The Magic Conch

For the next 14 weeks I will be focusing The Magic Conch on the city of Warrensburg. I'll be finding out information on City Hall, its budget, the people that work, there how it has changed overtime, and other things. I'll track and record all of that information here along with any additional information I find out during the next weeks. I went to City Hall today to get acquainted with Cindy Gabel, who is the city clerk for Warrensburg. I plan on getting to know Cindy well since I was told she is the "nervous system" of the office there. She's a very polite woman who was completely willing to let me, a stranger, into her office to bother her with questions. Cindy informed me of the upcoming City Hall meeting which is this Monday at 7 p.m. She also said she would introduce me to the Mayor that night so that I'll be familiar with more people around the building. Cindy is also going to email me the packet for the meeting once it's been finished. My next...

I think I’ve mentioned Glass Animals a couple of times, but I wanted to write a special post for their album “How to be a Human Being” because it was my favorite album of 2016. First, I wanna talk about the band a little bit. It consists of four really talented guys from Oxford and their music is considered indie rock. The first album they released was called “Zaba” and was released in 2014. I was actually able to see them perform songs from that album the summer after the album was released and of course I wasn’t disappointed. The two most popular songs on that album were “Gooey”, or as my father insists on calling it, “Peanut Butter Thighs”, and “Black Mambo”. The guys have a lot of positive energy and the album is really different and it’s hard for me to compare it to any of the stuff I listen to on a regular basis. Now, “How to be a Human Being” is out of this world. It’s definitely my favorite newer album out today. I like it because it’s so universal. I can listen to it wh...