OK, this is the post where I admit I’m a fool. A buffoon. Whatever you like. When I leave Boulder for New York City, these are a few (and only a few) of the things I’m leaving behind.

Telling Stories
This is an essay-and-music series at the Laughing Goat, a coffeehouse on Pearl Street. The series is the brainchild of my friend and colleague, Jennie Dorris. I met Jennie working my first job out of college, a newspaper called dirt. dirt was doomed by its own awesomeness. Everyone who worked there was totally fantastic and I’m always telling stories about the fantastic times I had working there.

I first saw Jennie’s music series when it was hosted at the Boulder International Hostel. It’s grown quite a bit since then (and now Liz Dinwiddie, another musician extraordinaire is co-producing), but still has a wonderfully intimate feel. Here’s a clip of Ms. Dorris playing one of the first pieces I ever saw her play on marimba. It’s called “Michi.”

Geeks Who Drink
A popular pub quiz night that I hosted when it was at the Republic of Boulder. Now you can catch Ballard C. Boyd hosting on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Catacombs. What else does Ballard do? Well, I’m glad you asked, but I’m not sure how to answer. He does damn near everything, including directing and editing killer videos. Here are two examples of his work:

Freak Train
FT is a great, great show that definitely kept me performing when I’d nearly quit it on several occasions. There are all kinds of ways to describe the show, but instead I’m just going to insist that you go see it. And I’m also going to insist that Ballard goes and performs at it because he just might be made for it.

Very funny comedians
I could only find one video on YouTube, but there are some really great people telling jokes around here, including Ben Kronberg (see video below), Greg Baumhauer, Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl… all these jokers and more. Many came to perform at my last show in Boulder, which turned out to be a really nice night. So if you’re in Colorado, see them now. If you’re not, you’ll see them soon one way or another.

Friends, mountains
Yep. And more things, obviously. But it’s about time for this post to end. The nice thing is that the world is getting smaller. The Information Age! Yes! So I do plan on keeping in touch, by email or whatever else, with the mountains. And some of my friends.