Ah, let the season of petty politics begin. Statehouse Republicans have their boxers in a bunch because Governor Bill “Greenjeans” Ritter has nominated Matt Baker (pictured) to serve on the Public Utilities Commission. And everyone knows that Baker is…well, he’s…he’s an unregenerate tree-hugger, is what he is…
View larger image Minnesota Total Number of Delegates: 88 Pledged: 72 Unpledged: 16 How to Recognize a Minnesota Delegate: Most Americans’ knowledge about Minnesota comes from the movie Fargo, which was written and directed by natives Joel and Ethan Coen. Actress Frances McDormand (real-life wife of Joel) won the 1996…
Imagine yourself on February 5. It’s caucus time in Colorado and you and your fellow Obama supporters have gathered at your local Democratic Party precinct and are ready to start making your argument for why the Illinois senator is right for Colorado, right for the Democratic Party, right for America…
Depending on whom you ask, thrift store shopping is either a thrilling exploration to find treasures untold, or it’s a huge, time-sucking pain in the ass to locate one good vintage t-shirt. Thriftonista, a new Denver company, subscribes to both world views. TaRosa Jacobs and Rebekah Adams, two new mothers…
We know you’re busy. So we’ve compiled this list of the essential stuff you might have missed, or might want to see again, from this week at blogs.westword.com. Enjoy. This slide show offers up some essential do’s and don’t’s of Western wear from the National Western Stock Show parade. We…
Looks like we’ll have Steve Horner to kick around a little longer. On Thursday, he left another message for Westword’s editor, telling her of his upcoming nuptials and plans for another ladies’ night lawsuit. We’ll drink to that!…
The writers. It’s tempting to say that we, the viewing audience, did too—after all, we didn’t have to watch the ceremony this year. But honestly, the Globes are often the most entertaining of the annual awards telecasts, since they pride themselves on being less stuffy than the Oscars and the…
No matter what you think about cute-as-a-kewpie-doll Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, you have to hand it to the former Arkansas governor for rocking out on the campaign trail. His classic rock cover band, Capitol Offense, has performed semi-regularly throughout Huckabee’s presidential run, caressing audiences with tunes like “Free Bird,”…
An anti-graffiti bill pushed by Littleton Republican Jim Kerr and Lakewood Democrat Andy Kerr was quashed in a House committee earlier this week after Lawmakers complained that the language in House Bill 1023 – which would make it illegal in Colorado to be in possession of “graffiti tools” – was…
LOCALS ONLY Veteran Denver emcee D.O. The Fabulous Drifter is still putting the finishing touches on his new album D.irector of O.perations while working overtime for a collaborative venture. He connected with Canadian songbird JaQe for a project called His and Hers, a combination of hip-hop and soul that D.O…
They say smell is the most powerful trigger for memory. In fact, Marcel Proust wrote a seven-volume novel that all but proved it. For me, though, it’s always been music. As Dave Herrera wrote last week, the songs of our youth, irrespective of their quality, leave an indelible imprint on…
Day One Day Two January 11, 2008 By David Amram San Francisco | In the summer of 1948, at the same time that Jack Kerouac was wandering America, I hitchhiked across the country, from Washington D.C. to San Jose, California to visit my girlfriend. On my weekends off from my…
Day One Day Two January 11, 2008 By Audrey Sprenger San Francisco | There is an alleyway in San Francisco named for Jack Kerouac. It links Grant and Columbus Avenues, the main drags of Chinatown and North Beach. Identified by a proper city sign and locatable on city maps it…
In 1998, Westword published its fifteenth Best of Denver issue, a celebration of the city that saluted everything from Best Local Girl Made Good (Pam Grier, an East High grad and ’70s star suddenly back in fashion with Jackie Brown) to Best Game: Super Bowl XXXII, that day in January…
A crew of friends from Denver traveled thousands of miles to help the children of Haiti, the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country, and were profiled in the January 3 feature “The Social Conscience of a Missionary.” They brought shoes, school supplies, clothes, money and, most importantly, friendship to Haitians from kindergarten…
Why give anything an earnest listen, when you can make snap judgments? Raheem DeVaughn Love Behind the Melody Zomba Records 01:00-01:45 of “Customer” I had to stare at the cover of this record for a few minutes before I realized that it wasn’t called, “Love From Behind.” I’m not sure…
Back in November Westword published “The Poisoned Pen of Fort Lyon,” which examined the toxic history of Fort Lyon, a frontier fort turned veterans’ hospital turned prison. Since the place was turned over to the Colorado Department of Corrections in 2001, there have been numerous instances of inmates being exposed…
Chipotle is the great democratizer. Unlike other fast food companies, our home-grown burrito chain attracts a wide cast of characters into its space shuttle-like eateries. It’s earth-friendly enough for the hippies. Quick enough for the corporate lunch break drones. And cheap enough for the broke folks. The Barack Obama of…
As a child, I once got as far as mouthing the syllables “Mark David Cha—” before my aunt Mary told me that no one was ever to mention that name. The egomaniacal lunatic who robbed the world of John Lennon on December 8, 1980, was never to be referred to…
Somebody with the Guerilla Garden — the erstwhile graffiti advocacy syndicate and clearinghouse for corporate entities who want graf writers to throw up paid ad pieces — has been busy these days. Seen above, the Garden’s gorilla mascot has been popping up all over the city recently. Here are some…
It’s a simple meal. Two eggs, four strips of bacon, wonderfully greasy hash browns, a biscuit, a side of gravy for said biscuit, five coffee refills, and as many pint-glass mimosas as the good and responsible barkeeps at Dixon’s Downtown Grill will allow me to order. I could probably spend…
Click here for slide show Sea Wolf Larimer Lounge January 15, 2008 Better than: Watching girls dancing with hula hoops Last May, Sea Wolf played to a handful of people at the Larimer Lounge. The band played a fine set, and after the gig I picked up the band’s Get…
