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Highroad Mighty Monsanto meets its match in musician by Jim Hightower

he Canadian rocker and master storyteller, Neil Young, says: “Music is a universal language.” Yes, and when created by a people’s champion like him, music can bring down the high and mighty, just as Joshua’s trumpeters brought down the walls of Jericho. Or, in Neil’s case, the walls of Monsanto. He has issued a powerful

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new album titled The Monsanto Years, taking on the arrogant gene manipulator and avaricious pesticide merchant for its relentless attempt to profiteer at the expense of family farmers, consumers, people’s democratic rights and nature itself. On the title track, Young sings this verse: “The farmer knows he’s got to grow what he can sell, Monsanto, Monsanto/ So he signs a deal for GMOs that makes life hell with Monsanto, Monsanto/ Every year he buys the patented seeds/ Poison-ready, they’re what the corporation needs, Monsanto.” Poor Monsanto — it says that Young’s lyrical truth has hurt its feelings. (Actually, Monsanto has no feelings, since it’s a corporation, a paper construct created solely for the purpose

of maximizing the profits and minimizing the obligations of its big shareholders.) Nonetheless, the global giant whined in an official corporate statement that Young’s song ignores “what we do every day to help make agriculture more sustainable.” But “sustainable” for whom? By its actions every day, Monsanto shows that the answer is: Sustainable for the corporate exploiter. As Young put it: “Corporations don’t have children. They don’t have feeling or soul. They don’t depend on uncontaminated water, clean air or healthy food to survive. They are beholden to one thing — The bottom line. I choose to speak Truth to this Economic Power.” In Neil Young’s music, mighty Monsanto has met a freewheeling cultural power it can’t intimidate, buy out, censor or escape from. This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly. July 9, 2015 5

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here are several problems with Congressman Jared Polis’ rationalization for his (and Senator Bennet’s) vote last week supporting fast track and by extension the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) [Boulder Weekly, June 18]. Fast track, curiously renamed “smart track” by Mr. Polis is designed to ramrod TPP through Congress with little debate and no amendments on a straight up or down vote. The public will be largely excluded from this expedited effort to change policy. Mr. Polis asserts TPP critics are “wrong” and their arguments constitute “obfuscation.” To Mr. Polis, TPP critics are either ignorant, mischaracterizing the agreement or both. Who is Mr. Polis referring to? Perhaps they are his 188 Democratic colleagues who voted against fast track, including the Senate and House minority leaders. Perhaps they are Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders or Colorado’s own Reps. DeGette and Perlmutter. Perhaps those obfuscators include international trade economists and Nobel laureates Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz. What about the 250 prominent economists who signed a 2012 statement opposing TPP-style limitations on nations’ abilities to deploy capital controls? Does Mr. Polis’ list of obfuscators include the 139 legal

scholars, who last March signed a letter to Congress stating TPP’s InvestorState Dispute Settlement process “threatens domestic sovereignty by empowering foreign corporations to bypass domestic court systems and privately enforce terms of a trade agreement”? And what about the majority of Mr. Polis’ constituents? Are they too a bunch of know-nothings and liars? Congressman Polis insults TPP critics by implying they are ignorant protectionist Luddites who don’t understand the benefits of trade or fail to appreciate the Law of Comparative Advantage, which suggests countries should specialize in what they do best and trade in fair international markets. If reducing trade barriers was the sole purpose of the TPP, it would not have taken six years of top-secret negotiations with over 500 corporate “advisers” and thousands of pages of text to come up with an agreement. Of TPP’s 29 chapters, only five address actual trade issues. Wikileaks has revealed the bulk of TPP verbiage is aimed at protecting the investments and anticipated profits of giant multinational corporations like Exxon, Shell and Monsanto. Citizens who want to protect their communities, the environment, workers, public health, children, see GUEST OPINIOIN Page 8

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the elderly and national sovereignty from the predations of global capital are disparaged by Polis. Most importantly, Mr. Polis has betrayed the constituents he was elected to represent. Mr. Polis wrote: “I trust President Obama more than I trust the Republican Congress to negotiate trade agreements that are in the best interests of the people.” This is the same President Obama who let the criminal banksters that destroyed the economy in 2008 off the hook while bailing them out on the taxpayers’ dime. The perpetrators are now bigger, more powerful and more dangerous than ever. Ironically, Mr. Polis voted with 190 House Republicans to dissolve Congress’ constitutional authority over international trade. Apparently, in this instance the trustworthiness of the Republican-dominated Congress momentarily reasserted itself. Mr. Polis admits NAFTA has “fallen short of its promise.” You bet! According to the Economic Policy Institute, NAFTA resulted in a net loss of over 700,000 U.S. jobs, helped force down U.S. wages, accelerated the evisceration of the U.S. manufacturing base, helped lay waste to cities like Detroit, created an environmental disaster on the maquiladora side of the U.S. border

and spurred the mass immigration of displaced Mexican workers to the U.S. Yet somehow Mr. Polis thinks TPP will be better despite leaked TPP documents that reveal a plan that resembles NAFTA on steroids, with stronger protections for global corporations and weakened protections for workers communities and the environment. We can no longer afford corporate-centered “trade agreements” that raise artificial persons above real persons, nations and Nature; that fill the pockets of wealthy elites, deregulate industrial polluters and create more hedge fund billionaires. We need a rapid and systemic transformation from a global economy that benefits the global .1 percent to an economy that preserves the Earth and its people. We need a politics that mitigates climate disruption, stops the endless wars, ends global poverty and revives democratic institutions. Most importantly, we need progressive leaders who walk the talk, uplift the poor and powerless, honor Nature’s creations and value the lives of the many over profits for the few. This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly. This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly.

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dom is a sometimes dangerous business and an on-going exercise in risk-taking, and we should never forget it. And a good way to remember that is by having a small measure of danger in our national celebration of freedom’s victory. In fact, judging by the Bill of Rights, which transformed the principles in the Declaration into specific, legally binding guarantees, liberty is in no small part defined by the extent to which people have access to dangerous things — like, for example, guns, printing presses, protest meetings and Bibles (or Korans if you prefer). As for protecting the children, America’s young are increasingly being taught to be timid, so it’s good that at least on one night a year they get a taste of defiance — served with a small side of danger. This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly. This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly. Boulder Weekly

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Fighting global warming causes abortions?

This summer, Pope Francis will travel to America to present his encyclical charging that human-caused climate change degrades the environment and distorts economic development. He will urge governments to enact tough new laws to cut “green-house gas” emissions that cause global warming. He does not claim to know the science behind the environmental degradation nor the economic factors that distort economic development. He just trusts the United Nations scientists and economists. Yet, common sense tells us that green-house gases caused by volcanic eruptions cool world-wide temperatures; and, government controled economies create poverty. More importantly, if global warming is a man-made problem; people will have to be controlled! Any tough new laws and regulations will require adjudication and enforcement by a Global Tribunal and Police Force. World government will not only control environmental policy; but, trade and taxation; finance and food production; and, health and social policy. If too many people is the problem; then, fewer people becomes the solution. This means government imposed abortions and euthanasia. Good intentions will result in bad consequences. Michael McCarthy/somewhere in the hiterland

Here’s to hoping the TPP doesn’t destroy a great president’s legacy

I listened to the president explaining details of the ACA from Nashville today. And it occurs to me that it may be quite a while before people in general recognize just how profound an economic and political/social move this was and in the most positive terms. But more than that is the way in which he’s accomplished so much. He, unlike myself and most men, is not the least bit arrogant nor ostentatious. He’s proven that it doesn’t take a cowboy or gangster attitude/style to get things done even though he was pressured intensely to do/be both. So this weak, indecisive, even essentially frightened president, as his critics would say, has managed to pull off something the country has been trying Boulder Weekly

to get done beginning over a hundred years ago with commitment and persistence. He, this AMERICAN AFRICAN has completely blown their minds and is to be congratulated for an incredible job well done. Now let’s hope that job-killing TPP/Trans Pacific Partnership he’s signed doesn’t destroy his insurance legacy. Grant D. Cyrus/Boulder

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“Choose your battles well.” These words of wisdom have been around for a long time. But, as is so often the case, when it comes to wisdom, many people don’t get it. There are too many battles available to try to fight them all. Some battles are worth fighting and some are not. Choose carefully where you are going to invest your time and energy in engaging in life’s battles. We are once again seeing a poorly chosen battle that seems to appear every decade or so. That is the battle of the Confederate flag. In the past, this battle has had two results — more confederate flags sell than before and racial tensions increase. The only groups who benefit from the battle are those who sell flags and those who make their living by keeping racial tensions alive. For the rest of us, it would have been better if this battle had never started. Yes, there are battles raging that are worth our time and energy. Many who are engaged in these more important battles, such as government control vs. individual freedom, are glad to see the flag battle raging. They can divert our attention to the flag battle and use it as a decoy while they continue their devious power grabs unnoticed. My heart goes out to those involved in the recent tragedy in Charleston, South Carolina. My heart is warmed by the way that the people of Charleston and around the nation have come together to try to bring healing in the face of such pain. But, my disdain goes to those who have used this event to spout their political agenda on gun control or to once again raise up the battle over a flag. We see on the one hand good people coming together and on the other hand we see radicals trying to divide so as to conquer. Jesus once spoke of those who strain at gnats while swallowing camels. These are those who major on the minors of life while missing that which is truly important. You only have one life. Make it count for good — for people and causes worthy of your efforts. Select your priorities wisely. In other words, “choose your battles well. Steve Casey/Stonewall, LA

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ohn Lennon died on Dec. 8, 1980, breaking the hearts of millions of fans and laying to rest any hope of a Beatles reunion. During the ensuing years, the remaining members of the band carried on by continuing to perform individually and sometimes collectively, keeping the beloved canon of Beatles music alive and satisfying the desires of fans worldwide for whom the Beatles were an important, even fundamental, part of their lives. Fast forward to the year 2000 and imagine for a moment that a diehard fan of the Beatles, who also happened to be a very successful and well respected concert promoter, envisioned a Beatles reunion on a single weekend to include the remaining members of the band and guest musicians, headlined by someone to fill in for John Lennon 20 years after his death. He would first have to convince the remaining Beatles to embrace the idea, which would be no easy task given the antipathy that existed between some of them. Then a venue large enough to hold as many fans as possible would need to be secured; and an entire organization established to handle publicity, conduct ticket sales and create the infrastructure of a huge concert — stage, lights, sound system, etc. And then there is the matter of who would play the part of John Lennon, a no-win proposition if ever there was one, as nobody could ever measure up to the stature and abilities of John Lennon, and any choice would be met with overwhelming criticism. Now, substitute Grateful Dead for Beatles and 10 July 9, 2015

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(including by myself: http://www.boulderweekly. com/article-14082-ladiesand-gentlemen-not-thegrateful-dead.html) ranging from the way ticket sales were handled to the choice of Chicago’s Soldier Field. There have been accusations of “bait and switch,” questions about a seemingly sudden $4 per ticket increase and even suspicions that the Santa Clara shows were planned all along but withheld until the Chicago shows were sold out. Throughout the entire process, Shapiro has kept his head up and his eye on the target, all the while encouraging his critics to make their final assessments on the basis of the music — “Can’t wait for the music to start after all of this!” — and insisting that “the truth will come out.” Therefore, now that the shows have come and gone, I offer you my official Grateful Dead “Fare Thee Well” Report Card.

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Jerry Garcia for John Lennon and you have a crystal clear window into what promoter Peter Shapiro was up against when he envisioned the “Fare Thee Well” Grateful Dead shows that took place over the last two weekends at Santa Clara’s Levi’s Stadium and Chicago’s Soldier Field. “To bring that feeling back again, the feeling we all had when we went to Dead shows,” Shapiro answered when I asked him what his original intention had been. “That feeling was most potent at summer outdoor shows, so that is why I went in the direction I did in putting on these shows.” When asked about the seemingly impossible task of convincing the remaining members of the band — Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann — to get on board, Shapiro again turned in a personal direction. “I really missed it, which probably helped create the scenario where I wouldn’t stop pushing to make it happen until I had gotten each of the guys to say ‘yes.’” Shapiro has been the subject of intense criticism

The venues Levi’s Stadium and Soldier Field are NFL stadiums built to accommodate huge numbers of people. Indeed, all-time attendance records were set each day at Soldier Field, with the final show topping out at 71,000 people. Staging a musical event at a huge megastadium is extremely problematic, especially for Deadheads who are known for their musical sophistication, and many of whom have seen the Dead and splinter groups, such as the Jerry Garcia Band and Kingfish, at small intimate venues that accommodate as few as several hundred people. The sound system that is required to reach every Boulder Weekly

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corner of a venue that holds 70,000 people is enormous, very loud (more on this below in the music section) and not conducive to appreciating fine details in music. On the plus side, in terms of pure spectacle these venues were extremely impressive, and conducive to a moving experience. Singing “brown-eyed women and red grenadine” or “love is real, not fade away” in unison with 70,000 people were powerful experiences capable of bringing the audience to tears, and not possible in a small, intimate venue. Getting in and out of these venues was a true test in patience and tolerance, especially given the sheer numbers and the Draconian policies (which were not consistent between the two venues — or even from day to day within the same venue) concerning backpacks, food, water and other prohibited items. In short, a Dead concert in a stadium is not conducive to the truest Grateful Dead experience. And while I recognize that there was no other option, given the enormous demand for tickets, I still have to give the venues a low but passing grade of C.

The staging

Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist, Bob Weir, exhibited a youthful energy that belied his 67 years.

The trappings, such as the stage, the light show, the archival footage and photographs of the band, the article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stewart-sallo/ large monitors (particularly during the drum solo, grateful-dead-additional-fare-thee-wellwhich enabled everyone to see some of the crazy pershows_b_7041670.html). Therefore, I will be giving cussion equipment Mickey Hart was playing), the two grades, one for each venue. banners outside, the artwork and the archival photos A lot has changed over the course of the Grateful placed throughout the venue, were all very well done. Dead’s 50-year history in the way concert tickets are Shapiro and Co. succeeded in creating a truly outsold, and not for the better. In short, the concert tickstanding tribute to the Grateful Dead in this area and eting machine has been corporatized in much the deserve a lot of credit for it. same way that many other industries have. But the Handing out a Grateful Dead has rose to every single Jay Blakesberg always represented attendee on the a decidedly nonfirst night in both corporate, alternavenues was a really tive approach to nice touch, and the doing business “video curtain call” (see Barry Barnes’ during the final brilliant book, encore, “Attics of Everything I Know My Life,” in which about Business I a photo of each of Learned from the the seven musiGrateful Dead for cians was shown more on this). The corporaon the monitors, tized customs of engendering a the modern era warm and enthusicollided with the astic round of Original Grateful Dead drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart celebrate after a drum solo. very persona of applause, was the Grateful Dead nothing short of in connection ingenious. Therefore, I’m giving the staging a solid A. with the originally announced Chicago shows, leading to some serious controversy. Accusations of a money Ticket sales grab and the selling out of the band by the promoter There were two venues, and ticket sales were han- were rampant at one point, and rightly so. The way dled in a much different way for the Levi’s Stadium ticket sales were handled — with an initial mail order shows than they were for the Soldier Field shows. that resulted in only 30,000 tickets being fulfilled out (For some details on this, please refer to my follow up of 700,000 ticket requests — left literally hundreds of Boulder Weekly

thousands of fans feeling betrayed and alienated from their beloved band. This miscalculation on the part of the promoter — both in terms of the demand for tickets, as well as the fallout that resulted — was the biggest blunder of the entire event, and it almost cost the band its rightful legacy. So, for the Chicago part of the event I am giving a grade of D. However, as Shakespeare said, “He who laughs last, laughs best.” Or, put another way, it’s not the impression you make, it’s the impression you leave. And when Peter Shapiro responded to the criticism by working hard to convince the band to add the two Santa Clara shows and selling 90 percent of the tickets through an online mail order system, he left a very positive lasting impression that preserved the Grateful Dead’s legacy as a vehicle for independent thought and socially responsible action. Bob Weir illustrated this when he roared a previously unheard verse — “You can buy the whole damn government today” — during the Dead’s anti-establishment anthem, “Throwing Stones,” on the final night in Chicago. Even with the improvements brought about by the Santa Clara shows, there were still accusations of impropriety. Numerous fans claimed there had been a “bait and switch” in which the seating chart was revised after the mail order was already complete, in one case resulting in a customer saying, “This is shameless. I was overcharged by around $50 per ticket. Someone needs to hold them accountable.” And there was also a $4 per ticket increase across the board between Seating Chart No. 1 and Seating Chart No. 2. Further, the original intention was to have two See GRATEFUL DEAD Page 12

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sections on the “floor,” one immediately in front of the present throughout these shows, as it has been in stage (the “pit”) that was standing room only, and one every iteration of the Grateful Dead that has been towards the rear that would be reserved seating. This, attempted for the past 20 years. It simply can’t be too, changed in midstream when the entire floor area done, and there’s no getting around it. became standing room only. Trey Anastasio is a very talented guitarist. He According to Shapiro, the $4 increase was a serfilled in admirably and at times brilliantly. But his vice charge, and all of the other changes were made to playing lacked the sensitivity and subtlety that Garcia accommodate more people. “We did make Jay Blakesberg changes, and we did them to get more people in.” As far as the “bait and switch” is concerned, Shapiro says many of the ticket orders did not match the sections that were being requested, and in the interest of providing access to the shows, certain decisions were made that did not always result in a perfect match between the order and the tickets issued. He also says that anyone who feels that they were overcharged will have an opportunity to request a refund. “What we did we felt was better than rejecting them. After the show there is a period where you can send [the ticket stub] back and receive a refund. The instructions will be posted on dead50.net by July 10.” With all of that in mind, I’m giving the Santa Clara part of ticket sales a B grade.

The ‘core four’ The surviving members of the band — Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann — were simply fabulous during these shows. Weir’s voice was as true and powerful as ever, and during his rendition of “Wharf Rat,” during the Sunday show in Santa Clara, he sang so well that it was easy to forget that this had been Jerry Garcia’s song prior to his death. At the age of 75, Phil Lesh hasn’t lost anything as a bass player, and his playing was simply excellent throughout. Lesh was never a Grateful Dead bassist, Phil strong vocalist, but the absence of Garcia durLesh, a liver transplant ing the last 20 years has called upon him to survivor, urged the audience at the end of each show to step forward as a singer, and he has done so become organ donors. admirably in the various post-Garcia bands he has played in. In terms of authenticity, the drum solo was the most satisfying part of these shows. Hart and played with, and this was an issue throughout the five Kreutzmann were in top form and provided one hell shows for anyone who saw the Dead with Jerry or of a ride when the rest of the band left the stage. who has studied his playing. On the more straight Hart, in particular, has continued to refine and hone ahead rock ’n’ roll tunes, such as “Hell in a Bucket,” his craft over the years, and the audience was treated “Alabama Getaway” and “Not Fade Away,” Anastasio to a skillful and dynamic performance each night that was a great fit, and his playing was especially enjoywas absolutely Grateful Dead in every way. able. On the more subtle material, such as “Box of It’s unbelievably noteworthy that the “core four” Rain,” “Crazy Fingers” and “Jack Straw,” his playing have been doing this for 50 years. How many people was too predominant and he frequently played over do you know who have stayed at any job for 50 years, the other musicians and even the vocals, at times. much less a job so physically demanding as playing in Anastasio’s background vocals were a great addia rock band? Seeing them do what they’re doing at tion to the band, and his lead singing was overall their age is truly an inspiration in that they refuse to solid. His voice has a sweet quality to it that made allow their age to be a factor that prevents them from him a good substitute for the similar sweetness with continuing to do what they love and to do it with ever which Garcia sang. increasing excellence. The “core four” get an A grade. There is no question that Bruce Hornsby is the most talented pianist to ever play with the band. And The guest musicians his lead and background vocals were second only to The problem of replacing Jerry Garcia was everWeir’s. I only wish he was given more of an opportu12 July 9, 2015

nity to shine. His piano playing was often lost in the mix, and he was not given enough opportunity to sing the lead parts. Jeff Chimenti was fun to watch, and he delivered some memorable organ solos, but like Hornsby he was mostly lost in the mix and didn’t really have the chance to show his stuff. I wondered at times why there was a need for two keyboards in a band that was already overstaffed. Overall, the guest musicians get a B.

The music This band repeatedly delivered a Grateful Dead experience that was deeply satisfying to even the most discerning in attendance. With the exception of the first show in Santa Clara — which was all but ruined by a lack of chemistry among the members of the band and a perplexing set list (more on this below in the next section) — there were moments of true ecstasy in every show. Still, the volume was excessively loud throughout, as if a stage full of musicians were trying to establish themselves, rather than playing their part in a cohesive musical act. As a result, the sound was often muddy and it was difficult to hear what each musician was playing. Despite the truly outstanding skill level of the individual musicians, this was a band that never had a chance to achieve its true potential, as true band chemistry cannot be achieved over the course of just five shows. There were times when I was reminded of the movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers, in that it looks like a person you recognize and sounds kind of like the person but it’s nagging at you that there’s something missing, like a body that is inhabited by the wrong soul. Nevertheless, this band left nothing on the table and gave it their all, despite the challenges of too little rehearsal time and insufficient opportunity to develop chemistry. It was an incredible effort to put this thing together and to pull it off as well as they did, and because it was such a remarkable achievement that delivered a truly outstanding Grateful Dead experience overall, I am giving the band an A.

The set lists Just to get this out of the way, the first night in Santa Clara was by far the worst of the five shows, and I would attribute this largely to the set list, which covered far too much material from the band’s early period, and none of it very well. I admired the commitment to stray from the “hit parade,” but songs like “Alligator,” “Born Cross-Eyed,” “Cream Puff War,” “Viola Lee Blues,” “Cryptical Envelopment” and “What’s Become of the Baby” should have been integrated gradually over the course of the five shows (or skipped entirely). The fact that this group presented five entire shows while only repeating two songs (“Truckin’” and “Cumberland Blues”) was simply phenomenal. They covered a lot of ground and the fact that the shows Boulder Weekly

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varied a lot from one to the next was very Grateful Dead-like. Here are the most glaring omissions: “Going Down the Road,” “Dancing in the Streets,” “Mama Tried,” “Mexicali Blues,” “Big River Blues,” “Good Lovin’,” “Cold Rain and Snow,” “Beat it on Down the Line,” “Iko Iko,” “Ramble On Rose,” “Ship of Fools,” “Man Smart,” “Woman Smarter,” “Greatest Story Ever Told,” “Big Railroad Blues,” “Dire Wolf ” and “New Speedway Boogie.” I would have rather heard any of these than “What’s Become of the Baby.” In any case, simply by virtue of the immense ground that was covered with only two repeats, I’m giving the set lists an A.

The overall experience While there were times when I felt like I was in a time capsule that had travelled to the future, rather than being taken back to the good old Grateful Dead of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, the predominant feeling that was shared among those who experienced these shows ranged Jay Blakesberg from very positive to absolutely ecstatic. Just having the opportunity to see the incredible canon of the Grateful Dead, arguably the most beloved band of the rock ’n’ roll era, performed live is quite a gift, regardless of the details. The Grateful Dead are a true American band with a concept of America that so many of us want to come true. That is why their fans came up with $40 million (ticket The full band at Soldier Field, left to right, sales) to bring them back one more Bruce Hornsby, Jeff Chimenti, Bob Weir, Phil time, and despite the many issues Lesh, Mickey Hart, Trey Anastasio, Bill Kreutzmann that popped up along the way, they did not disappoint us. In turn they gave us one more dose of inspiration and a chance to share their unique message with a new generation. The “Fare Thee Well” shows brought forward a broader cultural awareness of what the Grateful Dead really is and what the band means to its fans that can’t help but be infectious. And despite the problems associated with taking the Grateful Dead to yet another level of popularity, the mainstreaming of the Dead has legitimized the band and the movement it represents by bringing it to a larger group of people than ever before. Peter Shapiro, Madison House, all of the staff and crew, especially the band, deserve a tremendous amount of credit for what can only be seen as a stunning musical achievement. In the final analysis, this was the most Grateful Dead-like band that we’ve seen since Jerry died. It was not the Grateful Dead, simply because nothing could ever be the Grateful Dead without Jerry. But it was a damn good Grateful Dead cover band. And it was a Grateful Dead concert. Boulder Weekly

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hings just got interesting in the battle that is being waged in Boulder between mobile park owners and mobile park tenants. That’s because one of the dogs, maybe the biggest one, in the fight decided to show up. After complaints that discrimination and retaliatory tactics were being enforced on Vista Village residents by the park’s management, the Boulder City Council adopted an ordinance and began readings on it in order to provide immediate relief to the mobile park tenants. But after the council voted unanimously to move the ordinance along, the long silent owner of the park, Harvey Miller, came forward to address what he called “misleading and false allegations” about him and Vista Village. You’ve probably seen the issue of mobile home 14 July 9, 2015

tenant rights covered ad nauseum in the city’s papers. Most recently, Jerry Allen, a former resident of Vista Village, who brought the issue to city council’s attention earlier this year, wrote an op-ed that appeared in the Daily Camera about what he sees as the “bamboozling” of City Council. In case you’ve missed the story, or have tuned it out, it goes like this: Allen, 62, wanted to sell his manufactured, or mobile, home in Vista Village in early 2015. He went to Vista Village management and asked if there was anything he needed to provide in order to sell it. To Allen’s surprise, management told him he could sell the house itself, but it had to be moved off the lot. Such a sale would’ve effectively cost Allen about $40,000 in sale price, as much of the value of the home was tied to its location in the

North Boulder mobile park. Vista Village claimed that because the home was built prior to June 15, 1976, it did not meet U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) codes of safety and therefore could not remain in the park. This is despite the fact that Allen had bought the home previously in the park, and that dozens of other sales of pre-1976, or pre-HUD, homes had been approved. So Allen reached out to the City Council with a proposed ordinance. The ordinance would, among other things, prevent mobile park owners from forcing the removal of any home based on its state of repair and livability unless approved by the City and the Colorado Division of Housing. The ordinance would also prohibit mobile park owners from blocking sales Boulder Weekly

news of pre-HUD homes. This is all beside the point that in the lease signed by Allen and all other Vista Village owners, it clearly states that “Lessee agrees that if he should sell a mobile home located on the leased premises, the sales agreement will provide for delivery of the mobile home to the buyer at some location outside of and not within the Vista Village boundary.” But Allen says that rule was rarely enforced and that when it was, it was used as a retaliation or an intimidation tactic to residents that management didn’t like. So the city took on Allen’s proposed ordinance. After giving it a first reading, Harvey Miller broke his silence, writing a letter to the city and making his local lawyer available (Miller is based in California). Among other things, Miller said Vista Village would stop preventing sales of pre-HUD homes. Thus, Allen went on to sell his home in Vista Village without issue, but now the ordinance fight lives on. After the first reading, the ordinance was fast-tracked and City Attorney Tom Carr came back with a recommendation to move forward with the ordinance, but to remove clause 10-12-26, which would prohibit park owners from making improvements a mandatory condition to a sale. That is, it would’ve prohibited park owners from saying a home owner had to fix a dented skirt or needed new windows before they could sell their home. The ordinance will get a third reading on July 28, and Harvey Miller has written a second letter with another one in the works. While the first letter took an explanatory tone, the second takes an aggressive one, calling out residents who he says are lying to Council or else telling half-truths in order to make their point. The upcoming third letter will be more of the same, he says. “The volume of lies and mis-statements by the people identified in the letter,” was the reason for writing it,” Miller says. “If [tenants] speak out and they tell the truth and they express an opinion then that’s OK. But if they speak out and lie then I will respond by pointing out what the truthful statement is. I was very careful with my words. I quoted the false accusations, and then I stated the truth.” Miller says the public complaints and accusations made about him do not reflect the true will of the people in Vista Village. He also set out to prove that every derogatory claim made by speakers about him or the park at public hearings was untrue. Take, for instance, a claim made by Allen that management told the buyer of Allen’s home, Sharon Posa, that “it was a mistake to buy Jerry Allen’s home and that there were other, better homes to purchase.” Miller says Allen is claiming Vista Village management retaliated against him for past problems and for the bringing the issue to light. So what really happened with Allen’s home? It’s a little complicated, and it’s a good example of the kind of disputes going on at the mobile park. Posa found a private listing for Allen’s home and went to visit it. She and her husband loved the home so they put down earnest money on it. Vista Village is not a real estate broker, so they don’t always know what homes are for sale, nor do they claim that responsibility. Allen told Posa to go to the management office and fill out the mandatory tenant application. (Vista Village requires all tenants to pass screenings.) Not knowing that Posa had already planned to buy Allen’s house, the management company handed Posa a map of available homes in Vista Village and Allen’s wasn’t included. Posa says Allen told her not to tell management that she was interested in Allen’s home, “because he and his wife had poor relations with the park management, and he thought that it may hinder the passing of our application, but that was just my impression.” Posa says, “my feeling was [management] was more encouraging of me to buy a new trailer,” as opposed to an older one like Allen’s, which would upgrade the park in quality (in theory) and provide more revenue for Vista Village (in theory). But as Posa’s tenant application was in process, she got a call from Miller and a member of the park management. Miller asked Posa if she would be willing to write a letter explaining that park management never discouraged her from buying Allen’s home. “[Miller] said, ‘Let me tell you what’s going on here. There’s a big rumor going around the park that [the manager] discouraged you from buying Jerry’s trailer,” Posa says. “‘Would you be willing to write a letter that said she did not discourage you,’ and I said, ‘Absolutely,’ because that never happened.” But Allen still claims that Posa was coerced into writing the letter because of the timing of the request, and that his home was omitted from the listings See MOBILE PARK Page 16

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“because they were intending to have me pull it out.” Miller called Posa again after the sale was complete and asked her to write another letter. “Harvey asked me, ‘How was you experience with Vista Village?’ I said, ‘Are you kidding? It was excellent,’ and he said, ‘Would you be willing to write an email to that extent saying that?’ and I said, ‘Of course I would.’ So I did so.” What’s the big deal about all this? Well, it highlights the subjective nature of the retaliation claims. This is what Posa had to say about the whole situation looking back on it: “I worked in a toy shop with a bunch of women, and it was like gossip central, and everything would get so twisted and bizarre. And I know how things can get blown up and out of control. I was sort of annoyed that my words were twisted, because I had mentioned to Jerry that I was encouraged to buy a new trailer and that his trailer was never mentioned. I didn’t know if Jerry had misunderstood me, or if it was just how rumors, gossip kind of goes. Anyways I was very happy to put truthfully what happened. Granted, I omitted the part that I was encouraged to buy a new trailer but that’s not what I was asked about. Harvey Miller gave me a specific question, and I gave him a specific answer, and I’m sure that’s why he asked me that way.” So it’s clear at least that Miller wasn’t the only one tired of being mischaracterized in public. For every public claim that’s been made by a tenant, Miller has provided (and will apparently continue to provide in the third letter) evidence to refute such claims. When one resident told Council she was being retaliated against and unfairly treated in the mobile park, Miller provided extensive documentation, including police reports and letters from the woman herself, that the reason she was served a “notice to quit” is because she was housing a convicted sex offender which is against mobile park rules, not because of unfair retaliation. Miller went on to write of the situation that due to the woman’s “blatant violation of the Park rules, her lack of judgment and her complete disregard for the safety of her neighbors, I would suggest that she is not someone whose comments and suggestions should be taken seriously.” In another instance, Miller called out another person who made what he says are erroneous public comments about a couple in the park who were supposedly forced by management to sell their home. The real story, Miller says, is that the man living there was arrested for domestic abuse and that in that case, an automatic restraining order is put on the offender. Miller says the man then voluntarily sold his home, and he was not “prevented … from retrieving his belonging,” and was not “suicidal” because he had been “illegally” kicked out — all of which was claimed by this other tenant in public. Miller went on to describe several other public claims that he thought were just plain lies, with accompanying documents. Boulder Weekly

news “I got sick and tired of the accusations,” he says. “I have a thick skin, and that’s why I didn’t even want to respond. I wanted to take the high road. I just didn’t want to get in the mud fight. It’s not my style. But then it got to be too much and the accusations began to get personal.” Now it’s important to note that these are only the public claims. There still remains the silent majority of the 300-some owners in Vista Village. Miller says, “the silent majority … have specifically stated that they fear retaliation from the vocal minority.” Allen says it’s the other way around: everyone is too scared of management to complain, and why would they be afraid of a bunch of other tenants? He also compared living in Vista Village to living in a World War II Japanese internment camp, which is not the first WWII comparison he’s made — he also compared park management to the “Gestapo,” and compared City Council to Neville Chamberlain, who bowed to Hitler, when saying that Council bowed to the demands of Miller by taking out that clause in the ordinance. In his letter, Miller took exception to the implication of who he was in that scenario. Meanwhile, Councilwoman Lisa Morzel, who has worked for decades on mobile home rights, says she has more than 80 emails and voicemails from people mostly claiming that they have issues with Vista Village. “So that’s a lot of people and usually if somebody takes the time to contact you, my sense is that there are other people who would like to contact you who are too busy or too intimidated,” she says. Morzel says the Council will re-examine putting the clause back in the ordinance that would prohibit mobile park owners from preventing sales based on the repairs needed on a unit. Morzel is particularly in the limelight here because she made at least one public claim that was untrue. During a council meeting, she claimed that she saw an old, single-wide home with a new double-wide home right behind it and jumped to the conclusion that Vista Village was forcibly removing the single-wide home to make room for the bigger one. She said she’d seen it many times in the past in other parks. Morzel now says that was an incorrect claim. “Maybe I had gotten the inference wrong, but I did see the home taken down and I did see the double-wide behind, and I did make that inference,” she says. “I apologize if that was incorrect, but I do know many cases [like that]. It’s not like that practice is unheard of. That’s where I came from, but it’s not like it hasn’t happened before.” Miller takes exception not only to that claim by Morzel, but also that she made that judgment without consulting Vista Village. (To that, Morzel says that she doesn’t think it’s necessary to contact the owners of a mobile home park if she’s out on her own accord (visiting friends in this instance) and sees something she wants to bring up at Council meetings. Miller says Morzel didn’t respond to at least four calls from Miller and his associate, and he says she represents a cadre of people who are just making false claims because they don’t like the rules in the park. He says working with the City has generally been good, with one notable and predictable exception. “I have to say that I respect eveyone on the City Council, except Lisa Morzel. I respect the way they’ve acted even those who have opposed my point of view,” he says. “They’ve been professional and thoughtful in their approach, and I understand and respect their opinion, except Lisa Morzel.” This comment comes after Councilman Macon Cowles called Miller a “prick” at an early meeting on the ordinance. The whole point is that this ordinance will affect mobile home owners in Boulder, a group that is clearly due for more rights, based on the repeated claims of housing abuse that have seemed to endure for decades. What is also clear is that maybe this ordinance got passed along to a third reading too quickly and that maybe more research needed to be done in order to determine specifically what types of abuses, if any, have gone on at Vista Village. For the time being, it’s a case of tenant’s claiming one thing, and the owner saying another. One has emotion and, let’s be honest, public sentiment on its side, and the other has a lot of documents refuting most every claim made against it. Allen may have best summed up the quandary of proving who is in the right: “How would you prove it?” he said. “You go to City Council and you tell ’em, and that’s what we’ve been doing. That’s a public record. But I don’t know. If it gets into a tit-for-tat, legalese type situation, you know with documentation, no I don’t know that we can.”

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ith the upcoming November election, there has been some controversy surrounding the number of petition signatures required to put a charter amendment on the ballot in the City of Boulder. This is sparked, in part, by two proposed amendments by Livable Boulder, a local citizen’s group concerned with the issues of development and growth. In order for a citizens initiated amendment to be put on the ballot, state statute C.R.S. 31-2-210 requires petitioners in a municipality to gather signatures from 5 percent of the total registered voters, active and inactive, at the time of filing. However, the process to modify the Colorado Constitution by way of a citizen’s amendment requires the petitioners to gather signatures from 5 percent of the total votes cast in the last general election for the office of secretary of state, as specified in Art. V, Section 1 of the state constitution. These numbers can differ drastically. For example, the electoral register at the time Livable Boulder filed their intent counted 89,321 active and inactive voters. An active voter is classified as someone who either voted in the last general election, registered to vote since the last general election or updated their voter information since the last general election. Someone becomes inactive only after the County Clerk’s office receives some indication they no longer live at the address on their voter registration, such as a returned mail-in ballot. But they might still reside in Boulder and, if so, are eligible to vote in current elections. Therefore, they aren’t removed from the electoral register. The most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show a total Boulder Weekly

Boulder population of 103,166, including students. Using the 18 and over population percentage (86.1) from the U.S. Census Bureau data, it’s fair to estimate there are approximately 89,000 Boulder residents of voting age. They can’t all be registered to vote. U.S. Census Bureau research also shows only 70 percent of the U.S. voting population is registered. “We’ve always known that, because Boulder is a college town, we have an inflated voter registration list. Kids who register to get an in-state tuition may not do a change of address when they leave,” says Boulder City Clerk, Alisa Lewis. Since 2013, however, voters can be removed from the register if they have filed with the National Change of Address database through U.S. Postal Service and the electoral register is updated constantly, Lewis says. “If anything, recent changes in state law have actually allowed us to purge more than what we’ve been able to in the past,” she says. Using the current active and inactive voter numbers, petitioners with Livable Boulder need to gather 4,466 signatures by the July 22 deadline to put their amendments on the ballot. However, only 46,513 ballots were cast in the 2014 secretary of state election in the City of Boulder, according to the county clerk’s office. Applying the same requirements the state uses for amendments to the constitution, petitioners would only need 2,326 signatures instead of 4,466. “That’s what we are thinking would be a more appropriate number for doing petition signatures in the City, would be people who actually voted in, say, a previous election … That you actually had people who voted not just people who were registered and might not live here anymore,” says Allyn

Feinberg, a petitioner with Livable Boulder. “Asking us to get 5 percent of more voters than there actually are in the city doesn’t seem to be, you know, a really appropriate measure.” For now, Livable Boulder is focusing on gathering the 4,466 signatures the law currently demands. “It became pretty clear that with the distinction between what the state required and what was allowed for a municipality in charter amendment, that we were probably just going to have to buckle down and get signatures of 5 percent of those registered voters whether they were alive, dead, resident in the city or whatever because there wasn’t going to be enough time to challenge that and get it resolved and straightened out,” Feinberg says. City charter amendments are governed by Colorado state law, so the discrepancy was created there and not by the City of Boulder itself. Interestingly, the language in the state constitution dates back to the original draft of Art. V in 1876, whereas the language in the city charter statute is from 1973, says Tim Griesmer, Public Information Officer at the secretary of state’s office. “You’re talking about a century difference in when they were put into place. In terms of why the different standard exists, absent a legislative declaration, I really couldn’t tell you that unless you were able to locate the original debates over that stuff,” he says. He admitted he has never been asked about it before. Regardless of the reason for this difference, the City cannot change the signature requirements for charter amendments because it is “dictated” by state law, Lewis says. “We can be more stringent than state law but we cannot be less stringent. So we cannot change or alter the state law which modifies charter

amendments,” Lewis says. After confirming the 4,466 required signatures for Livable Boulder’s petition, Lewis continues, “The city has no power to change that number.” When asked her opinion about the different signature requirements the state uses to amend the constitution, Lewis says, “State law has statutes that deal with municipal elections. To look at a statewide process for a local issue doesn’t make sense to me. It really is oranges to apples.” Had Livable Boulder put forward their petitions as initiated ordinances, instead of charter amendments, there could have been more leeway. Boulder, as a home rule city, does have authority to change signature requirements for an initiated ordinance, since that isn’t dictated by state law. Currently, the number of signatures required for an initiated ordinance is the same as a charter amendment — 5 percent of both active and inactive voters. “Even if we wanted to change our own initiative process, we would have to put it on the ballot and have the people vote to change it because that’s established as something in our charter and a charter is formed by a vote of the people and it can only be changed by a vote of the people,” Lewis says. At the state level, the law allows the legislature to update the municipal statute for signature requirements, and they could change it to reflect the same values that are used for constitutional amendments if they wanted to. But they would have to know about the discrepancy. “Nobody has called it to my attention in the seven years that I’ve served here,” says state Sen. Rollie Heath a Democrat representing Boulder. “It’s a very interesting issue. It might be something we ought to look at for the next legislative session. I don’t know how the city would feel about it.” July 9, 2015 19

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from water damage and attention to comfort is unacceptable, creating undue risks for builders and home buyers and potentially leading to poorly built — but efficient — homes. The Zero Energy Ready Home label removes that risk, Rashkin says. A ZERH home — including the “Zen” and “Solaris” models by New Town Builders — has an extremely low HERS score, but also a complete water protection system, complete indoor air quality system and an engineered comfort system. “It’s the future of American housing, here today,” he says. “We’re very effectively moving toward Zero Energy Ready Home as a national marker for zero energy ready performance.” To prepare the consumer for that market, Rashkin and his team are launching a “Tour of Zero” interactive online database, where visitors can take virtual tours of zero energy homes across the country, see actual utility bills, floorplans and even read quotes from homeowners. “Essentially Americans can take a tour and see that this is real, that zero energy is real,” he says. Myers says he already sells 40 to 50 Zero Energy Now (ZEN ) homes a year in Colorado, “which is actually an astonishing number. Before we started you could maybe count the zero-energy homes in the state on one hand,” he says, and there are thousands more in Rashkin’s program nationwide. “We are getting to a point in time in the life of our country where these things are happening.” And it’s true: by 2020 every new home in California will have to be a zero energy home, and Rashkin calls home energy standards in Austin, Texas a model already. Boulder’s “green points” system, however, is still based largely on achieving a low HERS score. But despite the imperfect HERS index and its often-imperfect application, the limitations of ENERGY STAR and the challenge of mainstreaming ZERH, the climate is still benefiting. In Colorado alone there are more than 32,000 ENERGY STAR homes, effectively removing 4,763 metric tons of CO2 from the atmosphere, or avoiding the use of 11,000 barrels of oil. For the people behind the programs, it’s important to recognize that we’re moving in the right direction. “Ultimately, the ENERGY STAR program is focused on decreasing GHG emissions,” says Kate Gregory, ENERGY STAR coordinator for Denver’s regional EPA office. “That’s the currency that we’re really interested in.” Boulder Weekly

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events without discrimination. Regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, the IGRA welcomes all as participators and spectators. The CGRA is the oldest organization within the IGRA and holds the most IGRA pageantry titles. In 2007, Carolyn Herbert took home the first Drag King title and now serves as the CGRA’s vice president. Herbert says the organization’s name shouldn’t be misleading. “The fact that the word ‘gay’ is in the title doesn’t mean that you have to be gay,” Herbert says. “[‘Gay’] doesn’t define who we are, but it makes sure we don’t forget our history.” This history is something the entire organization keeps close to heart. “Some of the guys that [have been] with us from the beginning used to get a lot of strife from being gay, so leaving the word [in our title] reminds us of the trails they had to walk,” Herbert says. In past years the organization has grown, noticing at least some progress within the rodeo community’s acceptance of individuals that do not fall on the traditional sexuality and gender spectrums. They note there is still more progress to be made, however. The all-inclusive attitude is a central focus of this year’s rodeo, happening July 11 and 12 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. In particular, this year they are aiming to appeal to a younger demographic. “We want to help educate the next generation to keep this alive,” Herbert explains. “You don’t have a lot of the younger generations that grow up on ranches

anymore. We’re trying to pull in the city kids and get them interested too.” Next year the CGRA is planning to run a rodeo school, where they will invite everyone out to learn the basics of rodeo events. It’s important to CGRA that new and younger folks learn rodeo skills because they believe this will invigorate and further bolster their community. “In past years it’s been the same day in day out… [dominated by] the older folk that established the gay rodeo,” Johnson says. Yet this year the CGRA — now in its 33rd year — has seen a rise in the 23- to 27-year-old registration pool and are expecting a growing number of young people to compete. Johnson won’t be competing this year in order to leave more room for new contestants and enjoy the event. Herbert explains that while 30 years ago the rodeo’s focus to provide a safe place for gay individuals to “do what they want to do safely” was important, now the rodeo has come “full circle… and we have to show people that we can be kid friendly too.” Johnson encourages the whole family to come out and watch. “It’s something out of the norm — not your everyday rodeo. It’s something that you can bring everyone to. There are different aspects that bring excitement for everyone,” he says. At the rodeo you can expect many typical rodeo events, like elaborate horse shows and bull rides, but with a twist to include traditional gay events like drag shows and entertainment. Women compete in all the events, including bull and bronc riding, which Boulder Weekly

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umor is a very personal thing,” Morrissey said. “But I’m thankful that the people who consider me to be depressing are always in themselves very dull, whereas those who understand my humor are always very bright people.” Morrissey’s tone and delivery is always a bit tongue-in-cheek, although there is normally a harsh truth in what he is saying. He says things most people only dream of saying in the most pompous way possible, but somehow it’s endearing. Born Patrick Steven Morrissey, The Smiths former frontman grew up in Manchester, England, where he was eventually exposed to the raw punk sounds and glam rock of the ’70s and ’80s. see MORRISSEY Page 32

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“Manchester was always a great place for record shops,” Morrissey explained via an email interview. “It was second to London as the main city for all emerging bands to play, so I started going to gigs or concerts from the age of 12. I caught everyone at the right time; T.Rex, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Lou Reed, and then the Ramones first U.K. visit, Patti Smith, the Sex Pistols before they signed a deal, and so on. It was very easy for me to see just about everyone.” At the time, the young Morrissey was obsessed with the British weekly newspaper NME and would often submit letters to the editor to offer his insights on popular music. Little did he know, an impromptu meeting between Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr would change the course of their lives forever, and consequently the lives of millions of others. The Smiths’ music transcended anything ever heard before. Q Magazine’s Simon Goddard argued in 2007 that The Smiths were “the one truly vital voice of the ’80s,” “the most influential British guitar group of the decade” and the “first indie outsiders to achieve mainstream success on their own terms.” Originally comprised of Morrissey, Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce, The Smiths were solidified in 1982. Ironically, NME would eventually name Morrissey “one of the most influential artists ever.” “When I was an NME addict, it was called the New Musical Express,” he explained. “From 1970 to 1980 I didn’t miss one single issue and I really do miss that devotion to a music magazine. I loved it unreservedly.” Marr and Morrissey proved to be the nucleus of The Smiths. Without their undeniable chemistry, they never would have attained the kind of longevity they have today. Morrissey’s often-melancholy lyrics have an uncanny ability to tap into the human psyche, young or old. In his musings on human behavior, he often touches on sexual and social confusion, vulnerability, violence, loneliness, power, revenge and concurring feelings of worthlessness and wanting to take over the world. His lyrics are often autobiographical and, most of the time, brutally honest. His acute insight began at a very early age when he discovered his fellow students weren’t exactly kind.

“I had no education and went to two horrific schools,” he said. “That really knocks you on the head for the rest of your life because your introduction to the world is mainly an understanding of how violent and unpleasant people are. I didn’t experience one school day where I felt safe, and this scars you forever.” Through music, he found his catharsis. The Smiths only released four albums in their short tenure as a band, including 1984’s self-titled debut, 1985’s Meat Is Murder, 1986’s The Queen Is Dead and finally 1987’s Strangeways, Here We Come. The group would break up shortly after. In 1987, their American record label, Sire Records, released Louder Than Bombs, a compilation album of The Smiths’ best work. Rolling Stone named it one of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003. From the instrumental brilliance of “Oscillate Wildly” and the irreverent “Shoplifters of the World Unite” to the sarcastic “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” and the nostalgic feel of “Back to the Old House,” it captured a wide range of emotions. “I think it’s a very loving record from start to finish, and although it’s loving, it spares no punches,” he said. “So as you listen to it you feel you’re in a caring world that just happens to be quite brutal and also completely realistic. It wasn’t rock fantasy, and it wasn’t fake, and it spoke directly, and it was unmarketable. But it sold very, very well.” Morrissey’s penchant for genuine expression is a gift often absent in current mainstream pop music. Sentiments uttered in the lyrics often seem contrived and much of it is based on shallow pursuits such as money, fame and sex appeal. Morrissey has never had to try to have sex appeal; it came naturally. “There are no bands or singers who become successful without overwhelming marketing,” he said. “There are no surprise success stories. Everything is stringentBoulder Weekly

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hen people ask how in Longmont, and the rest seem to be that?” Megibow says. the six members of the following this trend. Forest Kelly, the Megibow says he recognizes that vocal rock band Face band’s bass, has given up time working there are unbelievably talented musimet each other, they as a massage therapist, and Ben cians just in Denver alone, and that say Eharmony.com and Lunstad, the baritone, has devoted less Face is extremely lucky to be where it always gets a chuckle, says Mark time working as a biochemist. As the they are in the industry. He says that Megibow, the vocal drummer of Face. band puts more energy into their the music world is not always fair to After 14 years in-thethese other musicians, but Courtesy of Face works, Face has come to be the lesson being, if you loved by their fellow have momentum, then Colorado natives and contake it as far as you can. tinue to impress the music “Right now, the spotworld with their a cappella light is on us and we are roots and charismatic pergoing to do as much as we sonalities. can to take that as far as Face is a nationally recthat’s going to take us,” ognized vocal rock band Megibow says. “Or else, and should not be mistakwhy are we doing it?” en for a cappella. Each Regardless of some of member’s voice brings a the newfound attention unique sound to this even Face has been receiving more unique group of globally, the band remains guys. With a number of humble and committed to original songs and plenty the community. Megibow of cover songs, Face has says that giving back to truly redefined what it Colorado is very impormeans to be a rock star. tant to them, especially But the real draw for the the youth music programs. band’s fan base is their And despite whatever charisma on and off stage. future success, they vow to Face has a natural way stay loyal to their of connecting with fans Colorado fans: the fan When the members of Face take the stage, their interactions are part of the show, playfully ribbing one another and connecting with fans. that keep them coming base that really got their careers rolling in the first back show after show, place. despite the unique niche “We don’t want to keep raising they fill in the world of music. music, they still strive to maintain their prices [for concerts] in Colorado,” he Megibow says that Colorado fans will impression. says. “We want to go make millions off attend a majority of the shows they play “Probably the most inspiring thing the rest of the world, and keep our in Colorado, but attend for reasons that we get from people, and we’ve prices nice and affordable for the fans beyond just the music. Face will frebeen hearing for years and from many quently poke fun at each other on stage different people, is that we come across that helped build us to where we are.” Face is full of big ideas and sincereand give shout outs to fans, who seem as six ordinary guys with a little bit of ly believes they can and will make an more like old friends. Fans tell musical talent,” Megibow says. “The impression on fans no matter where Megibow that if they miss one of their image that we are bringing is that we they go, and they are thankful for that shows, not only do they fear missing are normal people.” as well. their favorite song but also the band’s Their normalcy resonates well with Megibow says that although he is hilarious interactions. fans and provides them with a belief not the only one in his family paying “We don’t play roles on stage,” that goals are not impossible to achieve, Megibow says. “We interact with each Megibow says. This does not necessarily the bills, he is still able to say that he is a professional musician and mean it, other as ourselves on stage. We are best mean joining an all-vocal band of and that makes him one of the lucky friends, and we are brothers with all the course, but to stick with a hobby you ones in the music world. pluses and minuses that come with that.” love and seeing where it can take you. “If I had to pick one thing out of All of Face’s members have day “2014 was the first time we had all of the things that I have done, one jobs, but recently they have been focus- over 100 shows in one year. We are thing that I had to do for the rest of ing more on their music as they also going to have over 100 shows this my life, [Face] would be it,” Megibow approach their first European tour. year. … People find that very inspiring says. “I’m having the most fun that I’ve Stephen Ross, one of the high tenors that they see us following our passion ever had, and I know that’s true for the of Face, just resigned from his teaching and following our dream and being rest of the guys.” job of 12 years at Skyline High School successful at it, and who doesn’t want Boulder Weekly

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fight for his devotion to their conflicting philosophies. Davalos weaves the lives of these three characters in a comedy that echoes the adolescent need to find purpose. Prince Hamlet, played by Colorado’s rising star Benjamin Bonenfant, becomes the man he is in Shakespeare’s play, Davalos says, because of the influences of Faustus and Luther. The play is “reverse engineered” after Hamlet comes upon Claudius praying, a time that brought out both his Lutherian and Nietzschean qualities, he explains. The play mirrors the power a university has in changing history, and the lives of its students and professors, as Hamlet begins his existential quest. The real purpose of college is to help us decide who we want to be, Davalos argues, “and knowing as we do walking into the theater where Hamlet is going after this, it’s an interesting thing to be asking yourself — how much of see SHAKESPEARE Page 36

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amlet couldn’t kill Claudius. Imagining the immediate pleasure in offing his father’s killer was not enough to knock the angel off his shoulder. His curiosity of the afterlife kept him from sinning and remained at the center of his psyche for the rest of his life. And local playwright David Davalos wonders why. “Hamlet kind of inadvertently follows the path of a revenger, but really the crux of the play is him refusing to take on that role,” Davalos says. “What is going on in the mind of a person who is doing that?” His award-winning play Wittenberg, which premiered in Colorado at the Shakespeare Festival in June, tells the story of Prince Hamlet as a wavering senior in college at the end of the Middle Ages in 1517. While at the University of Wittenberg in Germany, Hamlet finds himself pinned in a corner by his professors Doctor Faustus, the devilish protagonist of the 16thcentury play written by Christopher Marlowe, and Protestant-pioneer Martin Luther, who

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your fate is written?” Wittenberg is only one example of Premiering Wittenberg at the how the dynamicity of live performance University of Colorado Boulder, a lets us see the complex nature of our longtime partner of the Colorado interactions, a phenomenon some say Shakespeare Festival, was a treat for Shakespeare defines masterfully in his director Timothy Orr. Prince Hamlet’s work. The play’s characters, like in undertaking isn’t very different from many Shakespearean stories, express the those of other students who enter celebration and exhaustion of self-distheir senior year undecided about a covery, forming relationships and major. Many students feel the influencountering love. And for those reaence of professors like eccentric sons, some believe his plays will always Faustus and conservative Luther and be valuable. begin to see the world through a new Richelle Munkhoff, assistant profeslens. sor of English at CU, Courtesy of Colorado Shakespeare Festival “I hope [students has taught are] taking away the Shakespeare for the original importance of past 15 years and sees having universities,“ his plays as a gateway Orr says. “It’s not just to understanding a place to get skills to emotion. The goal for go out and get a job, her, she says, is to it’s also a place where allow her students to knowledge is created emotionally connect and old ideas are to some part of his replaced with new writing. ones.” “If [my students] But Davalos don’t learn the historipaints the life lesson cal facts or they evapas an enjoyable and orate from [their] comical one. mind[s] the minute Martin Luther (Howard Swain) and When Hamlet [they] leave class, Doctor Faustus (Lawrence Hecht) complains to Doctor leave Hamlet dizzy from wondering. well, that’s OK as long as [they] Faustus about a remember that Ophelia really meant recurring nightmare, a dream taken something to [them],” she says. “It seems from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, he’s gifted with a satchel of “Moroccan” like maybe a small goal, but I think those are the things that last.” marijuana. In a haze, Hamlet wins a The Colorado Shakespeare tennis match with his incredible energy Festival gives her students a chance the next morning. Adding to the to learn Shakespeare by seeing his humor, Hamlet speaks in pentameter plays come to life, which is the way throughout the play. his writing was meant to be experi“At the beginning, I thought it enced, Munkhoff says. Wittenberg’s would be fun to do Hamlet very modcontemporary message presents a ern, almost sort of inarticulate the way that a college kid can be,” Davalos says, unique opportunity for students to peer into their own lives. The play “but then thought he had to live up to speaks to the difficulty high school the audience’s expectation of what graduates face when entering college, Hamlet would be.” she says, when they are suddenly Davalos’ plays often bring classic, asked, “What do you think?” sought-after stories and characters into While such themes can often be the modern day. Another one of his parcited in modern movies and novels, seeodies, Orenthello, tells the story of O.J. Simpson by way of Othello. Wittenberg is ing the ideas come forth through the language of live performance is rare. ridden with Hamlet puns and contem“I think live theater is so important porary and historical jokes throughout. With Orr’s help, Davalos draws connec- — just the experience of seeing something created before your eyes,” tions between the existential pondering Munkhoff says. “There is a kind of in the height of the ’60s, the beginning magic. of the Protestant Reformation and the “So much of our culture is visual Scientific Revolution. “The playwrights that I really revere and acted, though not usually live,” she says, noting we generally enjoy seeing are Shakespeare, Shaw and Stoppard stories acted out on a screen more than and, especially with the latter two, they get their ideas across most effectively in reading them on a page. “But the real center of the passion is to watch stories, the form of making you think while and that means so many more things you’re laughing. So, I wanted to have can be part — music, cuts, lighting, that experience,” Davalos says. costuming, acting — there’s so many “Basically, I’m writing a play that I more pieces to watch.” want to go see.” 36 July 9, 2015

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he name Frida Kahlo conjures different meanings for different people. For some she was an underappreciated artist, who lacked technical skill but had a strong vision. For others she was a feminist who broke gender roles and challenged traditional beauty. Moreover she was a lover, a communist and a Mexican icon. In the CHAC Gallery’s new show, Viva la Vida!, artists explore all of Kahlo’s many sides and express their own visions of the prolific artist. Curated by husband and wife artist duo David and Velia Martinez, ¡Viva la Vida! has works inspired by Kahlo, but not reproductions of her work. The interpretations vary throughout the show, consisting of pieces from around the country and artists ranging in age, nationality, occupation, style and subject matter. The idea for the exhibit stemmed from public demand, Velia Martinez says. The couple moved to Denver a few years ago and say they were consistently asked about Kahlo. “We realized that Denver is seeking out that culture and is very receptive to it,” she says. “We had a lot of people asking us about her work and of Mexican/Chicano art in general. People have been asking for a Frida show. We’re actually responding to that desire and curiosity.” People have become curious about the painter in the last few decades, but that wasn’t always the case. Kahlo lived from 1907 to 1954, most of that time in the shadow of her acclaimed painter husband Diego Rivera. With no formal training, her work was often looked down on. But her passion came through on the canvas and through her life. Kahlo lived a provocative life — even more so given the time period. She was bisexual, politically vocal and had a turbulent relationship with Rivera. And after a tragic bus accident, she lost the ability to have children and lived life in constant pain. “What comes across in her [self portraits] is not just her physical appearance every time, but her psychological and mental state,” David Martinez says.

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“And she had a hard life. She suf“Women in general get the fered a lot.” short stick when it comes to art,” Since her death, Kahlo’s work David Martinez adds. “Now, there has been rediscovered and revered. are more women in art school She has become a symbol for than men, but the majority of peoChicano artists. Especially considple showing in galleries are men, ering Kahlo’s mother was Mexican so that sexism still exists. Frida did and her father was born in her thing shortly after the Germany — with Frida actually Mexican revolution. So the fact meaning “peace” in German — that she did what she did was Velia Martinez says Kahlo repreamazing. She had all these barriers sents the Chicano feeling of being against her and she pushed forcaught between two worlds. ward.” “Chicanos are always trying to Even though the Martinez’ are find our place,” she says. “We go both big fans, it wasn’t always so. to Mexico and people say, ‘You’re David Martinez says he was never not Mexican enough. You’re a drawn to Kahlo’s technique. But gringo.’ You come here and people several years ago, after being say, ‘You’re not American. You’re prompted by some friends to conMexican.’ And Frida was like that. tribute to a Kahlo exhibit, David She personified that quandary. Martinez began his research. He “We’re always searching for studied Kahlo, and poured her life that place, but like Frida you’re not into his piece “Santa Frida,” which going to change your values or encompasses the many facets of become someone else. She never her life and is now on display at did that either,” she says. “I love CHAC. those pictures of her with her big “I’m inspired by her drive, her cigar, drinking tequila. I’m sure the passion, her creativity and her Mexican women were shocked.” take-no-prisoners attitude,” he As a woman, Velia Martinez says. “She was never apologetic for says she’s attracted to Kahlo’s who she was. … She had somestrength. Kahlo put her vulnerabilthing to say and something to ity on the canvas and wasn’t afraid express. And as an artist you have to respect that because you put to look ugly, broken or weak — After doing research about Kahlo’s life, your work up, and you bare your and that didn’t undermine her David Martinez painted “Santa Frida” full of symbolism from her life. soul, and you’re very vulnerable. vitality. And not everyone’s going to like “To me she was very genuine,” it. You’re going to feel rejected and all these emotions. she says. “People try to box [women] in. If you’re the But she was a great example of just doing it and letreally strong go-getter, working woman, you can’t be ting the chips fall where they will. As an artist that’s soft. But yes we can. Women are very complex. exactly what you want.” Everyone is. ”

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Adam Hunt, Steve Itterly. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Amanda Aflague. 7 p.m. Cafe Aion, 1235 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder, 303-993-8131. Bluegrass Jam. 6:30 p.m. Front Range Brewing Company, 400 W. South Boulder Road, Lafayette, 303-339-0767. Boulder Swing Collective. 9 p.m. Waterloo, 809 Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094. Dave Honig’s Latin Quarter. 6 p.m. Cantina Laredo, 1680 29th St., Boulder, 303-444-2260. DJ Royal Swan and Friends. 5 p.m. Shine Restaurant & Gathering

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Interstate Stash Express. 6:30 p.m. Sandstone Park, 301 Railroad Ave., Lyons. Jami Lunde. 7 p.m. Larry’s Guitar Shop, 508 Fifth Ave., Longmont, 720-340-4169. Jim and Anna Keaveny. 8 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847. Mother’s Day Invention. 5 p.m. Boulder Beer Company, 2880 Wilderness Place, Boulder, 303-444-8448. Open Bluegrass Pick. 8:30 p.m. Under the Sun, 627 S. Broadway, see EVENTS Page 42

Watch GiddyUP! Film Tour Saturday, July 11, The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Sit back, relax and watch bicycling feats from across the globe. Those who feel at home behind a set of handlebars will be quite comfortable at this stop on Krughoff the GiddyUP! Film Tour, which features bicycling movies filmed worldwide. The evening’s festivities advertise a chance to watch some world-class biking, and an opportunity to spend time with likeminded bike enthusiasts. The program’s intermission will include giveaways for attendees, and in addition to the intermission prizes each audience member is entered into the drawing for the grand prize of a carbon wheel set courtesy of Kappius Components. —Sam Routhier

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Open Mic Night. 7 p.m. The Dickens Tavern, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303-834-9384. Robinson Quintet. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel and Spa, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Stephen Thurston Band. 4 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303449-1922. Tchaikovsky and the Grammys. 7:30 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282. Terry Crook Pottery & Gary Vigen Glass Painting. 10 a.m. Boulder Arts and Crafts Gallery, 1421 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-443-3683. Therese Catherine Ellis. 6 p.m. Upslope Brewing Company (Flatiron Park), 1898 S. Flatiron Court, Boulder, 508-873-9185. Tyler Grant. 5:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Yarn. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre Boulder, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-447-0095. Events Abbey, Stegner, and the Future of the American West. 6 p.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Awe-Struck’s Thursday Night Farm Dinner at Sol y Sombra. 6:30 p.m. Sol y Sambra, 75th St. and Highway 66, Boulder, 303-618-3510. Business 1.0. 6 p.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Free Entrepreneur Lunch & Learn. 12 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Suite 100, Boulder, 303-800-4647. Free Session for Those Interested in Starting or Growing a Small Business. 3:30 p.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Open Mic Comedy Night. 8:30 p.m. The Riverside, 1724 Broadway, Boulder, 720-443-2322. Shark’s Ink. 6:30 p.m. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303443-2122. Silent Disco. 12 p.m. Free Motion Dance Center, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-379-8299. Friday, July 10 Music

Arthur Ave., Suite 200, Louisville, 303) 473-1998. Fun on the Farm: Tractors Big and Small. 9:30 a.m. Agricultural Heritage Center, 8348 Highway 66, Longmont, 303-776-8688.

A Taste of Art Competition Exhibition. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Through July 12.

Saturday, July 11 Music Anniversary Party with Funkiphino. All day. Boulder Beer Company, 2880 Wilderness Place, Boulder, 303-444-8448.

Alec Soth: Colorado Dispatch. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Nov. 29. Ansel Adams: Matsterworks. Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St., Golden, 303279-3922. Through Aug. 30.

Banshee Tree. 9 p.m. License No. 1, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-4344. Blues Showcase. 5 p.m. Superior Market Place, 303 Marshall Road, Superior, 720-274-1415. Feed your artistic hunger with the winners of A Taste of Art Competition, now at The Dairy through June 12.

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

Biennial of the Americas. Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, 303-298-7554. Through Aug. 30. Conscious and Unconscious: Subjects of the Real & Surreal. Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200. Through Aug. 30. Contemporary Photography by Marc Bernardi. Community Art Program Gallery, NCAR, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303-497-1174. Through July 31. Flatlander. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122.

Oils on Cavas by Betsy Cole. Community Art Program Gallery, NCAR, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303-497-1174. Through July 31. Revolt 1680/2180: Virgil Ortiz. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Jan. 10, 2016. The Secret Life of Fruits and Vegetables. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Through July 12. Showing Off. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Jan. 3, 2016.

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Eric Wiggs. 6 p.m. Upslope Brewing Company (Lee Hill), 1501 Lee Hill Road, Suite 20, Boulder, 508-873-9185.

Mojomama. 5 p.m. Roger’s Grove Park, 220 S. Hover St., Longmont, 303-776-6050.

Esther Sparks. 9 p.m. LOCAL eat + drink, 432 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-2472. Ethyl and The Regulars. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Evan Mitchel and The Mangrove. 6:30 p.m. Still Cellars, 1115 Colorado Ave., Longmont, 720204-6064. Family Fun Concerts. 2 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303442-3282. First Friday Jam. 6 p.m. Left Hand Brewing Company, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont, 303-7720258.

The Alcapones. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-4491922.

The Flyin’ A’s. 4:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914.

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

Graphite Addiction. 7 p.m. La Vita Bella Coffeehouse, 475 Main St., Longmont, 720-204-6298.

Annie Booth Trio. 8:30 p.m. Under the Sun, 627 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-927-6921.

The Hunters. 6 p.m. The Roost, 526 Main St., Longmont, 303-827-3380.

Booster Funk. 5:30 p.m. Vindication Brewing Company, 6880 Winchester Circle, Suite F, Boulder, 303-530-0642.

Jami Lunde. 6 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847. Jeff Jenkins. 9 p.m. License No. 1, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-4344. Jessica Eppler. 8 p.m. LOCAL eat + drink, 432 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-2472.

Danny Shafer. 5 p.m. Pearl Street Pub, 1108 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-777-6768.

Kevin Dooley. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues CHUBurger, 1225 Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont, 303-485-2482.

David Booker. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues CyclHOPS,

Louisville Street Faire with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. 5 p.m. Steinbaugh Pavilion, 824 Front St.,

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Dan Harris. 6 p.m. Very Nice Brewing Company, 20 Lakeview Drive, Unit 112, Nederland, 303258-3770. Doc Haze. 7 p.m. Por Wine House, 836 1/2 Main St., Louisville, 970-259-3555. Dragondeer. 10 p.m. Stage Stop, 60 Main St., Rollinsville, 303-258-0649. EOTO. 9 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030. Eric Gonzales. 5:30 p.m. Vindication Brewing Company, 6880 Winchester Circle, Suite F, Boulder, 303-530-0642. An Evening with Over the Rhine. 7 p.m. eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-443-8696. Family Fun Concerts. 3 p.m. Lafayette Public Library, 775 W. Baseline Road, Lafayette, 303665-5200. Flyin’ A’s. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues CyclHOPS, 600 S. Airport Road, Longmont, 303-776-BIKE.

Acoustic Stew. 7 p.m. Sun Rose Cafe, 379 Main St., Longmont, 303-651-3533.

Colorado Chapter Pilots for Christ Benefit Concert. 6 p.m. LifeBridge Christian Church, 10345 Ute Highway (Highway 66), Longmont, 720-443-1605.

Your Creative Canvas. 7 p.m. Club Ned, 154 W. Second St., Highway 72, Nederland, 303-2587981.

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One Flew West. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre Boulder, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-447-0095. Paul Sullivan’s Folk-a-rama. 6 p.m. Cannon Mine Coffee, 210 S. Public Road, Lafayette, 303665-0625. Psychodillo. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733. Sambadende. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel and Spa, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Sharon Glassman. 12 p.m. Festival Plaza, Festival Plaza, 311 S. Public Road, Lafayette, 303665-5588, ext.1265. Tchaikovsky and the Grammys. 7:30 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282. Terry Crook Pottery & Gary Vigen Glass Painting. 10 a.m. Boulder Arts and Crafts Gallery, 1421 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-443-3683. Tim Hill Combo. 9 p.m. Por Wine House, 836 1/2 Main St., Louisville, 970-259-3555. Tony & Jose. 6 p.m. Very Nice Brewing Company, 20 Lakeview Drive, Unit 112, Nederland, 303258-3770. The Who Do’s. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Events Benefit Concert and Silent Auction. 5:30 p.m. LifeBridge Christian Church, 10345 Ute Highway (Highway 66), Longmont, 720-443-1605. Blood Drive. 10 a.m. Alem International, 624 S.

Full Belly. 7 p.m. Waterloo, 809 Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094. Grateful Jed Band. 9:30 p.m. The Dark Horse, 2922 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-8162. James Faulk. 10:30 a.m. The Stone Cup, 442 High St., Lyons, 303-823-2345. Longmont Idol. 11 a.m. Roger’s Grove, Hover Street and Boston Avenue, Longmont, 303-7766050. Many Mountains. 8 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847. Mark Rose. 4:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914. The Outliers. 8:30 p.m. The Speakeasy, 301 Main St., Longmont, 720-684-4728. Papa Juke. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Purple Squirrel. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel and Spa, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Radiate Unified Dance Party With DJ Mr. Getdowne. 8:30 p.m. Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120. Reid Poole Sextet. 5 p.m. Left Hand Brewing Company, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont, 303-7720258. Rhythm on the River. 7 a.m. Roger’s Grove Park, 220 S. Hover St., Longmont, 303-7766050. Ryan Western: Dubmatic. 8 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397. see EVENTS Page 44

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words Thursday, July 9 Reclaiming the Wild Soul — Mary Reynolds Thompson. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074. “Abbey, Stegner, and the Future of the American West.” 6 p.m. Main Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-4413100. Friday July 10 Alice Osborn. 12 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-495-3303. Tuesday, July 14 Betty LaVelle. 6 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-495-3303. The Joy of Killing — Harry MacLean. 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, July 15 Silent & Unseen— Alfred McLaren. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.

Authors David Gessner (All the Wild that Remains) and Sean Prentiss (Finding Abbey) will speak in “Abbey, Stegner, and the Future of the American West” at the Boulder Library on July 9.

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

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

Longmont Songwriter Festival. 2 p.m. 300 Suns Brewing, 335 1st Ave., Longmont, 720-4428292.

The Symbols. 6 p.m. The Roost, 526 Main St., Longmont, 303-827-3380.

MathSmart Kids. 9 a.m. Community Park, Rock Creek Parkway, Superior, 303-530-0700.

Taylor Radio. 4:30 p.m. Liquid Mechanics Brewing Company, 297 U.S. 287, Lafayette, 720-5507813.

No Ropes Universal Open Mic. 2 p.m. Trident Booksellers and Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-443-3133.

Terry Crook Pottery & Gary Vigen Glass Painting. 10 a.m. Boulder Arts and Crafts Gallery, 1421 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-443-3683.

Rocky Mountain Brew Run. 10 a.m. Boulder Beer Company, 2880 Wilderness Place, Boulder, 303-444-8448.

Them Raggedy Bones. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733.

Roger’s River Run. 7:30 a.m. Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, 720864-6460.

Troubadour Twilight. 6 p.m. Still Cellars, 1115 Colorado Ave., Longmont, 720-204-6064. WadiRum. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

Events Adobe After Effects Part 1 Hands-On Class. 9 a.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Suite 100, Boulder, 303-800-4647.

West End Tavern Jul-IPA. 12 p.m. The Millenium Harvest House Hotel, 1345 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3850.

The Art of Color Seeing. 12:30 p.m. Chuck Ceraso’s Studio, full address at registration, Lafayette.

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

Basic Plant ID. 1 p.m. Harlequin’s Gardens, 4795 North 26th St., Boulder, 303-939-9403.

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Camera Movement: Dollies, Sliders and Jibs. 9 a.m. Production Studio, 1644 Conestoga St., Suite 5, Boulder, 303-800-4647. Cosmic Connection Karaoke. 7:30 p.m. Cannon Mine Coffee, 210 S. Public Road, Lafayette, 303-665-0625.

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Ecstatic Dance. 10 a.m. Free Motion Dance Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-379-8299. NV

Historical Photography Workshop. 10 a.m. Boulder County Parks and Open Space, 5201 St Vrain Road, Longmont, 303-678-6214. Learn To Sew. 2 p.m. Fabricate, 2023 17th St., Boulder, 303-997-8245. Léon: The Professional. 7:30 p.m. Boulder

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Square Nails and Rust Historical Photography Workshop. 10 a.m. Walker Ranch Meadow, 8999 Flagstaff Road, Boulder, 303-678-6200. Summer Writing Program Public Readings/ Performance. 7:30 p.m. Naropa University, Performing Arts Center, 2130 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-444-0202.

Why Worry? 7:30 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282.

Outdoor Cinema, 1750 13th St., Boulder.

Sunday, July 12 Antonio Lopez. 10 a.m. The Stone Cup, 442 High St., Lyons, 303-823-2345. Bluegrass Pick. 12 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Brandon Hagen and Bob Cheevers. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4404628. Chamber Orchestra: An Evening in Vienna. 7:30 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282. Cosmic Mesa. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Danny Shafer. 5 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder Weekly

events Boulder, 303-443-6461. Dave Halchak. 3 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914. Defunkt Railroad. 2 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397. Denny Driscoll. 4:30 p.m. Left Hand Brewing Company, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont, 303-7720258.

Open Mic. 8 p.m. Johnny’s Cigar Bar, 1801 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0884. Prospect Sound Bites presents the Ian McFeron Band. 5 p.m. Prospect Park, 700 Tenacity Drive, Longmont, 303-459-5467. Terry Crook Pottery & Gary Vigen Glass Painting. 10 a.m. Boulder Arts and Crafts Gallery, 1421 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-443-3683. Events

Flyin’ A’s. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303485-9400.

BCCRN Free Film Series. 7 p.m. Adi Shiki Yoga Center, 6717 Valmont Road, Boulder, 720-2523962.

Mayhem Gulch. 10 p.m. Mountain Sun Pub, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-546-0886.

DivorceCare. 7 p.m. New Creation Church, 737

Bross St., Longmont, 303-776-4225. Real Choices Golf Tournament. 8:30 a.m. Lake Valley Golf Club, 4400 Lake Valley Drive, Longmont, 303-444-2114. Tuesday, July 14 Music Bluegrass Pick. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Cellobration Part I: Complete Bach Suites for Cello. 4 p.m. First Congregational Church of Boulder, 1128 Pine St., Boulder, 303-442-1787. Chance Trio. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

Nikka Garcia. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel and Spa, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Open Mic. 6 p.m. Twisted Pine Brewing Co., 3201 Walnut St., Suite A, Boulder, 970-708-4067. Open Mic. 6:30 p.m. Front Range Brewing Company, 400 W. South Boulder Road, Lafayette, 303-339-0767. Open Mic. 9 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733. Patty Griffin, Mavis Staples & Amy Helm. 8 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282. see EVENTS Page 46

The Miner’s Ghost: BBQ & Tunes. 12 p.m. Georgia Boys BBQ The Shack, 237 Collyer St., Longmont, 720-999-4099. Music in the Yard with Jeff Brinkman. 11 a.m. The Post Brewing Company, 105 W. Emma St., Lafayette, 303-593-2066. New Family Dog. 5 p.m. Very Nice Brewing Company, 20 Lakeview Drive, Unit 112, Nederland, 303-258-3770. Opposite Box. 9 p.m. Stage Stop, 60 Main St., Rollinsville, 303-258-0649. Summer Songwriters Series. 4 p.m. Faith Community Lutheran Church, 9775 Ute Highway, Longmont, 909-776-8771. Terry Crook Pottery & Gary Vigen Glass Painting. 11 a.m. Boulder Arts and Crafts Gallery, 1421 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-443-3683. Traditional Irish Session. 7 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303449-1922. Events Graphic Design Certificate Program. All day. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Suite 100, Boulder, 303-800-4647. Hawaiian Hula Classes. 5 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-4479772. Learn to Quilt Class 3. 1 p.m. Fabricate, 2023 17th St., Boulder, 303-997-8245. Summer Art Talks with Irene Delka McCray: The Alchemy of Color. 4 p.m. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303-6512787. Weekend Workshop. 3 p.m. Tinker Art Studio, 1300 Yellow Pine Ave., Suite B, Boulder, 303503-1902. Monday, July 13 Music Boulder Concert Band Summer Parks Concert. 7 p.m. Salberg Park, 3045 19th St., Boulder, 303-478-3044. Boz Scaggs. 8 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282. Brandon Hagen Duo. 9 p.m. Pearl Street Pub, 1108 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-777-6768. Danny Shafer. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914. Electric Blues Jam. 7 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Johnny Campbell and the Bluegrass Drifters. 10 p.m. Southern Sun Pub & Brewery, 627 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-543-0886. Open Jovan. 6 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847. Boulder Weekly

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

Children of Eden. Jester’s Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont, 303-682-9980. Through July 12. Guys and Dolls. Jester’s Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont, 303-682-9980. Through Oct. 11. Mary Poppins. BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-449-6000. Through Sept. 5. Much Ado About Nothing. Mary Rippon Out-

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Sign On (Sign Language Class). 6 p.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Spiritual Support Group for Mental Health and Wellness. 6 p.m. Boulder Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1241 Ceres Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-4280. Web Development Fundamentals. 6 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Suite 100, Boulder, 303-800-4647. Wednesday, July 15 Music

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Seussical Jr. — presented by CenterStage Theatre Co. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Through July 23. The Spitfire Grill. Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora, 303-856-7830. Through Aug. 16. Sweeney Todd — presented by CenterStage Theatre Co. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Through July 26. Wittenberg. Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, University of Colorado Campus, Boulder, 303492-8008, Through Aug. 8.

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July Brown Bag Series: Indoor and Outdoor Water Conservation in the Colorado Front Range. 12 p.m. Boulder Clerk & Recorder Office, 1750 33rd St., Boulder, 303-413-7700.

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Othello. Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, University of Colorado Campus, Boulder, 303-4928008, Through Aug. 9.

The beloved comedy Much Ado About Nothing hits the Colorado Shakespeare Festival through Aug. 9.

Folk Dancing on the Plaza. 7 p.m. Boulder Municipal Plaza, 1770 13th St., Boulder.

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Always a Bridesmaid. Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora, 303-856-7830. Through Aug. 30.

door Theatre, University of Colorado Campus, Boulder, 303-492-8008, Through Aug. 8.

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

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Aladdin. Jester’s Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont, 303-682-9980. Through July 25.

Bands on the Bricks with Chain Station. 7 p.m. Pearl Street Mall and Courthouse Lawn, 1300 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-449-3774. Batmaker Mat. 6:30 p.m. Still Cellars, 1115 Colorado Ave., Longmont, 720-204-6064. Blues Jam. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733. Dance-Form YourSelf: Tribal-Jungle v1.0. 7 p.m. Free Motion Dance Center, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-379-8299. David Booker. 6 p.m. Espresso Vino by Brewing Market, 2770 Dagny Way, Lafayette, 720-890-3993. Eliza Gilkyson. 7 p.m. eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce

St., Boulder, 303-443-8696. Indigo Girls. 9 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282. The Matt Human Trio. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Modniks. 6:30 p.m. Longmont Museum & Cultural Center, 400 Quail Road, Longmont, 303651-8374. Msquared. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel and Spa, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Open Bluegrass Pick. 9 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Open Mic. 7 p.m. 300 Suns Brewing, 335 First Ave., Longmont, 720-442-8292. Open Mic Night. 6:30 p.m. Cannon Mine Coffee, 210 S. Public Road, Lafayette, 303-665-0625. Rachel and the Ruckus. 7 p.m. Waneka Lake Park, 1600 Caria Drive, Lafayette. Terry Crook Pottery & Gary Vigen Glass Painting. 10 a.m. Boulder Arts and Crafts Gallery, 1421 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-443-3683. Events Boulder County Farmers Market: Business After Hours. 5 p.m. Boulder Farmers’ Market, 13th St., Boulder, 303-910-2236. Greenscreen Video Techniques. 6 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Suite 100, Boulder, 303-800-4647. The Rotary Club of Longmont St. Vrain. 7 a.m. First Lutheran Church, 803 Third Ave., Longmont, 303-776-2704. Trivia Night. 8:30 p.m. Waterloo, 809 Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094. Wednesday Fun Run. 6 p.m. Boulder Running Company, 28th St. and Pearl St., Boulder, 800807-6179. Boulder Weekly

American Life in Poetry: Column 533

“Boulder Weekly rocks! We love working with their awesome professional staff and we love how dedicated they are to being a voice for the community. Pretty much our only advertising and you get a whole week to read it.”

by Ned Balbo

I once knew an artist who seemed to live on those little envelopes of free sugar that one can find on tables in restaurants. And he took the little “watercolor pans” of jelly, too, stuffing his pockets. Here’s a poem by Ned Balbo, who lives in Baltimore, about another sugar snatcher. — Ted Kooser U.S. Poet Laureate

Dana D., Owner, South Side and Original Walnut Cafe

The Sugar Thief If it was free, you taught, I ought to grab it as you did: McDonald’s napkins, pens, and from the school where you were once employed as one of two night shift custodians, the metal imitation wood wastebasket still under my desk. But it was sugar that you took most often as, annoyed on leaving Dunkin’ Donuts, pancake house, and countless diners, I felt implicated in your pleasure, crime, and poverty. I have them still, your Ziploc bags of plunder, yet I find today, among the loose change in my pockets, packets crushed or faded— more proof of your lasting legacy.

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American Life in Poetry is made possible by The Poetry Foundation (www.poetryfoundation.org), publisher of Poetry magazine. It is also supported by the Department of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Poem copyright ©2010 by Ned Balbo, “The Sugar Thief,” from The Trials of Edgar Poe and Other Poems, (Story Line Press, 2010). Poem reprinted by permission of Ned Balbo and the publisher. Introduction copyright © 2015 by The Poetry Foundation. The introduction’s author, Ted Kooser, served as United States Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 20042006. We do not accept unsolicited manuscripts.

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f you were to divide your ticket price by the number of semi-nude male pelvic thrusts in the faces of women spectators, each hump costs you less than a penny. At times during Magic Mike XXL, I felt like I needed a “horny translator.” That is to say, when Channing Tatum grabs a woman, flips her upside down until her face is in his crotch, suplexes her (gently) to the floor, flips her over and then grinds into her, do some people find that erotic and not just really exhausting and potentially smelly? This is not a joke: A huge part of my confusion with this movie is understanding whether things that look like borderline sexual assault to me are erotic and desired by others. Magic Mike XXL is arguably one of the most pleasant movies without any kind of dramatic arc whatsoever. It is also inarguably the most womenfriendly film to ever refer to a vagina as a “glass slipper.” The film opens with Mike (Tatum) working at his own furniture company. I know what you’re thinking: His business is struggling and he has to go on one last strip-a-palooza. Nope! Business is good, actually. Mike’s old “adult entertainer” buddies roll through town and meet up with him. You may assume that they desperately plead with him to help “save the club.” Nope! They invite him to come to a stripper convention and he declines briefly before agreeing. The film then becomes a road trip movie without any adversity at all. They crash a car, but then immediately wind up at the mansion of a kind divorcee (Andie MacDowell) who loans them a

ridiculously expensive convertible. They lose their announcing MC, Tobias (Gabriel Iglesias), but pick up an even better one, Rome ( Jada Pinkett Smith). They do not almost miss the convention. They do not have internal struggle and fighting. None of them has relationship problems. It’s the most undramatic, conflict-free movie I may have ever seen. Magic Mike XXL tells you several times that all it wants is for you to smile. And it’s hard not to. Tatum is just stupid charismatic, and the rest of the cast is deceptively charming, most notably Richie ( Joe Manganiello) and Ken (Matt Bomer). Everyone supports each other, openly professes their love for one another, talks about their bigger life plans and encourages each other to stop simply dreaming and work for those goals. It’s all so… nice. They also reimagine the role of the “adult entertainer” as a “healer” for women. At first, this sounds gross and contrived. But as Rome explains to an audience of women she calls her “queens,” these men are here to listen to what the women want, provide no judgment and deliver what makes them happy. Plot-free, significance-free, character development-free and crotch-inface heavy, Magic Mike XXL is a cheerful, inconsequential bit of jiggle and thrust, buoyed by a few strong performers. One more film makes this officially a franchise; at this rate, I predict it will be called Magic Mike XXX. This review first appeared in The Reader of Omaha, Nebraska.

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Roar. Friday, July 10, The Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-4407825. Tickets start at $6 at www.thedairy.org.

Roar chronicles a family, led by Tippi Hedren and Noel Marshall, as they try and play house with wild cats.

here never has been, and there never will be, a movie like Roar. Even the tagline is one in a million, “No animals were harmed in the making of this film. Seventy cast and crew members were.” If that doesn’t pique your interest, then you ought to have your pulse checked. Originally released in 1981 — but never in the U.S. — Roar is essentially two stories, one intended and one delivered. Roar was the passion project of actress and animal rights activist, Tippi Hedren (famous for her roles in Hitchcock’s The Birds and Marnie) and husband, Noel Marshall (one of the executive producers behind The Exorcist). Their goal was to make a sort of hippy-dippy movie that would quell the rampant hunting in Africa by showing that lions, tigers and jaguars are perfectly capable of cohabitating with human beings. If only people saw the individual personality of each animal, they would cease hunting and embrace their feline friends. To pull this off, Hedren and Marshall brought along their children, Melanie, John and Jerry, to give an image of the family that loves lions together, stays together. They lived with wild cats on their property north of Los Angeles (where Roar was shot), but these were not trained animals and the Hedren/Marshall clan wasn’t anywhere close to being qualified. You might expect that anyone foolish enough to work around wild animals would at least know a few basics, but Roar shows that they are just there, constantly at the mercy of these big cats. There is a whole lot of, “Here, try this” as the family does their best to play along. But lion plus people usually equals lion. Hence, the second story of Roar — the one that actually made it to the screen — of lions, tigers and a couple of elephants pretty much doing whatever it is they want to do. Including: fighting, feeding, wrestling, playing and looking into the camera from time to time. Even the directing credit went to, “Noel Marshall and friends.” All of this sets up what turns out to be one glorious train wreck from start to finish. The acting is terrible, as is the end credits song, but the genuine fear in the actor’s eyes is as real as anything you will ever see. Miraculously, no one was killed — although the fake blood budget must have been quite low — allowing us to both marvel at and enjoy Roar. At the very least, for being one of the most ill-conceived ideas in the history of motion pictures. To see Roar is to believe Roar, and that line of thinking is behind the Boedecker’s new series, Friday Night Weird. Every Friday at 10:30 p.m., host Kit Marcy will present a new installment from the offbeat and bizarre. These movies boggle the mind, but they are endlessly watchable, especially with a drink or two under your belt. Grab a glass and a seat and watch one of the worst possible ideas unfold right before your eyes. You’ll be cheering for those lions in no time.

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hen you travel, one of the first things you tell folks about your trip is how the food was. It’s just a simple way to engage your conversation partners in a talk about your trip, which we care about but don’t really want to hear about, and give them something to latch onto. Unless you get sick, the food on any trip is “incredible.” It’s new, you’re hungry all the time, you’re eating out at Yelpverified restaurants, you’re drinking the local beer — a trip to anywhere is like a culinary trap door where your fate is determined well before you leave. What was the last trip you took where the Susan France food wasn’t “incredible”? What’s the point here? When people travel to Boulder County, what do they say about the food? It’s probably similar to what I tell folks while I’m travelling: there are a lot of microbreweries and there is a lot of farm-to-table stuff. Though those answers are true, find any other town that isn’t peddling that in 2015. You might also say, as I do, that green chile is quite abundant and that the Mexican food comes from a different state in Mexico than what you might be used to. True, but you can say the same of much of the southwest. So that leaves us with what I think is the truly unique aspect of Boulder County dining, the one thing other cities don’t have in such abundance and variety: Himalayan food. Whether it’s classified as Tibetan, Nepali or Indian fare, Boulder County can lay claim to such a great diversity of Himalayan restaurants that upon hearing of this, out-of-towners respond with a gleeful, “Huh!” It’s no surprise then that we are once again welcoming another Himalayan restaurant to Boulder, although most locals will recognize it from its flagship enterprise in Nederland. Kathmandu II opened about a month ago in the old Golden

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Lotus building, and things there are just getting into high gear. On a recent evening, we hopped into Kathmandu for dinner. The place will still remind you of Golden Lotus; a small bar is located far to the left, and a dining room with booths and tables is on the right. The small covered patio had a few patrons out dining on a cool, post-rain night. First to our table was a plate of chicken momos and vegetable samosas. The momos were popping at the seems, and the interior meat was well-seasoned. The spicy tomato dipping sauce was spot on. The samosas were flaky, warm and delicious, like any other properly made samosa. But what I particularly liked was the subtle dusting of brown sugar on top of the samosa. It made a world of difference and completely changed the eating experience. The brown sugar pulled out sweetness in the potato, which is too often the tuber’s forgotten attribute. We ordered a special dinner platter next, which included tandoori chicken, vegetable yellow curry, dahl, lamb jal fregi and a kheer dessert. The chicken was, foremost, beautiful. A sunburst of bright orange and red skin on a plump thigh and leg gave way to extra moist meat. It was lightly seasoned, and the flavor of the grill was allowed to shine. The lamb jal fregi was mild and hearty. The lamb bits were tender and the sauce was earthy with deep raisin sweetness. The vegetable yellow curry was much less creamy than other varieties (which was refreshing for my tastes) and the vegetables were cooked to slightly hard. The kheer was effortless, simply prepared with bright and robust ingredients. Where Kathmandu II stacks up against Boulder County’s other Himalayan restaurants is unclear. They’re still getting settled in their new digs, of course, but it was a tasty and welcoming start to their Boulder endeavor. What is clear, is that the next time an out-of-towner asks you what the taste of Boulder is, you’ll be safe sending them to Kathmandu II.

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Skeye Brewing is now up and running on the corner of Hover and Nelson Road in Longmont, serving up a variety of beers in a diverse set of styles. Husband-wife team Chris and Kami Malanowski opened the brewery last month, naming the place after their three pets, Sierra, Kita and Yakone, whose initials spell out “sky” but who also have, allegedly, piercing sky blue eyes. Animals aside, the beer Skeye Brewing is open and serving its brews in Longmont. seems to be seriously interesting. Skeye is currently offering a pale ale, an IPA, a red ale and a porter. A will travel the globe via the kitchen learning pilsner is in the works and there are plans for new techniques and working with ingredients more explorative brews in the near future. local to certain areas. The first course is July Thanks to a red wine barrel aging program, 15 and highlights foods from the Cote d’Azur, Skeye will be dishing out sours, and seasonal which includes bouillabaisse, ratatouille, tapbeers will include an apple pie beer around enade with cocca, chevre omelettes and a Halloween. tarte tropazienne. Other classes visit tapas Skeye is also hosting bands and events on fare, the cuisine of Veneto, Indian and Thai weekends. The brewery is open 2-9 p.m. on food, and it all ends with an Oktoberfest weekdays, and stays open an hour later on course on Sept. 5 that features bratwurst, Friday and Saturday. For more information, sauerkraut, apple strudel, pretzels and spaetvisit www.skeyebrewing.com. zel. Classes are $99 a piece (hey, it’s cheaper than flying to these places). For more information on the Escoffier LEARN TO COOK classes, visit www.escoffier.edu. The Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in HAPPY ANNIVERSARY South Boulder is offering a variety of home cooking classes this summer, which kicked off Twisted Pine Brewing Co. is getting set to this week. The classes vary from learning the celebrate two decades serving up beer in basics to specialized meal preparations. Boulder on Saturday, July 18 with a party on Take for instance the “summer of travel” Walnut Street from 2-7 p.m. home cook courses. Over six weeks, students

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The celebration will include live music, life-sized lot games, food trucks and special beer tappings. Twisted Pine will release a commemorative beer that day, “Twenty to Life,” a grand cru that is “a canary-colored Belgo-American ale with a light, bright body and tropical fruit finish.” Several other small batches will be released that day from Twisted Pine, as well as several reserve batches. Tickets can be purchased to the event for $5 at the Twisted Pine ale house or online at www.twistedpinebrewing.com.

PICKLES AND BEER Hey, here’s a question: Do you like pickles? If you’re not asking yourself that question every day, then you probably are doing something right. But if you’re like the rest of us, the pickle question is a daily check-in with our taste buds. The time is nigh for a new pickle experience, and that’s what the folks at Odell Brewing in Fort Collins have done. They’ve managed to take artisan pickles and meld it with beer. Take it away, Odell press release: “Inspired by Odell Brewing’s Myrcenary Double IPA, these pickles are made with a hopped wort brine. The wort, which is essentially the backbone of the beer, gives the brine its malt and hop character. It is then combined with a variety of ingredients designed to bring out the same flavors and aromas that Myrcenary Double IPA evokes and dry hopped for up to two weeks.” The pickles will be released on Friday, July 10 at the Odell tap room, and they’ll be available throughout northern Colorado shortly thereafter.

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olorado craft-beer drinkers have choices. Our local liquor store shelves are lined with craft offerings, and we’re likely to live within a few miles of a local brewery. As the Colorado craft-beer culture continues to thrive, like any booming industry, issues can arise. Those who have been in the industry for a while have witnessed many changes, and recognize what it takes to maintain Colorado’s status as a top destination for craft beer. Chad Melis, marketing director of Oskar Blues

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notes, “Nowadays the space is getting very crowded and competitive. It is important for us to continue healthy competition and collaboration; it’s part of what makes our industry special.” So having lots of breweries keeps consumers happy with plenty of options, helps boost business at local liquor stores and it keeps brewers on their toes. But are we getting too competitive? Is the Colorado craft brewing community a little too crowded? With plenty of local home-brewers with stars in their eyes for one

day opening up their own brewery, will there even be an opportunity for them to be successful? Bart Watson, chief economist at the Brewers Association says, “I think there are still opportunities, but as one of the highest per capita states in brewery terms, for the number of breweries to continue increasing in Colorado, (new) breweries will have to be able to differentiate themselves in a meaningful way.” see CRAFT BREWING Page 56

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The numbers back up the perceived crowding of microbreweries in the state. Colorado ranks third in the nation in total craft breweries (behind California and Washington) with 287, according to the Brewers Association. It also ranks third in the U.S. in craft breweries per capita (a more important and entertaining statistic) with 6.1 breweries for every 100,000 people, trailing only Vermont and Oregon. To kill the point, more than one-third of all microbreweries are located in the states of California, Washington, Colorado and Oregon. No wonder the market is tight here. So why has the craft beer movement been allowed to grow so substantially here? It’s not just great beer that’s aided our craft movement. In fact, our biggest issue may not be the possibility of too many breweries. While current liquor laws limit business owners to have one liquor license for one liquor store, this prohibits chain grocers and convenience stores from owning the entire market. This also allows small, independently owned liquor stores to flourish, and small liquor store decisionmakers to choose to sell delicious local craft brew options. Watson can attest. “Colorado has benHAVE BEEN efited from a regulatory system that is BUILT AND ESTABLISHED ON THE highly beneficial to small breweries — MODEL OF ONE LICENSE PER BUSIwere things to change, it’s possible the NESS. IF THAT WERE ALTERED, state wouldn’t be able to support as many.” SUDDENLY HUNDREDS OF LICENSThe large chain stores along with big ES WOULD BE GIVEN TO CHAINS breweries (you know who I’m talking AND ONLY SOME OF THEM WOULD about) have been vying to change this law PUT THE ENERGY INTO REMODELfor years and offer more liquor licenses per ING TO INCLUDE MORE WINE AND BEER.” business. After all, California and Oregon — COURTNEY COBB, PRODUCER don’t limit businesses to one liquor license OF THE FILMS BEER CULTURE AND and they’re booming. Wouldn’t it be conCRAFTING A NATION venient to be able to grab your six-pack at any grocery store? Courtney Cobb, producer of the films Beer Culture and Crafting a Nation explains, “Small businesses have been built and established on the model of one license per business. If that were altered, suddenly hundreds of licenses would be given to chains and only some of them would put the energy into remodeling to include more wine and beer. Likely only the biggest domestic and craft players would be offered. New startup craft breweries wouldn’t stand a chance at shelf space, and existing small liquor stores would likely suffer.” The controversy over the current liquor laws is not new, and seems to be gaining traction as the Colorado beer industry thrives. There are groups on both sides of the issue, from the folks involved with Keep Colorado Local who want to maintain the current liquor laws, to the out-of-state chain grocers who want to be able to sell beer at all of their stores in Colorado. Keep Colorado Local, a coalition of local beer and wine producers, liquor stores and distributors, announced in May that breweries across the state will brew a special beer to rally support for the cause. The Keep Colorado LocALE is a pale ale grown with Colorado ingredients that each brewery will craft and put their own spin on over the next several months. Leave it to brewers to use beer as a solution to everything. But the LocALE may not just be a cute gimmick — the issue is likely headed to the ballot in 2016. The pro-beer-in-grocery-store group Colorado Consumers for Choice is circulating a petition, which would put the issue to voters if enough signatures are gained. The group sums up their argument on their petition, saying, “Since 1933, we have invented soft-serve ice cream, rock ‘n’ roll, space travel, the Internet and the cellphone, but you still can’t buy real beer or wine in a Colorado grocery store in Colorado.” (For those of you who are lost at this point, saying aloud and angrily, “Hey, grocery stores can already sell beer!” — you’re right, but grocery stores have to sell a watered down version of the beer, making you wonder why they even bother at all.) It’s clear that those in the craft-beer industry are concerned that making it easier for consumers to buy full strength beer in grocery stores would kill the craft beer economy, from the brewers themselves to the independent liquor stores that specialize in providing weird and local brews. Meanwhile grocery stores say they just want to be on an equal competitive level with the liquor stores. It’s hard to compete with that logic, but the craft-beer scene also produces a lot of unique things we can’t get elsewhere. Boy, this is going to be interesting. Better have a beer.

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drink Celebrate a local favorite JUL-IPA Festival highlights bold beers by Kristen Kuchar

op lovers rejoice; there is a festival highlighting those bitter, intense beers you know and love. Boulder’s JUL-IPA brings together more than 30 breweries, both locally and nationally based, to pour India Pale Ales for your drinking pleasure. Boulder’s The West End Tavern and The Farm present the seventh annual event, taking place on Saturday, July 11. Wild Woods Brewery, BRU Handbuilt Ales, Avery Brewing Co., Sanitas Brewing Co. and The Post Brewing Co. are just a handful of the local Boulder County breweries attending the fest. Besides many more breweries from across Colorado, Missouri’s Boulevard Brewing Co. and California’s Stone Brewing Co. and Firestone Walker Brewing Co. are serving their brews as well. Most of the breweries have participated in the event before, but organizers also try to incorporate recently opened breweries to try and get them involved in the craft beer community, according to Sharon Wikipedia Read, bar manager at The West End Tavern. “It is mostly IPAs being served,” Read says, “but there are a lot of different styles or spins on them.” She says there’ll also be a meadery pouring mead and at least one other gluten-free option. Between your sips you can enjoy live music by The Goonies and Sixty Minute Men, carnival games and as a perfect accompaniment, The West End Tavern’s barbecue pulled pork, bacon baked beans and mac and cheese, which is available for purchase. For the third year, this all will take place on the scenic Throw down some hoppy beers at JUL-IPA. outdoor pavilion at the Millennium Harvest House (1345 28th St., Boulder), which is located on Boulder Creek. FATE Brewing Company’s Sales and Events Director, Erin Peacock, says they enjoy participating in this fest because it’s intimate with short wait times for beers. “You really get a chance to chat about the beers with an educated crowd and representatives from the other breweries,” Peacock says. This will be the third year FATE Brewing is participating, and they’re planning on bringing some unique options as well as hoppy options to fit the IPA style. Peacock says the vibe of the event is relaxing. “The crowd is mixed with all ages, including beer geeks and those just trying to sip on some nice brews at an outside venue.” As if drinking IPAs under shaded oak trees while enjoying great music wasn’t good enough, it’s all for a good cause. All of the proceeds from the event support Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence, or SPAN. This human rights organization provides shelter and advocacy for victims of abuse in Boulder, western Broomfield, smaller towns and unincorporated Boulder County. Since 1979, they’ve been committed to ending violence against adults, youth and children through advocacy, support, community organization and education. The festivities take place from 12-4 p.m. Tickets are $30 and $10 for nondrinking designated drivers. To purchase tickets, visit www.thewestendtavern.com. To learn more about the SPAN, visit their website at www.safehousealliance.org.

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How can you fulfill your potential as an Aries? What strategies will help you become the best Aries you can possibly be? Now is an excellent time to meditate on these riddles. One of my Aries readers, Mickki Langston, has some stellar tips to inspire you: 1. One of your greatest assets is your relentless sense of purpose. Treasure it. Stay connected to it. Draw on it daily. 2. Love what you love with pure conviction, because there is no escaping it. 3. Other people may believe in you, but only sometimes. That’s why you should unfailingly believe in yourself. 4. It’s your duty and your destiny to continually learn more about how to be a leader. 5. Don’t be confused by other people’s confusion. 6. Your best friend is the Fool, who will guide you to laughter and humility when you need it most, which is pretty much all of the time.

The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to acquire a new title. It’s quite possible that a person in authority will confer it upon you, and that it will signify a raise in status, an increase in responsibility or an expansion of your clout. If for some reason this upgrade doesn’t occur naturally, take matters into your own hands. Tell people to refer to you as “Your Excellency” or “Your Majesty.” Wear a nametag that says “Deputy Director of Puzzle-Solving” or “Executive Vice-President of Fanatical Balance and Insane Poise.” For once in your life, it’s OK to risk becoming a legend in your own mind. P.S. It wouldn’t be a bad time to demand a promotion — diplomatically, of course, in the Libran spirit.

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“I have gathered about me people who understand how to translate fear into possibility,” writes John Keene in his story “Acrobatique.” I’d love to see you do the same, Gemini. From an astrological perspective, now is a favorable time to put your worries and trepidations to work for you. You have an extraordinary capacity to use your doubt and dread to generate opportunities. Even if you go it alone, you can accomplish minor miracles, but why not dare to think even bigger? Team up with brave and resourceful allies who want to translate fear into possibility, too.

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When novelist John Irving begins a new book, his first task is to write the last line of the last page. Then he writes the second-to-last line. He continues to work backwards for a while until he has a clear understanding of the way his story will end. Right now, Cancerian, as you hatch your next big phase of development, I invite you to borrow Irving’s approach. Visualize in detail the blossoms that will eventually come from the seeds you’re planting. Create a vivid picture of the life you will be living when your plans have fully ripened.

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Between now and July 22, your password and mantra and battle cry is “serendipity.” To make sure you are clear about its meaning, meditate on these definitions: a knack for uncovering surprising benefits by accident; a talent for stumbling upon timely help or useful resources without searching for them. Got that? Now I’ll provide clues that should help you get the most out of your lucky breaks and blessed twists: 1. Be curious and receptive, not lackadaisical and entitled. 2. Expect the unexpected. Vow to thrive on surprises. 3. Your desires are more likely to come true if you are unattached to them coming true. But you should formulate those desires clearly and precisely.

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Even the most provocative meme cannot literally cause the Internet to collapse from overuse. It’s true that photos of Kim Kardashian’s oiled-up butt spawned a biblical flood of agitated responses on social media. So did the cover shot of Caitlyn Jenner in Vanity Fair and the YouTube video of a tiny hamster noshing tiny burritos and the season-five finale of the TV show Game of Thrones. But none of these starbursts unleashed so much traffic that the Web was in danger of crashing. It’s too vast and robust for that to ever happen. Or is it? I’m wondering if Virgos’ current propensities for high adventure and rollicking melodrama could generate phenomena that would actually, not just metaphorically, break the Internet. To be safe, I suggest you enjoy yourself to the utmost, but not more than the utmost.

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What’s hard but important for you to do? What are the challenging tasks you know you should undertake because they would improve your life? The coming days will be a favorable time to make headway on these labors. You will have more power than usual to move what has been nearly impossible to move. You may be surprised by your ability to change situations that have resisted and outfoxed you in the past. I’m not saying that any of this will be smooth and easy. But I bet you will be able to summon unprecedented amounts of willpower and perseverance.

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While making a long trek through the desert on a camel, British author Somerset Maugham passed the time by reading Marcel Proust’s novel In Search of Lost Time. After finishing each page, Maugham ripped it out and cast it away. The book weighed less and less as his journey progressed. I suggest that you consider a similar approach in the coming weeks, Taurus. As you weave your way toward your next destination, shed the accessories and attachments you don’t absolutely need. Keep lightening your load.

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SAVAGE by Dan Savage

Dear Dan: In a former life, I was a staunch Republican and voted for antigay ballot initiatives. Then, after a bad divorce 18 years ago, I moved to another state and fell in with an artistic crowd. Over the years, I became close friends with people with vastly different life experiences, and I’ve developed an entirely new attitude toward gay rights. My dilemma: When SCOTUS handed down their ruling making marriage a right for all, I congratulated all my non-straight friends on Facebook. One of those friends posted a note thanking me for “always being in [their] corner.” My asshole brother then commented that not only had I not “always” been supportive, in my previous life I campaigned against gay rights. Several non-straight friends jumped to my defense, stating that it couldn’t be true. I am ashamed of the person I was and have

worked hard to be a better person. Is there any point in apologizing? — Don’t Have A Clever Acronym DHACA: Anthony Kennedy, the Supreme Court justice who wrote the majority decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states, also wrote the majority opinions in Lawrence v. Texas (2003), which declared laws against sodomy to be unconstitutional, and Windsor v. United States (2013), which overturned the Defense of Marriage Act. Kennedy will obviously go down in history as a hero to the gay-rights movement — but his record isn’t perfect. Anthony Corbett Sullivan, a U.S. citizen, legally married Richard Frank Adams, an Australian citizen, in 1975

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in Boulder, Colorado. The men had been issued a marriage license by a county clerk who couldn’t find anything in state law that prevented two men from marrying. Sullivan and Adams applied for a spousal visa for Adams. Here’s the response the couple got — the entire response — on official U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services letterhead: “ You have failed to establish that a bona fide marital relationship can exist between two faggots.” The couple sued, and Kennedy, then a circuit court judge, heard their case — and he ruled against the “two faggots.” Sullivan and Adams had to leave the country to be together. Exactly 18 years passed between 1985, when Kennedy signed off on the deportation of Adams, and 2003, when Kennedy wrote his first major gayrights decision. In Obergefell, Kennedy wrote that “new insights and societal under-

standings” changed the way many Americans — including a majority of Americans on the Supreme Court — see gay people. The same goes for you: New insights and understandings have changed how you think, feel and vote about gay people. And that’s exactly what the queer-rights movement has been asking of straight people all along: to think, feel and vote differently — and you have done all three. You can and perhaps should apologize to your gay friends for the antigay attitudes you once held — and for antigay votes you once cast — but they should immediately thank you for being the person you are now. You can be ashamed of the person you once were but proud of the person you are now — unlike Roberts, Alito, Thomas and Scalia, four men who are as shameful now as they ever were. Send questions to mail@savagelove.net and @fakedansavage on Twitter.

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It’s time to let Boulder cannabis businesses succeed

aving lived here nearly half tated strict timelines for rulemaking. Take the city’s coupon ban. This my life, I frequent local But a close look at the city rules on makes no sense whatsoever. Currently, businesses and want them marijuana is confusing at best. The no Boulder marijuana business can to succeed and thrive. I’m Boulder charter states (6-16-1) that “the place a coupon in a newspaper or proud to support companies City Council intends to regulate the use, magazine. Any other business in the that call Boulder home, too, — shops possession, cultivation, production and state can put a coupon in Boulder and stores that are part of the fabric of distribution of marijuana in a manner publications. It’s a staple of local busithe community and who call me by my that is consistent with Amendment 64 ness — who hasn’t used one? — but first name. Chain stores serve their and finds that the provisions of this the ban leaves local cannabis businessfunction, but we all know a viable city chapter are directly and demonstrably es at a distinct disadvantage. It strains needs to be built around Leland Rucker credibility to imagine a strong homegrown what “negative impacts business community. on the community” Cannabis stores have can come from a counow been open for a pon? No other jurisyear and a half, and as a diction in the state has consumer, I’m especially this, and it’s reminiseager to see local busicent of the merchannesses thrive, especially dise ban in the origithe ones that came nal city ordinance that onboard at the beginwas amended by counning and took the cil last year. chance to operate a Another one that legitimate business for a confuses me has to do substance illegal under with infused-products Rules need to be amended to allow Boulder marijuana retailers to stay local. federal law beneath a manufacturing. confusing labyrinth of Ordinance 6-16-5 says uncertain legal, financial and existential related to the operation of marijuana that city cultivation facilities must be challenges. I’m just not that excited to establishments in a manner to minimize owned by the licensee. But it also see marijuana business, especially in negative impacts on the community.” requires that those businesses own manBoulder, become just another string of But the city’s own regulations some- ufacturing facilities that provide 70 percorporate stores. In this case, smaller times go beyond the state rules. Some cent of the marijuana used for infusion. and local is better. seem arbitrary, others counter-intuitive The number of manufacturing facilities I know that the city prides itself on and aimed at putting local marijuana you can own in town is limited and each its overlapping maze of regulatory rules businesses at a competitive disadvantage. is restricted to 15,000 square feet or less. and procedures, and in general, I’m a A large percentage of Boulder citizens Perhaps there are, but I see no reasons believer in regulations that promote the voted for legalization, and I’m sure most for this beyond making it almost imposlocal welfare and protect citizens, busiwould agree that the city should sible for local businesses to produce ediness owners and employees. ensure that cannabis businesses locatble products. I can also understand the pressure ed here are at least allowed the chance Then there’s the so-called “Sunset on legislators, since Amendment 64 dic- to build their brands. Rule,” which allows an existing medical

business to become a co-located retail and medical store and which expires on Dec. 31, 2015. This arbitrary deadline needs to be permanently removed. I know the city added this initially to help limit cannabis businesses, but unless it’s rescinded, it could work in the opposite way. Some medical businesses haven’t been able to convert yet, for whatever reasons, and they should still have the same chance that any beginning business gets. It also is concerning that a recreational business license (6-16-3) is not transferable or assignable to anybody else. Which basically means that if you sell a grow operation, you must destroy your product first. Talk about lessening value. And Boulder is the only place in the state where there is no chance for appealing a decision concerning rules violations. Negative impacts on the community? Or on cannabis businesses? I’ve talked with a lot of business owners over the last couple of years, and those who have been successful work very hard to comply with the often bewildering rules and regs of both the city and the state. Marijuana is legal in Boulder, and it’s likely to stay that way. Cannabis businesses in Boulder pay local, state and federal taxes, and the city collects sales-tax revenue. Boulder should extend to them the same basic courtesies it offers any other business to be able to grow and prosper. 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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