charlie's revisited

It has been forever since I did a Charlie's night. I met Robert K, Geoff, Tony, Jerry D. Jr & Lisa out. I also met Susan F & Tom there. It was really a fun night. I forget sometimes how much fun I used to have when we use put these gay bar night things together. The crowd at Charlie's was standard. Poor Denver and its tired gay scene. For those of you who are big Stevie Nicks fans (Eric S) there is dude that can do a mean impersonation of Stevie. We saw his performance and had Robert K. Verify if it was truly this dudes own voice, It was! Very fun night. Enjoyable company. The night ended calmly. I made fun of the suburbanites who had to drive home and I rode my bike down the hill.

THE GERMANS ARE COMING!
My parents called me last night to tell me that Uli & Jorge Schlamcher, family friend from Aurich, Germany, will be stopping through Denver next week. Should be a very exciting day for all of us. I haven't seen these guys since 1994. I am not sure how I will entertain them yet. I had thoughts of taking them up Mt. Evans (the rode). Any ideas???? Let me know!!!! I am planning a tentative bar night next Tuesday for them!!!!

happy birthday mindy

Long night! I picked up some roses at the store then jumped on my bike and headed downtown. I avoided the whole police sobriety barricade. They were on Speer blvd and I was on the Cherry Creek trail with my flowers and wine in my water bottle :-). I have never felt so euro. Front Porch, the scene of the party was fabulous. I have been meaning to get there for a while. It was very chic but comfortable all at the same time. Mindy had a ton of friends there. We left shortly after my arrival and went to Tracks. It was a bit lame. Well it was a bit 18+. Ever had the sensation of going to a bar and having the tender tell you "we don't service alcohol?" What?!?!?!?! OK fine. Then the excitement began. Julie called me she had been in an accident. We rushed to 17th & Park. It was bad but nobody was hurt. Julie's car was un-drivable. The police came and were very nice. Julie and the girl she was in the accident with were very shaken but thankfully again they were safe. It turned out to be a long night. Special remarks to Smay who was so wonderful in comforting the other girl in the accident.

the great chili debacle

What started as a very unproductive day ended up to be ridiculously productive. Went to the campus to buy some books. I stood in this horribly long line. The books were only $118 whew. Of course that was only 1/3 of my required texts. Met Tony for tea at The Market. Grocery shopped. Dinner with Smay and Ruth at El Taco de Mexico. Awesome food really!! Its so authentic that cow brain is on the menu. Then we were off to Cherry Creek for Gelato. Biked back downtown to see Chris and Hans. Common Grounds was having a poetry recital. Quite a crowd I must say. I went to the gym at night for the first time in ever. It was weird. Different crowd. I liked it tho. I made Chili but added WAY to much garlic. I have now removed the solids and am going to dispose of the liquids and reintroduce the solids to some not go garlicy liquids. OH the drama of being a chili cook!

the official summer is over post

School is back in! This is like my 40th semester of college and I don't quite see the light at the end of the tunnel. Being back on campus is great tho. Lots to look at. I was able to get up and go to class but quickly lost all motivation and I have been surfing all afternoon. Soon I have to motivate and go to Common Grounds and see Chris Y. The weather could not have been more perfect for the first day of classes for the aurarians. OK I guess the weather is like always perfect in Denver, Co. Tonight is our Homeowners association annual meeting. It should be interesting, but I hope not.

2nd annual Emerson Plaza Homeowners association meeting.
Ruth, Susan and Linda stepped down and our new board member is Kaiya. Eric and Todd stayed on the board. The meeting was smooth and painless lasting only about 40 minutes. It was a great turnout with about 12 out of 17 owners attending. Its hard to believe we have all been here a year. Cheers to another successful year at the Plaza!

Mindy, Susan, Eric, Bennett & I took a nice stroll up to capital hill and back down. We stopped to frolic in the Hungarian Freedom Park fountain. I wish I had my camera (which isn't working at the moment.) We moved on the Governers Park (The park not the bar) and played on the tire swing for a while.
Eric and I ate some Benny's take out eh! then met up with Ben and rode to the Kentucky Inn. A small hole in the wall neighborhood bar on So. Pearl. Smay and Angi had met one of our coworkers Jill and her boyfriend Chris for cocktails and Pool. A lovely time. We attempted to eat at Breakfast King but they were having they're stove hoods cleaned. It's nice to hear that every once in a while. We opted for Denver Diner.

drunk charity work

Last night was the 13th annual Moonlight Classic bike ride. Over 5,000 bikes participated in the 15 mile loop around Denver. Eric, Eric's cousin Scotty, Eric's high school buddy Nick and I started our evening at Sancho's Broken Arrow. It was my first time there. Sancho's attracts a very hippy clientele but, it seems to be a crowd I would enjoy. The ride was already in progress when we joined at 17th and Washington St. We passed bike after bike but never seemed to reach the front of the crowd. The 4 of us were sporting a slight beer (or in my case wine) buzz. We weaved in and out of bikes. We finally decided to pit stop at Stadium Inn, a DU bar. It was a classic dive shit hole college bar. There was a little bit of underlined attitude which was really unnecessary in this environment, but still very enjoyable. We all enjoyed a shot of Jameson compliments of Eric. We departed Stadium in and headed back towards the city. We biked passed Washington Park then onto Speer Blvd. At some point we lost Eric. He went home, so we made him a deal. Meet us at Funky Buddha. Our ride ended there. sorta. After another shot of Jameson and some more beer we were all feeling pretty good. In the middle of Buddha surrounded by beautiful people we were feeling the beat and began dancing as if we did not have a care in the world. We certainly had reached a supreme buzz. We finished the evening at Pete's Kitchen. Smay and Christine joined us. On the way in we got a good view of a street disturbance where a man ripped his shirt off and was arrested. I am also very happy to report (for those of you well versed in Petes Kitchen tradition.)that the bouncer with the feather in this cap is back. His name is T and he's from Chicago. This is the guy that's famous for shouting at patrons waiting in line to get into the crowded diner on busy nights. I spent the night at Mike and Matts with Bailey. The boys are in San Diego visiting family.

happy birthday julie

julie's birthday! Planned accordingly, the eve of Julie's birthday fell on 80's night at the Hi-dive. In my humble opinion Hi-dive is the best Wednesday night hangout in town. The Wednesday night crowd at the dive seems to be getting more and more diverse every week. Dosha and Matt, two friends from Julie's work were on hand to celebrate and I brought Eric and Ben. The music was great the beer was a bit warm but the atmosphere was sizzling!! ssssssssssssssssssssss Some dude knocked my contact lens out while he was not so gracefully removing himself from the stage. The after party was at Eric's. Chili, noodles and mushrooms were served. The drunkend philosophy was abundant.

Would you like Champagne with your Chili?
earlier that evening..... The carpool took an early out from work. Great Stuff! Ms. Taylor and Mr. Mancini came over for an imprompto chili bash. Matt joined later with Bailey Mike and Matts chocolate lab. My home made chili was OK. It gets better with age and it was only about 12 hours old. It was a relaxing and enjoyable. Ruth stopped by as well as Kaiya, Eric and Ben. It's always a good idea to fill your stomach with chili before a drunkend evening of dancing.

a walk in the park

Yesterday I hiked my first Colorado 14er, Mt Bierstadt. I found it to be much more relaxing then some less prominent hikes I have done. I had great company. My friends Angela, Kim, Erica and the surprise of the trip Gail accompanied me on the ascend to the summit. Gail who was celebrating her first, well stint, into nature had threatened to bring a bottle of champagne to the summit. I was slightly disappointed when the decision was made not to. I was kind of curious to know how easy it would have been to get ripped at 14,000 feet. The weather cooperated. I only felt 5 rain drops. I did however get very sunburned and I am feeling the pain today. Well worth it and I would do it again in a heart beat.