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Tulsa, Eating Out
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Magazines |
| Pix from one of my many visits to Weston, MO | Wallace and Gromit | My Office Space sounds page |
| My How I Met Your Mother & Psych sound wavs page | My Internet Primer - Ooold, but still has useful nuggets for internet newbies | Joplin Globe newspaper |
| postsecret - interesting |
Kelley Blue Book
More Car-buying info |
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| Earth & Moon Viewer | CHUD.com - Movie news site | imdb.com - online database of movies and who worked on them |
| Dilbert comic strip | howstuffworks.com - Why doesn't a candle consume the wick? What exactly does gravity do? How does a yo-yo work? | |
| Lottery results for Missouri and Kansas. | Kansas City Star | |
| Valeris' Parkville Page | parkville.info | |
| My Twin Peaks page | My Highlander page | My X-Files page |
| My A.E. van Vogt Tribute and Links | My Forbidden Planet Page | My Farscape episode guide |
| The SCI-FI Channel | My Forbidden Planet sounds page | My This Island Earth sounds page |
| Douglas Adams - author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Babylon 5 fan-operated site | Farscape.com |
| Nebula Winners - This list is on the site of the Science Fiction Writers of America, which awards the Nebulas annually. | ||
| SF Site | Into the Wardrobe - The C. S. Lewis Web Site | |
| theforce.net - Fan-operated Star Wars site | starwars.com - Official Star Wars site | |
| Star Trek TNG - complete cast and guests | StarTrek.com | |
| site for the Lord of the Rings movies | J.R.R. Tolkien Information Page | |
| Pat Metheny, Path Metheny Group - Emmy Award-winning jazz musician from Lee's Summit. Visit my Pat Metheny page. | ||
| My Tom Waits page |
The Replacements TwinTone Records site |
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| Essential Vollenweider - site for his "best of" CD | Vollenweider pages at Sony Classical, his label. The Discography page includes links to plenty of pictures and streaming videos connected with his various CDs. | |
| Smashing Pumpkins - Site for the great band that officially quit in 2000. I was a fan from about 1993-97. Meloncollie is a classic. | ||
| HyperRust Never Sleeps - The Unofficial Neil Young Pages | ||
| KissThisGuy.Com - Archive of Misheard Lyrics | Hearts of Space - New age music show | |
Buy CDs Online at these sites: |
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| www.Amazon.com | Tower Records | cheap-CDs.com |
| Half.com - amazing great way to buy from individuals all over. Find obscure stuff that no store has any more. | Ebay.com - amazing great way to buy stuff auctioned by individuals from all over. Find obscure stuff that no store has any more. | |
| CDconnection.com | buy.com | Barnes & Noble |
| Fogo de Chao - Excellent Brazilian steakhouse on the Plaza | Kansas City dining & dives - My list | |
| Official site of Kansas City, Kansas | Official site of Kansas City area | Davey's Uptown Rambler's Club - 3402 Main St |
| New Theatre - excellent dinner theater in Overland Park, KS | Unicorn Theatre | kcshakes.org - Free Outdoor Shakespeare Festival |
| Coterie Theatre for kids and grownups, too | Kansas City Repertory Theatre, formerly the Missouri Repertory Theatre | William Inge Theatre Festival |
| Starlight Theatre - big outdoor venue in Kansas City, MO. Plays, concerts. | downtownkc.org | kclibrary.org |
| gointokansascity.com - Convention & Visitors Bureau | visitkc.com - Convention & Visitors Bureau | experiencekc.com |
| Overland Park Convention & Visitors Bureau | KC theater & art links | KC Film Fest |
| Catholic Diocese of Kansas City | Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas | Liberty Memorial - KC's memorial to those who served and died in WWI |
| State of Kansas official site | City Union Mission - KC | IndigoWild - KC soaps & scents seller |
| Kansas City, Mo. official site | Historical Kansas Maps | Bell Road Barn Players - In Parkville. KC area's oldest community theater |
| parkville.info | Park University in Parkville | Parkville, Mo. official site |
| Valeris' Parkville Page | KC comedian Michael Joiner | American Jazz Museum |
| American Discovery recreation trail | Kansas City Music - find live music in KC | KC Irish Fest |
| Johnson County Community College | KC Visual Journey (photos of KC) | Kansas City Art Institute - lived near here when first came to KC |
| Sporting Kansas City - Soccer team's site | KC Royals - Major League Baseball team's site | KC Chiefs - NFL team's site |
| Raphael hotel on KC's famous Country Club Plaza | KC Zoo | Science City museum for children in KC's historic Union Station |
| Worlds of Fun - KC amusement park | KC Chamber of Commerce | KC Area Development Council |
| Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - next to art institute. This is a great place. Rodin, Monet, Chinese temple, christian monastery, beautiful Egyptian artifacts, MUCH more | KC webcams | |
| KC Symphony | American Jazz Museum at 18th & Vine | KC's historic 18th & Vine jazz district |
| KC photos | KC Spirit Fest - July concerts & fireworks | |
| KC comedian Jason Curless | KC restaurants | KC River Market - fruits, veggies, cool stores & bars |
| Missouri Central Credit Union - I've gotten good car loan rates here | KC & Missouri webcams | Nazdar - KC maker of screen-printing products |
| O'Mally's 1842 Irish Pub in Historic Weston, Mo. - been there, cool place | Historic Lexington, Mo. - east of KC | Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) - association of city & county governments in Greater KC area |
| Riverside, Mo. - between Parkville and KC | Rollheiser & Associates - KC IT headhunters | Santa Cali Gon Days - Festival in Independence, where three westward trails started |
| KC Irish Fest | Platte County gov. site | KC Police Dept |
| Sutera's - Italian restaurant in Shawnee KS (KC area) | Symphony Designer's Showhouse - tour a cool KC house | Tivoli Cinema - KC's place to see non-blockbuster films |
| Westport Coffeehouse Theatre - KC Improv | Westport Coffee House - in KC's nightclub/trendy shops area | Trinity Animation & Visual Effects - in KC |
| 75th Street Brewery - NOPE! It's Gone, Closed. Sigh. | Fritz's - Mom-n-pop diner. Toy train drops the food at your table. Sue showed me this place. | kcconvention.com |
| kansasspeedway.com | Bloodstone - R&B band from KC | |
| Fly KC International Airport | Fountains of KC | Coach's - nice little sports bar & grill near my job when I last lived in KC |
| Critter Sitters KC | Extreme Grand Prix - formerly called Sadler indoor go-karts. Grown men, we'd go race over lunch break. | |
| Holy Cross Catholic Church - Overland Park, KS. Where Sue & I were married. | Johnson County Kansas history | Joel Shapiro - creator of giant sculpture in KC |
| Shawnee Mission Park map | Johnson County KS government | Johnson County KS Parks & Rec |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle | KC International Airport - Wikipedia | Kansas City Missouri gov site |
| KC Personal Computer - I used to be a regular customer of these guys. Run by Jim Senato. | KC Public Library | Knuckleheads - show up with your guitar or whatever and they'll put you onstage |
| List of fountains in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area - Wikipedia | Mark di Suvero - creator of a giant sculpture in KC | |
| McCoy's bar | Union Station KC | |
| Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - Wikipedia | Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - official | New Theatre - Dinner Theatre with celebrity guest stars |
| Outlaw Cigar - has big events with food & drink, cigar calendar girls, military helicopters, & selling a few cigars | Shawnee Mission Park | |
| Shooting Star - band from KC | St. Thomas More Catholic church | |
| Weston, MO - beautiful old town on Missouri River near KC | National World War I Museum - in KC | |
| Salty Iguana - Mexican restaurants in KC area | V's Italian Restaurant - Independence, Mo (KC area) | Cafe Europa on 55th St. A bit fancy but mmmm |
| T-Rex restaurant - Eat with animatronic dinosaurs! I've visited both the KC one and the Disney Orlando one. | Zona Rosa - sort of a new Plaza, but in northern KC. A fancy, fun shopping & restaurant area. | |
| Power & Light District i.e. Bar & Restaurant district in downtown KC. Young guys, there are huge crowds of girls in ridiculously tiny dresses in the loud music, beer & bouncers area. For the rest of us, a little way down the street there's live jazz, fine eating, a movie theater with fancy private seating. | ||
| Grinder's Pizza | Smokin' Guns BBQ | RJ's Bob-Be-Que Shack |
| Johnny's Bar-B-Q | Rainy Day Books | Italian Gardens To-Go |
| Arthur Bryant's Barbeque | Gates BBQ of KC - Gates & Bryant's are the 2 oldest bbq joints in KC | http://www.kcfountains.org/ |
| Oklahoma Joe's - Amazing BBQ, 2 KC locations despite the OKlahoma name. And yes they're in Tulsa, too, so I didn't have to give them up. | LC's BBQ - my personal favorite, but there are many good BBQ choices in KC | BB's Lawnside BBQ - I like LC's best for taste, but BB's best for overall BBQ joint. Great food, beer and live blues bands! |
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| Burn Co. Barbeque - Definitely Tulsa's best ribs. Better than any ribs in KC, for that matter. The rest is up for debate. | Oklahoma Joe's - Amazing BBQ, 2 Tulsa locations. I discovered it in KC & can still enjoy it in Tulsa! | Elmer's - Tulsa's closest comparison to BB's in KC, but they only have recorded blues, not live bands. |
| GetSaucedTulsa.com - Rock 'n Rib Festival | Stutt's House of BBQ - Tiny mom-n-pop place. BBQ is okay but the real attractions are their buttermilk pie and sweet potato pie! | Albert G's BBQ - One location a bit fancy, the other more of a refurbished gas station. Both great. |
| Rib Crib - Lots of locations in Midwest, including Kansas City and Tulsa. Always a safe bet. | Smoke - Delicious stuff. Not just BBQ but wood-fired in general. | |
| Everything Else | ||
| Maxwell's | The Vault - Nice little restaurant & bar in a 1950s bank building. Nostalgia, art deco. | Kilkenny's Irish Pub |
| James E. McNellie's Public House | Los Cabos - several in Tulsa, one in KC area | Joe Momma's - pizza by the slice, beer |
| El Rio Verde - Tiny place in a non-commercial neighborhood, often called the best Mexican food in Tulsa. | Ludger's Bavarian Cakery | |
| El Guapo's - my favorite Tulsa Mexican food. The answer to KC's Ponak's. | Chimera's - Coffee, food, coctails. Fahncy. | Zanmai - Fahncy Japanese place, great view |
| Señor Tequila - Mexican grill & cantina | Freeway Cafe - Comfort & breakfast food. Route 66 & nostalgia-themed. | Dilly Diner - Comfort & breakfast food, which seems to be Tulsa's theme. Run by hipsters, and you know hipsters can COOK! |
| Tally's Cafe - Comfort & breakfast food. Route 66 & nostalgia themed. Big, doing just fine. | Weber's - root beer since 1933. Burgers & fries. Fun. | Brownie's Hamburgers - Old diner type place, & they make great pie |
| Yokozuna - a bit fahncy, but very flavorful Asian food | Siegi's Sausage Factory - Excellent German restaurant. And I like the "flights" of beers. | Ollie's - Great breakfast food, toy trains all over the place. Tulsa's answer to KC's Fritz's. |
| Tallgrass Prairie Table - Downtown, everything looks pretty and tastes gooood, a bit fahncy. | Napa Flats Wood-Fired Kitchen | White Flag - downtown, Blue Dome area, fahncy burgers in unfancy place. Live music. Narrow entrance you could easily walk past. |
| The Mayo - Penthouse Rooftop Bar - Great view, hefty drink prices, live music, atop historic Mayo Hotel | Villa Ravenna Italian - Extremely good Italian restaurant, slightly expensive but worth it | Sisserou's Caribbean Restaurant - Randomly select something from the menu, it's delicious |
| Crow Creek Tavern - Unfancy setting, motorcycle parking, very good food, live music, thumbs up | Andolini's - Amazing pizza. And yeh they do that toss-the-dough-in-the-air thing | STG Pizza - An offshoot of Andolini's. They cook the pizza in like a minute in super-hot oven from Naples. Gelato for dessert |
| Cinefex magazine | Starlog magazine |