Kansas City Barbeque, which was a filming location for Tom Cruise’s “Top Gun” was gutted by a fire yesterday. The fire started in an open cooking pit and then spread from there. How sad!
When owner Cindy Blair was asked about rebuilding plans she said, “Catch us tomorrow, we’ll have a plan then.” I imagine she was still in shock and the last thing in her mind was how to rebuild.
45 firefighters, six engine companies and two truck companies were able to keep the fire from spreading to an adjoining office building, and they had the fire out in 20 minutes, but there was no saving the restaurant. It was completely destroyed.
This restaurant was used for one of my all time favorite movie scenes ever. Remember the Top Gun bar scene where Tom Cruise sings to Kelly McGillis? Yep, this was the place of filming. Who can forget that scene. There was a sign in the restaurant that noted the Top Gun scene was filmed there. You can see a picture of the restaurant here.
I have this movie on DVD and just may pop it in to take a look at the restaurant again. I hate it when I hear about land marks and memorable film locations being destroyed by fire. I know what it’s like to loose your house and everything you own by a fire. It’s something that takes you a long while to get over.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the restaurant owners while they try to pick up the pieces. Read the rest of the story here.
