Craig Silverman is an active Colorado trial lawyer at Craig Silverman Law, LLC. Craig served for sixteen years at the Denver District Attorney‘s Office where he was a Chief Deputy District Attorney. Craig has appeared hundreds of times on local and national media. Subjects have included the death penalty, serial rapists, the JonBenet Ramsey case, Columbine, the Oklahoma City Bombing trials, the Kobe Bryant case and the Aurora movie theater massacre. Craig is the host of The Craig Silverman Show which airs Saturday mornings at 9am Colorado time.
Episodes
Saturday Oct 29, 2022
Saturday Oct 29, 2022
Rundown -
Troubadour Dave Gunders and Craig talk current events - 03:34
"Billy B and the Fair Skinned Girl" by Dave Gunders - 18:56
Julian Rubinstein and Terrance Roberts - The Holly - 25:34
Terrance Roberts for Denver Mayor - 01:12:41
The Holly is an acclaimed book by Julian Rubinstein now made into a documentary which will be the featured film at the Denver Film Festival at the Ellie Caulkins’ Theater.
https://denverfilmfestival.eventive.org/schedule/632dd69f686c180029ef4893
Julian Rubenstein returns after his fascinating first interview on Ep. 49 when we discussed his new book, The Holly. This page-turning true Denver Park Hill crime story is a court drama too.
https://www.thecraigsilvermanshow.com/podcast/episode/3997d8e8/episode-49-denver-streets
The star of The Holly is former Bloods gang member terrance Roberts who explains why he joined a gang, how he beat his attempted murder rap in Denver, and the reasons he should be elected now to be Denver Mayor.
https://www.terrancerobertsformayor.com/
We discuss relations between blacks and Jews in light of Kanye West and Donald Trump antisemitism controversies. Political violence is discussed with Roberts who led Geroge Floyd and Elijah McClain protests. Now, Roberts gives us behind the scenes insights.
Dave Gunders gets this excellent episode going with a song about crime at a Holly coffee shop named Billy B and the Fair Skinned Girl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLoy0P2NdKo Show Troubadour and host gut react to the hammer attack on Paul Pelosi and the Musk takeover of Twitter.
The Craig Silverman Show - Every Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Colorado time
Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Rundown -
Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:35
"Stranger in a Strange Land" by Dave Gunders - 19:23
Craig comments on Rabbi Rheins' sermon - 25:26
Steve Durham - 50:05
Joe O'Dea - 01:20:04
Rabbi Rheins’ Kol Nidre sermon - 01:47:51
OMG. The social posts are disturbing. From Kanye. From 45. From Elon. From the GOP House Judiciary members too. Jews are “death con 3” targets and told to become like Evangelicals "before it is too late." GOP response has been muted. Fealty to 45 or what?
Renowned Colorado Rabbi Rick Rheins, wonderful guest on Episode 88, gave this show permission to amplify his Kol Nidre sermon titled Silence is Sinful. The wise Rabbi explains why it is vital to stand up to bigotry, especially now. This podcast does so.
GOP stalwart Steve Durham is insistent Colorado students be taught that Nazis were socialists. Steve Durham served Colorado as a state Rep, Senator, and is now on the Board of Education. He also worked for Ronald Reagan.
An enlightening discussion follows. Senator Durham and I heard each other out in a respectful manner. History is an important part of making sure deadly errors are identified so they can be avoided. But this show tells the truth. Nazis come from the political right.
Joe O’Dea is not a bigot and he goes much further than most in condemning Donald Trump for his bigotry. Last weekend, 45 smeared “American Jews” and “big mouth” Joe O’Dea for insufficient fealty.
On national shows and now, going his farthest yet, Joe O’Dea fires back at 45.
Troubadour and Host opine about the threat posed by bigots. We discuss Kanye, Pete Davidson, refugees, Billy Joel, and the lyrics behind the Dave Gunders’ amazing and timely song, Strangers in a Strange Land.
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Rundown -
Luke Cranor - 20:08
ROAD RAGE featuring sound from George Brauchler and John Kellner - 01:33:25
Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:28:02
"Tarred and Feathered" by Dave Gunders - 02:47:27
NoCo lucky land inheritor Steve Wells brags about spending $11 million dollars to help the GOP defeat Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Attorney General Phil Weiser. He hired George Brauchler to do voiceover. Brauchler reciprocates by praising Wells’ ads against Weiser. https://coloradosun.com/2022/09/18/who-is-steve-wells-colorado-rancher/
One huge problem though. As demonstrated with sound, Wells’ ad distorts Weiser’s voice. Listen to the evidence. They sped Weiser's voice up to make him sound effeminate and high pitched. Brauchler got beat by Weiser for AG four years ago. Brauchler backs John Kellner, his 18th JD DA successor, to take AG out now.
The Brauchler/Kellner/Wells campaign attacks AG Weiser as ineffectual when it comes to crimes afflicting Colorado such as car thefts, fentanyl, and road rage. Colorado voters are right to worry about crime but the best crime-fighters should be on the field fighting crime in the courts of Colorado’s biggest cities. https://coloradosun.com/2022/10/10/silverman-attorney-general-weiser-opinion/
Is John Kellner doing a good job fighting crime in the 18th Judicial District? Colorado’s most populous judicial district contains Parker, Centennial, Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, most of Aurora, and many more municipalities. Crime is up there and most places. But with regard to road rage, how has Kellner performed?
On 2-26-22, Luke Cranor was a law abiding father of four who was returning with wife and daughters from an evening of mini-golf when he encountered an aggressive driver going east on County Line Road. The lady grew furious at Luke who had passed her prior to them reaching a red light. That’s when the lady hit Luke’s new truck from behind. https://monsterminigolf.com/denver/
Luke got out of his truck to examine the damage. He looked at the raging woman and watched in horror as she re-initiated further contact, repeatedly ramming his new truck with his family inside. Luke got a video of the woman and her Jeep and the license plate before he got back in his car and called 911.
Then the lady took off, east on County Line, trying to shake Luke Cranor who was following her and alerting various jurisdictions as they passed through. Fortunately and finally, dutiful Douglas County Sheriffs pulled over the lady. You can watch what happened next right here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg5fONxEa1Q
The lady produced her Parker Colorado police credential; she was their victim-advocate and told many different stories. After first denying she consumed alcohol, she admitted to margarita drinking at Los Dos Potrillos. After first falsely accusing Luke Cranor of backing into her at that red light on County Line Road, she admitted that was wrong.
DCSD charged the lady via summons and complaint with Reckless Driving, Criminal Mischief and Hit & Run. Weeks later, Luke Cranor was shocked to learn John Kellner’s DA’s Office dismissed the case without even speaking to him. Cranor pushed back to a deputy DA, and when not satisfied, Luke Cranor had a recorded phone call with one of Kellner’s senior supervising prosecutors.
Road rage is horrible. Colorado has the third highest rate of any state in the nation according to radio host George Brauchler, former 18th JD DA, and predecessor/mentor of John Kellner. DA-Elect Kellner was a terrific guest on Episode 24 of this show. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-24-happy-hanukkah/id1522579679?i=1000502187957
Brauchler put on a noteworthy hour a few weeks ago in which he and his listeners condemned Road Rage and the liberals who were deemed most at fault. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brauchler-9-19-22-8am/id1504024153?i=1000579944518 Luke Cranor is no liberal. He’s a Missouri conservative who favors law and order candidates.
Luke Cranor is outraged at what he regards as John Kellner’s refusal to right this wrong of letting the connected lady road rager off. He’s been protesting at AG candidate debates. Listen to Luke Cranor and decide if he is correct or John Kellner is correct about how to handle this lady’s road rage.
Show Troubadour Dave Gunders always delivers with his original music and produces the especially apt and fun song called Tarred and Feathered, referencing an old form of punitive justice since abandoned. Mess with a fathers’ wife and daughters and most good men will react – as has Luke Cranor. https://soundcloud.com/dave-gunders/tarred-and-feathered
Law and order is on the table as Dave Gunders and the host discuss the latest January 6 Committee hearing and the subpoena of the former president who led the coup/insurrection and still leads the Republican party of which Brauchler and Kellner are members. Can the Rule of Law survive the MAGA-party? Doubtful. Can the Rule of Law defeat MAGA? Hope so.
Saturday Oct 08, 2022
Saturday Oct 08, 2022
Rundown -
Phil Weiser in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 05:15
Troubadour Dave Gunders - 40:13
"Talking In Tongues" by Dave Gunders - 51:47
Anne Landman - 57:18
Colorado’s 39th Attorney General Phil Weiser returns to Craig’s Lawyers Lounge to discuss his bid for reelection. Distinguished are the responsibilities of a Colorado Attorney General as opposed to an elected prosecutor in individual judicial districts.
Phil Weiser leads Colorado’s biggest and most important law firm that specializes in appeals and handling civil litigation. There are myriad other legal responsibilities as Colorado’s AG. Weiser lays out what he’s done to protect the rights of the people of Colorado.
AG Weiser speaks out forcefully against anti-voting and anti-democratic Big Lie tactics which led to the January 6 insurrection. We discuss AG’s involvement in the prosecution of Tina Peters for her alleged violations of Colorado‘s election integrity. Find out why Weiser has so much GOP support. https://www.philforcolorado.com/endorsements
Phil Weiser’s family barely survived the Holocaust. Colorado’s current AG knows the dangers of bigotry and spoke magnificently on the subject at the Denver Babi Yar massacre memorial held last week. Read the speech here. https://coag.gov/blog-post/prepared-remarks-combating-anti-semitism-why-never-again-matters-today-sept-29-2022
Troubadour Dave Gunders and host share their Yom Kippur experiences. Catch Dave Gunders with the Vipers this Saturday night at Lincoln’s Roadhouse. http://www.lincolnsroadhouse.com His song, Talking in Tongues, is a wild song exemplifying the religious fervor that drives MAGA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e-8WoYM9Pk
Anne Landman is a popular and prolific blogger. Listen to this outspoken MAGA critic from Colorado's Western Slope. Based in Mesa County, Anne chronicles the deeds and misdeeds of local politicians like Tina Peters, Scott McInnis, and Lauren Boebert.
A native of West Hollywood, CA, Landman analyzes Christian nationalist mentality that dominates her part of Colorado. Sunshine is the best disinfectant and Anne’s determination and blogging have become an important Western Colorado presence. Find out why.
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Rundown -
Joe O'Dea - 11:30
Dave Flomberg - 35:39
Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:12:19
"Sorry Isn't Good Enough" by Dave Gunders - 02:37:52
US Senate candidate Joe O’Dea is welcomed back to make strong points about Colorado's crime and fentanyl problems. He calls out Sen. Bennet for unwillingness to debate, except late, with Kyle Clark. Joe claims Kyle Clark is on Dems’ side.
Joe O’Dea grew up on the southeast side of Denver where he and host had common hangouts like Piccolo’s. O’Dea stands up to GOP and MAGA on abortion, Big Lie, and bigotry. Hear out his case against Biden and Bennet.
Dave Flomberg is another fascinating southeast Denver original. Nightside columnist for many years for the late great Rocky Mountain News, Flomberg now writes columns opposing bigotry for the Colorado Times Recorder.
Birther Peter Boyles’ bigotries have been well-chronicled and are discussed during review of the explosive Judith Berg (Episode 101) accusation that Boyles called her a “k*ke.” Truths about Alan Berg’s true friends revealed in Episodes 70 and 81.
Flomberg is accomplished trombonist who has encyclopedic knowledge of threats posed by anti-Semitism and Boyles-types who even want to twist up such descriptors. Let’s call them out as Jew haters - jackasses like Father Coughlin, Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh.
We’ve seen “America First” before with those bigots. Flomberg and the host say they will keep calling out bigotry. So will our show Troubadour Dave Gunders whose beloved Dad escaped the Nazis.
As we contemplate the Days of Awe between Rosh Hashanah 5783 and Yom Kippur this week, we reflect on the qualities that can bode well for our futures; repentance, prayer and charity. Should apologies always be accepted? Contemplate that while listening to the sensational song “Sorry Isn’t Good Enough” by Dave Gunders. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5_Z0muAScM&list=PLrkXwZ_bwlXYmjwL-U99O3GrErVEL329Q&index=15
Saturday Sep 24, 2022
Saturday Sep 24, 2022
Rundown -
Jake Pucci - 13:47
Craig Reviews Dan Politica Deposition - 53:17
Alby Segall - 01:26:49
Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:54:26
"Falling Rain" by Dave Gunders - 01:59:47
Jake Pucci is a Denver Colorado hero. His brave actions on June 10, 2020 saved the life of Darian Simon. Sadly, Isabella Thallas was murdered that day by Michael Close, the gunman convicted this week of her first degree murder, and the attempted fitst degree murder of Bella’s boyfriend.
In the densely urbanized downtown Denver Ballpark neighborhood, shots rang out shortly before noon that awful day and instantly killed Isabella (Bella) Thallas. Bella and her boyfriend Darian had been walking their dog, Rocco, on a hot summer day during Denver's pandemic lockdown.
Jake Pucci was on the phone with his Dad when he heard the shots and sprang into action. Jake Pucci had EMT training and from five floors above, he ran to save Darian if he could. And he did! Save a life and you save the whole world. Thank goodness Jake Pucci saved Darian Simon.
Responding police and paramedics stayed back for fear of this active shooter. Darian would have bled out but for the tourniquet that Jake Pucci applied to Darian’s femoral artery as blood gushed. Other bullet holes needed pressure and Jake Pucci got the job done. Heroes save lives. Fear be damned.
Hear Jake Pucci and try to determine why he rushed in when few others would do so. There are good people in Denver, Colorado, but we cannot tolerate these kinds of crimes. Young Mr. Pucci, himself a gun owner, wisely excoriates the presence of assault weapons in Denver Colorado.
Listen to Jake Pucci and try to determine why he rushed in when few others would do so. There are good people in Denver, Colorado, but we cannot tolerate these kinds of crimes. Young Mr. Pucci, himself a gun owner, wisely excoriates the presence of assault weapons in Denver Colorado.
Find out from Jake Pucci what it’s like to be a witness in a big Denver murder trial. Michael Close’s guilt has been obvious from day one, but the prosecution still had to prove it. That happened in rapid time in Denver District Courtroom 5E, a trial attended by Craig Silverman, as counsel for Darian Simon.
This murder case contained drama aplenty but not insofar as the guilt of shooter who had no defense for his indefensible violence striking down an amazing Colorado couple. Darian Simon is special, as you'll hear from Jake Pucci who has fortunately gotten to know the man he saved.
Dan Politica was not a hero here. It was his AK-47 used to kill Bella and grievously wound Darian. Defendant was a tight friend with DPD Sgt. Dan Politica at the time of this crime. Hear the sworn deposition testimony of Politica explaining how the AK-47 was stolen. And evaluate.
Homeowners insurance for Politica's Arvada home paid for the negligently stored stored weapon allegedly "stolen" by the shooter. Guilty verdicts and insurance funds collected bring no justice. Bella is gone. Darian has been damaged. So has Denver, Colorado. We cant' stand this.
The late broadcaster Alan Berg was murdered by an assault weapon welded by bigoted man who decided to kill a prominent Jew on June 18, 1984. On October 8, 2022, the late Alan Berg will be installed in the Denver Press Club Hall of Fame. This show has covered the death of Alan Berg and who was his friend. Hear Eps. 70, 77, and 101 featuring Judith Berg.
Alby Segall, Executive Director of the Denver Press Club, is a fascinating guest as he describes his background and the current situation at his historic workspace. The criteria for Hall of Fame induction are reviewed. Memories of listening to Alan Berg are shared and the ripples it sent through the Jewish world because of this anti-Semitic hate crime.
Dave Gunders makes his solid contribution with Falling Rain, the perfect song to accompany the sadness that was the murder of Isabella Thallas. Rain refreshes though and Rosh Hashanah is right around the corner. Enjoy this solemn reflective High Holiday treat from our Troubadour.
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Rundown -
Amber McReynolds - 15:25
Right Wing Media Watch - 02:02:05
Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:26:02
"Crazy for You" by Dave Gunders - 02:31:59
U.S. Postal Service Governor Amber McReynolds is a foremost expert on democracy. She has studied election systems throughout the world and implemented tremendous electoral reforms in Denver. Her systems were so good that Colorado followed suit.
White male Christian Republicans do not like too many people voting. When too many people vote, Republicans lose in Colorado and they know that. MAGA world knows that too so we have Trump, Lindell, Peters, Boebert, Ellis and their enablers crying foul.
Colorado has gold standard voting because of the leadership of Amber McReynolds who served as Denver’s Director of Elections until 2018. This election administration expert favors mailed ballots that can be traced. Colorado’s voting process is time tested and safe.
Dominion Voting Systems was well known and respected by election pros. McReynolds responds to the bogus claims against Eric Coomer and this company once headquartered in Denver, and defamed by MAGA-world.
Amber is good friends with Adam Kinzinger who she met when they both were Illinois collegians. 9-11-01 separated them as did the wars that followed. Amber got her Masters at London School of Economics. Adam became a GOP Rep from Illinois.
Democracy is at stake and Amber McReynolds refuses to stand by silently. Listen to her harsh response to Trump's big election lie which led to the January 6 insurrection. Election workers are under threat thanks to MAGA world and the refusal of most Republicans to condemn.
Watch Amber McReynolds’ viral Ted video on voting and you’ll see the brilliant woman who provides this entertaining podcast. How can it be she’s not a regular guest when election integrity the issue, as opposed to Jenna Ellis types? https://www.ted.com/talks/amber_mcreynolds_an_election_system_that_puts_voters_not_politicians_first?language=en
The problem is the right wing media has become a megaphone for MAGA propaganda and dares not air the truth about air-tight elections which produced Joe Biden. Thank goodness President Biden saw fit to appoint Amber McReynolds, a political independent, to the USPS Board of Governors.
Meanwhile, Colorado’s most famous person in Congress, Lauren Boebert, embraces the Big Lie and Christian nationalism. That does not bother broadcaster Dan Caplis who disparaged the Denver Post’s big story (now on Drudge) explaining Boebert’s religiosity and how it impacts her politics, and our American democracy.
Not only does Dan Caplis cheerlead for Boebert, he engages in a laughter-filled conversation with her about how ridiculous these media allegations are. Similar laughter occurs as Caplis and GOP gubernatorial nominee Heidi Ganahl discuss whether Gov. Polis is a mega-wimp or a Karen. The homophobia is appalling.
The dangers of Christian nationalism in America are apparent and must be called out. #DenverTrumpRadio is dominated by this anti-gay Christian nationalism that is ruinous for democracy, Colorado and America. Our Right Wing Media Watch calls out Mike Lindell and the other grifters enabling 45’s Big Lie.
Troubadour Dave Gunders delivers his infectious song, Crazy for You, perfect for the MAGA-cult crowd as embodied by grifting Christian Mike Lindell. Current events like the tightening criminal case against 45 and his mobster mates are always good fodder for this podcast, which has the Colorado roots of the Big Lie covered.
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Rundown -
Steve Busick - 06:37
Jordan Hedberg - 49:48
Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:06:45
"Too Many Drivers" by Dave Gunders - 02:14:00
It is our Denver Broncos’ season. For pro football stars like Russell Wilson, Denver has become the place to play. Former Broncos’ linebacker Steve Busick, who won Rose Bowls and national championships at USC, joins our show to talk football.
As an LA kid growing up with a tough Marine dad and even tougher mother, Steve Busick describes life at USC including encounters with OJ Simpson, Marcus Allen, Ronnie Lott, and others. And wait till you hear of Steve’s encounter with Muhammad Ali at LA’s Wilshire Hotel.
Drafted in Dan Reeves’ first draft class, Steve Busick wore #58 playing alongside Bronco greats Bob Swenson, Tom Jackson, Randy Gradishar and Jim Ryan. The Broncos won big as John Elway hit his stride in the mid-1980’s. Steve Busick explains why he and other Broncos stay in Denver to raise their families.
Jordan Hedberg is a rural Coloradan. He’s a Westcliffe, Colorado dude which means he lives in remote Custer County. As a kid, Jordan Hedberg tells us he lived in Boulder and attended the same elementary school as Burke and JonBenet Ramsey. Not only that, they were friends.
Listen to Jordan Hedberg, publisher of the Wet Mountain Tribune, and you may want to visit Custer County. Or perhaps not. It is scenic but mega-MAGA. Jordan Hedberg tells us Linda Stanley won the 11th Judicial District DA job just by toting an AR-15. We discuss Stanley’s Barry Morphew murder case mistakes.
Jordan Hedberg’s newspaper has a rich history – delivering a piece of the Wet Mountain Valley since 1883 - and was recently featured on 9News. There’s a beef with the county commissioners and now, allegations of retaliation. https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/next-with-kyle-clark/custer-county-paper-first-amendment-lawsuit-commissioners/73-84f100cd-e508-4061-a80c-25274426fff6
Dave Gunders gifts us with his blues song, Too Many Drivers and explains how it is about infidelity. This deep song gives many meanings to the word Drive, but since it is football season and we’re talking Broncos, remember in The Drive in Cleveland. This hard hitting episode is fit for football season.
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Rundown -
Troubadour Dave Gunders - 24:15
"This American Dream" by Dave Gunders - 33:20
Eli Bremer - 38:47
At Independence Hall in Philadelphia, President Joe Biden told the world what this podcast knows – Trump and MAGA threaten America. There are authoritarians among us who will do Trump’s dirty bidding. Some do it for money. Some do it for racism.
Peter Boyles is planning a return to radio. He’s taking @710KNUS spot at 9 a.m. Saturday mornings. In the opening monologue, Boyles’ return contemplated, with poached sponsors, host-ripping, and Trump backpedaling. Entertainment, intrigue and implosions to follow.
Boyles is a bigot who capitulated to Randy Corporon, as documented on Ep. 48 and then Boyles flip-flopped, as chronicled on Ep. 81. On Ep. 101, Judith Berg told the world that Boyles called her the K-word in a dispute after bigots killed her former husband, Alan Berg.
It was Peter Boyles who hosted Joe Oltmann twice right after 2020 election to advance Trump’s Big Lie. His pal Randy Corporon helped orchestrate. Will Boyles have the guts to rip Joe Oltmann or will he avoid hot topics as other #DenverTrumpRadio hosts do? Eli Bremer pulls no punches on Corporon and Oltmann.
Want to grow to be a GOP stalwart? Start with a conservative Christian American family, move them to Colorado Springs, have the children homeschooled, listen to Limbaugh, and then attend the Air Force Academy. That is our esteemed guest, Eli Bremer.
This rock-ribbed Republican is an American Olympian and NBC sports commentator. Bremer is nephew of Ambassador Paul Bremer and also has a prominent attorney father. In 2022, Eli Bremer, a Colorado Springs resident, tried to win the GOP nomination for United States Senate but lost to Joe O’Dea. He also lost to GOP dirty tricks.
Bremer tells the inside story of Colorado state GOP politics. Find out what Ken Buck and Randy Corporon and their accomplices did to turn the Colorado GOP into a MAGA subsidiary, replete with conspiracy theories about rigged elections, as set forth by the likes of Corporon and Oltmann.
Listen to the entire Eli Bremer interview to hear full castigation of Colorado party politics, and leaders who’ve bought into the “election-rigging bullshit.” But then, listen to hear Eli Bremer discuss the responsibility of America’s 45th president. The discussion gets heated.
The dialogue with vacationing Troubadour Dave Gunders is always fun and entertaining, especially when he gets philosophical about traveling America. "This American Dream" by Dave Gunders is a haunting song of America, and an American man, in desperate times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJns8ryQzTE&t=2s
Saturday Aug 27, 2022
Saturday Aug 27, 2022
Rundown -
Jonny Barber - 05:25
"The Dirty 15" by Jonny Barber - 02:26:38
Troubadour Dave Gunders - 02:31:52
"Rather Be Right" by Dave Gunders - 02:44:16
Schuyler Colfax was a descendant of Revolutionary War heroes, and himself an American hero and abolitionist. A confidante of Abe Lincoln, Speaker of the House Colfax was sent to Colorado with Abe’s hopes Colorado would join the Union. Indeed, Colfax so impressed Denverites, they renamed Grand Avenue for him.
Jonny Barber came to Colorado via accomplished Mormon family lineage of California, Utah and Nevada fame. When Jonny came to Colorado, he fell in love with Colfax and the Lions Lair, where he performed as a musician, and watched others perform, up and down Colfax. Jonny’s performed at the Bluebird, Fillmore, the Satire Lounge, and Red Rocks.
Now, Jonny Barber is curator of the Colfax Museum http://www.colfaxavenue.org/p/colfax-museum.html, which has gone through many different incarnations, but has emerged spectacularly in the History Colorado museum in central Denver.
This is a special name-dropping episode recounting famous Colfax visitors such as Jack Kerouak, Bob Dylan, the Smothers Brothers, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Chief Jerry Kennedy, Bo Cottrell and the Lawmen, Frank Sinatra Jr., Walt Conley, Pope John Paul II, Sid King, Pete Contos, and Gene Amole.
There’s talk about famous restaurants, dive bars, entertainment venues, fishing ponds, basilicas, government buildings, mom and pop stores, porn shops, pot stores, liquor stores, meat markets, car dealerships and every possible den of iniquity dotting America’s longest commercial retail road.
We talk about all things Colfax because Colfax represents life, Colorado, America, the good, the bad and the ugly. Colfax Avenue is US Highway 40, running straight from Atlantic City, through Strasburg, Aurora, Denver, Lakewood, Golden, and onto San Francisco. Main Street USA.
As Donald Trump is further revealed to be a traitorous criminal, the GOP still sticks with 45 like stinky poo on one’s shoe. As for our show Troubadour Dave Gunders, he’s not getting caught up believing anybody’s alternative facts, he’d rather be right, as proved by his anti-cult, anti-lie song, named Rather Be Right.