A surprise meeting of the Democratic National Convention Committee staffers was called Wednesday afternoon. Once the mighty 200 were gatheredcommittee chief executive Leah Daughtry told them the Wednesday night of the convention was moving to Coors Field.
JOKING!
The real reason for the meeting: Barack Obama was on the phone. Thunderous applause.
Through a speaker, he said it was a good thing that a reverend was in charge (Daughtry is a New York preacher) to keep it from raining Thursday night at his acceptance speech, which has been moved from the Pepsi Center to Invesco Field at Mile High.
Then he thanked everyone for all their hard work over the past year — noting that the move to Invesco was only possible because of their good efforts. He said that “we’re one team, one family — with two Colorado locations.” And he told them to stay “fired up and ready to go.”
Done deal.
Book ’em.
It’s a banner year for Colorado authors.
Top of the heap is “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle” by David Wroblewski in Westminster. This breakout novel is number one on local best seller lists and climbing the New York Times roster. The reviews are over the top for the unlikely Hamlet tale of a young mute boy, his dad, uncle, mom and some very special dogs. He was on NPR on Wednesday night — it’s the hot book of the summer.
Boulder author Eli Gottlieb’s literary thriller “Now You See Him” is one of my favorite reads of the year.
We can’t forget Post reporter Doug Brown’s love song to sex for 101 days straight, “Just Do It.”
Also from a Postie comes John Henderson’s “An American Gladiator in Rome,” about the baseball writer’s 17-month sabbatical in Italy and a stint at gladiator school.
Stephen White is back with the latest in his always excellent Boulder shrink thriller series, “Dead Time.”
And we also have “She Was,” by Janis Hallowell, writer/wife of film critic Howie Movshovitz; “Dizzying Heights,” an Aspen novel by lawyer/author Bruce Ducker.
Stephen Singular looks at Mormon polygamy in “When Men Become Gods;” Jim Sheeler moves us in “Final Salute;” and “Dynamic Duos” is a gaze at successful gay relationships by Keith W. Swain (reading and signing the book 7:30 p.m. Friday at Tattered Cover LoDo — and maybe some picketing outside for added excitement!)
Spike to Denver.
Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, will be in Denver for the DNC — but the filmmaker will leave camera equipment behind. He’s just going to be in the audience, he said Thursday at the TV critics press tour in Los Angeles.
About this week’s Rev. Jesse Jackson flap — when an open Fox News mike caught Jackson making derogatory comments about Barack Obama — Lee said, “This is Obama’s moment, not Jesse’s. I think he’s having a hard time with that. I don’t think those comments help anybody.”
Speaking of Jackson, his mic will be live Sunday when he brings his syndicated radio show to Denver. He’ll broadcast “Keep Hope Alive with the Rev. Jesse Jackson” from the 760 AM studios. At 11 a.m. Sunday he’ll deliver the sermon at Friendship Baptist Church.
City spirit.
Catch Frasca chef Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson on “The Martha Stewart Show” on Monday (Ch. 2 @ 10 a.m.) preparing frico caldo . . . Another DNC event: The Black Eyed Peas will play The Creative Coalition’s benefit concert and party, August 27 at the Fillmore Auditorium . . . Casting call for NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday @ 24 Hour Fitness, 2650 W. Belleview Ave. in Littleton. Couples only . . . Sez who: “It’s a good thing.” Martha Stewart
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