Demver tag:blogs.westword.com,2011:/demver/69 /img/atom_logo.png 2009-01-23T00:11:30Z The Denver Democratic Convention Blog Movable Type Enterprise 4.21-en Where were all the prostitutes at the DNC? tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133546 2008-09-02 12:49:41 2009-01-23T00:11:30Z "I wish I'd been hooking in Denver for the DNC." Right now, everyone is hard at work dissecting the various successes and failures of the DNC. They're talking about the dearth of cabs, the pr... Joe Tone "I wish I'd been hooking in Denver for the DNC." Right now, everyone is hard at work dissecting the various successes and failures of the DNC. They're talking about the dearth of cabs, the pr...

Continue reading "Where were all the prostitutes at the DNC?" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.westword.com/demver/street%20hope.jpg Busting Cindy Adams' balls, and other WTF moments from the Democratic National Convention tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133234 2008-08-29 21:37:19 2009-01-12T22:49:17Z We awoke this morning and wouldn't you know it: The stench has lifted. You know, that smell that hung heavily all week -- that subtle mix of patriotism (the proud delegates) and patchouli (the ... Joe Tone We awoke this morning and wouldn't you know it: The stench has lifted. You know, that smell that hung heavily all week -- that subtle mix of patriotism (the proud delegates) and patchouli (the ...

Continue reading "Busting Cindy Adams' balls, and other WTF moments from the Democratic National Convention" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.westword.com/demver/bustingcindysballs.jpg Shepard Fairey, creator of iconic Obama 'Hope' poster, arrested at DNC tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133233 2008-08-29 17:38:27 2009-01-12T22:49:55Z Artist Shepard Fairey's images have been widely used throughout the campaign. One hundred-fifty two people were arrested during DNC protest events in Denver this past week, for charges rangin... Jared Jacang Maher Artist Shepard Fairey's images have been widely used throughout the campaign. One hundred-fifty two people were arrested during DNC protest events in Denver this past week, for charges rangin...

Continue reading "Shepard Fairey, creator of iconic Obama 'Hope' poster, arrested at DNC" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.westword.com/demver/shpardsmall.jpg Spotting the meth den while in the DNC's Invesco line tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133206 2008-08-29 16:41:26 2008-08-30T04:31:06Z Meth ahoy! Those waiting to get into Invesco Field at Mile High last night to hear Barack Obama’s acceptance speech went on quite an odyssey as the queue snaked this way and that through the s... Joel Warner Meth ahoy! Those waiting to get into Invesco Field at Mile High last night to hear Barack Obama’s acceptance speech went on quite an odyssey as the queue snaked this way and that through the s...

Continue reading "Spotting the meth den while in the DNC's Invesco line" > ]]> 0 Connecting the dots on the DNC Invesco line tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133198 2008-08-29 16:01:57 2009-01-12T22:50:36Z View image. The line to get into Invesco Field at Mile High for Barack Obama's acceptance speech last night seemed to go on forever - but just how long was it? Using Westword's advanced mappin... Joel Warner View image. The line to get into Invesco Field at Mile High for Barack Obama's acceptance speech last night seemed to go on forever - but just how long was it? Using Westword's advanced mappin...

Continue reading "Connecting the dots on the DNC Invesco line" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.westword.com/demver/connecting%20the%20dot.jpg There and Barack again: the journey to and from Mile High tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133102 2008-08-29 15:55:18 2009-08-28T14:27:04Z Lines, lines, everywhere lines. The day started out so well. At 10 a.m., my boyfriend and I heard from friends who had two extra community credentials to Barack Obama's historic acceptance ... Jonathan Shikes Lines, lines, everywhere lines. The day started out so well. At 10 a.m., my boyfriend and I heard from friends who had two extra community credentials to Barack Obama's historic acceptance ...

Continue reading "There and Barack again: the journey to and from Mile High" > ]]> 0 The end of the Democratic National Convention tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133183 2008-08-29 15:49:50 2008-08-29T21:51:53Z At last. Oh yeah: After 8 p.m. during the big Invesco Field at Mile High Show on Thursday, Barack Obama came out and talked for a while. Not a bad speaker... -- Michael Roberts ... Jonathan Shikes At last. Oh yeah: After 8 p.m. during the big Invesco Field at Mile High Show on Thursday, Barack Obama came out and talked for a while. Not a bad speaker... -- Michael Roberts ...

Continue reading "The end of the Democratic National Convention" > ]]> 0 The Springsteen- and Bon Jovi-free DNC acceptance speech tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133181 2008-08-29 15:44:15 2008-08-29T21:44:57Z "Now please welcome... who?" One of the big debates among inhabitants of section 524 at Barack Obama's Invesco Field at Mile High acceptance speech on Thursday involved the musical acts that... Jonathan Shikes "Now please welcome... who?" One of the big debates among inhabitants of section 524 at Barack Obama's Invesco Field at Mile High acceptance speech on Thursday involved the musical acts that...

Continue reading "The Springsteen- and Bon Jovi-free DNC acceptance speech" > ]]> 0 The downside of patriotic displays at the DNC/Obama acceptance speech tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133209 2008-08-29 15:38:43 2008-08-29T22:28:19Z The stars and stripes, supersized. Shortly after the speakers began appearing at Barack Obama's Invesco Field at Mile High acceptance shindig, crews of yellow-smocked minions (whose activiti... Jonathan Shikes The stars and stripes, supersized. Shortly after the speakers began appearing at Barack Obama's Invesco Field at Mile High acceptance shindig, crews of yellow-smocked minions (whose activiti...

Continue reading "The downside of patriotic displays at the DNC/Obama acceptance speech" > ]]> 0 Al Gore scores at the Obama acceptance speech tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133210 2008-08-29 15:29:47 2008-08-29T22:30:53Z Al Gore, bigger than life (if that's possible). What an unlikely journey it's been for Al Gore. When he ran for the presidency in 2000, he didn't engender the sort of enthusiasm among rank-a... Jonathan Shikes Al Gore, bigger than life (if that's possible). What an unlikely journey it's been for Al Gore. When he ran for the presidency in 2000, he didn't engender the sort of enthusiasm among rank-a...

Continue reading "Al Gore scores at the Obama acceptance speech" > ]]> 0 DNC Cops: Chillin' Like Villians tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133194 2008-08-29 15:11:47 2008-08-29T21:55:45Z I'll say this first: I walked and rode around downtown a lot this week, and every cop I saw -- including some being taunted by protesters -- were very chill, patient, and totally unlike the o... Joe Tone I'll say this first: I walked and rode around downtown a lot this week, and every cop I saw -- including some being taunted by protesters -- were very chill, patient, and totally unlike the o...

Continue reading "DNC Cops: Chillin' Like Villians" > ]]> 0 An empty I-25 outside Invesco Field for the Obama speech tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133165 2008-08-29 15:02:29 2008-08-29T21:02:45Z No slowdowns on I-25... Took a look outside Invesco Field at Mile High around 6 p.m. on Thursday in time to catch an astonishing sight: the security-related closure of I-25, seen here. For a... Jonathan Shikes No slowdowns on I-25... Took a look outside Invesco Field at Mile High around 6 p.m. on Thursday in time to catch an astonishing sight: the security-related closure of I-25, seen here. For a...

Continue reading "An empty I-25 outside Invesco Field for the Obama speech" > ]]> 0 Our Obama speech section leader tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133162 2008-08-29 14:46:39 2008-08-29T20:46:54Z "And a-one, and a-two." With hours to wait until the main festivities began, those of us fortunate enough to make it through the huge lines leading to Barack Obama's Invesco Field at Mile Hi... Jonathan Shikes "And a-one, and a-two." With hours to wait until the main festivities began, those of us fortunate enough to make it through the huge lines leading to Barack Obama's Invesco Field at Mile Hi...

Continue reading "Our Obama speech section leader" > ]]> 0 Jennifer Hudson makes a wrong turn at Obama's DNC speech tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133158 2008-08-29 14:26:41 2008-08-29T20:26:55Z Jennifer Hudson wisely fleeing the little people. Most of the celebrities and performers on hand at Barack Obama's Invesco Field at Mile High acceptance speech no doubt came and went through... Jonathan Shikes Jennifer Hudson wisely fleeing the little people. Most of the celebrities and performers on hand at Barack Obama's Invesco Field at Mile High acceptance speech no doubt came and went through...

Continue reading "Jennifer Hudson makes a wrong turn at Obama's DNC speech" > ]]> 0 Scanning the skies before Obama's acceptance speech tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133157 2008-08-29 14:06:06 2008-08-29T20:06:41Z "Look! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Obama Man!" Our seats for the Barack Obama DNC acceptance speech were also quite close to a platform from which security personnel continuously scanned... Jonathan Shikes "Look! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Obama Man!" Our seats for the Barack Obama DNC acceptance speech were also quite close to a platform from which security personnel continuously scanned...

Continue reading "Scanning the skies before Obama's acceptance speech" > ]]> 0 Watching the Obama acceptance speech from Bob Uecker's seats tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133153 2008-08-29 13:30:33 2008-08-29T19:30:39Z Our section. Watching Barack Obama's Democratic National Convention acceptance speech made my family and I feel more than a mile high -- since we were in section 524, in Invesco Field's nort... Jonathan Shikes Our section. Watching Barack Obama's Democratic National Convention acceptance speech made my family and I feel more than a mile high -- since we were in section 524, in Invesco Field's nort...

Continue reading "Watching the Obama acceptance speech from Bob Uecker's seats" > ]]> 0 Mile High Stadium -- a little behind the times tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133225 2008-08-29 13:13:13 2008-08-29T23:02:43Z John Lynch -- Bronco no more. Just prior to finding my family in the massive line to Invesco Field prior to the Barack Obama acceptance speech, I was handed a bottle of water by a happy volu... Jonathan Shikes John Lynch -- Bronco no more. Just prior to finding my family in the massive line to Invesco Field prior to the Barack Obama acceptance speech, I was handed a bottle of water by a happy volu...

Continue reading "Mile High Stadium -- a little behind the times" > ]]> 0 The endless line to the Obamathon at Mile High tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133223 2008-08-29 12:55:09 2008-08-29T22:58:25Z The underpass morass. Heeding media reports advising attendees of Barack Obama's Invesco Field at Mile High acceptance speech to get an early start, I left Westword's 10th and Broadway offic... Jonathan Shikes The underpass morass. Heeding media reports advising attendees of Barack Obama's Invesco Field at Mile High acceptance speech to get an early start, I left Westword's 10th and Broadway offic...

Continue reading "The endless line to the Obamathon at Mile High" > ]]> 0 DNC Swag: 20 things we wish we bought (or stole) during the Democratic National Convention tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133141 2008-08-29 12:43:21 2008-08-29T18:43:22Z Hidden among all the complete crap that was being hawked on the streets of Denver this week was some stuff that we'll likely wish we snagged when we saw it. Don't get us wrong, some of it is pr... Joe Tone Hidden among all the complete crap that was being hawked on the streets of Denver this week was some stuff that we'll likely wish we snagged when we saw it. Don't get us wrong, some of it is pr...

Continue reading "DNC Swag: 20 things we wish we bought (or stole) during the Democratic National Convention " > ]]> 0 Obama in LoDo: Party for the masses tag:blogs.westword.com,2008:/demver//69.133094 2008-08-29 10:44:51 2008-08-29T17:04:32Z The Jet Hotel welcomed the masses. Some of us weren’t VIP enough to get into Invesco last night, and some of us were just too lazy to stand in line. For all of the above, there was a populis... Jonathan Shikes The Jet Hotel welcomed the masses. Some of us weren’t VIP enough to get into Invesco last night, and some of us were just too lazy to stand in line. For all of the above, there was a populis...

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