The Westword.com blog shortcut, December 12 edition

And you thought you'd finished all your assigned reading... Today in Backbeat Online: • Dave Herrera confesses his musical addiction to Friday Night Lights. • Mile High Makeout: Alone again or. • Rap-Up: A Ground Zero Movement reunion? • Memorialize Monolith on the cheap. Today in Cafe Society: • No...

By Michael Roberts

December 12, 2008

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And you thought you'd finished all your assigned reading...

Today in Backbeat Online: • Dave Herrera confesses his musical addiction to Friday Night Lights. • Mile High Makeout: Alone again or. • Rap-Up: A Ground Zero Movement reunion? • Memorialize Monolith on the cheap.

Today in Cafe Society: • No proofreaders need apply at Blues on Blake. • Project Angel Heart is feeling the squeeze. • Sunday is fun day at Elway's downtown. • The Candy Girls try Bahlsen Domino Lebkuchen. • The chile isn't the only thing that's green at Mi Cocina. • Beer and Cheer taps Santa's Private Reserve. • Remembrance of things pasta: Gennaro's has closed.

Today in The Latest Word: • Snowblower safety tips for Joe Sakic. • Hear from the man behind KBFR, Boulder's pirate radio station. • Heebonism: How do Denver Jews do Christmas? • Right-to-work lightning rod Ryan Frazier cleared of wrongdoing for political contributions. • Nuggets fans, start your whiskey: LeBron will celebrate his birthday in Denver. Don't expect him to pick up the tab. -- Michael Roberts

Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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