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ho does David Keating think he’s fooling? He heads an obscure, corporate-funded group pushing to wipe out the few remaining limits on the special interests that put extremely big bucks into political campaigns. It’s only fair to turn the fat-cat donors loose, he explains, because an unlimited infusion of cash (from, say, the

Koch brothers) would instantly make an unknown candidate competitive. After all, Keating adds, “Most start-up operations need an angel investor: Someone who believes in the project... and puts money in to make it viable.” Ah, yes, a devilish new twist on the old cash-and-carry business model — our cash can carry you into office to help us! But a run for public office should not be thought of as a corporate “start-up” and ought to be made “viable” not by the specialinterest money it attracts, but by the ability of its ideas and principles to draw public support. Also, while a corporate campaign donor clearly does see itself as an “investor” hoping to profit from the “project,” there’s nothing angelic about it. Acknowledging that presidential, congressional, and many gubernatorial campaigns are now financed and even run by a small band of deep-pocketed elites, Keating says ordinary folks

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needn’t worry, for this top-heavy system really doesn’t mean that the officials it elects will put their patron’s interests over the public’s. Really? Well, he admits, while those who paid for the election will naturally get their phone calls returned by officials they put in office, “I don’t think it’s going to drive policy.” Really? Golly, Little Nellie Sunshine, then why do you think the moneyed interests would bother calling — just to chat with a corruptible politico... or to collect on their investment? They’re not buying a phone call, they’re buying public policy. Really. This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly. August 13, 2015 5

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ented waterfront is publicly owned. Its publicly owned utility, the Burlington Electric Department, recently announced that Burlington is the first American city of any decent size to run entirely on renewable electricity.” In 1990, Sanders decided to take his fight for a better society to Washington, D.C. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for 16 years. In 2006, he became a senator. In his D.C. office, he has a portrait of Eugene Debs on the wall. Debs was the Socialist Party candidate for president several times in the early days of the 20th century. In those days, the Socialist Party was rapidly growing in popularity. In 1912, Debs won nearly a million votes, 6 percent of the total. That year, the party held 1,200 public offices in 340 cities, including 79 mayors in 24 states including Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Butte, Flint, Reading and Schenectady. In 1912, the Socialist Party claimed 323 English and foreign language publications with a total circulation in excess of two million. Ralph Easley, executive director of an influential business group called the National Civic Federation, was alarmed by the “menace of Socialism” not just among workers but also in “colleges, churches and newspapers.” see COMMENTARY Page 7

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Recently, Congressman Polis became a signatory to a letter calling on the State Department not to upgrade Malaysia’s status in the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. If Congressman Polis is truly concerned about this issue why does he support the TPP which includes Malaysia, a source of human trafficking for multinationals and a country with no interest

in putting an end to this despicable practice? Malaysia, one of the 12 member nations of the TPP, was cited by the State Department as one of the worst countries in human trafficking. In a transparent attempt to garner support and make the passage of the TPP more palatable the Obama administration issued a report on human trafficking upgrading the status of Malaysia. Reports of the discovery of mass graves of undocumented workers in Malaysia point to the extent of human trafficking. Former victims describe trafficking camps in jungles with guards, barbwire and workers locked in cages. Other victims are forced into prostitution and domestic servitude. Estimates of over 80 percent of workers see LETTERS Page 8

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The Socialist Party was rebelling against the robber barons of a ruthlessly competitive capitalism. They pushed for progressive reforms to improve working conditions and the social wellbeing of workers. Soon class-conscious businessmen like Easley and leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties also started arguing for reforms, albeit milder. At the same time, the socialists faced repression particularly when they opposed U.S. entry into World War I. Socialists were persecuted merely for being anti-war — leaders (such as Debs) were jailed, elected officials were suddenly removed from office and publications were closed down. When revolutionaries overthrew the Russian czar and created the Soviet Union, many members of the U.S. Socialist Party left and formed a rival Communist Party. The Russian Bolsheviks said they were creating the first socialist state out of a feudal dictatorship of uneducated peasants. But Karl Marx had argued that socialism could emerge only out of a fully capitalist society where a working class majority had learned to assert itself as an independent force in a democracy. Historian James Weinstein once wrote that “socialism has meant the fulfillment of the promise of American democracy” to him. He mourned the fact that “the Russian Revolution Boulder Weekly

inspired a worldwide political movement that not only split the left, but also redefined socialism in the popular mind to mean (at best) a lower standard of living minus democracy.” Out of the Progressive era and the New Deal, a more stable and socially responsible capitalism would emerge with unions, social insurance and tough financial regulations. We have had three decades of policies that cut taxes for the wealthy while privatizing and shrinking the public realm. The old, nastier and more irrational capitalism has been returning. We are in a new Gilded Age of grotesque income inequality and widespread poverty wages. Imagine Bernie Sanders’ old hero, Eugene Debs, waking up in today’s America. He would find our country quite recognizable. But come hear some good news. On Sunday August 23, University of Denver economist Tracy Mott will speak from 3 to 4:30 pm on “Bernie 2016: Democratic Socialism As An Alternative to Mainstream Economics” in the Boulder Creek Room (first floor) of the Boulder Public Library at 1001 Arapahoe Ave. The lecture is free and there will be a question session and discussion afterwards. It is sponsored by Democratic Socialists of America. This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly.

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Accessible and affordable housing for artists, and all Coloradans, is a laudable goal, but Governor Hickenlooper needs to carefully consider what is and is not the proper role of state government. His role as Governor is not to force taxpayers to invest in his charitable pet projects. We’d all be better served if the taxpayers could keep their own money and choose for themselves the causes we each want to support. Kelly Maher, Executive Director Compass Colorado

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Paul Danish on Shakespeare was right on [Re: “Shakespeare, like youth, is wasted on the young. Or is it?, The Danish Plan June 25]. A little more maturity under my belt made Shakespeare a pleasure rather than an exercise in frustration. I studied his works under an actor from the old Vic theater while at the American University in Paris. Best class I had. The teacher and maturity make all the difference. I’d add one more specific reason to read it: much of our vernacular, word use, metaphor use is straight from the brilliant man’s plays. Check out an entire chapter in the invaluable reference book, Cultural Literacy. The bard ranks up there with the Bible. PCism appears to be why Ms. Dusbiber thinks in such bigoted and black and white terms. How about teach G. Garcia Marquez and F. Douglas alongside Shakespeare? Her rhetoric, I suspect, of hanging around “guilty white folk” smacks of censorship. And would hold students back, as stated by Mr. Danish. If I were her, I’d go back and study MLK. He didn’t put whites in a closet. He lifted minorities up. And lest it’s assumed I somehow find Europeans superior in some way, check it at the door. I chose a nonwhite, non-European man to marry, one who wouldn’t think of taking Shakespeare out of our minorities’ rich education. Maybe doing so at the college level would work better for some. Some can “get it” in high school. Assuming otherwise is deplorable prejudice in the guise of empathy and charity, a cruel drift to mediocrity. Maybe we in the education business should go back and watch Stand and Deliver again. Karen Lin/Longmont Boulder Weekly

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azz Gormley hasn’t despite the lack of available details. “I been an activist for didn’t know exactly what I was doing, very long. But beginbut I knew I would be climbing and ning with the 2012-13 kind of an idea of who it was anti-fracking caminvolved in terms of the adversary,” paigns in Boulder County and he says. He was contacted on most recently hanging for 40 Wednesday, July 22 and by the folhours from the St. Johns Bridge lowing Monday he was in Portland. in Portland, Oregon in an effort “We had exactly enough time to to stop the Fennica icebreaker fly out there, put our kits together, all from traveling to Shell drilling the equipment we might need, run sites in the Arctic, activism is now through some practice runs and then a lifestyle for the Boulder local. jump in the van and head to the site,” “I was what I would call a Gormley says. He was only able to slacktivist. I was aware of all these sleep for about 20 minutes in the 24 issues, I posted them on my hours leading up to the action in Facebook page, and I talked about order to “cram” everything in. them in my personal life, but that Greenpeace began developing the was it,” Gormley says. plan after Shell announced on July 13 Everything changed in the Fennica was returning to Portland Activists hanging from St. Johns Bridge in Portland, including Boulder local Razz Gormley (third October 2012 when Gormley for repairs, Sharp says. The Fennica is from left), delay the icebreaker Fennica from deploying to the Arctic on July 30. attended a Boulder County critical to Shell’s operations in the Commissioners’ meeting where Arctic, as it carries a capping stack, a they discussed the possibility of piece of equipment used to seal off lifting the fracking moratorium. underwater wells in case of an emer“Everyone just had this look of gency. But the icebreaker sustained helplessness and hopelessness,” major damage to its hull on July 3 as Gormley says. “And it triggered it headed to the drilling site in the something in me to where I could Chukchi Sea from the Aleutian not just stand by and let this hapIslands. pen.” The Bureau of Ocean Energy Later that year he met the eration. “No one is going to change this for us,” he Management estimates 29 billion folks at Frack Free Colorado, a non-profit actively explains. “The people have to come together and form barrels of oil could exist in the Chukchi Sea and Shell fighting oil and gas development throughout the state. a movement and demand change, create change ourbegan explorations in the area in 2012, although a He has been working with the group ever since. selves. Because that’s the only way that change ever range of operational and safety issues have perpetually Gormley doesn’t consider himself an environmenhappens.” delayed drilling. As a condition of the company’s pertalist per se, but rather an activist fighting oppression Through his anti-fracking work in Colorado, mit authorized by President Obama on July 22, Shell in any form. He works odd jobs to support his activGormley quickly met other activists around the coun- is unable to drill into deeper oil reserves this summer ism. “Regardless of what your issue is, they all meet at try fighting similar issues, which is how he became until the capping stack onboard the Fennica arrives. the same intersection…” he says. “It all comes from involved with Greenpeace, the organizer behind the Dangling from the St. Johns Bridge was “the most that same mindset that one life is not as valuable as bridge protest in Portland at the end of July. effective way that we saw to stop this ship” and furanother and that in ‘order to secure my benefit, I’m The organization specifically recruited 13 activists ther delay Arctic drilling, Gormley says. just going to trample all over you.’” from the “loose network of people from all over the “We’re already starting to see the effects of climate And Gormley is sincere. A self-proclaimed “hugcountry that have attended trainings and we know are change, we’ve been living them,” Gormley continues. ger,” his genuine passion for the issues he fights is “And the current situation demanded this kind of technically skilled,” says Cassady Sharp, media officer obvious as his voice cracks with emotion talking about for Greenpeace’s Arctic campaign. the state of the world we are leaving to the next genWhen Greenpeace called, Gormley didn’t hesitate, See TAKING ACTION Page 12

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action, and that’s why we did it. Not because we’re crazy or we’re radical or anything like that. But just because it’s a desperate situation.” The Fennica arrived in Portland early in the morning of July 25, met by an “unwelcome party,” comprised of “kayaktivists” and other protestors, Sharp says. While work crews immediately began repairing the vessel, Greenpeace monitored public dispatch websites for the ship’s movements. When their researchers noticed a pilot boat dispatch request for 4 a.m. the morning of Wednesday, July 29, Greenpeace deployed their bridge team. Gormley says he could hear the thousands of supporters already keeping vigil in Cathedral Park, cheering them on as they first moved onto the bridge. “They couldn’t tell what was going on at first, all they could see were headlamps bouncing around in the night,” he says. It was just before 3 a.m. “We parked, got out of the vehicles, started to set up, and I saw flashing lights and heard tires screeching. It was that quick,” he continues, previously unaware that police and fire stations were located at the end of the bridge. Fortunately for the activists, each of the 13 anchors were already setup so Gormley and the other climbers simply had to clip in, attach their equipment bags, hook up their rappel devices and drop their rope bags over the edge. “I’m just sitting there and thinking it can’t be this easy,” Gormley remembers. “So I ran through my safety check one more time, and I started to descend.” Gormley says he had “a healthy sense of fear” as he dropped over the edge but remained confident in his abilities, training and gear. More than anything he was nervously excited — aware of the impact and very real consequences this action could have. After rappelling a few feet, Gormley and the other activists stopped to clip into secondary anchors underneath the bridge, just in case any of the top anchors were tampered with. Then they continued to rappel before setting up camp 100 feet below the bridge and 100 feet above the Willamette River — just high enough to let smaller vessels pass but low enough to descend quickly and get in way of the Fennica. “We didn’t want to disrupt anything,” Gormley says. “Our goal was to stop that boat, not to jam up traffic.” The climbers were also attached to each other by taglines, long stretches of rope draping between each person, in hopes of entangling vital antennae on top of the icebreaker if it tried to squeeze past them. 12 August 13, 2015

“It seems like a month’s worth of experience happened in those 40 hours,” says Gormley, seen here descending from St. Johns Bridge.

“If they were to get tangled up in those ropes they would have had to turn around and probably would not have made it out to the Arctic this season,” Gormley says. “That’s what we were kind of banking on, and that’s what they were afraid of.” After setting up their individual camps, Gormley and the other activists let out the now-iconic yellow banners with slogans such as “Save the Arctic” and “Last Chance President Obama” followed by the hashtag “Shellno.” In addition to spreading their message, the banners served as a sunshade for the activists as afternoon temperatures ranged from 101 to 103 degrees during the 40-hour protest. “Talk about climate change, you know, in Portland,” Gormley comments. Next, they let out the bright yellow and red streamers before settling in to wait for any activity from the Fennica, all the while trying to make themselves comfortable. “If you’ve ever spent any amount of time in a climbing harness, there really is not a lot of ways to get yourself comfortable in there,” Gormley says. He hardly slept the entire 40 hours, constantly aware of the river below him and trying to move as much as possible to prevent his blood from settling and causing additional safety risks. Plus, any time he was able to doze off, a booming horn from an approaching barge usually startled him awake. But Gormley never felt alone as the crowd below continued to provide moral support, shouting their encouragement night and day. “It was unbelievable at three o’clock in the morning

to be hanging there and hear people down in the park yelling, ‘We love you; you’re our heroes,’ all night long,” he says. “Just when you would think, no this is too hard, I have to go to the bathroom really bad, and I’m so tired, and I’m so sore, and my ribs are bruised from this harness and everything else, and I can’t sleep, somebody would come by and yell something.” And although each hanging activist was equipped with plenty of food and water to stay under the bridge for days, other Greenpeace activists remained at the anchors, replenishing supplies, disposing of waste and interacting with law enforcement. After the initial police officers inspected the anchors, determined they were safe and weren’t damaging public property, the support teams were pretty much left alone, Gormley says. He didn’t interact personally with police officers during the entire campaign, but most of the interactions between Greenpeace activists and law enforcement “were pretty cordial,” Sharp says. “I think it was a mutual respect. We were there and had a job to do. And they were there and had a job to do, and we just kind of got out of each other’s way as long as we could.” All that changed by mid-afternoon on the second day, July 30, however. “Honestly we really felt that they were prioritizing Shell over people’s safety during that last showdown,” Sharp says. Earlier that morning the icebreaker moved toward the bridge, but quickly returned to port, clearly unable to pass. According to Gormley, the team from Portland Fire and Rescue used

grappling hooks to try and pull the climbers up by the taglines — an action he considers “reckless.” “We were on static systems, which are not designed to take those types of bouncing loads,” Gormley says. “That was the only time we were in danger was when we were being ‘rescued.’” After the support teams on the bridge called 911 and explained the dangers of the rescuers’ method, the bouncing stopped. Soon after, the taglines were cut altogether. “At this point it was clear their only mission was to get Shell through there,” Gormley says. By this time all the activists were exhausted and it was the hottest part of the day, “when we were all just lethargic and really feeling it,” Gormley says. Then a police officer rappelled off the bridge, announcing the activists could either lower themselves, or have their ropes cut and be lowered. “That freaked some people out because any time you hear ‘cut your ropes’ when you’re relying on them,” Gormley says. “A couple of our climbers hearing this and knowing what was coming elected to descend onto boats below them,” he continues. “One of our climbers did not engage them, made no contact when they attempted to contact him, so they cut his rope and lowered him down to the boat.” With three climbers out of the way, the Fennica again began moving towards the bridge. Gormley and the remaining activists scrambled to reconnect their taglines by tossing the ropes in throw bags towards each other, hoping they would tangle midair. They even lowered ropes into the water, hoping a Greenpeace boat could tie them together and they could drag them back up before being stopped. Despite these last-ditch efforts, the Fennica was able to pass under St. Johns Bridge just before 6 p.m. surrounded by kayaktivists continuing to protest. Gormley says watching the icebreaker pass under the bridge “was really heartbreaking,” and he laments the lost opportunity to further delay the ship’s departure. “If we had just a little more time, or a little more support we really could have kept that boat in port for another couple of days probably,” he says. “What if the supporters had gone onto the railroad bridge with Jonah Majure, or what if they had come to our bridge and prevented the cops from cutting our climbers down? There were easily a thousand people there. If they had joined into the action, we may still be there.” Majure, part of Portland-based activist group Rising Tide, locked himBoulder Weekly

news self to a railroad bridge with a U-lock around his neck. Authorities had to cut him down, further delaying the Fennica before it reached St. Johns Bridge. It was equally devastating, Gormley says, to see kids on the riverbank crying when he reached shore. “They had kind of identified the boat as the bad guy, so to speak, and us, all of the kayaktivists and the climbers, as the heroes. And they saw the heroes lose,” he says. After the Fennica passed, Gormley rappelled towards a waiting canoe, while a nearby police boat backed off. “I was expecting cuffs and instead I lowered into a [group of ] kayaks, people gave me water and snacks, people brought me over to the shore and I got hugs and microphones,” Gormley says. He was never even approached by law enforcement, never asked for identification and received no form of citation or fine. “Once the boat got through, they seemed to lose all interest,” he says. Only two activists were charged with misdemeanors, Sharp says, and a few others received civil citations. But despite the Fennica’s return to the Arctic early last week, Gormley and Greenpeace consider their efforts in Portland a victory. Sharp spoke of the quick and efficient level of collaboration between the Greenpeace action and local groups on the riverbank and in the water, delaying the Fennica’s departure for as long as they did and raisCourtesy Razz Gormley ing world-wide awareness of Arctic drilling. “At some point all those people that were watching around the world realized that the collective will of a handful of people was more powerful than an 8,000-ton icebreaker,” Gormley adds. “We had ropes and our bodies and the kayaktivists down below, and we stopped them. They blinked. They turned around.” Plus, the events in Portland have reinvigorated the activist community in Boulder and throughout Colorado, Gormley says, although he currently doesn’t have any plans for large-scale actions like the St. Johns Bridge campaign here in Colorado. Gormley on the banks of the But this all could change in the near future. Willamette River after the Up to this point, according to Gormley, citizenFennica had passed. led political processes to thwart oil and gas development have worked. “People across the whole Front Range worked extremely hard to protect their communities from fracking,” he says. He references the success of voter-passed fracking bans in Lafayette and Longmont, as well as the moratoriums in Fort Collins, Boulder and Broomfield. However, with the exception of Boulder, all of these initiatives are being systematically challenged, overturned and appealed in Colorado courts. “Now we’re having democracy subverted by corporations and by our elected officials and appointees like the COGCC,” Gormley continues. “So I can see how in the very near future it could start to come to this [non-violent community protest] in Colorado. Once we have no other recourse people are going to take to the streets to stop this because we have no other options. Because we have exhausted every other possibility.” Frack Free Colorado and other activist partners have already sponsored two non-violent community defense trainings this year and plan on hosting more. Gormley says Greenpeace and other organizations also routinely offer training classes in Colorado. He emphasizes the fundamental role training played in the success of the St. Johns Bridge action, especially considering the risk involved. “I think that it’s important to know how to interact with law enforcement in these situations, to not put yourself in any undue risk, what to say when you’re approached and how to get your message out properly,” he says. “I think that its important for people to engage in things like this, but I think that they need to know how to do it safely and responsibly.” Gormley encourages people to contact Frack Free Colorado to get involved with their efforts around the state. “And it doesn’t have to be hanging off a bridge or jumping in front of a truck with your bicycle,” he says. “Everyone wanted to take me out for a beer and pat me on the back after [Portland] and that’s not why I did this and that’s not what I care about,” Gormley concludes. “If you want to say thank you, then rise up and join us.”

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THE SPRINGFORD MURDERS Journalist/author needs your help to fill in the blanks in the final years of a troubled young man’s life by Caitlin Rockett

n a case that made national headlines nearly a decade ago, Brent Springford brutally murdered his affluent and doting parents, Winston “Brent” Sr. and Charlotte Springford, at their home in Montgomery, Alabama, on Thanksgiving Day in 2004. Journalist and author Mark Pinsky has studied the Springford case for a number of years, and is in the process of writing a book — Murder & Madness in Montgomery — about Brent Jr.’s decent into madness, and the murder that madness begat. As Pinsky has delved deeper and deeper, he’s found more questions than answers about Brent’s life in the final years leading up to the bloody murders in Montgomery — questions he believes could be answered with the help of those closest to Brent at the time: friends of the family, former classmates, his widow, Carolyn Scoutt, and her now grown children. It is the search for such persons that brought Pinsky to Boulder Weekly in hopes that sharing Brent’s story might help him find Brent’s missing family and others who may have interacted with Brent during the critical years before he killed his parents. This is part two of that story.

A beautiful autumn day It was the beginning of a beautiful autumn day — Nov. 26, 2004, the day after Thanksgiving — when Michael Shelton arrived at the home of Brent Sr. and Charlotte Springford in the plush Garden District of Montgomery, Alabama. Shelton, along with two other men, came to the restored 1920s home on Hull Street to continue laying tile in the newly renovated kitchen. Well acquainted with the Springford family, having done a number of projects for them over the years, Shelton had keys to the house, as well as alarm codes. But the tranquility of the morning belied what Shelton and his men were about to find inside. Entering the home from the four-car garage, Shelton found the alarm reset was not on, and the couple’s Jaguar gone. Brent Sr.’s usually organized office space was in complete disarray. Making their way through the downstairs of the house, the men found more signs of struggle — the library was asunder, as was the living area. They suspected a burglary. Calling out for Brent Sr. and Charlotte, Shelton and another man made their way upstairs — their feet had barely hit the landing at the top when they saw what was unmistakably dried blood. 14 August 13, 2015

Within half an hour, the home on Hull Street was a crime scene.

Blood everywhere The first person to see the bodies of Brent Sr. and Charlotte Springford was Michael Shelton’s boss, Jerry Armstrong, owner of Armstrong Construction. Armstrong was also a manager at the Pepsi Cola Bottling Company in Luverne, Alabama, where Brent Sr. was president. In 2014, Armstrong gave an interview to the Alabama News Network and said that in addition to his professional relationship with Brent, he was also a close friend. It was Armstrong who Shelton called after finding blood at the top of the stairs in the Springford home. Armstrong instructed his employees to leave the house while he called the cops, then he raced to Hull Street. He raced to a nightmare, to a scene that would haunt him forever. “It was the worst day of my life. No doubt,”

Armstrong told the Alabama News Network in July 2014, almost 10 years after the murders. “It was a lot of blood — lots of blood. And it was in a couple of different areas. It was pretty obvious that something really, really bad had happened.” The Springfords had been beaten, quite literally within an inch of their lives. And as they lay dying, gasping for air, their throats had been cut, nearly to the point of decapitation. A murder like this — affluent, community philanthropists and leaders of a business that brought significant money to Crenshaw County, where the bottling plant was located — sent the town into a near pitchfork-wielding frenzy. “Because this was so horrific and this was so prominent, you can imagine the pressure on the police,” Pinsky says. And it didn’t take long for fingers to start pointing in the direction of the Springfords’ unhinged son, 28-year-old Brent Jr. However, Brent Jr. (who will be referred to simply as “Brent” from this point forward) was residing in Colorado at the time, and hadn’t been expected home for Thanksgiving. In fact, no one had seen him, nor was there any evidence at the crime scene that could soundly lead investigators to Brent. “All they had at the crime scene was a fingerprint in the hallway [that belonged to Brent] and no way to date the fingerprint since he grew up there,” Pinsky says. Still, Brent was named a “person of interest” by authorities, but it would take days before they could pinpoint his whereabouts.

All eyes on Colorado According to news reports from 2004, police hadn’t heard from or seen Brent until the afternoon of Monday, Nov. 29. He was located in Weld County, Colorado, where he shared a home with his wife, Carolyn Scoutt, and her children from a previous marriage. Brent and Scoutt married when he was 24 and she was 48. At this point, he was officially not a suspect in the crime. Two Montgomery-based homicide investigators traveled to Greeley to link up with local investigators to conduct the first face-to-face interviews with Brent and his wife. Police reports of initial interviews with Brent and Scoutt, as well as Pinsky’s subsequent interviews with Boulder Weekly

news Montgomery detectives show that the couLouisville Police Department, he asked ple denied Brent having any involvement him why they arrested a sleep deprived, with his parent’s death. drugged man with no legal representation “Brent denied everything, but he was at a mental hospital. real vague and shaky on enough things the “‘Weren’t you afraid that what you got cops knew something wasn’t right,” claims from him would later be suppressed?’” Pinsky, who has interviewed many of the Pinsky says he asked. “He said, ‘Yes, I was, law enforcement personnel involved with but at that point all we had was one fingerthis case. “[Brent and his wife] were backprint that we couldn’t use. I just decided to to-back interviewed in Greeley and the roll the dice. Let the lawyers worry about it cops are pulling all these tricks — typical, later.’” legal cop tricks — when both interviews This is not the last time Brent was likeBrent Springford Jr. (left) moved to Boulder in search of spiritual enlightenment. were over they said, ‘Do you mind if we fol- He may have found it in the form of an evil spirit who instructed him to beat his ly placed in a bad position by the police. doting and affluent parents, Brent Sr. and Charlotte (right) to death on low you back to the house to make sure you Thanksgiving Day 2004 at their home in Montgomery, Alabama. Defense team sources claim that on Jan. 1, get home safely?’” 2005, while Brent was in the Boulder Brent and Scoutt agreed, and invited County Jail, he wrote another confession, investigators into their home, where the cops began was returning his calls. He said he was overcome with again in agonizing detail. The defense team believes questioning the children. grief. that document was intended to be turned over to a “The story was still that Brent had been there all He also admitted on air, however, that he was in a defense attorney, instead it wound up in the hands of week and he’d had Thanksgiving dinner with them — mental facility in Lousiville, Colorado and that he had a sheriff ’s deputy. and then that becomes a little shaky and vague,” been diagnosed as bipolar. From the transcript of his first confession at the Pinsky says. He called WSFA several times. Louisville Police Department, it is clear that investiFrom Pinsky’s interviews with investigators, we “I’ve heard that detectives [Mike] Myrick and gators were leveraging Brent’s deep devotion to know that at some point during this round of quesDavis suspect me for the murder of my parents,” Carolyn Scoutt, who they did not know at this time tioning, Brent’s wife ordered her husband out of the Brent said during one of the phone calls. (Pinsky was legally Brent’s wife. house, but continued to support the story that he notes that he is not aware of any detective involved in “They kept implying that if he didn’t give them never left Colorado over the holiday. the case by the name of Davis, and that Brent may what they wanted, they were gonna go after [Scoutt,] But one member of the house, a young man who have been confused in using this name.) involve her somehow,” Pinsky says. “And this seemed had become a sort of unofficial foster child, drummed “I’ve heard they are trying to build a case against to push him over into implicating himself in great up the nerve to privately tell investigators Brent was me, and I don’t know what this is about,” Brent said. detail.” not at home in Colorado over Thanksgiving. “I cannot believe all of this is happening. Please help Brent admitted he had been in Alabama on And the shaky foundation Brent and his family as I find out more information that I need to answer. Thanksgiving Day, waiting for his parents when they tried to build as an alibi came crashing down. I will call the media and will let them know I am not came home from lunch with his mother’s family. hiding or avoiding anything.” Within an hour of investigators leaving Brent’s Though he no longer had a key to their house, Brent At this time, Brent still had no legal representahome, he drove himself to Mountain Crest Behavioral had broken in through the one window that wasn’t Clinic in Fort Collins where he had received psychiat- tion, and his communications with the media were connected to the alarm system. Then he waited, an ax ric care in the past, but the clinic had no available doing him no favors. The hospital staff at Centennial handle nearby. beds. From there he was sent to Poudre Valley Peaks eventually put a stop to the media calls, and The Montgomery district attorney who would created a list of people who he could call and fax. Hospital to await transfer to another mental health later push to have Brent sentenced to death, Ellen Finally, the Montgomery Police Department got a Brooks, told the Alabama News Network that when facility that had room, Centennial Peaks in Louisville. murder arrest warrant for Brent. Hospital and police Brent was seeking help because he was tormented Brent’s parents didn’t immediately die after the beatrecords show that at around midnight on Dec. 9, by visions of violence. He told admitting staff he ing, their son grabbed a knife from the kitchen and 2004, two Montgomery detectives, two Weld County might have done something “crazy.” nearly severed their heads. deputies and two Louisville police officers came to “He gives a very damning intake statement,” “As he (Brent) put it,” Brooks told the television take Brent out of the psychiatric facility and into cusPinsky says. “He tells them ‘I’m having visions of station in 2014, “[he] ‘didn’t want to hear them blood, I may have killed my parents,’ stuff like that, so tody — but they didn’t take him straight to Boulder breathing anymore.’” they immediately admit him for a 72-hour lock up.” County Jail, which is where protocol would have dicThough he was to give slightly varying accounts Around noon the following day, police arrive at tated him being sent. Instead, they took him to the later — sometimes there was a discussion with his Poudre Valley, where Brent was being held in the Louisville Police Department, which was, as most parents before he bludgeoned them, sometimes not — emergency room, and attempted to speak with Brent, small-town departments would be at such an hour, he was clear that he committed the murders. but nurses forbade any interaction because he had In a taped confession after his arrest, Brent said mostly locked up and silent. been heavily medicated. However, police learned his father had threatened to sell the Colorado home According to Pinsky’s interviews with quickly that Brent’s hospital intake statement was Brent shared with Scoutt and her children. Brent said Montgomery police officers, Brent was taken to a incriminating, to say the least, and they obtained a he thought if he “surprised them” he could keep them storage room in the Louisville Police Department, court order that allowed them to move Brent to from severing ties. given his Miranda rights and questioned for six hours Centennial Peaks Hospital, where he was officially Another motive for the crime was far more… straight. arrested. mystical. And frightening. “Apparently he hadn’t slept for 24 hours and he At this time, Brent’s behavior turned — he shifted was, apparently, still under the influence of psychotro“His story, in various versions, was that a demonic from admitting that he may have killed his parents pic drugs,” Pinsky says. “He was babbling according to spirit named Akasha appeared to him several weeks and began calling news outlets in Montgomery and before [the murders] and was ordering him what to surveillance tapes.” telling them he didn’t commit the crime. His initial “I looked at the arrest form for Louisville and they do,” says Pinsky. call to WSFA News in Montgomery was made on The name Akasha has some antecedence in had to give what the condition of the person under Dec. 2, 2004 — a week after his parent’s murders. In Sanskrit, which is the language of Hinduism, where it arrest was — was there any indication of any mental the approximately seven minute phone call, he is defined as a basic element akin to fire, earth and difficulties,” Pinsky says. “Blank. It was blank on the claimed he had only just learned of his parent’s deaths Louisville arrest form.” water. But one can also find reference to Akasha in and funeral — none of his family members had conLater, when Pinsky interviewed one of the tacted Brent to inform him and he claimed no one Montgomery police officers who took Brent to the See MURDERS Page 16 Boulder Weekly

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contemporary pop culture — Anne Rice’s novel The Queen of the Damned features a vampiric creature named Akasha. It seems unlikely, given Brent’s propensity for spirituality and Eastern philosophy, that his version of Akasha would have come from such a shallow place, but his account of how he “met” Akasha was rather earthly. During an interview with Mary Kottenstette, a paralegal in the Boulder County public defenders office, Brent claimed to have met a man at Whole Foods in Boulder who called himself Akasha. Brent was clear that the “meeting” made him feel good — indeed, it made him feel blessed. Eventually, it was Akasha who told Brent that something good would come from visiting his parents, and it was Akasha who said this trip should be made in secret by bus. “God only knows where Brent got the name Akasha, but that was his story,” Pinsky says. “Somebody made him do it, and in his story it was a malevolent spirit. Others suspected a more earthly intervention... ”

A fight for life It took time before Brent was extradited to Alabama, but he was eventually flown back to Montgomery in police escort in February 2005. “He had a couple visits from his wife while he was in Boulder County Jail, then when he was sent to Montgomery County Jail, his wife never visited but twice sent him a very strange note saying, ‘We support you. If you get the death penalty we’ll come out to be with you,’” Pinsky says. The state appointed Brent two private attorneys — Jay Lewis and Bill Blanchard. Both were prominent in Montgomery and both had defended in capital murder cases before. “They began trying to save this kid’s life, essentially,” Pinsky says. “The first line of defense was not guilty by reason of insanity — if they could sell it.” But it was a hard sell. Brent had purchased a mask and gloves before going to his parent’s home on Thanksgiving Day, making the killings look planned. Even so, the defense continued, for a time, to build the case that Brent was mentally ill before he committed the murders. They traveled out West to talk to doctors who had seen Brent and diagnosed him as bipolar. They eventually brought in Pinsky’s sister-in-law, Susan Wardell, a social worker and attorney who they hoped could help keep Brent from being sentenced to death. It was Wardell who, years later, would tell Pinsky about this case of an intelligent, altruistic young man who seemingly went off the rails and murdered his parents. “The feeling was that Brent never would have done this on his own,” Pinsky says of the defense teams’ belief. “It made no sense. He went to Montgomery to talk to his parents about reconciling, to keep the money going. Brent [told investigators], ‘I didn’t want my family thrown out in the cold.’ Well, killing his parents wasn’t going to stop that process. They’re dead, they can’t send any more money.” The only logical way that murder could have been viewed as a path to keeping the Colorado home and the money flowing, is if someone thought that Brent would inherit his parents’ estate if they were murdered. Which would be true only if the murder went unsolved. 16 August 13, 2015

news The Springford property in Montgomery was a Montgomery or was he manipulated by someone else, multimillion-dollar estate, and according to Brent Sr. someone more real, as many of the law enforcement and Charlotte’s will, it was to be split 50/50 between officers and defense team members involved in the their two children. case believe? Did Brent talk to his parents to try to Pinsky claims that in his interviews with defense save the house and keep money flowing to his wife team members, they revealed that Scoutt spoke with and her children, or did he leave Fort Collins intent the defense team numerous times in a general manner upon murder? We may never know for sure, but it is about her inheritance rights. And according to Pinsky, possible that a little more clarity may emerge if author recorded Boulder County Jail conversations between Mark Pinsky is finally able to locate the friends and Brent and his wife show Scoutt raised the question of family he is hoping to find. inheritance to her husband, but he cut her off. Pinsky has a handwritten letter from Brent to Scoutt in • • • • which he explained to his wife that he had fear that Breaking: Another body enters the such comments would sound bad if the call was being picture monitored. Since Boulder Weekly began working on this series This wasn’t the only time Brent tried to protect approximately two weeks ago, an unusual and disturbhis wife. Written correspondence from Brent to his ing event in Wyoming has come to light. On June 24, defense team appears to demonstrate his primary goal a 60-year-old man by the name of Richard Campbell was to protect his wife, and in many ways, this created was found dead of a gunshot wound at 1074 Old grief for Brent’s attorneys. Highway 85, just 10 miles from downtown Newcastle, “In emails, in particular between three members of Wyoming. the defense team, there’s increasing frustration because The property where Campbell’s body was found is … Brent didn’t want them to talk to [his wife]. And owned by Carolyn Scoutt, Brent’s widow. he would say she wasn’t being respected when they Despite the investigation still being open, officers did go to talk to her. He would not allow her to be from the Weston County, Wyoming Sheriff ’s called as a witness.” Department were able to provide Boulder Weekly with However, Scoutt’s devotion to her husband was some details about the case. waning — as the years wore on, Scoutt ceased comWhile Sgt. Patrick Watsabaugh could not provide munications with Brent. an exact number, he says that Campbell had been livDespite complications — ing on the property for between 9 Brent’s ardent protection of his wife and 10 years. His investigation, he and Scoutt’s deteriorating commusays, has not yet revealed how the CONTACT INFO: If you have nications with her husband — the two became acquainted. information that might help Mark defense team needed her help in “This was not a cohabitation Pinsky further his investigation into the life of Brent Springford, please with Carolyn Scoutt,” says Sgt. getting Brent to accept a deal that contact him at osopinsky@aol. Patrick Watsabaugh, the lead would change his plea from not com. You can read more about investigator for the case. “They guilty by reason of insanity to the author and his work at his website, markpinsky.com. lived in separate residences that guilty, saving him from the death share the same numerical penalty by giving Brent life in pris[address].” on without the chance for parole. Watsabaugh’s investigation has not yet determined The defense team essentially dictated Scoutt the whether Campbell was paying Scoutt rent or rendering letter and she sent it to Brent, who finally accepted maintenance-like services in exchange for a place to live. the plea bargain. Campbell’s body was found face up on a bed in his After four years, a change of venue and countless hours trying to control Brent’s erratic behavior, he was residence. The firearm, a Brazilian copy of a Winchester Model 92, was found lying on top of the sentenced to life in prison without parole on Dec. 4, body. 2008. He was sent first to Kilby Correctional Facility At this time Campbell’s death is being investigatfor a 90-day evaluation, then to his new permanent ed as an unattended death until the coroner’s report is home at Donaldson Correction Facility in Bessemer, completed. Alabama, where the state’s most violent and mentally Watsabaugh says that police have interviewed unstable criminals are housed. Scoutt, and she is not a suspect at this time. In a letter to his lawyer, Brent asked if he could Weston County Sheriff Bryan Colvard says there is arrange to be put in a cell block with all white men an insurance policy for Campbell in which Scoutt over 60 because he wanted a placid environment. is named as a beneficiary. However, the sheriff ’s “It was like he was calling the Marriott. He just office does not yet have that insurance policy in didn’t get that wasn’t the way things operated, but hand. it wasn’t because he was a grabby kid, it’s just that “It looks like an apparent suicide, but there’s so he had everything,” says Pinsky. “Even his unanticimuch involved,” Colvard says. “I don’t think there’s pated needs were met. And then when he asked for any doubt in some people’s minds that [Campbell] things his parents almost never turned him down did pull the trigger, but there’s so much more involved until the very end.” that leads us to believe… there’s more to it, that’s Brent spent five years in prison, but on Oct. 8, what I can say.” 2013, he was found unresponsive in his cell and taken At least for now, it would seem that author to Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham where Mark Pinsky knows where to look for at least one he was pronounced dead. 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BY BOULDER WEEKLY STAFF EPA WON’T PAY FINES FOR ANIMAS RIVER SPILL, CRITICS CRY FOR ACCOUNTABILITY In the week since the Environmental Protection Agency accidentally triggered a toxic spill into the Animas River, critics are stepping up their disapproval of the agency’s response to the disaster. From Capitol Hill lawmakers to state governors and Native America tribes, groups across the West are demanding the EPA be held accountable for damage to the environment. The EPA is taking heat for waiting a day to notify states that the spill had occurred and for grossly underestimating their initial estimate of spilled wastewater. According to the Washington Times, the agency won’t be paying fines for the spill, despite fining other businesses, agencies and individuals who cause environmental damage. “Sovereign immunity. The government doesn’t fine itself,” Thomas L. Sansonetti, former assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s division of environment and natural resources, told the Washington Times. A mining and safety team sent by the EPA triggered the spill in the abandoned Gold King Mine, north of Silverton, Colorado, on Wednesday, Aug. 5 while working with

heavy machinery to pump out contaminated water that had been leaking into Cement Creek. The burst of water, laden with heavy metals and sediment — estimated at more than 3 million gallons — coursed through the creek into the Animas River. New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez was less than thrilled with how the EPA handled informing her state about the spill. Chris Sanchez, spokesperson for the downriver governor, said in a statement that the Southern Ute Tribe told their office about the toxic discharge headed their way. “The Governor is disturbed by the lack of information provided by the EPA to our environmental agencies in New Mexico and strongly believes that people in our communities downstream deserve to have all the information about this situation,” Sanchez said in a statement. Gov. Martinez isn’t the only politician upset by the agency’s actions post-blowout. Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner, along with Rep. Scott Tipton sent a letter to the EPA on Aug. 7 urging the agency to take swift action to communicate results of testing and commit to longterm monitoring and cleanup efforts. The White House has yet to make a statement on the spill, instead deferring questions to the EPA.

The EPA is testing to determine exactly what is in the water, but early reports say copper, iron and zinc are among the metals flowing through the river. There are currently no estimates on the cost of cleaning the spill. Officials in San Juan and La Plata counties have closed the river from the San Juan County line to the border of New Mexico until further notice and are urging residents to cut back on water use. The EPA says the spill will not harm people, but impacts on wildlife are unclear. Colorado Parks and Wildlife placed 108 fingerling trout in cages along the Animas River on Aug. 6 to assess impacts to wildlife. So far, one fish has died. Fish long ago fled from existing pollution in Cement Creek and the upper Animas, but the traveling contaminants will reach far beyond the previous pollution. The Colorado Department of Public Health does not anticipate adverse health effects from limited exposure to metals in the water. However, they advise people to avoid contact with yellow- or orangecolored water and sediment. The mustard colored water crossed into New Mexico on Friday, Aug. 7, and the plume of contamination is making its way to Lake Powell on the border of Arizona and Utah. — Mollie Putzig

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forefront of people’s considerations about water now and water policies.” Although environmental concerns are what is most associated with water rights and issues, water is important to every aspect of Colorado society. “Everyone has their interests in water,” Havey says. “There’s agricultural water, industrial, municipal, recreational flows and instream flows to keep the watersheds healthy. So there is a variety of interests.” With the water in Colorado being such an important factor for various

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film on Aug. 6 in Denver and proceeds from the event will allow the production company to place 2,000 DVDs in public and school libraries across the state without charge. The documentary will air on 9News’ Channel 20 on Aug. 31 at 7:00 p.m. in addition to screenings in 10 different cities from August to November across Colorado. For those who wish to delve deeper into water issues, beyond what the film emphasizes, there is a companion book of the same name by Stephen Grace.

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relationships evolved they began taking road trips to climbing destinations in Yosemite, Utah and Colorado. “We used climbing as an excuse for driving around,” says Brendan. They continued to climb together as they both attended San Francisco State University, where Chloe pursued nursing and Brendan majored in kinesiology. After graduating, Brendan took a job as an emergency room technician in San Francisco but quickly found himself enthralled by the paramedics and decided that was what he wanted to do. Meanwhile, they found themselves climbing so often in Colorado that they decided it was time to relocate. Brendan enrolled in a paramedics program in Edwards, Colorado, which led to his current career as a firefighter/paramedic for West Metro Fire Rescue in Lakewood. Meanwhile, Chloe integrated herself in the Denver nursing community and got a job as a trauma nurse at Denver Health Medical Center. They had their first child, Sky, when Chloe was 25. When Sky was only 8 months old they took a family climbing trip to Greece and it was on that trip that Chloe thought it would be fun to have another child. Brendan agreed, but he knew with a second baby they’d have to make another change in order to maintain their road-tripping, adventure lifestyle. “OK, but then we need a van,” Brendan remembers telling Chloe at the time. After returning from Greece, the Couvreuxes brought two new additions into their family: a second baby boy, Tao, and a 1986 Volkswagon Westfalia. After refurbishing the van to properly house and sleep two adults and two children, the new family of four began taking climbing trips across the country. The 1986 Westfalia is not the van, however, that is currently transporting the Couvreuxes. On the day before Halloween, 2013, while driving the entire family back from Bishop, California on a two-lane road in the middleof-nowhere Nevada, the van driftsee ROCK Page 26

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hard to believe that the Rocky Mountain Folks ists who play there, so the music often transcends expectations no Festival is celebrating its 25th year on Friday, matter how high. And why wouldn’t it? August 14. I know I should be happy for the nice It’s got to be quite a motivating sight to stand on the stage people at Planet Bluegrass. After all, they started and look out at that sea of enthusiastic, smiling humanity, a crowd this celebration of great music and songwriting from scratch and of 4,000 festavarians that spans infants to great-grandparents. have now grown it into one of the nation’s most beloved festivals. And how many venues have a mountain river running right But in all honesty, a little part of me is frustrated with this whole through them or an old silo set against a dramatic backdrop of 25-year thing. red and yellow cliffs that are located only a couple hundred feet You see, the Folks Festival is pretty important to me, and my from a charming wooden structure filled with a bottomless supply family. We have used this Wikimedia Commons/ Phil Konstantin Courtesy Kasey Chambers Courtesy Mary Gauthier Courtesy Shane Koyczan annual gathering of song as a de facto family reunion for quite a while now, 16 years I’m told. Truth is, I once stopped in on a Sunday night by myself back in the ’90s to catch Nanci Griffith and explain to her why I had put her in the acknowledgments of my first book on domestic Single day tickets are still available for Friday, August 14 for the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival. Along with Sufjan Stevens, Friday’s lineup includes (from left to right) Kasey Chambers, Shane Koyczan, Peter Yarrow, Mary Gauthier terrorism, so personally, I’m and others. really at 17 years. Yes, it was a somewhat bizarre explanation but that’s a different story. of New Belgium beer? Hey, even nature can be improved upon The point here is, while I’m glad the festival has made it to with the right fermentation process. 25, all I can think about is the eight years I’ve missed… eight fesSo while it’s admittedly fun to see some of today’s best-known tivals I can never get back; 24 full days of live performances that singer-songwriters and bands in such a remarkable setting, for me, never made it into my memory. What did I miss? It’s not like I the best part is being surprised by some new talent I’ve never can buy an album and find out. heard before. That’s because the real magic of the Folks Festival is the live Every year, I query Planet Bluegrass communications guru performances with their unpredictability. Sure, you can check out Brian Eyster as to who will be my biggest surprise at Folks Fest. the schedule and plan to watch this or that act with whom you’re By now he must know my taste pretty well because his predicalready familiar, but you can’t predict what you’ll see. The Planet see Folks Festival Page 30 Bluegrass Ranch in Lyons tends to bring out the best in the artBoulder Weekly

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I 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. — 7:00 p.m. to 8:30pm — Taarka Mary Chapin Carpenter Can’t wait to prove him don’t think any of us fully 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. — & Shawn Colvin right again. understood what had just Mary Gauthier 9:00 p.m. to 10:30pm — Another, more obvirolled over us, but we all 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. — Jason Isbell Peter Yarrow ous artist of intrigue this knew it was powerful. I will 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. — Sunday, August 16, 2015 year, is Friday night leave it at that. Shane Koyczan & The 10:00 a.m. — Gates Open headliner Sufjan Stevens. You don’t want to miss Short Story Long 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. 7:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. — — Honoring 25 Years of This indie artist has this Friday at the Folk’s Kasey Chambers Folks (Gospel Set) developed a large and Festival. Australian-born 9:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. — Noon to 1:00 p.m. — loyal following by creatsinger/songwriter extraorSufjan Stevens Heather Maloney 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. — ing about as diverse a dinaire Kasey Chambers Saturday, August 15, 2015 The Family Crest collection of music as one will be playing just ahead 10:00 a.m. — Gates Open 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. — could imagine. Whether of Sufjan Stevens. I have 11:00 a.m. to Noon — The Waifs Connor Garvey 5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. — his insight is wrapped in seen Chambers — whose 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. — The Wood Brothers pure folk, orchestral music is perhaps best Session Americana 6:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. — inklings or synth-pop, described as gritty country 2:00 p.m to 3:15 p.m. — Richard Thompson The Pine Hill Project: Lucy 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. — Stevens delivers a dose of rock right out of the Kaplansky & Richard Gillian Welch hyper-creativity, personal Lucinda Williams ilk — tragedy, optimism and three times now over the humanity like no one years, and I have been else. Watching his show more impressed each time. is like having a thinking She is currently touring in person’s carnival performing in your support of her first studio album in four Lincoln Memorial in 1963 as he delivhead. So it’s up to you; sit around Friday ered his “I Have a Dream” speech? And years, Bittersweet, which has been receiving some pretty exceptional reviews. twiddling your thumbs or go have a life- he has been involved in nearly every And if you decide to make it a full changing experience at the Planet major social justice movement since. day, Folks Fest Friday kicks off with Bluegrass Ranch (yes, there are still sinA while back, I had the chance to the Songwriter Showcase, which puts gle day tickets available for Friday). introduce my then 15-year-old son Sam some of the best writers and performAnd it’s not just Sufjan Stevens. to Peter who gave him a huge hug and ers from this year’s week-long song From where I sit, Friday’s lineup is as immediately started asking him about school on the stage. The performances strong as any single day I can remember his school and bullying and what was in my 25-minus-8 years at Folks Fest. I being done to create a safe learning envi- are always impressive and filled of the kind of hope and humility that comes have had the pleasure of interviewing ronment for all students. Pretty cool with having your art recognized. The and/or getting to know just about every- moment for me, watching the two of showcase is also a great way to hear the one in the Friday lineup over the last them engaged in conversation over an music you just might be buying in a decade or so. important issue of our time. few years. Take Mary Gauthier, a true writer’s It seems that making the world a Taarka hits the stage next, and I suswriter. If she couldn’t play guitar she’d better place is not a job one retires from. pect this will be one of those surprises have made a great journalist. I’ve had the In fact, I would argue that Peter Yarrow for me. The group plays a combo of pleasure of hanging around during and his music of encouragement and his Mary’s songwriting classes a few times at belief that together we can overcome the Gypsy jazz, Celtic, bluegrass and rock that sounds like it should be quite a kick. the Planet Bluegrass Song School over obstacles to creating a more loving, I’d love to tell you about Saturday the years and she never fails to inspire peaceful and sustainable world are as and Sunday but it would just make you my own writing even though it’s the pertinent today as ever, perhaps even crazy because those days are really tuneless sort. more so. great but unfortunately already sold She understands how to peel back a Which brings me to the next Friday out. I’ll just say that a couple of evestory until all the pain and vulnerability act, Shane Koyczan. I honestly don’t that life can throw our way is exposed to have a word for what Koyczan does. He’s nings spent with Jason Isbell and Gillian Welch will be something spelight and transformed into a naked truth a wizard or something. He uses the cial below the cliffs, by the river, with a that can knock you right out of your power of the spoken word set to music cold 1554 in hand. seat. And I hear her Cajun cooking is to tell stories through poem that will It is abundantly clear that the folks at pretty good too, but I’ve yet to get a taste move you in a manner that simply canPlanet Bluegrass pulled out all the stops of that. not be explained. Not kidding. And then there’s Peter Yarrow. Think Last time Koyczan came to Lyons — for this 25th anniversary of the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival. I know one about that. What can you say about a which was the first time the Canadian guy whose music and activism have been had ever performed in the U.S. — by the group of family and friends who are very so critical to changing the way our time he finished his first poem titled “To appreciative of their efforts, and I suspect nation thinks that he wound up standing This Day,” I had tears running down my there are many more who feel the same. Congratulations on 25 years. with Martin Luther King Jr. at the face. I looked to my right and my whole Boulder Weekly

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ON THE BILL: Grand Opening Shows. Nissi’s 2675 North Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757, www.nissis.com. Aug 22 Moses Jones and the Smooth Expressions Aug 28 REMember “REM Tribute” & Hey Lady! “A Tribute to the B-52s”

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ith a quick glance at the Nissi’s stage, one would think the pompadour wearin’, low voiced, gold jacketed, hip swingin’ singer was Elvis Presley himself. Upon closer inspection and a realization that it’s 2015, you’d notice the crooner was in fact Shelvis and her band the Roustabouts. On July 31, the Denver group took to Nissi’s to ring in frontwoman Lori Muha’s 50th birthday with a crowd of happy [Sh]Elvis fans. And as Muha celebrates a new chapter, so does Nissi’s. After closing 20 days for remodeling, the Lafayette music hall/restaurant is back in business and better than ever. Some of the renovations include centralizing the stage, increasing the dancefloor, adding a general admission section and updating the decor for a modern vibe. “It was starting to look like a middle-aged cruise ship. The yellows and oranges weren’t working for me anymore,” says Nissi’s owner Marc Gitlin. “Changing the look of the club was part of having that more sleek look.” And Gitlin knows what he’s talking about. Hailing from New York City, he’s had the bar business in his blood for generations, starting with his grandma in the ’60s. He’s been running businesses his whole career starting right after college, in the late ’80s, when he became the manager of Caroline’s Comedy Club. “The guy left and asked me to run this major club,” he says. “Those were the days. I just found this list of comics I used to book — Jon Stewart, Dennis

Gitlin opted for a sleeker look for the newly renovated Nissi’s.

ect to start. He had been a customer at Leary, Ray Romano, Louis C.K. I paid these guys $30 a night to do 30 minutes Nissi’s and then started consulting for the venue, which was hitting some hard — these guys were struggling comics.” He then went on to manage another financial times. Gitlin bought the place in 2009 and turned bar in upstate New Courtesy of Marc Gitlin it into what it is York for a few years now. As he renewed before moving to his lease this year, he Boulder County in says he took it as a 1995. chance for a much“A friend of needed update. mine went to law “It was done 10 school out here,” he years ago in a shabsays. “I would say by chic way by the ‘One day I’m going Nissi’s before the redesign. previous owner. She to get out of here had more of a coffee and go to shop, intimate, up Colorado.’ I was close and personal type thing, which getting close to 30, and I wanted to get had its time,” he says. “They started out out of New York. I came out here to as coffee shop kind of music, some jazz, check it out and fell in love with it.” singer/songwriter stuff. Then when I After some business ventures, including opening Fanatics Sports Cafe came along, I started getting into the rock and tribute bands. and managing Trios Grille and Wine “This place has always been an Bars, Gitlin was looking for a new proj-

eclectic mix of music,” he continues. “You can’t just say I’m a rock bar, because there aren’t enough rock people. You can’t just be a jazz place, because there aren’t enough jazz people. So I find that I have to book bluegrass one night, a tribute band another night, a classic rock band another night and jazz/R&B another night. That seems to be the balance.” When renovating, he says he went with the strengths of the location, one of which is live music. Maintaining a venue for that musical balance was a goal for Gitlin. “The redesign was tricky,” he says. “I didn’t want it to be a rock club and paint the walls black. … When I took over I wanted to make the place more accessible.” Now, he says, he hopes to attract bigger acts but also continue to choose a diverse lineup, especially continuing one of Nissi’s biggest attractions — cover bands. With a nod to the bands of yesteryear, Nissi’s delivers a dose of nostalgia from the good ol’ days of music, whether it’s one night with The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, the B-52s, R.E.M or others. When Shelvis hits the stage, it doesn’t matter that The King’s been dead for almost 40 years. Nissi’s dance floor fills with folks ready to dance to his greatest hits. And as times change for the jukebox of Lafayette, there’s one song most customers agree on. “You play ‘Don’t Stop Believin’’ and everybody likes that,” he says with a laugh. “It’s probably the most requested song at Nissi’s.”

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East meets West

‘Terracotta Warriors 3-D’ explores the worlds in between by Amanda Moutinho

hen sitting down for a performance of Terracotta Warriors, things are a little unclear — and that’s not because it’s a full-length Chinese production in the middle of Denver. At first, the stage seems kind of fuzzy, that is until you slide on your 3-D glasses and everything comes into focus. Terracotta Warriors 3-D is the first theatrical performance to incorporate 3-D technology as a part of its stage show. Debuting in Beijing last year, it hits the University of Denver’s Newman Center through Sept. 6 for its North American premiere. The show follows the life of Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang (ruling from 220 to 210 B.C.) and features a full cast of Chinese dancers and martial arists as well as an operatic narrator. In a world defined by boundaries, Terracotta Warriors 3-D skates the yin and yang line between East and West, modern and traditional, the past and the future. This boundary blending reflects the life of the show’s writer and director Dennis Law. Growing up in China, Law came to America for school and spent 20 years as a surgeon before starting his second career in show business almost 15 years ago. Always a fan of the Broadway musical, Law specializes in producing large-scale Chinese productions with stories, songs and performers from his home country. “I’m not competitive [enough] to do

[Broadway musicals]. There’s so many Broadway directors, and producers with so much experience doing it,” Law says. “I happened to find this gap, and nobody was there to fill the gap. I know Western culture, but I’m also Chinese. I knew more about Audiences slip on 3-D glasses to partake in the one-of-a-kind performance that, aside from the technology, includes elaborate costumes, song and dance. Western culture when I started, and then I became an expert in Chinese productions. this is his first venture into the technowhen you are doing some of this fantasy stuff where things are flying around.” [After] I learned, I could do both with logical third dimension. As a lover of His imagination comes to life in the ease.” technology and an eager innovator, Terracotta show. The performance takes Law melds the two together to Law says he’s always fantasized about place in front of a large LED board present Chinese culture in a way that’s how to incorporate 3-D into theater. that has more than 2,080,000 lights. slightly familiar for Western crowds. Considering the drastic improvements The 3-D effect creates a depth to the “Chinese dance drama is very slow we’ve seen in other areas of entertainbackground scenery and allows for moving,” he says. “You spend an hour ment, Law feels there’s still more to be small touches including smoke rising having someone fall in love, and then done in theater. from fire, birds soaring from the screen another hour having someone die, and “For a theatrical stage, we’ve really then you spend the third hour reincarrun into diminishing returns as to what and rain seemingly pouring down on the audience. But don’t get Law wrong, nated. No one in the West is going to the audience can experience,” he says. he understands that not every show pay for that. “So I said to myself a few years ago, would benefit from the technology. “If you’re going to transport your wouldn’t it be great to marry 3-D cine“It is not applicable for everything culture to make it more appealing to ma with live action on stage? ... — if you’re doing Mamma Mia, it’d be other people, you’ve got to understand “[3-D] gets me, the viewer, right crazy to do it in 3-D,” he says. “But if other people’s sensitivities. You can’t inside the environment of what the you’re doing the Wizard of Oz or somejust be like, ‘I’m going to shove this movie is doing,” he says. “It’s much thing that is fantasy oriented, that’s a down your throat whether you like it more stimulating and much more different kind of subject matter.” or not,’” he says with a laugh. “I spent impactful. Some people hate it and For Terracotta Warriors, the effect my second professional life trying to some just think it’s a gimmick, and to make Chinese things understandable each their own. But I think 3-D motion adds another thick layer onto an already jam-packed show. Despite the gizmos and able to be appreciated by people pictures really enhanced motion picand doodads, the show still features talwho are not brought up in that cultures. Particularly in films that need it. ented dancers, elaborate costumes, ture.” It won’t enhance a tragedy or [a film] Law has done several of these prowhere two people are just talking to see TERRACOTTA Page 36 ductions all over North America, but each other, but it will make a difference

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beautiful music and a dramatic Chinese time that Law will bring in locals: two tale. Law aims to feature the best performers from the Colorado Ballet aspects of Chinese entertainment in his and a Colorado vocalist. shows. “I thought, why don’t we make this “There’s a Chinese saying, ‘You into a more cultural exchange thing, cook with whatever ingredients are put instead of one group from one country in front of you,’’’ Law says. coming to wow and dazzle Americans?” And what was he says. “I want to make cooking in Law’s pot? it a cooperative effort ON THE BILL: Terracotta Warriors 3-D. Newman Action. rather than a showcase Center, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., “Asian performers’ effort. Denver, 303-871-6200. biggest skill is action, “For years in the Through Sept. 6. whether dance, or marWest, Madame tial arts or acrobatics,” Butterfly has been sung he says. “Focusing on by a Caucasian woman, action as the storytellright? So why can’t my ing medium turns out to be very ideal [main role] be played by an American?” because we’re not counting on spoken The performers have been able to word, which [eliminates] the language learn from each other and see the difproblem.” ferent techniques and approaches, be Law calls this kind of theater the it how to properly open a fan or the “action musical.” And even with the correct pronunciation of Mandarin attention to movement, the perforwords. mances are still full of emotion. This mixing and blending of ideas “These musicals all have points that and cultures is the true center of the tug at your heart — whether it’s jealou- Terracotta Warriors show. As modern sy, rage, or love, affection, revenge — it technology meets traditional Chinese uses dance and, when there’s conflict, a theater and as the East meets the West, little martial arts,” he says. everyone leaves with a better underWhile in the past Law has only fea- standing of the intersectionality that art tured Chinese performers, this run at can create. As Law says, “This is what the Newman Center will be the first art is all about.” 36 August 13, 2015

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Brandi Carlile with Gregory Alan Isakov 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison, 720-869-2494.

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George Nelson Trio. 8 p.m. License No. 1, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303442-4344.

Music Bluegrass Jam. 6:30 p.m. Front Range Brewing Company, 400 W. South Boulder Road, Lafayette, 303-339-0767. Boulder Swing Collective. 9 p.m. Waterloo, 809 Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094. Colin Kelly. 7 p.m. Cafe Aion, 1235 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder, 303993-8131. Danny Shafer. 7 p.m. Por Wine House, 836 1/2 Main St., Louisville, 970-259-3555. Dave Honig’s Latin Quarter. 6 p.m. Cantina Laredo, 1680 29th St., Boulder, 303-444-2260. Dexter Payne. 7 p.m. Caffe Sole, 637R S. Broadway St., Boulder, 303499-2985.

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5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, Steinbaugh Pavilion, Front St., Louisville, 720-236-5206. For more than 15 years the Louisville Street Faire has provided Boulder County with a weekend night guaranteed to have live music, plenty of food and a welcoming family friendly environment. The street Wikimedia/Copyright 1977 Atlantic Records faire’s final musical act will be Firefall, a Boulder-based band who was inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame last season. The band rose to fame behind the single “You are the Woman” and will be sure to provide an exclamation point to the final evening of this summer’s Louisville Street Faire. Whether you want to get a groove going or check out some local vendor booths, this Street Faire has got you covered. — Sam Routhier

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Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Brewery, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303- 823-6685. Hubert and Oakley. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Jim Gilmour. 7 p.m. Larry’s Guitar Shop, 508 Fifth Ave., Longmont, 720-340-4169. Joseph Cutshall. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Kyle & Ryan. 5:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Last Year’s Model. 5 p.m. Boulder Beer Company, 2880 Wilderness see EVENTS Page 40

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8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282. Robert Cray has lived a life of the blues, with more than 40 years of experience as a Grammy Award-winning guitarist. A member of the Blues Hall of Fame, Cray has shared the stage and recording booth with rock legends such as Eric Clapton and Keith Richards. Cray is touring in support of his 17th studio album, 2014’s In My Soul, on a schedule that will take him coast to coast in the U.S. and across the pond for some performances in Great Britain. Opportunities to witness a living legend like Cray don’t come often so make sure to head over to Chautauqua. — Sam Routhier

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Ms. Eda Bagel in “Immaculate Deception” 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday Aug. 13-15, The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303440-7826. “Gender Illusion Technician” Ms. Eda Bagel has performed her one-“woman” shows for years both locally in Boulder and frequently in her native Pittsburgh. With her performances, Ms. Bagel returns to the Dairy Center for the Arts with more of her personal brand of humor and talent on stage. Ms. Bagel combines stories, song and dance, showcasing an impressive range of talent and ability. She can also be seen online in her video “How to Put on a Condom,” sponsored by the Boulder County AIDS Project. — Sam Routhier

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Place, Boulder, 303-444-8448. Monocle Band. 6:30 p.m. Sandstone Park, 301 Railroad Ave., Lyons. Mountain Meadow String Band. 6 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Open Bluegrass Pick. 8 p.m. Under the Sun, 627 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-927-6921.

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Alec Soth: Colorado Dispatch. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Nov. 29.

Possessed By Paul James. 8 p.m. Stage Stop, 60 Main St., Rollinsville, 303-258-0649. Psychodillo. 8 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847. Rhiannon Giddens. 8 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282. A Shadow of Jaguar. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Barbara Bosworth: Quiet Wonder. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Sept. 20.

Silverplume. 9 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-328-8328. The Sunset Series: DJ Royal Swan and Friends. 5 p.m. Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120.

Biennial of the Americas. Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, 303-298-7554. Through Aug. 30.

Sweet Treat of Longmont. 4 p.m. Left Hand Brewing Company, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont, 303-772-0258.

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Joanna Whitney uses intuition and automatic drawing to create her work, now on display at NCA through Sept. 26.

Conscious and Unconscious: Subjects of the Real & Surreal. Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200. Through Aug. 30.

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Gunther Gerzso: A Mexican Master. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Jan. 3, 2016.

Ansel Adams: Matsterworks. Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St., Golden, 303279-3922. Through Aug. 30.

Wink. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 Northpark Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Kamasi Washington @ The Boulder Theater Thursday 9/24

In Bloom. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-8655000. Through Oct. 11.

Awe-Struck’s Thursday Night Farm Dinner at Sol y Sombra. 6:30 p.m. Sol y Sambra, 75th Street and Highway 66, Boulder, 303-618-3510.

Flatlander. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122. Through Sept. 13.

Boulder Fringe Adventurer’s League. 10 a.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303441-3100.

FRESH Art+Farm Exhibition. Firehouse Art Center, 667, Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303-6512787. Through Aug. 29.

Casting & Cocktails at the A Lodge with Front Range Anglers. 6 p.m. Front Range Anglers, 2344 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-494-1375.

Mixed Media by Joanna Whitney. Community Art Program Gallery, NCAR, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303-497-1174. Through Sept. 26. Photography by Max Seigal. Community Art Program Gallery, NCAR, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303-497-1174. Through Sept. 26.

Revolt 1680/2180: Virgil Ortiz. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Jan. 10, 2016. Showing Off. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Jan. 3, 2016. The 4 Seasons of Veronica Read. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Oct. 11.

Ecstatic Dance. 7 p.m. The StarHouse, 3476 Sunshine Canyon, Boulder, 303-245-8452. Expressions of Rocky Mountain National Park. 8 a.m. Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences & Map Library, 2200 Colorado Ave., Boulder. I Love the Land. 12 p.m. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303-651-2787. Open Sew. 6 p.m. Fabricate, 2023 17th St., Boulder, 303-997-8245. Portrait Photography. 6 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Suite 100, Boulder, 303-800-4647.

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Robot Film Series: Robocop. 7:15 p.m. Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont, 303-651-8374. The Runner. 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

Friday, August 14 Music Aural Elixir Pre-Folks Fest Party. 9 a.m. The Stone Cup, 442 High St., Lyons, 303-823-2345. Beauty Of My Land. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733. Clusterpluck. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues CyclHOPS, 600 S. Airport Road, Longmont, 303-776-BIKE. Craig Cornett and The Phast & Wreckless. 8 p.m. Liquid Mechanics Brewing Company, 297 U.S. 287, Lafayette, 720-550-7813. Daniella Katzir. 5 p.m. Pearl Street Pub, 1108 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-777-6768. David Booker. 4 p.m. Vindication Brewing Company, 6880 Winchester Circle, Suite F, Boulder, 303-530-0642. David Nemo. 6 p.m. Upslope Brewing Company (Lee Hill), 1501 Lee Hill Road, Suite 20, Boulder, 508-8739185. Friday Night Jazz. 8 p.m. Under the Sun, 627 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-927-6921. George Gray and the Elvis Experience. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 Northpark Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Global Soul Experience. 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. The Lazy Dog, 1346 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-3355.

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The Goonies. 9 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-328-8328.

100 Day Watercolor Project. 5:30 p.m. Alix Christian Art Studio, 4593 N. Broadway C-105, Boulder.

Grant Farm. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Brewery, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303- 823-6685.

The FP. 10:30 p.m. The Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

The Indulgers. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Fun on the Farm: How Does Your Garden Grow? 9:30 a.m. Agricultural Heritage Center, 8348 Highway 66, Longmont, 303-776-8688.

Jack Yoder and The 2 Piece Suits. 9 p.m. Stage Stop, 60 Main St., Rollinsville, 303-258-0649. Johnny O. 5 p.m. Espresso Vino by Brewing Market, 2770 Dagny Way, Lafayette, 720-890-3993. Kevin Dooley. 7 p.m. The Roost, 526 Main St., Longmont, 303-827-3380. Ky Burt. 6 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847. Michael McDonald. 8 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282. Paul Sullivan’s Folk-a-rama. 6 p.m. Cannon Mine Coffee, 210 S. Public Road, Lafayette, 303-665-0625. PolyCulture. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel and Spa, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Purple Squirrel. 7 p.m. Caffe Sole, 637R S. Broadway St., Boulder, 303-499-2985. Ramaya and The Troubadours. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4404628. Robin Lewis. 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914.

I Love the Land. 12 p.m. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303-651-2787. Muriel Sibell Wolle Art Gallery. All day. St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 2425 Colorado Ave., Boulder, 303443-2503. Second Fridays at the Firehouse. 6 p.m. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303-651-2787. Shaolin Kung Fu Lion Dance and Performance. 5:30 p.m. Historic Downtown Longmont, Main St. and Third Ave., Longmont, 303-651-8484.

Saturday, August 15 Music The Aristocrats. 7:30 p.m. Por Wine House, 836 1/2 Main St., Louisville, 970-259-3555. Beauty Of My Land. 8 p.m. The Speakeasy, 301 Main St., Longmont, 720-684-4728. Big City West. 6:30 p.m. Front Range Brewing Company, 400 W. South Boulder Road, Lafayette, 303339-0767. Blue Sol. 5 p.m. Boulder Beer Company, 2880 Wilderness Place, Boulder, 303-444-8448.

Rocky Mountain Folks Festival. All day. Planet Bluegrass Ranch, 500 W. Main St., Lyons, 800-624-2422.

Bobby Walker and Special Guest. 7 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397.

Shakedown Street. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre Boulder, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-447-0095.

Brandon Hagen. 7 p.m. Twisted Pine Brewing Co., 3201 Walnut St., Suite A, Boulder, 970-708-4067.

Wine Release Party. 5 p.m. Bookcliff Vineyards, 1501 Lee Hill Road, Suite 17, Boulder, 303-449-9463.

Chelsea Saddler. 7 p.m. Oskar Blues CyclHOPS, 600 S. Airport Road, Longmont, 303-776-BIKE.

Zyzzyx Road. 9 p.m. Por Wine House, 836 1/2 Main St., Louisville, 970-259-3555.

Chili and Salsa Cookoff. 2 p.m. 300 Suns Brewing, 335 First Ave., Longmont, 720-442-8292.

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Shi House, 3033 28th St., Boulder, 303-444-3133. David Booker. 3 p.m. Liquid Mechanics Brewing Company, 297 U.S. 287, Lafayette, 720-550-7813. George Nelson Trio. 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914.

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J Wail with Space Race. 8 p.m. The Lazy Dog, 1346 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-3355.

Talking Story — Marie-Rose Phan-Lê. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.

Jazzebel. 7 p.m. Caffe Sole, 637R S. Broadway St., Boulder, 303-499-2985.

Monday, Aug. 17

Jim Gilmour. 7 p.m. The Roost, 526 Main St., Longmont, 303-827-3380.

“So, You’re a Poet” Open Poetry Reading. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303440-4628.

Josh Turnquist. 8 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847. Lee Johnson. 7 p.m. Longs Peak Pub, 600 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont.

Tuesday, Aug. 18 Innisfree Weekly Open Poetry Reading. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-4953303.

Luke Arvid and Mamadrone. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4404628. Metal Night with Quick Victim and Doubted Minds. 8 p.m. Left Hand Brewing Company, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont, 303-772-0258.

The Salish Sea — Audrey Delella Benedict and Joseph Gaydos. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder,

Monocle Stache. 9:30 p.m. The Dark Horse, 2922 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-8162. Music In the Yard. 11 a.m. The Post Brewing Company, 105 W. Emma St., Lafayette, 303-593-2066. New Latitude. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel and Spa, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Old’s Cool Rock. 11 a.m. Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, 720-864-6460. The Prairie Scholars. 4 p.m. Vindication Brewing Company, 6880 Winchester Circle, Suite F, Boulder, 303-530-0642. Radiate Unified Dance Party with DJ Mr. Getdowne. 8:30 p.m. Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120. Ran Off The Rooster. 9 a.m. The Stone Cup, 442 High St., Lyons, 303-823-2345. Robert Cray Band. 8 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282. Robinson Quintet. 6 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Rocky Mountain Folks Festival. All day. Planet Bluegrass Ranch, 500 W. Main St., Lyons, 800-624-2422. Salem. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. The Sisters Sweet. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Brewery, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303- 823-6685. Sixty Minute Men. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Sleep Walker. 10 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-328-8328. Sophie and Becky. 7:30 p.m. Cannon Mine Coffee, 210 S. Public Road, Lafayette, 303-665-0625. The Symbols. 8 p.m. Liquid Mechanics Brewing Company, 297 U.S. 287, Lafayette, 720-550-7813. The Tin Men. 9 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder, 303-443-6461. Under Two Tables. 8 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 Northpark Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Watersong. 6 p.m. Skeye Brewing, 900 S. Hover St., Unit D, Longmont, 303-774-7698. Young Onez Seventh Festival. 12 p.m. Pearl St., Boulder, 303-449-3774. Events 15th Annual Outdoor Cinemas. 7 p.m. Thompson Park, 420 Bross St., Longmont. 16th Annual Lafayette Peach Festival. 9 a.m. Old Town Lafayette, Public Road, Lafayette. 2015 Back to School Bash. 10 a.m. Chick-Fil-A, 215 Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont, 303-772-9642. 2015 Boulder Bike & Brew Festival. 9 a.m. Valmont Bike Park, 3160 Airport Road, Boulder, 303-413-7200. Adobe InDesign Hands-On. 9 a.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range Street, Suite 100, Boulder, 303-800-

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Audrey Delella Benedict and Joseph Gaydos explore the wonders of the Salish Sea in their new book. Catch them at the Boulder Book Store on Aug. 18.

4647. Craft Brew Races and Beer Festival. 12 p.m. City of Boulder Reservoir, 5565 N. 51st St., Boulder, 303 441-3461. Ecstatic Dance. 10 a.m. Free Motion Dance Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-379-8299. I Love the Land. 12 p.m. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303-651-2787. Jomon Japanese Pottery Workshop. 10 a.m. Boulder Pottery Lab, 1010 Aurora Ave., Boulder, 720-379-6033. Lafayette Community Peach Festival Blood Drive. 9 a.m. Lafayette Community Peach Festival, 309 S. Public Road, Lafayette. Lyons Red Rock Ramblers Square Dancing. 7:30 p.m. Lyons Elementary School, 338 High St., Lyons, 303-823-5215. When Marnie Was There. 12:30 p.m. The Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. The Wolfpack. 2:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. The Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Yoga on the Plaza. 9 a.m. 29th Street Mall, 1710 29th St., Boulder, 303-444-0722.

Sunday, August 16 Music 29th Street Mall Music Series. 7 p.m. Vindication Brewing Company, 6880 Winchester, Circle Suite F, Boulder, 303-530-0642. Anna Tivel & Jeffrey Martin. 7 p.m. Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-4490120. Bluegrass Jam. 2 p.m. Black Canyon Distillery, 13710 Deere Court, Unit B, Longmont, 720-209-9701. Bluegrass Pick. 12 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Blues & BBQ with Bobby Walker. 2 p.m. The Dickens Tavern, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303-834-9384. Dan Eilers. 8 a.m. The Stone Cup, 442 High St., Lyons, 303-823-2345. Dan Wright. 8 p.m. Left Hand Brewing Company, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont, 303-772-0258. Danny Shafer. 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914. The Jeff Brinkman Band. 10 p.m. Mountain Sun Pub, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-546-0886. Jim Gilmore. 5 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder, 303-443-6461. Johnny O Acoustic. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400.

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Left Hand Artist Group Showcase. 12 p.m. Georgia Boys BBQ The Shack, 237 Collyer St., Longmont, 720999-4099. Music in the Yard with Andy Manz Trio. 11 a.m. The Post Brewing Company, 105 W. Emma St., Lafayette, 303-593-2066. North Boulder Underground. 5 p.m. Vindication Brewing Company, 6880 Winchester Circle, Suite F, Boulder, 303-530-0642. The Northern Empty. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. The Prairie Scholars. 12 p.m. Mac’s Place, 1640 Pace St., Suite 400, Longmont, 303-678-8929. Riotmaker. 8 p.m. Owsley’s Golden Road, 1301 Broadway St., Boulder, 720-849-8458. Rocky Mountain Folks Festival. All day. Planet Bluegrass Ranch, 500 W. Main St., Lyons, 800-624-2422. Summer Songwriters Series. 4 p.m. Faith Community Lutheran Church, 9775 Ute Highway, Longmont, 909776-8771. Susan Enan House Concert. 7 p.m. House Concert, 650 S. 43rd St., Boulder. The Symbols. 11 a.m. Central Park, 1236 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-413-7200. Tyler T.: BBQ & Tunes. 12 p.m. Georgia Boys BBQ The Shack, 237 Collyer St., Longmont, 720-999-4099. Willie Bean Bluegrass. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Brewery, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303- 823-6685. Events Boulder Market. 11 a.m. Central Park, 1236 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 720-272-7467. I Love the Land. 12 p.m. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303-651-2787.

If we want to release stress and mental and emotional discomfort, increase our vitality and connect with the world in the most beautiful, harmonious, and powerful way, achieving unconditional happiness through meditation is key. September 3, 2015 7:00 p.m.

Jomon Japanese Pottery Workshop. 10 a.m. Boulder Pottery Lab, 1010 Aurora Ave., Boulder, 720-379-6033.

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Muriel Sibell Wolle Art Gallery. 11:30 a.m. St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 2425 Colorado Ave., Boulder, 303-443-2503.

6287 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder $15 Advanced Registration ($20 at the door)

People Places Things. 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. The Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Prairie Mountain Zen Center Morning Meditations. 9 a.m. The Meditation Place, 940 Kimbark St. Studio 4, Longmont, 303-246-8333. Weekend Workshop. 3 p.m. Tinker Art Studio, 1300 Yellow Pine Ave., Suite B, Boulder, 303-503-1902.

Monday, August 17 Music Coin Purse. 9 p.m. Southern Sun Pub & Brewery, 627 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-543-0886.

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Always a Bridesmaid. Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora, 303-856-7830. Through Aug. 30. Book of Mormon. Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1345 Champa St., Denver, 720-8654239, Through Sept. 13.

Boulder, 303-4496000. Through Sept. 5. Matt & Ben — presented by Broads Theatre. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-4407826. Through Aug. 21. The world premiere of Kelsie Huff’s Ranch Dressing & Other Coping Mechanisms plays at The Dairy through Aug. 22

Defending the Caveman. Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1345 Champa St., Denver, 720-865-4239, Through Sept. 13.

Guys and Dolls. Jester’s Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont, 303-682-9980. Through Oct. 11. Mary Poppins. BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Ave.,

Pump Boys and Dinettes. Miner’s Alley Theatre, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden, 303-9353044. Through Aug. 22.

Ranch Dressing & Other Coping Mechanisms — presented by Square Product Theatre. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Through Aug. 22. The Spitfire Grill. Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora, 303-856-7830. Through Aug. 16.

EVENTS from Page 41 Electric Blues Jam. 7 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. I & The Many. 7 p.m. The Speakeasy, 301 Main St., Longmont, 720-684-4728. Open Jovan. 6 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847. Prospect Sound Bites Summer Concert Series. 5:30 p.m. Prospect Park, 700 Tenacity Drive, Longmont, 303-459-5467.

Boulder World Affairs Discussion Group. 10 a.m. Meadows Branch Library, 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-441-4390.

Wednesday, August 19 Music Darren Thornberry. 8 p.m. Cannon Mine Coffee, 210 S. Public Road, Lafayette, 303-665-0625.

Sarah Caton. 9 a.m. The Stone Cup, 442 High St., Lyons, 303-823-2345.

Kevin Lufkin, Bergen Christiansen. 5 p.m. Espresso Vino by Brewing Market, 2770 Dagny Way, Lafayette, 720-890-3993.

Sweetwater String Band. 9 p.m. Pearl Street Pub, 1108 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-777-6768.

Nice Work Jazz Combo. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel and Spa, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.

The Trail of 98. 7:30 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282.

Open Bluegrass Pick. 9 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

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Open Bluegrass Pick with Eric Wiggs. 7 p.m. Longs Peak Pub, 600 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont, 303-6517886.

BCCRN Free Film Series. 7 p.m. Adi Shiki Yoga Center, 6717 Valmont Road, Boulder, 720-252-3962. Cosmology and Modern Physics. 6 p.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Open Mic Night. 6:30 p.m. Cannon Mine Coffee, 210 S. Public Road, Lafayette, 303-665-0625.

Left Hand of Liberty Lunch Bunch. 12 p.m. La Panda Bakery, 609 Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont, 303-776-1396.

The Prairie Scholars Trio with Michael Bellmont. 5 p.m. East Moon Bistro, 2144 Main St., Suite 1, Longmont, 303-684-8383.

People Places Things. 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303440-7826.

Square Dance Lessons. 7 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

Tuesday, August 18 Music Bluegrass Pick. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Fluxus. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. HoneyTree. 6 p.m. Upslope Brewing Company (Flatiron Park), 1898 S. Flatiron Court, Boulder, 508-873-9185. Kirk Margoles and John Boggs. 6 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1203 13th St., Boulder, 303495-3303. Kort McCumber. 6 p.m. St Julien Hotel and Spa, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Open Mic. 6 p.m. Twisted Pine Brewing Co., 3201 Walnut St., Suite A, Boulder, 970-708-4067. Open Mic. 7 p.m. The Speakeasy, 301 Main St., Longmont, 720-684-4728. The Sweet Lillies. 12 p.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

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At the concert, I saw the tiniest girl on violin and thought, do we create children so our instruments will have something to play? I had a piano before a child. Did its little felt hammers need something to tickle to giggles? Did the guitar need something to strum and demand the son? Did the harp need some ringlet angel to pluck? Did the children come because the instruments were lonely when we were busy with fights

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‘The Wolfpack’ is profound  by Ryan Syrek

rt saves lives. That’s not hyperbole or exaggeration. Creating art as a release has let countless razorblades sleep soundly in their drawers. Consuming art that expresses what someone can’t say themselves, something that tells them “you’re not alone” or distracts them from everyday horrors has allowed bullets and bodies to remain strangers. I don’t know what the Angulo family would have done without movies, but I’m positive it would have been bad. Oscar Angulo, a self-aggrandizing religious fanatic, kept his seven children and wife secluded inside an apartment in Manhattan for 14 years. As one of the brother’s explains, sometimes they would go out once a year; some years they wouldn’t go out at all. Oscar’s wife, Susanne, was physically abused and, as can be inferred from some of her behavior, partially brainwashed into accepting her husband’s tyrannical conditions. The six Angulo brothers and one sister were (obviously) homeschooled, had no friends outside of the family and no understanding of The Wolfpack documents a family of siblings whose father cut the outside world. them off from the outside world, save for one thing: movies. What they had were movies. The children kept themselves sane by not just watching and talking about movies but reenacting them. Using a typewriter, they would meticulously transcribe the films. Using cardboard, yoga mats, duct tape and whatever else was available, they would make elaborate costumes and move scene-by-scene through their favorites, including Reservoir Dogs and Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy. This was their only escape, their only defense against a father who believed himself a God and the insanity-inducing isolation inflicted on them. ON THE BILL: The Wolfpack. Aug. 12-15. The The Wolfpack shouldn’t exist as a film. The only Dairy, 2590 Walnut St., reason it does is that director Crystal Moselle hapBoulder, 303-440-7826. pened to be walking down the same street as the Tickets at thedairy.org boys on one of the days they rebelliously left their home. That Moselle was able to earn their trust has to be a testimony to her character. These are boys so broken that the first time one of them chose to make a break for it, he did so wearing a mask like Michael Myers’ from Halloween, not because he was trying to be scary, but because he was terrified his father would see him. Moselle’s compassion is palpable. The documentary is gentle… too gentle sometimes. Oscar never gets pressed hard enough on his wretched behavior, and the brothers are never probed deeply enough to understand what makes each of them unique. At only 80 minutes, the film is too thin and leaves us desperate for more answers, more discoveries for the boys. And yet, how can you demand more than the emotions that are stirred by Susanne talking to her mother for the first time in decades? Or the boys’ absolute elation at having seen a movie in an actual theater? One expresses joy at the idea that somehow Christian Bale and David O. Russell may receive some of their actual money. The Wolfpack is half about the burden of having a shitty human being for a parent and half about the ability of art to save souls. It is powerful, gripping and not to be missed. This review first appeared in The Reader of Omaha, Nebraska.

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Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel play David Lipsky and David Foster Wallace, respectively, two similar but very different authors, in The End of The Tour.

avid Foster Wallace is an ordinary ON THE BILL: ‘The End guy. He reads obsessively, eats junk of the Tour.’ Century Boulder, food en masse, is addicted to watch1700 29th St., Boulder, 303444-0583. Tickets start at ing TV, wonders what it is like when $7.65 at cinemark.com. Alanis Morissette eats a bologna sandwich and lives his life with a nagging feeling of emptiness. Wallace self-diagnoses his problem as an extension of his Americanism, one that taught him that obtaining X or Y is how he would achieve happiness. Yes, David Foster Wallace is just another typical American consumer, he’s just more aware of it. That is probably why he also happens to be a well-regarded and respected writer, the voice of his generation. David Lipsky is Wallace without the success. He has a few books under his belt, some articles for the Times, New Yorker and Rolling Stone, but no one has bestowed Lipsky with a mantel similar to the one Wallace sports. Still grasping at X and Y in an attempt to be happy, Lipsky isn’t listening to what Wallace is saying because he’s much too eager to capture what Wallace might reveal. Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg play Wallace and Lipsky respectively in director James Ponsoldt’s, The End of the Tour, an adaptation of Lipsky’s memoir, Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself, about the fiveday road trip Lipsky took with Wallace at the conclusion of Wallace’s tour to promote his novel Infinite Jest. Segel plays Wallace like a grown-up Holden Caulfield, a painfully honest man who wants nothing more than to sit and talk. Eisenberg plays Lipsky like a hungry young reporter trying to make his bones off Wallace’s success, regardless of what Wallace may want. After all, Lipsky’s girlfriend isn’t at home reading his novels, she’s pouring through Infinite Jest. This overall sense of inadequacy is what drives both of the Davids. In the case of Wallace, that inadequacy is the lack of human connection in his life. Wallace lives with two dogs isolated in Bloomington, Illinois. When Lipsky comes knocking, Wallace delicately, but eagerly, engages. Lipsky listens like the good little reporter that he is, nodding along at all the right moments, but really he’s just waiting to slip in questions about suicide, alcoholism and heroin addiction. It is these moments where Segel clearly shines, pausing briefly before each answer with a look of disappointment coming over his face. A reminder that that which separates the creative artist (Wallace) and the commercial artist (Lipsky) is not the search for truth but on what surface that truth lies. Wallace wants to discuss what is happening beneath, while Lipsky is only concerned with the sensationalism on top. This aspect of discourse, and Segel’s performance, makes The End of the Tour a beautiful reflection of Wallace’s work, specifically Wallace’s signature novel, Infinite Jest. Although it runs 1,079 pages, Wallace only needs five lines to make it count: “I’m not a machine. I feel and believe. I have opinions. Some of them are interesting. I could, if you’d let me, talk and talk.”

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cringe when the third course arrives at Gold Hill Inn. I cringe because I realize there’s no way to describe this unique experience without feeling gross and unqualified. You can’t review Gold Hill Inn in the same way you can’t review, say, a whale. You can’t review it because it is unique, earnest and wonderful in a way that cannot be put into words but can only be experienced. This is what the best restaurants (and whales) do. But more than that, it’s hard to simply describe Gold Hill Inn without a catalog of experiences and a mental encyclopedia of everything from mining to homesteading to fine dining. So what can I do for the next three columns? I can describe Gold Hill Inn and its dinner service as simply as possible and urge you to go for the first Gold Hill Inn time or revisit the place 401 Main St., Boulder, before season’s end in 303-443-6461 December. My Korean car has about 200 horses worth of power, which is apparently just enough to get up Lickskillet Road. How this 12 percent grade, all-dirt and potholed road exists is a mystery but it’s a fitting portal to Gold Hill. We walk down the wooden plank sidewalks of the Bluebird Lodge. It’s quiet and cool, and there’s a yellow dog running toward us with a big goofy grin on his face. The dog veers off, and we step into the Gold Hill Inn. There’s a big bar room in front. To the left an old man is playing acoustic guitar and belting out a Jason Isbell tune and to the right is an unlit fireplace. There’s 1-by-6-ish wood beams supporting the roof and old wood creaks as you walk

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across the floor. The menu is only available on a chalkboard before you enter the dining room. You can order a 3- or 6-course meal for $28 and $36 respectively. We sit by an open yellow window. Three white daisies drink from a small glass vase on the table, next to a homemade candle and a table setting with assorted vintage silverware. The first course was a cucumber boat with herb cheese. The cucumber was skinned and hollowed, then filled with a fluffy combination of cheeses and spicy green herbs. It’s topped with paprika and served alongside a fresh fruit jam of strawberries, rhubarb and melon, and homebaked bread. Next were the duck miso soup and a cup of cold peach and yam soup, which was slightly tart, sweet and had cinnamon mixed in. It was about the consistency of applesauce. The duck miso soup was rich in umami, benefitted by the duck broth and the rich brown mushrooms. Two salads arrived next — one with a house “Casey” dressing and one with a plum vinaigrette. The plum vinaigrette was thick and sweet. The house

dressing was like a lighter, sweeter Caesar dressing. Without the anchovy or heavy cream, it was refreshing with the slivered beets, jicama and veggies on the salad. The main courses were a roasted half duck in rhubarb slaw and a marinated lamb steak. We also had dessert later (a rum cake and a cheese plate), which was fine, but I want to talk about the duck for the remainder of this review. There was a beautiful char on the duck, which caused the skin to slightly bubble. The skin was like eating crunchy smoke, and when added to a forkful of savory, juicy duck meat and the tart-subdued rhubarb slaw, it was heaven. And there was a whole halfduck’s worth of it to go around — all juicy, all rich in flavor. But that charred skin, man, there’s no way to describe. You just have to experience it.

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val. The race will be run around Boulder Reservoir, and the festival takes place five kilometers later at the end of the race. A separate ticket to the beer festival is available to anyone who doesn’t want to run a 5k for their beer. Participating breweries include City Star, The Post, Oskar Blues, Sanitas, Ska Brewing, Pug Ryan’s, Great Divide and many more. Tickets for the race and brewfest are $55 when purchased online before August 14, or you can buy them onsite for $65. Tickets for just the beer festival are $10 less. For tickets or more information, visit www.craftbrewraces. com/boulder.

SPICY FOOD SHOWDOWN 300 Suns Brewing in Longmont is hosting the Chili and Salsa Cookoff on Saturday, August 15 from 2-5 p.m. It’s a family-friendly event that welcomes anyone with a killer chili or salsa recipe to compete for the title. There will be a panel of judges to walk around and decide on a winner, and a “People’s Choice” winner for best salsa and best chili will also be named. Best of all is that proceeds from ticket sales to the event will be donated to the Longmont Humane Society, and $1 from every beer sold will be added to that total. Speaking of beer, 300 Suns will be serving their brews in the festival area. There will also be live music, a dunk tank and a whole lot of giveaways. The $5 ticket gets you unlimited chili and salsa samples, while supplies last, and a vote in the People’s Choice contest. You can buy extra tickets for more votes if you feel strongly about a particular salsa or chili. It has happened to the best of us.

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heers and clapping come from the road as two eager runners take off in a sprint in the 800-meter road challenge for Shoes and Brews in Longmont. As the two runners loop back and head to the finish line, with Longs Peak looming behind them, owners, bystanders and shoe shoppers are whistling and counting down their time, urging them to the finish line. They cross the line panting, leaning down with their hands on their knees to catch their breath, but their smiles are wide. These folks just landed two of the top 20 spots on the board in the Brews side of the business, and their time of just over 3 minutes and 3 seconds denotes the cost of their beer that night: $3.03. As long as their name remains on the board, that’ll be the cost of their first beer upon subsequent visits. Six passionate owners opened Shoes and Brews a year ago: Colin and Roger

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Anderson, a father son duo; Ashlee Velez, Colin’s fiancé; Dave Zakavec, and Kris and Mike Donohoe. The faster your run, the cheaper your beer at Colin, Ashlee Shoes and Brews in Longmont. But don’t worry — and Dave (also a you don’t have to be a runner to enjoy the beer. brewer) all ran Since Longmont college track and cross-country together doesn’t have a speat Colorado State, and the Donohoe’s son, Dylan, ran with Colin back in high cialty running store, Colin (who came up school. Dylan is also an employee on with the idea) wanted to contribute to the retail side of the business. Mike, a longtime builder, was the contractor for the evolution of Longmont’s burgeoning downtown. As he sees it, Longmont the 3,750-square-foot dual space, while “has a lot of potential,” and it was Roger Anderson is a longtime home important for him because he grew up brewer who heads up their brewing there, “to be part of that growth.” He operation. An Anderson cousin and Colin’s believes that cool concepts like Shoes two younger brothers are both actively and Brews don’t just have to be someinvolved, as is his mom, making it very thing you only find in Boulder. much a family affair. Ashlee shares, The group describes initial challenges in finding property owners that “Even if you aren’t family, we all treat wouldn’t rent them space and banks each other that way.”

that wouldn’t issue loans. With a brand new concept that doesn’t exist relatively anywhere else in the United States, and the lack of data on their potential success, they were turned down multiple times, but the group kept on pushing. Although their location doesn’t get foot traffic in the more industrial location they landed at, it wasn’t by accident that they’re right on a running trail, the St. Vrain Greenway. Roger Anderson says there was “a lot of sweat equity” in getting the place up and running. He describes the early days as, “All of us were there seven days see BEER RUN Page 52

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a week and contributed to everything from washing the ceilings, to digging the trenches by hand in back.”

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The retail side of the shoe shop focuses on carefully selected and diverse shoe, apparel and running gear. Ashlee, who is the main buyer for retail, says everyone working at the store are “serious runners.” Visitors get personal attention and specific guidance, whether they are just looking to start running for the first time, or a serious runner on their 15th marathon. They also pride themselves on holding brands that many other stores in the U.S. haven’t even seen yet. For instance, Run Gum is a U.S. company, and Shoes and Brews is one of the first retailers to carry them. They focus on a lot of Colorado specific running brands whenever possible.

The Brews

On the beer side of the house they have 20 unique Colorado beers lined up on a chalkboard menu, including smaller, lesser-known breweries like Dads & Dudes out of Aurora, City Star out of Berthoud and Wild Cider out of Firestone. Although small isn’t the entire focus, Roger says after New Brew Fest in Niwot last year, he was inspired to give back to those local, smaller brewers by showcasing their new beer, fresh on the market. They’re constantly rotating beers; when one tap is finished, they have another Colorado beer queued up. And with their one-barrel system that has three different fermenters, Roger Anderson has brewed a variety of beers already in-house, and he has already loftily focused on seasonal beers. Some of the beer names are funny; others are focused on running themes like the “Orange You Glad Triple,” “Heff Ya Hefeweizen,” the “All Comers Pale Ale” (a track meet term, meaning anyone can run in the meet) and the “Negative Split IPA” (the second half of your run is faster than the first), to name a few. Inside the brewery, the tables are hand-crafted by a local woodworker, “Wood 2 Wood,” just down the road from them. And owner Michael Donohoe, of Donohoe Builders, built the beautiful long bar out of Colorado fir. Although the focus is on beer, they’ve brought in some local pre-prepared food for people to snack on. They have Rocky Mountain Pizza (out of Denver) that they’ll bake in-house, a baker from Erie brings them fluffy

pretzels and baked goods and occasionally food trucks will come by on specific evenings or when they host events. Ashlee says she is surprised at the surge in the brewery’s popularity. They’ve found a diverse market: those who are interested in a great brewery and bar and have no idea about running, longtime runners and even some people who started running after coming to the bar. They believe they’ve built a place that’s welcoming to everyone, no matter your running preference.

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Perhaps the most notable difference about this fun two-sided concept is their focus on community. Every Thursday they host their “Fun Runs” where up to 60 runners and walkers gather for a run and end up back at the store for beers and socializing. The owners urge anyone to attend; you can walk a mile or run six miles. It’s flexible and just meant to be a good way to get outside and meet other people. They also hosted two races last year, the “Sole Mates 5K” in the fall and the “CollaBEERation 5K” in the spring in coordination with Left Hand Brewery, their neighbor just down the road. Their first race was capped and sold out at 300 participants, and their second spring race capped at 400. They hope to do their next fall event on Nov. 7. The winners bring home a keg of beer from Left Hand and the race finishes at Shoes and Brews for a beer fest to enjoy and unwind after the run. The 800-meter road challenge is a great way to bring people in, show a little competitive spirit and get people’s names on the board. They describe stories of people showing up from out of town to try it, and someone driving in from Denver just for the run. As long as it’s not busy, they’ll host anyone outside on the frontage road next to the Greenway. Even if you don’t make it in the top 20, they post everyone’s times online, so you can see how many have participated. Currently in the top spot for men is Billy Nelson, who ran as part of the U.S. Olympic team in the 2008 Beijing games. He ran to help them open, and his time came in at 1:57. Keeping it in the family, Colin and his two other brothers grace the board with their speedy times as well. Although some might balk at the thought of combining beer and running, it’s about joining two passionate pastimes together and making them both shine. Boulder Weekly

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hen the stars of the tennis world battled it out on the courts of Wimbledon a few weeks ago, viewers not only be turned their heads left and right following the action on the court, but up and down as well, as gallons upon gallons of Pimm’s No. 1 Cups were thrown back in the stands and at home. The refreshing summer beverage is to tennis what the Mint Julep has become to the Kentucky Derby. Typically the Pimm’s No. 1 Cup is comprised of one part alcohol (Pimm’s No. 1) and three parts mixer, such as English lemonade, ginger ale or soda, and then whatever fruit you might have lying around with some mint often thrown in. The varieties are endless, and you don’t even have to like tennis to drink it. Pimm’s No. 1 is a gin-based liqueur made with fruit juices and spices. The recipe is more closely guarded than the Wikimedia Commons crown jewels. Developed in the mid-1800s by James Pimm, an oyster bar owner, Pimm’s No. 1 was originally designed as a digestif low enough in alcohol that it wouldn’t force his patrons to call it an early night after just one drink. Pimm was, after all, a businessman first and foremost. His drink became so popular that he began expanding his empire commercially, and even developed other versions of the liqueur with bases such as brandy, vodka, rum and whiskey. Most of these have been discontinued, but his original russet-colored, ginbased concoction has done nothing but soar in popularity. Eventually, in the 1940s, the drink made its way to the colonies — namely to New Orleans, where it has become a staple summer The Pimm’s Cup is the perfect drink for August. refreshment, differing from the English version in that they prefer a 7-Up or Sprite base over the lighter, less sweet English lemonade. As one of the oldest digestif cocktails around, the Pimm’s Cup crops up on menus with regular frequency, and with the recent return to a desire for all things “classic,” the cocktail is enjoying rising popularity. Tre Gerbitz, beverage director of The Mediterranean Restaurant, also suggests that the recent resurgence in popularity of amaro and other herbal liqueurs may also contribute to the re-emergence of the Pimm’s Cup. But its classic nature will keep it on the menus for some time. Gerbitz believes the drink is a “true cocktail lover’s drink.” As both an aperitif and digestif, the Pimm’s Cup is “refreshing and complex in flavor and not too boozy by design.” It prepares the appetite for the upcoming meal and, with its light quality, pairs well with hors d’oeuvres. But even classics deserve a little updating, and Gerbitz has enjoyed creating a spin on the original while still remaining true to its roots. The Mediterranean Restaurant “takes some liberties, for example, the use of Fever Tree Tonic to emphasize the herbaceous qualities of Pimm’s No. 1, but sticks to the nuts and bolts” of the basic ingredients. With the addition of the Fever Tree Tonic and a heavy dose of muddled cucumber, Gerbitz is able to bring a Mediterranean twist to the drink while maintaining its refreshing nature and still “highlighting the herbs [and] botanicals of the liqueur.” Whether you find yourself drawn to the original recipe as a purist, or if you’re feeling more appreciative about new takes on the old and curious about The Med’s version of the drink, the Pimm’s No. 1 Cup should become a staple of your summer cocktail enjoyment as the summer winds down. Boulder Weekly

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To ensure the full accuThe Great Balancing Act Go to RealAstrology.com to check out of 2015 doesn’t demand racy of this horoscope, I Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO that you be a wishy-washy, have been compelled to HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE eager-to-please, self-canresurrect an old-fashioned HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes celing harmony whore. English word that isn’t are also available by phone at 1-877Purge such possibilities used much any more: 873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700. from your mind. What “gambol.” It means to the Great Balancing Act cavort and frolic in a playasks of you is to express ful manner, or to romp and what you stand for with great clarity. It invites you to free skip around with mad glee, as if you are unable to stop youryourself, as much as you can, from worrying about what self from dancing. The astrological omens seem unambigupeople think of you. It encourages you to be shaped less ous in their message: In order to cultivate the state of mind by the expectations of others and more by what you really that will enable you to meet all your dates with destiny in the want. Do you know what you really want, Libra? Find out! coming weeks, you need to gambol at least once every day. P.S.: Your task is not to work on the surface level, trying to manipulate the appearance of things. Focus your efforts in TAURUS the depths of yourself. APRIL 20-MAY 20: Do you remember your first kiss? How about the first time SCORPIO you had sex? Although those events may not have been perfectly smooth and graceful, they were radical breakthroughs OCT. 23-NOV. 21: that changed your life and altered your consciousness. Since Muslims, Jews and Christians are collaborating to erect a then, there may have been a few other intimate rites of pasjoint house of worship in Berlin. The building, scheduled to be finished by 2018, will have separate areas for each sage that have impacted you with similar intensity. No doubt religion as well as a common space for members of all three you will experience others in the future. In fact, I suspect to gather. Even if you don’t belong to any faith, you may be that the next installments are due to arrive in the coming inspired by this pioneering effort to foster mutual tolerance. months. Get ready for further initiations in these mysteries. I offer it up to you as a vivid symbol of unity. May it help inspire you to take full advantage of your current opportuniGEMINI ties to heal schisms, build consensus and cultivate harmony. MAY 21-JUNE 20: Two-thirds of us don’t know what our strengths and talSAGITTARIUS ents are. That’s the conclusion of a study published in The Journal of Positive Psychology. One reason for the problem NOV. 22-DEC. 21: is what the report’s co-author Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener In some phases of your life, you have been a wanderer. You’ve had a fuzzy sense of where you belong. It has been a calls “strengths blindness,” in which we neglect our real challenge to know which target you should aim your arrows powers because we regard them as ordinary or take them for at. During those times, you may have been forceful but granted. Here’s the good news, Gemini: If you suffer from not as productive as you’d like to be; you may have been even a partial ignorance about the nature of your potentials, energetic but a bit too inefficient to accomplish wonders the coming months will be a favorable time to remedy that and marvels. From what I can tell, one of those wandering glitch. Life will conspire to help you see the truth. (Read seasons is now coming to a close. In the months ahead, you more: bit.ly/truestrengths.) will have a growing clarity about where your future power spot is located — and may even find the elusive sanctuary CANCER called “home.” Here’s a good way to prepare for this transiJUNE 21-JULY 22: tion: Spend a few hours telling yourself the story of your In 1504, Michelangelo finished his sculpture of the Biblical origins. Remember all the major events of your life as if you hero David. But he hadn’t been the first person to toil were watching a movie. on the 17-foot-high block of marble. Forty years earlier, the artist Agostino di Duccio was commissioned to carve CAPRICORN David out of the stone. His work was minimal, however. He did little more than create the rough shape of the legs DEC. 22-JAN. 19: and torso. In 1476, Antonio Rossellino resumed where You have been slowing to a crawl as you approach an excitAgostino had stopped, but he didn’t last long, either. By the ing transition. But I’m here to advise you to resume normal time Michelangelo launched his effort, the massive slab had speed. There’s no need for excessive caution. You have paid languished for 25 years. I see parallels between this story your dues; you have made your meticulous arrangements; and your own, Cancerian. I suspect that you will be invited you have performed your quiet heroisms. Now it’s time to to take on a project that has been on hold or gotten delayed. relax into the rewards you have earned. Lighten your mood, This may require you to complete labors that were begun by Capricorn. Welcome the onrushing peace and start planning others — or maybe instigated by you when you were in a how you will capitalize on your new freedom. very different frame of mind.

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Many people harbor the unconscious bias that beauty resides primarily in things that are polished, sleek and perfect. Celebrities work hard and spend a lot of money to cultivate their immaculate attractiveness, and they are often treated as if they have the most pleasing appearance that human beings can have. Art that is displayed in museums has equally flawless packaging. But the current astrological omens suggest that it’s important for you to appreciate a different kind of beauty: the crooked, wobbly, eccentric stuff. For the foreseeable future, that’s where you’ll find the most inspiration.

“Most people reach the top of the ladder of success only to find it’s leaning against the wrong wall.” Aquarian actor Paul Sorensen said that. It’s no coincidence that I’m bringing this theory to your attention right now. The coming months will be a good time to determine whether the ladder you have been climbing is leaning against the right wall or wrong wall. My advice is to question yourself at length. Be as objective as possible. Swear to tell yourself the whole truth. If, after your investigations, you decide it is indeed the wrong wall, climb down from the ladder and haul it over to the right wall. And if you’re satisfied that you are where you should be, celebrate!

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“No tree can grow to Heaven unless its roots reach down to Hell,” wrote psychologist Carl Jung in his book Aion. My interpretation: We earn the right to experience profound love and brilliant light by becoming familiar with shadows and suffering. Indeed, it may not be possible to ripen into our most radiant beauty without having tangled with life’s ugliness. According to my understanding of your long-term cycle, Virgo, you have dutifully completed an extended phase of downward growth. In the next extended phase, however, upward growth will predominate. You did reasonably well on the hellish stuff; now comes the more heavenly rewards.

When he served as Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi denigrated the cuisine of Finland. “Finns don’t even know what prosciutto is,” he sneered. At best, he said, their food is to be “endured.” He mocked the “marinated reindeer” they eat. But Finland fought back against the insults. In an international pizza contest held in New York, their chefs won first prize for their “Pizza Berlusconi,” a specialty pizza that featured marinated reindeer. The Italian entry finished second. I foresee you enjoying a comparable reversal in the coming months, Pisces. And it all begins now.

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ANOTHER REASON WHY PEOPLE DON’T LISTEN TO THE GUN LOBBY I wish we were joking, but the following is right out of a press release from the National Association for Gun Rights: “Have they lost their minds? ‘Republican’ Senate Leader John Cornyn (R-TX) and his buddies in the Establishment Gun Lobby are plotting to surrender to the Left Wing Media by pushing a major piece of anti-gun legislation. “According to major news stories on Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, Newsmax, and Politico, Cornyn is introducing new legislation that strips more Americans of their gun rights, without a trial or due process, under some ill-defined heading of ‘mental illness.’ “John Cornyn is ready to surrender more Americans to the anti-gun media and Barack Obama instead of getting rid of the broken and unconstitutional Brady Registration system with recent evidence of its catastrophic failures.” That’s right America, as members of the pinko commie media and with the complete blessing of our pinko commie president who just happens to be black, we at BW would like to confess that it’s all true. We really are so blinded by our anti-constitutional agenda aimed at turning our country over to the pinko commie U.N. that we are now willing to officially go on the record as being in favor of keeping guns out of the hands of the mentally ill. Who would have thunk it. We agree with our

(IN CASE YOU MISSED IT) An irreverent and not always accurate view of the world Republican friend pinko commie John Cornyn. We might as well go ahead and tell the whole truth no matter how mad it makes the gun lobby. Here it is: Boulder Weekly is also opposed to Courtesy of IMDB gun ownership for chimpanzees despite the incredible similarities between their and our DNA. We strongly oppose guns in the hands of children 4 and under no matter which part of the South they were born in. We do not believe that inmates should be allowed to own guns while imprisoned. And finally, we don’t think that anybody who is fighting for the gun rights of the mentally ill is mentally stable enough to own a gun. This is the kind of stupid crap that gives all gun rights advocates a bad name. You gun enthusiasts should do a better job self-policing your spokespeople.

ROBOT WAITERS ARE HERE Intrepid researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, or the Massachusetts Institute of Techno) announced this week that they had suc-

cessfully programmed two robots that can deliver beverages. That’s right, two. They’re called “vending machines” and apparently you just press a button with letters and numbers on it — no, no, that’s not it. The real beverage robot goes into separate rooms, takes drink orders, and goes to a “bartender” robot that places the requested drink in a cooler. The waiter robot then takes the cooler back to the person, where after brushing off the Funyuns dust and grunting, the person takes the beverage and presumably sobs. The study is another in a long line from East Coast elite nerds who are trying to fatten up the rest of us so they can take over the country and do whatever it is they want to do — probably read or discuss global politics or something stupid like that. Or prepare their Shetland pony named Gregor for the Massapequa Dressage Games and the over-the-shoulder knit sweater competition. Word has it that Alan has a leg-up this year, likely because he made the pool boy cut off his own leg while Alan laughed and ate baby food out of the jar because he has issues. Big issues, man. Anyway, researchers say the robots will one day be used at emergency shelters to take orders for blankets and food. And it’s probably a safe bet that the people at emergency centers would want blankets and food. In fact, I want blankets and food right now.

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he City of Boulder released its latest sales and use tax revenue report in July. It compares tax revenues from January to May of 2014 to the same period this year. The numbers show that Boulder is booming. Total sales tax revenue is up an impressive 6 percent from the first five months of last year, with computer-related businesses up 31 percent; Gunbarrel commercial by 20 percent; food stores and downtown Boulder by almost 11 percent each. But when it comes to marijuana, the percentage leaps are more spectacular. Together, medical and recreational marijuana make up 2.21 percent of the sales tax revenue collected by the city. That’s a total for this year through May of $1,932,108. Though medical marijuana revenues declined by 1.32 percent, recreational sales tax revenues from the city’s 15 retail stores jumped 121.8 percent from the first five months of 2014. The excise tax on the city’s 27 grow operations increased more than 400 percent. Retail marijuana shops pay a 7.36 percent city sales tax on consumer sales. That added up to $359,310 from recreational marijuana in the first five months of 2014. This year the city collected $864,100 through the same period. Growers are charged an excise tax of 5 percent. That total revenue jumped from $77,791 in May 2014 to $400,643 this year. There are good reasons for those higher percentages, and they can be easily misinterpreted. Much of the reason is because retail outlets weren’t fully operational until April 2014. Chief Financial Officer Bob Eichem is in charge of watching the city’s money. “Last year the business was just starting up, and very few places were open,” he explained in an email. “So this year’s numbers, which show them fully operational, are large percentage increases. Once we start comparing to months when businesses were fully open in 2014 (late in the year), the

numbers will be smaller.” Eichem said the city conservatively projected cannabis revenues this year because the state was discussing not sharing any state sales. “They never followed through on doing so, though it is something we always have to keep in mind since the state budget does not occur on the same timeline as the one for the city. If more than the $1.5 million is collected, it will be allocated in the normal budget,” Eichem said. The city won’t know until later this year if it will collect more than what was projected. “If there is money received over what is projected in 2015 it would be the staff recommendation that it be allocated in the 2017 budget process that will occur in 2016. That is what happens each year with all revenues if there are excess collections.” The only caveat is if additional expenditures are being incurred above what was budgeted, City Council could appropriate additional amounts in the current year, Eichem said. “To date that has not occurred, and I do not expect it to occur in 2015.” It’s also not accurate to assume from these num-

bers that marijuana businesses are all thriving and awash in money. There is no doubt that a marijuana business can be very successful in Boulder. But the current market is stratified, with a smaller percentage of businesses paying a disproportionate amount of the city’s sales taxes. Without access to banking — though they are required to pay federal taxes but not allowed standard business deductions — and having to navigate a dizzying assortment of state, county and city regulations and rules, smaller businesses struggle. “The myth of this is that it’s this lucrative business,” says Shawn Coleman, a lobbyist for local marijuana companies. “But the small mom-and-pop businesses face the same challenges as any other business.” Pressure grows on the U.S. Congress to do something about marijuana’s classification and give legitimate state businesses that pay federal, state and local taxes access to basic banking services. There are literally dozens of bills in various committees of the U.S. House and Senate designed to end this logjam. The new acting DEA head, Chuck Rosenberg, confessed last week that marijuana is not as dangerous as heroin, though they are both classified as such. It’s a simple, accurate assertion, one that his predecessor, Michele Leonhart, famously never would admit, with serious ramifications given how much money the federal government spends in its failure to keep citizens from using cannabis. A nonpartisan national organization that represents state legislatures demanded last week that Congress overhaul federal drug laws and allow states to establish their own policies for marijuana and hemp. The tide is turning. It’s about time. You can hear Leland discuss his most recent column and Colorado cannabis issues each Thursday morning on KGNU. http://news.kgnu.org/weed

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Dear Dan: I lost my dad young and I had a bunch of issues growing up. I’m probably gay, I love the idea of light bondage, and I’ve been this way for as long as I can remember. I feel like I’ve been on a self-discovery thing over the past year and have caught tidbits that bothered me. I have depression/anxiety and the old “abandonment complex,” and I’m still insecure about a lot of this. Is it reasonable to blame psychological trauma for my sexuality — the possibly gay thing and the kinks? — Troubled Over Yearnings

Dear TOY: The inclination to blame your sexuality and kinks on your loss is understandable, TOY, but it’s not reasonable. (Sorry about your dad, kiddo.) Because when you think about it — when you apply reason — you quickly come to this: There are lots of gay men out there who are into bondage who © LaRae Lobdell didn’t lose their dads at a young age, who don’t suffer from depression or anxiety, who don’t have abandonment issues, and whose childhoods were comparatively issue-free. It’s natural to wonder how you got to be kinky, TOY, but kinks are pretty random and pretty inexplicable. Dear Dan: Your advice to UGH last week was fine in general — he’s the frustrated man whose wife isn’t interested in sex — and a pretty solid rehash of your standard advice for people trapped in sexless marriages. But I’m writing because you missed something that may have been key: “Currently, she can last having sex for nearly half an hour before feeling exhausted and stopping, regardless of me reaching orgasm or not.” Two things: (1) Half an hour of PIV sex when you’re not feeling it would take a vat of lube and probably still be painful. (2) His wife lies there getting the inside of her vagina sanded off by Jackhammer McGee here and then has the nerve to ask him to stop when it’s too much “regardless” of HIS orgasm?!? What about her orgasm? What about her delicate vaginal tissue getting torn up? Not that he will magically consider her pleasure if he’s blind to her comfort and general well-being, but it might help him put his marriage in perspective. — Engaged Reader Represents

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