The Westword.com blog shortcut, January 7 edition

Better late than never. Today in Backbeat Online: • Vintage Q&A with the late, great Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton. • Mile High Makeout: Coming home. • A review of the Fray at the Gothic Theatre. • Baji wants to announce your calls. • Femi Kuti cancels Boulder Theater show. Today...
By Michael RobertsJanuary 7, 2009
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Better late than never.

Today in Backbeat Online:
• Vintage Q&A with the late, great Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton.
• Mile High Makeout: Coming home.
• A review of the Fray at the Gothic Theatre.
• Baji wants to announce your calls.
• Femi Kuti cancels Boulder Theater show.

Today in Cafe Society:
• Is it smart to like Subway?
• Quiznos gets grilled in a Denver court.
• The fighting Irish need to learn from the Italians.
• The Berkshire is going bananas over Elvis.
• Riding the Orient Express to Izakaya Den.

Today in The Latest Word:
• Dean Singleton to be honored with 2009 Community Cultural Enrichment Award.
• Good news, Woody Paige: Les Paul isn’t dead yet.
• Plug about to be pulled on Channel 2’s 5:30 p.m. newscast.
• Layoffs at 5280, too.
• Video: College football commentator spots a Sasquatch in Fort Collins! If the coaches need a kicker, they could do worse than sign up Bigfoot. — Michael Roberts

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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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