Words: ‘Two Models’ by Dee Allen

OPEN MIC

THURSDAY, MARCH 5 Open Mic. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont, 303-652-4186. Comedy Open Mic! 8 p.m. Longtucky Spirits, 350 Terry Street, Suite 120, Longmont, 720-545-2017. Open Mic Comedy. 9 p.m. Rock Steady, 2100 Curtis St., Denver, 716-998-5741.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6 Barley4Har4Har Comedy Open Mic Night. 7:30 p.m. 300 Suns Brewing, 335 First Ave., Unit C, Longmont, 720-442-8292.

SATURDAY, MARCH 7 Comedy Open Mic Saturday Night. 6:30 p.m. The Tune Up at Full Cycle, 1795 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-1002. SUNDAY, MARCH 8 Loko Ukelele Jam. 2 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont, 303-652-4186.

MONDAY, MARCH 9 Open Mic with Denny Driscoll. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing, 142 Pratt St., Longmont, 303-652-4186.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 Drop-in Acoustic Jam. 6 p.m. 300 Suns Brewing, 335 First Ave., Unit C, Longmont, 720-442-8292.

Open Bluegrass Jam. 7 p.m. Grossen Bart Brewery, 1025 Delaware Ave., Longmont, 720- 438-2060.

JAZZ SUPPER CLUB Presents

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TWO MODELS by Dee Allen

“Game!recognises!game”

Popular!saying! Used!in!some Black!people’s Conversations

Normally!blurted!out When!one!sees Their!best!qualities In!another.

Example!given:

Back!in!the!1950s, A!Florida Cheesecake!model Didn’t!want!to Limit!herself!to!being Before!flashing!cameras. So!she!switched!positions. The!camera! Was!in!her!hands! For!a!change.

The!amateur Photographer! In!this!tale—let’s Call!her!Bunny— Was!found!by! Her!other!self: A!New!York City!model Visiting!Miami On!holiday—let’s! Call!that!one!Bettie— Leather!corsets KneeZhigh!stiletto Heeled!boots Were!kept!out!of Those!photo!shoots.

Bunny!believed!that The!female!form! Could!stand!on!its!own And!that!was!no!lie

Considering!the!sometimes PinZup!had!Manhattan’s Reigning!pinZup Queen!Bettie!to!work!with. Potential!best!seller

Who!could!flex Into!any!pose, In!many!guises:

A!housewife, A!vixen, A!splashing! Beach!bunny, A!female Tarzan!in Leopard!skin, A!fisherwoman On!a!boat!reeling!in Her!catch!in!the!raw, Decorating!a!small Christmas!tree!with!just A!Santa!hat!&!a!wink—

“Game!recognises!game”—

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