The Westword.com blog shortcut, September 29 edition

No more shortcuts after this. Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Vendetta Festival. • Beer today, gone tomorrow: Synthetic Elements shoot new video at LoDos. • Katie Herzig and Frito-Lay are evidently Made for Each Other. • The String Cheese Incident readies Trick or Treat in time for...

By Michael Roberts

September 29, 2009

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No more shortcuts after this.

Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Vendetta Festival. • Beer today, gone tomorrow: Synthetic Elements shoot new video at LoDos. • Katie Herzig and Frito-Lay are evidently Made for Each Other. • The String Cheese Incident readies Trick or Treat in time for Halloween release. • Endotrend Q&A with Jeremy Gregory of Bands For Lands.

Today in Cafe Society: • What's cooking? Pete Marczyk kisses up to sticky lips chicken. • Behind the Bar with Bryan Dayton of Frasca Food & Wine. • America's Most Wanted: The criminal cereal-mascot edition. • Tonight: Beer pairing dinner at Second Home Kitchen & Bar. • Mangiamo Pronto! could be opening pronto.

Today in The Latest Word: • Aaron Thompson conviction legal magic trick. • The seven worst blown calls in baseball history. • Peter Boyles talks about the new birther billboards. • Boulder DA Stan Garnett and medical-marijuana advocates: Together again. • Calling all potential pot reviewers: Westword wants you! Hope it makes you feel better.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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