Charlie Keegan, news reporter for KSHB 41 in Kansas City has a personal connection to Kansas City, as he grew up here. You get to hear some of his personal stories about restaurants and their impact on his life. Be sure to share this with your friends and family that now live outside of KC.

Anytime you do live radio, you hope and plan for the Best and prepare for the worst. In this case, we had the Van Noy's of RC's as guests, so that was planning for the Best. Despite all of your efforts, it could still be a train wreck or about a colostomy. Sometimes it can be all of the above.

New stories about Marilyn May, Ken Bakers & Gold Buffet were brought up and convinced us that these 3 deserve a whole dedicated to each of them. Go on a stroll with us down memory lane.

Robert Duensing and Toby Tobin are having so much fun taking calls from our followers that is is hard to get to our mission of Deep Dives on specific restaurants and topics. Calls today include some first timers that deserve a second look or two. Shoot us an email if you have some info or had worked at any of these Iconic restaurants. Be sure to sign up for our weekly email to keep up with next weeks topics or info requests. Our website is MakeThemSmile.com

We threw caution to the wind again this week to 100% open lines to hear stories from our listeners. They did not disappoint. We had a few new places mentioned this week along with a surprise caller about New York Bakery and Deli. Join hosts Robert Duensing and Toby Tobin live every Saturday at 10 am, CST on KMBZ, 98.1 FM.

For this episode we decided to fill the proverbial Bucket and go 100% with the phone and text line. It was a good decision as this was a very fast hour with several fun stories, questions answered and old memories revived. Robert Duensing & Toby Tobin both agreed that we would do this one more time next week. Enjoy and be sure to subscribe & tell your friends!

Today's stroll down memory lane takes us to the famed Overland Park Restaurant, John Francis. Mike Venneman, Toby Tobin's childhood friend has told me several stories about John Francis an Chicken in the Rough to the point I had to jump at the opportunity to bring in the Grandson of the original John Francis that opened the restaurant. Enjoy and be sure to tell your friends.