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A Colorado universal healthcare solution you haven’t heard of by Dave Anderson
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t is unlikely that any significant health care reforms will be coming out of Washington, D.C. any time soon. Meanwhile, there’s a growing under-reported effort by elected officials and grassroots activists to pass single-payer systems at the state level. Single payer is a not-for-profit government-provided payment system which is privately delivered. It is also known as “improved Medicare for All.” The movement is happening in California, New York, Massachusetts and more than a dozen other states. Including Colorado. Last September, the Colorado School of Public Health released a 91-page report that concluded if we adopted single payer, we could provide health coverage to every resident, increase employment and improve overall population health. At the same time, we would spend billions less than we are spending now on health care. The State Legislature commissioned the study in 2019
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with passage of the Health Care Cost Savings Act (H.B. 19-1176), introduced by Reps. Emily Sirota and Sonya Jaquez Lewis and Sen. Mike Foote. It passed with bipartisan support. A Health Care Cost Analysis Task Force was created, which had bipartisan membership appointed by the governor and both parties’ leaders in the legislature. The group hired the Colorado School of Public Health (CSPH) to conduct the financial analysis. The study compared three approaches to providing health care for Coloradoans. They are: • “The current Colorado health care financing system in which residents receive health care coverage from private insurers and public programs, or are uninsured.” • “A multi-payer universal health care system in which all residents of Colorado are covered under a plan with a mandated set of benefits that is publicly and privately funded and also paid for by employer and employee contributions.” That is, a system of universal coverage that covers everybody, using both private health insurance paid for by workers and see THE ANDERSON FILES Page 6
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their employers and a public insurance plan for those without private insurance. Those over 65 would be covered by Medicare. • “A publicly financed and privately delivered universal health care system that directly compensates providers.” That is, a system of universal coverage that covers everybody, using a single state-run insurance plan. Those over 65 would be covered by Medicare. They concluded: “Health care reform in Colorado introducing universal health coverage that is either a multi-payer or single-payer system has the potential to increase access to care, improve health outcomes and possibly provide sector-specific employment benefits. Our cost estimates suggest that a multi-payer universal health care system will likely lead to small increases in the total cost of Colorado’s health care system. Introduction of a full publicly financed and privately delivered health care system could yield significant healthcare savings, particularly if pricing regulations are put in place to control cost growth in the future.“ The study offered these estimates of total annual costs under the three models studied: 1. Current system: $38.3 billion. 2. Universal coverage, mixed insurance system: $38.6 to $39.34 billion 3. Universal coverage, public insurance system: $34.62 to $37.78 billion There is a strange silence about this significant scholarly study. I literally could not find a single news article about it. Nada. Crickets.That is outrageous. Fortunately, the Denver Post published an op-ed by T.R. Reid on the study. Reid, who was a member of the Task Force, is l
a journalist and documentary filmmaker who reported from four dozen countries for the Washington Post, NPR, PBS and National Geographic. He authored The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper and Fairer Health Care. His 2008 documentary for the PBS TV series Frontline, Sick Around the World, looked at the comprehensive health care systems of five developed economies. Frontline asked Reid to follow up with a companion documentary, Sick Around America. However, Reid had a dispute with PBS. Reid argued that the film came off as supporting mandated private-insurance coverage. Reid said “. . .mandating for-profit insurance is not the lesson from other countries in the world. I said I’m not going to be in a film that contradicts my previous film and my book.” In his Denver Post op-ed, Reid noted that the Commonwealth Fund, which carries out comparative studies, rates Colorado as the sixth healthiest state in the union. However, some 357,000 Coloradans have no health insurance; hundreds of thousands more are “under-insured”(that is, co-pays and deductibles are so high it’s difficult to see a doctor). Reid said,“For standard hospital procedures like maternity,hernia repair,knee replacement, etc.,Commonwealth found that fees in Colorado are higher than in 40 other states.” On Saturday, Feb. 16, the Colorado Foundation for Universal Health Care will be holding a rally at the State Capitol to demand that Gov. Polis and the state legislators act on the data in the study. “Be Bolder Before We Keel Over,” they say. Vigil at 8:30 a.m; speakers at 10 a.m. This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly.
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Table Mesa King Soopers reopens City Council approves Joint Terrorism Task Force, formalizing BPD’s relationship with the FBI
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ollowing staff recommendation, City Council voted 6-3 to approve a motion authorizing the city manager to enter the Joint Terrorism Task Force ( JTTF) with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), formalizing a longstanding relationship between the two agencies, according to Police Chief Marris Herold. The JTTF will allow the FBI to share high-clearence information, additional emergency response resources and new investigation technologies with the Boulder Police Department (BPD) to address terrorism threats. “We simply can no longer do it all ourselves,” Herold said during the Feb. 1 City Council meeting, citing the FBI’s critical assistance in responding to both the March 2021 King Soopers’ mass shooting and, more recently, the apprehension of a wanted man threatening violence against communities in Boulder and Southern California. Herold explained the JTTF “would have no implications on our status as a sanctuary city.” The first JTTF was established in 1980 in New York City and today about 200 task forces exist around the country. According to the FBI website, JTTFs aim to “create familiarity” among investigators and managers on local and national levels before crises occur. During the motion’s public hearing, however, community speakers overwhelmingly opposed the motion. Representing organizations such as NAACP Boulder County, Boulder Showing Up for Racial Justice, and United Campus Workers Colorado, many expressed concerns around accountability and transparency of the JTTF. The ACLU of Colorado’s Director of Advocacy and Strategic Alliances, Taylor Pendergrass, echoed such concerns in an email: “The ( JTTF) has a disturbing history of civil rights abuses: surveilling without reasonable suspicion; profiling people based on their religion, national origin, and political beliefs; and targeting peaceful protestors.” The 6-3 vote (with Folkerts, Speer and Joseph against) authorizes the JTTF to promptly begin its training and resource sharing, which will draw
16 hours of officer time per week from BPD’s budget. According to the Memorandum of Understanding, the JTTF’s agreement conditions shall be reviewed every three years, but may be terminated at any time with mutual FBI consent. “This comes down to trusting me to keep this community safe,” Herold said. — Emma Athena
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fter extensive interior and exterior remodeling, the Table Mesa King Soopers will reopen on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Employees and community members were asked for input on how to remodel the store, according to a statement from Joe Kelley, president of King Soopers. “We know that restoring this location is a very important step in our healing journey,” Kelley said in the statement. Half of the store’s previous employees have committed to returning to this location. The reopening will launch with a ceremony at 9 a.m. to honor the 10 people who lost their lives at the grocery store last March when a gunman opened fire. Boulder Weekly would love to hear your thoughts on the new space—send your comments, photos and questions to editorial@boulderweekly.com
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(LEFT) COURTESY LAUREN SCHMONSEES; (RIGHT) WILL BRENDZA
Waiting for the clean-up
The County has a plan for debris removal after the Marshall Fire, but some residents have concerns
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rom Laura Schmonsees’ yard in Marshall, she watched as a handful of Twelve Tribes’ members removed debris from an old mobile home destroyed in the Marshall Fire. It was a cold and snowy January 21, and the air smelled heavily of smoke and char. Schmonsees texted her neighbors, who were already calling the police to report the activity. Dust rose into the air as an excavator rooted around in the ash and rubble, scooping heaps of waste into a CWS Excavating truck— an excavation company listed under the same address as Twelve Tribes. “I think that’s illegal,” Schmonsees says, watching the cloud of particulates rising up from the work-site. The structure had been an old mobile-home trailer, she explains; one that, like so many other homes in the neighborhood of Marshall, could have contained a lot of carcinogenic materials. “If that has asbestos, it needs to be put in a lined dumpster and disposed of properly,” she says. Schmonsees acknowledges that Boulder gave residents the right to opt out of the County’s 3-Phase debris removal program. “Technically, though,” she says, “it’s still supposed to be done right.” Schmonsees lives under the Twelve Tribes property on Marshall Road just across from Goodhue ditch. Her home is one of few that survived on that street. Craters are left where her neighbors’ homes used to sit, littered with scorched vehicles, fallen mailboxes and lonely
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BEFORE AND AFTER: Relics from before the December 30 Marshall Wildfire (left), and after (right). In the background lies Goodhue ditch.
ovens. Living among that destruction, Twelve Tribes’ hasty disposal of their burn debris is just one of Schmonsees concerns. The other big issue on her mind has to do with the rest of the razed neighborhood, how long it’s going to take the County to get around to cleaning it up and what happens when it starts raining in April and May. Marshall sits in a basin below the mesa, Schmonsees points out. And if all that debris isn’t cleaned up properly before springtime, any toxins or carcinogens it contains will be washed into Goodhue ditch and downstream into East Boulder County. “Every spring it floods up there,” Schmonsees says, pointing south along Marshall Road, where rows of decaying mining shacks once stood. The shacks are gone now, exposing the rusty bed frames, decaying paint cans and toppled chemical drums they’d once concealed. “How does Boulder County not prioritize this? This is in a drainage.” Walking down Marshall Road, Schmonsees indicates piles of ash and rubble that used to be homes, garages and storage sheds. “This had asbestos, that one, all those over there along the ditch. All asbestos,” she says pointing to one burned building after the next. “This was built in the 1950s. That one was built in the 1800s. There you can actually see the asbestos tiles.” She shrugs at the destruction: “Most of these were the old mining cabins.” l
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Joseph Marshall, the town’s namesake, was the founder of the Consolidated Coal Company which operated in Marshall. If you visited the area even just six weeks ago, much of that history was on display in the rusty mining-relics that punctuated the neighborhood. Coal mining stopped in Boulder in 1939, and unincorporated Marshall became more like other Boulder neighborhoods—mostly quiet, quaint, charming and uneventful. Until an unusually dry and windy December 30, 2021. At which point Marshall became ground zero for the most destructive wildfire in Colorado’s history: 1,084 homes were lost in less than 24 hours between Superior, Louisville and unincorporated Boulder County. In the wake of that disaster Boulder County scrambled to assemble its 3-Phase “Debris Removal Program,” launching Phase 1 as fast as it could. “The very first thing we did in Phase 1 was food cleanup,” says Andrew Barth, the County Public Works Department’s public spokesman. “We got in there with dumpsters right away because of all the power outages to get rid of as much spoiled food as we could.” Phase 1 of the cleanup also included dumpsters for water damaged home items, Barth says. Phase 2 of the program launched on January 14 and has three components: 2A) “right see FIRE DEBRIS Page 10 l
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(LEFT) COURTESY LAUREN SCHMONSEES; (RIGHT) WILL BRENDZA
ABOVE: One of Marshall’s vintage vehicles before and after the fire. BELOW: Without a permit, Twelve Tribes uses an excavator to fill a truck with debris from a burned trailer home.
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of way” debris removal to clear streets, sidewalks, ditches and trails; 2B) the application of hydromulch to destroyed properties to stop wind and water from disturbing it—starting early in February according to Barth; and 2C) the curbside sweep of smoke and wind-damaged household items like fencing, patio furniture and downed vegetation. To execute Phase 2, the County broke the fire-affected parts of Boulder County up into nine smaller zones and prioritized them in the following order: 1) Mobile Home Park (a large swath of land that stretches from Tantra Park in South Boulder, south past Eldorado Canyon), 2) North Louisville, 3) Mulberry, 4) Harper Lake/ Enclave, 5) Coal Creek, 6) Davidson Mesa, 7) Rock Creek, 8) Sagamore, 9) Marshall. Marshall’s place last on the list makes Schmonsees and other residents uneasy. Not because they’re impatient to see the neighborhood cleaned up, but because she doesn’t want any scorched car batteries, mercury light bulbs, lead-based paint, plastic items or other potentially toxic burn waste from entering the waterways via Goodhue ditch. “They’ve basically lumped tiny little Marshall, where homes sit right in the drainage, in with the rest of unincorporated Boulder County,” she says. “And if we’re last, I’m not sure it’s going to get cleaned up before the rains [in spring].” However, Barth says the high-priority zones will be different in the final Phase 3: debris removal and mitigation on private properties—or Private Property Debris Removal (PPDR). “We haven’t prioritized anything for the destroyed homes as far as the [PPDR]. That has yet to be deter10
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mined,” Barth says. “We will really reevaluate the map, redistribute our zones and refocus our priorities.” Barth says that the right of way clean-up prioritized places like Superior and Louisville because they needed those roadways, sidewalks, ditches and trails clear in order to make way for Phase 3 PPDR in those neighborhoods. “There’s not a whole lot of right of way to be cleared in Marshall,” Barth points out. The two biggest priorities going into Phase 3 PPDR will be housing density and proximity to waterways, Barth explains. Neighborhoods like Davidson Mesa and Sagamore that were completely leveled, where there is a high concentration of ash and debris; and neighborhoods like Marshall that sit directly near a ditch or waterway will be high priority. “There is a good chance that the Marshall folks will be [high] up there on the list for the [PPDR],” Barth says. “I would hope that if [destroyed] homes are in close proximity to waterways, that those are taken care of first.” Currently, the County is still examining bids to choose a contractor it will move forward with for Phase 3. Residents who choose to opt in for the PPDR need to fill out a “Right of Entry” (ROE) form that can be found on Boulder County’s website. Not only will the County handle hydromulching the property and eventual debris removal, it will also test soils and foundations for asbestos, and recycle any eligible materials. Residents who opt out of the County’s Phase 3 PPDR program have a lot of work, expenses and liability to handle on their own. There is a litany of
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state, local and federal environmental regulations surrounding the handling, transportation and disposal of structure-fire ash. And concerning asbestos-containing materials, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has detailed requirements for proper identification, handling and disposal. Opting out of the County’s PPDR to do your own debris removal also requires permitting from the County’s Permitting and Planning Department. Ron Flax, the Deputy Director of Community Planning and Permitting says that the department has been stalled in a “holding pattern” organizing the logistics of this massive endeavor. Flax says the County has yet to issue a single permit for that kind of demolition, deconstruction or debris removal yet. So Flax was notably surprised to hear about CWS Excavation’s extraction operation Marshall residents called the police to report on January 21. They would have needed a permit for that, according to Flax. He acknowledges that Twelve Tribes notified his department they were going to mulch some organic debris and recycle some metal scraps. But when the extent of their operation was described to him, there was a long pause on the other end of the call. “Huh,” Flax said, finally. Boulder Weekly was unable to reach Twelve Tribes for comment; however, an individual from CWS Excavating, who declined to be quoted, contends they notified the County appropriately—though they also confirmed they received no permits for debris removal. To Barth that illustrates the County’s reason for encouraging residents to opt in to the PPDR and to have patience. “That’s why we want to manage all of [the debris removal], because we’ll be able to make sure that at every site it’s done correctly,” Barth says. “If you opt in, then we’ll get in there and we’ll have all the equipment, all sorts of air quality and land monitors watching to make sure this is done safely and correctly and everything is disposed of properly.” The County is here to help, he says. “It’s just going to take some time to clean up.” Residents like Schmonsees are content enough to wait for it to be done right—while others, like Twelve Tribes, don’t seem to have the patience.
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The magic in not knowing
Sofar Sounds’ secretive shows are an incubator for diverse talent
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here it goes with the wind, there it goes with the wind,” a masked audience of about 20 sings on a snowy January night in Denver. Boulder-based musician Bob Barrick, playing under the stage name Kingdom Jasmine, then repeats the beginning of the chorus: “Hold me close my darling / ’Cause I don’t know if this is going to be the end / We worked hard for all we had,” he sings, lightly strumming his acoustic guitar. “There it goes with the wind, there it goes with the wind,” the crowd sings together again. Playing the song for the first time, Barrick explains it was written in response to the recent Marshall Fire that swept through Superior and Louisville, burning more than 1,000 homes. Encouraging the audience to join in creates a poignant moment as the wind visibly whips snow around outside the foggy windows. Kingdom Jasmine, surrounded by string lights, backed by a variety of tropical potted plants and a living room set-up including a couch, rug and coffee table, is the second act of the night’s Sofar Sounds show, hosted in the backroom of Nurture, a wellness marketplace in northwest Denver. Short for “sounds from a room,” Sofar shows are secretive, curated and intimate, meant to emulate a listening room experience for both the artists and the viewers. The whole event is somewhat shrouded in mystery: the location announced only to ticket holders and only 24 hours in advance. The night’s three acts remain unannounced until the show begins. It’s like a live version of Spotify’s Discover Weekly, says Brandy Sachen, Sofar’s regional crew ops manager for Denver and Boulder. “This is a place where you can discover a diverse lineup and discover art within your community,” she says. To introduce each show, an MC 12
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stands up to welcome the crowd and list the Sofar ground rules: no talking while artists are performing, stay the entire show and put away cell phones (unless you are discreetly taking photos or videos of the artist, in which case tag them so more people can discover them). Essentially, attending one of these shows comes with the assumption that you, like everyone else around you, will be present and mindful of one another, something often missing from many live performances. It all started circa 2009 in London when Rafe Offer invited friend and musician Dave Alexander to perform in his living room to an attentive crowd of eight. Tired of the commotion and distractions of live shows, along with long beer lines, the pair continued hosting house shows, eventually moving into small and unique venues across the city. Now, Sofar is a music events company that produces live shows in more than 400 cities across the world. “It’s really just thinking through those distractions that you traditionally see at the concert, whether you’re getting bumped into, or whether somebody’s talking next to you or recording and disrupting your view, or maybe you’re 5 [feet] 7 [inches], and you can’t always see the stage,” Sachen says. “We create a space where you take those distractions and remove them and invite everyone to come and be present and save the conversations for when the artists aren’t performing.” The Denver chapter began in 2015, producing one or two shows per month. By March 2020, there were about 30 shows every month around the city. After a brief hiatus until June 2021, Sofar Denver has been slowly rebuilding its schedule to accommodate safety protocols and now hosts roughly 20 shows each month. In 2019, Mike Ligon started the BoulFEBRUARY 3, 2022
der chapter, teaming up with Sachen and the Denver folks to work together across Colorado. Currently, Boulder Sofar is back up to its pre-pandemic show count of two to three shows per month. The first time Sachen attended a show in 2016, she had never heard of Sofar. She found herself entering what is traditionally a mechanic shop in Denver, but walking in, she saw blankets laid out on the floor and a pseudo stage set up in front of an old Winnebago. “It was this environment I had never been exposed to before,” she says. “Once the music started, everybody stopped talking. You could hear a pin drop in there and I remember being overwhelmed. I’ve never experienced music in that form where you’re in a room and everyone is quiet. That, right in that very moment, transformed my whole understanding of how music should be consumed.” In general, Sofar artists have a few things in common: the ability to engage well with the audience and a certain caliber of talent. Artists are chosen to perform—either scouted at local open mics, through word of mouth, or they can apply online, submitting live video performances and recorded links, which goes through the artists team for review. Around the world, Sofar has featured a range of talent l
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from independent artists all the way up to well-known performers. Tank and the Bangas has performed at Sofar New Orleans, Moses Sumney in New York, Leon Bridges in Fort Worth, and in 2016 Billie Eilish performed at Sofar Los Angeles, accompanied by Finneaus. While maintaining Sofar’s veil of secrecy, Sachen says some of these folks still play the Sofar circuit. “It serves as a really great way to stay connected with the audience,” she says. “If you watch an artist in their musical career, they’ll go from playing small 50-person rooms to 200 to 2,000 and then they’re selling out arenas. And when you get to shows that are that large, you really don’t have that intimate connection with the audience or really the opportunity to do that. And so we do see a lot of artists who seek out that environment to solely be able to connect with the audience.”
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Who knows which of the local Sofar artists of today will soon be household names and Grammy winners. After attending multiple shows in Denver and Boulder, it’s easy to imagine a future in the spotlight for some of the performers. The night of the Nurture show, Kingdom Jasmine shares the mic with local singer-songwriter Emelise, whose deep, soulful voice and adept guitar picking belie her age. Two of the songs she performs were written as class assignments—for high school. “She is just a great example of some of the mind-blowing performances that you will see at a show,” Sachen says about Emelise. “I have watched people pick up their jaws off the ground after listening to her before and go, ‘Wait, what? She’s 15?’” Jon Shockness has played a handful of Sofar shows since launching his solo project Kid Astronaut in 2015 (see sidebar). He’s played at a motorcycle shop in Denver and a furniture store in L.A. Recently, he played at Shyft, a wellness center in Sun Valley near Mile High Stadium and the newly opened Meow Wolf. “At Sofar especially, maybe the audience has never heard of me or seen me. So I get to introduce people into my environment. And I think that’s like one of those places where I feel my most vulnerable, but also something transformative happens,” Shockness says. “It’s a community of people who respect the music.” The uncommercial nature of Sofar is what Shockness loves most about playing these shows. “It does feel like people putting a show together that love to do music,” he says. “Sofar is my vibe. “I think another thing I appreciate is just, like, getting paid,” he adds with a laugh. “We are an artist-first community,” Sachen adds. On average, artists are paid 70% of profits, which can be as little as $100 depending on the venue size, increasing based on audience numbers, Sachen says. And the shows are produced by a cadre of part- and full-time employ-
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ees. (That wasn’t always the case, Sachen admits, herself starting as a volunteer. But in early 2020, the company settled a lawsuit with the New York Department of Labor over its use of volunteer labor to produce shows, and have since suspended the practice.) A lot of thought goes into curating each show, pairing artists with venues that suit their needs as well as maintaining the priority of a diverse lineup. Later in his set at Nurture, Barrick shares he’s been around the country on the Sofar circuit, playing more than 30 shows with the organization. He follows this fact with a quick aside about never before performing for so many white people. There is a certain aesthetic about Sofar that could be described as slightly vanilla—string lights, brick walls, blankets and pillows on the floor, perhaps some large potted plants and macrame wall hangings—it can give off quite the boho chic vibe. “I see it as just one network, like these are the type of people that would appreciate this kind of space,” Shockness says, noting that the night he performs as Kid Astronaut, he only sees one person of color in the crowd. “I think as long as they’re inviting these different people to be a part of the space, I don’t feel weird about it.”
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liens do exist, at least according to Denver musician Jon Shockness, aka Kid Astronaut. Aliens are what he calls his fans: myriad expressions of self transcending earthly constructs of race and culture. And Shockness is the journeyer, the artist always traveling and exploring other-worldly realms, interpreting them through musical expression. But he doesn’t take himself as seriously as it may seem. He is “Kid” Astronaut afterall. Born and raised in Denver, Shockness made a name for himself with the local hiphop group Air Dubai, which he co-founded in high school. When the band went on indefinite hiatus in 2014, a solo project began calling, asking Shockness to grow as an artist and musician, he says. Kid Astronaut descended to Earth in 2015, an outlet for Shockness to express a certain fearlessness he hopes to embody in his own journey, founded in his personal fascination with space. This is “a new phase of just enjoying myself and my art and learning and being OK with what I don’t know and going after that,” he says. “I’ve been chasing music for a long time.” In 2021, Kid Astronaut released Cosmos, a collection of soulful R&B inspired tracks where synthesized beats and acoustic melodies create empyrean soundscapes, all enhanced by Shockness’ rich vocals. It is deliberate, almost spiritual. “As Kid Astronaut, I’ve always wanted to just be honest in the music that I write,” he says. “The authenticity comes out in each moment I’m just expressing this journey and it’s true. . . . I hope that what people get from the Kid Astronaut experience is that it touches something deeper in their soul than just being good music to listen to. It hits your different energies and feelings, memories. That’s what I hope for.” There’s a certain intentionality that shines through both Kid Astronaut the project, as well as Shockness as a person. It feels like an invitation to join him on a journey of self-discovery, one that doesn’t necessarily come with answers. Rather, it humbly asks the listener to consider a different way of being, a way of moving through the world that requires the need for guidance from other-worldly wisdom, the ability to look beyond the stars.
The lineup that night consists of two Black performers and one female-fronted band, all Denver locals. Shockness starts the night, followed by Baker-based rock group Isodora Eden and then the energetic and effervescent queer singer-songwriter N3ptune, along with his accompanist Rusty Steve on electric guitar. Like at all Sofar shows, the lineup isn’t organized around any sort of hierarchy, rather all acts are given equal time: a set of about 25 minutes, enough for the artists to play about five songs each. “We want everyone to have that equal exposure time and equal time to be on stage,” Sachen says. “While somebody might start the show, it doesn’t mean that they’re the opener, or it doesn’t mean that the closer is the headliner.” Most of the venues are small and unequipped with sound systems, requiring stripped-back performances from the artists. This can cater more to the singer-songwriter type, like at Nurture, but not necessarily, as the Shyft lineup exemplifies. There are plenty of other types of musicians among the Sofar fold. “There’s the magic of really just not knowing who you’re going to see,” Sachen says. “I commend guests all the time for really putting their faith in Sofar to create a magical night for them.” FEBRUARY 3, 2022
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THE NEW NISSI’S: (Left): Nissi’s will reopen in a new space—1455 Coal Creek Drive in Lafayette—with nearly three times the capacity. (Below): Marc Gitlin holds one of Nissi’s many Best of Boulder awards.
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hen Marc Gitlin took over Nissi’s in Lafayette back in 2009, it was flailing after three years of irrelevance. The original ownership “had a nice concept, but they struggled defining what they were,” Gitlin said in a recent phone interview. “It was supposed to be a coffee shop with music, and then they kept changing in an effort to make money. I gave them advice for about four months and then they asked me if I’d like to acquire their struggling business. I saw potential in it, and I’d done music and restaurants my whole career.” Gitlin, a New York native who grew up with a bar-owner grandma and a father who owned a disco, had owned restaurants and bars in Boulder for years and had most recently owned a spa/ salon with his ex-wife. After taking over the 175-capacity original Nissi’s, he saw a chance to capture the 40s-to-60s demographic in Boulder County by booking tribute bands and local blues and jazz talent. “It was a supper-club feel,” Gitlin explains. “As I took over and I saw the patterns developing, it became more of a place to go hear the music from your past, see your friends, and have dinner and drinks. It was really a middle-aged night club, and it worked really well.” Gitlin says that the original Nissi’s “peaked” in 2019 just as his lease was up for renewal and the landlord proposed a $4,000-per-month increase in rent. As luck would have it, Gitlin remembered a huge dormant space along busy U.S. Highway 287 in Lafayette, and was able to make a deal with the owner for less than what his rent-increase would have been—for a space triple the size. BOULDER COUNTY’S INDEPENDENT VOICE
“In March of 2020, I went down to Boulder to reach the final terms of the lease agreement and celebrate, and then Tom Hanks announced he had COVID, and the whole world changed.” Fortunately Gitlin hadn’t signed a lease for the new Nissi’s location or agreed to renew the lease at the old location. He was in limbo. Once a COVID-19 vaccine was announced and things were trending toward recovery, he received a federal grant and quickly moved forward with what’s positioned as a rebirth for Nissi’s at the southwest corner of 287 and South Boulder Road. The new space, before it sat empty, served as (among other things) a country bar and a BBQ joint; it’s currently being remodeled and prepped for a grand opening—hopefully this spring—with the help of general manager Chris Kresge Jr., who is local royalty as the son of longtime DJ, musician and all-around Colorado-music supporter: Chris “Goat” Kresge, aka “Chris K.” Gitlin and Kresge appear to be on the same page with branching out music-wise at Nissi’s 2.0, bringing back favorites like Hazel Miller and popular cover bands, but also seeking out exciting original music from up-andcoming local bands and national acts they hope will stop at Nissi’s on tour. “It’s a dream come true,” Kresge said by phone recently. “I love my dad and I’m really happy he and Marc brought my name to the table. It’s kind of like a father-son story because I’ve been in the restaurant business for over 15 years and my dad and I always talked about how I could get into the music business. My l
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restaurant experience kind of carried over into what I’ll be doing with Marc. It’s super exciting, and I think it won’t be long before national acts that come to Colorado are thinking about Nissi’s.” Kresge and Gitlin both describe the food options and general vibe at the new Nissi’s as elegant and classy, with a “Starry Night” aspect and an “upscale look.” Along with extensive dinner-and-drinks options, the reborn Nissi’s finally allows Gitlin to combine a general-admission, standing audience with reserved-table seating due to larger capacity (a little under 500). Kresge—like Gitlin—is confident that the menus for food and drinks will be just as good or better than the original Nissi’s and help retain the regular crowd it attracted, but he’s particularly excited about the potential evolution of the music menu. “Obviously Nissi’s isn’t going to be the Ogden overnight,” he says, “but I think that a little bit of Marc’s expertise of what makes a business run successfully and a little bit of my passion for music can set that tone, that direction. I love music. I’ve been playing music for over 20 years and I can’t wait to see what this next chapter for me looks like, let alone to be able to be the one that has all this influence I get to put into it. “Overall, I think the development and a little bit of a change in the acts that’ll be there is all malleable and in a perspective for us to have fun with. That’s where I’m at, is to just have fun. I’m 35 and sitting in that market of, ‘What are we listening to out there?’” Gitlin concurs, relishing in the possibility of a younger demographic he can now attract with standing-room capacity to juxtapose the supper-club crowd. “Now I have so many possibilities. When you go from 180 to 400 or 500 [capacity], it opens up a huge eclectic mix of music I can bring in. The whole Hazel Miller, Chris Daniels thing—there will be room for that as well, but it was definitely time to start expanding my taste. The old Nissi’s became more of a date-night place, but now I have so many possibilities.” l
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n Art Exhibitions at BMoCA: ‘³/ works’ by Kevin Townsend; ‘Once They Were Red’ by Erica Green; ‘Inner Lining’ by Natani Notah
February 3-May 30. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th Street, Boulder, bmoca.org Kevin Townsend’s expanded drawing practice is driven by monumental questions about time, duration, obsession and mark-marking while simple, small details often animate it. Erica Green creates site-conscious fiber installations that explore the endless process of repairing and rebuilding oneself. Interdisciplinary artist Natani Notah explores contemporary Native American identity through the lens of Diné womanhood.
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n DCPA presents ‘Rattlesnake Kate’
February 4-March 13. Denver Center for the Performing Arts, 1101 13th Street, Denver. Tickets: $30-$74, denvercenter.org One-hundred years ago, frontierswoman Kate Slaughterback fought to save her son, killing 140 rattlesnakes in one courageous battle and becoming a global sensation. Discover her story in this new musical by Neyla Pekarek (former member of the Grammy-nominated folk-rock band The Lumineers) and playwright Karen Hartman.
n Author Talk: Stephanie Dueger—‘Preparing for Parenthood’
6:30 p.m. Thursday, February 3, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl Street, Boulder. Tickets: $5, boulderbookstore.net Couples often spend surprisingly little time getting ready for the huge rite of passage that is parenthood. They may paint the nursery, but neglect discussing how their roles may change. They may have a car seat ready, but not a will. The first of its kind, this interactive book provides couples with essential conversation-starters and action items to complete before becoming parents. In Preparing for Parenthood, you’ll discover how to transition to parenting in ways that best align with your own beliefs and values. Parenting is simultaneously heart-opening and heart-rending, humbling and humorous, joyful and overwhelming. But this small and indispensable book will help you alleviate stress and answer some of the biggest questions you’ll want to address before your baby arrives.
n Art Exhibition—Dread Scott: ‘Honey don’t be afraid. White people aren’t real.’
February 4-March 30, east window, 4949 Broadway, Suite 102B, Boulder, eastwindow.org Dread Scott is a visual artist whose work is exhibited across the U.S. and internationally. In 1989, his art became the center of national controversy over its transgressive use of the American flag while he was a student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Dread became part of a landmark Supreme Court case when he and others defied federal law by burning flags on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. His work has been included in exhibitions at MoMA PS1, the Walker Art Center, Jack Shainman Gallery, and Gallery MOMO in Cape Town, South Africa, and is in the collection of the Whitney Museum and the Brooklyn Museum.
n Catapult: A BFA Dance Concert
7:30 p.m. February 4; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 5; 2 p.m. Sunday, February 6, University Theatre, Charlotte York Irey Theatre, 261 University of Colorado, Boulder. Tickets:$23-$90, cupresents.org BFA choreographers present intimate and stirring meditations on memory, body understanding, and community across an athletic symphony of contemporary and improvisational styles.
n Soul Penny Circus presents ‘The Boy’
7:30 p.m. Friday, February 4; 6 p.m. Saturday, February 5, The Arts Hub, 420 Courtney Way, Lafayette. Tickets: $15-$45, soulpennycircus.com The Boy drums up your deepest fears and brings you face to face with the things that go bump in the night. Join our beloved clowns, Wingus and Dingus, as they journey through a series of hair-raising nightmares in an attempt to help a young boy find his way home. Featuring dazzling aerial acts, laugh-til-you-cry clowning and plenty of audience interaction.
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n Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado (BETC): Fourteen Funerals” by Eric Pfeffinger
February 3-March 5, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder. Tickets: $25-$50, betc.org Fourteen Funerals is a wry comedy about family, death and the stories we tell about people we may never really know. Sienna is a little surprised when Millie reaches out to her from the funeral home in her childhood hometown of Blissfield, Indiana. She’s even more surprised to hear that her entire extended family has been wiped out in one fell swoop. As the very last of the Fitchwoods, Sienna’s got a lot to learn about herself, her new friend and her estranged relations. GAO YIBO, PHOTOGRAPH, HAND SERIES #1
n Art Exhibitions—‘Making Trouble: Hands-on Photography’
February 3-March 19, CU Art Museum, 1085 18th Street, Boulder, colorado.edu/cuartmuseum Making Trouble: Hands-on Photography brings together a selection of photographs from the museum’s collection that have been altered either digitally or by hand. Made in the spirit of experimentation and intervention, the photographs on view demonstrate how photographers have expanded or challenged traditional understandings of photography. see EVENTS Page 18
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The Reminders. 7 p.m. Stewart Auditorium, 400 Quail Road, Longmont. Tickets: $12-$18. Samia. 8 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Avenue, Denver. Tickets: $20.
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Music For Marshall: A Boulder County Fire Benefit featuring Drunken Hearts & Friends. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th Street, Boulder. Tickets: $15-$18. SunSquabi with The Funk Hunters, Dreamers Delight. 7 p.m. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop Street, Denver. Tickets: $25-$35.
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Cass Clayton Band. 7 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main Street, Longmont. Tickets: $10-$12. Gracie Abrams 8 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Avenue, Denver. Tickets: $20. Amanda Miguel y Diego Verdaguer. 8:30 p.m. Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm Place, Denver.
Jake Scott with Josie Dunne. 7 p.m. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer Street, Denver. SOLD OUT. Passafire with Dubbest. 7:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th Street, Boulder. Tickets: $15-$18. Wale. 8 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax, Denver. TIckets: $29.50-$59.50.
Magic City Hippies. 9 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax, Denver. TIckets: $19.50-$25.
El Ten Eleven. 9 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Avenue, Denver. Tickets: $20.
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The Runaway Grooms. 6 p.m. Beyond the Mountain Brewing Co., 6035 Longbow Drive, Unit 109, Boulder. Free.
Beth Hart with Quinn Sullivan. 7 p.m. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop Street, Denver. Tickets: $37.95-$69.95.
HomeSlice. 7 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main Street, Longmont. Tickets: $15.
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Il Divo. 7 p.m. Bellco Theatre, 700 14th Street, Denver. Tickets: Starting from $39.
Covenhoven and Blue Book. 7 p.m. eTown, 1535 Spruce Street, Boulder. Tickets: $20.
Bad Bunny. 8 p.m. Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver.
Jesse Cook. 8 p.m. Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm Place, Denver. Galactic. 8 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax, Denver. Tickets: $25-$75.
Glaive with aldn, midwxst. 8 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Avenue, Denver. Tickets: $20.
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Things to come
Dispatches from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival
by Michael J. Casey
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ovies are most often windows to what is and what was. But sometimes, they’re windows to what could be. And it doesn’t have to be in a grand sense either. Take Cha Cha Real Smooth, writer/director/star Cooper Raiff’s sophomore effort, for starters. About halfway through Raiff’s comedy of a college grad gigging as a bar mitzvah party starter, you can read this banner in the background: “Nicky’s Art-Mitzvah, 9/24/22.” Up until this point, I was so charmed by Raiff’s rom-com of a post-grad trying to figure out his next step while a single mom (Dakota Johnson) figures out hers, it didn’t even register that I was watching a contemporary story. That’s because Cha Cha looks nothing like our contemporary world: No virus, no masks, no pandemic. Just a handful of characters going about their business, worrying about little things, a few big things, and mostly how to communicate. But back in the real world, it’s a different story. The pandemic absent from Cha Cha canceled all in-person events at the Sundance Film Festival—which concluded on Jan. 30—and pushed screenings virtual for the second year in a row. Also for the second year in a row, Apple TV+ snapped up the Audience Award winner in the U.S. Dramatic category for a favorable sum, which was—you guessed it—Cha Cha Real Smooth. Apparently, I wasn’t the only one won over by Raiff’s low-key charm. And Raiff is far from the only filmmaker working in a discreet register these days. Several narratives screened at Sundance eschewed loud, cacophonous worlds bombarded by 24-hour news, advertisements and social media in favor of quiet stories free from external anxieties. I guess that makes them all fantasies in one way or another. Here are two more to put on your radar: After Yang, from director Kogonada, and Dual, from Riley Stearns. The former—the story of a father’s journey to repair his daughter’s android—is set in a future so serene, so soothing, it must be fiction. Between now and then exist Dual, another futuristic tale where clones replace their originals and the originals behave like carbon copies. And while After Yang is a drama and Dual a comedy, both explore the idea that advancing technology won’t fix anything; it’ll just prolong what we already have. OK, that sounds a little bleak. Worry not: there’s enough poetry in After Yang and comedy in Dual to get you through. Ditto on both accounts for documentarian TOP: Cooper Raiff’s Sara Dosa’s Fire of Love, a reconstruction of French vol‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ canologists Maurice and Katia Krafft’s life and love through was the Audience their extensive archive. Winner at this year’s Though the Kraffts were pioneers in volcano studies in Sundance Film Festival. the 1970s and ’80s, it was Maurice’s ability to play to the BOTTOM: ‘Fire of Love’ camera and Katia’s diminutive appearance in volatile reconstructs the story of scenarios that made them famous. Both took their work very volcanologists Maurice seriously, but they knew that to make a real impact, you and Katia Krafft. have to capture the public’s interest. That they did, which makes their story fit Dosa’s form perfectly: An intoxicating combination of art, science and romance that ought to play like gangbusters for Boulder audiences. It’s stunning stuff, expertly pieced together by editors Erin Casper and Jocelyne Chaput—winners of Sundance’s Jonathan Oppenheim’s Editing Award. National Geographic Documentary Films scooped up Fire of Love, which means those of you with a Disney+ login will likely find it on the platform this summer. But, if you can, this is one for the biggest window you can find. BOULDER COUNTY’S INDEPENDENT VOICE
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dole out lavish praise to allies who enchant you. I will celebrate if you deliver loving inspirations and lush invitations to those who help you fulfill your reasons for being here on the planet. To get you in the mood, here are some suggested provocations. 1. “Your body makes mine into a shrine; holy, divine, godtouched.” —Ramona Meisel. 2. “Your luster opens glories on my glowing face.” —Federico García Lorca. 3. “All night long if you want. We’ll tell our secrets to the dark.” —Gayle Forman. 4. “I’ll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours.” —Bob Dylan. 5. “We are each other’s harvest. We are each other’s business. We are each other’s magnitude and bond.” —Gwendolyn Brooks.
GEMINI
MAY 21-JUNE 20: In Gemini author Orhan Pamuk’s novel
Snow, the main character Ka asks a woman named Ipek, “What is the thing you want most from me? What can I do to make you love me?” Ipek’s answer: “Be yourself.” In the coming days, Gemini, I would love you to engage in similar exchanges with those you care for. According to my understanding of the astrological omens, now is a favorable time for you and your best allies to shed all fakery and pretense so that you may be soulfully authentic with each other—and encourage each other to express what’s most raw and genuine.
JUNE 21-JULY 22: Are you in the mood to make extravagant
gestures in behalf of love? Are you feeling an urge to move beyond your habitual approaches to intimate togetherness as you dare to engage in fun experiments? Now is a good time for such behavior with allies you trust. To spur your imagination, immerse yourself in the spirit of this poem by Nizar Qabbani: “I abandon my dictionaries to the flames, / And ordain you my language. / I fling my passport beneath the waves, / And christen you my country.” Your homework: Dream up and carry out a playful and audacious venture that will energize one of your close relationships.
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stories or poems or songs or artworks or dances that you could compose for beloved allies or people you want to be beloved allies. I hope my list inspires you to get gushy and lyrical. I hope you’ll be creative and marvelous as you express your passionate appreciation. Here are the titles: 1. Glistening Passion. 2. Incandescent Rapture. 3. Succulent Dazzle. 4. Molten Luminosity. 5. Splashy Fire Bliss. 6. Shimmering Joy Beams. 7. Opulent Delirium. 8. Wild Soul Synergy. 9. Sublime Friction. 10. Fluidic Gleam Blessings. 11. Throbbing Reverence. 12. Sacred Heart Salvation.
VIRGO
AUG. 23-SEPT. 22: Author Eve Ensler tells us, “You have
to give to the world the thing that you want the most, in order to fix the broken parts inside you.” This is perfect counsel for you to carry out in the coming weeks, Virgo. Life will conspire to help you heal yourself, in dramatic and even semi-miraculous ways, as you offer the people and animals you care for the same blessings that you crave to receive. I foresee an influx of restorative karma flowing in your direction. I predict the fixing of at least some of your broken parts.
LIBRA
SEPT. 23-OCT. 22: In Michael Chabon’s novel The Mysteries
of Pittsburgh, the character named Arthur says to the character named Cleveland, “Love is like falconry. Don’t you
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OCT. 23-NOV. 21: I’ll love it if sometime soon you create
a situation in which you tell an ally words similar to what author Jamaica Kincaid spoke to her lover: “To behold the startling truths of your naked body frees me to remember the song I was born from.” Do you think you can make that happen, Scorpio? The astrological indicators at play in your life suggest that it would be right and sacred for you to do so. And if there is no such ally, then I hope you will deliver the same message to your naked self. And by the way, what is the song you were born from? (P.S.: There has never been a better time than now to learn treasured truths about yourself through your connections with others.)
SAGITTARIUS
NOV. 22-DEC. 21: I’m afraid I must be downright practical
and mundane in my oracle for you. Don’t hate me! I’m only reporting what the planetary omens are telling me. They say that now is a favorable time for you to practice, practice, and practice some more the fine arts hinted at by author Ivan Goncharov: “A close, daily intimacy between two people has to be paid for: It requires a great deal of experience of life, logic, and warmth of heart on both sides to enjoy each other ’s good qualities without being irritated by each other ’s shortcomings and blaming each other for them.” Be diligently positive, Sagittarius, as you work through the demanding daily trials of togetherness.
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from author Hélène Cixous. Although it’s not always true for everyone, it will have special meaning for you in the coming months. She wrote, “It is easy to love and sing one’s love. That is something I am extremely good at doing. But to be loved, that is true greatness. Being loved, letting oneself be loved, entering the magic and dreadful circle of generosity, receiving gifts, finding the right thank-you’s, that is love’s real work.” How about it, Capricorn? Are you up for the challenge? Are you willing to expand your capacity to welcome the care and benevolence and inspiration coming your way from others?
AQUARIUS
JULY 23-AUG. 22: I’ve created a list of splashy titles for
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think that’s true?” Cleveland replies, “Never say love is like anything. It isn’t.” I propose we make that your meditation during this Valentine season, Libra. In accordance with astrological omens, you will be wise to purge all your preconceptions about love. Use your ingenuity to revive your innocence about the subject. Cultivate a sense of wonder as you let your imagination run wild and free in its fantasies about love and sex and intimacy.
JAN. 20-FEB. 18: Actor Leelee Sobieski was mourning
her romantic adventures—or rather the lack of romantic adventures. She said, “If only I could find a guy who wasn’t in his 70s to talk to me about white cranes, I’d be madly in love.” The good news is that Sobieski knows precisely what she wants, and it’s not all that complicated. The bad news is that there are few men near her own age (38) who enjoy discussing the fine points of the endangered bird species known as the white crane. I bring her predicament to your attention, Aquarius, in the hope that you’ll be inspired to be as exact and lucid as she is in identifying what you want—even as you cheat just a bit in the direction of wanting what is actually available.
PISCES
FEB. 19-MARCH 20: I’ve never offered you the wisdom of
actor Natalie Portman, but her idealistic attitude about relationships is exactly what I think you should aspire to in the coming months. She said, “I always ask myself, would I want someone to do something that wasn’t comfortable for them to do just to please me? And the answer is no.” What do you think, Pisces? Do you suspect it might be interesting to apply that principle to your closest alliances? I hope so. If you do, the planetary energies will conspire to deepen your intimate bonds.
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entertain those fantasies. In other words, BIMISSING, while I wanna offer you a fix, I don’t want you—or anyone like you—to think you’re broken. Or fucked up. Because you’re not. Now, here’s the simple, easy, obvious fix—here’s the sex hack—that’ll keep you in the moment without derailing your orgasms: dirty talk. A quick review of my tips for dirty talk beginners: tell ‘em what you’re gonna do (“I’m going to fuck the shit out of you”), tell ‘em what you’re doing (“I’m fucking the shit out of you”), tell ‘em what you did (“I fucked the shit out of you”). You can also ask someone what they’re gonna do, what they’re doing and what they did. But before you can do that, BIMISSING, you are gonna have to level with your husband about these fantasies and your reliance on them. Telling your husband that you’ve always had to think about gay sex to get to the point of orgasmic inevitability—while emphasizing that he makes your pussy wet, and you love having sex with him—is definitely a risk. He could have a bad reaction. If he has a problem with it, BIMISSING, tell him you’re like a woman who can’t come from vaginal intercourse alone, aka most women, only instead of needing to press a vibrator against your clit during intercourse to get off, you need to press a mental image of gay sex against your brain to get off. Picture this, BIMISSING: You’re having hot straight sex with your hot straight husband. You start thinking about two hot fags or two hot dykes going at it. But now, instead of feeling guilty about these fantasies, you’ll be able to share them with your husband. And, yes, it’s a hard truth to share, BIMISSING, but for all you know your husband has some go-to fantasies of his own that he’d love to share—fantasies he may rely on when he needs a little help getting to the point of orgasmic inevitability. If you can successfully integrate your go-to fantasies (two women or two men fucking the shit out of each other) with your in-the-moment reality (your husband is fucking the shit out of you while you describe two women or two men fucking the shit out of each other), you won’t have to “dip out” to come. Email questions@savagelove.net Follow Dan on Twitter @FakeDanSavage. Find columns, podcasts, books, merch and more at savage.love.
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by John Lehndorff
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now and ice are everywhere. The sun may be out but everybody knows to wear layers and it’s below freezing every night. However, Boulder County’s legion of home gardeners are busy dreaming of warmer days and growing tasty things. They are plotting and starting to order seeds. According to a Boulder expert, the seeds and plants you decide to plant, nurture and grow during the 2022 season matter a great deal to having a healthy garden this summer. Richard Pecoraro helped launch Seeds of Change, the nation’s first 100% organic, non-hybrid seed company, and Abbondanza, a regional seed organization based in New Mexico, before creating Boulder’s Masa Seed Foundation and opening Masa’s 75th Street farm. During the season, Masa is a farm stand offering fresh vegetables, plant starts, seeds and a ton of free advice for gardeners along with volunteer-taught kids’ educational programs. While almost every big box, hardware and grocery store sells seeds and plant starts, Masa only sells locally grown, locally sourced, non-GMO seeds, sometimes called “heirloom.” “We like to bring the garden plants and the great plants of human history back into popularity. Our seeds and plants are adapted for local growing conditions. We also work with our own compost and soil. If you have good seeds and soil, chances are you’ll have a good result,” Pecoraro says. “It’s like genetic history from generations of farmers—families pass on seeds. Gardeners and farmers can grow these crops, harvest the seeds and plant them again,” he says. Some conglomerates like Monsanto own patents on GMO seeds prohibiting farmers and gardeners from collecting and replanting them. Pecoraro knows that gardening in Boulder County’s fickle
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climate can be challenging, especially for newcomers. Here are his tips on managing the major factors determining whether you’ll get great crops of arugula, tomatoes and chilies. Planning: “When you’re thinking about what to put in your garden this spring, look at the plants you really want to grow and what is their optimal season here. Think in terms of three seasons: your spring garden, summer garden and fall garden.” Soil: “Get real soil in your planters, not just potting soil. That’s fine for starting, but it needs more substance for growing healthier plants. Soil is the important part, not the supplements. It’s pretty easy as a home gardener to over-fertilize, to grab a bag of high-potency nutrients. I tell people to pay more attention to plants and how they react when they are growing and feed them appropriately.” Spacing: “Each plant comes with spacing needs and they compete for food and water and sun. Tomato plants shouldn’t be any closer than one-and-a-half feet apart. If you plant cabbage six inches apart, you wouldn’t get cabbage.” Sun: “Observe your garden space and see how much sun l
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each part of it gets. Pick some plants for full sun and others that like some shade.” Watering: “Water is the big one and it’s the most complex one for home gardeners to understand. You’re really dealing with the breathing system, the uptake of the plant, on a daily basis. They drink different in the morning. They drink different in the middle of the day. They drink different under partial shade. Most people overwater. They water every day and the plants becomes over-dependent. On the farm we water heavily every three days, even in the middle of the summer. How you water also matters. Overhead watering tends to compact the soil which can turn to cement here. That’s tough on young plants. Drips lines and mulch helps. You won’t pound the soil as hard.” Corn: “Honestly, unless you can dedicate 100 square feet to sweet corn, it won’t yield enough ears to feed a family. You can grow clumps of heirloom corn like Hopi pink corn six feet apart and have the traditional Three Sisters. That’s companion planting with corn, squash and beans, which support and nourish each other.” Until spring plant starts are available, Masa’s 2021 crop of locally produced seeds are available for order online at masaseedfoundation.org. This includes heirloom varieties of corn, dried beans, fresh beans, arugula, watermelon radish, carrots, onions, beets, herbs and much more. “Spring’s all about dreams. In June, the plants want,” Pecoraro says. “They are taking from you. Always reserve part of your garden to finish up in the beauty of autumn. You’re not chasing it any more. The garden is giving.”
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‘It’s gotta turn.’
Even after a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year, Aaron Uhl and Uhl’s Brewing are still standing
by Michael J. Casey
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he pandemic has been very much a formidable foe for starting a business and trying to make it out unscathed,” Aaron Uhl, the founder and owner of Uhl’s Brewing Co., says. Uhl’s Brewing has a great slogan: Y’Uhl Love It, which doubles as an articulation of how to correctly pronounce Uhl’s name while paying homage to his family’s brewing history. Ask him about it next time you stop in for a pour. It’s a good story. And there’s a lot you’ll love about Uhl’s Brewing: hop-saturated hazies, sour smoothies, bourbon barrel-aged imperial stouts, even King Billy—a barleywine that pays tribute to both Chicago’s Goose Island Beer Co. and Uhl’s tabby cat. That is if you’d stop by. Not enough people are. Why? Do you really need to ask? “Lack of people wanting to adhere to certain rules and regulations, or even go to places that have to adhere to rules and regulations, really toppled the amount of money we were able to bring in on a monthly basis,” Uhl says. Uhl is not alone. The loss of on-premise sales has crippled many breweries—even shuttered a few. Just a mile down the street from Uhl’s, Ska Street Brewstillery closed its doors on Jan. 27, 2022. As fate would have it, both Ska Street and Uhl’s opened in March 2020: March 14 for Uhl’s, March 16 for Ska Street—the day Gov. Jared Polis ordered all restaurants, bars, breweries, brewpubs and taprooms closed. Not a great time to open a business. But, frankly, that’s not the half of it. “I lost my sister and then my mother, back-to-back,” he says. “So I was an emotional wreck.” On top of that, Uhl was in the process of taking over sales, which included recovering and rebuilding business relationships harmed by the pandemic’s sudden shift from on-premise to distribution. Other members of his team were also leaving. “Not for anything that was bad,” Uhl adds, “Someone’s wife got a fellowship to Guam.” Another moved to California. Times were tough.
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put this much beer out.” But more beer going out the door and more money coming in doesn’t necessarily mean the gravy train has arrived. “Revenue was up quite a bit,” Uhl says. “However, profits were nowhere to be seen because we’ve got a bunch of backend mistakes that were costly.” But, as Uhl says, “It’s still a lot of fun because I still get to put myself out there.” And that includes delivering beer to stores, hand selling to customers—all the things Uhl did when he got into this business four years ago as a contract brewer. That’s what he was out doing on Dec. 30, 2021, when he got the call from his girlfriend. The back of their apartment building was on fire. Louisville was being evacuated. Not that he could have done anything: Uhl was stuck on C-470. The same winds fueling the Marshall Fire had toppled a semi and shut down traffic. For 40 minutes, Uhl waited for a bulldozer to come and clear the area, only to watch the wind catch the broadside of a Winnebago and roll it “off the side of Bandimere Speedway.” When Uhl made it back to Louisville by 3 p.m., he found his building still standing. As he gathered what he could and wondered if he would have a place to spend the night, he paused to look out over the fires, the evacuations, the police lights, the “rebar, concrete, and reinforced steel beams” of the Element Hotel burning to the ground. “So, could 2021 get any worse?” Uhl asks rhetorically. “It did.” Two days later, Uhl recounted the events to his dad. To which, father told son: “You know, you seem to have a lot of luck. It’s gotta turn.” Here’s hoping. Uhl’s Brewing Co. is located at 5460 Conestoga Court in Boulder and is open Wednesdays through Sundays for on-premise and to-go sales. Brewing, 5460 Conestoga Court, Boulder, uhlsbrewing.com
“I was scrambling and doing everything with just a huge amount of emotional distress on me,” Uhl says. So he hired a salesperson, gave him a long leash, and quickly regretted it. He’s still cleaning up the mess. “And here we are in 2022,” he says. “Starting afresh and anew again.” Uhl smiles a lot, in case you were concerned. Despite the onslaught, Uhl keeps going, keeps making Uhl’s Brewing the best it can be. And it’s working. Last year, Uhl tapped one of his rare barrel-aged beers at a festival in Erie. The crowd he drew was so large the servers couldn’t see the end of the line. Rare beers and one-offs are a major selling point for Uhl’s Brewing. In the two years since opening, Uhl estimates he and his team have made 180 different beers, pushed 250 barrels of beer out the door in 2020, and increased that to 350 in 2021: “It’s quite amazing. Two people back of house, three people front of house, can
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ack when Boulder was not yet the epicenter of the craft brewing multiverse, the Walnut Brewery opened in 1990 as the city’s first brewpub. It finally closed in 2017. Besides having Boulder Beer varieties on tap, the Walnut Brewery was known for its food, including batter-fried smoked salmon fish and chips. Back in the late ’90s, the Walnut Brewery shared this vegetarian recipe with me. Walnut Brewery Grilled Portobello Mushrooms ½ cup Worcestershire sauce ⅓ cup soy sauce 3 heaping tablespoons minced garlic
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¾ cup finely minced fresh rosemary ¼ cup red wine 5 ounces extra virgin olive oil 1½ cups vegetable oil 2 heaping tablespoons freshly ground black pepper 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard Whole portobello or cremini caps or slices of larger meatier mushrooms Optional: Red chile flakes Combine all ingredients except mushrooms and refrigerate in a closed container. Marinate mushrooms for 3 to 5 minutes, and grill over a high flame for 4 to 7 minutes or cook in an air fryer. Marinade can also be used for chicken, pork and seafood.
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The old ways
‘Pure prayer, pure healing’ through sweat lodge ceremonies at South Indian Mountain Ceremony Grounds
by Katie Rhodes
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he sweat lodge ceremonies offered at South Indian Mountain Ceremony Grounds in Longmont are rooted in the history of the First Nations tribes; it is one of the Seven Sacred Rites of the Lakota tribe, of which the founder of South Indian Mountain, Marty Chase Alone, is a member. The program itself was initially created for Native American veterans, and sought to integrate the ceremonies with mental health care for those suffering from PTSD. Chase Alone, a veteran himself, began the program four years ago by merging the Native American Veterans’ Group and the South Indian Mountain Nonprofit; it has since evolved to welcome non-veterans as well. “[The sweat lodge] is first and foremost a ceremony for purification, rejuvenation and healing,” says Osvaldo Cabral, a Veteran Group leader. “Trauma can’t always be healed by talking about it because it is stored in the body, but here you don’t have to talk about the trauma, or enter the narrative. This ceremony is pure experience, pure prayer, pure healing.” Many who have experienced the positive effects of the sweat lodge now attend them regularly and have become important parts of the community. Participants may be suffering from addiction, depression or other physical illness, have lost a loved one, or simply want to make a spiritual connection. Big Mike, who has been involved in the project since its inception, explains how returning to “the old ways” helped him maintain his sobriety. “I tried all the different religions and they didn’t fill that hole inside of me,” he says. “This does. It pretty much saved my life, once I gave myself over to it, because this here is a direct connection. In so many other religions you have to talk to God through a priest, but this here is just between you and the creator, God, however you see him.” Everyone has their own understanding of spirituality, and that’s perhaps part of the magic of the sweat lodges. There, in the dark and in the heat, everyone seems to be equal. Everyone is holding space for one another
and engaging in an ancient rite that teaches about the spirit; our own as humans, as well as those of the animals and the earth. That connectedness—an integral part of the First Nations’ way of life—has proven a powerful tool for healing. The experience itself is hard to put into words. Women dress modestly, in floor-length skirts and loose fitting tops, while the men enter bare-chested in shorts or swimming trunks. Those who run the ceremonies meet several hours before at the site to start the fire and set up the Inipi, the small, dome-like lodge where the ceremony takes place. Its foundation is hand-made from willow branches and covered in blankets for insulation; we enter on our hands and knees to show respect. Some participants kiss the ground as they enter. A pit is dug in the center, and fire-heated stones are carried and deposited in with a pair of deer antlers with suede “handles” wrapped around their bases. Lori Chase Alone, Marty’s wife, sprinkles sprigs of cedar branchlets over the stones, which release an incense into the lodge. Slowly, intentionally, we enter into a ceremony that will last up to three hours. Once the entrance has been closed and sealed, Chase Alone, who is leading our ceremony, ladles cedar and willow bark tea onto the hot stones, sending steam and smoke into the small space. From somewhere to my right in the darkness I hear a drum, slow at first but with growing intensity, as its player begins to chant. Some of the others join in until guttural, beautiful, disjointed song reverberates throughout the lodge. After several rounds and an indeterminable amount of time, the entrance flap is opened and light and fresh air meets our flushed, sweaty faces. Chase Alone tells us stories about his grandfather, a renowned medicine man, and about his own path from being an alcoholic to finding his way back to “the old ways.” Cold water is passed around the circle,
and after a long moment of breath and story, the tent flap is closed and we are once again in darkness. Each of these rounds begins and ends with chanting; in between, participants speak their prayers out to the stones. “I let go of all the things that don’t help me and give it to the stones, who are the Grandfather, the oldest things on earth,” Chase Alone says. “You leave it to them because they’re strong enough to take it.” I experienced the sweat lodge as a deep dive into the inner landscape, an unspoken connection to those around me, and to the earth and God. When my heart began to pound, it prompted me to turn my thoughts inward, paying close attention to my breath and presence. The outer world seemed to fade when I was in the lodge, and I found myself sustaining a meditative state. Big plans are in the works for the South Mountain Ceremony Grounds; Chase Alone and the board are working to bring schools, organizations and young Native Americans to the land for seminars on cultural preservation, educating them on things like the meaning of the tipi, Native history and ceremonies, and how to make a drum. Their hope is to keep their way of life alive, and to educate anyone who is interested in “the old ways.” “We’re all equal here, and everyone is welcome,” says Wesley Black Elk, spiritual advisor and Veterans’ Group board member. “We’re only here for one reason: to pray. It doesn’t matter what your beliefs are, if you’re Christian, or Jewish, whatever or whoever you pray to; as long as you pray with good intentions, you’re welcome here.” Contact info: South Indian Mountain Ceremony Grounds, 4709 Highland Drive, Longmont, 720-2498264, chaluta1959@yahoo.com
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Sex on drugs
effects of enhanced desire, improved orgasm and reduced discomfort for women, chronic use in men “mildly modulates semen and hormonal parameters.” “Despite these controversial implications, both positive and detrimental, the amount of research that has investigated the influence of cannabis and alcohol use on sexual function is still limited, even more with validated surveys,” the abstract reads. So the team of Spanish researchers, led by Pablo Roman, set out to fill that gap in the literature—to determine if and how cannabis and alcohol use affect the sexual health and function of 18- to 30-year-olds. We reached out several times to Roman and other authors of “The Influence of Cannabis and Alcohol Use on Sexuality: An Observational Study in Young People (18–30 Years)” but did not receive a response. For the study, the researchers assessed 185 female subjects and 89 males between 18 and 30 years of age, from January to June of 2020. All 274 subjects were regular users of either alcohol or cannabis, or non-users—and who did not use any other drugs like MDMA. They also screened out subjects who had been diagnosed with conditions such as depression and diabetes, which can negtively affect sexual performance. The subjects then filled out an ad hoc questionnaire that allowed the researchers to compare the total “score” of the sexual function between cannabis and alcohol consumers and non-consumers. How does one score sexual function? There are
Spanish study suggests cannabis and alcohol users have better sex—despite some previously mixed research
by Will Brendza
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sk a professional what the key to a better sex life is and you’ll get myriad answers: Have more open communication with your partner(s); express a willingness to be a giver; focus on satisfaction as much as pleasure; and, of course, be open to trying new things. Those are all good pieces of advice. And while they can all contribute to better sex and a better sex life, they certainly aren’t the only ways of getting there. In fact, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Almeria, an alternate possibility might be as simple as having a drink or smoking some weed. “A common reason for drug consumption is in the context of sexual relations,” the study, published in the Journal of Healthcare, declares. “However, the impact of these drugs on sexual function is still uncertain. The evidence is inconsistent, with contradictory reports of both benefits and harms.” Alcohol, cannabis and MDMA are the three drugs most commonly-used by young people to increase or enhance their sexual experience, in that order, according to the study. While alcohol consumption in particular is associated with “sexual behavior and arousal,” too much alcohol can have negative “potency and sexual capacity” effects, the study notes. And while cannabis shows
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many ways to do it. But for this study the scientists used the Spanish version of the Changes in Sexual Functioning Questionnaire Short-Form—a 14-item questionnaire that assesses desire, arousal and orgasm on a scale of 1-5. Responses are added up for a total sexual function/ dysfuncton score (between 14-70). The subject scores in this study were then grouped into cannabis users, alcohol users and abstainers of both, and then compared. “The findings of this study revealed a higher score in sexual function, as well as arousal and orgasm, in subjects at risk of having cannabis-related problems and risk of addiction associated with alcohol consumption.” They stipulate that drug use is often associated with risky sexual behavior, like having unprotected sex or contracting sexually transmitted diseases. Nevertheless, their observations indicated that cannabis users, regardless of age and gender, had better sexual performance than non-users, and that alcohol use improved sexual function, arousal and orgasm across the samples. While research in this area is sparse, Roman and his team from the University of Almeria weren’t the first researchers to make similar observations. Another study, published in Sexual Medicine in 2020, examined the effects of cannabis specifically on the sexual function of females. It found that women who reported more cannabis use showed higher sexual function scores, as well as desire, arousal, orgasm and satisfaction. A third study, likewise published in Sexual Medicine in 2020, examined the relationship between cannabis use and sexual function in men and found that increased cannabis use was related to increased sexual function, higher sexual satisfaction and a lower prevalence of erectile dysfunction. The conclusion to draw from all of this is not that we should all use more cannabis and alcohol to have more satisfying and active sex lives (although, that certainly seems to help). The most important interpretation of this research comes at the very end of the study—when the researchers finally speculate on why cannabis and alcohol produce these effects. “This improvement is usually associated with a reduction in anxiety and shame, which facilitates sexual relationships,” the Almeria study concludes, suggesting in the last sentence: “Sexual education for the younger population must incorporate strategies and education to lessen anxiety and shame during sex encounters.”
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