midgebop
Drunk on a world served straight: through the lens of a travel junkie, movie slut, foodie, music lover (no country twang please), queer liberal, English prof.

September 2008



Oh no--a gem is gone

Tuesday, 23 September 2008 8:06 P GMT-07
Yup, a small indy establishment just couldn't last with the big guys. Neighborhood Flix, a fabulous cinema, family run with a great vibe, has gone under. Sad sad sad. Even though Denver has lots of independent movie houses, this place had its ow

Frank Rich does it again

Sunday, 14 September 2008 8:06 P GMT-07
I love Frank Rich. Each Sunday, despite the way his column makes me scratch my head, I look forward to reading his brilliantly articulated thoughts. Tonight, he does it again with a brilliant piece entitled "The Palin-Whatshisname Ticket."&

More Food Tales

Thursday, 11 September 2008 6:56 A GMT-07
Rather than rant about the political situation, which for now would come off as a disgusted rant, I will return to my blogging about veggie hauls. When we took a share in Grants Farm, a major motivation was to not only eat local, but eat what was in

Death to a radio station

Tuesday, 2 September 2008 7:50 P GMT-07
I get in the car this morning, turn the dial to 102.3 KCUV, or so I thought, and a much different version of music (not indie/folk) came over the station, now called Jack. Confused all day until I got home and did some surfing to see what had happene

Free Amy Goodman

Monday, 1 September 2008 8:17 P GMT-07
While the DNC went off without too many arrests and actual obstructions, it seems the RNC is off to a riot of a start. I just found this article that Amy Goodman of Democracy Now was allegedly unlawfully arrested . What next?My post DNC reflections s