Author Archives: Stormy Marmot

History of the Aurora Fox Theater

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Stormy Marmot

I can’t talk about all the things happening at the Aurora Fox Theater without talking about the rich history of the theater itself. The Aurora Fox Theater opened on October 30, 1946 with a showing of “Claudia and David”, staring … Continue reading →

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Spamalot

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Stormy Marmot

I’ll be honest. I never liked Monty Python. I always viewed their humor as drug-induced slapstick entertainment and never being a big fan of slapstick or self-deprecating comedy, I’ve simply avoided it. I realize that the comedy community holds Monty … Continue reading →

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The Grand Prize

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Stormy Marmot

Tonight was the big night! I visited the Aurora Fox Theater to see Spamalot and witness the awarding of the grand prize to the winner of the Quest for the Holy Grail!  Meet Nate. He’s 9. He never geocached before. … Continue reading →

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Hand and Foot

Posted on March 17, 2007 by Stormy Marmot

A few weeks ago a friend taught me a new game. The name of the game was ‘Hand & Foot’, also sometimes referred to as ‘Hand & Butt’. The reason for the second name is due to the fact that … Continue reading →

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The Sound of a Pin Drop

Posted on August 23, 2001 by Stormy Marmot

Today I got to visit a local Sprint Internet Center being built in Denver. My host was Lisa, a Sprint engineer from Washington, DC. Lisa is very smart. She gets to travel all over the country, wiring cities up for … Continue reading →

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A Visit to Red Rocks

Posted on August 22, 2001 by Stormy Marmot

Finally, a place in the mountains with lots of rocks where I could stretch out and sun myself! It’s almost like a visit home! Red Rocks is a large amphitheater on the side of a mountain. It faces east from … Continue reading →

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A Day with the Broncos

Posted on August 18, 2001 by Stormy Marmot

Today we went looking for Broncos (whatever those are — I never saw any in the mountains) at Invesco Field at Mile High. The human folks I was with were excited to visit their new stadium. It was rather loud … Continue reading →

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Her Majesty, the Queen

Posted on August 15, 2001 by Stormy Marmot

It takes connections to hang out with presidents and royalty. Tonight I got to travel to Boulder to see Queen Margaret. She was in Boulder with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. I thought that she’d talk to me or at least … Continue reading →

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The Colorado State Capitol

Posted on August 14, 2001 by Stormy Marmot

There turns out to be some mystique to making rules a mile above sea level! After seeing President Bush, I decided to take a peek at how the government worked down here. Up in the mountains marmots all did their … Continue reading →

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The President of the United States

Posted on August 14, 2001 by Stormy Marmot

How lucky can a marmot get? Not two days off the mountain and I got to meet George Bush, the President of the United States! Two days after coming to live in what people call “the civilized world” I was … Continue reading →

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