Yes, the name superimposed on this photo is correct. This is Channel 7 weatherman Mike Nelson.
In Denver, television stations treat every sizable storm like a Biblical plague, and while that may earn the enmity of commentators like KHOW's Peter Boyles, it makes sense from a promotional standpoint when the city shuts down and folks unable to go anywhere hunker down in front of their TV sets. Understanding that, the local outlets sent every available body into the streets yesterday -- an absolute
Photo by Jon SolomonThe Five Peace Band.
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Today in Backbeat Online:
• The Five Peace Band at the Paramount Theatre.
• Phish at Red Rocks sells out in minutes; fans call bullshit.
• Q&A with David Frederickson of the Prids.
• Freaky Friday: "The Force" Swinging robodisco of the '70s.
Today in Cafe Society:
• Free wine and cheese, and other sweet deals.
• Tony's Market seeking serious foodies.
• Veggie Girl: City, O' City.
• How sweet it is for
Couldn't help being amused by the contrast between the picture painted by multiple weather forecasts on Denver TV stations last night and the one that confronted me this morning when I drove to work. Last night, the tone of folks like Channel 9's Kathy Sabine suggested an irony-free version of predictions by a certain Dr. Peter Venkman: "Human sacrifice. Dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!" This morning, however, only a relatively benign rain/sleet blend confronted me, my fellow dr
