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Why? Part-newsman,

part-henchman Rupert

Murdoch recently

announced that his

corporation was back

on its proverbial feet

after months of serious

ethical violations

knocked them down.

Remember those?

Th ey cost the English taxpayer

millions for hearings, pomp

and quite a bit of “really, he did

that?” circumstance in front of a

meaningless parade of politicians

and employee resignations.

To be fair, Rupert did lose

a lot. He was booted out of a

multibillion-dollar deal with a

satellite company and nearly cried

on national television. In the end,

a man known for attending to all

the fi ner details pleaded ignorance

to his institution’s malfeasances

and promptly shut down one of

his most profi table and despicable

tabloids to prove the point.

Yet, from all the spying and the

manipulation of sources, readers,

advertisers — you name it — he

is hardly hobbled and indebted

to his victims. According to Th e

New York Times, his

company had 9.6

billion in cash at the end

of its fi scal year, and in

September, it borrowed

another 1 billion.

His timing is perfectly

Rupertorian. He leaps

back up just as the

BBC — one of his chief

domestic competitors and an

organization whom he has often

criticized — is unraveling due to

an accusation that it canceled a

news segment about serial child

molesting committed by longtime

host Jimmy Savile and aired an

untrue story about a member of

Margaret Th atcher’s administration

being a pedophile.

Truly, BBC has performed

a miracle for News Corp. by

becoming the one and only story

that could make Rupert appear

good. So while BBC rightfully

shrinks and is forced in many

cases to start over, News Corp.

is allowed, after a bit of peace, to

grow.

But where? Herein lies a very

thin silver lining. Rupert is

buying into sports (and not news,

thankfully). According to several

industry reports, the company is

looking at purchasing television

franchises in large media

markets, including Asia and New

England and — more silver lining

— nowhere near Colorado. Th e

larger strategy Rupert is hoping

to execute is to compete against

ESPN, which last time we checked

was getting out of the restaurant

biz and might need a competitor

or two.

Most certainly, as Rupert

goes about his buying spree and

seeding of questionable ethics

around the world, we will be

forced to wonder if he and his

journalists have learned a lesson.

Yet, we learned something

for sure, something a little more

frightening — that no matter what

Rupert does, nobody is willing to

stand in his way.

In the case of the BBC, this is a

good thing. But as we look around

at the ever-shrinking networks

and the fl atlining of the newspaper

industry in our own country, it

leads us to our fi nal, 9.6 billion

question. So, then, who?

ESPN? Really?

rupert’s back | If there ever was a case for a country allowing corporations to be neutered — as in, no longer able to make any acquisitions — it is right now in England, just as the BBC is burning and News Corp. is bouncing.

18 FOOD MATTERS

It’s the holiday season, and Food Matters writer Amiee White Beazley has some good ideas for your kitchen.

24 COVER STORY

Writer Amanda Charles fi nds the storylines behind this year’s Aspen Winternational and a little bit of the event’s history, too.

DEPARTMENTS08 THE WEEKLY CONVERSATION

12 LEGENDS & LEGACIES

14 FROM ASPEN, WITH LOVE

17 WINE INK

28 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

30 TRAVEL

32 AROUND ASPEN

34 LOCAL CALENDAR

42 CROSSWORD

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HAS THE SMOKE cleared

yet? Have we at last made it

plain to all and sundry that

industrial hemp could hold

an answer to a number of

vexing problems?

Well, no. But laws

endeavoring to achieve that

air-cleansing goal are in the

pipeline in several states,

including Colorado, and,

remarkably enough, in the

U.S. Congress.

I’m not referring to marijuana,

medicinal or otherwise, but to another

variant of the same plant species

— hemp, which looks like marijuana

but is not.

Hemp, you may or may not realize,

does not get one stoned. Smoke it, and

what you get is a sore throat and a bad

cough, but you sure as hell don’t get

high. I know, because I tried it once in

my wild and reckless youth.

I was with some friends in a pickup

truck driving from our homes in

suburban Maryland, outside of

Washington, D.C., to the fertile low

farmlands of West Virginia.

One of our number had been this

way before, on a visit to see some other

friends, and had discovered a vast,

riverside fi eld of hemp. Th e crop was

left over from the days when it was a

legal, industrial produce, back in the

1930s or earlier, before it was outlawed

in a paroxysm of stupidity and short-

sighted political gamesmanship by a

few venal politicians.

Chief among those was Harry

Anslinger, a one-time railroad cop and

agent of the federal government during

Prohibition. A racist who saw marijuana

prohibition as his ticket to fame and

fortune, he almost single-handedly

brought about the demonization of

marijuana and hemp, by raising a scare

among white Americans that black

men were smoking pot and lusting after

white women.

Anyway, we drove out and harvested

a bunch of this volunteer weed in the

hope that it contained enough THC,

the active psychotropic substance that

gives pot its kick, to keep us happy and

hungry for a while.

We were young, dumb and just bold

enough to try, and the only thing we

lost was a few tanks full of gas and a

day in the West By-God woods.

The relevance here, though, is

that hemp is a marvelous source

of industrial uses that have the

petrochemical industry shaking in

its boots. If hemp were

fully freed of its chains

and outdated status as an

outlaw plant, there is a lot

of good it could do for this

country and the world.

It can be used to make

sturdy, comfortable clothes,

that much we already

know, even though we have

to import the raw materials

from the other side of the world

thanks to our backward-thinking drug

enforcement community.

Its oils can be used as industrial

lubricants that some say have longer-

lasting utility than oil-based lubricants.

Hemp seeds and hemp oil also are

highly nutritious foods, and a source

of benefi cial fi ber, minerals and

protein. According to the website,

Informationdistillery.com, “Hemp is

the only plant that contains all of the

essential fatty acids and amino acids

required by the human body.”

It’s better for us than fi sh because it

doesn’t contain all the pollutants we’ve

dumped into the seas and lakes of

the world.

Hemp also makes better paper than

wood pulp, and as an easily grown,

hardy, drought resistant alternative

would be a huge boon to the

conservation of our dwindling forests.

It can even be used to make biofuels,

far better than corn and other current

sources of these fuels.

And now, thanks to Colorado

voters’ passage of Amendment 64,

Colorado’s farmers will be able to

switch from less lucrative crops to

hemp, which will become a new

industrial staple for the state.

Th e new law specifi cally states that

hemp should be treated as a separate

thing from marijuana.

As we saw with medical marijuana,

the Colorado legislature will do all it

can to thwart the will of the voters in

terms of allowing of 21 years of age or

more to smoke pot as an alternative to

alcohol or traditional pharmaceutical

medicines.

But it may be that hemp will

fi nally be freed for use as what it is

— a benefi cial, easily grown plant

that could contribute to our national

independence from petroleum.

And soon, with any luck, we’ll all

be able to buy hemp clothing that

states proudly on its label, “Made

in Colorado.”

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THE WEEKLY CONVERSATION

Do you plan on going to watch the women’s World Cup races?

VOX POP

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I wish I could, but I can’t aff ord to take the time off .

NOELLE GUNN SILVER CITY, N.M.

Absolutely not.

IAN MELOYASPEN

Possibly, but I can see them from my deck.

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CHEERS | To all that we are thankful for: our readers,

advertisers and the good folks who write for us every

week. To everyone, have a happy holiday season.

JEERS | To the continued volatility in our markets.

While summer lodging numbers grew considerably over

2012, the winter bookings are down as tourists (and

locals for that matter) wait for it to snow. Mother Nature

could have started off a little bit kinder this year.

CHEERS | To all the racers here for Aspen

Winternational. We will root on everyone, and especially

the U.S. Team. We hope Lindsey Vonn is healthy enough to

go, too. We missed her last year, and we don’t take our shot

to watch the greatest women’s skier in history for granted.

JEERS | To the secrecy behind the Basalt Town

Council’s investigation of Police Chief Roderick

O’Connor. Police are given the license to kill because

we give them our absolute trust, and when our law

enforcement defi es that trust, the public deserves to

know. It’s as simple as that.

STAY IN THE KNOW — CATCH UP ON RECENT NEWS & LOCAL EVENTSWORTHYBUZZ

— COLO. REP. MIKE COFFMAN, A REPUBLICAN, ON VOTERS LEGALIZING MARIJUANA

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ASPEN

RFTA TRADES PUNCHES FOR SWIPES

As the Roaring Fork

Transportation Authority moves

toward the debut of its VelociRFTA

service, the agency’s punch pass has

become a dinosaur. Its extinction

is imminent.

RFTA has launched a new system

featuring “value-loaded” bus cards

and 30-day zone-pass cards that

speed up the process of handling

fare payment as passengers board

a bus.

Th e new technology does not

involve holding a punch pass up to

the light to see if any unpunched

spots remain, wallets crammed

with passes that have just one

unused punch left, hanging chads

or frustrated bus drivers wielding

recalcitrant hole punches.

“We’re glad to see them go,” said

RFTA CEO Dan Blankenship.

— Janet Urquhart

ASPEN THE MOST EXPENSIVE WINTER RESORT TO BUILD LUXURY HOME

Big surprise: A new report shows

that Aspen is the most expensive

place in North America — among

winter resort destinations — in

which to build a luxury home.

New York-based Pollack+Partners

Inc., a designer and builder of

high-end residences, conducted the

study. Based on an analysis of seven

resort communities, Aspen was

rated the most expensive in terms

of construction costs per square

foot and overall project costs per

square foot, at 950 and

1,235, respectively.

Whistler, British Columbia, came

in on the low end at 550 per square

foot for construction and 715 in

overall costs.

Ranking second through sixth

in the survey were Big Sky, Mont.;

Telluride; Jackson Hole, Wyo.; Vail;

and Park City, Utah.

WHOLE FOODS SENDS BASALT SALES SOARING

Sales tax revenues soared almost

17 percent in September compared

with the same month the prior year,

thanks in large part to the opening

of Whole Foods Market.

September was the fi rst full

month that Whole Foods Market

Roaring Fork was open. Revenues

in the retail food category, which

includes all grocery stores, jumped

37 percent for the month compared

with last year, according to a sales

tax report by Basalt Finance Offi cer

Judi Tippetts.

Retail food outlets — including

Whole Foods, City Market and

Clark’s Market — collected 158,121

in sales taxes in September. Th at

dwarfed collections for September

going back to pre-recession days.

In September 2008, sales tax

revenues from retail food outlets

was 117,104.

Overall, sales tax revenues for

September were 345,782 compared

with 296,130 in 2011.

— Scott Condon

With 53 World Cup wins, Lindsey Vonn not accomplished enough

Unaware that racers wear Spandex in freezing cold

As the Beatles proved, nothing cool in Europe can be cool in the U.S.

Not enough sand, volleyball nets on course

They are idiots

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THE WEEKLY CONVERSATION

THE ARBOR DAY Foundation

sent me a Tree Survey a few months

ago. At least it called itself a survey,

but it turned out to be more of a

pitch for donations in the form of

a questionnaire. Still, I decided to

fi nish reading the thing before I

tossed it in the wood burner with

the other junk mail. Living as I do

in a southern Oregon forest, I found

questions like, “Are trees important

to you?” amusing.

Reading along, I came to a

question that gave me pause: “Have

you ever planted a tree?” I thought

fi rst of the 150,000 trees that I

planted while reforesting clear-cuts

in the Cascades and Coast Range,

about enough to cover 300 acres of

mountain slopes. Th at sounds like

more than what it was, though. I

have friends who were serious

tree planters.

My pal Darlene told me that she

must have planted about a half-

million of the little things during her

winters on the slopes. And there are

three of my ex-tree planter buddies

— Johnny Escovido, Bruce Gordon

and Les Moore —who slammed over

1 million trees in the ground apiece.

I’m sure there are others among my

acquaintances who have surpassed

that impressive number, though most

tree planters don’t talk about how

many trees they’ve planted. Th ey talk

about their chronically sore backs.

One million trees sounds like a

much bigger deal than it is. It only

takes about 40 seconds to plant

a seedling conifer eight feet away

from the last one you planted.

Reforestation crews generally plant

about 500 seedlings to the acre, so

a million trees would only replant

about 2,000 acres of logged-off

land, about enough to, someday,

provide habitat for a single nesting

pair of northern spotted owls. I’ve

worked on corporate clear-cuts here

in Oregon that were that big, while

up north in British Columbia there

are cuts that are measured in square

miles rather than acres.

A few weeks later, I ran across

Lester “Th e Rat” Moore, and I got to

wondering about when and where he

planted his one-millionth tree.

Th e Rat isn’t exactly the sort of

guy you’d see in a TV commercial.

He’s not the square-jawed handsome

woodsman type the corporations

like to promote, nor the caring sort

who could serve as a poster child

for an Arbor Day celebration. He’s

a small, wiry, snaggly-toothed guy

who chews tobacco and drinks

whiskey straight from the bottle. If

you saw him on a city street, you’d

probably try your best to walk past

him without making eye contact. But

when it comes to tree planting, he

was the genuine article, good for a

steady 1,000 trees every day, fi ve days

per week, 20 to 30 weeks a year for

20-something years.

Th at one-millionth tree of Th e

Rat’s career might have been planted

in Oregon or Washington, Montana,

Idaho, British Columbia, Alaska,

Arizona or Colorado. I doubt he

remembers it. It was probably a lot

like the 20,000 others he planted

that month, and I’m sure that nobody

handed him a golden shovel or took

his picture for the occasion.

Nobody gives out awards for

stoop labor, which is really a shame.

It is difficult work, demanding both

physically and mentally. I have seen

many a fine physical specimen give

up the attempt to plant trees after

a day or two because they lacked

the necessary gumption (or the

desperation, which is just as useful)

to see it through to payday. It

seems that the people who actually

bend down and touch the earth in

order to do the work of healing the

world are always the least honored

of all.

Robert Leo Heilman is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). He lives in Myrtle Creek, Ore., and he is the author of “Overstory: Zero, Real Life in Timber Country”.

Let’s hear it for The Rat

by ROBERT LEO HEILMAN of WRITERS ON THE RANGEGUEST OPINION COLUMN

T H I N K S T O C K P H O T O


CLASSIC ASPENLEGENDS & LEGACIES by TIM WILLOUGHBY

P H O T O C O U R T E S Y W I L L O U G H B Y C O L L E C T I O N

GETTING CLEAR title to land

during the19th century was a process

that frustrated Aspen’s settlers when

they purchased private land from the

federal government. Pioneers fi led

three kinds of land claims: mining,

town site property and homestead

acreage (including land granted to

Civil War veterans known as soldiers

script). Transactions were recorded

at county seats — for Aspen, that

was in Gunnison County; however,

when Pitkin County was created,

records were split, and sometimes

information was lost. In addition,

disagreements over title arose

because people fi led overlapping

claims, even for town site land.

One of the initial struggles

involved the town site that became

the City of Aspen. Two competing

town sites claimed portions of the

valley, the more dominant by B.

Clark Wheeler and his Aspen Town

and Land Company, as surveyed

in 1881. Because of the confl icting

claims, many settlers felt reluctant to

purchase lots, fearing they would have

to pay twice for the same property.

To make matters worse, any disputed

land was held in trust while legal

battles kept the courts busy.

That fear drove many to

Ashcroft, which enjoyed its first

boom at Aspen’s expense. The issue

was resolved in 1885 when Aspen

Land Company prevailed in court

and the town site was patented as

a city, the deed signed by President

Chester Arthur.

Another ownership confl ict arose

out of an error made by Wheeler,

who hired himself out as a mining

consultant. One of his sidelines was

surveying claims. When he surveyed

the Aspen town site, he mapped

everything without accounting

for the magnetic declination, the

diff erence between the true North

Pole and the magnetic north pole.

When draftsmen plotted the land for

government records, they applied the

15-degree variation, with the result

that the claim markers Wheeler set

on the ground did not match

offi cial mapping.

Th e Hallam Land Company fi led

for land adjoining the Aspen town

site. Known as the Hallam Addition,

it encompassed the northwest area

of town. In 1890 a dispute arose

over the boundary between the two

properties. Government surveyors

who were dispatched to settle the

dispute agreed that the physical

markers Wheeler had set should

determine the offi cial boundaries,

despite his errors regarding

magnetic declination.

Th e east end of Aspen endured

its own land dispute, a complication

of soldiers script that involved the

13 acres known as the Hughes’

Addition. Civil War veterans were

granted the right to 160 acres of

homestead land. Unfortunately,

unscrupulous attorneys found ways

of bilking unsuspecting veterans

of that script by giving them small

amounts of cash in trade for the

privilege of fi ling claims under the

soldiers’ names.

In this case General Clements, a

shrewd soldier, discovered in 1899

that a triangle of land in the east end

had not been claimed — that is, three

adjacent pieces of land had been fi led

that did not include the 13 acres.

Th e owner of one of the pieces, a

mining claim, had disputed the fi ling

and the city of Aspen acknowledged

him as the legitimate owner. When

Clements fi led for a soldiers script

homestead for the piece of land,

he was seen as disreputable for

attempting to claim land that had

already been sold and built on. His

case did not prevail.

Many Aspen land parcels have a

storied past. Th eir original owners

spent time in courtrooms, followed

technical testimony and worried

about whether the home they

built was on the land they owned

— the challenges of being a

pre-GPS pioneer.

Tim Willoughby’s family story parallels Aspen’s. He began sharing folklore while teaching for Aspen Country Day School and Colorado Mountain College. Now a tourist in his native town, he views it with historical perspective. Reach him at [email protected].

after wading through title company reports when you buy property, your daze of doubt may be dispelled by gratitude that someone else scrutinized a century of legal records. It was not so simple in early Aspen.

WHO OWNS MY LAND?

TWO COMPETING TOWN SITES CLAIMED PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY, THE MORE DOMINANT BY B. CLARK WHEELER AND HIS ASPEN TOWN AND LAND COMPANY, AS SURVEYED IN 1881.

Early Colorado land purchases from the federal government, such as the one certifi ed here, often ended in courtroom challenges.


FROM the VAULTLEGENDS & LEGACIES compiled by THE ASPEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

P H O T O C O U R T E S Y O F T H E A S P E N H I S T O R I C A L S O C I E T Y

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FIS World Championships here,” proclaimed the paper. “By Tuesday, 122 competitors had

registered with the sponsoring Aspen Ski Club for the 22nd annual running of the Roch Cup

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NOT LONG AGO THE

neighborhood around Varick

and Spring streets in New York’s

Greenwich Village was a fairly gritty

place. Today it is a thriving part of

the lower downtown scene and much

of the credit for that

that transformation

must go to advent of

City Winery and its’

founder Michael Dorf.

A music impresario

with a passion for

wine, Dorf had a vision

half a decade ago that

culminated in a winery,

restaurant and music

venue that has helped transform a

neighborhood.

City Winery is many things to

many people. “If you knew Michael,

you’d know how he thinks and all this

would all make sense,” says Stephanie

Johnson, City Winery’s wine director.

“He’s the kind of guy who can come

up with a bunch of ideas and keep

them all at the front of his mind at the

same time’.

Th ere are indeed a “bunch of ideas”

at work in City Winery, a low-slung,

single-story cabernet colored building

hiding under an awning that fronts

Varick Street for half a block. I came

for the winery. Th at is, City Winery

is fi rst and foremost a place where

people can come and use the facilities

to make wine with grapes imported

from all over the world.

But the night I was there “Th e

Yardbirds”, or a many times removed

version of such, was headlining the

main stage of the very attractive

music venue. At the same time

diners were perusing a world-class

wine list in the upscale restaurant

that sits between the music venue

and the barrel room. And, in the

fermentation room, or what is

actually the wine making part of City

Winery, a group of young hipsters

from a dotcom startup were enjoying

a wine tasting event

Like I said, a bunch of ideas. But

they seem to work together. In fact,

the concept has proved so successful

that a second City Winery has just

opened in Chicago on Randolph

Street. I would recommend a stop

for anyone who is interested in good

wine and good music to either venue.

At the heart of City Winery is the

idea of bringing grapes to the people

and giving them the tools to make

their own wines. Since the people live

in cities that is where Dorf thought it

best to build his winery. Th is could be

called a custom crush facility for

the masses.

Th e basics are that City Winery

sells consumers “Barrel Ownership”.

A client buys a “barrel” of wine

continues on page 20

by KELLY J. HAYESWORDS to DRINK BY

MORE ON NEW YORK’S CITY WINERY

KELLY J.HAYES

P H O T O C O U R T E S Y C I T Y W I N E R Y

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City Winery in New York’s Greenwich Village.


FOOD IS ALWAYS an important

part of holiday celebrations, but

perhaps never more so than the

traditional American holiday of

Th anksgiving. A time of bringing

diff erent sides together to fi nd

common ground over the essential

need to ward off starvation — or these

days, the impulse to stuff

ourselves until we, too,

look like a Butterball

turkey, no longer able

stand on our own two

legs. Th anksgiving is kind

of gluttonous, isn’t it?

For a long time, I

didn’t even really like

Th anksgiving. Th e food

was predictable, bland.

Th at is until we shared a Th anksgiving

meal last year with my favorite friendly

chef, Richard Mullen, and his family.

Named Aspen’s 2012 best home cook,

this interior architect by day is no joke

in the kitchen. Richard’s wasn’t just

the best Th anksgiving meal I’ve ever

had; it was one of the best darn meals

of my life — period. I was converted

to being a Th anksgiving lover. I think

it was Richard’s chestnut stuffi ng

that offi cially won me over, or maybe

it was the perfect turkey with wine

pairings from his personal collection.

I’m just realizing that was the peak of

my Th anksgiving experiences. Until I

get another invitation to dine at Chez

Mullen, all expectations are sure to fall

short, or long, whatever the phrase is

that means it’s all down from here.

So this year, I’m taking the year off

from cooking and baking Th anksgiving

delicacies and hitting up Whole Foods’

bakery department now that Midland

Baking Co. is closed (devastating!)

and will do my best to pass off its hard

work for my own.

But don’t think I’m taking the

easy way out altogether. Sometimes

providing dessert, the closing act, on

a big day like Th anksgiving can be

tough, with so many diet restrictions

and preferences out there. Wheat,

dairy, nuts. Everyone’s avoiding

something. Recently, I came across

this line of gluten-free baked goods at

Whole Foods that were exceptional.

Blossom Foods has a line of 14

diff erent gluten-free productions

prepared out of its own bakery in West

Valley, Utah, and makes all sorts of

certain-gluten free, gourmet goodies.

My personal gluten-free dessert of this

company is the pumpkin cheesecake.

You’d never know it was gluten free.

Th e carrot cake is great, and even the

biscuits made with rice fl ower would

satisfy the urge to be buttered over the

holidays. Blossom also has a gluten-

free vegan chocolate cake, which my

vegan friends rave about. Th at is next

on my list to try. Heck,

Christmas dinner is right

around the corner.

Amiee White Beazley writes about dining, restaurants and food-related travel for the Aspen Times Weekly. She is the editor of local food magazine edibleASPEN and contributor to Aspen Peak and the travel website EverettPotter.com. Follow her on Twitter @awbeazley1, or email [email protected].

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THANKSGIVING AT THE VICEROY

What has to be the best deal in the valley on Thanksgiving, Eight K at the Viceroy in

Snowmass Village’s fabulous executive chef, Will Nolan, is offering the following menu

for only $39 for adults and $19 for kids younger than 12:

FIRST COURSE (CHOICE OF)

ROASTED BEET SALAD: Candied walnuts, local chevre, macerated sultanas, frisee,

walnut vinaigrette

FALL SQUASH BISQUE: Chestnut tortellini, roasted apple, spiced crème fraiche

SECOND COURSE

ROASTED ORGANIC TURKEY: Stuffed with Creole cornbread stuffi ng, slow-cooked

greens and bacon, mashed sweet potato, rosemary gravy, cranberry compote

THIRD COURSE

PIE DUO: Bourbon pecan and crunchy pumpkin

“At Eight K, we love the holiday season, and there’s nothing better than a celebratory feast

around the table after a hard day of skiing,” Nolan said. “For Thanksgiving this year, I’ve

given our roast turkey dinner a subtle Southern twist with my homemade Creole cornbread

stuffi ng. It gives a little extra spice to the dinner and reminds me of family dinners back

home in Louisiana.”


and makes decisions on what kinds

of wines they want to make. City

Winery supplies the grapes, helps

the client through the sorting, crush

and maceration. Th ey supply the

oak barrels for the aging, guide them

through blending decisions and

provide bottles with custom labels.

Soup to nuts or, rather, grapes to glass.

First comes the selection of grapes.

Each fall harvest the winery buys an

allotment of fruit from the premium

grape growing regions in the

country. Pinot Noir from the Hyland

Vineyard in Oregon’s Willamette

Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon from

Larry Bettinelli

in Yountville in

Napa and Riesling

from the Finger

Lakes of New

York. Th e grapes

are fl own in cold

and delivered to

the back door of

the winery, just

like they would

be in their home

region.

Led by City

Winery’s resident

winemaker Frenchman David

Lecomte, clients can feel the fruit as

they hand sort the grapes if they wish.

Th ey are taught about the maceration

and fermentation process and allowed

to select, based on their investment,

the specifi c kinds of oak that they

wish to age their wines in. Th ey can

visit the winery and taste as their

wines mature and can design labels

for each of their 252 bottles or 21

cases that will result form the eff ort.

Th e cost of the program is

dependent upon the grapes, materials

and customer involvement but range

from about 5000 to 12,000 a barrel,

or 20 to 45 a bottle. Th ere is also a

“Barrel Share program where one can

play for 1800 and receive three cases

of wine.

But it should be noted that

while one is getting wine for their

investment, what they are really

buying is an education and an

experience. Th ere are some clients

who come to City Winery with a solid

understanding of the process who

simply want to avail themselves of

the facilities and the chance to make

their wine vision a reality. But others

are there, starting from scratch, just

getting a feel for the alchemy that is

the wine winemaking process.

Either way those who become

part of the City Winery scene have a

chance to soak up the sounds of acts

like John Hiatt, Joan Osborne and

Allen Toussaint, sip world wines from

Leeuwin Estate, Bodega Catena and

JL Chave, and enjoy a crispy fl atbread

with it all.

An ecletic mix to be sure. Perhaps

my bartender, Jimmy D. summed it

up best when he yelled at me over a

lead guitar solo during the Yardbird’s

classic Shapes of Th ings, “No winery

rocks harder!”

Well said.

Kelly J. Hayes lives in the soon-to-be-designated appellation of Old Snowmass with his wife, Linda, and a black Lab named Vino. He can be reached at [email protected].

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PINOT NOIR FROM THE HYLAND VINEYARD IN OREGON’SWILLAMETTE VALLEY, CABERNET SAUVIGNON FROM LARRY BETTINELLI IN YOUNTVILLE IN NAPA AND RIESLING FROM THE FINGER LAKES OF NEW YORK. THE GRAPES ARE FLOWN IN COLD AND DELIVERED TO THE BACK DOOR OF THE WINERY, JUST LIKE THEY WOULD BE IN THEIR HOME REGION.

Check out City Winery’s blog to read about the winery’s recovery after Hurricane Sandy at www.citywineryblog.com.

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WORLD CUP SKIING ENTERS ASPEN’S GATES JUST AS WINTER GETS STARTEDby AMANDA CHARLES

WHEN THERE’S A SEASON, TURN, TURN, TURN

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“ASPEN AS A HOST city is great,”

he said, “but the race hill itself is

about as diffi cult a giant slalom and

slalom hill as the girls see all year.”

A tough course, Needell recalled,

coupled with an early-season race

that already has proven to have less

snow depth than last year at this time,

could ultimately show more of the

natural terrain and make the hill the

most challenging it could be.

But regardless of how weather

conditions will hold up for race

weekend, Needell warrants a close

and exciting race, as he says the girls

tend to feel more comfortable here

than other host cities.

But which athletes can we expect

to see on the podium? Let’s start with

one of our Colorado favorites, the girl

who’s been tagged an alpine-skiing

poster girl, Vail’s Vonn.

Her start to the season ended when

she was forced out of the opening

giant slalom in Soelden, Austria,

after striking a pole halfway down

the second leg in foggy conditions.

With an improved second run, Vonn

skipped the next slalom in Levi,

Finland, a decision her ski technician

Heinz Haemmerle says was planned

in order to allow more training for the

Aspen races.

Vonn has not trained since Oct. 27

and has since been in and out of the

hospital for severe intestinal pain,

most recently in Vail on Nov. 14.

After she claimed to have “hurting

bones and pain all over her body,”

the results of her diagnostic testing

remain unknown, and according

to her publicist Lewis Kay, it is still

unclear when she will be able to

return to the mountain.

Moreover, her teammates and

fans have high hopes for a strong

comeback, especially with four

World Cup titles under her belt. And

according to Needell, this resting

period will allow her to adapt to

her skis, positioning her for a good

chance on the podium both here and

at her strongest stop on the circuit,

Lake Louise, Alberta.

On the other hand, fi erce rivalries

continue to nip at Vonn’s heels.

Making a fast-track through the

ranks and turning the heads of the

World Cup elite as the next alpine-

skiing superstar, at only 17 years of

age, Mikaela Shriffi n, of Vail, has been

voted World Cup rookie of the year

by peers as she clinched eighth in her

fi rst slalom of the season in Aspen

and took third on a slalom podium

just after Christmas.

Ending the season at 17th in the

world, Shiff rin already has proven to

be a top competitor this time around,

securing third in the slalom in Levi

and paving the way for celebrity

status close to home here in Aspen.

And while we’re on the topic of up-

and-coming athletes, we might as well

upset the lineup with the team that

sits closest to the hearts of AVSC, the

so-called “mean girls” who ravenously

carry on through the worst of storms

to break down the popularity barriers

of ski-racing culture.

With the direction and support of

AVSC, the girls of Independent Ski

Racing not only are partial to the

tough terrain of Ajax but have one

of the best, most experienced World

Cup coaches on the planet, Heli

Krug, to see their success through.

After being cut from the U.S. Ski

Team last spring for lack of financial

funding, McJames, ranked among

the best 100 women GS racers in

the world, and Hailey Duke, ranked

69th best worldwide in slalom,

have since formed their own self-

fundraised team to compete on the

international level.

many of this week’s racers at Aspen Winternational aren’t very far from home — but that won’t necessarily make it easier. ¶ Having worked with U.S. Ski Team competitors Lindsey Vonn, Julia Mancuso, Resi Steigler, Megan McJames and others when they were junior racers attending development projects, alpine director Greg Needell, of Aspen Valley Ski Club, is following this year’s World Cup with a close eye.

LEFT: Squaw Valley’s Julia Mancuso competes at the 2012 World Championships. ABOVE: Julia Mancuso trains giant slalom on the women’s World Cup slope in Aspen.

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“Our team was formed out of the

desire to support competitive ski

racing by having the resources to

go up against the best skiers in the

world,” McJames said. “After earning

a World Cup spot by winning the

overall Nor-Am GS title last year, I

believe my best turns are still to be

made and am happy this opportunity

presented itself.”

Other teammates who have

collaborated in fundraising eff orts

include University of Colorado

standout Katie Hartman and junior

racer Lena Andrews.

“We will do everything in our

power to help them be well prepared

for the races here,” Needell said, “but

Mother Nature has more to say about

that than any other infl uence.”

Agreeably, in the days leading up to

race weekend, many factors remain

unknown when it comes to who will

claim a seat on the podium. With FIS’

rule change on skis this year, making

them longer with a longer turning

radius, the girls who will be on top,

Needell said, will be those who can

adapt to the change and control

every variable.

So who exactly will trump the

known speeds and turns of girls

such as Tina Maze, Maria Riesch,

Viki Rebensburg, Marlies Schild

and Michaela Kirchgasser and

stand for the U.S. at this year’s

Winternational? Will it be Mancuso,

who has an excellent record here,

Vonn, who is well rested and ready

to execute, Shiffrin, the young and

brave rookie, or the Independent

racers who had a strong prep

period skiing in Mount Hood

and Europe?

Your guess is as good as mine. See

you all on race day.

ABOUT THE RACESFirst, some history. In 1968, a first-

of-its-kind race drew the largest

on-course gallery of spectators in

Aspen history, estimated at 3,000.

In 1988, Aspen Mountain saw the

first women’s-only race on its snow.

In 2000, the season’s first women’s

speed event brought more than 100

women representing 24 countries

to compete in super G and slalom

races, while more than 4,000

people gathered over Thanksgiving

weekend to spectate.

For more than 40 years, Aspen

has developed a love aff air with

a competition that has long been

considered more valuable than the

Olympics or the biennial World

Championships, a race that has

mercilessly carried on through the

snow, ice and wind, aff ording little

compassion to the faint of heart.

Now, arguably one of the fi nest ways

to kick off yet another optimistic ski

season, on Nov. 24 and 25, the Audi

FIS Women’s World Cup, the only

event of its kind in the United States,

will once again make its return for the

Nature Valley Aspen Winternational,

featuring the fastest women skiers to

compete in what has historically been

deemed one of the most technical and

challenging courses in the World

Cup circuit.

New to the itinerary this year, the

weekend’s affair will kick off Nov.

23 with the Audi Ski Challenge, a

parallel giant slalom race on the

Nastar Course at Aspen Mountain

from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participation

is free and open to the public,

and the top two finishers will be

awarded a free trip to attend the

U.S. Alpine National Championships

in Squaw Valley. World Cup wax-

room tours will be held at the

Mountain Chalet from 4:30 to 5:30

p.m., followed by the U.S. Ski Team

autograph signing, kickoff and bib

draw at the Limelight Hotel until

7:30 p.m.

Th e fi rst run of the women’s giant

P H O T O S B Y S A M O V I D I C / R E D B U L L P H O T O F I L E S A N D E R I C H S P I E S S / R E D B U L L C O N T E N T P O O L

As the greatest female ski racer in U.S. history, Lindsey Vonn races in Aspen during last year’s slalom.

Lindsey Vonn

FIRST, SOME HISTORY. IN 1968, A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND RACE DREW THE LARGEST ON-COURSE GALLERY OF SPECTATORS IN ASPEN HISTORY, ESTIMATED AT 3,000.

27A S P E N T I M E S . C O M / W E E K L YP H O T O B Y K E V I N P R I T C H A R D A N D D A V I D A M I R A U L T / A S P E N / S N O W M A S S

WORLD CUP SCHEDULE- SUBJECT TO CHANGE -

FRIDAY, NOV. 23

10 A.M. TO 4 P.M.

Sponsor Village Open at the Gondola Plaza.

11 A.M. TO 2 P.M.

Audi Ski Challenge. Parallel GS race on the Nastar Course at Aspen Mountain. Free and open to the public.

Natural snow conditions permitting. Preregister at www.usskiteam.com/events/all/alpine or on race day at the Gondola Plaza.

4:30 TO 5:30 P.M.

Public Wax Room tours at the Mountain Chalet parking garage.

5:30 TO 7:30 P.M.

World Cup Kickoff Party at the Limelight Hotel. Free and open to the public. Featuring U.S. Ski Team autograph signing from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and public bib draw from 6:45 to 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOV. 24

8 A.M. TO 3 P.M.

Free public shuttles run every 20 minutes from Rubey Park to the St. Regis to the bottom of Aspen Street to the venue.

10 A.M. TO 4 P.M.


10:15 A.M.

RACE START: Women’s giant slalom Run 1 — Strawpile.

11:45 A.M.

Taste of Winternational featuring complimentary food tastings and beverages from Aspen Skiing Co. restaurants at the finish. area.

11:45 A.M.

Live music, prizes and kids race at the finish area.

1:15 P.M.

RACE START: Women’s giant slalom final — Strawpile.

6:30 P.M. TO 8 P.M.

Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert Series featuring Reverend Horton Heat at the Upper Gondola Plaza.

8 TO 8:15 P.M.

Awards ceremony for giant slalom winners at the concert stage.

8:15 P.M.

Fireworks Extravaganza at the Little Nell.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25

8 A.M. TO 3 P.M.

Free public shuttles run every 20 minutes from Rubey Park to the St. Regis to the bottom of Aspen Street to the venue.

10 A.M. – 4 P.M.


10 A.M.

RACE START: Women’s slalom Run 1 — Strawpile.

11:45 A.M.

Taste of Winternational featuring complimentary food tastings and beverages from Aspen Skiing Co. restaurants at the finish area.

11:30 A.M.

Live music, prizes and kids race at the finish area.

1 P.M.

RACE START: Women’s slalom final — Strawpile.

Mikaela Shiffrin competes in the women’s giant slalom in Lienz, Austria.

Resi Stiegler and Mikaela Shiffrin visit middle school students in Aspen/Snowmass prior to the Nature Valley Aspen Winternational in 2011.

slalom will commence Nov. 24 at

10:15 a.m. on Aspen Mountain,

followed by the fi nal GS race at 1:15

p.m. Th e remainder of the day will

off er an array of free entertainment

for the public, including

complimentary food tastings and

beverages, prize giveaways, kids

races, a Bud Light concert with

Reverened Horton Heat and the GS

awards ceremony.

On Nov. 25, the women’s slalom

race will start at 10 a.m., followed by

more complimentary tastings, drinks

and live music until the fi nal slalom

race at 1 p.m.

A fairly new concept, Aspen Skiing

Co.’s Jeff Hanle says the taste behind

Aspen’s Winternational is to draw in

the ski-town crowds who may not be

familiar with ski racing.

“For racing fans it’s always going

to be fantastic,” he said, “but our

goal was to gain the interests of

others with an entire weekend

dedicated to the culture of ski racing,

off ering new people an outlet to

not only complimentary food and

entertainment but to things they may

have never seen before.” •

“FOR RACING FANS IT’S ALWAYS GOING TO BE FANTASTIC,”


ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC/ART/FILM/LITERATURE

P H O T O B Y H A L W I L S O N / C O U R T E S Y S O N Y P I C T U R E S C L A S S I C S

SWEET STORY, SWEET SONGS

Singer-songwriter Rodriguez is the subject of the documentary “Searching For Sugar Man,” showing Thursday and Friday, Nov. 22-23, at the Wheeler Opera House.

THE DOCUMENTARY ‘SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN’


“SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN”

FRIDAY

AT 7:30

WHEELER OPERA HOUSE

Nov. 23

what’s the rock concert I most wish I could have witnessed in person? Springsteen at the Bottom Line in 1975, which would instantly transform Bruce into a star? One of those all-night, Allman Brothers/Grateful Dead marathons in February of 1970 at the Fillmore East? Dylan at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, when Bob went electric and changed everything? Or the 1993 Dylan who decided to play two nights at the 200-seat Supper Club in midtown Manhattan?

by STEWART OKSENHORN

I’VE GOT A NEW contender

for the list: Rodriguez, 1998, fi rst

show of the South African tour. Th e

arena was on fi re with anticipation,

the performer was phenomenally

charismatic, the music was excellent,

the event had that sense of history in

the making. And you simply cannot

top the backstory, of how a 55-year-

old folksinger who had barely gotten

outside his Detroit hometown came

to headline a packed arena gig in

South Africa, three-plus decades after

recording his last album.

Th e story is told in the “Searching

for Sugar Man,” which shows Friday,

Nov. 23, at the Wheeler Opera House.

Malik Bendjelloul’s documentary,

which opened the Sundance Film

Festival in January, is an investigate

report, a mystery, a biography, a

fan’s gushing love letter, and in

the end, probably rock ‘n’ roll’s

ultimate could-have-been story. In

terms of improbably fulfi lling rock

documentaries, it ranks alongside

“Anvil: Th e Story of Anvil,” the 2008

fi lm that everyone should see, even

if they aren’t fans of semi-obscure,

aging Canadian heavy metal bands.

“Searching for Sugar Man” begins

in 1997 as a fan’s journey. Stephen

Segerman, owner of a Cape Town

record store, and such an admirer

of the early ‘70s American singer

Sixto Rodriguez that he went by

the nickname Sugar Man, after one

of Rodriguez’s songs, tells of the

musician’s sad but compelling end:

In the middle of a concert years ago,

Rodriguez had lit himself on fi re

and perished.

But 1997 was when the digital

revolution was beginning its rise,

and information like what exactly

happened to your favorite musician

from a few decades ago was just

waiting to be unearthed with a few

keyboard clicks. Segerman, along

with journalist Craig Bartholomew-

Strydom, launch their investigation

and quickly fi nd out what they

probably already suspected: the

lighting-himself-on-fi re story was

pure myth. Rodriguez was alive,

working construction in Detroit, and

retired from the music business.

Th at a South African was so

infatuated with Rodriguez, it turns

out, was not so improbable. In the

early ‘70s, Rodriguez recorded a

pair of albums in Detroit for the

Sussex label. Despite proper industry

backing — “All the machinery was in

place,” one music business executive

says in “Searching for Sugar Man”

— the albums failed to make a ripple.

Exactly why remains a mystery;

the fi lm quickly fl oats the idea that

Rodriguez’s songs may have been

too radical, too anti-establishment.

(It’s a solid theory: One of his best

songs was titled “Anti-Establishment

Blues.”) Whatever the reason, his

career, outside of the recording of

those two albums, never really even

got started.

But South Africa, politically volatile

due to its offi cial policy of apartheid,

was ready to embrace the music of

a dark-skinned singer of Mexican

heritage whose lyrics represented the

underclass struggle. As the story has

it, an American girl brought a copy of

Rodriguez’s debut album, “Cold Fact,”

to South Africa and began making

bootleg copies for friends. Th e

music went viral; Rodriguez became

well-known to the point that South

Africans, even a music insider like

Segerman, assumed that the singer

was an international star.

No such thing. After the two

albums bombed in the U.S., unaware

of his popularity in South Africa,

Rodriguez quietly built a diff erent

life for himself in working-class

Detroit. As a construction worker,

he impressed everyone around him

with his work ethic. He raised three

daughters, all of whom appear in the

documentary and recall their father

as a believer in education and culture

who took his kids to libraries and

museums. He remained active in the

realm of ideas, continuing to speak

(but not sing) about the plight of the

poor, earning a degree in philosophy

from Wayne State, even running for

mayor of Detroit. Only in 1997, after

being rediscovered by the South

Africans, did Rodriguez even consider

giving music another shot, and he was

booked for a tour of South Africa

and Australia.

Great story — and for me it doesn’t

matter for much without what

happens next. Th e performances

themselves, far from being an

afterthought, are a revelation.

Rodriguez’s music, a cousin of Dylan’s

but more soul-oriented, delivered

with a warm voice, is the real deal.

Beyond that is his stage presence

— mesmerizing, commanding,

intelligent. And impossible to explain:

How does a guy who has been hauling

refrigerators and installing roofs for

25 years command an arena like that?

It’s exactly what we seek when

we watch a documentary —

the unfathomable.


VOYAGES DESTINATION | COLORADO SPRINGS

THE BROADMOOR: OLD EUROPE OR THE WILD WEST?

C O N T R I B U T E D P H O T O S

TWO SWANS GLIDE over the

dark, quiet lake leaving behind

delicate parallel lines. As if on cue,

they part, creating a perfect “V” only

to vanish as the sun dips behind the

mountain’s ridgeline.

Th e poignant notes of a bagpipe

drift over the scene. Peering out my

hotel window, I watch a man in formal

white jacket, red and green plaid kilt,

black tipped white lace-up boots

slowly begin a steady gait, making

the rounds with his simple, plaintiff

tune. No, I wasn’t in the highlands

of Scotland. I was at Th e Broadmoor

Hotel in Colorado Springs.

Th e bagpiper was the 6 p.m. evening

ritual and a reminder to guests just

how far the hotel had come. Th e site

was once a vast, treeless mesa, like a

Scottish broadmoor. A man named

William Wilcox tended sheep here.

Today, this 94 year-old hotel is a 5-star

luxury destination that rivals anything

you can fi nd in old Europe.

Guests in white robes leisurely

made their way back to their rooms

from the outdoor heated lap pool and

hot tub, while others who lounged

along Cheyenne Lake until the bitter

end of the day, packed up their

kindles. Hotel staff prepared the giant

outdoor stone hearth for cocktails

beneath the stars and facing the

silhouette of Cheyenne Mountain.

Like many of the grand hotels of

Europe with their oriental rugs, dark

mahogany-lined libraries, molded

and chandeliered ceilings, and

fi reside chess tables, the Broadmoor’s

history is palpable. It’s the perfect

complement to the hedonism and

smaller pleasures that await.

It turns out “Little London,” or

Colorado Springs in the early 1900s,

was always a hot spot. Back then it was

on the map for those recovering from

TB. Once the railroad was established

in the late 1800s, it became a

fashionable destination for Europeans

and wealthy east coasters seeking the

west’s best sanitariums.

Spencer Penrose, Th e Broadmoor

Hotel’s visionary and founder, was the

original gourmie and consummate

entrepreneur. Handsome and

mustached, with one glass eye (he

also had a bloodshot one when

hungover), he wanted to bring the

elegance and opulence he experienced

in Europe and the Orient to the

West. He purchased the property

and commissioned the fi rst architect,

Frederick Sterner, in 1916. He ended

up paying him off to end the contract


SPAThe five-star spa is famous for offering the luxurious Lu’lur ceremony. The scrub, wrap and massage all in one originates from the Royal Palaces of central Java given to the princess for 40 days prior to her wedding day. The term Lu’lur loosely translates to the Javanese “coating of the skin.” They have taken this ritual and scaled it down to 3 hours you won’t forget.

CULINARYThere are seven restaurants on The Broadmoor property ranging from casual to formal. During dinner at the American brasserie Summit, designed by Adam Tihany, the sommelier insisted on pairing his latest white wine discovery with our roasted Halibut — Assyrtiko, Sigalas, from Santorini, Greece. The wine came from a revolving Plexiglas wine display featuring 3,000 wines as you entered the restaurant. The piece de resistance was two floors above our suites — The Penrose Room. Colorado’s only Forbes Five Star restaurant. This year marks its 50th anniversary. Formal attire required.

MORE ABOUT THE BROADMOOR

by HILARY STUNDA

In the early 1900s, Colorado Springs was known as “Little London”.

and went straight to the top — the

prestigious New York-based fi rm,

Warren and Wetmore, of the famed

Grand Central Station and Biltmore.

Today the resulting multi-towered

Italian Renaissance spread sits on

3,000 acres, with 744 rooms and

suites, six Cape Cod–style cottages

facing the lake. Th ese were the

choice lodgings and most expensive

of the hotel, where families with

staff would settle in for months at a

time. Cheyenne Lake has seen many

incarnations. Public swimming pool;

excellent trout fi shing (in the 1940s

guests could fi sh for trout and have

them served for dinner); water skiing

(in the 60s Harry Belafonte and the

Smothers Brothers took lessons).

Today, the lake’s north end features an

11,000-square-foot infi nity-style pool

with cabanas, evoking those on the

Lido near Venice.

“It’s like the Titanic,” my son

whispered, taking in the original

marble staircase dating back to 1918,

the dark wood and ceiling murals

painted by Italian artisans. “Yes,” I

muttered, “just no Icebergs …”

Th e best Italian artisans of the day

were brought in to paint scenes of the

Colorado landscapes: Garden of Th e

Gods; Mount of the Holy Cross; Seven

Falls; the road up Pikes Peak.

My sons were fascinated by

the paintings because the images

of trappers, Indians, and the

expansive vistas of the American

West as explored by the American

Expeditionary Artists had context

here. Th e Broadmoor exemplifi ed the

end of the Old West.

Letters, photographs, glass vitrines

containing the original China from

Julie Penrose’s collection; such archival

gems as “Bottle Alley,” a wall display of

the very old bottles (some date back to

1918) whose contents were consumed

during the prohibition years.

Th e best thing about our stay

however, wasn’t so much the fabulous

suites with the deep tubs and

mountain vistas, or the invisible yet

pervasive service that materialized just

when we needed it. It was the sound of

the door clicking shut to our children’s

adjoining suite and the gentle knock

on our door announcing crab claws

and white wine at midnight.

Hilary Stunda is regular contributor to Th e Aspen Times Weekly.

C O N T R I B U T E D P H O T O S


GREAT GATSBYBill Swanson and Donna Gorgio.

GREAT GATSBYLeft to right are Thorey and Barry Goldstein with Joannie Lebach.

The SOCIAL SIDE of TOWNAROUNDASPEN The SOCIAL SIDE of TOWNAROUNDASPEN

GREAT GATSBY

ONE OF THE prettiest late summer

parties is given in August when a

group of Aspenites put on the Great

Gatsby party on the

lawn of the stately

Wheeler/Stallard

House, the museum of

the Aspen Historical

Society.

Th e setting is

perfect, with the

mansion in the

background and

everyone dressed in

1920s outfi ts of the

Gatsby era.

Hosts for the party included Alan Altman, Richard Auhll, Fred Ayarza, Kyle Boyd, Dick Bulkeley, Kendall Chen, Milton Dresner, Greg Erwin, David Grimes, Alex Kaufman, Don Keltner, Richard Krajicek, Bernard Phillips, Hans Roeschel, Kent Shodeen, Dick Stephenson, Jay Webster, Dwight West, Larry Witte and Robert Woodward. Th e party was organized

by Nancy Snell Events.

Undercurrent ... Th e snow, as usual,

comes just in time!

MARY ESHBAUGH

HAYES

P H O T O S B Y M A R Y E S H B A U G H H A Y E S

GREAT GATSBYLinda Dergta and Al Mayfi eld.

GREAT GATSBYLeft to right are Victoria Anderson, Kyle Boyd and Heidi Anderson.

GREAT GATSBYGenene and Fred Ayarza.

GREAT GATSBYEnjoying the dancing are Roberta and Howie Miller.

GREAT GATSBYDressed in their 1920s outfi ts are Diana Rumsey, left, with Sara Woodward.


GREAT GATSBYPatsy Pelaia and Bill Cook.

by MARY ESHBAUGH HAYES

GREAT GATSBYDick and Julie Buckeley.

GREAT GATSBYGeorge Gradow and Barbi Benton.

GREAT GATSBYChristine Aubale Gerschel and Peter Dahl.

GREAT GATSBYNancy Snell and Rodney Knutson.

GREAT GATSBYLeft to right are Lorraine Turner, Kathie Schulman Grayson, Mary Ellen Sheridan, Wandy Kaharko MD. and Liba Isahn.

GREAT GATSBYDavid and Joann Grimes.

GREAT GATSBYLeft to right are Freddy Shay, John Gillespie and Pati Stapleton.

GREAT GATSBYSandy and George Benkendorf.

GREAT GATSBYKent and Joan Shodeen.


LIVE ENTERTAINMENTFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23“#blackFRIDAY” 6 p.m. - 10 p.m., Gonzo Museum, 521 E. Hyman Ave, Aspen. A show of new paintings by artist Stanley Bell. Call 970-376-2075.

Damian Smith and Terry Bannon 4 p.m. - 7 p.m., Base Camp Bar & Grill, Snowmass Base Village. Live music for après ski. Call 970-923-6000.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24Aprés Ski Party 3 p.m. - 6 p.m., Base Camp Bar & Grill, Snowmass Village. Thanksgiving weekend party with 3 Dollar Dewey — Geoffrey Morris on guitar, Dave Johnson on bass and Lee Dudley on drums. Call 970-923-6000.

Damian Smith and Terry Bannon 4 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sneaky’s Tavern, Snowmass Base Village. Live music for après ski. Call 970-923-8787.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25Open Mic Night 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m., Carbondale Beer Works, 647 Main St., Carbondale. Bring your tap shoes, penny whistle, nose fl ute, poetry or guitar. No embarrassment allowed; all comers welcome. Call 970-704-1216.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26Dana Wilson and The Old Time Jam Session 7 a.m. - 9 p.m., Carbondale Beer Works, 647 Main St., Carbondale. All musicians welcome, experienced and beginners; bring your banjo, guitar, mandolin, fi ddle, spoons, washboard or whatever and join in the fun of early American music. Call 970-704-1216.

Open Mic Night 9:30 p.m., The Red Onion, 420 E. Cooper Ave., Aspen. Check out what Aspen’s songwriters and musicians have to offer. Call 970-925-9955.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27Haden Gregg and Friends 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., L’Hostaria, 620 E. Hyman Ave., Aspen. Live music every Tuesday. Call 970-925-9022.

Takah Tuesday 9 p.m., Takah Sushi, 320 S. Mill St., Aspen. Live music featuring local bands, starting around 9 p.m. Call 970-925-8588.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28Rodina 9:30 p.m. - 11:55 p.m., Belly Up Aspen, 450 S Galena St., Aspen. Rodina’s U.S, collaboration emerged from a studio project in Denver in January with the recording of a forthcoming EP and it brought together musicians from New Mastersounds, Kinetix and Fox Street All Stars. The new super-group marries together Rodina’s catchy hooks and jazz sensibilities with the best of jam band soul, pop, reggae and funk. Call 970-544-9800.

THE ARTSTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22Adult Beginning Ballet Class 9 a.m. - 10 a.m., Coredination, 520 S. Third St., Suite 7, Carbondale. Adult and teen beginning ballet class for those who wish to learn this movement art form in a relaxed and enjoyable environment. Taught by Alexandra Jerkunica, professional ballet dancer and certifi ed pilates instructor. Call 970-379-2187.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26CCAH “Artober” Membership Drive, CCAH Center for the Arts, Carbondale. During the months of October and November, the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities is challenging existing members to renew their membership and bring in new members for a chance to win prizes that help the arts, including tickets to the “Green is the New Black Fashion Extravaganza: Myths and Legends‚” in March, “A Charlie Brown Christmas” musical presented by Sol Theater Company and a free annual membership valued at $50 that includes discounts to workshops, classes and events. Call 970-963-1680.

Signup: Holiday Art Club 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Wyly Community Art Center, 99 Midland Spur, Basalt. Registration in progress for Holiday Art Club with Nicole Nagel-Gogolak, for ages 6-11, on Wednesdays, December 5, 12 and 19. Registration is required. Focusing on learning basic drawing, painting and sculpture, kids will learn concepts of space, line, proportion and scale. Tuition is $60 plus $15 studio fee; members receive 10 percent off. Call 970-927-4123.

Classical Ballet Technique 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Coredination, 520 S. Third St., Suite 7, Carbondale. Classical ballet class for the experienced ballet dancer wanting to further their training, both technically and artistically. Taught by Alexandra Jerkunica, owner of Coredination, professional ballet dancer and certifi ed pilates instructor. Call 970-379-2187.

YOGA & EXERCISETHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22Vinyasa Flow Yoga 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Coredination, 520 S. Third St., Suite 7, Carbondale. Class for all levels, taught by certifi ed instructor Anthony Jerkunica. Call 970-379-8108.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23Yoga for Lunch 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., Aspen Health & Harmony, El Jebel. Community yoga class. Call 970-704-9642.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24CrossFit Trial Workout 9 a.m.- 10 a.m., Roaring Fork CrossFit, 402 Park Ave., Basalt. Free trial session. Everyone is welcome. Workouts scaled to individual ability level. Call 970-379-6309.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26Aikido 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Colorado Mountain College, Aspen campus. Aikido is an effective self-defense as well as a fun and dynamic work out. Class offered Mondays and Wednesdays. Beginners welcome. Try the fi rst class for free. Call 970-379-4676.

Beginning/Intermediate Ballet 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Third Street Center, 520 S. Third St., Carbondale. Beginning to intermediate ballet class taught by faculty of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. Call 970-925-7175.

CrossFit Elements Class 6 p.m. - 7 p.m., 402 Park Ave, Basalt. This is the fi rst of six classes designed to prepare participants to join daily workouts at Roaring Fork CrossFit. Call 970-379-6309.

Pole Dance Classes 6 p.m. - 7 p.m., Honey’s Pole and Aerial Fitness, Basalt. Beginning pole dance from 6-7 p.m. Learn basic lifts, spins, dance, fl oor and safety. All levels welcome. Pole and Aerial fi tness from 7-8 p.m. focuses on functional strength and fl exibility training for pole and aerial apparatus. Upper body, core and fl exibility highlighted. Open to all levels. Co-ed. Call 970-274-1564.

Slackline 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Aspen Recreation Department, Red Brick School, 110 E. Hallam St., Aspen. Indoor slackline for all ability levels. No experience needed. Call 970-920-5140.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27Adult Drop-In Basketball 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., Aspen High School Skier Dome. Play pickup basketball for $5 per person. Get in a workout and prepare for the adult basketball league that runs January through March. Call 970-948-2192.

THE COMMUNITYTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22Thanksgiving Day Mass 9 a.m.- 10 a.m., St. Mary Catholic Church, 533 E. Main St. Aspen. Call 970-925-7339.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23Coat Drive 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Snowmass Chapel, Snowmass Village. The Salvation Army holds its annual drive to help those in need. Please bring coats, hats, gloves, etc. in adult and kid sizes. Call 970-945-6976.

Musical Storytime 9 a.m. - 10 a.m., Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork, 16543 Old Highway 82, Carbondale. For parents and their children, infants to age 6, which celebrates the changing seasons through live, acoustic, age-appropriate music, songs, poetry, movement, stories and puppetry. The cost is $20 per family to drop in and $60 for four classes in a four-class session; deeper discounts available for families who commit to an entire semester. Call 963-0140; 963-6085.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24Gathering for Ruth Whyte 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m., Wheeler/Stallard Museum, 620 W. Bleeker St., Aspen. Ruth Whyte died last spring. Ruth’s family plans a memorial next year some time during the summer. The Aspen Historical Society will host a potluck at the museum during World Cup to provide a venue for the ski entourage to share memories. Ruth loved Aspen. She was a steward of AHS and the Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club. Friends are invited to join in this informal gathering to share stories and laugh and remember. Please bring a snack or drinks to share. The Historical Society will provide some Beaujolais and the stories will be recorded for all to enjoy in the future. Call 970-925-3721.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27Christmas Eve Choir Rehearsal 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Snowmass Chapel, 5307 Owl Creek Road, Snowmass Village. Snowmass Chapel is seeking volunteers to sing in its annual Christmas Eve “Lessons and Carols” services. Contact Paul Dankers for details. Call 970-300-1330.

Ute History: Then and Now 7 p.m. - 8 p.m., Third Street Center, Carbondale. O. Roland McCook Sr. of the Uncompahgre Tribe discusses Ute history, tradition and full-moon ceremonies. Call 970-618-5879.

NOVEMBER 22 - 22, 2012CURRENTEVENTS

Hear Louisiana bluesman Tab Benoit plays Thursday, Sept. 13, at PAC3 in Carbondale.

edited by RYAN SLABAUGH

P H O T O C O U R T E S Y O F T H E A R T I S T

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by EMILY GREEN of HIGH COUNTRY NEWSWORDPLAY INTELLIGENT EXERCISE

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ACROSS

1 Coll. student’s declaration

4 Must9 Three-stripers:

Abbr.13 Cut line17 Big score, maybe19 Leisure suit fabric20 Carved Polynesian

talisman21 Shoe brand22 “It ___ right”23 Pipe-fi tting and

others25 Lie-abed27 Not hoof it, maybe29 “Too Late the

Phalarope” novelist

31 He wrote “Words are loaded pistols”

32 Subject to double jeopardy, say

33 Animal in una casa34 “___ You” (#1

Rolling Stones album)

36 Verdi opera38 Informal greeting39 H.S. support

groups40 ’70s TV production

co.43 “Dirty Jobs” host

Mike44 Candy man

Russell46 Asian holidays47 Actress Garr48 Tusked animal49 Periodic function50 Villainous “Star

Wars” title52 “Quo ___?”53 Bargain basement

markings54 Casino machine

55 Narrowly, after “by”

56 Sonneteer’s Muse57 Tiny amount58 Subject explored in

“The Crying Game”60 Little garden

guardians61 Draft raisers62 ___ lark63 Jamboree

attendee65 Bored employee’s

quest68 Target for many a

political ad70 Some execs73 One of Dumas’s

Musketeers74 2010 and 2011

L.P.G.A. Tour Player of the Year Yani ___

76 San ___ (Italian seaport)

77 Auditioner’s hope78 Burns black79 Abrasive80 Neutrogena

competitor81 Cartridges, e.g.82 Part of AARP:

Abbr.83 Spouse’s sleeping

place after a fi ght, maybe

84 “Really?”86 Wrangle87 Some Chi-town

transportation88 Sizable garden89 Silas of the

Continental Congress

90 Bearish92 Like draft e-mails94 Stock market fi gs.95 Announcer of yore96 Doubled over,

maybe98 “Capeesh?”100 Kahlúa and cream

over ice103 Place that sells

shells?105 Like about 7% of

the U.S. electorate107 Bingo call108 Split bit109 Writer Wiesel110 Title gunfi ghter of

a 1964 #1 hit111 Southern pronoun112 Battle of ___, 1796

Napoleon victory113 Guacamole and

salsa114 Name on a college

dorm, perhaps115 “Gee!”

DOWN 1 Defense against a

siege2 Pacifi c capital3 Cash for trash?4 Angry slight?5 Assortment6 Sidewalk square,

e.g.7 The fox in Disney’s

“The Fox and the Hound”

8 Suggested résumé length

9 Battle of Normandy site

10 Great Danes, e.g.?11 Sta. purchase12 Times out in

Mexico?13 Politico Agnew14 One-of-a-kind

Dutch cheese?15 Part of AARP:

Abbr.

16 Like a four-leaf clover

18 Super Bowl XLIII champs

24 Demon’s weekend plans?

26 “Curses!”28 Canaries locale:

Abbr.30 Cracker Jack box

bonus33 Hand35 “___ Ballet” (“A

Chorus Line” song)

36 Revolutionary path37 Irish lullaby

opener38 Kind of class41 Shopworn42 Sushi bar bowlfuls45 Piñata part46 Ancient siege site47 Gypsy’s aid51 United Nations

chief from Ghana52 Concert hall, e.g.58 Throw for ___59 Ball coverings?60 Catherine’s

demand of Heathcliff in “Wuthering Heights”?

61 Glacier site, maybe63 Sleek and graceful64 Head cases?65 Mosaic material66 Lucy’s TV pal67 “How’s it going,

fi sh?”?68 Vital fl uids69 Haunted house

sounds70 Dracula’s bar bill?71 Hired spinmeister72 Stash74 Briar part75 Celebratory swig

after a football two-pointer?

77 Random witness83 Odoriferous85 Drawn88 Caveat to a buyer89 Ward, to Beaver91 Josh93 One of the Judds95 Michael Crichton

novel about diamond-hunting

96 Right-leaning type:

Abbr.97 Peacekeeping grp.99 Fruity drinks100 ___ Fein (Irish

group)101 Move, in Realtor

lingo102 Just104 “Lawrence of

Arabia” role106 Spanish uncle

BOTTOMS UP!by ELIZABETH C. GORSKI | edited by WILL SHORTZ

— Last week’s puzzle answers —

FOR ANYONE WHO’S traveled

overseas, English translations can

be one of the most entertaining

aspects of exploring foreign worlds.

Often, they’re honest attempts at

communication that are only funny

and awkward to the receiver.

“When you are engulfed in fl ames,”

is one of those serendipitous mix-

ups, which author David Sedaris

discovered while living abroad in

Japan. He found the warning in a

hotel damage-prevention booklet,

along with passages on “When you

fi nd a fi re” and “When you check into

the hotel room.”

It’s a cultural idiosyncrasy that

an average person would chuckle

at and quickly forget. But Sedaris

isn’t average, and he doesn’t forget.

Instead, he named his sixth book of

essays after the cautionary phrase,

and it’s apropos for a seemingly

random collection of stories.

Published in 2008, “When You Are

Engulfed in Flames,” is a 22-chapter

book that traverses Sedaris’ life,

but roots itself in the time he spent

living in France. Th ese are not wistful

memories of sojourns abroad, but

honest and hilarious accounts of the

nuances of everyday existence.

He accidentally spits up a cough

drop on a sleeping passenger next to

him during an overnight fl ight; he

bemoans trying to keep up with his

boyfriend Hugh in crowded, public

places; he creates “Melrose Place”

for spiders in a windowsill; and he’s

off ered a blow job while hitch-hiking.

Th ese are common, if not

mundane, life experiences to which

most people can relate (save the blow-

job bit, perhaps). Sedaris makes them

raw, but not ostentatious. He makes

them believable, but edgy. He fi nds

delight in the everyday occurrences

which most people pass by, and that’s

what makes his work universal. Most

readers might not be able to retell

these stories with as much wit, but

they can associate with them on a

fundamental level.

Even though the book was

published four years ago, its shelf-

life hasn’t expired. Th e stories’

broad appeal makes them relatively

timeless too. Like most of his books,

this compilation lets the reader into

the mind of this New York Times-

bestselling author, and to get even

more access, he’ll open up in person

on Saturday, Nov. 24, at the Wheeler

Opera House.

Th is book review was written by Christine Benedetti on behalf of the Aspen Writers’ Foundation.

‘WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES’BOOK REVIEW

‘When You Are Engulfed in Flames’David SedarisLittle, Brown and Company; 2008336 pages; $25.99

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