Friday, August 14, 2009

Visitors eat up state fair

From: http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2009/aug/14/visitors-eat-up-state-fair/

Visitors eat up state fair
Crowd comes out for opening day.

Sedalia Democrat

Friday, August 14, 2009


The gates to the 107th Missouri State Fair opened yesterday, and thousands of people flocked to the fairground to take advantage of the $1 admission.

As the ticket lines grew outside the Centennial Gate, Missouri State Fair Commission Chairwoman Elizabeth Schlueter said the day was off to a good start. “I’m very pleased with the morning crowd,” she said.

Retired couple Larry and OlaFay Turner, both 75, said they’ve been coming to the fair “all their lives.” The Turners, who live 12 miles west of Sedalia, entered the fair around 9 a.m. The duo said they planned to eat corn dogs and watch the chainsaw artist. “We’ll come back out on Senior Day for the Mathew-son exhibits, too,” OlaFay Turner said.

Besides the special opening-day admission price, fairgoers could also find lemonade, corn dogs, snow cones and burgers for a buck as well.

Julie Schivi, 22, brought her two young sons to enjoy the low-price festivities. Schivi came prepared with a double stroller and a spray bottle of water to cool off the boys. At noon, Schivi found a shady place to park the boys so they could feast on their $1 corn dogs. Schivi said she waited in line for more than 30 minutes, but it was worth the wait because Austin, 3, and Brayden, 18 months, seemed to be enjoying the meal.

Although corn dogs seemed to be a huge favorite among fairgoers, Bob Marshall chose to munch on a hot ear of roasted corn.

“It’s just so good,” he said. Marshall, of Camdenton, said he and his wife, Joyce, have enjoyed $1 day for the past four years.

“It only costs a $1, that’s why we come,” Marshall said.

Dozens of others chose to wait in long lines to try a $1 pork burger at the newly built Pork Place. Chicagoans John and Angela Crawford, both 33, said they planned their vacation around attending the opening-day ceremonies.

“We’re just trying to get the biggest bang for our buck,” John Crawford said, “and I’ll stand in line for three hours for a $1 burger.”

Robin Williams of Sedalia said she had to coax her 7-year-old daughter, Maggie, to attend the fair. “She’s scared of the robots and the talking car,” Williams said.

But once Maggie came across Whitney Wallace, the 2008 Missouri state fair queen, her attitude changed. Maggie proudly shook hands with the reigning queen, admired her tiara and showed off her loose tooth.

“She is real fun and real beautiful,” Maggie said of the queen.

Kansas City resident Bobby Gardener, 25, said he attended the fair yesterday for the “overall cheap experience.”

Gardener said he planned to eat inexpensive food, hear free music and people-watch.

“I brought $20,” Gardener said, “and that’s all I’m spending today.”

This article was published on page A10 of the Friday, August 14, 2009 edition of The Columbia Daily Tribune.

Friday, March 13, 2009

Jamie Kennedy Admits He's Dating Costar Jennifer Love Hewitt

Jamie Kennedy has confessed that he and Ghost Whisperer costar Jennifer Love Hewitt are an item.

"Yes, we are dating," he said Friday on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show. "Wow, I've never said that."

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The two had been rumored to be together since she called off her engagement to Ross McCall earlier this year. Kennedy helped her celebrate her 30th birthday last month on the Whisperer set, and they were spotted at Hamburger Mary's restaurant in West Hollywood. The two also showed up together at Elton John's Oscar viewing party Feb. 22 in West Hollywood.

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Both Kennedy and Love Hewitt recently denied to Usmagazine.com that they were an item. ("Can't you have a hamburger with a beautiful woman in this town and sing a little karaoke without it being marriage already!" he told Us last month.)

But on Seacrest's show, Kennedy couldn't stop gushing about her: "We're more than dating ... we're more than in love."

"We have an intense connection," he said. Making a Twilight reference, he added, "She's my Bella. I don't want to bite her neck, but I want her to live."

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Kennedy said Hewitt is "so talented. She can sing, she can dance, she's hilarious ... and hot since she was, like, 9."

He said the relationship came out of nowhere, adding that he had been "too busy" for love.

But "here's somebody that breathes life into you in a new way and makes you fuller and that's what she does to me!" he said of the actress.

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"I'm in love, and I don't care!" he added. "Ryan, you knew off-the-air, because you said I seemed different to you ... it's amazing."

Of finding love, Kennedy said, "I thought something would happen in my 40s. Hollywood makes us on our own train, and it's like I have a co-conductor now."

CREDIT: www.usmagazine.com

Friday, January 30, 2009

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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Wagyu Steak for ALL

Hors d'œuvres or the appetizers -- chicken curry, wagyu steak plus drinks -- are the food items (what about the Honest Tea?) six House Democrats, six House Republicans, six Senate Democrats, six Senate Republicans, and several senior White House staffers will be enjoying in President Obama's White House cocktail party tonight.

I like the choice of the wagyu steak in the menu. I have already used a wagyu beef a few times before and I like it so much. One tip: Just make sure you cook it well, otherwise it will taste bland. According to wiki: The meat from wagyu cattle is known worldwide for its marbling characteristics, increased eating quality through a naturally enhanced flavor, tenderness and juiciness, and thus a high market value.

True indeed. Do you wanna taste a wagyu steak? Here are Wagyu Beef Recipes you can prepare at home from lobels.com.

Wagyu Recipe 1: Wagyu Bone-In Hip Sirloin Steak - Grilled Steak Salad with Grilled Mushrooms and Scallions

Wagyu Recipe 2: Wagyu Bone-In Hip Sirloin Steak - Thai Noodle Salad With Sliced Rib Steak

Wagyu Recipe 3: Wagyu Skirt Steak - Wagyu Burritos with Roasted Corn Salsa

List of Pres. Obama's invited guests:

House Democrats

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md.

House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-SC

Rep. John Larson, D-Conn.. Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, who took the place in the Democratic House leadership of President Obama's new chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel

Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, who refused the president's entreaties to serve as U.S. Trade Representative

Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

House Republicans

House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor, D-Va.

Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., Chair of the House Republican Conference

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference

Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, Secretary of the House Republican Conference

Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich., Chair of the House Republican Policy Committee

Senate Democrats

Sen. President Pro-Tem Robert Byrd, D-WV

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, Vice Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-NJ, Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

Senate Republicans

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Chair of the Senate Republican Conference

Sen. John Thune, R-SD, Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee

Sen. Jon Ensign, R-Nev., Chair of the Senate Policy Committee

Source: ABC News

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