KC BBQ, but Vegan

Gate's Bar-B-Q is featured prominently in the lyrics and video of rapper Tech N9ne's song "O.G." The title and cover of the 2010 album the song is featured on, The Gates Mixed Plate, make further references to the restaurant. Tech N9ne has also referred to Ollie Gates in numerous songs over his career.

Gates and Sons is referenced in lyrics for Sir Mix-a-Lot's song "A Rapper's Reputation" from the 1992 album Mack Daddy.
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Lillard told OregonLive Sports on Sept. 25 that he had been vegan for a month and it allowed him to eat cleaner, create better habits, take more weight off his feet and feel much better. 

Portland-based newspaper/website Willamette Week also tweeted on Sept. 25 that Lillard loved vegan sloppy Joes 

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Vtopia 2018 forest's vegan burger dressed in sloppy jo

"Other NBA players who have professed being vegan include Kyrie Irving, Enes Kanter, JaVale McGee, Wilson Chandler and Jahlil Okafor."


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"John Thomas Salley (born May 16, 1964) is an American retired professional basketball player, and talk show host.

He was the first player in NBA history to win championships with three franchises, as well as the first player (and only one of two, the other being Tim Duncan) in the NBA to win a championship in three decades.

He is a vegan activist, chef, and wellness entrepreneur."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Salley


In December 2015, Salley encouraged US First Lady Michelle Obama to go vegan "for the planet" - setting a lifestyle example of reducing environmental impacts from greenhouse gas release.

"Vegan eating is not just a slam dunk for human health; it's also the most effective way to combat climate change." ~ John Salley

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"Abernethy is the rare U.S. public school with meals made from scratch, but the school's 5-year-old comprehensive food curriculum goes much further. The cafeteria -- dubbed Abernethy Cafe -- uses ingredients from the school's gardens, where students grow everything from apples to zucchini. The kitchen also develops and tests recipes for use in other Portland schools."
Hoffmann will also take an invitation asking the first lady to visit Abernethy to find ways to pay for comprehensive kitchen garden programs across the country.

"It's a moon shot," said Leslie Carlson, a parent who's helping Sullivan write a letter to the first lady, of drawing Obama to Oregon. 

"But her brother lives here."
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