How would you like to wake up to Big Head Todd & the Monsters?
That could happen with NASA. The Colorado band wrote the song “Blue Sky” as a tribute to the space-shuttle program at the request of a Discovery crew. The tune went on to become Hillary Rodham Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign song after she dumped the Celine Dion ditty “You and I.”
Now it’s in the running to be one of two wakeup tunes for the shuttle mission launching Nov. 1.
No nodding off when Big Head Todd is playing.
You have to vote at . “Blue Sky” is currently third — but it’s facing tough competition from U2, Rush and Steppenwolf.
Press pass.
We get press releases at The Denver Post — more than you could ever imagine. Press releases with info on who wore what at the Emmys, incredible inventions, comedians coming to town, society balls, restaurant openings. Some are so ludicrous and silly that they are sent on to colleagues.
Companies pay good money for this service. Lotsa good money. So here’s a deal. ProConnect PR will mark its fifth anniversary Oct. 1 by writing press releases for nonprofits for $5 each. For an additional $5, they will e-mail the release to their roster of important contacts.
This is a deal!
“I’ll start at midnight and keep going until 11:59 p.m. the next day,” says boss Steve Caulk, who figures it takes about 2 1/2 hours to crank out a good press release. (Now that cat’s out of the bag.)
“I’m going to have three people helping me, and we’ll do the best we can on a first- come, first-served basis,” says Caulk. Call him at 303-410-4971, or e-mail him at srcaulk@proconnectpr.com.
Jesse and me and the baby.
Jesse Csincsak, the Breckenridge ‘boarder who won the heart of DeAnna Pappas on “The Bachelorette,” tied the knot last week — but not to Pappas. He married Ann Lueders, a former “Bachelor” contestant who is four months pregnant. Lots of “Bachelor” alumni were in attendance. People mag called it “a veritable who’s who of the ‘Bachelor-Bachelorette’ franchise.”
City spirit.
Colorado U2 cover band Under a Blood Red Sky is skedded to tour the California outlets of House of Blues this weekend: San Diego, Hollywood and Anaheim. . . . If you missed the 2011 Firefighters Calendar party Aug. 27, here’s your chance to see the guys, get signed calendars and eat lunch. On Sept. 10, hundreds of Denver firefighters will gather on Larimer Square for the Firefighter Chili Cookoff. It’s gonna be a three-alarm street party. . . . Head to Commerce City’s Bison Grill between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Sept. 11 for Disco Inferno night. Wear your polyester and platforms. You have to be at least 50, so bring your ID. . . . Dewey After Hours is a cocktail tasting on the rooftop of the Denver Art Museum Residences from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15. You’ll decide on drinks to be served at the Booklovers Ball at the Denver Public Library on Oct. 9. . . . Sez who: “Believe and you will find blue sky.” Big Head Todd & the Monsters
Bill Husted’s column appears Sunday, Tuesday and Friday. Reach him at 303-954-1486 or bhusted@denverpost.com. Take a peek at Husted’s next column at husted.
