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  Back in 2010, Jill and I were talking about putting together a special event for the heart of Lawrence Kansas. You see, I wanted to come up with my own event for "Battle of the Bands". Fortunately, the event needed a lot more work. So when I come back to live in Lawrence Kansas, I'm gonna get together with some friends of mine and help me come up with this special event in music. Now before I start talking about it, I wanna give you the 411 on what "Battle Of The Bands" really is here in Lawrence. A Battle of the Bands is a contest in which many bands, usually rock or metal bands, but often musical acts from a range of different styles, compete for the title of "best band".  Its history though goes back to earlier times, at least the 1930s swing era, when big band battles between famous band leaders like Chick Webb, Casa Loma Orchestra, Benny Goodman and Count Basie were regularly organised in big dancehalls, like the Savoy Ballroom. The winner is de

  Hey there folks, welcome back! Now you might not have heard about this before but pretty soon when I move back to Lawrence Kansas, I want to celebrate with them by throwing a very special 'Welcome Back' party. Now the question to that one is "How does it work?" Well, let's review. First off, I’m gonna start off by getting everyone together from Lawrence Kansas here at ‘The Lawrence Kansas Club’ on Facebook and help them plan ahead for the party. And when the time comes, the party begins and I’m back in Lawrence once again. In case you might be considering this party a great idea, it will look kinda like this. Here’s the scoop. We need everyone including my friends in Lawrence to get together for this special time when I come back to live in Lawrence Kansas. So here’s what we need for the party: Some music Pizza [Courtesy of Pizza Shuttle] Snacks (Potato chips, Pringles, Cheese puffs, etc.) Soda (Coca-Cola, Sprite, Dr. Pepper, Cream Soda, Root Beer) These are the

  Hi there folks, and welcome to another edition of my Lawrence Top Ten. And today we're gonna talk about the top ten new places I would like to try when I officially come back. For this list, I'm gonna be discussing one of the places in Lawrence Kansas that I haven't tried ever since I moved out to Bluffton. But because of this, I'll be giving you more info about these places that I can check out for the very first time. Also if you would like to come up with a topic of your own 'Lawrence Top Ten', let me know on The Lawrence Kansas Club page on Facebook. Anyways, let's dig in. Top 10 Restaurant Choices #10: Hawaiian Bros Grill During my visit to Lawrence Kansas, I once tried out Hawaiian Bros Island Grill for a little Dole Whip. It's located at  1501 W 23rd St, Lawrence, Kansas 66046. so if you're considering a little island-favorite lunch here, then you should check out Hawaiian Bros. It'll make you imagine yourself here in Hawaii for vacation