The Westword.com blog shortcut, September 25 edition

Spill some ink. Today in Backbeat Online: • Now, that's dedication. It's also, um, forever. • Are you the best band in Denver? • Freaky Friday: "Common People" -- Shatner's cover slash-up version. • Friday Freeloader: Vendetta Festival MP3s. • Freeloader Friday: Win tickets to see Carbon Leaf and Stephen...

By Michael Roberts

September 25, 2009

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Spill some ink.

Today in Backbeat Online: • Now, that's dedication. It's also, um, forever. • Are you the best band in Denver? • Freaky Friday: "Common People" -- Shatner's cover slash-up version. • Friday Freeloader: Vendetta Festival MP3s. • Freeloader Friday: Win tickets to see Carbon Leaf and Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers tonight at the Ogden.

Today in Cafe Society: • Budget-friendly bar bites at anything but budget-minded Morton's. • Great American Beer Festival Q&A: Bell's Brewery. • Denver's Ten Best Steakhouses. • Five things I learned about beer brewers. • Ten weight-loss ads that make us want to hurl (and watch the pounds melt away!)

Today in The Latest Word: • Say goodbye (and good riddance) to Najibbullah Zazi. • Report: Hep-C passer Kristen Parker to plead guilty. • 3,497 dead dogs and other numbers from Denver's pit bull ban. • CU fights anonymous bashing with press-pass policy. • Shmuck of the Week: The very sleepy Jesse Dennis Dimmick. Nighty-night.

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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.

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