Like Telluride, it’s a little town with big-time charm – and the perfect stop on our march up the coast from Los Angeles to Bellevue, Washington, for a family wedding. Boonville, California was founded in 1862 by John Burgots. The Tinker Toy town was originally called...
Besides nesting dolls, samovars, borscht, big fur hats, Nureyev, Baryshnikov, vodka – and Telluride local Gus Kenworthy taking silver in the country’s recent Olympics – we may have Russia to thank – ok, indirectly – for Telluride Musicfest. When the revolution failed, the “Red Menace” (a...
Any self-respecting poet of pinot can rattle off a list of reasons why grape is good. For starters, wine complements and enhances the taste of food. “I cook with wine. Sometimes I even add it to the food,” W.C. Fields. [caption id="attachment_42156" align="aligncenter" width="600"] TWF- Italians[/caption] On dark...
Louis XIV sat on the throne of France for 72 years (1643 – 1715). [caption id="attachment_42214" align="aligncenter" width="600"] “King” Sam Bush, by Tim Benko[/caption] Queen Victoria ruled the British empire for 63 years, 216 days. Elizabeth II, also of the United Kingdom, is hot on Victoria’s heels, having...
Corporate wellness programs. They are the new black dress of healthcare. Everywhere. All the rage. [caption id="attachment_42234" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Life Dojo team, Patrica Bedard, Chris Cutter, Varun Vummidi[/caption] The term refers to any program designed to improve and promote health and fitness behavior and to improve health...
“If you look up the definition of sonic perfection, there just might be a picture of bluegrass super duo Dailey and Vincent,” Steve Leggett, All Music Since 1981, Sunday morning at Telluride Bluegrass has rhymed with gospel. In the bad old days, that roughly translated to...
It’s one more example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts – although in this case, the parts are the best of the best. Booty-shaking good. [caption id="attachment_41556" align="aligncenter" width="399"] Keller Williams, by K.W.C. Taylor[/caption] For the 2012 recording, Pick, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Keller Williams...
What? Me worry? Well yes. Especially if you are a parent. Most skin and hair care products for kids contain a laundry list of ingredients with strange, often unpronounceable chemical names. In fact, many commonly used in products for children, paragons and quaternium 15 for two examples,...
Telluride has its festivals. Nederland has Frozen Dead Guy Days. No kidding, celebrated annually from Friday – Sunday the first full weekend of March. A centerpieces of Frozen Guy Days is a screening of the film "Grandpa's in the Tuff Shed," a magnum opus which...
Saturday NightGrass sold out. Rising stars, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, perform again Sunday, June 22, 1: 15 – 2:30 p.m. at 41st annual Telluride Bluegrass "Nicki has filled a void in music with her brand of vintage-tinged rocking country soul – music that's like an...
