Kemper Arena To Be Razed

[Titty Meat]

Mods please edit my typo

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Breaking: Kemper Arena will be razed. #KansasCity
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I will miss Kemper :( Many fond memories of that place as a child.

[MoreLemonPledge]

Might want it the title to say razed instead of raised. It really doesn't make sense.

[bevischief]

Make sure Cassel is inside it.

[-King-]

How many feet will it be raised?

[Fire Me Boy!]

Are they gonna put those railroad ties around it like you would a garden?

[Titty Meat]

Uh oh typo

[the Talking Can]

I razed two children in my life.

[journeyscarab]

Gonna add some hydrayliuc lifts to the front and rear axles?

[MoreLemonPledge]

I razed two children in my life.

:LOL:

[Discuss Thrower]

Go KC Blades!

[chasedude]

Went to alot of concerts there. My first was a Primus, Rush show. I had seats so good I could have pissed on Alex.

All good things must come to an end.

[evenfall]

I think I read a beta about this. Kemper will be razed, and in three days raised up.

[Stanley Nickels]

Saw A Perfect Circle, two WWF and one WCW show, and numerous Blades games there. I know this is hardly a revelation to anyone, but the West Bottoms, floodplain notwithstanding, has a lot of potential to be more than a JoCo Hipster Gallery district. Wonder what direction they'll take it.

[the Talking Can]

reports are they are building a 5000 seat 'agricultural events facility' for 'dirt events'...and a new space for the bbq competition

[chasedude]

reports are they are building a 5000 seat 'agricultural events facility' for 'dirt events'...and a new space for the bbq competition


The immediate thought I had was MONSTER TRUCKS. ROFL

[bevischief]

reports are they are building a 5000 seat 'agricultural events facility' for 'dirt events'...and a new space for the bbq competition

The donkeys will have a nice place to stay when they come to town...

[Titty Meat]

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[Dartgod]

Bummer. Spent a lot of time there in my younger days getting my ear drums blown out.

Rush
Van Halen
Deep Purple
Eagles
Queen
Boston
Styx
ZZ Top
Bad Company
KISS
Billy Joel
Journey
Ozzy
Bryan Adams
Dire Straits
Foreigner
Cheap Trick

Probably forgetting some...

[the Talking Can]

i saw Rush, and ACDC 6th row in Kemper...

[Predarat]

Why would they raise the roof and put more seats in?

That does suck though, KU won a National Championship there and I remember this song when I would go to see the Wings play the Comets. For a soccer game, Kemper had an awesome atmosphere.

http://www.wat.tv/video/giorgio-moroder-the-chase-yz8x_2flcz_.html

[loochy]

Yeah yeah RAISE THE ROOF BOIIII!

http://funnerrunner.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/raise-the-roof.jpg

North Carolina c'mon and RAISE UP!

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[Deberg_1990]

Saw a few concerts and events there back in da day....but for the most part place was a dump.

[loochy]

I went to a few Kansas City Comets games there.

David Doyle FTW!

http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/MISL/Comets_KC/Comets%2090-91%20Home%20David%20Doyle.jpg

[Dartgod]

I went to a few Kansas City Comets games there.

David Doyle FTW!

http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/MISL/Comets_KC/Comets%2090-91%20Home%20David%20Doyle.jpg
I got to go on the field at halftime of a Comets game once to try to kick a goal from midfield.

Blindfolded


With a giant hippo head on (KY-102 promo)


After they spun me around a few times to get good and dizzy.


Yeah, I missed horribly.

[Predarat]

I got to go on the field at halftime of a Comets game once to try to kick a goal from midfield.

Blindfolded


With a giant hippo head on (KY-102 promo)


After they spun me around a few times to get good and dizzy.


Yeah, I missed horribly.

I bet some of the players in the new league with 2 and 3 point goals cannot do that without the blindfold or being spun. That new league is horrible.

[digger]

Link http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2011/10/25/kemper-arena-will-be-razed.html

[The Rick]

Also the site of Owen Hart's death...

[vailpass]

I went to a few Kansas City Comets games there.

David Doyle FTW!

http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/MISL/Comets_KC/Comets%2090-91%20Home%20David%20Doyle.jpg

That can't be real

[bowener]

I razed two children in my life.

I bet that was a loud and messy undertaking.

[kc rush]

Went to alot of concerts there. My first was a Primus, Rush show. I had seats so good I could have pissed on Alex.

All good things must come to an end.


That was a great show. The sound system was bad for Primus, but it was still a treat to see them, especially after suffering through Mr. Big as the opening act the previous two tours.

[Reaper16]

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[Bugeater]

Huh, I thought it was kind of a cool looking building from the outside with the external structure. Never once been inside the place though.

[chiefqueen]

Huh, I thought it was kind of a cool looking building from the outside with the external structure. Never once been inside the place though.

Last time I went down was for the 2004 NCAA tourney. It smelled like the American Royal ended 2 days earlier.

[Bearcat]

KU NC, Comets, Blades, concerts.... but, never having to drive across the 12th Street bridge again is nice.

[eazyb81]

I saw Owen Hart die there.

Numerous Big 12 tournaments (F you Eric Piatkowski).

Two NCAA tournament rounds (Remember the "Go Hoos Go" chant like it was yesterday as Virginia beat ku).

Tons of Blades and Comets games.

A handful of concerts back in high school/college.

Had some great times at Kemper.

[DJ's left nut]

I saw Owen Hart die there.

Numerous Big 12 tournaments (F you Eric Piatkowski).

Two NCAA tournament rounds (Remember the "Go Hoos Go" chant like it was yesterday as Virginia beat ku).

Tons of Blades and Comets games.

A handful of concerts back in high school/college.

Had some great times at Kemper.

Went to a Big 8 Tournament game and saw Donnie Boyce destroy his leg (he was about 30 feet in front of me when it happened; not pretty. I remember the hush in the arena to this day).

Tons of Blades games - Dale Craigwell was boss and Larry Dyck only had one eye - how cool is that?.

Went to some Arena football games. I once saw a dude hurl into the turf there and it disappeared like he'd puked into a sink.

I'm sure I did some other crap there as well. It was a nice place for awhile; a usable space for awhile after that, and now it's just run its course.

Time marches on - you had a good run, Kemper, but the run is over.

[SnakeXJones]

I saw Owen Hart die there.

Numerous Big 12 tournaments (F you Eric Piatkowski).

Two NCAA tournament rounds (Remember the "Go Hoos Go" chant like it was yesterday as Virginia beat ku).

Tons of Blades and Comets games.

A handful of concerts back in high school/college.

Had some great times at Kemper.

I saw him fall to his death also

[cdcox]

Good riddance. That place came within 48 hours of killing me in 1979.

[chasedude]

That was a great show. The sound system was bad for Primus, but it was still a treat to see them, especially after suffering through Mr. Big as the opening act the previous two tours.

Mr Big ROFL

I'm glad my first concert was a good experience. I had the bug for live shows since!

[kysirsoze]

Saw a bunch of stuff there as a kid. AR, Circus, Blades, WCW Monday Nitro. Definitely some feelings of nostalgia, but it was a crappy venue.

[Titty Meat]

Went to a Big 8 Tournament game and saw Donnie Boyce destroy his leg (he was about 30 feet in front of me when it happened; not pretty. I remember the hush in the arena to this day).

Tons of Blades games - Dale Craigwell was boss and Larry Dyck only had one eye - how cool is that?.

Went to some Arena football games. I once saw a dude hurl into the turf there and it disappeared like he'd puked into a sink.

I'm sure I did some other crap there as well. It was a nice place for awhile; a usable space for awhile after that, and now it's just run its course.

Time marches on - you had a good run, Kemper, but the run is over.

Larry Dyck FTW. Remember the year we made the turner cup as an 8th seed? Had not business even making the playoffs but it was a remarkable run. Dyck was amazing and he only had one eye.

[redfan]

Saw a Kings/Lakers game there as a kid.

The place was kinda shabby (even after the renov), and has been for awhile. Probably shoulda torn it down years ago.

[KCUnited]

As a kid in the 80s, my dad would take me to watch the NAIA basketball tournament there. No shit, 8 hours of ****ing NAIA basketball as a kid, every ****ing game.

Caught my first and only hockey puck there at a Blades game.

[Demonpenz]

Saw foo fighters there, was blackout drunk end up in gift services spinning a pinwheel thing and stole a hall mark card that said "get well"

[Valiant]

What the **** is owen going to haunt now??

I guess his fat ghost ass, will me knawing on some bbq ribs..

[Extra Point]

KC Kings games, The very first, and other, KC Comets games, Pink Floyd Animals Concert, Circque de Soleil show, and that's about it.

Glad to see it gone.

Had it not been for JB Dillingham's greed, we would be going to the Chiefs and Royals games in the west bottoms. Kemper was plan B, in the case that Dillingham didn't get a few extra "thou." That really kept us from getting the rolling roof. (Besides, the history behind the Municipal Auditorium is too boring/effective for elected officials to understand.)

Evidently, (Stockyard) meat was pricy, and still is!

[Archie F. Swin]

didn't the roof collapse or something in the 70s?
never been in the place, saw it a lot on TV during NCAA tourney. Isn't that where the '88 championship was?

[Titty Meat]

KC Kings games, The very first, and other, KC Comets games, Pink Floyd Animals Concert, Circque de Soleil show, and that's about it.

Glad to see it gone.

Had it not been for JB Dillingham's greed, we would be going to the Chiefs and Royals games in the west bottoms. Kemper was plan B, in the case that Dillingham didn't get a few extra "thou." That really kept us from getting the rolling roof. (Besides, the history behind the Municipal Auditorium is too boring/effective for elected officials to understand.)

Evidently, (Stockyard) meat was pricy, and still is!

Who's JB Dillingham?

[stevieray]

ELO Out of the Blue

[4th and Long]

All good things ...

[rocknrolla]

didn't the roof collapse or something in the 70s?
never been in the place, saw it a lot on TV during NCAA tourney. Isn't that where the '88 championship was?

During a truck pull or what ever it's called, Big Foot blew out some of the roof blew out. I saw a lot of great shows there. What ever razed means?
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[ChiefsCountry]

Who's JB Dillingham?

Owner of the KC Stockyards.

[Bugeater]

didn't the roof collapse or something in the 70s?

Yeah, in 1979 during a bad storm. Wasn't the entire roof though.

I was unaware that the glass atrium was just added back in 1997 during a major renovation. Crazy that they're tearing the place down.

[Titty Meat]

Yeah, in 1979 during a bad storm. Wasn't the entire roof though.

I was unaware that the glass atrium was just added back in 1997 during a major renovation. Crazy that they're tearing the place down.

It was a shitty renovation really. The Glass thing was ok nothing special and they put cheap padding on some of the seats.

[Bugeater]

It was a shitty renovation really. The Glass thing was ok nothing special and they put cheap padding on some of the seats.
Shit, according to what I read on Wikipedia that renovation cost more than the original construction of the place. Of course, that's 1970's dollars vs 1990's dollars. The modification to the exoskeleton was pretty freaking significant, and the glass definitely made it more attractive from the outside. But yeah, I can't speak for the inside at all since I've never been in the place.

[Titty Meat]

Yea it probably was a little more attractive from the outside other than that inside was pretty meh. It was enjoyable to watch a hockey game unless there was more than 10,000 or so the concourse would be pretty packed and it was hard to get through and the rest rooms were crowded as well.

[Titty Meat]

Man that place saw some historical people too: Republican convention, Elvis, Micheal Jackson, Layne Staleys last performance. I can assure you the Sprint Center will never see such musically talented people.

[Bugeater]

Yea it probably was a little more attractive from the outside other than that inside was pretty meh. It was enjoyable to watch a hockey game unless there was more than 10,000 or so the concourse would be pretty packed and it was hard to get through and the rest rooms were crowded as well.
Omaha did something similar, in 1996 they spent quite a bit of money spiffing up the outside of the old Civic Auditorium, but on the inside it was still the same cramped, outdated piece of crap. Then a few years later they built the Qwest Center. Didn't make a damn bit of sense. At least KC milked another decade out of Kemper before they built their new arena.

[Titty Meat]

Funny thing is Kansas City is still paying for Kemper Arena. The city is ran by dumbasses it's such a shame because Kansas City has so much potential.

[Titty Meat]

The Kansas City Star has some pretty cool pics of Kemper through the years

http://media.kansascity.com/smedia/2011/10/25/11/05/oneSE.SlMa.81.jpg

[BossChief]

I saw Hulk Hogan beat HHH for the heavyweight belt there a few years back.

Good times.

I pretty much stopped watching wrestling shortly after that.

[Bugeater]

The Kansas City Star has some pretty cool pics of Kemper through the years

http://media.kansascity.com/smedia/2011/10/25/11/05/oneSE.SlMa.81.jpg

They were soooo fucking lucky nothing was going on in that place when that happened.

[SnakeXJones]

Kemper was also the place where it held the worst wrestling ppv in history wcw slamboree when David Arquette won the title. Russo should've been shot and stabbed that day

[Inspector]

Went to an Emerson, Lake and Palmer concert there. It really smelled kinda funny in there and then I couldn't remember much about that night afterwards.

[lcarus]

I believe I went to a couple of Blades games there when I was a kid. I'll miss the piece of shit. How things change...

[mikeyis4dcats.]

just read that the renovations won't be paid off until 2016. :facepalm:

[loochy]

I saw Hulk Hogan beat HHH for the heavyweight belt there a few years back.

Good times.

I pretty much stopped watching wrestling shortly after that.

LEMME TELL YOU SOMETHIN BROTHER
THAT ARENA IS COMIN DOWN DUDE
SO WHATCHA GONNA DO
WHEN KEMPER ARENA FALLS DOWN ON YOU?!?!?!?!?

BROTHER DUDE BROTHER BROTHER DUDE BROTHER

[MahiMike]

I remember Kemper fondly. Basketball, rodeo and even hockey. I worked down the street at UPS so passed by it all the time. Still remember when the tornado hit. I was inside a truck, loading it. Never knew it came by till later.

[bevischief]

So how do we get Cassel in there when the bring the roof down?

[Dave Lane]

I'm really surprised they just didn't auction it off to see if anyone wanted to put a headquarters there or do something with it.