“The Dailey Sun-Times”
August 2014
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From the reporters’ notebooks:
CONTROVERSIAL UTE THEATRE OPENS IN RIFLE
Despite the many shenanigans the Rifle City Council pulls to rennovate the old movie theatre, the first event with the classic American cowboy quartet Riders in the Sky was pulled off on Friday, July 18.
In fact the sold-out show started five minutes early. General admission tickets for $25 were sold through City Markets, the event was produced by Sandstone Concerts of Grand Junction, and partial sponsorship was obtained by KMTS “Your Brand of Country” music station.
Doors opened up to the line of hundreds of fans at 6:56 p.m. Some came as far as Greeley. Those waiting patiently in line were asked who their favorite cowboy is. John Wayne, Roy Rogers, Hoots Gibson, and Tom Mix were some of the answers.
What Riders in the Sky song fans were looking forward to hearing included: “Water”, “Slaying of the Slug”, “Ghost Riders”, “Side Meat”, “Reincarnation”, and “Lone Ranger.”
Yodeling is one of the band’s signature acts and security asked our newspaper reporter to leave at this point of the program. Reactions of the fans were not solicited after the concert.
MISSING LINK
The rock and roll group Missing Link played the last set of Strawberry Days on Sunday, June 22nd. Their finale included songs like “Oh What a Night,” Linda Ronstadt’s “Can’t Go Home,” “La Bomba,” and other popular songs by the Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, the Go-Gos, Guess Who, Tina Turner, Stevie Nicks, Aerosmith, Tom Petty, Pat Benatar, and the Doobie Brothers. The harmony of lead singers Holly and Kim proved magic in inspiring the crowd to dance.
BLUEBIRD CAFE
This cafe is a great eat for baked goods, like cinnamon rolls and blueberry muffins, Boar’s Head premium roast beef, and quiche. It is located at 730 Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs.
The Bluebird roasts its own Silver Sky Coffee beans in Silk, Colorado, at 5,432 feet above sea level with Rocky Mountain water.
BILLY PLAYS THE HACIENDA EL PATRON DURING DINNER HOURS IN NEW CASTLE
You will come across great dinner music in New Castle. Keyboardist Billy thinks of himself as a lucky guy, particularly after Doyle’s help from Lubbock, Texas, and getting his buddy Joel to be sideman on recent recordings of ten songs. All the while they kept their recording session on key. They also included Mac Davis’ ‘Barstools and Babies Don’t Mix’ on the CD.
Billy’s musical lyrics are provacative. Such as during ‘Living the Lies’, he sings “how many people do we know… tell me you know one.” Billy is very articulate in playing the piano and keyboards. ‘Walking the Tightropes,’ and ‘She Caught Me Napping,’ are other original songs.
On the patio at the restaurant, Billy sings many popular artists’ songs.
GLENWOOD SPRINGS SUMMER MUSIC IN THE PARK ENDS WITH A “RIPPLE” NEAR THE COLORADO RIVER
The last song of the Center for the Arts summer concert series in Two Rivers Park was the Greatful Dead’s “Ripple” played by Halden Wofford and the High Beams. The Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk band was their opening act on July 30. This was the final act of the six consecutive weeks of Wednesday night entertainment that began on June 25.
The first band delighted the crowd with “Scarecrow from Kentucky.”
Tax deductible donations are needed to continue this and other programs throughout the year. Call (970) 945-2414 and go on-line http://www.glenwoodarts.org.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT by Bradley
This is a ‘Draconion Law.’ Domestic security procedures have been established indefinately. Persons apprehended are treated similar to terrorist prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Bradley was unable to finish his story. His camp was raided by local GSPD at 4 a.m. during the week of July 27th. Police apparently were not searching for him but mistakenly another person whose bicycle was found nearby. Bradley voluntarily left the area heading southwest to an area more ‘user friendly.’
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LOIS LANE FOLLOWING THE NECROMANIACS
Lois reports from Aspen than the rock-a-billy style of the Necromaniacs was a huge hit the weekend of July 26. The outdoor concert was indescribable great!
The Necromaniacs played at the Howling Dog in Rifle August 15.
ACROSS FROM RIFLE’S SHOOTERS’ CAFE IS THE BASE CAMP CAFE
Shooters’ which has already received national press coverage is across the street from the soon-to-be-famous Base Camp Cafe. Both restaurants are located a half block east of Railroad Avenue and The Big Kid’s corner bar.
The Base Camp Cafe has estimated that during just one year they will serve up: Over 8,000 pounds of hamburger, 14 tons of hash brown potatoes, about 225,000 eggs (that if placed in a line would be 10.6 miles long), over 36,000 biscuits, and 4.75 tons of bacon.
GAS PRICE COMPARISONS
In Rifle (on July 23): In Glenwood Springs:
85 Octane = $3.69.9 85 Octane = $3.72.9
87 Octane = $3.95.9 87 Octane = $3.92.9
91 Octane = $4.10.9 91 Octane = $4.12.9
#2 Diesel = $3.89.9 #2 Diesel = $3.99.9
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