There have been a few new arrivals here the past few days. I would like to send a huge welcome to Autodrummer, RazorChief, and Warren Peace just to name a few. I would like to remind everyone about our FAQ section located in the forum. I would suggest you start there, which should help you navigate the website. Thanks again, and I look forward to seeing you here.

Serenade: A complimentary performance given to honor or express love for someone, or something.

I really am speechless right now. I will return to camp on Wed. They are having an evening practice in the main stadium which should be pretty fun. St. Joseph is filled with courteous people. Very nice people that are thrilled to welcome Kansas City Chief fans to their home city. The college is very nice. The complex is also equally impressive.

The parking is horrible. The walk from the parking to the practice fields is very difficult. The premium parking is $10, and if you leave after the morning practice for lunch, and then return for the afternoon practice, you have to pay the $10 again. This, we are not happy about.

The separation of the players from the fans this year is very much noticeable. It's very difficult to snap any decent pictures, especially now that they have moved the gates even further away where the players enter the fields.

The temperature is very hard to bear. Especially for a bald guy. Very hot. I can only imagine how hot the players are in their pads. I have a friend who attended the first day with us, who never wants to return again. He has attended training camp at River Falls, WI for the last 5 years. Again, I am still speechless.

Don't get me wrong. Being able to attend, and be part of this is very special to me. I don't want to come off like I am complaining. But dealing with the harsh reality that this is about money, is like a thorn in my side.

You have to walk through a tent of local St. Joe advertising before you even get to the practice fields. You have to walk through the Chiefs store after you walk through the St. Joe tent. Everyone is smiling. Everybody is polite. Everybody makes me feel welcome.

But why do I feel this way? Why is it so hard for me to fall in love with St. Joseph?

Was River Falls, Wisconsin that much better? Maybe it was.

But this is still the Kansas City Chiefs. As a fan, I must continue to conform with the expansion of the  NFL every day. Todd Haley mentioned yesterday in his press conference that he hated a certain expression....The first time I ever thought to disagree with our great new coach. That expression was this:

It is what it is.

This is Barry, signing out. See ya all at the scrimmage on Wed.

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For those of you connected with me on facebook, I am sharing today's pictures. Already attended practice this morning. Love the complex. Love the practice fields. Love the Chiefs store. Very fun so far, no doubt. Eric Berry is here, and practicing. I might note that number 22 ran a route past him pretty easily this morning in drills. It's his first day, and all I can say is, welcome to the NFL number 29.

Attending practice later today at 4:50. We will be parked in the VIP section next to the stadium. Stop on by the Kingdom Cruiser and say HI! Stay tuned for reports all through training camp, right here on Barryskoolaid.com. Go Chiefs!!

Ya know,...There is a fundamental difference between my writings, and those of BoB Gretz. That much is clear to any Chiefs fan right now. I am trying to help fill up the seats. ( Figuratively, speaking )

I do so by talking positive about this franchise. I do so by endorsing the moves made by their front office, and by reporting many, many positve stories that Kansas City Chief fans want to read. Enter Bob's most recent tuesday article. "Please, Less Kool-Aid"  ( Here, catch up )

www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/please-less-kool-aid-%E2%80%A6-monday-cup-o%E2%80%99chiefs.html

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I have been speaking about this to many people lately. Especially now that training camp will not be held in River Falls, WI. I can only wonder how their economy will survive now that the Chiefs are gone. But the NFL is a business. And it's about money. As a fan first, I understand this, but I issue the following challenge to all small companies, restaurants, novelty shops, and businesses in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Stand out. Set yourselves apart. We understand that you await Chiefsnation, and the dollars they will bring to your community. But here at BarrysKoolaid, we are about building relationships.

Relationships that last. You scratch our back, and we will scrath yours. We would love to talk about your specials. Your Happy Hours. Your WiFi, and your 500 channels, Air conditioning, and prompt service.

I say stand out. Set yourselves apart.

This is a message from a very good size group, of season ticket holding, die hard, Kansas City Chief fans. The ones who pump the honest hard working dollars into this football team.  I would like to issue the following link to you at the end of this rant. A fluff piece making Chief fans out to be made of money. Which they arent. -------------->

Hello Everyone! Well,.. all is well in Independence, MO. I am so very excited to see Richard and Freddie. We have had ourselves a hell of a start, and I couldn't be more pumped. So, first things first!

Apologies to everyone at the soccer game last night. We really did make it outside the complex. Traffic was horrific, and there was no way we were getting into that stadium on time. Plus we had a good 500 miles of driving under the belts collectively, and Freddie, and Buddy were tired. So was I.-------->

Well, it's 6:30 in the morning, Sunday, July 25th. Today, I leave for Kansas City, then St. Joe for training camp. I look forward to bringing this website into the mainstream. I am looking forward to seeing Arrowhead in all of it's glory tonight when we stop by to see the Wizards upset the Manchester United. 

So the computer will be off for a bit. Hit me up on my cell, or email if you need to get in touch. Go Chiefs!