Taco the Town

Estillo Mexicano—those were the magic words at Tacos D.F. Mexican style: just spice and meat—rough-chopped grilled steak, marinated in God knows what, with caramelized onions in the case of the asada, and naked chopped pork, redolent of char for the carnitas. If you had to gussy up the tacos, there…

On Fire

CT gave Davis a black eye and left a new show The latest incarnation of the MTV reality series/ongoing game-show series Real World/Road Rules Challenge is “The Inferno III,” which aired Tuesday night and contained four members of The Real World: Denver in the cast: Davis and Colie (Good Guys…

Contestant #12: Lisa Ramfjord Elstun

At long last Cat has bio for the final contestant competing in the Tamarac Square Fashion Project. There had been some confusion over images and the like, so Cat offers her apologies to all of Lisa’s fans who have been looking for her bio. And there are many, as evidenced…

Egging On

Offense Report No: 07-5005517 Date: 04-02-2007 Type of Offense: Criminal Mischief Location of Offense: Denver Weapon Used: Eggs 41-year-old male victim reports: “I had a confrontation with a driver who demonstrated clear road rage. This occurred between Leetsdale and Colorado Boulevard on Alameda between 2:45 and 3pm. I had overtaken…

Easter Suns’ Day

The Suns of Darkness have been hiding Easter Eggs for decades. A little snow didn’t stop the Easter bunny from laying dozens of eggs all over City Park Sunday for the annual egg hunt hosted by the Suns of Darkness, Denver’s oldest black motorcyle club. “Do they all have to…

More O’Reilly Love

Bill O’Reilly once worked for Channel 7 in Denver — and even though he’s been gone a long, long time, he still keeps a close eye on media in these parts (or, more likely, he has his minions do it for him). As a result, several local scribes have been…

What About Bob?

Stephen Marley If Jim Morrison has some kids walking around out there, I can’t imagine that they’d get together for a concert and cover some of their father’s tunes. Nor could I imagine a couple of Junior Jimmy Hendrixes, Janis Joplins, Elvis Presleys or Tupac Shakurs paying tribute to their…

Last Comic Blogging, Part 5

Alonzo Bodden Ant Kathleen Madigan 34 Fucking Hours In Line for This? — Tuesday, April 3, 9 a.m. Finally, finally, finally the Last Comic Standing producers show up and they avoid a potential violent insurrection by adopting the unofficial list that the people in line have written and photocopied as…

Sex and the Single Columnist

Good news! Columnist Cindy Rodriguez is leaving the Denver Post! Her April 10 column says she’s moving to Detroit! And, with luck, not coming back! At times, Rodriguez’s columns were entertaining, albeit usually for reasons she never intended. For instance, the last item in this 2005 Message highlights two of…

Bliss

The hot pool looking over Gold Lake. Cat got away on Saturday and headed up to Gold Lake Mountain Resort and Spa, about 45 minutes outside of Boulder. The intent was to take city-slicker Stacy up to the hills for some R&R with a hike, horse-back ride massage and brunch…

Last Comic Blogging, Part 4

Fat Man at Last Comic Standing — A Poem Fat Man at Last Comic Standing washing your beached walrus body in the tiny public bathroom they’ve provided us I find your compete and total nudity, how you say, surprising I find your fat-fuck-fuck folds ubiquitous, the hypnotic bulge that thankfully,…

Crime Sweep

What’s wrong with this picture? A good guess would be that two adults are climbing on a piece of art as a Denver police officer drives past without arresting them, or at the very least stopping to club them severely. Had the sculpture climbers been unsupervised teenagers, their art discovery…

Last Comic Blogging, Part 3

Sleep Deprived and Addled — Tuesday, April 3, 5:06 a.m. This is why I love Matt Conty: I ask him to tell me a new joke, since we’re waiting in line together at the Last Comic Standing auditions, I haven’t seen him in a few months and I always loved…

Last Comic Blogging, Part 2

Reality Sets In — Tuesday, April 3, 12:30 a.m. On the corner of Rural Road and University Drive in Tempe, Arizona, hundreds of potential candidates for the Last Comic Standing auditions are bivouacked around the corner of the Tempe Improv, some sleeping, some chatting, some playing cards, all leaving a…

Show Off

Cat is out and about today with a friend who is in town from New York. Regulars to The Cat’s Pajamas will recognize her as “Stacy,” the commenter who consistently harasses Cat about her taste in shoes. While she’s in town, there’s one event we’ll definitely hit: SEED, Fashion Denver’s…

Local Glory

Unless I missed something profound in the scene in which Jon Heder, as poofy-haired skater Jimmy MacElroy, tugged a trail of cigarette-butt-covered toilet paper into his mouth using his tongue, Blades of Glory isn’t a work of high art. However, the flick, which topped the box-office totals during its first…

Last Comic Blogging, Part 1

Onwards and Upwards — Monday, April 2, 8:30 a.m. “You’re a writer?” some guy asks me, noticing that I’m busily writing into my laptop, cracked out though I am from lack of sleep. “Yeah,” I say. “Well then you and I need to talk,” he says with a slow, creepy…

Sly Like the Fox

A recent blog focused on a pair of websites, RadioVote.com and DenverSurvey.com, which ask radio fans to share their listening habits in order to improve stations and win prizes — yet they don’t reveal who’s behind the questions or state up-front precisely what rewards might await. One listener reported hearing…

And the Winner Is…

Nicole Popovich Guess who made Cat’s personal fave from the challenge. Judging the Tamarac Square Fashion Project was a nerve-shattering hell ride, as the Westword music editor likes to say. Each one of the designers really reached for their full potential — and then some. Each dress was incredibly time…

Even Stephen

Everyone and their mom has been talking about this season’s Real World ratings — or lack thereof. Rumors abound: MTV is cutting this season short! (No, they’re not; we have six left to watch.) The ratings are so low because the cast is immature! (Gossips repeating those words have clearly…

A Very Special Cat’s Pajamas Challenge

Cat has some very amazing news for the twelve designers competing in the Tamarac Square Fashion Project: Cydney Payton, the director and curator of the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, has agreed to judge a special challenge. As one of the leaders of the local arts community — and a…

Raves ’07

Once upon a time, raves were an underground phenomenon primariliy attended by in-the-know scenesters who learned of the events via on-the-down-low networks or simple word of mouth. Moreover, they took place at secret locations far from civilization. But those days are long gone, as indicated by “Fat City Rave Calmer…