Part 42: Kansas City

I woke up late in the morning and checked out of my hotel. I then walked south down Main Street to the Westin Crown Center. Inside the Westin, I picked up a rental car from Hertz. I proceeded to explore Kansas City by car. For lunch, I ate at a place called the Pressed Penny Tavern, which was literally three blocks east of the Kansas state line. The reuben sandwich I ate was not very good.

I backtracked to the WWI Memorial and Museum and spent the day learning about the history of World War I. I wondered why a World War I memorial and museum would be in Kansas City of all places. The only reason I could find was that civic leaders in Kansas City were willing to cover the costs.

Next, I drove to Shawnee, Kansas and checked into the Holiday Inn Express. I showered and got dinner at Taco Bell. Then I drove south down Interstate 35 to Emporia, Kansas. Emporia is a city I had driven through many times in 2020 for work, but I had never gotten the chance to explore it. Upon getting into town around 8:00pm, I had two options on my mind: Bourbon Cowboy and Double D's Cabaret. Bourbon Cowboy is a country bar downtown with dancing. Double D's Cabaret is a gentlemen's club on the west side of town. I decided to check out the latter.

When I arrived at the strip club, I had beaten all of the dancers. I chatted with the staff and enjoyed a few Budweisers and Jager Bombs. Myself and another patron played hick hop on the TouchTunes jukebox. By 10:30pm, the dancers started a rotation on stage. It seems this club was anything goes. I was sliding dollars into g-strings and smacking asses at the stage. There were only five dancers working. The only one I was really hot for was Secret. She was mixed race with a fit body and natural C cup breasts. Unfortunately, she got locked down with a regular the whole night, so I was not able to get lap dances from her.

I left around midnight buzzed and hungry. I picked up a pizza from Domino's and ate it on the one hundred mile drive back to Shawnee. I was tired and struggled to stay awake over the next hour and a half back to my hotel.

I didn't get much sleep that night, as I had to be at Kansas City's Union Station by 6:30am to catch the
train back to Mendota. I figured I would just sleep on the train ride back east.

The WWI Memorial and Museum in Kansas City.

A trench scene inside the WWI Museum.

Part 41: Kansas City

I left work and headed to Mendota, Illinois to catch the Amtrak train coming through later in the afternoon. I had credit on my Amtrak account that I needed to use. I parked my rig at the train station and boarded Southwest Chief for a weekend in Kansas City. The train ride went smooth until it fell behind schedule on the approach to Kansas City. We arrived almost an hour late. I navigated through the impressive Union Station in Kansas City and found my way to a nearby stop for the KC Streetcar. I rode the streetcar to the Power And Light District and got off at the Hampton Inn where I would be staying for the night.

I checked in and took a quick shower. I then wandered the streets looking for nightlife. It was below freezing, and downtown was very dead for midnight on a Friday. I wandered past Bazooka's Showgirls and Temptations, but I wasn't in the mood for peelers. I headed north over Interstate 70 to the Power & Light District, which I had heard good things about over the years. It also seemed to be pretty dead. After getting a couple miles of walking in, I retreated back to the Hampton Inn and passed out on the bed in short order.

The view from the Mendota Amtrak station.

The KC Streetcar stop just outside of Union Station. The WWI Memorial is in the right background.