Billy Knight
Bio
A Midwestern boy, from Iowa now living in The City of Fountains aka Kansas City. After quite a bit of wandering around the country I'm just trying to play my ukulele and write some entertaining pieces to make you smile.
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The Oldest Fountain in The City of Fountains
As someone who often rambles on and on about KC’s fountains, I have often been asked, “What or where is the oldest fountain in Kansas City?” That is a great question, and one that is subject to some debate. I’ll discuss a few of them and you will see what I mean.
By Billy Knight3 years ago in Wander
A Snake In The Grass,
My Dad was the king of pranksters. At least to ten-year-old me it sure seemed that way. Back in the 1970s when employers still had company picnics, everyone knew about Gar. He was known to sneak a smoke bomb under the hood or strategically locate a firecracker onto your car. He was always looking for the next prank to pull on someone. Somewhere he found a very realistic rubber snake about 6 feet long which we lovingly began calling Pete. It pretty much looked like a harmless rat snake, a jumbo rat snake but harmless even in real life.
By Billy Knight5 years ago in Families
That Damn Raccoon
Raccoons have a bad reputation, especially among campers. In my experience the ones living in the Florida state parks deserve it. They will raid your camp, steal your food or any shiny object they decide should be theirs, like some kind of forest pirates. I may seem a little bitter, well I'll tell you a tale that might explain some of it.
By Billy Knight5 years ago in Wander
