There’s a little known fact about The Woodshed. Underneath the floors lies the scariest dirt floor in Utah. The only property that has been a bar longer in Salt Lake City than The Woodshed is the Alta Club. The difference between the two properties is that he Alta Club has been SLC’s most exclusive club … Continue reading
It was like looking in the back of Linda Lovelace’s throat for 44 minutes. Who would have thought that this little ticket could cause so much emotional, psychological and physical damage to me, my family and my friends? It was like a Willy Wonka golden ticket that promised an evening of vomiting and nausea instead … Continue reading
You’ll never forget breaking your legal hymen. I had been running The Woodshed for two months when I popped my court cherry. For those of you that have never been served with papers, imagine being in a car accident in slow motion. The impact is inevitable. The collision is brutal. The sounds are horrible. All … Continue reading
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an explicit column. It is intended for mature audiences. It is a sin to kill a whale, bear or an elephant. It’s probably because I am a large omnivore with no real natural predators that I think these animals should never be killed. They’re massive, majestic and beautiful and deserve to … Continue reading
Cascade Locks Oregon is a beautiful place. A small border town in the northwest corner of Oregon, it is about an hour east from Portland along the Columbia River. It’s perched on the side of a hill with a panoramic view of the river and the beginnings of Washington State. I’ve been there twice. The … Continue reading
He is a lot smaller than I thought. Robin Williams was heading southbound on Main Street in Park City Utah three years ago when I intercepted him. In a rare moment of being calm and collected, I simply reached out my hand and said that I loved The Fisher King. He shook hands with me … Continue reading
DUI MATH: Eating a gyro while driving down a freeway at 73-mph is equivalent to being drunk on seven beers. I was speeding down I-215 with my knees steering the truck while I was trying to unwrap the tightest gyro this side of Greece. I was struggling with keeping the tzatziki sauce off my new … Continue reading
They weren’t just preaching to the choir. They were preaching to the pulpit, alter and the organist. Tuesday’s DABC review held at the downtown library was a mixed bag. Well, they were a mixed bag if you consider which type of Subaru or Prius they drove for the open meeting to discuss recommendations for the … Continue reading
What do we know about the Finland? Better yet, what don’t we know about Finland? I assume they are a hunter/gather culture that eats too many pickled herring and love wearing sweaters. They are probably feel just as good on a pair of skis as riding a reindeer from yurt-to-yurt throughout their frozen socialist paradise. … Continue reading
“I reserve the right to tell the truth.” That was Newt Gingrich’s final thought on Tuesday as he took fourth place in the Iowa Caucuses. He was defending his choice not to run attack ads against the front-running Mitt Romney. He told his supporters that he would not attack his fellow Republicans but he maintained … Continue reading
