The Westword.com blog shortcut, January 16 edition

Blogus interruptus. Today in Cafe Society: • Fry me to the moon. • Candy Girls: Strawberry Charleston Chew. • Colorado's fast-expanding, fast-improving fast-casual world. Today in Backbeat Online: • Mile High Makeout: Guerillas in the mix. • This just in: Thursday is the new Friday. • Update: Mile-Hi Fidelity stream...
By Michael RobertsJanuary 16, 2009
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Blogus interruptus.

Today in Cafe Society:
• Fry me to the moon.
• Candy Girls: Strawberry Charleston Chew.
• Colorado’s fast-expanding, fast-improving fast-casual world.

Today in Backbeat Online:
• Mile High Makeout: Guerillas in the mix.
• This just in: Thursday is the new Friday.
• Update: Mile-Hi Fidelity stream + playlist 01-14-09.
• A Shoreline Dream shifts into “Hypermode” for new record.
• The Fray on (inside) cover of Rolling Stone.

Today in The Latest Word:
• Feds out of voucher money for digital conversion boxes, so I guess I’m quitting television.
• Colorado first among equals in NBC correspondent Chuck Todd’s new Obama election book.
• Meet Jeff Wilks, new owner of The Wolf, The Mix and KOOL 105.
• Ranking the 2009 holidays: the Childless Dirtbag edition.
• Music director John “Whip” Wilbur fights to save 101.5. And his gloves are off.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

michaelrobertscolo@gmail.com

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