Name: Britney Summers*Job: Bartender at the West End Tavern, Boulder, Col.
Age:21
Income: $200 a day in tips (weekends)
Political Leanings: Democrat
*-This is a pseudonym, and the photo is actually of a bartender in San Francisco
This is the first of my uber-ambitious 16 people who will decide our prez blog entries. Most of the people will be made up, but they do represent real people living in swing states who could well be a major factor in determining our president.
Boulder, Col, is very much a real town though. Like most college towns, 80302 (Boulder's zip code) is perhaps the most liberal community in a state which traditionally votes red.
But, Chris Cillizza, a professional blogger for "The Washignton Post," who is more objective than God, has projected that Colorado will turn blue and go for Obama-Biden, Cillizza is also predicting a narrow 273-265 victory for the the Democratic ticket.
(University of Colorado's mascot......I didn't get his/her name! But, it is a buffalo.)
Some interesting things I uncovered about this nifty town where my sister Lale Lovell and her husband Matt, who live in the greater Denver-metro area, like to venture on weekends:
*- Boulder is sister cities with Dushanbe, Tajikistan, which is a real country that was once part of the USSR.
*-Setting for both Stephen King's novel "The Stand" and the '70s sitcom "Mork and Mindy," which starred Robin Williams as the alien Mork (apologies to those of us who were alive then and already knew that!)
*-The mayor of Boulder is Shaun McGrath and the deputy mayor is Crystal Gray. I did not get any info about whether or not they have traveled to Tajikistan.
*- The West End Tavern is a real place! It's located on 926 Pearl Street. Phone: (303) 444-3535.
Useful Links:
http://www.vistingboulder.com
http://www.washigntonpost.com/thefix
http://www.coachhawkins.com (where the buffalo photo came from)
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