Archive for July, 2008

Jokes in thin air.

The Prodigal Son of Denver comedy is returning for one very, very special night of guffaws at the Oriental Theatre. Ben Kronberg, a long-time Denver comedic fixture and man-about-town, uprooted himself from his beloved city last year, but returns in triumph on August 1st. “I can’t wait to tell jokes to tell jokes to people [ READ MORE ]

Kilgore Trout: Awesome name.

Confession time: I’m a big ol’ nerd who loves comic books- I’ve been through phases where I’ve read them rather religiously and couldn’t go a month without salivating over the new issue of, say, Cable (Oh, I was young then!) Unfortunately, I’ve been out of the loop for the past year or so. [ READ MORE ]

Denver Booze Cruise Photos

Denver Booze Cruise photos from Saturday July 26th. [ READ MORE ]

Upbeat bands needed for a show!

Attention, band folks! In preparation for the upcoming convention, the Denver Greens and others will be hosting a Celebration/Fundraising/Environmental Awareness party on August 18th. 16th (Saturday.) They are currently seeking fun, upbeat bands to perform at the show, which should be a fun time for everyone and help spread an environmental message. If anyone is [ READ MORE ]

Burleque as it was, right now

Back in its Vaudeville heyday, burlesque was notable, naughty and teased the audience with forbidden thrills. Since the age of the fan dance has progressed to the way of the pole dance, we’ve lost some of the thrill of the stage performance that dares to suggest rather than show it all. Burlesque [ READ MORE ]

Secret Ben Kronberg party tonite

Ben Kronberg will be at Orange Cat Studios tonite at 7 for a Hello! You’re in Denver, Ben secret party. [ READ MORE ]

Thursdays on the Mall

For anyone attempting to manuever around Downtown on Thursday nights, the large tents and sounds coming from the Denver Pavillion block might come as a surprise. Heck, I work right up the street from the Pavillions and I was still startled by all the commotion as I tried to wind my way through the [ READ MORE ]

A trivial inquiry…

Who out there has a cache of trivial facts all stored up in their head? Who wants to recruit these often-useless mental bits into something tangible and fun? For a while now, I’ve been desperate to drum up some sort of trivia team to participate in a Geeks Who Drink trivia night here in [ READ MORE ]

Experimental balloons

Robishon Gallery over in the center of LoDo (1740 Wazee), is a streamlined and lovely gallery known for some major exhibitions. Currently, the gallery is featuring the work of artist William Lamson with his exhibit “Experiment.” An interesting and very funny exhibit, the highlight was a film by Lamson documenting a whole variety of [ READ MORE ]

I need a dj gig

Anyone out there know of a place that needs a dj? My time dj’ing at Sputnik is up. I had a blast, and I want to keep doing it. I’m only a laptop dj, but on the upside I do it for drinks/no pay. I rock indie/new wave, and can even pass myself off as somewhat of [ READ MORE ]

Farewell to Sparkwear and i heart henry j.

This weekend, Denver bids a fond farewell to designing duo Eric and Shannon as they move on to school out of state. Creators of funky fashion and unique handbags, their fashions will be on sale at a trunk show this Saturday and Sunday (July 19th and 20th) at Fancy Tiger from 12-6pm on both [ READ MORE ]

David Bowie’s Tight pants on the big screen.

Jim Henson’s film “Labyrinth” is a huge memory from my girlhood. In the film, a young Jennifer Connelly finds her annoying baby stepbrother kidnapped by an evil goblin prince, and to save him the medieval-romance loving Connelly must find her way through a labyrinth with the help of some cool puppet characters. Tonight, July 16th, [ READ MORE ]

Check out that zine

I’ve got DIY fever right now: It’s a slow day at work and I’ve been sketching away at my first zine attempt. Sadly, I have come to realize that drawing stick figures is very, very hard for those (like me) who have absolutely 0 in artistic talent. But for those who have a [ READ MORE ]

Sane and safe streets

This weekend was apparently a harrowing one for those on bikes and other modes of transport: Antecdotal evidence from a variety of folks chatted with this weekend noted the increase in near-misses and wreckless vehicles (Why, within the last month, we’ve seen a bicyclist get hit by a car and a motorcyclist scrape his [ READ MORE ]

It’s 7/11, Denver! You know what that means…

Free slurpees! That’s right, our favorite finely-ground-slush-ice-chunk drink is, for one very blessed day, offered Free at 7/11’s around Denver and beyond. Stroll into a local 7/11 and pick up your complimentary 7.11 ounce slush fest and get your summer on. Why isn’t this a national holiday? The tears well up in my eyes [ READ MORE ]

July 4 Photos from Commons Park

I shot these with my Nikon D80 and 18-55mm kit lens. I believe it's the least expensive zoom Nikon sells*. Since it was a night of drinking, riding bikes and having fun, I wasn't about to carry around my 20-pound Bogen tripod, so I brought my tabletop tripod and nestled it in the grass to get these shots. I used the self-timer to avoid camera shake[ READ MORE ]

Give windsor a helping hand…. and get some laughs!

Tonight, July 9th, Comedy Works is hosting a benefit to help raise funds for the victims of the tornados that swept through our poor neighbor to the North. Comics who have donated their jokes and time include including Phil Palisoul and Matt Vogl from this season of Last Comic Standing, Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald from [ READ MORE ]

Hapy birthday, Justin Beard!

Denver’s own artist-extrodinaire Justin Beard turned 30 on Monday, July 7th. Video of his awesome parade celebration will be posted post-haste. Promise. It was truly something to see. In the meantime, wish the groovy cat a happy one. [ READ MORE ]

Colfax Block party!

Saturday July 5th marked a triumphant celebration of all that is Colfax. Well, not exactly all of what makes up the glory that is “The Most Sinister Street in America,” but quite a bit we all know and love. Magic Cyclops of Denver DJ fame threw a bikini car wash that was reportedly [ READ MORE ]

America, this one’s for you.

Ah, fireworks. As Homer Simspson said, what better way to “Celebrate our nation’s independence by blowing up a small part of it?” It’s time to celebrate our freedom from those wig-loving Kings of England with colorful explosions and lots of BBQ snacks! For those who like their traditional celebrations, Four Mile Historic Park (715 S Forest Street) [ READ MORE ]

Take my tickets, please! Comedy Works anyone?

As a very wise website once observed, the internet may be killing live comedy. I know most of my laughs come from internet memes or snarky websites or quotes from tv shows that are circulated endlessly on comment boards. (“To start, press any key. Where’s the ANY key?”) But tonight, I take [ READ MORE ]