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Red Friday in the Neighborhood

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Today is Red Friday, or Chiefs Friday in Kansas City. The NFL Kansas City Chiefs open their season on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. I don't know how they do things in other NFL cities, but everybody wears Red on Friday and puts on their best Chiefs attire in Kansas City. Chiefs' charities go out to the major intersections in town and sell copies of the Kansas City Star, with the proceeds going to charity. The intersection below is two blocks from my house, and I snapped these shots toward the end of rush hour.

The intersection of Southwest Trafficway/31st St/Karnes Blvd.

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In the picture below, the canine got a little testy when the X-Factor guy got too close to his owner's car.

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I don't know if you can tell from the picture at this scale, but the woman in the car in the car is wearing a red t-shirt, the guy in the pickup has his chiefs cap on, and the guy in the SUV has his Chiefs' jersey on.

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This guy was sporting a Carson Palmer (Bengals' Quarterback) jersey with arrows through it from every side.

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This guy was into some serious costuming.

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I had a picture of a guy who drove by flying Oakland Raiders flags (the Chiefs' archenemy), but this is a family-friendly blog, and I try to avoid publishing images of graphic violence and mayhem. Melissa, Isaac (our 14-year-old tabby), and I will be watching the game Sunday (Although Isaac will be cheering for the Bengals. He is partial to striped cats.)

When you live in a city where the only other major sport is the Royals, the start of football season is a big deal!

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8 responses to “Red Friday in the Neighborhood”

  1. Benjamin Avatar
    Benjamin

    Being a Browns fan who lives in Pittsburgh I can sympathize with the Raider fan. Last night here in town was unbelievable. Our fair city had its mayor’s funeral procession at 1:00 then a home thursday night Steeler game at 8:30pm. Most all city offices were closed for the mayor’s funeral and most businesses closed early for the football game which made this city a nightmare yesterday.

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  2. neil Avatar
    neil

    I suppose I can understand the excitement over the start of football season, as you correctly note it is a welcome distraction from baseball! Got TWINS!!

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  3. Michael Kruse Avatar
    Michael Kruse

    Yes Neil, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay and the Cubbies are all in a mad dash to the bottom. So far Kansas City is holding off all comers. Time is running out for the Twins. They better get moving.

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  4. Michael Kruse Avatar
    Michael Kruse

    Hey Benjamin, Kansas City is less densely populated and the stadiums are away from downtown. I think that is the only thing that saves us from such chaos.

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  5. Quotidian Grace Avatar
    Quotidian Grace

    And I thought Texans were crazy about football!!

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  6. Michael Kruse Avatar
    Michael Kruse

    QG, it is called not having a life. 🙂

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  7. Dana Ames Avatar
    Dana Ames

    One of the few situations where it’s ok for adults to play “dress-up”… it’s fun.
    My husband enjoys buckskinning (Hey Angler!), and the whole “period correct” dress and accoutrement thing fascinates me. I enjoy it too, and I’m still trying to figure out how it speaks to/for me. Interesting.
    Dana

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  8. Michael Kruse Avatar
    Michael Kruse

    “One of the few situations where it’s ok for adults to play “dress-up”… it’s fun.”
    LOL
    One fascinating thing to me about our culture is that major sports events have essentially become the modern carnival. Where else does a major city come together in such celebrative atmosphere?

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