The World As He Knows It

Searching through coupons to see which ones have or have not expired, finding friends to go on 2 for 1 night, making up names to have announced when the order was ready, piling on the onions and pickles, playing the Tommy pinball machine and Ms. Pac Man for hours, shopping the various booths, talking about the eerie Bob murderer guy, taking out-of-town visitors for KC's best burger, enjoying McGonigles Market beef, shouting over bands playing on Sunday nights ... the list of things Cowboy loves about Westport Flea Market could go on and on. Soon, it will all be just a memory.

According to a recent gossip column in The Kansas City Star, a "lovely" Hooters is being built on the spot currently where The Flea is. And this Hooters will have a brick facade in order to blend in better with the Westport area, with less orange siding. Westport will be pleased, no doubt.

I actually have never been to a Hooter's. I'm told I could get an eyeful and could lick on some tasty wings. I actually don't like to eat them, but taking a lick or two of the hot sauce is fun. Cowboy's never been to one either. You'd think with the orange owl and t-shirts that he'd like the place. Maybe he'll finally start on that diet ... or become a regular at Hooters. He has options.