A couple weeks ago my son Gunnar went snowboarding in Santa Fe with his friends Dallis and Jake. Jake was in the chair behind Gunnar and Dallis with another friend (I think her name is Breezy). This video footage that you’re seeing all over the news was taken by Dallis, and it sounds like Gunnar shouting, “Dude!” I’ve heard various accounts of how Jake happened to be thrown from the chair, so I won’t speculate, but Gunnar says it was Breezy’s screaming that alerted him to look back. Breezy tried to help but wasn’t strong enough. Jake held on for several towers before he couldn’t hold on any longer. He got stitches in his head, a torn liver and a collapsed lung. He was in ICU that Sunday, but by all accounts he is fine now.

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• Correction: (Carl Petersen) [ Fri Feb 22 2013 2:02 PM ]
  

 

Dear Diary: Today I tried to learn to play the dulcimer. I couldn’t do it because I am stupid. However, Alibi superstar designer Jesse Schulz made me this picture of a deadly warlord holding a dulcimer. The warlord’s girlfriend looks like a handful.

• Babes and blades (BrokenArrow) [ Sun Jan 20 2013 12:35 PM ]
  

 

We still miss you, buddy.

• Saturday, July 29 2006 (Carl Petersen) [ Thu May 27 2010 11:26 AM ]
  
• From A Former Classmate... (friendofgregs) [ Fri Jul 9 2010 8:32 AM ]
  
• friendofgregs is a friend of mine (Carl Petersen) [ Fri Jul 9 2010 2:43 PM ]
  

 

Do you want to see Minus the Bear at the Sunshine tonight? Tell me why in a comment to this blog. The first three will go on the guest list (+1, so you can bring a friend). I’ll tell you where to send your real name, so you don’t have to put it on the site. On your mark, get set, go.

• you know the drill, a message has been sent (Carl Petersen) [ Tue May 18 2010 4:25 PM ]
  
• minus the bear (dgiannin01) [ Wed May 19 2010 1:07 PM ]
  
• Alas, the show was last night. (Carl Petersen) [ Wed May 19 2010 1:28 PM ]
  

 

UNM English Professor Hector Torres and graduate student Stefania Gray were victims of a double homicide on Sunday. I first met Hector in the UNM Linguistics Department back in the early ‘80s. He was polite and soft spoken, but with a great sense of humor; he loved language and he loved cold beer. The world will truly be worse for losing him. The UNM community is invited to meet and share a moment of silence for Hector and Stefania at UNM Duckpond at 2:00 p.m. today.

• Tribute page for Hector Torres (DarcyBennet) [ Thu Mar 11 2010 1:47 PM ]
  
• My Friend Hector (spudbudd) [ Sat Mar 13 2010 11:45 AM ]
  
• Aye, aye, aye, Doc-Torres! (xtiemarrs) [ Sat Mar 13 2010 5:54 PM ]
  

I just caught wind of a story on the TV news indicating that a company under investigation for prostitution used advertising in the Alibi. I haven’t seen the story yet, but I want to say that the Alibi, aside from standing for free speech, has always had a strong policy against running advertising intended to further any illegal activity, prostitution or otherwise.

I periodically remind Alibi staff of this policy (among a myriad of others). Here is the email I just sent to the Alibi staff regarding the news. It should let curious minds know where we stand on the subject - and hopefully save me from having to stammer in front of a TV camera, which I absolutely hate doing.

“FYI

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That's one reason why I send emails every so often detailing our policy about advertising for illegal activity: we absolutely do not do it. If we know - or should reasonably know - that advertising is intended to be used in connection with illegal activity of any kind, we don't run it. In light of that policy, I have every confidence that we've done nothing illegal in connection with this investigation or any other.

This is a reminder, however, to be attentive. I don't think it's out of line to ask a client bluntly if they're intending to advertise for illegal purposes if you have any reasonable suspicion. In fact, I think clients conducting legitimate business will appreciate the candor. The law charges a knowing accomplice with the same crime as the primary.”

• There are prostitutes in Albuquerque? (7meds) [ Wed Aug 6 2008 5:37 AM ]
  

 

It’s been a year since our friend and local art legend R. K. Sloane passed away. Tomorrow night Launchpad will be hosting a memorial show for him featuring The Eric McFadden Trio, Beefcake in Chains, Black Maria and Dope Riddle. Cheers to you, Rick.

• Oh, forchristsake.​ (Carl Peterson) [ Sun Oct 21 2007 10:20 PM ]
  
• HONORING DEAD FRIENDS (JohnProctor) [ Mon Oct 22 2007 8:57 AM ]
  
• Black Maria cancelled (sloppy) [ Mon Oct 22 2007 11:02 AM ]
  

Art by Harry O. Morris

A couple minutes ago, I noticed a postcard advertising an opening at the Yale Art Center for three of my favorite local artists: Harry O. Morris, Michael Hart, and Mark Woody.

Harry O. Morris, creator of the Silver Scarab Press, has a love for the macabre that oozes from his work. You may remember Alibi’s last Halloween issue where Harry and his wife Christine wrote a beautiful introduction to H. P. Lovecraft’s “Herbert West: Reanimator.” Harry and I share a passion for scary stuff and he has been a good friend over the years. He also enjoys a successful commercial career, creating art for numerous books and albums.

Michael Hart’s work, back in the 1980’s, would sometimes hang in the Frontier Gallery and I instantly became a lifelong fan. Back then, the Frontier Restaurant didn’t take up the whole block like it does now, and local artists could show their work in the one little side room. Hart’s alien landscapes and creatures made his work immediately accessable.

I’m less familiar with Mark Woody’s work, but I did have a beautiful little ‘zine called “Art Strip Comics” (it’s been missing for years) and I remember his contribution was my favorite both visually and lyrically.

Collective Madness will be showing April 2 through April 14 at the Yale Art Center, 1001 Yale Blvd. SE, 242-1699.

• Nyctalops (jerry) [ Fri Apr 6 2007 3:01 PM ]
  

 

Chris Johnson always calls me a gloomy Dane. My grampa came from Denmark and, like most Danes, I guess I’m gloomy. Now, some scientists are saying that’s not such a bad thing. Actually, they’re not talking about me specifically, just gloomy Danes in general.

• I've always preached, set your sights low! (cnj) [ Wed Jan 10 2007 7:35 AM ]
  

This is one homesick guinea hen.

So, there’s this guy jogging around his neighborhood, because that’s pretty much what he likes to do a lot of the time, when all of a sudden he sees this weird ass chicken wandering around loose. So he catches the chicken, puts it in a dog crate and takes it to the crazy chicken lady across the street, thinking she’ll know what to do with it. The crazy chicken lady is all like, “yeah, I’ll make sure this chicken gets back home.” So she builds it a little pen in her backyard and staples a bunch of posters on telephone poles, thinking the chicken’s owner will see a flier and come get his chicken. Well, a couple days go by and then…very slowly… the crazy chicken lady begins to totally fall in love with this wacky new chicken.

Now, that sounds all just fine (but maybe a tiny bit boring) until you realize that the guy who found the chicken is my next door neighbor and the crazy chicken lady is my WIFE. Seriously, I don’t think we can bear the stress of another creature hanging around, trying to act all a certain way and everything. If this is your chicken and you want him back, shoot me an email or get my number off one of the posters my wife stuck around.

Oh, and yes I realize it’s a guinea hen.

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• You are the Coolest Guy EVER Carl! (OutaCigs) [ Thu Nov 2 2006 12:06 PM ]