As much as hate and avoid various meet-ups, tweet-ups, social events, flash-mobs, actions with noble goals and everything that comes with it, it’s totally different when I do it.
Instead of participating in anything, just stop by and have a donut at the John’s Space Age Donuts in Overland Park this Wednesday from 8 to 10 (or whatever time works for you).
Photo by Eric Cartner
This Wednesday, May 19th, wasn’t picked at random. It’s the Soviet Pioneer Day. On this day a certain chain opens another location just down the the street, so an old donut shop which has been around since 1967 can use a few more customers. John’s Space Age Donuts are better anyway and I am buying the first dozen.
Photo by Eric Cartner
Besides free donuts (if you are fast), there may be local celebrity sightings, and you will enjoy not being part of the herd stampeding to fill up on the mediocre East Coast pastries.
I might do that. Will there be any Russian celebrities present?
I am taking 2 hours off in the morning, if that means anything
Sounds like a wonderful meetup, except for Kansas being the location. We avoid Kansas whenever possible. OK, Cliff avoids going ANYWHERE whenever possible. And I don’t drive. But I’ll be thinking about your favorite donut shop.
It’s not very deep into Kansas Donna so the contamination level can be reduced by showering or hosing off in the barn. I go there all the time… I just keep checking my Haliburton badge.
I do like some space age donuts. And I still don’t understand Dunkin’ Donuts’ appeal. They’re fine, but they’re certainly nothing special.
Maybe nostalgic taste for some people, definitely nothing special. Some years ago I made a point of trying some in NYC, they were just average grocery store donuts. My personal favorite are fried donuts you can get at Chinese restaurants.
I lived at 83rd and Metcalf for 12 years and never heard of this place. Now that I’ve moved, I’m telling all of my Kansas Friends about it so perhaps they’ll drop by on Wednesday. Wish I had known.
Thanks for setting this up, meesha. Great place, great idea. And the remaining donuts were quite a hit at the office.
It was awesome for you to show up. I think I can still taste the donuts