By the way, dude, you're so on when you write, "These days, guys barely out of their rookie whites get their shot too early, get arrogant, get stupid and burn out." Only you forgot: "and become food critics."
Tara Q. Thomas (another ex-cook from New York)
Denver
I Drink, Therefore I Am
Shot class:I'd like to toast Nancy Levine, your new Drink of the Week writer. And I'd like to make a request, too: Send her to the next bar that Drunk of the Week Patrick Osborn is visiting and have her kick his ass.
From what I've read, she's just the person to do it.
Joel Harper
Denver
Mood over Miami:I would have to agree with Dr. Etiquette that there is no room for Miami within the city limits of Denver (Drunk of the Week, July 15). I would go a step further to say that all mega clubs are a threat to the Institute of Drinking Studies' research. The progress in the Institute's research has been astonishing. These types of clubs are and will continue to be a roadblock in the way of an exciting future that depends upon the research of the Institute. I plan to show my support tonight in the form of silent protest. I will drink three pitchers of good beer, then stumble home past the city of Miami!
Matt Rhoades
Denver
Stewed and stupid:Who the fuck is Patrick Osborn and what fucking asshole of life did he crawl from? I know Drunk of the Week is a minor feature, but Jesus fucking Christ wrapped in bacon on a stick, I've never seen so much stupidity in such a few column inches.
I won't go into every instance of extreme stupidity, because almost every sentence of every column is replete with some kind of incorrect and/or moronic statement. The only thing I'll note, just because it proves this stupid fuck has never been to a real pub, is that a black and tan is notGuinness and Bass. That may be the way it's done here (and it's a perfectly tasty drink), but depending on which kind of pub you're in, it's probably Guinness and Harp (in a Bass pub or, actually, a Coors U.K. pub), or any kind of stout and a light ale or lager. It's a black and tan, not a black and red. There is nodifference between a "black and tan" and a "half & half."
If you see Patrick Osborn, would you please hit him in the head with a two-by-four with a nail in it?
Todd Linn
Denver
Curtain Call
Asp you like it:Thank you for Juliet Wittman's insightful review of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival's Antony and Cleopatra ("A Pain in the Asp," July 22). I had the misfortune of seeing this disappointing performance on opening night.
Speaking of the third act in his Guide to Shakespeare, Isaac Asimov wrote, "Those who can sit through the rest of the play dry-eyed are either seeing an incredibly poor performance or are afflicted with an incredibly impoverished heart." I was relieved to learn from Juliet's review that I was not the only one looking at my watch during this part of the play.
Bob Matschulat
Lakewood
Dark victory:Regarding Juliet Wittman's "Dark, Yet Moving," in the July 15 issue, her review of Boulder Dinner Theatre's Cabaret:
With "...the conflation of homosexuality with fascism implied by the emcee's centrality to the action...," Juliet Wittman has written a line that, in time, will surely stand with "Call me Ishmael" and "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...." Talk about putting a fancy, high-priced education to good use !
If this woman has even a clue what she's talking about, I'll marry her.
Keith Scott
Denver
