Television

Aspen: The Series Coming Soon

Finally, after years of trying, it appears that "Aspen: The Series" is coming to life with some heavyweight sitcom writers.

Fox News, The Segregated Channel

"The anchors on Fox News—both male and blonde—are quite happy to bloviate non-stop when they beat the 'left-wing' competition in the ratings hands-down," blogs the Con Man. "Now we know how they do it: by all but eliminating blacks from its viewing audience, Fox has been able to deliver a white demographic not seen on television since the last NASCAR race. Advertisers haven’t been this happy since 'Mad Men' did an Emmy double-dip. In case you missed the latest breaking bulletin from the culture wars—ka-ching!—Fox attributes its success to blacks who constitute just 2 percent of its viewing audience not counting Shirley Sherrod, their latest African-American scalp—but including Michael Steele, the foot-in-mouth chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC). There are most likely more blacks who have actually been on Fox News than have actually watched America’s #1 cable news channel."

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Trash Or Cash For Secrets Of Aspen

Click to see all the video from the series on VH1.... then tell us what you think....

2 comments January 6th, 2010

A Day in the Life

This Saturday started off like most others; my husband and I lying in bed sharing a pot of coffee and conversing about a variety of topics. We call this cherished morning ritual “Coffee Talk,” and it can last anywhere from a half hour to two hours. This morning I had to cut it short because I had a breakfast date.

At 8:45 I walked into town, past dozens of spiffed up cars lining Carbondale’s Main Street for the 11th annual Valley Cruisers Classic Car Show where visitors and locals were enjoying the crisp sunny Rocky Mountain morning as much as I was.

Continue Reading Add comment June 7th, 2009

TV Aspen Announcement and News from Jim Laurence

TV Aspen: we are the only locally owned television station.

We have the only local television news---and you can see us each weekday at noon, two and five thirty p.m.

Tomorrow---a visit with Brian McCall-----the backcountry forecaster for the Colorado Avalanche Information center)…..Snow slides are common---and kill several people every winter in Colorado….find out how not to be one of the victims----with our interview with Brian McCall tomorrow—on Comcast Cable Channel 19---Resort Sports Network-----TV Aspen News.

And remember! If you have a news tip or opinion, email news@aspenglenwood.com

The new snow will help boost the appeal for Colorado resorts---including those in the Roaring Fork Valley . But the economy continues to make for wary consumers—and travelers.

Bookings for Christmas week are down by more than 25 percent over last year---according to Stay Aspen Snowmass. The company’s president: Bill Tomcich---says the 60 percent capacity forecast means business will be down considerably.

This week Aspen city elected leaders decided to cut back on spending---asking for a plan from city finance managers to target what areas could be trimmed---without making any cuts in personnel. Some consideration may be asked later of current employees----to cut back hours---and no new hires---but the public should not anticipate any significant cuts in service.

Amid all the dim economic news----the snow report is just looking better and better---with two inches of new snow received last night--- Aspen Mountain has a 23 inch base at top---25 inches of snow mid mountain with five lifts and 30 trails; Snowmass has 37 inches at the top of the mountain and will operate eight lifts today with 21 trails. Highlands and Buttermilk open for the season this Saturday, December 13th. Ski Sunlight above Glenwood Springs opens this Friday.

Add comment December 10th, 2008

Last Train To Low-Down

[J]ournalists presume a mantle of authority based on an intellectual decorum they think most people would rather not bother with… Case in point, the Killian documents, submitted on 60 Minutes Wednesday (September 4, 2004) by then-host Dan Rather to impugn President Bush’s National Service Record. Blogger Charles Foster Johnson took a look at documents and realized that the typographical qualities—the leading, kerning, and superscripting—of the documents could not have been accomplished by any typewriter contemporaneous with Bush’s military service, c. 1973. Johnson created an animated .gif that plotted the scanned image of the Killian document over a Microsoft Word generated copy. The result? Don’t think for a moment that having a journalism degree makes you implicitly more diligent or thoughtful than the rest of humanity. I’d implore you to ask Dan Rather about this, but I’m fairly certain his answer would be a stalwart defense Killian document validity. Consider instead Mr. Rather’s relevance today.

Continue Reading Add comment July 13th, 2008

The Amazing Mick-Marilyn Emails

Hauenstein email to Mayor Ireland and Council June 11
From: Ward Hauenstein
Sent: Wed 6/11/2008 7:34 AM
To: Dwayne Romero; J.E. DeVilbiss; Jack Johnson; Mayor Mick Ireland; Steve Skadron
Subject: Last night's work session
Greetings Council members,
Thank you your dedication to your duties. I fear I must write in private to express how stunned I was at the dressing down or spanking of Marilyn Marks at last night's work session. I have been working with Marilyn for the past few months now on the Housing Subcommittee. I suspect the public remarks attacking MM were a venting of steam from previous and numerous emails from her. I know what my inbox looks like with multiple Marilyn emails. I also know how much she drives her beliefs. In my position as chair of the Housing Subcommittee I sometimes feel like the parent telling the kids to just get along. The above remarks notwithstanding I was still embarrassed for her and for CC.

Continue Reading 1 comment June 19th, 2008

CON GAMES: The Real American Values

For far too long, conservatives have made political hay with the notion that they are the party of ideas and the party of values—even as they’ve held a far too timid opposition at bay for having neither.

Enough, already.

The free ride is over: conservatives have not had a new idea since The Gipper left office, and it’s about time we saw their “values” for what they really are—anti-American.

Continue Reading 53 comments May 12th, 2008

Make Us Laugh

The news that the Wheeler Opera House will be home to a new comedy festival this Memorial Day is great news for Aspen, if not quite as good as the possibility that HBO might one day return for the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival (USCAF).

The Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival is coming in a partnership between the Wheeler Opera House and the Rooftop Comedy operation based in San Francisco.

Continue Reading Add comment May 1st, 2008

This Ain't Immigration and These Ain't Immigrants

The USA immigration laws only use the word "immigrant" when the foreign-national obeys our laws. Thousands of Americans suffer frustration daily as to the invasion of our country by millions of ILLEGAL aliens. While more than 20-30 million aliens roam around our country, with 10% seasoned criminal aliens, our politicians and debate moderators worry whether one or the other candidate wears a lapel pin.

Continue Reading Add comment April 29th, 2008

The Ultimate Con

Post blogger Star Eagle sent a video link from Brasscheck TV to the Con Man this morning. If you've ever heard the Con Man's interview with Daryl Donley, this video will make you cringe--not because there's anything visually troubling to those familiar with 9/11 imagery, but because there's still people out there who buy this crap. But don't take our word for it. Decide for yourself: