It only took one little word for Colorado Republican Party chief and Westword profile-subject Dick Wadhams to notch a media victory. And the Denver dailies won’t even print it. That term was “ass.” Or, as the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post spell it, “a–.”…
As art critic Michael Paglia wrote so eloquently here, artist Mark Travis lived hard, following an uncompromising set of ideals. When he died late last year, he was working on a show for Space Gallery, at 765 Santa Fe Drive, which was designed to coincide with the Democratic National Convention…
Back in 2005, banjo sensei Pete Wernick’s friendship with actor/comedian/longtime-banjo-plucker Steve Martin landed him on Late Night with David Letterman as part of a banjo supergroup accurately dubbed Men With Banjos. Now, Wernick reveals that he’s joined Martin in the recording studio with an eye toward making an album –…
Less than two weeks ago (as noted in this July 25 More Messages blog), former Colorado governor Bill Owens was waxing rhapsodic about the talk-show medium during an on-air appearance, leading yours truly to speculate that he’s either angling for a fulltime radio gig or would at least entertain the…
Last fall, Toby Lewis had barely had time to catch her breath after returning to Boulder from the U.S. Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C., last fall when her advisor on the project, Mike Brandemuehl, and fellow University of Colorado engineering professor Hy Brown presented her with an opportunity she couldn’t…
The Rocky Mountain News reported today on Westword’s call for DNC protesters, the city, and the rest of Denver to pledge not to use feces or urine in protesting (or hindering protesting) during the convention. But just reading about it won’t keep us safe. Make sure to read the actual…
Like sand through the hourglass, so are the blogs of our lives… Backbeat Online takes a tragic turn, with a report from the first Denver gig by Tickle Me Pink since the death of the band’s bassist, Johnny Schou, plus word about another premature passing — that of Amy Fisher,…
Author Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight tomes, which concern the gothic romance between average teen Bella Swan and impossibly gorgeous/secretly vampiric classmate Edward Cullen, represent the most popular book series since J.K. Rowling wrapped up Harry Potter’s saga — and retail outlets capitalized with midnight gatherings celebrating the August 2 release of…
“With Commercial, McCain Gets Much More Than His Money’s Worth,” a recent New York Times article, points out that at least a couple of Denver TV stations helped presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain stretch his dollars further than anticipated by running much of a recent ad attacking Barack Obama,…
Yes, we’ve written about the Rocky Mountain News’ “Civic Center Blues” before. Click here and here to read our previous protestations about what may be the most moronic and embarrassing series the tabloid has ever printed — and if I’m forgetting something, praise be for selective memory. But we can’t…
“With Commercial, McCain Gets Much More Than His Money’s Worth,” a recent New York Times article, points out that at least a couple of Denver TV stations helped presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain stretch his dollars further than anticipated by running much of a recent ad attacking Barack Obama,…
Denver is famous for its city parks, but many locals – not to mention out-of-towners – don’t realize that this city also has 25 mountain parks totaling 14,000 acres. Red Rocks is one of them. So is Winter Park, and the Mount Evans area, and Lookout Mountain Park (home to…
Today, August 4, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, who retired earlier this year with great fanfare only to subsequently change his mind, will be officially reinstated as a player, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that he’ll be given the chance to compete for the starting job with QB…
The August 1 enshrinement of onetime Denver Broncos offensive lineman Gary Zimmerman in the Pro Football Hall of Fame was much deserved and long overdue. Unfortunately, though, Zimmerman’s articulate and heartfelt acceptance speech was preceded by an introduction courtesy of Broncos owner Pat Bowlen that was sheer agony to endure…
View larger image Wisconsin Total Number of Delegates: 92 Pledged: 74 Unpledged: 18 How to Recognize a Wisconsin Delegate: Across the nation, the symptoms of severe depression often include the binge-drinking of cheap beer, the over-eating of fried foods and the complete lack of interest in meeting people and learning…
“Globalization: God Said It First.” This sermon preview (seen at the Lighthouse Christian Center in Grand Junction on August 2) tells us that Our Heavenly Father wanted all of us to hew to a single worldwide faith — check that…a single Christian worldwide faith. So I guess that means we…
Today, August 4, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, who retired earlier this year with great fanfare only to subsequently change his mind, will be officially reinstated as a player, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that he’ll be given the chance to compete for the starting job with QB…
“I can do anything now that I’ve done this.” Actress Lucy Roucis (shown at right as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest), was calling me from Cleveland after her surgery last Monday for Parkinson’s, a procedure that involved implanting electrodes into her brain. Three days later, pacemakers…
The Westword.com blog shortcut returns after a brief absence to guide you around the wild world of Westword’s blogs. Hope you didn’t miss us too much. Never afraid to incite a shitstorm, Westword is leading the charge against feces with the Denver Doo Doo Accord, an agreement to refrain from…
Last night saw an outpouring of support for Modern Muse, as longtime Denver Center Theatre Company favorite Jamie Horton returned to town and reprised several of his favorite roles—with the help of John Hutton, Kathy Brady and Randy Moore—at a benefit for the theater company at the Kenneth King Performing…
Only you can prevent poo at the Democratic National Convention. Do your duty and sign the Denver Doo-Doo Accord over at the Demver blog…
People have gone crazy lately over the issue of urine and feces at the Democratic National Convention. How crazy? Well, there have been several national news stories about protesters who fear that the Denver police will use a weapon designed to cause crowds to crap themselves. Meanwhile, security officials have…
