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Highroad The real scandal in Denny Hastert’s life by Jim Hightower

ashington’s gossip mill is spinning furiously over the recent revelations about Dennis Hastert’s long hidden sexual molestation scandal. But what about the filthy, backroom affair he’s been openly conducting with corporate lobbyists for nearly two decades? During his tenure as House speaker, Hastert turned the place into the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory of corporate

favors. In exchange for campaign cash for Republican candidates, corporate interests gained entry into Denny’s psychedelic playhouse. With Hastert himself singing “Candy Man,” the favor seekers could help themselves to the river of chocolate running through Congress’ back rooms. Remember “earmarks,” the sneaky tactic of letting congressional leaders secretly funnel appropriations to favored corporations and projects? Earmarks were the trademark of Hastert’s regime — indeed, Denny grabbed a $200 million earmark for himself, funding an Illinois highway near land he owned — land he then sold, netting millions in personal profit. When he left Congress, Hastert moved just a short limo ride away to become — what else? — a corporate lobbyist. Trading on his former title, personal ties to House members, and knowledge of how the chocolate factory runs, he has been hauling in a fortune

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as a high-dollar influence peddler for makers of candy-flavored cigarettes, Peabody Coal Company and other giants. He specializes in getting “riders” attached to appropriations bills, so public money is channeled directly to his clients. Most certainly, Hastert should be held accountable for the deep personal damage and pain his alleged molestation would’ve caused for his former student. But Denny should also pay for his abominable abuse of the House Speaker’s office, his self-gratifying groping of public funds, and his repeated, sticky-fingered violations of the American people’s trust. This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly. June 11, 2015 7

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guest commentary New federal emissions rules would choke U.S. economy By Drew Johnson

ellowstone National Park is a pristine display of natural beauty. Starting this year, however, the Environmental Protection Agency will give it a new designation: “Out of Compliance.” The EPA recently proposed new regulations that would dramatically lower ozone emission standards. Under the new standards, as many as 100 state and national parks would fail the test. And the compliance costs for public authorities and private businesses will number in the hundreds of billions of dollars. Indeed, the EPA’s new ozone rules could be the most expensive regulations in America’s history. They will destroy jobs and stunt economic growth throughout the country. The government should avoid the temptation to overregulate and reject this proposal. Ozone is a naturally occurring gas that helps shield the Earth from the sun’s rays. But when ozone interacts with emissions from industrial factories, cars and electric utilities, it can cause serious health issues. According to the EPA’s own data, roughly 60 percent of the country would fail to meet the proposed rules change, which lowers the amount of ozone allowed from 75 parts per billion to about 60 parts per billion. The proposal’s impact on the U.S. economy would be devastating. The compliance costs for companies could hit upwards of $140 billion a year, according to a report by NERA Economic Consulting. And the rule change would destroy about 1.4 million jobs annually. This burden would fall hardest on small businesses. On average, these firms already fork over $35,000 a year toward regulatory compliance. Mom-and-pop businesses typically run on very thin profit margins. Even minor upticks in operations costs could sink them. Even President Obama has recognized this ruling’s potential to kill jobs and devastate the economy. In 2011, he blocked a nearly finalized version of similar regulations from the EPA. In his own words, Obama opposed the ozone standards in an effort to “underscore the importance of reducing regulatory burdens and regulatory uncertainty.” The EPA claims the proposed ozone rule would generate public health benefits worth up to $38 billion. That calculation is likely way off. According to a report by the research group Energy in Depth, the agency’s figure is about 3,100 percent higher than its 2011 calculation for the same exact regulation. Somehow the economic benefits for the same environmental standard mysBoulder Weekly

teriously jumped from $700 million to as much as $38 billion within a few years. The Environmental Protection Agency is either conveniently excluding very real economic costs from its analysis, or inflating the rule’s health benefits to justify federal overreach. What’s more, existing ozone standards are already doing a terrific job at

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dents said such marriages should be valid and 57 percent said they should not. This year, support is at 60 percent and opposition at 37 percent.” Rove knows a lot about the politics of same-sex marriage, but in suggesting that the gay marriage issue is what’s driving the leftward lurches, Rove is ignoring a more important factor: demographics. Every year approximately 4 million Americans reach voting age, and approximately 2 million Americans die of old age. Over the course of two or three presidential election cycles, this adds up to a pretty dramatic demographic shift. In the 12 years between the 2004 and 2016 presidential elections, 48 million young Americans will have become eligible to vote and 24 million eligible voters will have died of old age. It doesn’t automatically follow that the young are more socially liberal than the old but that is often true, and it is certainly the case in the U.S. today. Data aggregated from 14 Gallup surveys taken throughout 2014 bears this trend out. Among Americans born before 1945 (Americans aged 70 or older; Gallup calls them Traditionalists), social conservatives outnumbered social liberals by 31 percentage points (48 to 17 percent). Among Americans aged 18 to 35 (Gallup’s Millennial cohort) social conservatives are outnumbered by social liberals by a 2 percentage point margin (28 to 30 percent). It isn’t voters changing their minds on gay marriage that’s driving the spike in the number of social liberals and the decline in the number of social conservatives, it’s the young socially liberal Americans replacing the old, socially conservative ones in the pool of potential voters. The headline on Rove’s column was “Are social issues hurting Republicans?” His answer to that question was “Not as much as liberals hope, but the GOP does need to change its rhetoric on some issues.” The truth is the social issues that matter to the young — abortion, gender equality, gay rights, marijuana legalization — are ravaging the GOP, because they are driving away huge numbers of socially liberal younger voters and cementing the social liberalism of millions of them. It isn’t social issues per se that are hurting Republicans. It’s the authoritarian stands on social issues that are favored by the social conservatives that make up the Republican base that are

hurting it. Republicans do fine on social issues when they come down on the libertarian side of them — as they have on gun control for example. But authoritarian social conservatism can gut an otherwise attractive Republican candidate’s campaign in a heart-beat. Consider the cases of Republican Senate candidates Todd Akin in Missouri and Richard Mourdock in Indiana in 2012. The campaigns of both imploded when the candidates tried to justify their opposition to abortion in cases of rape by downplaying the consequences of rape. Republicans might also consider how Rove’s 2004 strategy of mobilizing social conservative voters with ballot issues can be used against them in 2016, only over pot this time. As of now, it is likely there will be marijuana legalization measures on the ballots of at least seven states. The number could easily shoot up to a dozen or more if the Democrats think they can exploit the issue to drive Millenials to the polls. Rove is right to say the rise of social liberalism will require Republican candidates to change their rhetoric on some issues — but that’s not enough. They need to change their attitude too — to one that is less authoritarian and more welcoming of the young. A couple days ago Jon Gabriel, a conservative political writer and blogger (Ricochet, The Blaze, Freedom Works) gave an excellent example of how to do this. Gabriel was addressing how Republican candidates should handle questions concerning Caitlyn (neé Bruce) Jenner when pressed by leftist reporters. Here’s how he said they should respond: “The Declaration of Independence talks of the pursuit of happiness. Caitlyn Jenner and every other American can pursue theirs in the way they see fit. Now, if you don’t mind, I’ll get back to talking about ISIS.” The thought that the “pursuit of happiness” is an unalienable right equal with life and liberty is probably the single most radical idea (or exceptional idea if you prefer) to come out of the American Revolution, so radical the founders recoiled from writing it into the Bill of Rights. The Republican Party should both embrace it in its rhetoric and affirm it as an integral part of a new social conservatism. This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly. Boulder Weekly

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the continuity my parents share. With the rise and fall of each restful breath, my breathing learns to relax and forget. I remember, or awake to memory, as if present. A wind pours over pines, down the hill into the grove, rattling the leaves. The wind rises up the face of a cliff and out across the bluff of a little mountain. White-breasted Nuthatches and Downy Woodpeckers punctuate the morning with lateral motions of flight. Clasping the bark with their claws, they shift up and down the trunks, seeking out bugs for food, pecking holes in the bark. A pair of Chickadees braid each other’s flight-paths with branches, spreading their wings — ever briefly — to slow their flight and grasp a twig. Their communication streams. They drop from their perches, spreading their wings to rise and fall, flit as the sun glints barbules of their outspread feathers. Just as quickly as they arrive, they’re gone. And, as the sun rises more fully above, the leaves grow warm and still. The breezes cease. Together, we amble up the dell — lightened — toward our cabin.

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Nearly a decade and a half after meeting my birth-mother, I pulled my truck off of the highway into a truckstop in Wyoming, just north of the Colorado border. I was there to meet my birth-father, nearly a decade and a half after having met Mary. She’d long told me she’d find him if I asked. So, one day I called her. Within a couple of weeks, she’d contacted me with his information. I called him and we set a time and place to meet. Living in central Maine at the time, I took a flight back to Colorado. Coincidentally, the visit coincided with my mother’s birthday — early November — and so, I cast a stone at two birds, but instead of hitting one or the other, the stone bloomed into a dove. I put the car into park, then picked up my phone and called my birth-father, Antonio. “Rico?” he said. “Hi, Antonio?” I replied. “I’m here.” “So am I.” I stepped out of my truck and walked toward his. The door swung open and I saw, for the first time in my life, the other half of my physical creation. His eyes were much like mine and he smiled, crow’s feet deepening as they do when I smile. There was an ineffable feeling of connection — we embraced. He invited me to sit with him in his truck to talk. “You came from Mexico when you were sixteen?” I asked, as I’d been told long ago. “We walked several days. We came across the border. A plane would fly

overhead at night and we’d hide in the grass until it flew past. We’d run as far as we could as fast as we could until it passed and then we’d lie down in the grass and hide when it flew by again. At that time, immigration rode horses. We’d hear someone get taken and we’d go off the other direction,” he said. “It was fun.” He laughed and his laugh was followed by an introspective quiet. He continued on, “We made it to Texas — it must’ve been a few months. And then, immigration came. I was a cowboy back then and we got away from them. My brother and I left through Carlsbad. The only thing I remember was how hungry we were. We had no water. Once we arrived at a windmill and our friend climbed it, turning the turbines to get the well to pump. After each of us took a drink, we just passed out for hours. Later, we were right along a mountain and there was a little river and we went to get a drink and there were hundreds of fish in the river. I’d never seen so many fish at once. I said to my brother, ‘We need to come back fishing here one day.’ After that, we had a guy come take us up to Fort Collins. And we stayed there for a while. Then, I moved to Timnath. Do you know where that is?” “Yeah,” I replied, “When?” “It was in ’76, I think,” he replied. “’76, ’77. Fort Collins was a little town. It was where I learned to drive.” “So, why’d you come up from Mexico?” I asked, exploring as far back as I could in his mind. “It was a better life. It was real tough over there. You’d work all the time and it was just enough to survive. There were jobs but they didn’t pay enough,” he said. “We did a lot of farming — my family — but when you got done, it was just enough to make a living. So, we did a lot of hunting —” “For what?” I asked. “Over there, there were no laws, so you could hunt any time of the year. We had to hunt to have meat because it was too expensive.” “It’s better for you anyway, right, the meat from the land?” “All our medicine came from the land,” he said, “When I was growing up, when we’d get sick, my mom would gather herbs. I told my kids all this stuff. You need it. You never know when something’s going to happen. You might be surviving.’” “Do you have a house in the country?” I asked. “I’ve always lived in the country,” he replied. “So, you were working in Fort Collins?” I asked. Boulder Weekly

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“Yeah, I was working in the feedlot over there — they didn’t want to hire me — I was too young. I was sixteen and the man who was the owner said, ‘You should go to school.’ And, I should have. I never went to school one day in this country — not a single day,” he said with regret. “Do you wish you had?” I asked. “Yeah. Everything I’ve learned I’ve learned from talking to people. I’ve always wanted to do better. I didn’t want to be on the bottom all of the time but it’s tough, you know?” “Yeah,” I replied. Through our conversation, I learned that what he had learned, or evolved, to know probably because of cultural and linguistic communication difficulties, was a strong, intuitive sense that passed through eye contact and gesture. He seemed, at times, able to sense — uncannily — my feelings and thoughts. He continued, “I’ve been managing farms for the past twenty years but it’s been tough. It’s so much. You have to keep up with the numbers. It’s a lot harder for me than for someone who went to college. Right now, I manage some farms and I have a few dozen employees. There’s a lot of money involved.” “So you were in Fort Collins?” I asked. He was interested in talking about the present, while I wanted to dwell, for a time at least, in an origin that was emerging, blooming. “We were in Fort Collins,” he continued, “and there were three farms. In the summertime, they used to take us — all of the workers — to different places. And one year, they took me to a farm. I had learned a little English by then. And Mary’s dad — he used to Boulder Weekly

have a dairy farm. He used to walk by and talk with me. And, one day he said, ‘If you ever want a job, let me know because a lot of the guys that work for me don’t know English.’ So, one day I decided to go and work for him, and I stayed there.” “You stayed a while?” I asked. “Yeah, I’d do the feed. He had four or five hundred cows — not very big. I worked there and that’s where I met Mary. I was kinda wild…” He trailed off, seemingly beholding some eminent, yet empty feeling within himself. “How do you mean?” I asked. “I used to drink too much. I drank more than I should have. And towards the end — when things happened — I had a car accident — I rolled a pickup. It was my fault. I was drinking. Nobody got hurt though, but I left to Mexico.” “After the accident?” I asked. “Yeah,” he replied. “So, did you know that she was pregnant with me?” I asked. “She wasn’t pregnant when I went to Mexico. I came back through California, and then off to Chicago. I didn’t want to come back because I didn’t have papers. In the car accident, I hit another vehicle. The people in the other car didn’t get hurt, but I was scared I was gonna get in trouble so I took off for a while and came back a couple of months later. Mary and I saw each other then. That’s when she got pregnant with you. And one day, something happened between us,” he said solemnly. “Did you know she was pregnant?” I asked. “Yeah, she told me, but like I said — when it happened —”

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“But you couldn’t find Mary?” I asked. “No, I didn’t know where she was. I was working on another farm.” he replied. “She just stopped talking to me.” “Who called immigration on you?” I asked. “I didn’t know who it was,” he replied. “They came and picked me up. But, I came back and that’s when the Sherriff told me about you.” “How did you get back?” I asked. “I came on a train — sealed in a boxcar like freight. We were in there for hours. Lying against the sidewall, with the movement, rubbed a bald spot on my head.” “Did you know she was pregnant then?” “I knew. That’s when they told me they put you up for adoption. So, when the Sherriff told me, I went to Fort Collins and got a lawyer. He told me, ‘Those people have been raising him since he was little.’” There was a long pause and then he added, “I was going to try to adopt you.” “How old was I?” I asked. “You must have been a year old already and I went to the lawyer and he said, ‘We’re gonna have real problems because his parents have been raising him for this long and you don’t have papers. We can try but I don’t know what’s gonna happen.’” “So you tried?” I asked. “I never — nothing happened — the lawyer told me there was no way we were going to be able to win because I was illegally in this country. He said, ‘Someone called immigration on you once — I don’t know who it was — but they can do it again.’” The story — the one I had expected but never fully felt — nearly overtook me. His labor was welcomed in America but not his humanity. And when his humanity surged lovely, commensurate to our own, the law was bent against him — held above his head in perpetual threat. (to be continued…) Boulder Weekly

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caused by a DOT-111 carrying crude oil. This will cause DOT-111s carrying explosive crude oil to stay on the rails for more than a decade. Companies shipping oil determine if their cargo is Packing Group I (most hazardous), Group II (less hazardous) or Group III (least hazardous). DOT-111s classified in Group II or III will receive an extra 10 years for removal, and that’s dangerous because volatile crude oil from the Bakken area, and that from tar sands, can legally be classified as Group I, II or III, by the oil producers themselves. (Oil from the Niobrara, which is what typically passes through the county, is typically graded in Group II or III.) The lack of oversight or standards in this process will be challenged in court, says Kristen Boyle, an attorney with Earth Justice, a legal group that reviews legislation and files challenges in court. “They’ve set up a system that is almost impossible to police,” Boyle says. In the meantime, new tank cars were given thickness standards, which have proven to improve safety of crude oil transport — the Department of Transportation estimates a significant jump in puncture resistance for every one-eighteenth-inch increase in thickness. These standards apply to every oil tank car built after Oct. 1, 2015. However, the same standards do not apply to the retrofitting of old tank cars that will stay on the rails. Old tank cars are allowed to be retrofitted to a thickness one-eighth of an inch less than new tank cars, and that is not the safest solution Boyle says. “Each eighth of an inch adds a certain percentage of puncture resistance,” Boyle says. “The tank car industry didn’t want the new tank cars to be any bigger than a half an inch, so getting up to 9/16s was a fairly big win. “One of the things that this argument shows is how willing the Department of Transportation was to bend over backwards, not to the interests of public safety but to tank car manufacturers.” One key hitch in the regulations is that these tank car updates only apply to cars that are carried in a “high hazard flammable train,” what the Department of Transportation classifies as any train carrying a continuous block of 20 or more oil tank cars, or a train carrying 35 or more oil cars dispersed throughout the train. To be clear, these updates would not apply to a train carrying 19 consecutive tankers of Bakken crude oil, for instance. That said, many oil trains have consecutive lines of tankers that exceed 100 tank cars, which is more efficient and economical for their business. “Their argument is that, well, the Boulder Weekly

accidents we’ve seen is on these big unit trains and that’s true, and those are of particular concerns, but you can easily imagine a scenario with a train with 19 cars in a row and have a derailment and still have a problem,” Boyle says. Another issue the new regulations sought to address was the reduction of speed of trains carrying crude oil. Increased speed, as you might imagine, is one of the key factors to oil train derailments and explosions, as trains tip on steep curves or tank cars carrying volatile materials overheat, among other

perils. The regulations now say that only the high risk train cars must not exceed 50 mph in speed in most areas, and 40 mph in “high threat urban areas,” or areas where an explosion would cause catastrophic damage. Longmont and the northern half of Boulder are not included in the Denver high threat urban area zone. Boyle says the map wasn’t created specifically for the purpose of oil train safety. “They just took the list of cities

based on terrorist attacks, not lists of cities that have train cars rolling through them,” Boyle says. Furthermore, recent rail accidents have occurred at an average of 30 mph, according to Earth Justice. New regulations also require railroads to perform routing analyses on high hazard trains. These analyses are based on 27 safety points, including traffic density, past accidents, track grade and curvature, emergency See TRAIN Page 22

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response capability along the track and more. If a route decision is deemed unsafe by the Federal Railroad Administration, which must consult with several other federal agencies, it has the authority to force railroads to use a different route. Some other objections to the new regulations include that they don’t apply to materials cultivated from tar sands, even though Canadian officials have included these materials on their safety updates. There is also the issue of implementing state-of-the-art braking systems, which can significantly reduce derailments and crashes, but which only has an initial deadline of 2023. One interesting thing about railroads is that when the original regulations came out on May 1, the railroads were not required to notify communities when trains carrying crude oil were passing through, citing national security issues. That would mean all railroads had to do was supply a weekly rundown of how many trains passed through the area in a given week to local emergency personnel. This was the way the operation worked for years until President Obama issued an executive order last year, requiring companies transporting crude oil to notify local emergency personnel ahead of the train’s arrival. After 22 June 11, 2015

receiving immediate backlash, the Department of Transportation reverted back to the president’s executive order, but Boyle says the railroad industry will seek to challenge this decision and go back to the post-notification system before the executive order. Taken as a whole, these regulations are all slight improvements, and not major improvements, likely due to the fact that rail industries had a heavy hand in crafting these regulations. Lobbying on the transport of crude oil increased 105 percent from the first quarter of 2014 to the first quarter of 2015, according to a report and study of records obtained by Bloomberg. These lobbying groups included Burlington Northern Santa Fe, CSX Corp. (a rail company), Shell, BP, the Association of American Railroads, the American Petroleum Institute and more. There was always skepticism that the rail industry would have a hand in crafting its own legislation. “The industry spent a lot of time and a lot of money lobbying the administration to make sure these rules were not too harsh on them,” Boyle says. “Now they’re allowed to do that, but it shows up when you have an agency that is responsible for public safety cutting corners on the final rules.” Boulder Weekly

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from loss of life and other expenses caused by derailments and explosions of specifically oil and ethanol-carrying trains, which reaches into the multibillions of dollars. The study even predicted the amount of derailments in 2015 (that builds confidence, doesn’t it?), estimating 15 such accidents this year. If the costs are implemented as suggested in the study, it is expected that number will reduce down to five derailments by 2034. For instance, it was found that $4.5 million invested into rail routing would reduce the risk of derailment by 1.7 percent, and thus be more cost effective than not rerouting rails and paying for the costs associated with a derailment. Meanwhile, the study found reducing speed would be one of the greatest contributors to cost. If regulations reduced speed to 40 miles per hour in all areas, it would cost the industry about $2.6 billion over the next 20 years. However, the estimate that is closest to what was adopted in the regulations pins the bill at $22.9 million over 20 years. Boyle says it’s important to keep these costs in context. “Those numbers look large in the abstract, but they look very, very small when you look at the costs of explosions, spills and cleanups we’ve already seen and how much it takes to clean up an oil spill into a river and how much it takes to rebuild the center of Lac Mégantic, Quebec and you’re also talking about valuing human lives. There’s a cost-benefit analysis of lives in that,” Boyle says. The cost study predicts increases in crude oil by rail transport over the next several decades, so we’ll see if (and hope that) these regulations begin to adequately address the danger such activity carries through Boulder County.

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racking has no “widespread, systematic” impacts on drinking water, according to a draft of an Environmental Protection Agency study released June 4, but industry influence on the study invites skepticism. The study began in 2010 when Congress directed the EPA to investigate whether fracking poses a threat to drinking water. Five years and $30 million later, internal documents obtained by Greenpeace via an open records request show the energy industry has been extensively involved since day one — paying for tests, supplying data and editing drafts. The EPA, however, stands by the validity of its work. “[The study] is the most comprehensive assessment to date of the scientific information available on the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing activities on our drinking water resources,” said Tom Burke, assistant administrator of the EPA Office of Research and Development, during a conference call June 4. According to the documents, which detail negotiations between the EPA and industry partners, the federal agency planned to monitor water throughout the gas extraction process. It would test water before energy companies began work to get baseline water quality and monitor from there on out. Baseline tests were planned for a Chesapeake Energy site in Louisiana. The Oklahoma-based energy company was concerned that the EPA wouldn’t be able to separate new impacts of fracking from those of decades of pre-existing petroleum development in the area, Geoffrey Thyne says, a geochemist who was part of the EPA’s independent Science Advisory Board that reviewed the study in 2011. After two years of plan-

ning, Chesapeake started drilling the site before the EPA could gather baseline data. EPA proposed other sites, but none panned out. The draft lists a key limita- While the key question in a new EPA study was whether fracking could pose a threat to the tion of the study quality of drinking water, industry influence stopped the agency from conducting comprehensive testing that could fully address the question. as lacking data from before drilltesting with tests of their own. They questioned EPA’s ing, which impedes determining if fracking causes contamination. methods and repeatedly stressed that the study’s scope “The fundamental question that was driving [the should be narrowed to look only at the hydraulic fracstudy] was: Could hydraulic fracturing be a concern to turing portion of the process. drinking water quality?” Thyne says. Both Chesapeake and Range Resources were to “[The study] does not have data from sites before, receive three days notice before testing and no photos during and after actual fracking operations and everyor videos could be taken without written consent. The thing else aside, there’s probably lots of good work in companies could review all data collected before publithere, but that was the question the study was supcation. Chesapeake also reserved the right to declare posed to answer,” Thyne says. “If you don’t have that information confidential. data you can’t answer that question.” Chesapeake officials were allowed to edit draft In the fall of 2010, the EPA asked nine natural gas reports. A comment from the EPA read, “You guys are service companies to provide information for the study part of the team here — please write things in as you — most said no. Two that agreed, Chesapeake Energy see fit.” and Range Resources, said they would only participate A study led by Donald Siegel of Syracuse if the EPA would play by their rules. The EPA acquiUniversity published in Environmental Science & esced. Technology in March, 2015 found methane in drinking Internal documents show the extent of demands by water wells surrounding fracking operations but deterChesapeake and Range Resources, including when and See EPA STUDY Page 26 how data would be collected. They could shadow EPA

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After more than 40 years of research on grassland productivity, Montana State University scientists have found that, contrary to long-held theories, an increase in carbon dioxide will not help plant growth. The researchers found that while today’s carbon dioxide levels are 20 percent greater than those in 1969, the grass production in a Montana meadow is now half of what it was over 40 years ago. The researchers predicted that earlier studies failed to consider other kinds of contributing factors such as extreme weather, water levels and animals. From 1969 to 2012, the university team measured plant productivity at a U.S. Forest Service meadow just outside Bozeman, Montana. When it became evident that carbon dioxide wasn’t contributing to plant growth and that the growth was actually declining, they looked for other causes. Ultimately, the team determined, the decline in grass production could be attributed to increasing aridity and declining late-summer rainfall. “Dryness over the last several decades is outpacing any potential growth stimulation from increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide,” said Jack Brookshire, a professor at Montana State University, to the journal Nature Communications. Importantly, these results demonstrate that the key to understanding the current climate-ecosystem relationship is understanding and observing past climate-ecosystem relationships. — Emma Murray

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mined that it was not linked to fracking. The legitimacy of this study, like the EPA’s, has been questioned because of its ties to industry. Chesapeake supplied the data and it was later revealed that the lead author received undisclosed funding from Chesapeake and another author was a former Chesapeake employee. Chesapeake declined to comment to the Boulder Weekly on their involvement in the recent EPA study. While Range Resources did not ultimately participate in the study, only providing examples of their fracking chemicals, they would not respond to questions regarding why they backed out. Matt Pitzarella, spokesman for Range Resources, would only respond via email, repeatedly stating, “We were not involved in the study.” Burke told reporters during the June 4 conference call, that limitations in data were not the result of working with industry, but rather a “question of scientific capabilities.” Burke said the study found fracking processes contaminated drinking water in some isolated cases, but those were few relative to the total number of fracked wells. “We found specific instances where one or more of these mechanisms led to impacts on drinking water resources, including contamination of drinking water wells,” the draft report reads. “The cases occurred during both routine activities and accidents and have resulted in impacts to surface or ground

water.” The overall message of the draft is that fracking isn’t a serious threat to water. But Burke noted that drinking water resources might be vulnerable to impacts from fracking. He listed areas of concern as: taking fracking water from areas where water is scarce; fracking fluid spills; water flowing back out of wells; fracking in rock formations that contain drinking water; well failures; underground movement of water and gas; and improperly treated wastewater. Thyne says when industry’s involved, studies rarely find serious problems. “Everybody’s got a vested interest,” he says. “It’s difficult for industry to step aside and let the science be purely driven by the EPA. I think you could easily come back and say the EPA’s got a vested interest. And that’s true — they do. In theory their agenda is to protect the general population from anything bad that’s gonna happen. Industry’s is to make money.” Thyne says look to academia where dozens of studies, including those from Duke University, Stanford University, Ohio State University and the University of Texas at Arlington, have been conducted without industry provided data or funding. “Instead of the EPA leading the way, we’re watching the academic community lead the way,” Thyne says. “Doing studies without getting permission from industry, providing information that is not always ‘there’s no problem.’” Boulder Weekly

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ou feel the fluid building up, and you feel a kind of rattling in your lungs,” says Glenn Randall of a night spent in a snowbound tent in the Sawatch range, high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) slowly drowning him. He’d had the condition before, at 16,000 feet in Alaska. “If you’ve had it once, you’ll always know what it feels like,” Randall says. He felt the symptoms hit him late at night but decided to wait until dawn to descend. By that time he was in serious trouble. Randall, a Boulderbased photographer, recently released a new book, Sunrise from the Summit, which portrays all 54 of Colorado’s 14,000-foot-tall peaks at first light. It took seven years, from the time he climbed the first “14er,” Mount Elbert, in May 2006, until the last in August 2013. The quest was interrupted by a pair of back surgeries — part of his legacy of decades spent in the mountains — and studded with chance encounters and near disasters like his scrape with high-altitude pulmonary edema.

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It was an unbelievably snowy May, and Randall was camped at about 12,500 feet in the basin below Oxford, Belford and Missouri peaks. To capture the arc of the Milky Way mantling the summits, Randall was in the habit of leaving camp about 11 p.m., fighting the darkness, snow and cold to arrive at summit two-and-a-half hours before sunrise. After three nights, the routine was wearing on him, and he suspected a respiratory problem, but it was hard work to get to that spot, and he didn’t want to abandon the trip. Late on the fourth night, Randall began feeling the symptoms of HAPE, which kills a mountaineer by drowning his lungs in fluid. The condition is commonly associated with very high mountains but can occur anywhere above 8,200 feet. The only cure is to descend as quickly as possible. By morning, his condition was bad; it took him 30 or 40 breaths to lace a boot. By the time he’d broken camp, he realized there was no way he could carry his pack, so he ditched his gear, grabbed his car keys and a bottle of water and began snowshoeing out. It took seven hours to descend 3.5 miles, but he eventually made it back to his car and was able to drive home. Recovery took several days, during which he hired someone in Leadville to climb back to his camp to get his gear. “He’s a hardcore mountaineer as well as a professional photographer,” says Will Harmon, senior editor at Farcountry Press. “You don’t want a book of 54 shots looking east into the rising sun,” Harmon continues, “so it’s a matter of figuring out when the light will be best on the surrounding peaks and terrain.” Which meant Randall needed to plan carefully, looking at the face of each peak and knowing where on the horizon he needed the sun to rise to provide the most dramatic lighting, then timing that perfect sunrise astronomically. Thus a book of 54 photos took seven years, and Randall often found himself climbing through snow in the middle of the night. Climbing in tough conditions is nothing new to Randall, however, who has well over 200 magazine publications to his credit, including Rock and Ice, Climbing, National Geographic Adventure and Outdoor Photographer. He has worked as far away as Chile and Argentina but specializes in Colorado. “I’m not the globetrotting photojournalist,” he says. “I feel that the diligent local photographer should always have the best images of an area because going back to an area over and over produces the best results.” 30 June 11, 2015

With two daughters, family was another reason he chose to stay close. “When I walked in the door, I wanted them to recognize me,” he says. Randall moved to Colorado in 1975 to study journalism at the University of Colorado, but having spent much of his early life climbing in his native California, he felt called to adventure in the mountains. After graduation he was posed a dilemma: an internship with the Silverton Standard & the Miner or a trip with friends to Alaska to try a new route on Mount Huntington. He didn’t agonize for long. The internship could wait. He chronicled the ascent in film and was able to sell the article to Alaska Magazine, which probably paid about as much as he spent on airfare, as he recalls, but the trajectory of his life was set. “At that point, I figured I would just be an outdoor adventure journalist,” he says. For over a decade, he was. Randall covered rock climbing, ice climbing, mountaineering, ski mountaineering, expeditionary mountaineering — every type of mountaineering there was, for magazines like Climbing. “I started technical rock climbing in high school and climbed pretty hard until the late ’80s when I got married, and I started to lose my interest in it,” he says. “I wanted to respond to the mountains aesthetically rather than as technical challenges.” In 1993, he bought his first fourby-five field camera, which, although large and heavy, can capture incredible detail, and he began shooting wilderness landscapes. It became his passion, almost to total exclusion of the adrenaline stuff, until the Sunrise on the Summit project came along. “I had to rediscover old skills; there wasn’t really any roped climbing, but there was a lot of scrambling, and because I shot a lot of the book in the winter, there was a good deal of crampon and ice ax work,” he says. When he began the project, Randall says, “the way to do photography really well was to carry around a field camera, which is heavy, so I would carry 70 pounds of backpacking and photo gear, and I only weigh 140 pounds. That’s almost certainly what led to the herniated disc in my lumbar spine.” Randall fought his injuries for a couple years and carried on with the project, but it became clear that he couldn’t continue on as he had been. Randall had back surgery twice in 2008 and the Sunrise project looked doomed. Right around the time he was feeling recovered enough to get back to work, digital technology was finally catching

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up to film. Randall thought that with a lighter, smaller kit, he might be able to continue the project. He discovered that digital cameras could capture contrast in ways film never could, which allowed him to add new dimensions to his photography, and with the compact, lighter gear, he could get back to work. “I think there might have been some quality of the midlife perspective to this challenge he set for himself,” says Harmon, who was a wilderness ranger who loved working in grizzly country before entering the publishing world. He says the project was both a personal challenge and an attempt to cause people to see what Randall himself sees in the mountains. “At least 150,000 and as many as

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350,000 people attempt to summit a 14er each year, so more than 400 people a day on summer weekends hike up the easiest routes on the most accessible peaks,” Randall says. Some people feel that he should use his talents to show what’s happening to nature, how it is being destroyed. “A 14,000-foot peak might seem indestructible, but it’s not,” he says. “I’m not ignorant about what’s happening to the world, but that’s not what I’ve chosen to focus on.” Randall encourages people to support the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, a nonprofit trying to build sustainable routes on the 14ers so that the mountains remain as special as they are now. Boulder Weekly

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In order to get unique shots at each peak, Randall conducted meticulous planning, studying the face of each peak to determine where to capture the most dramatic lighting —it often involved night climbs and snowy conditions.

“People on popular routes really need to stay on the trail,” he says. “Otherwise, there will be multiple trails, which will erode and turn into gullies and make the whole place an ugly, eroded mess.” As much as the book is a caution to people to preserve the beautiful places remaining to us, it is also a collection of the weird, the wonderful, the dangerous and sometimes grim world of the high country. “It wasn’t very dangerous. I don’t want to give anyone the feeling that it was,” Randall says of the many climbs he had to do over the course of the Sunrise project, but he did face some peril. At least once his headlamp died during a night climb. Another time, a refrigerator-sized boulder melted out of the cliff face it had clung to for so long, and came crashing down across his tracks, roughly 100 feet in front of him. “As Gerry Roach put it, ‘Geologic time includes now,’” he says. Another time, on a winter ascent of Pyramid Peak, Randall met some climbers responding to a distress signal coming from North Maroon peak, opposite them, where another party of climbers had encountered a body. The body was that of a mountaineer who had flown in from New York and gone missing on Maroon Bells. Randall was aware of the situation because search and rescue had visited his tent.

“I knew by that time he was probably already dead,” he says. The climber seemed to have summited, but the Maroon Bells can present some tricky route-finding, and he fell trying to descend through a storm. Still, it wasn’t all danger and hardship. The mountains also blessed Randall with beautiful moments. Quandary Peak was the first 14er he’d done in the winter, and standing in darkness waiting for sunrise, he remembers looking over his shoulder and seeing three sleeping mountain goats. He wondered what were they doing there, more than 3,000 vertical feet above anything they could eat. “I waited for them to wake up, and at sunrise they did and thoughtfully posed for me on the summit with Mount of the Holy Cross in the background,” he says. “Summits are magical places, and I wanted to make images that would capture the feeling.” The images in the book are not the typical “gentle wilderness shots,” as Randall says. The view from the summit is awe-inspiring, he says, and often a little intimidating. “I’ve chosen to celebrate the remaining wild places and to celebrate the beauty of them,” he says, “to capture the sense of awe that I feel when I encounter nature at its finest.”

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orking from home has its advantages. For singer-songwriter, husband-wife duo The Weepies, a home studio allows for inspiration to strike at any time. “I know other people get up and go to work, like songwriters and other musicians who will schedule two weeks to go record,” says co-Weepie Steve Tannen. “That’s something we might explore at one point, but that doesn’t seem natural to us or instinctively a good thing to set up two weeks out of your lifetime to capture something. It’s hard to know when you’re going to get an epiphany or a moment that matters.” One of those magic moments happened as the couple was recording their newest album. Tannen and his wife Deb Talan had a new house and a new baby. Then, news came that Talan had stage 3 breast cancer. Choosing to push through it, the couple continued to play music while working around Talan’s condition, Boulder Weekly

including when she went to record the would-be title track “Sirens.” “It was a tangible atmosphere that day,” he says. “Deb knew she wanted to do this song that day with the guitar. She was exhausted and had been doing chemo for months. She was ill, and I told her not to go several times. I said, ‘Don’t come up. Go to bed. We don’t need to do this.’ But she was very insistent and fierce. “She did it, and I was in the room not paying attention to the performance — I was just making sure that she didn’t fall off the chair. Then she finished and said, ‘What do you think?’ and I said I thought it was great — not really wanting to do anything other than get her back to bed.” Luckily, the one take was enough to produce a slightly rough around the edges, intimate track that captures the vulnerable state of the band. “I had about enough energy for one take that day, and it felt like it was a good one,” she says. “It ended

up being really raw just because I was pretty raw. So in some ways that was taking advantage of the situation for some good creativity.” Talan was deemed cancer free last year, and now armed with a fresh album and a clean bill of health, The Weepies are hitting the road and heading to Chautauqua on June 13. Sirens skates the line between light and dark. As Tannen says, the highs are higher, and the lowers are lower. Songs range from the light, breezy “Sunflower,” to heavier, edgier tracks like “River from the Sky.” The album also includes the prophetic song “No Trouble,” with lyrics, “Don’t need no trouble. Sometimes trouble needs me.” — written shortly before Talan’s diagnosis. The duo strived to capture their year in the album, and Tannen says it feels like looking through a scrapbook. “The album covers a suspended moment of a year,” Tannen says. “The word record comes from the record of an event. This is really a record of a whole year. It was an emotional roller coaster of a year that I’m glad we have finished with.” The journey has a happy ending, but it wasn’t so clear in the beginning. After being diagnosed, Talan says, there was uncertainty about the future. The band had been working on new music, and they knew they were faced with a big decision. “I remember feeling like I just wanted to be alive for my kids. I didn’t want them to lose their mom,” she says. “I was hearing about all these other women who had gone through this and had come out strong on the other end, so I felt like this was going to be hard, but not fatal... see WEEPIES Page 34

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“Steve asked me, ‘Well what do you want to do? Do you want to go to Baja on the weekends or take a few weeks off? And I was like, ‘I want to keep doing what we’re doing. I love our life, and I want to keep working on this record as long as I can.’ There was something very life affirming about that,” she says. That drive is something that has always been a part of the band since their start. “We’re always working, I think part of that is who we are,” Tannen says. “We’re slightly OCD. We’re workaholics, but it doesn’t feel like work. … That’s just what we do. That’s how we interact with the world.” The couple has been making music since the night they met in 2001. They each started as solo acts and were both fans of each other’s music. Eventually the two crossed paths, and their musical chemistry was undeniable — as was their personal connection, eventually marrying in 2007. She was a little bit folksy, and he was a little bit rock ’n’ roll, Tannen says, and when they started playing together, they were unsure if people would like their sound. But after a few successful shows, they knew they were onto something, which continues to this day. “The way we make music together has remained essentially unchanged After dealing with a cancer scare last year, The Weepies are now getting back on since the night we met,” Tannen says. the road with their latest album Sirens. “We both act as gunslingers trying to outdo each other, but we’re admirers of each other as well. And sometimes I were adjusting to being adults. This her strength and energy level, she says just put down the guitar and say, ‘You album was survival.” it was an escape to work on music. win, great job!’ The music helps our Tannen and Talan both say they “It became like a stepping stone relationship — there’s nowhere to hide. avoid writing too literally — never con- through what felt like the opposite of … It gets to a pretty honest place really sciously sitting down to write a song life. It was at least some sort of healing quick. It all just comes out in the music, about something specific like battling from illness,” Talen says. “It just felt and that’s useful in any relationship, to cancer — but, unsurprisingly, darkness good to get into the studio. … It felt get that stuff all on the table.” creeps in on Sirens. Each song on the like, ‘Yeah, we’re not just having cancer Talking about their struggles was an 16-track album is a slice of their life right now, we’re also making a good important part of makduring that period, year, raising our boys and keeping a lot ing their latest record. providing a multi-layof life around.’ That was really good ON THE BILL: And while their songered story. and helpful.” The Weepies. 8 p.m. writing style hasn’t “‘River from the Intertwined in Sirens are threads of Saturday, June 13, Chautauqua Auditorium, changed, the headspace Sky’ was the closest to happiness and hope, among the fabric 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, for this album was letting the unconscious of hardship. After their time at home, 303-442-3282. gloomier than their write about what we the couple is excited to get back on the previous work. were going through, road and say hello to the world. “Be My Thrill because it was dread“I’ve been loving taking these songs out and playing them for people,” Talan [2010] was really fun, — everyone’s ful,” he says. “‘Never Let You Down’ says. “It doesn’t feel like a dark album, and healthy, riding a high of where we shows another angle of that same it doesn’t feel like a dark experience to play were,” he says. “We had a fantastically moment where I’m saying, ‘This is my them. It feels very positive. Both Steve successful two years. It was just fun. life. I love her. I’m not going anywhere, and I as people and writers have a sort of [Sirens] was not that. This was us just I’m fine. This is fine.’ … Without just darker melancholy that’s always there, but trying to work and stay alive, and then saying here was our year, there’s all there’s also a joy there too. I think we both at the end of it we had this record of these different angles. And together, I approach life trying to see everything that event. It’s definitely a picture book, hope it gives you an emotional picture that’s there, and writing is the same way. which I’m happy to go back to somethat feels true.” So often times a song that may seem dark times. But it’s much easier to look at The album served as a lifeline for on the surface will have some positive Say I Am [2006] where we were falling the family — a focus on creation and thing in it. We both like that.” in love or Hideaway [2008] where we not death. While Talan was limited by Boulder Weekly

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The album orithen, he has released two albums: 2012’s Marvelous with Ween music,” he says. “It was really gratifying to ents itself as fairly straight forward adult rock from Clouds, an album of songs written by the late folk watch these kids pull it off.” the start and never veers far from that path. While it songwriter Rod McKuen, and Closer to home, Freeman’s Courtesy of Red Light Management/Franco Vogt 2014’s FREEMAN, his first two children have taken their release of original material own interest in music. On his since the disbanding of Ween. most recent record, he looked Freeman also dropped the to his 10-year-old son as somemoniker “Gene Ween” and thing of a co-producer, playing chose to go by his given name, song recordings for him and only to resume using the nickrequesting feedback. name for tour dates this year “I’d play him mixes as we including his upcoming show were mixing the record, and I’d at the Fox Theatre on June 20. say, ‘Are the vocals too loud?’ or “The ‘Gene Ween’ thing is ‘What do you think about this my name, and it will always be guitar?’ and he would offer his my name. I earned it over 28 10-year-old opinion, which was years,” Freeman says. honest. And that’s really a valuWeen formed in 1984, able thing,” Freeman says. when Freeman and co-founder More in line with his Mickey Melchiondo (aka Dean eccentric past, Freeman is comON THE BILL: Gene Ween. Ween) met in eighth grade in ing off a recent string of shows Doors: 8 p.m. Show: 8:30 p.m. New Hope, Pennsylvania. They made up entirely of Billy Joel Saturday, June 20, The Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, made a name for themselves covers. Freeman says learning 303-447-0095. Tickets: $25with experimental alt rock that Joel’s songs well enough to do 27.50. Ages 15 and up. was at times crude but also them justice provided a chalendearing. Punk rockers at lenge. heart, Ween’s 1990 debut “It’s really fucking tough as After close to 30 years as one half of the experimental alternative rock duo Ween, Aaron Freeman, aka Gene Ween, is making music on his own, as well as teaching it to a younger generation, album, GodWeenSatan: The a singer, and as players we realOneness, established that the ly have to step up our musigroup was capable of hard cianship,” Freeman says. “Billy rocking tracks while unafraid to crack a joke and is missing the experimental edge that was ever-present Joel is a monster of a singer.” experiment with genre boundaries and expectations With his upcoming Colorado dates, Freeman says on Ween records, FREEMAN is a worthy launching with tracks like quasi-mariachi “Camino” and profani- point for Freeman as an artist independent from his audiences should expect material ranging from his ty-laden reggae odyssey “Nicole.” solo work to pieces from the Ween catalog and even past musical endeavors. One of the band’s biggest hits, 1992’s “Push th’ some Billy Joel tunes from “Gene Ween” and his After touring so long as a part of Ween, setting Little Daisies,” painted them as a quirky experimental out on tour now as the lone name on top of the bill backing band (who Freeman describes as “a little more rock outfit, which remained an underlying truth on booty-shaking” than his previous touring ensembles). has established a different feel. With a full backing Ween’s following 10 studio albums. But throughout In regards to what the future holds, he says he has band behind him, Freeman can concentrate more the band’s tenure, their output was regularly downon his lead singing duties. And as the self-described been writing music regularly and could release a new right strange, featuring anything from Jimmy Buffetrecord sometime in 2016. “boss,” he has the liberty to control his surroundesque island drums on “Bananas and Blow” from the “It was really gratifying to do that last record, and ings in order to aid his sobriety. 2000 album White Pepper to accompaniment by counI want to do more,” Freeman says. “So I’ve been writ“If I’m in an uncomfortable situation backstage or try rock session musicians straight out of Nashville on on tour with anybody I’m with, they get the boot,” ing music and putting together stuff, and hopefully the 1996 album 12 Golden Country Greats, all with Freeman says. “Which is great you know, that’s what I maybe by next year I’ll have something to release.”

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arts & culture The art of change

Local artist Marc Bernardi brings transformation to NCAR by Amanda Moutinho

ON THE BILL: Artist Reception with Marc Bernardi. 4 p.m. Saturday, June 13, Community Art Program Gallery, NCAR, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303-497-1174. Contemporary Photography: Marc Bernardi. On display through July 31.

Marc Bernardi

producing these images are less arc Bernardi’s work is work and more play for Bernardi. all about metamor“This started off as the most phosis — turning incredibly joyful thing I could do,” something as simple he says. “I just love this; it’s probaas a reed in a pond bly my favorite thing to do. It can into an unrecognizable, abstract be 1 a.m. when I look at my compicture. puter, and I think, ‘Oh no, I’ve got “I watch the image morph into to go to bed.’” something else,” Bernardi says. Bernardi isn’t shy to talk about “Sometimes I’m with a particular image for a couple days watching the troubles he’s been through. But where it will go, and sometimes it’ll even from being sober 25 years to go places on its own. I do have a recently having four brain surgeries curiosity to see what it will become. to help his Parkinson’s symptoms, … I transform things that would it’s Bernardi’s positive attitude that normally be boring into art.” shines through. He calls it his Change is something that greatest asset during these difficult comes naturally to Bernardi. From times. And he says he hopes in pharmacist to scuba diving instrucsharing his work, other people in tor to property manager, Bernardi similar conditions will be inspired to persevere. has had a peculiar trajectory. Then “[My work] has brought me a add in recovering from alcoholism, lot of joy,” he says. “And I’d like it Parkinson’s disease and four brain While his subject matter varies from old photos from his scuba diving days to reeds in the pond to bring other people joy.” surgeries, and it’s clear Bernardi is near his house, Bernardi specializes in creating a completely different final image. Even though he refers to himresilient and adaptable. “I have a lot things I’m recovself as an artist in recovery, he says “I use the Adobe Photoshop tools ering from,” he says. “I made a lot of Bernardi continued doing photograhe doesn’t draw too much inspiration every way they aren’t supposed to be life changes, and [becoming an artist] phy as a hobby. from his hardships. But they have seems most natural.” His work in the NCAR show varies used. They’d roll over if the knew what helped his confidence. I was doing with their tools,” he says Bernardi’s work will be on display at in subject matter from pictures of “I think I got more willing to be the National Center for Atmospheric European alley ways to a pond near his with a laugh. creative after the brain surgery, more Research through July 31. Since starthouse in Shanahan Ridge. Bernardi His style has developed organically willing to go outside the box, more ing this project 18 months ago, he has uses high dynamic range photography from Bernardi exploring and expericomfortable in myself to say, ‘Let’s try produced an extensive body of work, in which he takes three consecutive menting with different aesthetics. this!’” he says. and this is his first gallery show. photos, one underexposed, one overexThere’s a clear range and evolution in While he may not use it in his Photography has always been a posed and another just right. Next, he his work, with pieces from simple and work, art has helped Bernardi to heal, part of Bernardi’s life since his scuba then layers all three photos on top of understated to intricate and complex. he says. It works as an escape and a diving guide days. He says he had to each other, darkening the lighter areas Considering the starting point of the good way to unwind in his down become a good photographer to marand lightening the dark areas to prophoto and the finished product, the time. journey of the image is filled with a ket his business. But after his business duce a richer photo. Then Bernardi “Some people watch TV,” he says. “I slowed down after Sept. 11 and his drops the picture into Photoshop and curiosity and a whimsical aspect. That make art, and it so much better than diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease, has some fun. feeling isn’t just a coincidence since TV.”

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8 p.m. Thursday, June 11, The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

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Junction 5-12. 7 p.m. Larry’s Guitar Shop, 508 Fifth Ave., Longmont, 720-340-4169.

Thursday, June 11 Music David Booker. 5:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Dexter Payne. 7 p.m. Caffe Sole, 637R S. Broadway St., Boulder, 303-499-2985. DJ Royal Swan and Friends. 5 p.m. Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120. Eben Grace. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Esther Sparks. 8 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847.

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Matt Flaherty Band. 10 p.m. The Lazy Dog, 1346 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-3355. Mbanza. 6 p.m. Upslope Brewing Company (Flatiron Park), 1898 S. Flatiron Court, Boulder, 508-873-9185. Moonlight Breakdown. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel and Spa, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. The Nth Power. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre Boulder, 1135 13th St., see EVENTS Page 42

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Mark Risius and Miles Wide Band. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

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CU New Opera Workshop presents “A Song for Susan Smith” 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 12 and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 14, ATLAS Black Box Theatre, 1125 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-8008. Opera may be a centuries old art form, but it’s far from extinct. The University of Colorado Boulder’s sixth season of the CU New Opera Workshop (CU NOW) will culminate in two public performances this weekend of A Song for Susan Smith, an opera written by Pulitzer Prizewinning librettist and CU alum Mark Campbell and composed by Zach Redler. Inspired by the real life case of Susan Smith, a South Carolina woman who drowned her sons in 1994, the opera will be performed by CU voice and composition students. It will be followed by a question session with Campbell, Redler and the show’s performers. —Sam Routhier

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Hot Rize 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver, 720-865-3501. Tickets: $59-64 If there were a season for bluegrass music, it most certainly would be summer. Where better to enjoy both the genre and the season than at Denver’s Botanic Garden, where Hot Rize will be performing their brand of contemporary bluegrass on June 16. Featuring local musicians such as co-founder and host of eTown’s radio show Nick Forster and “Dr. Banjo” Pete Wernick, Hot Rize are back and on tour for the first time since the band’s breakup in 1990. This show is an opportunity for hardcore and casual bluegrass fans alike to see these genre pioneers in action. —Sam Routhier

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Alec Soth: Colorado Dispatch. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-8655000. Through Nov. 29. Barbara Bosworth: Quiet Wonder. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Sept. 20.

Program Gallery, NCAR, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303-4971174. Through July 31. Of Line and Color. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Through June 12. Rick Stoner brings his work to Firehouse Art Gallery through June 21.

Calling all Photgraphers for 2015 Land Through the Lens Exhibit. The Great Frame Up, 430 Main St., Longmont, 303-7727293. Submission deadline June 19. Contemporary Photography by Marc Bernardi. Community Art Program Gallery, NCAR, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303-497-1174. Through July 31. Critical Focus — by Monique Crine. Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, 303-298-7554. Through June 28. Everyday Monsters — by Kim Dorland. Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, 303-298-7554. Through June 28. Flatlander. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122. Through September 13. Joan Miró: Instinct & Imagination. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through June 28. Oils on Cavas by Betsy Cole. Community Art

Through June 12.

Palette Knife Gone Wild. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

Revolt 1680/2180: Virgil Ortiz. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Jan. 10, 2016. Rick Stoner. Firehouse Art Center, 667, Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303-651-2787. Through June 21. Showing Off. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Jan. 3, 2016. Starring Linda: A Trio of John DeAndrea Sculptures. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through June 21. Thief Among Thieves. Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, 303-2987554. Through June 28. Wildflowers. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Through June 12.

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Rogue 2. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 Northpark Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Danny Rankin. 8:30 p.m. The Roost, 526 Main St., Longmont, 303-827-3380.

Skeleton Keys. 7 p.m. The Tandoori Next Doori, 623 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-543-7339.

Electric Red. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733.

Swing Night. 7 p.m. Waterloo, 809 Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094.

The Emmitt Sisters. 6 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-4425847.

Whiskey Autumn. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Events Comedy at the Riverside. 8:30 p.m. The Riverside, 1724 Broadway, Boulder, 720-443-2322. Hanuman Festival. All day. Boulder High School, 1604 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 720-561-2200. NIA with Laura Olinger. 7:30 a.m. Joy in Motion, 4800 Baseline, Unit D206, Boulder, 720428-8612. Friday, June 12 Music Alex Maryol. 6 p.m. Upslope Brewing Company (Lee Hill), 1501 Lee Hill Road, Suite 20, Boulder, 508-873-9185.

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Flynn & Co. 9 p.m. LOCAL eat + drink, 432 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-2472. Govinda and Dub Kirtan All Stars. 7 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303786-7030. Idlewhile. 6 p.m. Roosevelt Park, 700 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont, 303-774-4756. Josh Elioseff Duo. 6 p.m. The Riverside, 1724 Broadway, Boulder, 720-443-2322. Keller Williams and The Keels. 8 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282. Laurie D. 6 p.m. Barn A, Boulder County Fair grounds, 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, 303-6786235.

Bonnie Lowdermilk. 6 p.m. Sun Rose Cafe, 379 Main St., Longmont, 303-651-3533.

The Long Run. 6 p.m. Downtown Longmont, Main Street and Fourth Avenue, Longmont, 303651-8484.

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

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Monday, June 9 “So, You’re a Poet” Open Poetry Reading. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Tuesday, June 11 Martian Dawn & Other Novels— Michael Friedman. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074. Innisfree Weekly Open Poetry Reading. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-495-3303. Wednesday, June 17 A Natural History of Trail Ridge Road — Amy Law. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4472074.

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Lula Granji. 10 p.m. The Lazy Dog, 1346 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-3355.

B.L.A.M! Beer Local Art + Music. 5:30 p.m. Sanitas Brewing Company, 3550 Frontier Ave., Boulder, 303-442-4130.

Moon Pistol (Gipsy Moon). 9 p.m. Stage Stop, 60 Main St., Rollinsville, 303-258-0649.

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Nathan Rivera and Shine Delphi. 6:30 p.m. Still Cellars, 1115 Colorado Ave., Longmont, 720204-6064.

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North Boulder Underground. 6 p.m. Vindication Brewing Company, 6880 Winchester Circle, Suite F, Boulder, 303-530-0642. Paul Sullivan’s Folk-a-rama. 6 p.m. Cannon Mine Coffee, 210 S. Public Road, Lafayette, 303665-0625. PKB Band. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. The Prairie Scholars. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues CyclHOPS, 600 S. Airport Road, Longmont, 303776-BIKE. The Ragbirds. 7 p.m. Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303449-0120. Selasse and the Fafa Family. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel and Spa, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Skribe. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303776-1914. Slocom Rangers. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Sophie West. 6 p.m. Espresso Vino by Brewing Market, 2770 Dagny Way, Lafayette, 720-8903993. The Sweet Lillies. 8:30 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder, 303-443-6461. Torbin Hadlock. 6 p.m. Very Nice Brewing Company, 20 Lakeview Drive, Unit 112, Nederland, 303-258-3770. Wilson Harwood and Theresa Peterson. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. The Zimmermans. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Fun on the Farm. 9:30 a.m. Boulder County Agricultural Heritage Center, 8348 Highway 66, Longmont, 303-776-8848. Hanuman Festival. All day. Boulder High School, 1604 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 720-561-2200. Kids Fly Fishing Camp. 8:30 a.m. Front Range Anglers, 2344 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-494-1375. Longmont Relay for LIfe. 5 p.m. Roosevelt Park, 700 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont, 303-774-4756. Louisville Street Faire. 5:30 p.m. Steinbaugh Pavilion, 824 Front St., Louisville, 720-722-2044. Second Fridays at the Firehouse. All day. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303-651-2787. Seniors on Bikes Berthoud Ride. 9 a.m. Tom Watson Park, 6180 N. 63rd Road, Boulder, 303413-7200. Traveling with Angels One-Woman Show. 7:30 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Saturday, June 13 Music Acoustic Mining Co. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Andy Matteo. 9 p.m. Johnny’s Cigar Bar, 1801 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0884. Antonio Lopez. 8 p.m. Longs Peak Pub, 600 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont, 303-651-7886. Ariana Saraha. 7 p.m. Unity of Boulder Spiritual Center, 2855 Folsom St., Boulder, 303-4421411. The Bioharmonix. 6:30 p.m. Front Range Brewing Company, 400 W. South Boulder Road, Lafayette, 303-339-0767. Bonnie Lowdermillk. 7:30 p.m. 2020 Food + Wine Bar, 2020 Ionosphere St., Longmont, 720491-3578. see EVENTS Page 45

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Catfish Kray Band. 8:30 p.m. The Speakeasy, 301 Main St., Longmont, 720-684-4728.

iPad Art. 10 a.m. Boulder Classical Art Academy, 5485 Conestoga Court, Boulder, 303-522-3048.

Dave Honig’s New Standards Project. 6 p.m. Tai Shi House, 3033 28th St., Boulder, 303-4443133.

Western Views. 10 a.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

An Evening with Genna and Jesse. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4404628.

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Fast Eddy. 8 p.m. Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co., 297 N. Highway 287, Suite 100, Lafayette, 303-908-6036. G’Knight Ride. 2 p.m. Roosevelt Park, 700 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont, 303-774-4756.

Sunday, June 14 Danny Shafer. 3 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914. David Cisek Band. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400.

Defunkt Railroad. 11 a.m. The Post Brewing Company, 105 W. Emma St., Lafayette, 303-5932066. Felonius Smith and Steve Sheldon. 2 p.m. The Dickens Tavern, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303-834-9384. Finnders and Youngberg. 7:30 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder, 303-443-6461. Foxfeather: BBQ and Tunes. 12 p.m. Georgia Boys BBQ The Shack, 237 Collyer St., Longmont, 720-999-4099. The Hunters. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

Jill Cohn. 11 a.m. The Stone Cup, 442 High St., Lyons, 303-823-2345. Kathryn Radacovich Duo. 5 p.m. Left Hand Brewing Company, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont, 303-772-0258. Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line. 7 p.m. Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120. Northwest String Band. 10 p.m. Mountain Sun Pub, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-546-0886. Pete Kartounes. 5 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main see EVENTS Page 46

The Ghost of Joseph Buck. 9 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Grateful Jed Band. 9:30 p.m. The Dark Horse, 2922 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-8162. Holly and the Husbands. 5:30 p.m. The Tandoori Next Doori, 623 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-543-7339. Home on the Grange. All day. Altona Grange Suite 127, 9386 N. 39th St., Longmont, 303-7090334. James Faulk. 10:30 a.m. The Stone Cup, 442 High St., Lyons, 303-823-2345. Lucent Dossier. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030. Maus Nomdeguerre. 7 p.m. Very Nice Brewing Company, 20 Lakeview Drive, Unit 112, Nederland, 303-258-3770. Monica Whittington. 4 p.m. The Riverside, 1724 Broadway, Boulder, 720-443-2322. New Family Dog Band. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Brewery, 303 Main St., Lyons. Nick Willis Band. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. North Boulder Underground. 7:30 p.m. Odd 13 Brewing, 301 E. Simpson St., Lafayette, 303997-4164. Pete Pidgeon and Arcoda. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre Boulder, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-447-0095. Potcheen. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733. Radiate Unified Dance Party with DJ Mr. Getdowne. 8:30 p.m. Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120. Rastasaurus. 10 p.m. The Lazy Dog, 1346 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-3355. Rob Rio. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 Northpark Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Robinson Quintet. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel and Spa, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Skribe. 4:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303776-1914. Strangebyrds. 8:30 p.m. The Roost, 526 Main St., Longmont, 303-827-3380. Tim Ostdiek. 6 p.m. 300 Suns Brewing, 335 First Ave., Longmont, 720-442-8292. Tom Weiser Jazz Quartet. 7 p.m. Caffe Sole, 637R S. Broadway St., Boulder, 303-499-2985. The Weepies. 8 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282. Events 1940’s Summer Ball. 4 p.m. Boulder Airport, 3393 Airport Road, Boulder, 303-441-3108. Hanuman Festival. All day. Boulder High School, 1604 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 720-561-2200. Boulder Weekly

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Brighton Beach Memoirs. Miner’s Alley Theatre, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden, 303-935-3044. Through June 28.

449-6000. Through September 5. Much Ado About Nothing. Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, University of Colorado Campus, Boulder, 303-492-8008, Through Aug. 9.

Children of Eden. Jester’s Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont, 303-682-9980. Through July 12. Defending the Caveman. Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1345 Champa St., Denver, 720-865-4239, Through June 28. Mary Poppins. BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-

Night, Mother. Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora, 303-856-7830. Through June 14. Eugene Jerome and his family navigate Brooklyn in 1937 in Brighton Beach Memoirs, written by Neil Simon. Now playing at Miner’s Alley Playhouse

Wicked. Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1345 Champa St., Denver, 720-8654239, Through July 5.

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Bluegrass Pick. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

Traditional Irish Session. 7 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303449-1922.

Dixieland-A-Plenty. 12 p.m. Canyon Theater, Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Women In Song. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

Fluxus. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

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Art Talks with Irene Delka McCray. 4 p.m. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303-651-2787. Hanuman Festival. All Day. Boulder High School, 1604 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 720-561-2200. Traveling with Angels One-Woman Show. 2 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Monday, June 15 Music

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Electric Blues jam. 7 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400.

Just ONCE Piano for Busy People. 6 p.m. New Vista High School, 700 20th St., Boulder, 720561-5250. Robert Johnson Jazz Duo. 8 p.m. Agora at the Riverside, 1724 Broadway St., Boulder, 720-4774164. Events Boulder County Sunset Hike. 6:30 p.m. Heil Valley Ranch, 1994 Geer Canyon Drive, Boulder, 303-678-6200. Wednesday, June 17 Music Blues Jam. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733.

Meadow Music. 5:30 p.m. Chautauqua Park, Boulder, 303-442-3282.

The Matt Human Trio. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

Open Jovan. 6 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847.

Mike Toille. 6 p.m. Rosalee’s Pizzeria, 461 Main St., Longmont, 303-485-5020.

Pamela Machala. 7 p.m. Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303449-0120.

Pete Lewis Quartet. 6 p.m. Espresso Vino by Brewing Market, 2770 Dagny Way, Lafayette, 720-890-3993.

Prospect Sound Bites with Stone Soup. 5:30 p.m. Prospect Park, 700 Tenacity Drive, Longmont, 303-459-5467.

Screaming J’s. 7 p.m. Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303449-0120.

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Stan the Man. 8 p.m. Cannon Mine Coffee, 210 S. Public Road, Lafayette, 303-665-0625.

Colorado Shakespeare Festival Lecture Series. 6:30 p.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Longmont Studio Tour Workshop. 10 a.m. Longmont Senior Center, 901 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont, 303-651-8411.

That Eighties Band. 7 p.m. Pearl Street Mall & Courthouse Lawn, 1300 Pearl St., Boulder, 303449-3774. Trio Con Brio. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel and Spa, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.

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elissa McCarthy is Cooper doesn’t just protest, she takes immensely talented, matters into her own hands. She buys a armed with a stunning glam dress and reinvents her cover as a repertoire of acting skills. bodyguard-for-hire named Amber So, of course, Hollywood Valentine. But just like the other two sees her and claps its collective hands covers, Amber Valentine isn’t the real together, yelling “Make the funny lady Cooper (or, metaphorically, the real fall down again!” Spy is writer/director McCarthy). In the film’s final act, (and frequent McCarthy collaborator) Cooper claims her own complex identiPaul Feig’s attempt to save his friend ty, shedding and keeping elements of from a Jack Blackawkward and badian fate. In a clever ass, mouthy and conceit, he allows sweet. Oh, and McCarthy to trot there’s a nuclear out her staid, clibomb or somechéd usual characthing, but it’s an ters, only to abanaction comedy so don them in favor try not to care of something about the authentic. Had it MacGuffin much. not been for one The film is at painfully tone deaf, its best when unfunny, offensive Byrne and running gag, Spy McCarthy are would have been cursing at and damn good and insulting each not simply good. other. Feig uses his McCarthy R-rating to make plays Susan a comedy that’s Cooper, a CIA vulgar but not agent whose job is filled with… OK, to navigate misactually, there’s a She might briefly play a cat lady, but Mesions for superspy pretty funny dick lissa McCarthy’s gets a chance to shine Bradley Fine ( Jude beyond her previous film roles and play a joke. There’s also badass character in Spy. an unfunny recurLaw), with whom ring joke about a Cooper is madly in dick. That dick is Aldo (Peter love. When uber-baddie Rayna Serafinowicz). His whole schtick is that Boyanov (Rose Byrne) discovers the he’s a pervert. At one point, in a horriidentities of all the agency’s spies, fying physical gag, Aldo tells Cooper Cooper is forced to come out from his penis is on her head. What made behind her desk and go into the field. Feig and company assume we’d be OK Here, the film makes its first clever with this? There’s a subtle and appallgambit: turns out that Cooper was ing implication that somehow it’s OK actually highly rated as a field agent in because a woman who looks like training. She only chose a desk job McCarthy should be flattered by because Fine conned her into acting as unwanted advances. She tells him “no” his cyber eyes and ears. a thousand times. His persistence isn’t Despite the protestations of Rick funny, it’s vile, and in a movie about Ford, played to perfection by a delightempowering McCarthy, it makes no fully self-deprecating Jason Statham, Cooper is given her first cover: a dowdy, damn sense. Excise Aldo, and Spy is a flat-out winner. With his disgusting single mother of four. She’s also given ass, it’s a qualified success. specially tailored spy weapons, like This review first appeared in The chloroform rags disguised as hemorReader of Omaha, Neb. rhoid wipes and anti-poison pills hidden in a stool softener bottle. Her second cover is a woman with 10 cats. Boulder Weekly

film Still crazy after all these years

‘Live From New York!’ captures the spirit of SNL by Michael J. Casey

f 40 years of Saturday Night Live has taught us anything it is this: comedy is the sharpest form of criticism. Biting wit levied by the absurd becomes the spoonful of sugar that helps the medicine go down, and SNL has been spoon feeding America since 1975. SNL began as a shaggy variety show with the motto, “We don’t go because we’re ready; we go on because it’s 11:30.” And in 1975, no one was ready — not even legendary anchorman Don Pardo, who flubbed the cast introduction of, “The Not Ready For Prime Time Players” as “The not for ready, prime time players.” That auspicious beginning is precisely what creator Lorne Michaels needed to get his team up and running, quickly becoming a well-oiled weekly machine of comedy, music, skit and ON THE BILL: Live From spoof. All of New York! June 16-20, The which is lovingly Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440captured in the 7825. Tickets start at $6 at new documentary www.thedairy.org from Bao Nguyen, Live From New York! Celebrating SNL’s 40th season, Live From New York! does what most docs about the show have done, compile a multitude of interviews from the cast and writers — many of whom have gone on to very successful careers Live from New York! talks Saturday Night Live over the last 40 years. — but what makes Live From New York! special is how it encapsulates the show’s evolution and incredibly difficult battle to stay relevant over the course of four decades. SNL’s main objective has always been to comment on and criticize contemporary America. Indeed, one of the pleasures of SNL is hearing of a news story on Tuesday and seeing how SNL parodies it on Saturday. When SNL started in the ’70s, it set self-serious broadcasters in its sights and poked fun at a variety of anchors. As those types of news shows gave away, so too did the SNL skits. In the ’90s, SNL’s take on politics brought about a new renaissance. After 9/11, SNL again shifted from the political to the popular, skewering pop culture in its many forms. This change hasn’t always been welcome, and those who grew up laughing with and loving one cast, quickly hated the new breed. This is only natural, as viewers can become very attached to their television shows, but as SNL adapts to each new generation, it necessarily does away with the previous one. As Amy Poehler puts it, “The show your parents used to have sex to is now something you watch on your computer in the middle of the day.” The event of watching SNL is no more, as it is with most television consumption, but that’s OK. One bad haircut does not destroy the confident, it only derails, and SNL has withstood many bad haircuts. It trucks along, as best as it can because the comedy provides release and catharsis, a way of life in spite of terrible inequalities. There’s nothing quite like comedy to skewer the mighty while ennobling the small. Live From New York! strikes that chord with precision while providing a comprehensive overview of a show that has meant many things to many people. Boulder Weekly

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here might not be a better atmosphere in which to grab brunch in Boulder County than The Riverside Cafe. There are a number of Pearl Street verandas and Dushanbe’s beautiful interior certainly have their claims, but the natural and upscale patio at Food at the Riverside is hard to beat. The whirring of an overflowing creek, speeding from left to right cuts out all the noise from Broadway above, letting only the sounds of an acoustic jazz duo do their thing on a Sunday morning. The patio is gardened, or Susan France not gardened, to let vines grow on bricks, weeds pop through stones on the ground and paint to chip on benches according to nature’s choreography. It’s a bit different than the interior of the restaurant, which is smartly remodeled in an art deco style, and is a different experience entirely — a giant “FOOD” sign is lit up by individual, oversized bulbs, the bustling kitchen is exposed and you get the sense that if breakfast were a person and a pop country singer, this would be the set she designs for a hit music video. But back to outside. Our waitress is bubbly and fun, brushing off our gigantic brunch order as something she would do. First to the table is a South African meat pie. The pie is baked into a puffy rectangle, the breading much like shepherd’s pie — crusty but light. Inside is peppery bits of steak with smaller slices of potato. The innards are remarkably moist, and the pie holds its shape throughout, which made it easy to eat. It tasted good and was lighter than you might think. It came beside a lightly dressed spring mix salad. Next was a pork and green chile scramble. House-made pork shoulder shreds were tossed with bits of green chile, red pepper, onion and egg. It wasn’t spicy, as you might assume, but the flavors were rustic and well-cultivated. There may have been a bit too much sautéed onion, but that only became evident as the scramble started to dwindle. It could also just be a classic case of the black jellybean effect. There was another scramble on the table, this time with roasted beets, mush-

rooms, potatoes and eggs. The beets were well prepared and imparted only the best parts of themselves to the dish, which is an earthy crunch. The mushrooms were sliced about a half-centimeter thick and cooked down, providing a savory element to the dish. Three eggs were fried hard, forming the net in which the other ingredients were caught, and if it didn’t come last, we would’ve eaten the whole thing. A single egg Benedict also made it to the table, and it was delightful. Topped, not smothered, with hollandaise sauce, the egg bubble sat atop a blackened and vibrant piece of ham, which sat on a toasted English muffin bottom. It was a perfect Benedict and was gobbled up in seconds. The sides were also notable. Hashbrowns were made from paper-thin slices of potato and fried just so that they crunched like giant glass snowflakes. The fruit cup, and I’m not just heeping excessive praise on here, was exceptionally fresh and well curated. The toast was toast. It was all pretty cheap too, and there was no wait on a Sunday morning. The patio has restricted hours, but the indoor café is open all week, and the restaurant plans to open an evening spot downstairs in the fall. Until then though, the patio is where I’ll be.

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The fourth annual Boulder County BrewBQ (once known as the Lafayette Craft Brew & BBQ Festival) is returning to Lafayette’s Atlas Valley Shopping Center on Saturday, June 20 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The event features more than 25 breweries and 10 barbecue joints. There will be competitions, exhibits, samples and much more. Live music will be provided as well, and kids activities like face painting and games will be happening. There are also hot dogs and hamburgers available at the main event stand. All proceeds from the festival support the YMCA of Boulder Valley and the Boulder Rotary Club. Tickets are $30 for beer and barbecue, and $15 for just barbecue. Can’t go wrong with either of those options. For more information and to buy tickets, visit www. ymcabv.org/brewbq.

BIKE AT NIGHT Oskar Blues and Bicycle Longmont are bringing back their popular and unique G’Knight Ride on June 13 with a full day of events, food and drink. The G’Knight Ride is an annual benefit featuring evening bike rides around Longmont. There are three bike routes that leave Roosevelt Park around 5 p.m., varying based on ability and age. About 3,000 people are expected to ride. Starting at 2 p.m., however, are food trucks, vendors and activities at the park. At 4:30 p.m. the Oskar Blues beer garden opens. By 9 p.m., everyone is back at the park, having completed a ride, and

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BOULDER BLOCK PARTY The second annual Boulder Block Party returns to The Studio in Boulder on Friday, June 12 from 6-11 p.m. The event is a celebration of the local creative scene and is hosted by a number of arts advocates and creators. Music will be provided by Captain Planet and Josh Ivy. Sponsors include Upslope Brewing Company, Suerte Tequilla, Deep Eddy Vodka and the Brea Wine Co., who will be providing drinks. The $10 required donation will go directly to the Emergency Family Assistance Association in Boulder. Tickets are required and available at bdrblockpart2015.eventbrite.com.

DRINKING IN ERIE Erie will play host to the third annual Erie Brewfest on Saturday, June 13 from 12-4 p.m. on Briggs Street in downtown Erie. Beers will be poured from the taps of Echo Brewing, 300 Suns Brewing, Oskar Blues, Crooked Stave, The Post Brewing CO., Pateros Creek Brewing Co., and many more. There will also be food vendors at the scene, and live music will be provided by SoHo Band. Tickets are $30 online at www.eriechamber.org, or $35 at the event. Both tickets include a complementary drink glass.

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aramelized onions are a fair- have an incredibly savory past, and ly common term in cooking; there is a growing trend of blending caramel coated onions, on sweet with the not-so-sweet. Foodies the other hand, are a defiare spoon-fiving some of the new and nite niche that only appeals interesting creations coming from the to a few brave souls. Where is the line yogurt, ice cream and confectionary between innovative and nauseating? industries. Not all palates are created equal, which Lollipops are no longer restricted to is why there is the fruit family. A such a vast interconfectionary Wikipedia est in finding connoisseur may what ingredients indulge in such blend well and sweet delights as which are better pink peppercorn, left unsaid, or betbalsamic vinegar ter yet, untried. or holy habanero. There is a wacky Define savory. company that Can it be done? thrives on weird Some foodies and unusual equate it with candy flavors. umami, a Japanese Savory yogurt is a burgeoning snack trend Their latest prodterm that implies with flavors like everything bagel. uct, tucked something other between the than sweet, salty, onion ring mints and wasabi gumballs, sour or bitter. Other foodies believe that the term savory isn’t a taste, per se, across from the bacon flavored gummies is a bright yellow tin advertising but varied ingredient blends to create hard candy that tastes just like gravy. contrasting tastes in the same bite. While the term “savory” is debatable, a Savory delights aren’t limited to variety of flavors are infiltrating the hard candy; they also have invaded sweet landscape. chocolate shops. Chocolate is a versatile This isn’t a new concept; sweets medium when it comes to experimental

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Arare are Japanese salty cracker pebbled flavored with soy sauce. The combination is being replicated in hundreds of other dishes.

flavors. Throw a little chili powder into some melted chocolate and taste the flavor boost. Artisan chocolate shops are thinking beyond the chili powder, which is so last year and are making truffles with tequila and lime, blue cheese or bacon-chipotle-espresso. Ice cream flavors such as rocky road and cookie dough are considered old school now that the new wave of savory/sweet blends have arrived on the scene. Instead of living it up with boring pistachio, why not try white chocolate/garlic ice cream? Top it off with hot fudge and a cherry, and it’s sure to be quite the conversation piece... maybe not at a close distance though. Homemade ice cream enthusiasts might want to swap out those pecans for some brisket. Using brisket drippings and beef bits infused with the cold sweet

cream or maybe some shaved carrot. Veggies have invaded the yogurt market, too. Some chefs believe the trick to getting kids to eat yogurt is to make it colorful and thicker than ice cream. Could that be the marketing tactic of Blue Hill Yogurt? Offering a variety of veggie based yogurts including carrots, beets, squash, parsnip or sweet potato, one of these flavors may appeal to a child, or maybe one that’s a child at heart. Some dairy companies are pushing the envelope further still by offering yogurt flavors such as everything bagel; a plain Greek yogurt drizzled with olive oil, onion, garlic and sesame seed. Sounds like a good dip for some crackers. Plain yogurt mixed with cumin see SAVORY Page 56

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make a decent mer. For those not dressing for roasted fans of tequila, but carrots. How about still yearn for a a bowl of avocado, drink that has a mango and chili perfect blend of topped with yogurt salty sweetness, for a power breakpeople order a coolfast? ing Salty Dog. The Carrot cake and simple drink is gingerbread are two nothing more than enduring examples blending grapefruit of the continuing juice and vodka or trend to “spice up” Gravy lovers can now enjoy it in a hard gin with a salted candy form. desserts. Both desrim. Some Salty serts have evolved Dog fans experifrom medieval oriment with using gins and are a famiflavored vodkas to ly favorite in many give the drink a bit households around of a twist. the country. Since Who would culinary arts are all have thought to about finding the put pineapple or “next best thing,” blackberries in there is a definite grilled cheese? The upswing in finding tartness of the the savory in tradicheese and the tional desserts. sweetness of the Shortbreads infused fruit make an with sage, lime and appealing blend. basil or rosemary Or you can comare starting to bine apples, cranemerge. Decadent berries and cheddar cheese for filling dark chocolate cake turnovers. The with black pepper icing is slowly gaining popularity. Some combination creates a sweet, tart tang; taste buds sit up and take notice. food snobs are throwing caution and Mixing scallions, blue cheese and bluehealth to the wind by indulging in the berries for a cracker spread is an interultimate savory/sweet combination, the esting, not entirely unpleasant integrabacon dessert taco: ice cream nestled in tion of flavors. Chocolate pasta is availa shell of woven bacon strips topped able at some of the smaller food stores with hot fudge and nuts. Doesn’t that as well as some farmers’ markets. make a heart go pitter patter? Slightly sweeter than regular pasta, it Desserts aren’t always about the offers a great base for fruit salsa. baking; fruit plates are getting their Up for a little adventure in the own kick in the bowl. Ambrosia has world of savory/sweetness? Try the fallen out of favor at modern day Brew on Main Street in Longmont. BBQs. Instead of the overly sweet fruit They serve up a variety of crepes suited salad, foodies are shaking events up by for anyone’s palate. Several local grocers swapping out some of the more common ingredients for a savory flare. Salsa carry the Chocolove bars. The Chocolove factory is Boulder-based and recipes are adding a bit of sweet to churns out some unique blends such as counteract the spice. Mangos and orange peel in dark chocolate or cherpeaches are popular among commercial ries and chilies in dark chocolate. brands. Amateur chefs experiment in the comfort of their home kitchen with Rocket Fizz on Pearl Street carries a wide variety of candy from retro to the watermelon and pineapple salsa blends. obscure. Most fruit absorb flavors well, making For decades mothers around the them perfect for herbal blends. country have said dinner first, then desSalt and tequila go hand in hand sert. Today, with so many flavor combilike peanut butter and bananas. Often nations, it is possible to have your used to coat the rim of a margarita savory cake and eat it too. Until a glass, salt adds a unique taste when mashed potato lollipop is invented, blended with the other ingredients. This “savory” cocktail is a societal norm, however, the gravy candy will remain sealed in its bright yellow tin. especially during the heat of the sum-

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t sounds like the setup to a bad joke — two scientists decide to make their own booze — but it’s not. It actually is happening right here in Boulder. And what excellent liquors they are making. J&L Distilling is the brainchild of two former University of Colorado graduate students who separately decided to create their own booze, while studying for their respective degrees. Seth Johnson (the J in J&L) graduated with a master’s in physics in 2006 and Justin Lee (the L in J&L) graduated with a master’s in chemical engineering in 2003, and both began working in their respective fields. But they kept hearing the call of creating their own spirits, and in late 2012 the two pooled their resources, opening J&L on a nickel and a prayer. “We did everything, from building the equipment to creating our tasting room,” says Lee. “We completely financed it ourselves, so we had to be creative during our opening and put a lot of sweat into it.” They decided to forgo the conventional route to making clear spirits — buying their base booze from a wholesaler. “Most craft distillers just repackage someone else’s spirit with their own twist on it — we don’t. We decided from day one to create everything inhouse,” says Lee. “It makes sense — both of us grew up in laboratories.” Utilizing sugar cane molasses as the base for their clear spirit was a logical choice since it is a natural source of food for the yeast used in their primary fermentation. It allows J&L to minutely control temps during the initial cooking, and leads to an exceptionally clean Boulder Weekly

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“To look at a thing hard and straight and seriously — to fix it.” Aries author Henry James said he wanted to do that on a regular basis. He didn’t want to be “arbitrary” or “mechanical” in his efforts. I invite you to make this perspective one of your specialties in the coming weeks, Aries. Pick out a tweaked situation you’d like to mend or a half-spoiled arrangement you want to heal. Then pour your pure intelligence into it. Investigate it with a luminous focus. Use all your tough and tender insight to determine what needs to be transformed, and transform it.

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Drug expert Jonathan P. Caulkins estimates that Americans are stoned on marijuana for more than 288 million hours every week. A U.N. report on global drug use concluded that Canadians consume weed at a similar rate. Among Europeans, Italians are number one and the French are fourth. But I encourage you to avoid contributing to these figures for the next twelve to fourteen days. In my astrological opinion, it’s time to be as sober and sensible and serious as you ever get. You have the chance to make unprecedented progress on practical matters through the power of your pure reasoning and critical thinking.

GEMINI

MAY 21-JUNE 20:

I think it’ll be better if you don’t engage in much sacrifice, compromise or surrender in the next two weeks. Normally they are valuable tools to have at your disposal, but for now they may tend to be counterproductive. Judging from the current astrological omens, I suspect you need to be more commanding than usual, more confident in your vision of how to take action with maximum integrity. It’s time for you to draw deeper from the source of your own power, and express it with extra grace and imagination.

CANCER

JUNE 21-JULY 22:

You will soon be escaping — or maybe “graduating” is the right word — from your interesting trials and tribulations. In honor of this cathartic transition, I suggest you consider doing a ritual. It can be a full-fledged ceremony you conduct with somber elegance or a five-minute psychodrama you carry out with boisterous nonchalance. It will be a celebration of your ability to outlast the forces of chaos and absurdity and an expression of gratitude for the resources you’ve managed to call on in the course of your struggle. To add an extra twist, you could improvise a rowdy victory prayer that includes this quote adapted from Nietzsche: “I throw roses into the abyss and say: ‘Here is my thanks to the monster who did not devour me.’”

LEO

JULY 23-AUG. 22:

I propose a Friends Cleanse. It would be a three-week-long process of reviewing your support team and web of connections. If you feel up for the challenge, start this way: Take inventory of your friendships and alliances. If there are any that have faded or deteriorated, make a commitment to either fix them or else phase them out. Here’s the second stage of the Friends Cleanse: Give dynamic boosts to those relationships that are already working well. Take them to the next level of candor and synergy.

VIRGO

AUG. 23-SEPT. 22:

After Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass in 1855, he made sure it would get the publicity he wanted. He wrote anonymous reviews of his own book and submitted them to several publications, all of which printed them. “An American bard at last!” began the glowing review that appeared in one newspaper. According to my reading of the astrological omens, Virgo, you now have license to engage in similar behavior. You will incur no karma, nor will you tempt fate, if you tout your own assets in the coming weeks. Try to make your bragging and self-promotion as charming as possible, of course. But don’t be timid about it.

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ity. Here’s the first one: Try something impossible every day. Whether or not you actually accomplish it isn’t important. To merely make the effort will shatter illusions that are holding you back. Here’s your second assignment: Break every meaningless rule that tempts you to take yourself too seriously. Explore the art of benevolent mischief. Here’s the third: Clear out space in your fine mind by shedding one dogmatic belief, two unprovable theories and three judgmental opinions. Give yourself the gift of fertile emptiness.

SCORPIO

OCT. 23-NOV. 21:

In the 16th century, roguish French author Francois Rabelais published a comic novel entitled The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel. In the course of his satirical story, a learned teacher named Epistemon takes a visit to the afterlife and back. While on the other side, he finds famous dead heroes employed in humble tasks. Alexander the Great is making a meager living from mending old socks. Cleopatra is hawking onions in the streets. King Arthur cleans hats and Helen of Troy supervises chambermaids. In accordance with the Rabelaisian quality of your current astrological aspects, Scorpio, I invite you to meditate on the reversals you would like to see in your own life. What is first that maybe should be last? And vice versa? What’s enormous that should be small? And vice versa? What’s proud that should be humble? And vice versa?

SAGITTARIUS NOV. 22-DEC. 21:

There’s no better time than now to ask the big question or seek the big opening or explore the big feeling. People are not only as receptive as they will ever be, they are also more likely to understand what you really mean and what you are trying to accomplish. Which door has been forever locked? Which poker face hasn’t blinked or flinched in many moons? Which heart of darkness hasn’t shown a crack of light for as long as you can remember? These are frontiers worth revisiting now, when your ability to penetrate the seemingly impenetrable is at a peak.

CAPRICORN

DEC. 22-JAN. 19:

The writer Donald Barthelme once came to see the artist Elaine de Kooning in her New York studio. Midway through the visit, loud crashes and bangs disturbed the ceiling above them. De Kooning wasn’t alarmed. “Oh, that’s Herbert thinking,” she said, referring to the metal sculptor Herbert Ferber, who worked in a studio directly above hers. This is the kind of thinking I’d love to see you unleash in the coming days, Capricorn. Now is not a time for mild, cautious, delicate turns of thought, but rather for vigorous meditations, rambunctious speculations and carefree musings. In your quest for practical insight, be willing to make some noise. (The story comes from Barthelme’s essay “Not-Knowing.”)

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Sidney Lumet was an American director who worked on 50 films, including 14 that were nominated for Academy Awards, like Network and Dog Day Afternoon. Actors loved to work with him, even though he was a stickler for thorough rehearsals. Intense preparation, he felt, was the key to finding the “magical accidents” that allow an actor’s highest artistry to emerge. I advocate a similar strategy for you, Aquarius. Make yourself ready, through practice and discipline, to capitalize fully on serendipitous opportunities and unexpected breakthroughs when they arrive.

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“It is not only the most difficult thing to know oneself, but the most inconvenient one, too,” said American writer Josh Billings. I agree with him. It’s not impossible to solve the mystery of who you are, but it can be hard work that requires playful honesty, cagey tenacity and an excellent sense of humor. The good news is that these days it’s far less difficult and inconvenient than usual for you to deepen your self-understanding. So take advantage! To get started, why don’t you interview yourself? Go here to see some questions you could ask: http://bit.ly/interviewyourself.

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Dear Dan: A big congrats to Caitlyn Jenner on her big reveal and lovely Vanity Fair cover! But I am having a crisis of conscience. On one hand, I support a person’s right to be whoever the heck they want to be. You want to wear women’s clothing and use makeup and style your hair? You look fabulous! You want to carry a pillow around with an anime character on it and get married to it, like a guy in Korea did? Congrats! You want to collect creepy lifelike dolls and push them around in a stroller, like a woman on Staten Island does? Great! But I’m confused where we draw the line. When a thin person believes they’re “fat” and then dangerously restricts their food intake, we can have that person committed. Most doctors won’t amputate your arm simply because you feel you were meant to be an amputee. But when a man decides that he should be a woman (or vice versa), we will surgically remove healthy body parts to suit that particular desire. Of course, we modify/enhance/ surgically alter other body parts all the time. I guess I’m confused. Could you shine some light on this for me? I want to be less conflicted about sex-reassignment surgery. — No Surgery For Me Dear NSFM: Gender identity, unlike marrying a pillow or pushing a doll around in a stroller, is not an affectation or an eccentricity or plain ol’ batshittery. Gender identity goes to the core of who we are and how we wish to be — how we fundamentally need to be — perceived by others. Take it away, Human Rights Campaign: “The term ‘gender identity,’ distinct from the term ‘sexual orientation,’ refers to a person’s innate, deeply felt psychological identification as a man, woman or some other gender, which may or may not correspond to the sex assigned to them at birth. … Transitioning is the process some transgender people go through to begin living as the gender with which they identify, rather than the sex assigned to them at birth. This may or may not include hormone therapy, sex-reassignment surgery and other medical procedures.” Unlike people who have healthy limbs amputated (which some doctors will do, if only to prevent people with “body integrity identity disorder” from amputating their own limbs) or thin people starving themselves to death because they think they’re fat, transgender people who embrace their gender identities and take steps toward transiBoulder Weekly

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tioning are almost always happier and healthier as a result. That said, transitioning is not a panacea. Just as coming out of the closet isn’t the end of a gay person’s struggles or troubles, transitioning — which may or may not involve surgery and/or hormones — won’t protect a trans person from discrimination or violence, or resolve other personal or mental-health issues that may exist. You seem pretty concerned about the surgical removal of healthy body parts. To which I would say: Other people’s bodies — and other people’s body parts — are theirs, not yours. And if an individual wants or needs to change or even remove some part(s) of their body to be who they are or to be happy or healthy, I’m sure you would agree that they should have that right. Again, not all trans people get surgery, top or bottom, and many trans people change everything else (they take hormones, they get top surgery) but opt to stick with the genitals they were born with. (The ones they were born with tend to work better than the ones that can currently be constructed for them.) But unless you’re trans yourself, currently sleeping with a trans person, or about to sleep with a trans person, NSFM, it’s really none of your business what any individual trans person elects to change. For me, it boils down to letting people be who they are and do what they want. Sometimes people do things for what can seem like silly and/or mystifying reasons (marry pillows, grow beards, vote Republican), while sometimes people — sometimes even the same people — do things for very sound and serious reasons (come out, alter their bodies, vote Democrat). Unless someone else’s choices impact you in a real, immediate and material way — unless someone wants to marry your pillow or wants to surgically alter your body or wants to persecute you politically or economically — there’s no conflict for you to resolve. Accept that you won’t always understand all of the choices that other people make about their sexualities or gender identities — or their partners or their hobbies or their whatevers — and try to strike the right balance between minding your own business and embracing/celebrating the infinite diversity of the human experience. Send questions to mail@savagelove.net and follow @fakedansavage on Twitter June 11, 2015 65

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by Leland Rucker

Getting baked on a specially smoked salmon

o I’m on the D train rolling medicine and I used it as a recreation- the Smoker’s Club Company, and they north on Welton Street in al enjoyment in my teen years and do a lot of PR branding for cannabis Denver when I come across a into my adult years, I am passionate companies. So they said, ‘We have to headline that mentions about it,” Pollack said. “As a financial- videotape this.’” “THC-infused smoked salm- ly minded guy, I was always angered That went up on YouTube, and the on.” I’m intrigued, since it involves by marijuana being classified the way media outlets started coming around. two of my favorite things, and Leland Rucker “The funny part is that the even more so when I notice first reaction we got was the Huffington Post story is from Channel 7. They about a place that I frequent called the Health down the street from where I Department, who paid us a work. visit. At first the inspector I step off at the 27th Street wouldn’t tell me who called exit and into Rosenberg’s Deli, them, but they saw the which opened in Five Points a video and wanted to come few months ago, and am by and make sure there were introduced to Josh Pollack, the no cannabis products here owner of the specialty delicaand that we weren’t selling tessen which has gotten some it.” attention after he and his staff Once they explained prepared a couple of specially what had happened, Pollack smoked salmon pieces for a said the inspectors were private 420 celebration back in intrigued by the concept. April. We sat down and talked But Channel 7 still depicted a couple days later. it as if the public might Pollack said he wanted to have been “at risk of an have fun and perhaps get some unexpected high” or that recognition in the cannabis Rosenberg’s might have community. “From a PR been doing something illeJoshua Pollack, owner of Rosenberg’s Deli in Denver, created a special kind of smoked salmon for a private 420 celebration standpoint, it made sense. I gal. “Channel 7 didn’t really in April. don’t want to be a martyr, but have a story, so they came I would happily be a face and and interviewed us and porproponent of the cannabis revolution,” it was at the federal level, the amounts trayed it in a somewhat negative way. Pollack said. “Even my 93-year-old of money we waste criminalizing it, It was a little disheartening that that grandmother thinks it should be legal, and how much good we could be happened.” and she’s a staunch Republican harddoing spending it elsewhere, but also Most media, like the inspectors, ass who lived through the Great regulating and taxing it like everywere more curious than concerned. Depression.” thing else.” Denver’s Eater food blog picked up on Pollack watched his mother use Once the attorneys gave the green it, and lots more followed. Pollack cannabis to help her through chemolight, they got to smoking. “A couple found himself talking with radio intertherapy. “Since my mother used it as of our customers have what’s called viewers and writers from around the

country. “Talking on a national level, you realize how far ahead we are of everybody else,” Pollack admitted. “And there’s still such a negative stigma about the people who use cannabis. ‘They’re a bunch of lazy stoners, right?’ ” The staff prepared two different fishes, one gravlax, which is salmon that is cured but not smoked, covered in lemon and dill, and one of Scottish salmon smoked in wood chips and cannabis trim. Pollack said that the cannabis taste was mild but certainly detectable. “When I think of an edible done perfectly, you can barely taste it. But you want to taste it.” The favorable press has given Pollack hope of moving forward with a product, but don’t expect to be able to get baked on this salmon soon. “We have a lot of work ahead of us. We have to do some lab testing and really get the dosage right. That’ll be the challenge,” Pollack said. “Dosing was definitely a little off. Some pieces were stronger than others.” When they do have a product ready, Pollack sees it as a specialty item available through a select group of dispensaries. “Going forward it will only be the gravlax. We haven’t done pricing on it yet, but you’re probably looking at a $20 sandwich which could get two people adequately blitzed.” Now that’s a lox and bagel worth waiting for. 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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