It's an awesome stadium with a great atmosphere.  I highly recommend you check it out!

Here are some pics I shot while I was there.

Its that time again!  Time for Startup Weekend in Kansas City.   This is a really kool event that brings out some very smart and creative peeps as well as some kool startup ideas.

Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. The weekend brings together people with different skillsets - primarily software developers, graphics designers and business people - to build applications and develop a commercial case around them.

The event starts at 6pm on April 15th and will be located at Bizperc / Think Big Partners which is located at 1800 Baltimore in Kansas City, MO.

For more information hit up the website and jump over and purchase your ticket for the event.

This post is my first in a couple featuring Free State Social the social media conference which took place this last week in Lawrence, KS

I was able to get video of some of the panels and I also want to share my thoughts so be on the lookout over the next few days as my stuff starts hitting the blog.

Another good place to get some good video action from the event is from t-rave who is one of my fellow vloggers/geeks.

So onto the panel.  This was a panel highlighting some of local talent from the area and there thoughts on the local scene.  You had Zena Weist, Shea Sylvia, Ramsey Mohsen, and Tony Botello.

I know I was really looking forward to hearing what Tony had to say and to meet him in person for the first time.  He was very professional and I enjoyed hearing his insight.  One thing I will say is this panel was TOO SHORT.  Maybe next year they will have a longer one or maybe a couple.

Enjoy!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

So tonight I have decided to check out Make:KC which I have heard about from my fellow kc tweeter/geek Vince or as he is known on twitter someoneknows.

Now what is Make:KC you ask?  Are you familiar with Make which is a site/blog/magazine/ect dedicated to people making things (a wide range of things) and of course it is right up a geeks alley.

Now I dont claim to be someone who can just make something or is any good at it (yet) but hey I am always up for learning new things and who knows maybe someday I will be a Make Ninja or something...a geek can dream!

So anyways if you are interested in checking it out the Show and Tell they are having tonight is at the H.M.S. Beagle store in Parkville, MO (180 english landing drive) and it is from 6 to 8pm so hey if you got some time tonight maybe come check it out!

For the opening day they plan to have a collection for Harvesters as well as Kansas City Legend George Brett will be in attendance.  For more information on the big day you can follow DDinKC or check out the site cupofkc.  You can also follow Dunkin Donuts on twitter for general information.

So who else is planning to be there for the grand opening?  Maybe we can get a tweetup for the big day.

So I just heard the news that Kansas City will be having its 2nd Brightkite meetup known as a KiteUp and it will be Tuesday Nov 3rd at the Westport Flea Market!  Now the last event was awesome and I met some of the great people in our local  Brightkite community and this one from the sound of it should be off the charts...a dont miss event.

Here are the details.....

When : Tuesday November 3rd, 2009

Time : 5pm to 10pm

Where : Westport Flea Market Bar and Grill (817 Westport Rd)

Cost : Canned or boxed food donation for Harvesters Community Food Network.

[RSVP Here]

We have a goal of 300 pounds of food for Harvesters. If everyone brings just 4 cans, we'll be over the top!

We've got a team working to make this party something special. I've heard rumor that there will be NEW BrightKite Tshirts! We're also gathering donations from some great Kansas City businesses for a raffle...more details to come on that.

So, grab a bag, thin your pantry and join us for Burgers, Brews and BrightKite!

Also note that the full menu will be available and Tuesdays are 2fer burger night so come hungry!

This like the last event will be a lot of fun and I hope to see you all there.

[Event Page]

To find out about other events going on here in Kansas City make sure to check out the KC Tech Cal which is your source to all the tech/social media events in the city.

I guess when I think of Zombies roaming the streets of Kansas City I don't think hey that is kool but in the case of this coming Saturday October 10th it will be a good thing for a good cause in Uplift which helps the homeless of Kansas City.

So the details on the zombie walk are as follows....meet at the JC Nichols Fountain at 2pm on Saturday October 10th and bring 5 non-perishable items to participate.  Then all you have to do is have a good time and give to a great cause.  Pretty simple huh?

Never actually been to a zombie walk and wonder what to expect?  Well here is a video I took at the last zombie walk that took place in the crossroads district:

I also grabbed some video of a little zombie action helping to promote the walk the other night in the P&L disctrict while catching the movie Zombieland (check out my review).

zombies invade downtown kc on 12seconds.tv

zombies in downtown kc on 12seconds.tv

So there you have it! Hope to see you down at the zombie walk for what is sure to be a good time seeing all the great zombies as well as peoples reactions to a group of zombies walking down the streets of Kansas City.

For more information on the walk check out kczombiewalk4hunger.com

[side note]
There will also be a zombie prom of the dead in the evening starting at 7pm at the Alcott Arts Center (180 South 18th st. - kcks 66102).  They will be taking donations at the door.

I had always wanted to check this out as past events seemed really kool....so this time I grabbed Allison and my camera and we headed down to take some video to share with everyone.

As expected it was a great time with a DJ down at First Fridays playing Thriller as the zombies walked by on one street and even an appearnce by the mayor of Kansas City!!

So check out the video and maybe we will see you at the next zombie walk.

Also thanks to Zach and Simon for making guest appearances in the filming. 

If you are in the Kansas City area and are looking for a tweetup there is gonna be one at the Night Ranger concert at Old Shawnee Days...now what says tweetup more then Night Ranger!!

The event takes place this Saturday night from 7pm to 10pm.  For more details check out the facebook event page.  Looks like right now there are about 33 coming with another 61 maybes so could turn out to be a pretty nice group.

Let me know if you plan to attend.  I think I will be able to make it out.