Delegating Denver #21 of 56: Kentucky

View larger image Kentucky Total Number of Delegates: 59 Pledged: 50 Unpledged: 9 How to Recognize a Kentucky Delegate: Kentuckians insist that they live in the south, even though the majority of the state’s population lives along the northern border, mainly in Louisville and the suburbs of the solidly Midwestern…

Monday Morning Hang Over

I’m no meteorologist, but I do know this: it was really, really cold out this weekend. We would have more for you this morning, my fellow Denverites, but several of us, after having bundled up to head out to enjoy the amazing culture of this town, decided that the roads…

I Have a Bad Feeling About This: The Star Wars Holiday Special

It’s become something of legend, of course, even if YouTube has stolen some of its mystery these days. Only a few years ago, all you could find of the Star Wars Holiday Special were bootleg tapes traded at comic-book and sci-fi collections, sold like contraband spice. (This transaction was even…

Japanese Awesome and Other Assorted Goodies

Here’s a selection of the best of last week’s music blogging from around the Village Voice chain: The magic of a Melt Banana set is put into these words: “reminded me of the sound FX on that old Atari game Asteroids, hopped up on speed” and “knows how to assault…

Tom Tancredo Stumbles On an Effective Campaign Strategy

In National Public Radio’s December 10 story about the previous night’s debate, a Republican presidential candidate forum in Miami sponsored by Univision, Tom Tancredo was mentioned first. How did the double T pull off this long-awaited coup? By not showing up — ostensibly because appearing at such a “Spanish-speaking” event…

Pimp C, Free at Last: Remembering a Down South Legend

I came late to the UGK party. I was out of the country for much of their rise from 1992-1995, and then I lived in Nashville, where their legend had not yet spread, until the end of 1997. Even after moving back to Houston, it took me a few years…

It’s Business As Usual for the Photo Atlas

The past couple of weeks have certainly been eventful for the members of the Photo Atlas. Late last month, the band parted ways with drummer Devon Shirley in the middle of an East Coast tour. And this past Monday, word came down that Rob Stevenson, the head of Stolen Transmission,…

Banned IKEA Commercial

Too bad we don’t have an IKEA in this town, because I can’t tell you how often this happens to friends of mine with kids. — Sean Cronin…

Bitch, Bitch, Bitch

Even Hillary Clinton does not rank in the Top Ten Queen Bitches of History. Here, in ascending order, is our list…

25 Toys for Folks Over 25

Let’s be honest, your friends… well, they’re not “grown-ups.” Sure, they’re technically adults, but they know how to have fun. Here are 25 awesome toys to entertain, torment and tantalize your favorite big kids. — Chelsea Ide & Michelle Mathews of the Dallas Observer…

45 Second Reviews

Ali & Aj Insomniatic Hollywood Records 02:00-02:45 of “Potential Breakup Song” I think I might have stumbled into some strange tween land because I’m a little embarrassed to have this in my hands. Perhaps even more embarrassed that I’m nodding my head and tapping my toe. I mean, they’re right,…

Mike Shanahan the Mastermind?

Early on in the season, Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan reminded everyone that coaches can effectively “ice” a kicker. And with that, he ruined football. Ok, maybe he didn’t ruin the game, but that move has since become more played out than Peaches this season. We used to worship the…

Best of Denver Winners 1992

In 1992, Westword published its ninth Best of Denver issue, a celebration of the city that saluted everything from Best Last Stand (the Denver Zephyrs, about to be supplanted by the Colorado Rockies) to Best Bail Bondsman (Duane Chapman, before he became known as “Dog”) to Best — and Sometimes…

Setting the Stage for the Mile High Makeout

Scene One: Setting the Stage All right, who wants to make out? No pushing. No shoving. Just take a number, form an orderly line, and let’s do this! Welcome to the first installment of Mile High Makeout, a Westword Backbeat Online exclusive weekly column that lip-locks with anything and everything…

CU Finally Decides to Cut Its PR Losses

On December 5, the University of Colorado Boulder announced that it would pay a total of $2.85 million to two women, Lisa Simpson and Anne Gilmore, whose claims of having been sexually assaulted in 2001 launched what became popularly known as the CU recruiting scandal. The decision finally closes a…

Denver Post Names Two New Metro Columnists

The Denver Post has been on a columnist search ever since word leaked that longtimer Diane Carman would be moving on — the topic of this blog. Moreover, Post editor Greg Moore made it clear in the October 25 Message that he was hoping to find a strong internal candidate…