Do roommates make a house a home? At my place they do.
It’s amazing how roommates help define the house. Most recently, Graham moved in, bringing with him a chill vibe that turned the frenetic nature of the house down a few notches.
But while Graham, a Canadian, doesn’t hit the town as hard as we do, he still has the potential for insanity.
Evidence A: The boy can eat those frozen Otter Pops. I came home one night to a massacre on the coffee table, as he and Loren (our other roommate) had slaughtered a box of 25 in less than an hour. Graham purports to be a world- champion Otter Pop eater, a distinction he earned in his University of Arizona days.
Evidence B: He is owned by college basketball. We watched part of a game, and he barely sat down in all of his cheering aimed at the University of Arizona basketball team. He put Broncos fans to shame. And he put Wildcats coach Lute Olson, a.k.a. the Silver Fox, on my map.
The way Graham talks about the Silver Fox, you’d think Olson was this magical unicorn who sank treys consistently from half-court, eyes closed and one hoof tied behind his … whatever. It was Graham’s unflinching adoration for the Silver Fox that drove us to the Silver Fox Restaurant & Lounge.
The Silver Fox (4570 Glencoe St., 303-320-9447) is one of those roadside attractions you drive by all the time but never stop at. Of course, some people do stop there – regularly. The working-class heroes in the neighborhood seem to appreciate the too-bright, cactus-in-a-beer- pitcher aesthetic.
The bar is pretty sad, although packed at 7 p.m. on a Wednesday. The highlight came when Clay, an old roommate, stopped in for a cocktail and Graham noted Jason Terry’s appearance on the screen. (Terry, the Dallas Mavericks point guard, played college ball at U of A.) And Graham simply smiled.
Staff writer Ricardo Baca can be reached at 303-820-1394 or rbaca@denverpost.com.
Funky: It’s a depraved bar, but we made the best of the lackluster nachos and the sketchy service by raging Electric Six’s “Gay Bar” on the juke. Multiple times.
Skunky: Like the similarly sad It’ll Do Lounge, this place is better driven by.