What’s open 24 Hours?:
The Alleycat Coffee House
I had thought of doing some bit on all night places in town, but there really aren’t that many. Â I first came up with the idea when I was coming into town from the North and saw the sign for the “Ever Open Cafe”. Having remembered way back when– you know, when you were young enough to stay up all night to study for your Russian final exam with a fifth of vodka and needed some kind of distraction at three in the morning– There was always some place in the college town where you could go. The idea of the all night bit waned somewhat when I found out the “Ever Open Cafe” was open from 6 am to 10 pm! The place has been in business for 50 years; it sells greasy food and their recent health inspection has been reported as “inadequate”. I should go there someday, but not right now– we are looking at places open 24 hours a day here:
“The Alley Cat is located off of Laurel St. between College Avenue and Mason St. Follow the giant pointing hand to the alley with the mirror bricks.”
Sometimes they have entertainment
and free WiFi all night long!
This could be one of the places where I could set up a remote late-night blog station for no other reason other than it could be done. It’s also possible that I could meet people like Bill Murphy– a character I used to know from years ago:
Bill Murphy
Not from the Alley, but a coffeehouse in Urbana, Illinois where I used to manage the Sunday Jazz night. We were open until 4:00 am but if there were students still hanging around after 4, I’d let ‘em stay as long as they wanted. I dropped in at the place (after about 35 years absence) and I was delighted to find Mr. Bill Murphy still there! Not much has changed in over 35 years but I think they have WiFi now!
bugman, September 2nd 2010 |
Posted in Society
Near City Park:
Wilbur, the famous mascot of Dave’s
And right behind Wilbur’s left shoulder you can see Jeanne peeking at the camera! Wilbur has his own Children’s hospital support charity and Face Book Group if you are interested. Dave Anderson started with his first rib shack in Chicago years ago and now that he’s famous, he’s everywhere. Why can’t Papa Dell’s be famous too?
bugman, September 1st 2010 |
Posted in Performing Arts
It’s the ‘What do you do with a tree stump?’ idea of the month:
A Gnome’s Home
It’s got a little house on the top, a face in the tree, a window with a little gnome facing out of it, and a seal from Better Gnomes & Gardens! If you can tell me where this picture was taken, the first one to comment with the correct answer will receive a unique gift from either Greece, Italy, or perhaps Turkey !
bugman, August 30th 2010 |
Posted in Art
Back in 2008 it was the ‘Paca Party:
Of the family Camelidae
Where you got your Bactrian & Dromedary camels, llamas, alpacas, guanacos and vicuñas. This time around the camels were at a petting zoo at the main library in Fort Collins. A while back, maybe 13,000 years ago, the Clovis culture near where Boulder is now would hunt camels like this along with bears, horses and sheep.
bugman, August 28th 2010 |
Posted in Biology
This annual rummage sale has got to be the largest in town:
And it’s organized! Look! Here are shoes!
It starts TODAY at 8:00 am! It runs from Aug. 26th through the 29th – Thursday/Friday 8-6; Saturday/Sunday 8-3 at the Foothills UU Church,  1815 Yorktown Ave., Fort Collins, Colorado.
Bikes and related stuff! It’s where I got Duncan’s carrier last year for only $20.
Outdoor kiddie playhouses. There are also several rooms of toys that I didn’t check out.
Antiques!
Musical instruments
Fancy stuff
and all sorts of clothes from 50 cents to four dollars!
Stuff for FREE too!
I did very well last year; I got a  brand new Cashmere wool sweater and some drywall stilts! I wonder what I’ll find this year?
bugman, August 26th 2010 |
Posted in Volunteers
Not New WestFest:
Bloco en Foco featuring Marcus Santos!
Yet again Fort Collins’ premier mobile percussion ensemble ‘Bloco em Foco’ is returning to the Rodizio Grill for another unforgettable performance. Of course New Belgium’s Tour de Fat is on the same day but if you get out early on the Fat tour, you will have plenty of time to party at Rodizio’s.
bugman, August 25th 2010 |
Posted in Drums, Music
In Old Town Fort Collins:
Students get tear gas treatment
SWAT gets called in
Classes start on Monday at CSU! Why not greet them with a little chemistry test and some first hand application of 2-chlorobenalmalononitrile? Â Apparently well after Earth Wind and Fire completed their music and the area in front of the stage was emptied some fights broke out; bottles were lobbed at police, vendor tents were sacked, and two people were thrown through a window. Welcome to college dude! Bummer. Three bad posts in a row. Let’s go someplace else:
“Hey there! Want whiter teeth?”
She can take that blue thingy currently attached to her front pocket and place it in your mouth during today’s special teeth whitening promotion.
Get that laser smile in only 20 minutes! Not for us, instead:
We sat on the grass and listened to Euforquestra
bugman, August 22nd 2010 |
Posted in Performing Arts, Uncategorized
We didn’t do it!
Motorman Moose and Conductor Jim
A special booth was set up at NewWestFest this weekend to help collect donations for the trolley. No, not for number 25 that is being refurbished, but good old number 21, the one that Jeanne and I conduct on select weekends. I was on RAGBRAI when I learned that the axle broke on our only operational trolley car! Â We probably will not see this car in operation until next year!
Axle and bearing coupling on display
It will cost at least $20K to fix. It you have any spare cash laying around, please send it to the address shown on the FCMRR Website. Â I guess we will have to find something else to do in the meantime! Maybe we should skip town for a while?
bugman, August 21st 2010 |
Posted in Volunteers
no Tap Room either:
One Bubba Drumming
The building has been sold! We will miss this place. It was close to home! The owner of the Tap Room was our real estate agent and one of the first persons we met in Fort Collins.
Drummers came for the last time this Wednesday night
and dancers too
And Bubbas drumming
Special thanks to Satori Dance for making the last performance special
So, where we gonna drum now?
bugman, August 19th 2010 |
Posted in Drums, Entertainment
it’s in RMNP:
Long’s Peak by the shore of Bear Lake
Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) is where it is and we must remember to get over that way as often as we can. Lots of great hiking trails and views of the mountain ranges. This is a popular place; apparently the 2006 “Colorado Quarter” depicts this view.
Not a bear
And not a chipmunk, it’s a golden-mantled ground squirrel. Â This little beggar was eyeing our cooler while we stopped to rest along the trail.
bugman, August 18th 2010 |
Posted in Recreation, Uncategorized
