Winter's First Snow

Here's some news items for December 6, 2007:
* First snow of the year. We are supposed to get between 1-4 inches of snow, but I can see right now that the major roads are cleared and just saw a city plow steaming down Warwick [4PM].
* The Royals signed former Mariner outfielder Jose Guillen to a 3-year, $36 million contract, but he will not play for the first 15 games because of a suspension handed down today by Major League baseball for his purchase of human growth hormone. Royals GM Dayton Moore was in hot pursuit of a power hitting outfielder and looked closely at Guillen, Andruw Jones and Torii Hunter, but the other two signed more lucrative contracts with other teams. In Jones' case, he also signed a $36 million deal, but his contract only spans two years with his new club, the LA Dodgers. Moore has made clear that he will have no trouble spending Glass' Wal-Mart fortune to build a contender here in KC. But was Guillen a worthwhile recipient of this money considering his age--31. The suspension is unfortunate, but 15 games was obviously not a deal killer.
* Another Royals' note (is this really December?): The Royals will be sporting the old powder blue uniforms again. The most recent manifestation, however, will have them wearing the powder blues at home instead of on the road and with white pants. Why they couldn't just resurrect the full powder blue uniforms is beyond me.
* The new jamband music club, Crosstown Station, is set to open on December 14 at its McGee St. location across Truman Road from the Sprint Center. And what better band to christen the jamband junction than California Voodoo, Kansas City's very own Widespread Panic cover band. www.crosstownstation.com
* Go see some jazz tonight. The Sons of Brasil play at Jardine's, going from 8:30 PM to 12:30 AM.