Category — Denver Events

AaaaaAAAARrrrrgggggGGGGGHhhhhhhh!!!  BRAINS!!

That was the chant during Saturday Night’s 4th annual Denver Zombie Crawl.  I was right in the middle of it.

There were a couple, maybe a few, thousand zombies in all stages of decomposition.  There were the political messages zombies (health care is dead), and the humorous zombies.  But the most common was the pure gore it up shock value horror zombies.  They came in blue, green or grey and blood red all over.  There were Zombie dancing such as Thriller or an orchestrated Zombierana (Macarena, get it).

Now I’m someone who has already seen Zombieland, watched Night of the Living Dead as a kid, and read World War Z.  Yep, you guessed it… Nerd.

The event itself had “victims”.  Victims were people who marked themselves with a big X across their chest.  Once spotted the Zombie hordes would set out to feast on their brains.  This meant circling them and most likely spraying them with fake blood.  Lots of fake blood.  Innocent  bystanders were safe of course.  As were the diners in the various restaurants along the 16th street mall who gazed from their glass of Pinot Noir and dinner salad at the horde of zombies leering into the restaurant windows.  Note to the window washers out there, I feel SO BAD FOR YOU.  All those makeup and fake blood costumed hands and faces looked like they had been smeared across some of those windows.  Some windows were just plain gross.

I stuck around for the crawl and to take in all the creative costumes.  I did not take my camera and decided to simply participate in the event but you can check out the collection of photos on flickr at http://www.flickr.com/groups/zombiecrawl/pool/.  As with all large groups of people there is always someone who ruins the fun and when signs of malevolent Zombies started I decided to go change venues and take my zombie self to get an ale.  Walking home, surrounded by many other zombies I heard one couple comment “Geez, everyone’s wearing the same costume this year… they are all zombies”.  Maybe they will read the news the next day.

So the Zombie Crawl was a perfect excuse to dress up in costume and be creative.  It’s make believe.  That’s fun.  It didn’t involve anything other than letting yourself have fun and I highly recommend you add it to your calendar for next year… if there is any of that little kid inside of yoiu.

Last night was the famous “Big Night” in the Denver Starz Film Festival lineup. Last year the movie selection was Juno which went on to make some major numbers in the box office and earned Screenwriter Diablo Cody an Oscar. The year the film selected, “Slumdog Millionaire” was presented as the next dynamo. The question is… will it be?

I have to admit I loved it. I am not sure if it will get an Oscar for screenwriting (not that it won’t) but I can say that the scenes of India, mostly it’s raw underbelly, are spectacular. The problem I have with most movie reviews is that they give too much away. I was once told that the best way to see a film is with as little advance information as possible. Don’t watch the trailers (maybe you already clicked on the link above), don’t read the detailed reviews. Just go and experience it yourself and form your own opinions. But in reality most people need to at least learn enough to know what films to see.

This movie is one to see. But you might have to search to find another screening. Which reminds me to thank the folks at Starz Film Society for putting together such a great festival.

Today feels like Fall. It’s cold, gloomy and a constant mist seems to fall from the sky. I could swear I was back in Ohio but if that was true the weather would stay this way through March.

What the weather is doing to me is a different story. It is making me crave a sit down breakfast, a hot cup of coffee, and my newspaper. This is the kind of day that just begs for warm and cozy comforts. So I ponder… where should I go. I love Snooze and eat there almost every time I get a breakfast craving. I also love the Gallop Cafe where the warm atmosphere and huge windows make enjoying food a delight. Of course the Gallop also has my absolute favorite early morning bloody mary… and it is a Friday. Nah. [Read more →]

The Police at Red Rocks

Last night I had the opportunity to take a walk down memory lane. It was back to a time when I cruised around my small Ohio town in a 1974 forest green Beetle that had been outfitted with a high tech Sony Cassette system that fed tunes to the monster woofers in the back (supported on a home built plywood panel) and small Boston Acoustics cut and placed into the side boards. The stereo probably cost as much as the car which I had bought in Baltimore while living one of many summers eating Chesapeake Blue Crabs smother in Old Bay, Phillips Harborplace Oysters, and sliced fresh tomatoes with a touch of salt and pepper. But I needed great tunes in that car for it’s 8 hour drive back to Ohio. And one of the mixed tapes that surely be playing on that road trip would have included classic Elvis Costello and the Police, along with a myriad of other artists of that time. [Read more →]

I gotta admit that I love the whole ZOMBIE genre. Whether it is the classic Night of the Living Dead or the more modern 28 Days the stories are classic. Who knows what the magical attraction is for the whole zombie culture but in terms of total books and movies they seem to be edging out Vampires and Werewolves in the horror popularity contest. But who doesn’t love a script riddled with characters whose only lines [Read more →]

Last night I was fortunate enough to attend my first (yes, my first) concert at Red Rocks for the R.E.M. concert with Modest Mouse and The National. And yes, I cannot count on one hand how many people were shocked that it was my first concert. Don’t ask me how that happened, I guess my days in the mountains were just too booked. However I was still a slacker for putting this event off for so long. Red Rocks is an amazing place and it was an amazing show. And with the news about Obama winning the Democratic Presidential Nomination the show had a special energy for R.E.M. Michael Stipe began an earlier set announcing that Obama would be our next President and went through a number of songs [Read more →]

I was cruising down the 16th street mall last week and noticed a bunch of DNC folks out talking to people. It may have been that they were working on this video that recently came out.

So here is my question.. what are you doing for the Democratic National Convention. I keep hearing folks talk about renting out their place. Of course, the stories keep growing and growing. While getting my hair cut last week I heard a story about 900 square feet going for $5000 a night for the 3 main nights. [Read more →]

Merry Christmas!! Hope everyone has a Happy Holiday

This upcoming September 22nd is World Wide Car Free Day!!

Leave your car at home and bike, walk, or use public transportation. Just don’t get in that car!! Learn more about this worldwide organization here.

The Police concert hits Denver.  These tickets are sold out but you can probably find some scalpers out there willing to sell

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