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LT Barclay

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20. And was burned to the ground for it before the Civil War. There was a great PBS documentary about the MO and KS border

Reply to chowder66 (Reply #11)

Sun Jun 14, 2026, 10:02 PM

Jun 14

wars.
Those are the scirmishes that John Wayne's character in True Grit fought in.

But KCMO is pretty dreary in my opinion, we just moved from there. Not much of not there and it seems like a cheap knock off of St. Louis. I really think that the song in the musical "Oklahoma" was actually mocking KCMO when it says "everythings up to date in Kansas City", meaning that the person singing was such a yokel that he though KC was "up to date".

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"We Don't Know Too Much About You, But We Want to Welcome You Here" [View all] littlemissmartypants Jun 14 OP

It is who we are dhol82 Jun 14 #1

I had the misfortune of living in MO for a year in HS buzzycrumbhunger Jun 14 #2

Lawrence, KS is progressive. It's a great music town. Home of KU (Kansas University). chowder66 Jun 14 #11

And was burned to the ground for it before the Civil War. There was a great PBS documentary about the MO and KS border LT Barclay Jun 14 #20

Things have changed a lot since I lived there. It used to have a thriving night life. chowder66 Jun 14 #23

I moved from England to Iowa as a teenager in the 70's Skittles Jun 14 #22

This is the kind of good news I wish we'd see more of! JoseBalow Jun 14 #3

My pleasure, JoseBalow. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jun 14 #6

Love this. PittBlue Jun 14 #4

My pleasure, PittBlue. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jun 14 #7

A bit more info on Lawrence, KS. Abolishinist Jun 14 #5

I used to drive up there from Kansas City, MO to visit friends occasionally. Great night life. chowder66 Jun 14 #14

Yep, Lawrence is blue in a sea of red that's turning purple. KS Toronado Jun 14 #16

Damned onions!!! niyad Jun 14 #8

I know. Me too, sis. I cried through the whole thing. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jun 14 #9

Me too! Especially about the marching band learning the Algerian anthem and greeting the team with it! MLAA Jun 14 #13

I needed this today Roxi Jun 14 #10

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thank you THANK YOU, littlemisssmartypants, mwah mwah mwah!!! fierywoman Jun 14 #15

My pleasure, fierywoman. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jun 14 #21

Echoes what I found way back in 1988 as an Aussie tourist. Aussie105 Jun 14 #17

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Cool. Thanks for sharing this! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jun 14 #26

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I completely agree, ME. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jun 14 #25

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