July 5th, 2007 PBC, I was on my way to Madagascar after Zambia to collect some Lemurs for Mr. Banyan (he promised big bucks if I could get a pair of them back to him in Houston), but South Africa got pummeled by what looked to me like a typhoon,…
Lusaka, Zambia Chief, I made it into the chicken shack of an airport last night after a twenty-hour travel day. City very dark, just gaggles of young men squatting on the corners, too hard to make anything of the place in the gloom and smell of burning tires. Too shaken…
Part II — The Daily Drill The main camp is set along the river on the edge of the Kafue National Park, with the Outfitters owning a lease on approximately 1,250 square miles of hunting ground. The camp consists of a central dining area, four double tents on concrete foundations…
Denver, it seems, is the hot destination for drug-resistant tuberculosis patients. Andrew Speaker, the infected Atlanta lawyer who traveled to Europe for his honeymoon, landed in Cow Town for treatment in late May. Yesterday he was joined by Robert Daniels, a Russian native who was relocated from his Phoenix hospital…
The 7-Eleven at 3rd and Broadway has been an absolute madhouse ever since the store opened it’s doors as the Kwik-E-Mart earlier this month in anticipation of The Simpsons movie. Curious gawkers from around the mid-west have been making pilgrimages across the land, eager to snatch up boxes of Krusty-O’s,…
By the thousands, supporters of Glasgow, Scotland’s Celtic F.C. flocked from all over the world to Commerce City July 19 to watch their team take on the MLS All-Stars. The MLS side shut out Celtic two to one. Check out this slide show of Celtic F.C. supporters…
The Hooligan was one of the best zines ever to come out of Denver: brash, rude, often offensive, and even more frequently snort-the-beverage-of-your-choice-outta-each-nostril funny. John Reidy, the prose hooligan behind The Hooligan, kept the pub alive through a slew of permutations — print only, online only and occasionally in both…
When a Denver cop saw a man drop a cup on the ground in the alley off 15th and California streets on June 20, the officer asked if the man would object to being searched, since the cop knew the alley as a hotbed for criminal activity. The officer didn’t…
On July 19, both Denver dailies published major stories about the Elite Eight, a gaggle of gangbangers identified as persons of interest in a slew of major felonies, including the murder of Denver Bronco Darrent Williams. But while the Denver Post’s article, penned by Felisa Cardona, surpassed Sara Burnett’s piece…
As probably even the most isolated member of the most isolated tribe on the most isolated island in the most isolated portion of the planet knows, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book in J.K. Rowling’s astonishingly popular series, is due for release at a tick…
On July 19, Radio & Records, the online home for inside dope about the radio industry, posted the following item: Many changes at CBS Radio/Denver: Michael “Giff” Gifford, MD/afternoon jock on Hot AC KIMN (Mix 100), is now the new APD/MD/morning dude across the hall on Oldies KXKL (Kool 105)…
So, the water in Confluence Park is tainted with E.coli? Ah well, just be sure to watch out for sharp rocks, rabid carp and dead kayakers. Once again, twenty-year-old photo dude Clay Kessack captures some craziness in Denver’s dirt bag underground. Check out some more pics here. — Jared Jacang…
Although I’d had enough scotch to get me through last night, a Brazilian friend of mine and I decided we’d check out Sancho’s Broken Arrow for one last drink. We were cutting through an alley at Colfax and Humboldt when we heard a ruckus — after which a young woman…
From his Lakewood offices along the Sixth Avenue freeway frontage road, attorney David Mintz can see the towering 1-800-4INJURY sign in his parking lot and the blur of commuter traffic beyond. It’s a handy juxtaposition. Road warriors who get rear-ended on the freeway can whip out their cell phones, call…
Click here to see a slide show of Denver’s converted Kwik-E-Mart. Newspaper was my favorite high-school class. It was sixth period, after lunch, and while most kids dreaded going back to school for the afternoon, the newspaper staff loved it. But I hesitate to say that it was journalism we…
Not long ago, advertising at movie theaters was a fairly ambient medium. In the moments before the main feature unspooled, muted Muzak would play quietly over the sound system as slides featuring plugs for the concession stand or nearby eateries cycled past, interspersed with trivia questions and assorted filler. No…
“Pressure Drop,” Michael Roberts, June 21 Our Daily Dread Michael Roberts’s Westword articles on the downslide of the Denver dailies are on target and apply to all media. Nobody wants to say what is really happening. Since dumping the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, the monopolies have risen in America. The public…
On a beautiful summer evening several weeks ago, Red Rocks went green. Under a full moon, the socially righteous artist Michael Franti and his band, Spearhead, took to the arena’s stage in what was billed as “the most energy efficient and environmentally responsible event in the history of Red Rocks.”…
If you thought pimping your ride with advertisements was an over-the-top way to make some cash, try tattooing your body with advertisers’ logos — for life. Three local twenty-somethings are now offering themselves as the ultimate billboards, with $40,000 securing space on a head, while a cheapskate can get hooked…
Ling & Louie’s is a place aimed squarely at families, at young, quote-unquote adventurous eaters with a taste for Asian flavors who want something better than Happy Meals and cheeseburgers when they go out to eat. A restaurant with a kids menu and a liquor license? I’ve got to think…
Sure, there are retrievers who fish kids out of raging streams and poodles who can dial 911. But for sheer canine heroism, it’s tough to beat a German shepherd. Think RinTinTin. Think Fonzi. Local gadfly and erstwhile talk-show host Mike Zinna is best known for fanning flames of outrage over…
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