I'm not mixing jqm and kendo in the same page. That's not the issue at all. Its simply getting my kendo ui page to act the same way on a back button press as it does on an original load, or refresh. I know its a common issue with ajax pages,
e.g. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6359327/detect-back-button-click-in-browser
I'm looking into the cuteness as sushi apps for hints. I'm hoping the Router will solve my issue, will let you know.