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Re: Former Pagliacci site set to house a progressive, 61-unit apartment building, giving LoHi a potential new landmark

GenePH — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:58:12 -0000

I have heard of a progressive dinner, but not a progressive apartment building.

Re: Former Pagliacci site set to house a progressive, 61-unit apartment building, giving LoHi a potential new landmark

Lakewood Ed — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:52:58 -0000

Progressive? Only liberals allowed.

Re: Patricia MacLauchlan provides the Boxcar Children’s backstory

Tristan Tandberg — Sun, 12 May 2013 10:38:20 -0000

yes we need more book prequels, Here is a funny joke I saw about the boxcar children,

http://ponderingstuff.com/2013...

Re: Jackie Evancho, pretty in pink and sounding sweet with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra

Jan Korgyik — Sun, 12 May 2013 06:57:49 -0000

People here writing about what they mean. The speech soul, the love of the people and the music. Author of the article and you, Bobby, write about it, you do not understand, and it is not what you criticize fans. According to you no one in 12 years is not entitled to such performance. I feel sorry for you. This is how you get robbed.

Re: Georgia O’Keeffe at the Denver Art Museum…almost gone….

Bob Ragland — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:00:38 -0000

I saw the O'Keeffe exhibition 12 times.
She was a great business woman. Worth 70 million dollars. Owned about 2000 plus of her work. An 18"X 25" painting is worth one million dollars plus.

Re: Denver Art Museum unveils completed design for a new $11.5 million administrative building

Alistair Rowe — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:11:54 -0000

Thank God Daniel Libeskind was not involved this time around. I am still repelled by his crass addition. Will we ever have the balls to tear down his unusable, clumsy eyesore?

Re: Denver Art Museum unveils completed design for a new $11.5 million administrative building

Deane — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:13:29 -0000

Gerry, relax - it's a rendering. I'm sure the good people at Saunders will make it code-legal, unless you think they're only going to allow semi-transparent staff to use it.

Re: Denver Art Museum unveils completed design for a new $11.5 million administrative building

Gerry Todd — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:36:19 -0000

Is that "light and airy" interior stair image at the Saunder's site actually code-legal, let alone safe, or is it yet another rendering that has airbrushed the inconvenient details of making things actually work in the real world?

The Liebskind atrium staircase, BTW, is not safe, with it's fun but irregular and non-rectilinear design; and insufficient visual cues for orientation; and too many disorienting visual cues.

Great architects give us great form that is safe and functional. And it warrants noting: it was not the open process that made Liebskind's design so dysfunctional. He himself chose to push the envelope there. And did he ever succeed.

Re: Denver Art Museum unveils completed design for a new $11.5 million administrative building

Ray Rinaldi — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:44:17 -0000

thanks Todd

Re: Denver Art Museum unveils completed design for a new $11.5 million administrative building

Todd Engdahl — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:01:56 -0000

Location is near 13th Avenue, not Street.

Re: Denver’s big art survey: Finally someone cares what you think

FJM — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:52:36 -0000

Thanks for calling attention to this survey!

Re: Denver’s big art survey: Finally someone cares what you think

justpatch — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:49:13 -0000

Why on earth would you publish your responses alongside an invitation to take a survey? It would seem that you are inviting people to participate while giving them the "best advice" for how to respond to the questions. Why not just discuss the survey, make the invitation, provide the link, and leave it at that? I understand you're a critic--a professional at sharing your opinion--however it makes me irritated that your boldface font responses now potentially poison the well and it leads me to characterize arts and culture scenes (or at least critics) in yet another way: presumptuous. A good critic knows when his or her opinion shouldn't get out front of a potential conversation.

Re: Sequester squashes U.S. Army Chorus collaboration with the Colorado Symphony

Ricardo Baca — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:29:59 -0000

Ed, sequestration isn't a problem for the White House or any other D.C.-based venues, because the chorus is based in D.C. and can still perform in its home area, as we say in the second grah.

Re: Sequester squashes U.S. Army Chorus collaboration with the Colorado Symphony

Lakewood Ed — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:23:03 -0000

Yep, they may not happen elsewhere but they don't not happen there.

Re: Sequester squashes U.S. Army Chorus collaboration with the Colorado Symphony

Pillsbury — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:32:04 -0000

"don't not"???

Re: Sequester squashes U.S. Army Chorus collaboration with the Colorado Symphony

Lakewood Ed — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:08:32 -0000

Sequestration wouldn't be a problem if they were playing the White House. Parties don't not happen there.

Re: The Colorado Symphony Orchestra, fired up, burns through Mahler’s life-or-death Symphony No. 6

Retiree — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:19:39 -0000

One of the most absolutely silly reviews I've ever read in sixty odd years of concert-going. "He drove it to the end in Litton style" What on earth is 'Litton style'? Comments from the podium are unusual? Huh??? Litton's more about optimism than perfection???? Please help me understand that one. And precisely how is this music "right for him (Litton)"? Dumb, dumb, dumb. Please skip music reviews or task someone with it who has the requisite background.

Re: The Colorado Symphony Orchestra, fired up, burns through Mahler’s life-or-death Symphony No. 6

Stumblefoot — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:09:14 -0000

Thought last night's performance by the CSO was magnificent. Particularly enjoyed the soaring elements expressed in the second movement. And, like the writer, thoroughly enjoyed Litton's capability to bring the audience "inside the score". Bravo!

Re: The Colorado Symphony Orchestra, fired up, burns through Mahler’s life-or-death Symphony No. 6

Mark — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:09:52 -0000

Jack, don't be rude! This is a review of a recent performance by the Colorado Symphony. For someone living in Chicago like me, I for one am happy that the DP provides blog posts like this so I can keep up with my hometown orchestra! Glad to read that the CSO is tackling the most difficult of repertoire with a very high performance standard!

Re: The Colorado Symphony Orchestra, fired up, burns through Mahler’s life-or-death Symphony No. 6

muleman — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:56:39 -0000

Jack - do you object to reviews of "performances" by the Broncos, Nuggets, a Broadway play, a rock concert? Reviews of symphony concerts are standard fare in most major newspapers.
If you've never been to a concert, try it - you might actually like it.

Re: The Colorado Symphony Orchestra, fired up, burns through Mahler’s life-or-death Symphony No. 6

Old Enough — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:26:18 -0000

The difficulty of Mahler music deserves a raving review if done well and evidently, the Symphony did the piece justice in this performance. You might want to live through a Mahler performance before you make comments like this post. It might give you an appreciation for difficult music and the effort it takes to play it. I heard the 6th performed in Denver many years ago and have not forgotten it to this day.

Re: The Colorado Symphony Orchestra, fired up, burns through Mahler’s life-or-death Symphony No. 6

Sandy — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:56:10 -0000

It's a review of a performance.

Re: The Colorado Symphony Orchestra, fired up, burns through Mahler’s life-or-death Symphony No. 6

Jaques — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:53:14 -0000

You're right, clown. It's "Symphonic Conspiracy" perpetrated by the lamestream media to subjugate innocent advocates of all that is fair and good, like yourself.

Re: The Colorado Symphony Orchestra, fired up, burns through Mahler’s life-or-death Symphony No. 6

Trivial Pursuit — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:20:20 -0000

It's a blog post. "Deserve to know?" What is newsworthiness is subjective. Don't act like you're a part of the herd and now cannot un-know what you have been forced to read by the media. Be your own filter. Don't create entitlement.

Re: The Colorado Symphony Orchestra, fired up, burns through Mahler’s life-or-death Symphony No. 6

Jack — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:04:00 -0000

And this is newsworthy why? This story runs like a paid advertisement for the orchestra, complete with future show times and pricing information at the end. Is this pay for play journalism? Readers deserve to know.