Go fish. Dot. Com. That’s where you’ll find Dennis Baker, a.k.a. Denton Rose, star of “The Denton Rose Show,” the story of a Denver-based private eye specializing in extreme workouts, time travel and ghost hunting.
He won a contest to get his own channel featured on gofish.com – now he has 13 episodes up and running. He was recently featured in a segment on Fox 31, which he e-mailed out to the world with the advisory: “Hey check me out on FOX 31! Yeah the reporter was a sweetie (got her phone number, too!).”
He hit on Tammy Vigil – which is going to get him nowhere as she has a boyfriend.
“Denton Rose is always hitting on girls and never getting any,” explains Baker. “He’s kind of a ladies man in his own mind.”
Baker is shooing the show every week – and it’s all over and all about Denver. Gofish.com gets 5 million to 7 million hits a month, he says. So maybe we’re all famous.
Sail away
Boulder’s annual crazy race Kinetics kicks off Saturday morning with 44 teams dragging, riding and floating their contraptions around the Boulder Reservoir.
The names of the teams sometimes show that old college humor – but not as much as they once did. This year’s roster includes Shameless Self-Promoters, We Like To Watch, Glubble Warming, A Reptile Dysfunction, Diet Coke Mentos Team, Borney Gone Bad, Certain Death Can for Cutie, Banana Hammock, Snakes on a Hydro-Plane, It’s Not Whether You Win Or Lose: It’s Whether Or Not You Get Back In Time For Free Beer.
Vote for Goldie
Aspen Times writer Meredith Carroll thinks it’s time to pick a local star for mayor of Aspen in the May 8 election.
Jack Nicholson knows something about being a boss. Robert Wagner and Jill St. John could run as a team. Michael Douglas “would undoubtedly do well overseeing Aspen’s $100-plus million budget.”
But no one would be better than Goldie Hawn. “Never mind that Goldie technically lives 15 miles outside of Aspen,” writes Carroll in her endorsement.
City spirit
NBA commish David Stern was dining at Rioja Saturday night. … Denverite Gwen Yuffa is on “Oprah” Thursday as a finalist with the “Next Big Idea.” … Happy birthday last month to Doc Roberts, who turned 60 behind the bar at Reivers; and Lynda Jackson, who turned 60 as Crested Butte’s Crazy Cat Lady. … Former Dirtbander Jimmy Ibbotson plays it solo May 19 at Swallow Hill. … Genesis booked into the Pepsi Center Oct. 6; tix on sale Friday. … The Junior League takes over the Cherry Creek Crate & Barrel May 10 – $25 gets you wine and apps and a $15 gift card. … It was all over but the crying at Saturday night’s closing of Mel’s – and then there was some real crying. If you missed it and still have a Mel’s gift certificate, Mel Master will honor them at his two Montecito restaurants and the upcoming Annabel’s. … Coming to the 20th anniversary KOOL Koncert at Coors Amphitheatre June 15 and 16: Steppenwolf, Four Tops, Herman’s Hermits, War, The Rascals w/[BB_RR]Felix Cavaliere. … Sez who: “I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.” Steven Wright
Bill Husted’s column appears Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Husted also appears Tuesdays and Fridays on “Good Day Colorado” on Fox 31. You can reach him at 303-954-1486 or at bhusted@denverpost.com. Take a peek at Husted’s next column at denverpostbloghouse.com/husted.
