MTV is coming to the Democratic National Convention here in August. Who isn’t?
Execs for the cable outlet are due in town next week to check out the former Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe space at Denver Pavilions. That would become MTV headquarters.
Insiders say MTV likes the layout for location, live interviews and acoustic performances.
Chuck Morris at AEG is in charge of the entertainment at the convention — and he’s not talking. But rumors have been flying for months that we’ll see here Rage Against the Machine and the Eagles. Oh, and the convention just happens to coincide with this summer’s 25th anniversary of U2’s “Under a Blood Red Sky” concert at Red Rocks. Now that would rock.
When the Dems were in Boston four years ago, they heard the likes of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Eyed Peas, Emmylou Harris and, of course, crazy lady Sheryl Crow. I’m sure she’ll be here singing her “Gasoline” protest song.
Who’s the fairest?
The cover of the upcoming Vanity Fair features an Annie Leibovitz shot of 10 of Hollywood’s hottest “Fresh Faces.” “Juno” Oscar nominee Ellen Page is there, of course, along with America Ferrera of “Ugly Betty.”
Coloradans will take pride in having two natives in the lineup: Jessica Biel (“I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry”) from Boulder and Amy Adams (“Enchanted”) from Castle Rock.
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Hitting various Tattered Covers with their tomes this month: Boulder writer Eli Gottlieb with “Now You See Him,” tonight; Russell Banks, Tuesday; Dave Eggers, Feb. 18; Channel 9’s Adam Schrager with his Gov. Ralph Carr bio, Feb. 19; budget traveler guru Rick Steves, Feb. 27.
Michael Cleverly and Sheriff Bob Braudis bring their Hunter S. Thompson book “The Kitchen Readings” to the Boulder Book Store 7:30 p.m. tonight. And look for the spooky dead-ringer Hunter mannequin to make an appearance.
City spirit.
Forty-one Colorado dogs will compete at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Monday and Tuesday at Madison Square Garden in NYC. . . . Kris Kenny and her matchmaking firm Kris Kenny Connections celebrate 5 1/2 years in the love business, 6-8 tonight at Campo. She gets the credit for 10 marriages — plus her own nups to pizza tycoon John LeBelon on the beach in Playa del Carmen in October. . . . Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters at the Pepsi Center April 30 — performing “DSotM.” Tix on sale 10 a.m. Saturday at Ticketmaster. . . . Clay Kirkland’s “Beat the Reaper” concert starts at 8 p.m. Friday at Swallow Hill. . . . Sightem: Rob Mobilian from Pinons in Aspen on TV at the Super Bowl holding a sign that shouted “NY: 18-1.” . . . Last call! Oceanaire runs out of stone crabs on Feb. 17. . . . Happy 50th birthday to Rick Reilly. Now that he’s rich and old — we wonder if he’s a Republican? . . . Sez who: “To be in love is merely to be in a state of perpetual anesthesia.” H.L. Mencken
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