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There's plenty of cool Colorado stuff up for auction on eBay, and lots of cheesy oddities, too. Are you shocked that we were drawn to the latter? Here are the ten dorkiest Colorado items we found, complete with links for your bidding pleasure. But looking (and eye-rolling) is free.

Hollywood screenwriter Daniel Pyne mines the Colorado Rockies in a new novel

For Colorado native and Hollywood screenwriter Daniel Pyne, writing a little Wild West thriller set in mining country in the Rockies is like a vocational vacation. The book in question, A Hole in the Ground Owned by a Liar, was inspired by a thread of truth -- Pyne's brother once bought a gold mine ... More >>

Is vinyl still a viable format or as obsolete as pager technology in the age of smart phones?

Today, the Denver Record Collectors Spring Expo is taking place at Ramada Plaza in Northglenn (I-25 and 120th). For a $2.00 admission, you can sort through a treasure trove of vinyl from over forty dealers from all over the country. While there will also be CDs, posters and other stuff available at ... More >>

Phish's Junta is fetching double its Record Store Day price on eBay. Clearly it was worth the wait.

Sleep-deprived Phish fans who woke up early for Record Store Day made a great investment it seems. As noted in our Record Store Day coverage, the most sought-after piece of vinyl on the April 21 event was a limited-edition vinyl pressing of the band's first album, Junta, and the available copies wen ... More >>

Something Independent's Art of Winter auction closes this weekend

​If you'll be sad to see the Art of Winter exhibit downtown conclude when it comes down on February 6 you can still get in on the auction of one-off artist works and brand gallery items from the show, including original work by 20 local artists as well as skis and boards by some of Colorado's ... More >>

Colorado beer calendar: Chocolate-y Yeti treats at Star Bar; rich Avery brews at Hops & Pie

Facebook​The Big Red F restaurant group has made a name for itself in the local craft beer scene over the past two years: Boulder's West End Tavern is a grat place to find rare and delicious craft brews, while Centro in Boulder and Lola in Denver dish out cans of Top Rope, a Mexican-style lag ... More >>

Girls Rock Denver kicks off Rocktober with a First Friday art auction at Sputnik

After a successful summer program, Girls Rock Denver is kicking things into gear with Rocktober, a month-long series of events to help fund its upcoming 2012 camp and hopefully get the group into a permanent space. This evening, art from local musicians like Sonya Decman and Darci Armstrong and imag ... More >>

The skateboarding, snowboarding, skirt-chasing, lumberjacking Weekend in Stoke

Skate & create! The fourth annual Bordo Bello skateboard art fundraiser runs tonight from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Redline Gallery, 2350 Arapahoe Street, with a silent auction featuring skateboard decks, vinyl toys and other artwork. Event organizers sent out blank Board Pusher decks and KidRobot Mun ... More >>

Feather earrings annoy fishermen looking for lures

Death to the brown bags: school lunches vs. homemade, a fight to the finish

​Is the concept of students bringing lunch from home dying a hideous death -- just like live social interaction and Gilbert Gottfried's career? At Little Village Academy on Chicago's west side, students are not allowed to bring lunches from home unless they have a medical excuse, so they have ... More >>

Round two with Cuba Cuba executive chef Enrique Socarras

Lori Midson​ Enrique Socarras Cuba Cuba 1173 Delaware Street 303-605-2822 www.cubacubacafe.com This is part two of my interview with Enrique Socarras, executive chef of Cuba Cuba. In part one of this interview, Socarras raps on integrity, stomaching raw bacon and his new Boulder restaurant. ... More >>

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John Hickenlooper a secret Republican? Is that why this GOP elephant has his name on it?

​Think Hickenlooper is a bicycle-riding, illegal immigrant-loving, tax-happy left-wing radical elitist? Think again, pal. Turns out "Hick" is a conservative, big-government-hating Republican who opposes Communist conspiracies and civil rights laws.

Jace Lasek of Besnard Lakes explains the recuring spy theme across his band's albums

​ Coming from roughly the same Montreal scene that produced bands like the Dears, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Stars, the Besnard Lakes recorded with members of those bands on its Polaris Prize-nominated 2007 album, The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse, at singer/guitarist Jace Lasek's Bre ... More >>

Lala Vazquez's pink SUV doesn't sell in first eBay auction -- but you've got another chance

Lala's wheels.​Last week, we told you that Lala Vazquez, Carmelo Anthony's new bride, had put her custom pink Range Rover up for auction on eBay. The fine ride didn't sell the first time around, so Lala re-listed it -- and this time, it's attracting offers.

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Lala Vazquez's pink SUV for sale on eBay: Paying off that wedding to Carmelo Anthony?

Lala's ride.​We knew Carmelo Anthony and Lala Vazquez's NYC wedding was expensive. I mean, they had to pay for a photo booth, so Kim Kardashian could take a photo of her ass. But did it really cost so much that Lala needed to put her pink Range Rover up for sale on eBay?

Denver City Council collectable back-to-school lunchboxes: Kenny Be's Fotochop Friday

Full-sized art below.​Out in the real world, "there ain't so such thing as a free lunch," but don't tell that to Denver City Council. Mayor Hickenlooper has asked every department in city government to reduce their budgets by ten percent. City Council has only been able to find a 4 percent sav ... More >>

Medical marijuana dispensary for sale on eBay: Wanna buy a RiNo?

Free shipping?​Good catch by the Denver Post: The paper discovered that the owners of RiNo Supply Co., a local medical marijuana dispensary, are trying to sell the business on eBay. At this writing, there's a little over four hours left in the auction. The listing asks for a modest starting b ... More >>

Cinco de Mayo celebration reunites retro yard art: Kenny Be's Yard Arteology

The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration... Photo by Kenny Beclick image to enlarge​ Before Cinco de Mayo was a weekend party, Colorado residents celebrated their Southwestern heritage through yard art. The five popular pieces pictured above are of the sort usually purchased as a ... More >>

Denver won't have John Temple to kick around anymore -- because he's moving to Hawaii

That shirt looks kind of Hawaiian, doesn't it?​After the closure of the Rocky Mountain News last February, E.W. Scripps CEO Rich Boehne publicly promised a job to Rocky editor/publisher/president John Temple -- but he turned it down to explore other opportunities. Since then, he's consulted a ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 11 edition

Photo by Liz KellermanThis guy knows his way around a wiener. Look at all those buns. Today in Cafe Society: • Denver's hot dog champ chomp. • Follow the smoke and Steven Raichlen to BBQ University at the Broadmoor. • Video: How to make a John Lennon Latte. • Icehouse Tavern has an opening ... More >>

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