The POW, the PIX, the PEOPLE.
Go BIG, or Go Home.
March 15, 2009 William Davidson 1922-2009
Mr. D. was soft spoken, but he always carried a big stick. He was a businessman, a family man, a philanthropist, an NBA/ WNBA/ NHL owner, a champion and a Hall of Famer. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
Rest in Peace, Mr. D. 
Bill Davidson #1.
William Davidson. Can you dig it? 
March 13, 2009 
The 2009 Aspen Winter Games are upon us.
Sponsored by the Shining Stars Foundation, the games are taking place March 13-20th @ Buttermilk and the Inn at Aspen. Shining Stars brings children with cancer and other life threatening diseases to Aspen to "live it up". They leave their hospital beds behind them for a few days and Go BIG. The kids get to ski and board, party, dine, disco dance, create art and more. They meet & hang with other children who have similar health circumstances and they get to experience "everything" for a week in Aspen.
It's more than a vacation for these troopers, it can be a "life changing experience". During their week in Aspen, the kids focus on what they "can do" not what they can't do. They gain strength from each other and their accomplishments, and they "go for it". Each child is given a customized plan for their own participation, under the supervision of Shining Stars medical team. You can contribute and participate- Click: SHINING STARS FOUNDATION
These kids get after it---both on the slopes and off. BALD is BEAUTIFUL.
March 10, 2009 ;)
The Deep: Click 4 Full Size. Photo Jeremy Swanson / Aspen Ski Co.Everybody keeps askin' us, "what about the skiing"? "Why all the fashion and celeb. stuff"? Word up, haters, it hasn't snowed in a month--- UNTIL TODAY.
By our measure it was 12" -15" of moist, soft POW POW. The huge bumps that have emerged in the past few weeks were filled in. Sure it was hard as a rock underneath--but everybody was chargin' it BIG TIME anyway. There was a lot of pent up ski-hab going on in Aspen today. AspenSpin.com was in line at 8.30 a.m., and ---bruddah---it was worth it.
We've been covering a lot of excellent local events. Aspen, for a little ski town @ the end of the road, has a large number of diverse cultural activities and opportunities and lots of talented people. See The Red Brick, Grassroots TV, Aspen Poets, LivAspenArt and more.
Click 4 great pix of YOU: Click LOCAL MOTION 
Jaques: Ready 2 Rip. click 4 pix. Photo: Robert Fullerton.
March 6, 2009 
New York? Paris? Milan? They all have their fashion weeks, true that. What they don't have is the gorgeous Rocky Mountains, sweeeeeet powder snow, 3,267 verts and Aspen, Colorado's singular style.
Aspen Fashion Week (AFW) kicked off its inaugural season with a HUGE bang this week. The whole town was glam-o-rama --- to the max.
Fashionistas abounded and models were everywhere, and we loved it. The AFW style squad: Lisa Johnson, Oliver Sharpe and Frances Gregos created a new and exciting series of fashion events, right here in Aspen. Resources such as Fendi, Obermeyer, Gabriel, Ed Hardy Snow, Rossignol, Isaora and more showed off their "stylie" lines for next season. The schedule was filled with parties, fashion shows, events, open bars etc, etc. Did we mention the models---it was awesome, we liiikeeeeee. Don't miss the pix of our new pal, haute couture fashion icon, Valentino (scroll down). He was in Aspen in conjunction with AFW to host a "sneak peak" of the new documentary film Valentino: The Last Emperor. It doesn't get more fabulous than that.
We need to thank AspenSpin.com's own fashion sponsors KJUS, CLOUDVEIL and IBEX. These outdoor oriented fashion brands will surely make a splash at next Winter's Aspen Fashion Week. Mark it on the calendar boyz, bring the heat to Aspen, ....and bring the models too.
Get inside AFW, behind the velvet rope; Click: Fash Bash
Click 4 A-List Pix
Click 4 FASH BASH pix
March 5, 2009 As Aspen Fashion Week continues, Valentino hits the slopes every day while he's in Aspen. According to his ski pro "he rips, he's definitely an expert skier". We asked him about his super-chic camo coat. He said-- "shhhh, don't tell, its from last season". It may be from last year, but we still think its da bomb.
Do not miss the documentary film Valentino: The Last Emperor when it hits the multi-plex next month.
