Billy Squier in Aspen

The guitar gods smiled down upon Aspen last night as Rocker Billy Squier and his band shredded the stage @ Belly Up.   Best known for a string of monster hits in the 80's, Squier proved that he can still light up the crowd.  Classic rock hits including, The Stroke, Lonely is the Night, My Kinda Lover and Everybody Wants You were just some of the guitar-heavy jams that were kicked out  by Billy Squier @ Belly Up in Aspen. 

Squier is currently rolling his ALL NIGHT LONG 09 tour across the USA with his super-tight band including Mark Clarke, Alan St. Jon, Nir Z and Marc Copely.   No one left Belly Up disappointed as Billy & his Boyz played all the old hits at a decibel level that made the ground shake.  Click the pix to enlarge.

  Lonely is the Night: Billy Squier @ Belly Up, Aspen. The Stroke: Billy Squier, Aspen.  Jam Session / Aspen Style. Everybody Needs You

Everybody Wants You 

 Stroke Me, Stroke Me. Billy Squier.

Our Miss Brooke

Happy Birthday to Brooke Lauren who turned 25 in Aspen last night.  The future VH1 reality TV star and first ever Miss Aspen Spin marked her first quarter century with an intimate soiree at Aspen Meadows.  Brooke was honored by a glittering crowd of her smoking hot friends.

Brooke is one of the sexy stars of a "docu-soap" reality TV show currently being filmed in Aspen by VH1 and High Noon Productions .  The untitled Aspen project is slated to air in January and has been likened to MTV's, The Hills ----- @ 8,000 ft.

Brookie Baybee & all her girlz were dressed to kill and fully mic'd for the fest.  AspenSpin donned a suit for the first time in 5 years (is that reality?) to cover the event.   The "on-camera" birthday bash included several "fly-in dates" and many TV stars from other shows.  A tradition with Brooke---a giant cake-fight -- highlighted the evening---hi-jinx ensued.  Obviously we've got a big back log of reality pix.  Look for more pix and commentary closer to air date in January.

Brooke Lauren turns 25 in Aspen on VH1.

Dan Rather in Aspen

One of the few people who can rock a tie in Aspen, Dan Rather addressed the SRO audience at The Aspen Institute in Aspen.  The 77 year old anchor is still cranking it HDNet.  Rather anchored the CBS Evening News for 24 years.  His discussion centered on independent journalism & the future of media.  Just to prove a point,--- AspenSpin.com scooped the Aspen Times and Aspen Daily News (check the time stamp) on this story.  FIRST!!  A violent hail storm could not stop the show.  Photo: Robert Fullerton.

Dan Rather in Aspen, Colorado at the Aspen Institute.

Aspen RoofTop Comedy

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Dead Presidents

da Girlz. Click 4 pix.Wow, the bullsh*t being slung on the gondy this week is thick and juicy.  In case you forgot ---President's Week in Aspen is perhaps the most affluent week of the season.  It's a more upscale crowd than the posers who show up for New Years?  The narcissism is palpable.

Whateva?

We find it hilarious that everyone on the Gondola is "from here", even though they're obviously not.  Face it people,--- if your house, job, family, school, dog & car aren't in Aspen---then you don't "really" live here.   Everybody's wants to be a local, especially this week.  Just to clarify, fractional ownership does not constitute "having a place" in Aspen.  SCOREBOARD!! If you're here 2 weeks a year or less, you don't live here.   

More Girlz. Click 4 PixThe people from L.A. throw out the most smack----is everybody a MAJOR playa in LALA land?   The Noooo Yawkers complain about the economy as they shop, dine and spend like drunken sailors.  You gotta love the cougars who have five ski outfits, but never ski a run. They ride the gondy up for lunch, ride it down for their spa treatments. Its all good clean fun. T.I.A. This is Aspen.

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