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issue #16 - december 15th, 2011

This issue of The Hype Weekly discovered amongst old mixtapes and empty cans of tab by:

jimbo ivy, sarah sullivan, george wame matthews, Keegan D. Hudspeth, nikki marcotte, aaron abbott, sarah sue cunnick, sisters of sound, chris hancock, jordan mizell, the riley county humane society

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The Slant(Voices, yours and ours)

2 - Us to You3 - Stop The Presses / Letters to The Editor

The Centerfold(Your Weekly Calender made of 100% Awesome)

Cover Photo by: Jimbo Ivy

The Hype(100% Right, Some of the Time)

10- The Townie Bands 11 - Whirligig!

The Beat(Stories you tell us to write)

4 - The Townie Quiz6 - Shop Small! Volume 3

The Bump(Bump it, Brah, it rocks!)

14 - Futility U. - No More!12 - MHK Food Classics

Dear Manhattan,

Welcome to The Townie Issue!

With the students gone, alot of readers will be folks cruising into town for the holidays and picking up this strange newspaper/maga-zine thing that wasn’t here before. So we thought we’d pack it with stuff to make you smile, to add fuel to your reminiscing of the days of yore. And maybe score $150 in excellent local business gift cards! See pg. 4 for the deets.

We can’t help but stop and smile at all the beautiful decorations that the city and individuals have taken the time and care to put up this year. We would like to take this opportunity to give you all a firm ‘atta boy (or girl) for your efforts that brighten the holidays for all who see it. If you know someone who has worked especially hard on their decorations this year, send us a picture to [email protected] to print and put up on the website for the rest of the community to see!

This week brings our 3rd and final (for this year) installment of Shop Local, with ten more great local small businesses to help you with your Holiday shopping lists. Our primary mission is to support local businesses and events in Manhattan, and you can help us out by skip-ping the boxstores and shopping local for the Holidays and beyond.

This month’s Hype community charity event is “Get Caught on The Hype’s Nice List” in which we would love for you to donate toys for Toys for Tots or pet supplies for The Riley County Humane Society. Whether you love little critters or little tikes, or both, you can help out this Holiday season by donating. See page 15 for details.

We would like to also take this time to welcome a new owner to our number, George Wame Matthews! He has been a contributing writer since the Hype’s beginnings. If you see him, shake his hand and tell him thanks.

Stay warm and stay awesome, Manhattan!

Love, The Hype Weekly

Answers to Last Week’s Ultimate Crossword of Ultimate Destiny

- Neverland By Jordan Mizell

The Talent(Poets, Paints, Pics and Paragraphs)

The Good Bits(The reasons most folks pick up newspapers)

15 - Cryptic Cynicisms from our Predecessors- RCHS Pet of the Week!

- The Forum

www.thehypeweekly.com - december 15, 2011 - 3

The Slant

Stop The Presses!THE MANHATTAN ARTS CENTER PRESENTS

A CHRISTMAS POTPOURRI

The Manhattan Arts Center is excited to announce A Christ-mas Potpourri, a seasonal medley of music and readings on December 16 and 17 at 7:30pm. Performances will include

traditional Christmas carols, Christmas readings and beau-tiful instrumental music. This event has been generously sponsored by Martha and Dick Seaton, The Hype Weekly and

Hyvee.

The Konza Carolers, a music group started by MAC Direc-tor Penny Senften 15 years ago, will be singing Christmas carols, including an arrangement of Silent Night also per-formed by the Grammy Award-winning Chanticleer, the world's

top male a cappella chorus.

Three of K-State's finest vocal teachers, Amy Rosine, Pa-tricia Thompson and Reg Pittman, will be performing at A Christmas Potpourri. With Amy Rosine's sensational soprano voice, Reg's beautiful tenor and Patricia Thompson's mes-merizing mezzo-soprano voice, audiences will be delighted

and enchanted by the vocalists.

Clarinetist Christopher Nichols will play a piece with pia-nist Robert Edwards. Two incredibly talented K-State music professors Nora Lewis, oboe, and Gordon Lewis, double bass, will play a few selections from "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

accompanied by Heather McCornack on piano.

In addition to the musical performances, Dave Smit will provide some heart-warming Christmas readings.

Tickets for the performance can be purchased at the Manhat-tan Arts Center, 1520 Poyntz Ave, by phone at (785) 537-4420 or online at www.manhattanarts.org. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for military, students, and children. The Manhattan Arts Center box office is open Monday through Fri-

day from 12 to 5 pm.

For more information on other events at the Manhattan Arts Center, visit our website at http://www.manhattanarts.org. The Manhattan Arts Center is funded in part by the City of

Manhattan and Friends of MAC.

To the Editor:

I just wanted to thank Samuel Sargent for his article "Know Your Doc." I think it's important for people to question doctors and not be afraid to do their own research or ask for a second opinion. It's easy to take what they say for granted, as they are supposed to be profes-sionals, but it has (unfortunately) been my experience that faith in doctors can be a troublesome or even dangerous thing.

I have dealt with many, many doctors in my lifetime, for both medi-cal and mental health needs, and although there are a few that seem nice or well-meaning, most of those I have met have left me bitterly disappointed. I have had doctors give me incorrect information, or prescribe me the wrong medication (or the wrong dose, or mixing it with other meds they shouldn't have). I have experienced bad side effects from medication, spent more money than I care to admit on advice that did not work, and been treated poorly by people who are supposed to be dedicated to helping patients get better. I have watched attitudes change drastically when they find out I have no insurance. I have been belittled, ridiculed, and ignored.

There is nothing more disheartening than dealing with a medical professional with a smug, superior attitude who does not believe anything I say and bases their diagnoses or treatment based on what best serves them instead of their patient. I sincerely hope I am a unique case of bad luck. I want other people out there have good doc-tors, but Sargent's friend's trials are so similar to the crap I've gone through for more than 15 years, I have to wonder if I might be better off without professional "care".

Thank you again for a well-written, informative article shedding some light on this subject. And thank you for showing me I'm not alone.

Sincerely,

(Name Withheld Per Request)

P.S. If you print my letter, I would prefer to remain anonymous.

Letters to the Editor

Dear Reader,

Thanks for the feedback on Sam’s piece. I know he worked very hard to bring us a real life situation that is not uncommon among the populace of Manhat-tan, and in our humble opinion, did a great job at being fair and balanced despite how close he was to the issue.

No, you’re not alone, and that is why we do what we do here at The Hype Weekly. We try to give everyone a voice, everyone a chance to be heard and as a result we hope that we lend voices to many in our community that cannot speak up.

If anyone out there needs something brought to the attention of our fine com-munity, I hope that you won’t hesitate to email us or call us. As you can see, we don’t have to run a name with something in order to print it and are always willing to listen to someone that has something that needs to be said.

Believe in The Hype, folks. Cause The Hype really does believe in you.

Love, The Hype Weekly

Voldemort would have won......if he<'d Advertised with The Hype Weekly.


The Beat

Manhattan is a place of constant growth and change, and so it can sometimes be a challenge to keep up with it all. People come and go, stay for a while, leave and come back, so it’s always up to debate when one proclaims, “I am a Townie.”

Using highly scientific methods our research ninjas here at The Hype Weekly have developed the follow-ing quiz-like apparatus for all you supposed townies to test yourself against, with questions ranging from current day all the way back to prehistoric times (circa 1950). The following 20 questions will test your general knowledge of Manhattan as a whole, while the Aggieville map portion after will test your knowledge regarding the history of 10 specific business locations in the Ville.

The first true Townie to email [email protected] with the highest number of correct answers will receive a prize pack-age with gift cards from various Manhattan businesses totalling $150.

The answers, along with the winner, will be posted online at thehype-weekly.com on Friday night at midnight.

1) What was the name of the drive in theatre located near the current location of Briggs Auto?______________________

2) Why is Hibachi Hut named Hibachi Hut?______________________

3) What was the name of the burger joint on 3rd Street where you could get .15 hamburgers in the 1960s?______________________

4) Name one bar that has burned down in Aggieville in the last 20 years.______________________

5) “They paved _(bar name)_ and put up a parking lot...”______________________

6) What business currently occupies the location that was previously a Godfather’s Pizza?______________________

7) What was the average cost of a semester at KSU in 1970?______________________

8) Westloop Pool/Dance Hall wherein the original Kansas performed?______________________

9) What did everyone in the bar have to NOT do at Brothers on Wednes-day nights to keep the cheap beer flowing?______________________

10) In what years did the Aggieville Riots take place?______________________

11) Instead of generic wings, you used to be able to pick up awesome tunes at:______________________

12) What is the most number of push ups Willie The Wildcat has ever done in a single game and which game was it? Consider both the fi-nal score and the manner of scoring when thinking about this. Example: If the Wildcats score 21 points with 3 touchdowns and 3 extra points, Willie does 42 push ups total. If they score 21 points with 7 field goals at 3 points each, Willie does 84 push ups.______________________

13) On what dates was the so-called Icepocalypse, a sever winter storm that left many people in Manhattan and surrounding areas without power for anywhere from 2 days to several weeks? ______________________

14) What is the oldest continually operating local business in Manhat-tan?______________________

15) Manhattan’s population is 19,370 and enrollment at Kansas State is 7,500. What year?______________________

16) Manhattan’s Current Population: 52,281. Manhattan’s estimated population if the college, military and supporting businesses didn’t ex-ist?______________________

17) What building in Manhattan has burned down...twice!______________________

18) What was the name and frequency of the last “pirate” radio station in Manhattan?______________________

19) The name of the ghost KSU football player who haunts West Sta-dium?______________________

20) Prior to the numerical prefixes we’re used to (539, 776, 587, etc) Manhattan had exchange names. What were the two Manhattan ex-change names?______________________

TheTownie

Quiz


The Beat

21-30) Find the letters on the map of Aggieville below and com-plete the list below with the previous two businesses that existed at that same location.

A) Sisters of Sound - -B) Campus Tavern - -C) Kites - -D) Leonardville State Bank ATM - -E) Rockstar and Rodgers (there are multiple acceptable answers) - -F) Ale House - -G) The Chinese Market - -H) Johnny Kaws - -I) Shot Stop - -

J) Thread - -

Example: EX) Varney’s -> Campus Theater -> Sosna Theater

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The Beat

Wildcat Nutrition

WN has everything your health conscious holiday giftee needs to keep their bod in top shape! Offering consultation re-garding diet, exercise and supplements, WN also packs a 30 flavor smoothie bar as well as an impressive array of satis-fied clients in the bodybuilding and athletic arenas. Nestled in the heart of Aggieville, WN provides daily discounts on its full line of vitamins, herbs, and name brand weight loss and fitness supplements such as Essential Sport Nutrition, Elite Performance, Core Active and New Dawn. 10% military and student discount everyday!

1125 Laramie Plaza. (785)537-2600 Mon-Fri 10a-8p Sat 10a-6p Sun 1p-5p Price Range: $10-50

Rick’s Music

A name synonymous with quality instrument repair and excellent service, Rick’s Music has been the go-to place for local musicians and enthusiasts alike. Aside from walls of axes to fit any type, Rick also offers general amp repair, truss rod adjustment, fret work, general elec-tronic repair, action setting, re-stringing, refinishing and rebuilding. Rick’s easy to work with and equally polite and accommodating to both seasoned veterans or absolute newbs. A seasoned musician and technician, Rick Hood has played in bands for over 20 years and has been repairing guitars since 1980. I bought my first guitar from Rick, and every one since, with no plans of changing shops.

314 Tuttle Creek Blvd. (785) 539-5900 Price Range: $20-2000+

People’s Grocery Co-Op

Many folks are confused or unsure about how a food co-op works, so here’s the basics: you pay a fee and become a member. Members get au-tomatic discounts, are essentially part owners of the business, can vote on the direction of the co-op, and also have access to special member only sales. The idea works this way at People’s Grocery Co-Op here in Manhattan, and for the environmentally, health or organically minded giftee on your list, a membership with the Co-op is sure to be a hit. With great products you can’t find in Walmart or other chain stores, Peo-ple’s is wonderful for those cooks on your list with broader tastes than the average folk, or adventurous palates. In addition to being a co-op with awesome ingredients and foods, People’s also is a restaurant! The Green Leaf Deli offers delightful fare at great prices, as vouched for by our own foodie Adam Mason in his review. And if they don’t have it in stock, the great folks at People’s will special order just about anything!

1620 Ft. Riley Blvd. (785)539-4811 Open Daily 9a-8p Price Range: $5-40

Patch and Crow’s Nest

Patch And Crow’s Nest is Manhattan’s one-stop for fantasy and science fiction RPGs, CCGs, table-top miniatures games and modeling/painting supplies. Whether it’s Warhammer or Magic the Gathering, Patch and Crows is a great place to scout out fellow nerds to play with both in-store and at home, as well as check out the latest trends in gaming. Once you get used to its hours of operation, you’ll find charming and delightful service as well as spirited play with weekly and monthly tournaments in every gaming discipline imaginable be-ing posted and run year round. It’s also the ONLY place to get many painting and modeling essentials in Manhattan. Support your local geek culture at Patch and Crow’s!

1800 Claflin, Suite 1 (in the basement). (785)539-3698 Price Range: $5-200+

Four and Twenty Blackbirds

If you are looking for that one-of-a-kind Christmas gift to show a loved one just how much you care about them and their personality, Four and Twenty Blackbirds is a great place to start looking! You are likely to find the perfect gift within minutes while browsing this unique boutique in downtown Manhattan! They have high-end, top of the line toys and games for children of all ages. They also have a wide selection of scarves, jewelry, purses and other accessories as well as elegant and utilitarian furniture and house fabrics for that special refurbishing project. Four and Twenty Blackbirds has gifts that will help you say, “this is just for you,” this Christmas.

427A Poyntz Ave. (785)539-7065 Tue-Sat 10a-5p

Shop Small! 30 Locally Owned Volume 3 : 21-30

The Hype Weekly has chosen 30 locally owned holiday gift hotspots to showcase! Twenty over the past two weeks and ten this week. We’re

hoping to swaying you away from boxstores and boring gifts. Shop Small, Manhattan!

Tue 4p-7p Wed12p-7p Thur 4p-8p Fri 12p-10p Sat 10a-7p Sun 12p-5p

Price Range: $5-200+


The Beat

Glass Impressions

With rave reviews about their customer service and the breath-taking quality of the unusual and artful creations they supply, there is no question that Glass Impressions should be on your shopping list this year. Not only an art glass store, this little shop houses so much more, including unusual and well designed handmade gifts, such as jewelry and home accessories in glass, wood, metal, ceramics and stone. All their items are priced in a range from very affordable… to made for a splurge. They can also do high quality glass and lead crystal engravings at their store! A terrific place to find something beautiful for someone special this year!

329 Poyntz Ave. (785)539-4610

The Purple PumpFor the shoe guru in your family, give them something that will rock their socks off! A great place to find such a foot-wear wonder is The Purple Pump in Aggieville. They carry a full line of women’s shoes in sizes 5.5 to 11 at affordable prices! With sales every week, take those feet in to one of the hottest shoe racks in town. Check out their Facebook page for the ‘Facebook Shoe of the Week’. When you go in to buy it, mention you saw it on Facebook and get 15% off! Shoes were made for walking and these are walking off the shelf fast!

1203 Moro St. 785-537-2200 Mon-Fri 11a-7p Sat 11a-8p Sun 12p-6p Price Range: $20-140

Wildflower Yarn

If you want to give the gift that keeps giving this year, consider getting your ambitious loved one registered in one of Kennita Tully’s knit-ting classes! These range in skills from beginner to intermediate, as well as a sweater workshop and the knit happy club. This is a great way to help them learn or improve on their skills and meet some great friends at the same time. Kennita Tully not only teaches the classes, she also designs many of the scarves, sweaters, and other accessories that are sold at her store, Wildflower Yarn in downtown Manhattan. This is a perfect chance to get your loved one who has always wanted to learn how to knit, exactly what they want this year. Wildflower also stocks beautiful yarn in a wide variety of weights and colors as well as all the equipment they will need to become a knitting machine!

300 Poyntz Ave, 785-537-1826 Tue-Wed 10a-6p Thur 10a-8p Fri 10a-4p Sat 10a-5p Price Range: $5-70

Manhattan Running Company

Manhattan Running Company is a running specialty store, located in West Loop, to help with all your running needs. Whether that person on your Christmas list is a casual walker, a beginning runner, a weekend enthusiast, or a serious athlete, they have the products necessary to help them perform at their best . Not only will they give the runner in your life a free digital foot scan and video gait analysis to get them in the right shoe the first time, they will also provide any and all advice, and offer training runs to make sure your runner is comfortable and ready to run! They also have running apparel for all weather conditions and seasons, as well as swim gear and triathlon products.

3015 Anderson Ave. (785)320-6363 Mon-Fri 10a-7p Sat 10a-5p Price Range: $40-300+

Gypsies of the Boulevard

This veritable treasure trove will have you reconsidering all those ‘gifts’ for other people and thinking about keeping all your Gypsy purchases for yourself! The three ladies who run this fabulous conglomeration of vintage and chic, and frilly and funky are a friendly bunch always willing to help you find something perfect to fit the personality of even the hardest to shop for person on your list! In this lovely boutique you will things for Elvis lovers, antique-ers, collectors, decorators, sharp-dressers, scaven-gers, and bargain-hunters! Something for everyone can be found by these Gypsies!

525 Richards Dr. (785)565-9000 Thur-Fri 11a-6p Sat 10a-3p Sun 11a-3p Price Range: $5-150

Holiday Shopping Hotspots!

Price Range: $20-250


7:30PM Christmas Potpourri @ManhattanArtsCenter Alittlebitofeverything!Anightofperformingartstoget youintotheholidayspirit!Musicandreadings performedbyAmyRosine,PatriciaThompson,RegPitt man,theKonzaCarolers,CherylRicht,Nora&Gordon Lewis,DaveSmitandmore.Therewillbemusictowarm yourheartandsnackstowarmthesoul.

Thursday 15

10:00AM The Konza Prairie: Earth, Wind and Fire! @5thFloor,HaleLibraryonKSUCampus Thisexhibithighlightstheunprecedentedhistoryofthe KonzaPrairieBiologicalStation.

10:00AM Teresa Schmidt: Friends of the Beach Museum @BeachMuseumofArt AselectionofworksbyTeresaSchmidt,whoteachesprint makinganddrawingatKansasStateUniversity.

10:00AM Art and Psychology: The Work of Roy Langford @BeachMuseumofArt ThisexhibitionexaminestheworkofthelateRoy Langford,longtimeresidentofManhattanandformer KansasStateUniversityprofessorofpsychology.

12:00PM Cool 2 Care: Mayor’s Holiday Food and Fund @SunsetZoo Getoutsideandhelpothersatthesametime.$1off admissionwiththedonationofafooditemandin DecemberandvisitSunsetZoo'sGivingTree.

10:00PM Trivia Night @Pat’sBlueRibbionBarBeQue

Getyourtriviaon!

10:00AM New Horizons: Featuring Gary Skidmore @TheColumbianTheatre GarySkidmore’sphotographyseekstocapturethe essenceofourKansaslandscape.

10:00AM Wrap it Up Art Exhibit and Sale @ManhattanArtsCenter TheManhattanArtsCenterpresentsitsannualWRAP ITUPartexhibitandsale,November5th-December 24th,wehavedozensofartistsparticipating.

10:00AM 2011 K-State Dept. of Art Faculty Biennial @BeachMuseumofArt,KSU Seethecreativeworkofthetalentedfacultyinthe KansasStateUniversityDepartmentofArt.

10:00PM Riot on the Roxxx @Pat’sBlueRibbonHeavyMetalwithShawnRock.

8:00PM A Porter Christmas Story! @Porter’sinAggieville InhonorofSantabeingatPorter’sfrom8pm-midnight onThursday,wearegoingalloutforthisChristmas Party.WearyourtackyChristmasSweatersandcomein fornotjust$.50centtacosand$2Bombs,but$2ALL Pints.Wewillalsobehavingaspecialpeppermint mochaholidaySHOTforonly$2togeteverybodyinthe Holidayspirit.

6:30PM Barley’sAngels-TallgrassChapterMeeting @AuntieMae’sParlor Bringyourtastebudsladies!Wewillbetestingfiveofthe fineststoutsalongwithfoodsmeanttobepairedwith theserichanddecadentbrews.Costis$15aperson, limitedto25.Visittallgrassbeer.com/barleysangelsto register!

9:00PM The Point South in Concert @BobbyT’sBarandGrill PointSouthisfromSouthwestMissouri,Exetertobe exact,makenomistake,theyareaprimeexampleofa SouthernRockband.

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7:30PM Performance: Cadence Winter Concert @ForumHall,KSUStudentUnion ComehearCadence,theall-maleK-Stateacapella group!Ticketsare$5ifpurchasedbeforetheshowand $7atthedoor.

7:30PM A Christmas Survival Guide @ColumbianTheatre Thisrevuetakesawryandknowinglookatastressful season.ArmedwithacopyofAChristmasSurvival Guide,thecharacterschargeintoanurbanholiday landscapeforthetrueessenceofChristmas.Dinnerisat 6:00pmandtheshowstartsat7:30.

7:30PM Christmas Potpourri @ManhattanArtsCenter Alittlebitofeverything!Anightofperformingartstoget youintotheholidayspirit!Musicandreadings performedbyAmyRosine,PatriciaThompson,RegPitt man,theKonzaCarolers,CherylRicht,Nora&Gordon Lewis,DaveSmitandmore.Therewillbemusictowarm yourheartandsnackstowarmthesoul.

8:00PM Three of a Kind in Concert @RedRockTavern ThreeofaKindiscomprisedofthreeveteransofthe Kansasmusicscenethathavecometogethertoprovide afunandenergeticrockandrollexperience.

Saturday 177:00am-1:00pm 61stKiwanisPancakeFeed/SilentAuction @PottorfHallinCiCoPark 61yearsofpancakesandsmileshelpingtofundyouthin localprograms.

4:00PM-7:00PM Holiday Horse Drawn Carriage Rides @AggievilleatTrianglePark AwonderfulManhattanholidaytradition.From4pmto 7pm.Cost:$5aperson.

12:00PM-5:00PM HowlidayPawsbilities @ClarionRegencyRoomB Comeoutandvisitvendorsfromlocalbusinessesand helpraisemoneyforBigDogsHugePaws,Inc,alarge breeddogrescue.

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8:00PM Truckstop Honeymoon in Concert @AuntieMae’sParlor TruckstopHoneymoonplaytough,funny,hi-octane songsaboutinterstates,pinballarcadesandtruelove. KatieEulisspoundsadoghousebasswhileMikeWest punishesabanjomercilessly.Togethertheycharmfesti valcrowdsanddriveroadhousedrinkerstothedance- floor.



6:00PM Bingo @BobbyT’sGrillandBar Notyourgrandma’sbingoparlor!EveryMondaynight atBobbyT’s!

7:00PMTheHypeWeeklyPitchMeeting @AuntieMae’sParlor Bringusyourideasandhaveadrinkwithus!

9:30AM Sing-a-Long with Mr. Steve @BluestemBistro Ifyouwanttobringyourkidsinforafunactivity,come joinusinourmeetingroomasourmanager,Mr.Steve, playssillykid’ssongs!

8:00PM Trivia Smack Down @AuntieMae’sParlor SeeyourAuntieaboutsomeawesometrivia!

11:00AM Sunday Bruch Jazz @BluestemBistro LivejazzeverySundaymorning.

8:00PM Shady Lane String Band @AuntieMae’sParlor Borninthespringof2005,theresultoffivelike-minded pickerswithaloveoftheoutdoors,SLSBisablendof bluegrass,folk,jamandrockmusic.

Sunday 18 2:00PM A Christmas Survival Guide @ColumbianTheatre Thisrevuetakesawryandknowinglookatastressful season.ArmedwithacopyofAChristmasSurvival Guide,thecharacterschargeintoanurbanholiday landscapeforthetrueessenceofChristmas.Dinnerisat 6:00pmandtheshowstartsat7:30.

Monday 19

10:00-12:00PM Art Lecture Series @BeachMuseumofArt ThislectureandworkshopwillbepresentedbyCurators oftheBeachMuseumofArt,andwillfocusonPrintmak inginKansasandtheU.S.

Tuesday 20

8:00PM Team Trivia @BobbyT’sBarandGrill GetyourfriendsandheadtoBobbyT’sforsomedyna mitetriviaanddrinkdeals!

Wednesday 21 Edwin C. Olson Sr.

1214 B. MoroManhattan, KS 66502

785-539-8571www.olsonsshoes.com

[email protected] 9:00-6:00

Sat 9:00-1:00

7:30PM A Christmas Survival Guide @ColumbianTheatre Thisrevuetakesawryandknowinglookatastressful season.ArmedwithacopyofAChristmasSurvival Guide,thecharacterschargeintoanurbanholiday landscapeforthetrueessenceofChristmas.Dinnerisat 6:00pmandtheshowstartsat7:30. 9:00PM K-State Men’s Basketball vs. Alabama

@BramlageColiseum GoCats!

2:00PM R.E.A.D. with Dogs Program @ManhattanPublicLibrary Childrencanreadtocertifiedtherapydogs.TheR.E.A.D. (ReadingEducationAssistanceDogs)programgives kidstheopportunitytopractice&enjoyreadinginafun environment.Childrenwhoattended6sessions receiveafreebook.Noregistrationrequired;signupfor a10-15minutetimeslotattheChildren’sDeskwhen youarrive.

4:00PM The Christmas Story in Negro Spirituals @FirstUnitedMethodistChurch Featuring:Dr.LaVerneL.Baker,volcalist-guitaristaccom paniedby,Mrs.MaryCaudle-Kidd,volalist-pianist.

“Elementary, my dear Watson. Advertise with � e Hype Weekly.”

Email us at [email protected] for the most excellent ads in town, Old Bean.


Want to make sure your event makes it into print? Email it to us at [email protected].

We coordinate all the city, k-state, and public cal-endars we can find but we don’t want to miss any-

thing, so send it to us and we’ll make sure it makes it onto The Hype Calendar!

10:00AM Only the Best II @Strecker-NelsonArtGallery Beautifulpaintings,sketches,furniture,ceramics,sculp turesandmixedmedia.Ashowthatprovesitsname overandover.


The Hype

The Ultimate Fakebook

In the mid-to-late 90s and early oughts, if you were on campus and wanted a delicious Subway sand-wich, two-thirds of Ultimate Fakebook would be making your Italian BMT for you. Nick Colby and Bill Mc-Shane worked at Subway in the Union, while making up the majority of the biggest band to come out of Manhat-tan, Kansas...well, almost ever.

Playing catchy, infectious indie pop, Ultimate Fake-book were active from the mid-1990s through the mid-2000s and have played a few reunion shows (including last year's New Year's Eve shindig in Ag-gieville.

They've released six full length albums and Eps to date, one of which was a re-recorded version oft heir second album, Electric Kissing Parties on Sony 550. (The original version was on Lawrence, Kansas label Noisome Records.)

If you wanted power pop, UFB had you covered and they had you covered well. They were prolific in their heyday. It seemed like they played Manhat-

tan at least once a month, which was a good time to be alive.

Rusakabank

Remember when ska was cool? I do. What was sometimes referred to as “third wave ska,” or “pop ska,” or, if you were really into the Voodoo Glow Skulls, “band geek ska.” It was a time of merging punk rock and ska, pop-punk and ska...just about anything with ska. Put horns in it and play with upstrokes and you're gold!

Ruskabank had a large regional following playing feel-good ska. Their shows were always a good time with lots of crowd participation and sing-along style fun. Ruskabank shows also featured the requisite teenage skankers in the crowd. (I once got unpleas-antly kicked in the shin by one of them.)

Bearded A$$holes

Metal. Beards. A$$holes. The Bearded Assholes had beards long enough to, collectively,break a person out of prison. Their beards were pure evil, yet magnificent.

With songs such as “Two Ton Teabag” and albums such as “Cranial Ventilation”and “B.O.H.I.C.A.” (Bend Over Here It Comes Again) the Assholes were, obvi-ously, not concernedwith political correct-ness...or, really, any correctness.

Their shows were full of sweat, moshing,cursing and usually lots of booze. I saw the Assholes perform everywhere from the middle of a field toa flatbed truck in the middle of another field. (And some Aggieville bars.)

Jiffy Boy

The sole proprietors of Manhattan, Kansas Chicken Core, Jiffy Boy was an amalgam of different punk styles. They were part skate rock, part ska, part pop-punk, part hardcore, part straight up punk and they put on fantastic shows. (They once played a DB92 welcome back concert entirely in dresses.)

Jiffy Boy's bass player, Scoot, was heavily influenced by Rancid's Matt Freeman and the poppy, walking bass lines served as perfect anchors for the crescen-do of punk rock noise the guitars, vocals and rums brought to light.

Some lyrics were political, some were inside jokes and some made little, if any, sense but theywere all good. The band didn’t seem to play a whole lot, even during their prime, but they were aregional force for a few years. There was talk a while back of a reunion show, but the likelihood ofthat happening since the members have been scat-tered to the four winds, but there’s always hope.

Courtesy of Ultimate Fakebook website

Courtesy of Ruskabank website on lawrence.com

Courtesy of Truck Stop Love website Jiffy Boy from beyond the grave

Before there was Kei$ha, there were the Bearded A$$holes

by Aaron Abbott

Truck Stop Love

I was lucky enough to go to Truck Stop Love's final show. I wasn't there for Truck Stop Love but I enjoyed their set. I imagine I would have paid more attention to them if I'd have known it was their last show.

Consequently, I only really came to know their music from albums and, occasionally, stories from people who were around when Truck Stop Love was around.

TSL's sound was more rock n' roll than punk, but there was definitely a punk influence and also a country influence. They were sometimes reminis-cent of Hüsker Dü and their album “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” (1995) was their high water mark but their first, self-titled album was amost as good. I must've listened to “Summer Vacation” a million times over the years.


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It was the early half of 1997. What was it like for you? Where'd you hang out? Who'd you party with? Think hard. Did you go by the name of Mary Levin, or Steve Anthony, or Dave Allen? Jason Ray, Cara Hollandsworth, or Phil Seymour? Cory Reeves, perhaps? I think I know what you were doing. You were putting together the first few issues of Whirligig, an alt monthly entertainment magazine for Manhattan scenesters. This rag looks like it was a lot of fun! I'm looking at a list, by Matt Hawkins, of "101 Things to do in Manhattan this Summer!" Number 4: Go to the City Park and watch the S.C.A. people beat each other with duct taped sticks. Number 48: Make a bird feeder with peanut butter, pine cones, and bird seed. Number 95: Get lost in the stacks of Farrel Library. He meant Hale, of course. It was probably a typo. All fun stuff, to be sure. It was founded by Hawkins and Spencer Jacobson. It was filled with articles that are optimistic, energetic, earnest. Overwhelmingly, the magazine is written voice is of an upbeat guide in the thrall of the town's cool kids, who go by names like Back Porch Mary and Ruskabank and Sufferbus. About those cool kids. I page through an issue of Whirligig and I'm like "music review, music re-view, music review, movie review, advice column, interview with a band, profile of a band, music review, horoscopes." Somewhere in issue 5: "My very first story ever assigned was to listen to some local band play for fre in the K-State Union. I had no Idea then that it was that very instant that would later spark an irresistable love for the local scene and an undeniable love for a little band called Ultimate Fakebook."

Somewhere in issue 8 (they're not paginated): "Not even 50 decades of Motley Crue's decadence could touch the insanity brought on by one Nifty's Lounge show. My congratulations to all of the people in attendance that night. Con-sider yourselves blessed."

Later that issue: "Jiffy Boy's guitar melodies and rhythms are driving, up-beat, and aggressive. When you see their show they make you want to bounce around the room, knocking into people, spilling your beer." Whirligig was Matt Hawkins and Spencer Jacobson's succession of love letters to the local live music scene. It's not just reviews. On occasion, some writers would also suggest venues you might enjoy (apparently, many were partial to a place called "Bombers") or give out tips for bands -- how to get radio deejays to play your songs? Other local writers chimed in with advice columns, film reviews. Local gossip, even (the band Back Porch Mary aired some dirty laundry about why they split up). There are anthropological reports: "tails (sp) from the mosh pit;" a review of local cof-fee houses. There's an ad for Auntie Mae's Parlor on page 11.

I chanced upon an article promisingly titled "Local bands suck" on page thir-teen. What can I say, I like hearing about why things suck. It was a total bait and switch though! The article was actually an attempt to debunk the myth that local bands categorically suck. Phil Seymour wrote this: "It was said best once at a show I was at a long time ago. The band was tear-ing through a rockin' set of originals when some idiot in the crowd yelled out "Led Zeppelin! Play some Zeppelin!" The bass player walked up to the mike and said "F**k you, man! One day soon when my band is huge, there's gonna be a band up here working real hard playing their own tunes when some idiot like you is gonna request one of our songs. So shut up and listen!"

How was Whirligig received? Was it with the same coquettish ambivalence xpressed by in a let-ter to the editor in issue #3? “I must say I have mixed feelings about the debut of Manhattan's new entertainment magazine. You see I am a thirty-something mother of two and up till now I had consoled myself with the thought that there was indeed nothing to do in Manhattan. I had resigned myself to find amuse-ment at the weekly round of makeup and plastic storage container parties.

Whirligig has changed all of that and I now find myself faced with quite a dilemma. Should I abandon my sweet family to spend my nights shaking my groove thing to the sounds down at the local bar or should I remain faithful to my family, force my children into music lessons, wait until they are old enough to form their own rock band and live out my fantasies vicariously when I'm 50?" Mothers certainly faced trials and tribulations back in the day. What would you have told her to do?

Where did the name Whirligig come from? What was the animus behind its founding? How big was its following? Why did it end? All very important ques-tions which I failed to get answers to. All I did was read the thing. Whirligig ran for about two years. It seems to have been published monthly, but not really at a specific set time; my sources are sketchy, but they say whenever the publishers felt they had enough material to go to press, they made it happen. Then they probably went out and partied with you.

Those that Came Before, We Salute You!

Whirligig!By: The Mysterious Hypester


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2.) So Long Saloon 1130 Moro Manhattan, KS

Though not as old as some of the other food favorites, these cowpokes know how to cook a burger. Perhaps their most sinfully delicious entre is the Resist Temp-tation. They start with a thick and juicy patty, topped with a fried egg, crispy bacon, mayo and melted cheese, all served on a soft bun. Choices of sides to this tempt-ing burger include; fries, potato salad, or spicy slaw. For a few bucks more, you can substitute in onion rings or a house salad.

3.) Little Grill 6625 Dyer Rd Manhattan, KS

The Little Grill is a little slice of Jamaican heaven plunked down on Dyer Road outside of town. Tucked into a side pocket of Manhat-tan’s eateries, the jerked chicken and rum punch is well worth the drive out. It’s served with superb Jamaican rice, and the laid-back atmosphere that Little Grill goers know and love.

4.) Rock-A-Belly Deli 718 N. Manhattan Manhattan, KS

Giving you all kinds of ways to ‘rock your belly’, beginning with a choice of bread ranging from Rye Bread to Sourdough to Wheatberry, topped with Mayo, Mustard,

1.) The Hibachi Hut 608 North 12th Street Manhattan, KS

In business since 1959, The Hibachi Hut is a family-owned Manhattan clas-sic, serving up the best Creole-American-BBQ food this side of the Mississippi. Amongst all the succulent dishes, the Belly Bomb is a homemade creation that

is definitely king. Starting with lean, fresh ground beef, they charbroil it and topped with lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion, may-onnaise, several cheeses including Swiss, cheddar, mozzarella, and bleu, sauces such as BBQ, pizza, or Jamaican Jerk, and other toppings including bacon, mushrooms, sour cream, jalapeno, sautéed peppers, blacken-ing spices and sautéed onions. Served with a side of anything from fries to Creole rice,

jambalaya, red beans or a salad.

MHK Food Classics

Every town has ‘specialty’ foods, or at least all the best towns do. They are a talking point, a place where people can connect because of a shared culinary experience. It is also a sense of pride to know that Manhattan has so many ‘best _______s ever’. For many of the newer residents or the townies who have to live with the shame of never having experienced MHK’s food classics, we’ve pre-pared you this discreet check-list to keep you up to speed with the best and most famous foods Manhattan has to offer! Bon appetit!

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The Belly Bomb

The Belly Bomb

Resist Temptation

Resist Temptation

Jamacian Jerk Chicken

Jamacian Jerked Chicken

The Western


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5.) Bob’s Diner 1103 N 3rd St Manhattan, KS

A treat that has been enjoyed even by Bill Murray, the Big Country is a meal that will fill even the emptiest belly. This meal consists of a hot and juicy chicken fried steak, 2 eggs, hash browns, and a biscuit topped with homemade gravy, all cooked in a down-home style you can’t find anywhere else. Open 24 hours a day, Bob’s is a hang out for the after-the-nightlife-crowd as well as the early risers. With a friendly staff, comfort food favorites and Bob’s has been a staple in Manhattan for many long years.

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the games, including the student population. Now, it is very common to see 50,000 bodies cheering on the ‘Cats. Many of those bodies, however, forget or are unaware of the dismal days prior to this, the ones that led to coach after coach taking a shot at building something here only to watch it disintegrate in their hands. While many of the Big 12 brethren we face, have an almost insurmountable win-ning record against us due to years of kicking us while we were down, we hold a winning record against most of them since the Futility U article was written.

To receive recognition for accomplishments rather than failures is always a goal of humanity.

To be mentioned, whether in infamy or just in passing, means so much more when the things being mentioned are good. This is not a luxury that Kansas State has had through most of it’s football-playing existence, but one that they have today. And it has been done with a level of class Bill Snyder not only ex-pects, but demands.

Many people that like to argue with the success of Kansas State, will point out that we have not won a national title during Snyder’s tenure and have been to only one BCS bowl. In reality, however, the bowls and victories alone are so much more important than a national title, to a program that once struggled to even win one game in a season. For those that remember, seasons like this one are a dream come true.

Believe it or not, Kansas State was not always a powerful football school. Actu-ally, they were quite powerless. By powerless, I mean bad. Real bad. Like, ‘worst-in-the-country-ever’ bad. Some people that have been around for quite a while remember this. Most, such as myself, have only heard the stories of the empty stadium and lack of enthusiasm prior to the arrival of Bill Snyder. That was the day our fortunes changed.

In 1989, Sports Illustrated wrote a now-famous article detailing our struggles called Futility U. This moniker stuck mostly because it was all-too-appropriate. Kansas State was the only school to have 500 total losses at the time the article was written. It was rare to see national news about the program, so Manhattan was well aware of the article.

The ineptitude of the Kansas State Wildcats football team was unbe-lievable. As was highlighted in the SI article, their best 10-year stretch since World War II was 38-70. That is abysmal. By comparison, Bill Snyder’s best 10-year stretch was 100-27. There is more than a stark contrast here in considering what the “Miracle in Manhattan” truly meant. What is really fright-ening, however, is that we so easily forget that there was a time before Snyder arrived. It was a dark time, and a time we greatly hope does not repeat itself.

When Bill Snyder arrived in Man-hattan, it was to little fanfare, as many didn’t believe this program could ever be built into a winner,

and especially not a consistent one. But, as time has gone by, he has proven it can be. The victory over North Texas to begin his tradition of winning was a monumental day for KSU football, as it gave a glimmer of hope and ended a 27-game losing streak. Most people at the time, however, had no idea that it would be the beginning of so much more.

I have heard many stories about what it used to be like. I heard one from a 70’s alum that, late in a blowout loss to Nebraska, the fans cheered wildly when a field goal was made. A Nebraska fan asked him what they were cheering about, and he simply replied “We didn’t get shut out”. Not getting shut out was a victory for the Wildcats in those times. It was a matter of taking solace in any positive you could find because there were so few.

So as the Wildcats prepare to go to the Cotton bowl, the 12th bowl under Snyder’s charge and 14th bowl the Wildcats have ever been in, a remembrance for those struggling teams is in order. The success that has been brought by the Wildcats has truly changed the dynamic of not only Manhattan, but of the beliefs and trust in the team of the Wildcat faithful. It has brought national recognition for positive events and inevitably fans and people to the town.

In the previous era, Kansas State struggled mightily to get people to even go to

Futility U.

- No More!by Chris Hancock

Bowl Matchup Payout

Team Wins Losses Ties Win Percentage

Kansas State Record vs. Big 12 Opponents

Baylor Bears 5 1 0 .833Colorado Buffaloes 6 12 1 .342Iowa State Cyclones 6 4 0 .800 Kansas Jayhawks 16 4 0 .800 Missouri Tigers 15 5 0 .750 Nebraska Cornhuskers 5 14 0 .263 Oklahoma Sooners 6 11 0 .352 Ok. State Cowboys 9 4 0 .692 Texas Longhorns 4 2 0 .667 Texas A & M Aggies 4 5 0 .444 Tex. Tech Rangers 4 4 0 .500

TOTAL 90 66 1 .576

vs. North 58 39 1 .592

vs. South 32 27 0 .542

(During Snyder’s Tenure- 1989-2005, 2009-2011 Season)

(Photo courtesy of Fannation.com)

Photo courtesy of Bleacherreport.com

Coach Snyder, 1988, Photo courtesy of Bleacherreport.com


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In the city that never agesWe are the pirates

we descend into the hull of our sunken shipwatching the lost boys and girls dance byTo far gone without experience to guide

In this city that never agesWe brandish words like swords

hurling buck shoot insults at their silhouettesOutlined by rainbow lights across the tide

We sneer at their masquerade

In this city that never agesdrinking passes the time

repetition becomes our soul mateEscape becomes a dream

Desires blossom and dissipate like smoke on the wind

In this city that never agesWe cherish the summerA town free of bedlam

Children gone home to their hauntsWe are free of the crazed rebellious youth

In this city that never agesWe swap stories of our travels

Living vicariously through the collective experienceFeeling like we too have wonderedQuestioning our decision to stay

In this city that never agesThe dating pool is always churning

Mermaids glitter like diamondsCut like supermodels swim round us

Captivated by our maturity and turned away by the number

In this city that never agesWe dance at parties with children

the jewels of their parents eyesYoung indians brave finding their way

New lives and freedoms falling

In this city that never agesTime turns the pages of this book

Growing yellow with ageMore fragile than first purchase

The dust jacket hangs like snakeskin

In this city that never agesAlways running from that clock tick tocking

We chase the lost boys and girlsThey all seem to fly on dreams unearned

We arm our cannons with realityShoot them down with the memory

Of what it's like to never leave Neverland

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