BY GAYLORD GUENIN Much concern arose in Lenado as the vernal equinox approached in March. It was discovered that the Sacred Lenado Potato had gone missing. Normally one would not use the phrase “gone missing” to describe an inanimate object, but we don’t view the Lenado Potato as inanimate. If it were just another potato. […]
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WOODY CREEK RULES
ON YOUR KNEES BY MICHAEL M. OWSLEY It was the second missed strike by my fishing partner, and it would clearly be my Turn to get the rod. I wasn’t taking advantage of DeWitt for being only ten years old, but rules are rules. On the Woody Creek we have small water, smaller fish (and […]
RIGHTS DEFENSE: RESOLUTION
MARCH 30, 2006, WOODY CREEK, COLORADO This Bill of Rights Defense Resolution was adopted on March 30, 2006 by the Woody Creek Caucus, a neighborhood caucus organized under the Pitkin County Home Rule Charter. Constitutional oaths of public officials. This resolution expresses our deep concerns to all who hold constitutional offices — judicial, legislative, and […]
THE ASPEN WALL POSTER: A BRIEF HISTORY
BY LYNN BURTON It’s hard to tell exactly how many Aspen Wall Posters Hunter Thompson and Tom Benton produced. The bibliography in The Great Shark Hunt says there were eight wall posters. The count gets confusing though, because Wall Poster No. 7, Thompson refers to a confiscated issue as “Lost Cause Number Six,” whose place […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Hello from Anita Thompson (Inaugural Issue 2006)
My heart is not heavy tonight. It’s still dark outside here at Owl Farm on Wednesday, February 15, but the sun is about to come up. The cover (with a picture of our peacock on the back) is being printed in Basalt and the borrowed Risograph machine is warming up the next room, ready to […]