Shakira guest blog entry

On Saturday, December 12 Omega hosts a Shakira CD release party with videos of the shaggy popstress by V.J. Tre. Click on the image to the right to view better.

I'm still in Kansas City for my work trip, and have sampled the city's fine barbecue at Jack Stack Barbecue. It's a lot of food but it was tasty. I also ventured out on Saturday night to check out Missy B's, which wasn't far from my hotel. Like many gay bars in the Midwest, the crowd was diverse, as opposed to the highly segregated bars in DC. It was a refreshing night out and the gays and lesbians can and do share the same space without conflict.

On my first night here I was starving and all the restaurants near my hotel were packed with a one-hour wait, but I finally stumbled into the right place, a restaurant called Cafe Trio, which apparently is gay-owned. I discovered there was no wait because it was kind of expensive, but the food was great and they had an impressive wine selection. So my first impressions of the city were that there is a fairly good-sized gay population which I wasn't expecting.

The boys here are indeed corn-fed and nicely rugged too.

There are also lots of museums here as well, but work responsibilities will keep me from seeing everything. I don't get to travel much for work and usually enjoy my few opportunities away from the DC Metro area, and Kansas City has been no exception.

We got a snowstorm here last night and temperatures have become truly wintry. Right now the weather seems cooperative and I hope to get back into DC on Friday without a hitch.