here.\u00a0 I was surprised to find out that all of the other did as well.\u00a0 So in the 1800s and you were traveling west, you got your supplies in the Kansas City area and began your journey.\u00a0 This includes the California trails, Oregon trail, and Mormon trail.\u00a0 Even Lewis and Clark came this way on their way out west to explore.<\/p>\n

But first, the museum didn\u2019t open until 12:30.\u00a0 It was 10:45 at the moment.\u00a0 We decided to look up where Stroud\u2019s Restaurant was located.\u00a0 They actually opened at 11:00 for Sunday dinner.\u00a0 Even though we had just had breakfast an hour ago, we decided to go there and see if we could get in and have an early lunch.<\/p>\n

We headed out following the directions on the GPS.\u00a0 We arrived at this place that sat on a small side road to the highway.\u00a0 Pretty tight getting in with the truck.\u00a0 People were already standing all over the yard.\u00a0 How good was this place?\u00a0 Rich dropped me off and went to park. I figured I could get our names on the list for a table.<\/p>\n

I walked in behind someone with a crowd of 10.\u00a0 I was pretty sure it was going to be a while to get a table.\u00a0 The lady informed me that she just had a table for 2 open up and to let her know when Rich came in.\u00a0 It took him a few minutes, but we were seated right away.<\/p>\n

We got seated and drinks were served.\u00a0 We chose our chicken meals from the menu.\u00a0 Now to wait.\u00a0 Steve Stuart at work had told Rich about this place.\u00a0 He said it was not to be missed.\u00a0 The chicken was awesome.\u00a0 Pretty quickly, the chicken came out.\u00a0 Everything is served family style so there were bowls and platters all over the place.\u00a0 Now being the Southern I like to claim, I got chicken livers.\u00a0 Rich went for dark meat chicken.\u00a0 We ate until it came out our ears.\u00a0 Then the waitress brought out the most awesome cinnamon rolls.\u00a0 There were actually like cinnamon cakes rolled in brown sugar.\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t stop.<\/p>\n

With dinner over, we wondered the grounds a little bit looking at the gardens, the lake, and some the cute buildings.\u00a0 Now it was really time to get back to our day as tourists.<\/p>\n

The National Trails Museum was open.\u00a0 It was small, but contains a lot of information.\u00a0 We watched a video on the trails and their orgins.\u00a0 The first exhibit covered Lewis and Clark in the area.\u00a0 Then it went on to the major trails.\u00a0 There were diary comments, items from each trail, and stories.\u00a0 I learned a few more things I didn\u2019t know.\u00a0 We walked around looking at exhibits, reading diary entries, and just learning more about the push west.<\/p>\n

After the museum, we talked about our next move.\u00a0 There was the Harry Truman home and library in town.\u00a0 Rich decided he just wasn\u2019t a Presidential type of guy.\u00a0 I remembered that one of the neighboring towns had a Civil War battlefield.\u00a0 We decided to check this out.\u00a0 So we drove out to Lexington.\u00a0 The town was tiny.\u00a0 I just didn\u2019t see what there was to fight over. \u00a0But it was the gateway to Kansas City and the way west.<\/p>\n

We stopped at the Anderson House site first.\u00a0 No much to see.\u00a0 Then we drove up to the top of the hill to the battlefield itself.\u00a0 This is called the Battlefield of the Hemp Bale.\u00a0 The Confederate guard of the town had the task of keeping the Union forces out of Lexington and to keep them from moving further west.\u00a0 Unfortunately, it was a small garrison.\u00a0 They stacked hemp bales at the bottom of the hill overlooking the river.\u00a0 Once they ran out of ammunition, they resorted to setting the hemp bales on fire.<\/p>\n

Even this didn\u2019t help them.\u00a0 They ended up surrending to the Union.\u00a0 Five soldiers were buried at the top of the hill.\u00a0 There is a marker there commerorating the event and their loss.\u00a0 We walked around the path that takes you through the field and around the top of the hill.\u00a0 You can still see the outline of the fortications at the top of the hill.\u00a0 The view to the Missouri River is pretty much obscured by trees.\u00a0 At that time, they could see the river from this location.<\/p>\n

By this time, it was warm and steamy.\u00a0 The rains as held off and the temperature was getting up into the mid 80s.\u00a0 We headed back into town.\u00a0 As I drove the country road, a police officer fell in behind me from one of the roads. \u00a0I was nervous, even though I hadn\u2019t done anything to make him think I needed to be pulled over.\u00a0 It\u2019s just that you never drive quite normal on an unfamiliar road.<\/p>\n

As I went through a set of curves, we went by a car down in the ditch.\u00a0 The driver\u2019s door was open and the airbags were blown.\u00a0 Yep, I bet someone didn\u2019t make it through that curve last night.\u00a0 The officer stopped to investigate.\u00a0 That left me free to get back to town.<\/p>\n

So being in the Kansas City area, Rich just had to try the BBQ.\u00a0 There was a local place just down from the hotel.\u00a0 I had seen pretty good reviews, but Rich saw one bad one.\u00a0 He just wasn\u2019t sure about trying it.\u00a0 It was getting late, so he decided it was the place.\u00a0 We walked in and it smelled wonderful.\u00a0 He ordered pulled pork and a rib sampler.\u00a0 It was good.\u00a0 I like KC BBQ and they did a nice job.<\/p>\n

Now it was time to go back and get ready for the evening.\u00a0 We were headed to The Trouser Mouse Bar and Grill for the Trampled Under Foot listening party.\u00a0 Doors opened at 6:00 and the listening was scheduled for 7:00 with the band taking the stage at 8:30.\u00a0 We got their about quarter after 6:00.\u00a0 A few cars were already there.\u00a0 There was a car from Ohio and even another car from Illinois.\u00a0 So we weren\u2019t going to take the prize for furthest drive.<\/p>\n

At the door, we gave them Rich\u2019s name and luckily, we were on the list.\u00a0 I told the guy at the door where we had come from.\u00a0 He smiled and said there were people from all over coming in for the party today.\u00a0 It looked like maybe 100 people on the list.<\/p>\n

We found a table and ordered up drinks.\u00a0 I saw Nick, Kris and Danielle circulating through the crowd.\u00a0 We had eaten so much over the course of the day, there was no way I had room to eat here.\u00a0 Pretty soon, a guy named Ryan introduced himself, the bar, and started the CD.\u00a0 We all sat and listened.\u00a0 It was very cool to be among the first to hear it.\u00a0 And the music was awesome.\u00a0 Rich felt vindicated.\u00a0 He had written to tell them to put, \u201cIt\u2019s a Man\u2019s World\u201d on their next CD and they did.\u00a0 Danielle was in wonderful voice for that track.<\/p>\n

After listening to the CD, Trampled Under Foot (TuF to their fans) took the stage.\u00a0 Danielle explained that they would\u2019t be playing from the CD, but wanted to cover other things they had done.\u00a0 They played songs their long-time fans in the area knew.\u00a0 At one point, Danielle came back to the stage with a lighter and announced that it was the owner\u2019s birthday and they even had a cake for her.\u00a0 We sang \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d to Angel.<\/p>\n

At the end of the set, the crowd was calling for one last song. And the band came back to do a Led Zeppelin song.\u00a0 TuF started out as a Led Zeppelin cover band as they were getting started on their way to blues.\u00a0 It paid the bills.\u00a0 However, they do such a great job with the covers, I can see why they were so popular.<\/p>\n

Then the night was over.\u00a0 We made our way back to the hotel to crash for the night.\u00a0 It was definitely worth the drive to see my favorite blues band in their hometown atmosphere.\u00a0 The venue was small as was the crowd.\u00a0 What a great way to see a great band.\u00a0 Long live TuF.\u00a0 Get out there and buy a CD after July 9.\u00a0 You\u2019ll love it.<\/p>\n

Pictures to follow.\u00a0 Tired tonight.<\/p>\n

\"People<\/a>
People waiting patiently for dinner at Stroud’s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sign<\/a>
Sign out in front of the National Trails Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Rich<\/a>
Rich at the Chicago to Alton Train Station from the 1890s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Beautiful<\/a>
Beautiful flowers blooming at the museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"We<\/a>
We saw a deer when we first pulled up to the battlefield.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Gravesite<\/a>
Gravesite of Unknown Union soliders at the battlefield.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Top<\/a>
Top of the battlefield overlooking the Missouri River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Me<\/a>
Me out in front of the Trouser Mouse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It was a slow and rainy Sunday.\u00a0 We got up late and headed out to breakfast.\u00a0 Rich was planning on eating chicken at Stroud\u2019s so breakfast was supposed to be light.\u00a0 We tried to find Daylight Donuts, but apparently they had closed up shop for good.\u00a0 We settled for breakfast sandwiches at Hardee\u2019s. From there, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,4,6,12,15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1939"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1939"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1968,"href":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1939\/revisions\/1968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}