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Also the same sauce, the same smoke, the same aromas, the same memories, the same owners, and yes, the same

long lines. It’s all the same. All except the name.

Oklahoma Joe’s was a good name. We’ll always be proud of it. But for us, as a Kansas City owned and operated company

for more than seventeen years, Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que is a better name. It better refl ects who we are and where we are. Kansas City is our home. There’s no place we’d rather be, and we want our name to say that. Kansas City is the Barbecue Capital of the World and we

want our name to communicate our pride at being a part of Kansas City’s long and deep barbecue tradition. This is the

truth at the heart of our decision to change our name.

SAME GREAT FOOD. SAME FRIENDLY FOLKS. BETTER NAME!

And here are the facts. We don’t own the name Oklahoma Joe’s. We never did. We were kind of just renting it.

It’s a long story. But imagine for a moment if your name was owned by somebody else, or, worse yet, by some big

faraway corporation. You probably wouldn’t like it, and if you could, you’d change it. You’d change your name to

something all your own. A name that says something about your character, your personality, your identity.

You’d choose a name that you could own, that was yours and yours alone.

That’s just what we’ve done. We’ve chosen a name that we can own, and own up to.

A name we can be even more proud of.

Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que.

2011: Our logo with the now familiar red shield is

fi rst introduced.

2012: Knowing that we were

moving toward a name change, we begin to alter the logo, shift-

ing the OKLAHOMA up into the arch of the shield.

2012-2013: The transition continues.

The new name and logo are used on sauce labels and to-go boxes.

November 2014: The transition is complete.

See what we did there?

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One of the greatest Kansas City Chiefs of all time was J O E D E L A N E Y , a star on the gridiron, but a hero in life. Delaney’s records as a running back stood for decades, but it was his selfl ess act of bravery on June 29, 1983, when he leapt into a pond to rescue three drowning children that he will be remembered for. His heroism cost him his life and earned him a place of honor in the hearts of Kansas Citians, forever.

You could almost put together an entire team of baseball players named Joe who’ve lived in Kansas City at one time or another, starting with S M O K Y J O E W O O D . Wood, a pitcher, joined the Boston Red Sox in 1908 when he was only 18. In 1911, Joe won 23 games — including a no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns — compiling an earned run average of 2.02. The nickname “Smoky Joe” was not barbecue-related, but was given to him by his teammates because of his blazing fastball. Then there was J O E G R E E N E , a catcher for the Kansas City Monarchs from 1939-42 and from 1946-47. Between his stints as a Monarch, Greene fought in World War II as an anti-tank gunner in Italy and Algiers. Hall of Famer, J O E G O R D O N , managed the Kansas City Athletics in 1961 and the Royals in 1969. More recently, Kansas City has laid claim to baseball stars J O E C A R T E R , and J O E R A N D A .

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heroism cost him his life and earned him a place of honor in the hearts of

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J O E “ S C A R F A C E ” D I G I O V A N N I , also known as Joe “Church”, is widely considered to have been the fi rst Mafi a crime boss in Kansas City. He arrived from

Palermo, Sicily, in 1912, on the lam from a murder investigation. He promptly seized control of the notorious Black Hand syndicate and, with his brother Peitro, ran organized crime in Kansas City until his death in 1971.

1946-47. Between his stints as a Monarch,

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fastball. Then there was the Kansas City Monarchs from 1939-42 and from 1946-47. Between his stints as a Monarch, Greene fought in World War II as an anti-tank gunner in Italy and Algiers. Hall of Famer, managed the Kansas City Athletics in 1961 and the Royals in 1969. in 1961 and the Royals in 1969. More recently, Kansas City has laid More recently, Kansas City has laid claim to baseball stars claim to baseball stars and and

Joe “Church”, is widely considered to have been the fi rst Mafi a crime

One of the main reasons we’re changing our name is that Kansas City has always been our home and we want our name to ref lect that. Of course, we’re not the only Joe to have cal led Kansas City home. There have been famous and infamous others.

Though he clearly left his heart in San Francisco, former 49er quarterback J O E M O N T A N A fi nished his career as a Kansas City Chief, leading the team to the playoffs in 1993 and 1994.

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B I G J O E T U R N E R concludes our list. We saved the best for last. One could make a very strong case that Big Joe Turner

invented rock ‘n’ roll. Big Joe bellowed out his unique brand of jump blues and boogies right here in Kansas City in the late Forties and early Fifties when America’s youth was tiring of tame big bands and tepid crooners and was eager for something with more energy and edge. Big Joe’s in-your-face delivery rocked and rolled with bravado and sexual innuendo and together with Louis Jordan and Chuck Berry was one of the Founding Fathers of the musical revolution that changed America and the world.

Perhaps the most beloved journalist in Kansas City history was J O E M c G U F F , a world-class sportswriter who served as editor of The Star in the late Eighties and early Nineties. Joe threw the honorary fi rst pitch in the seventh game of the

1985 World Series.

Perhaps the most beloved journalist in Kansas City history was who served as editor of and early Nineties. Joe threw the honorary fi rst pitch in the seventh game of the

1985 World Series.

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invented rock ‘n’ roll. Big Joe bellowed out his unique brand of jump blues and boogies right here in Kansas City right here in Kansas City in the late Forties and early in the late Forties and early Fifties when America’s youth was tiring of tame big bands and tepid crooners and was eager for something with eager for something with more energy and edge. Big Joe’s in-your-face delivery rocked and rolled with bravado and sexual with bravado and sexual innuendo and together with Louis Jordan and Chuck Berry was one of the Founding Fathers of the musical revolution

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Names are important . For better or worse, our names help shape our identities and our destinies. For example, things started looking a lot brighter for the brash and brilliant tech start-up named Back Rub once it changed its name to Google. And James Butler Hickok, who was already a badass gun slinging lawman, became the stuff of legend after folks began calling him Wild Bill. Consider these examples of other people and enterprises with perfectly good names whose destinies were altered by a better name. Turn the page to see what we mean...

Considered by most of his readers and many of his peers to be the best sportswriter in the business, J O E P O S N A N S K I rose to national prominence while writing for The Kansas City Star in the late Nineties and early 2000s. After a stint as Senior Columnist for Sports Illustrated, Joe is now national sports columnist for NBC News.

pitch in the seventh game of the and early Nineties. Joe threw the honorary fi rst and early Nineties. Joe threw the honorary fi rst pitch in the seventh game of the pitch in the seventh game of the

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It’s become something of a cliché. At some point in nearly every performance, nearly every musician who comes to play in Kansas City feels obliged to offer their own rendition of the Leiber & Stoller classic “Goin to Kansas City”. Which is quite alright, because it’s a great song. A great song for a great city.

J E R R Y L E I B E R and M I K E S T O L L E R wrote the song in 1952 and titled it “K.C. Lovin’. It was recorded later that year by L I T T L E W I L L I E L I T T L E F I E L D , the fi rst artist to cover the tune. Little Willie’s record was popular in a few local markets, but never reached the national charts. In 1955, L I T T L E R I C H A R D recorded two quite distinctly different versions of the song. The fi rst was essentially a straight- forward cover of the Leiber & Stoller song as it was originally written. The second was a freely improvised and interpreted version that featured the “Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!” refrain that would later appear in subsequent covers of the song by other artists.

In 1959, W I L B E R T H A R R I S O N made his recording of the tune. Titled “Kansas City”,

the record became a nationwide hit. It’s a straightforward performance and compared to later cover versions might even be

considered a bit boring. But its gentle rocking delivery has stood the test of time and remains the version widely considered to be the standard rendition.

Jump blues shouter, J I M M Y W I T H E R S P O O N , cut a record of the song in 1959 when he was fronting Jay McShann’s Kansas City band. This version features jazz giants Ben Webster on tenor sax and Gerry Mulligan on baritone sax. Witherspoon’s peer, B I G J O E T U R N E R , also covered the song in 1984, late in his career. It’s not a particularly good singing performance, but it

does feature some great gut-bucket tenor sax soloing.

B R E N D A L E E (“I’m Sorry” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”) made a spirted and energetic recording of “Kansas City” in 1961. Her version features a kickass harmonica solo which captures the blues essence of the song better than previous covers.

For most Kansas Citians, however, the sentimental favorite is T H E B E A T L E S raucous rendition. Paul McCartney has long acknowledged that one of his early and most important musical infl uences

was Little Richard, and when The Fab Four performed at Kansas City’s Municipal Stadium in 1964, during their fi rst American tour, they opened the concert with Little Richard’s version of “Kansas City”, with McCartney on lead vocals. The Beatles later included the song on their album “Beatles For Sale” and it is this joyful, playful, unhinged, version that is blasted out over the public address system at Kauffman Stadium after each Kansas City Royals victory. “Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!” indeed.

the record became a nationwide hit. It’s a straightforward performance and compared to later cover versions might even be It’s a straightforward performance and

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does feature some great gut-bucket tenor sax soloing.

previous covers.

For most Kansas Citians, however, the sentimental favorite is Paul McCartney has long acknowledged that one of his early and most important musical infl uences

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Here, pop song masters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller confer with Elvis Presley. We can fi nd no evidence that Elvis ever recorded a version of “Kansas City”.

J E R R Y L E I B E R song in 1952 and titled it “K.C. Lovin’. It was recorded later that year by L I T T L E F I E L D

charts. In 1955, two quite distinctly different versions of the

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also covered the song in 1984, late in his career.

does feature some great gut-bucket tenor sax soloing.

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I T W A S W A Y B A C K I N 1 9 9 0that Jeff and Joy Stehney, the owners and operators of Joe’s Kansas City, started competing in barbecue contests. And like all competition barbecue cooks, for them, the number 180 holds special significance. 180 is a perfect score.

Introducing The 180 RoomA special event space from Joe’s Kansas City

“It’s such a great feeling when a panel of contest judges gives your brisket, pork, chicken, or ribs a score of 180,” says Jeff. “That 180 means that, on that day at least, as far as those judges were concerned, your barbecue was perfect. Or pretty close to it.

“Over the years, here at Joe’s, the number 180 has become code for our aspiration to excel in all that we do. It’s what we strive for everyday in our food, in our service, and in our relationships with our customers and staff. ”

It’s only natural then, that when Jeff and Joy decided it was time to open a private dining and event space that they would name it The 180 Room.

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The 180 Room features the world-class barbecue of Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que, served alongside a menu of chef-prepared side dishes and desserts, an extensive wine and beer list, and a full-service bar, in a beautiful, well-appointed space.

“We’re so pleased to be offering this special space to our customers,” says Jeff. “The name represents our goal. In The 180 Room, as in all that we do, it’s our hope and our expectation that our food and our service are worthy of a 180.”

“I love the thought of all the memories that will be created in this new venue,” says Joy. “It’s such a warm and inviting space. It’s really perfect for all those special once-in-a-lifetime family events; rehearsal dinners, wedding receptions, graduation and retirement parties.”

Joy is quick to add that The 180 Room is also perfect for business meetings, and corporate events.

“The space features state-of-the-art video and sound capability,” says Erin Nelson, Event Coordinator for The 180 Room. “We’ve got everything you’d need for a great PowerPoint sales presentation or to show a wedding or graduation video.

“Of course, our customers know our barbecue,” Erin says, “But in The 180 Room, in addition to our barbecue, we offer some delicious menu items not featured in our restaurants. Plus we offer a wonderful wine list, a fantastic selection of beers, and a full-service bar. And it’s all served in one of the prettiest spaces in the Kansas City area. If you’re planning an event, stop in and see us. See the room. Let’s talk about how to make your event extra special.”

The 180 Room seats up to

100 guests, with a minimum of

50 guests required to book the

entire space. The 180 Room may

also be divided into two smaller

rooms, seating 50 guests each,

with a minimum of 30 guests

required to book a smaller room.

There is a room fee charged

for each room confi guration.

We do our best to match your

event with the room that best

meets your needs.

Menus at The 180 Room may

be tailored to the requirements

of your event — whether it be

an intimate cocktail party or

a large business meeting with

a sit-down dinner. Our menus

provide a wide variety of

options, and may be adapted

to accommodate dietary

restrictions.

A variety of bar packages

are available.

Meet The 180 Room Team

ERIN NELSON Event

Coordinator Erin works

with customers and meeting

planners to create a right menu and atmosphere for each event.

“I believe The 180 Room’s best attributes are its fl exibility and

ambiance, and, of course, our excellent food and service,” Erin says.

“The room can be dressed up for rehearsal dinners or corporate

cocktail parties or down for birthday or family gatherings.”

Before joining The 180 Room team, Erin was a manager at The American

Restaurant in Kansas City and Charlie Trotter’s in Chicago, among

other prestigious venues. “The events we host here are often very

meaningful occasions,” says Erin. “It’s so rewarding when we can

provide the perfect food and environment for these special

memories to unfold.”

DAN DRAKE Chef Dan learned his craft at the famed Culinary

Institute of America and perfected it as an executive chef in top fl ight resorts and some of Kansas City’s leading restaurants.

“Cooking for guests of The 180 Room gives me the opportunity to showcase the best barbecue in Kansas City,” says Dan. “And also to add some personal touches from my own repertoire as a chef.” Our customers can personalize the menu for their event. They can share Joe’s great food with their friends or associates or clients in a surprisingly attractive and welcoming space.”

To inquire about booking events at The 180 Room call Erin at 913-390-0180 or visit www.the180room.com

The 180 Room11944 S. Strang Line Rd., Olathe, KS 66062 (Next door to our Olathe restaurant)

Erin Nelson & Dan Drake

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