You gotta have ART...

You gotta have ART...  all you really need is ART!!!  
AAM Director and Curator Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson and PR guru Jeffrey Murcko hosted the event.

Last night the The Aspen Art Museum (AAM) held a soiree to showcase it's current exhibition,  The Roaring Fork Open, 2007.  The Roaring Fork Open is a biennial (every 2 years) exhibition that showcases local artists who reside in the Roaring Fork Valley from Aspen to Glenwood Springs.  Over 100 artists were featured this year and the event was attended by a very, very upscale and artsy crowd. 

AAM ( www.Aspenartmuseum.org ) is a globally preeminent non collecting institution that presents the newest, most important evolutions in international contemporary art.   AAM is also a distinguished neighbor of Aspen Spin's HQ.  

Another reason to go to AAM, staffers Christy, Morley and Grace, ---now that's ART!! Also on the agenda last night was a presentation from Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, AAM's Director and Chief Curator.  Ms. Jacobson's speech kicked off a campaign which proposes to build a brand new Museum building.  The building would be privately funded, as AAM has some major benefactors around the world, and would still border Rio Grande Park.   The new site would be closer to town, easier to find, more easily accessible and the building would be designed, from inception, as a Museum space. 

This will be the third ski season that the AAM and Aspen Ski Co. will team up with an outstanding artist to create a lift ticket that is also a piece of art.   American Artist, Karen Kilimnik's work entitled;  Gelsey Stuck on the Matterhorn, (shown here on the right) will be the image featured on the 2007/08 daily lift ticket.   Ms. Kilimnik will be in town to kick off her exhibition at AAM which will open  December 14, 2007.

 Japanese wild man and extreme skier, Yutaka Sone created the first lift ticket as art in 2005/06 followed by Scotsman, outdoors man and painter Peter Doig last season.   So for $87 per day you get to ski and enjoy poignant contemporary art at the same time---Nutty!!!!  and only in Aspen.

AAM's newest endowment program is the Jane and Mark Nathanson Distinguished Artist in Residence Program.   The inaugural artist selected to crib in Aspen is British video artist Phil Collins (pictured at left).  His residency will begin in the Spring of 2008, followed by an exhibition of his work scheduled for August 15-October 26, 2008.  Mr. Collins was in town for a site visit, and based on our initial meeting with him----he'll fit right in.  We look forward to viewing his creations next Summer.

While we are all getting fired up for next week's scheduled opening day, the weather is not cooperating.  It's been sunny and mild.   So for now it's---- no snow/ no go---- conditions, but at least it has cooled down enough to get some man-made snow up top.   We'll look for you all on the gondola on Thanksgiving day.

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The Ties that Bind.

One of our A-Spin shooters took a field trip last week----to Vegas.  We checked out the Playboy Club and deposited a few bux at The Palms.   Our friends at JET STREAM allowed us to fly out to SF to see Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band.  The show was the same high energy rock and roll show that made Bruce, The Boss in the 70's and the CEO in the 80's.

Here's Bruce and Little Stevie gettin' it done in Oakland.

The new disc,  Magic,  takes a little time to grow on you, but we give it a 10!!!.    So see the show if it comes to your town.  We saw it twice.

                 

Pictured above,  They proved it all night.   Also shown, a groupie, "Mighty" Max Weinberg and Dadoo.

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Breaking the Ice

Have you been to New Zealand?  It's fantastic!!!   In addition to being the birthplace of bungee jumping and the veritable epicenter of adventure sports, it's home to about 4.2 million people and------------------ 8.2 million sheep.   It's also the HQ for IceBreaker, check out www.icebreaker.com .   IceBreaker makes the best long underwear in the world.  It's all 100% natural merino wool from NZ.  If you've ever ridden in the bucket with one of A-Spin's staffers---you know that IceBreaker "doesn't stink"----- no synthetics here.   We're even buying into their whole "sustainability" rap.  IceBreaker founder Jeremy Moon believes that "nature is cool" and they use "environmentally sound practices and ethical manufacturing processes", and they only shave the sheep once a year.   The honcho's from IB were in town to throw an event for their dealers and VIP's at the Sky Hotel.

Here on the right is TEAM UTE from Ute Mountaineer getting ready to rumble during the VIP event.  Click on the pic. to enlarge it.  Ute is the top gear store in the valley, click in at www.UteMountaineer.com

Since it's not really snowing,  Aspen Spin has been doing a little research on all things GREEN.  Do a Google on the article entitled LITTLE GREEN LIES in the October 29, 2007 issue of Business Week.   It's an interesting take on Aspen and it's Ski Co.  Pictured on the left is The Construction Site known as The Residences at Little Nell.  Click it to enlarge.  That's the chair lift entry in the lower left corner.  While it's been a phenomenal Fall ---weather wise.  Some of the Locals are getting nervous about the early season conditions.   It's been too warm for Ski Co. to make their environmentally friendly man-made snow, and outside of the two Pow blasts we received a couple weekends ago-----well, we're still biking.

Aspen Spin 2.0

Summer's over!!! Rocktober's over!!!   Halloween was siiiiick!!! and skiing in Aspen is only 3 weeks away.  So it is with great pride that we deliver Aspen Spin 2.0.  We're not just some random blog anymore--- we've evolved into ASPEN's #1  On-Line Tabloid. 

Now if you want to avoid all those bothersome e-mails---try signing up for our RSS feed (top left), it'll keep you updated.    In addition to the riveting content and awesome pix, you can check the weather (it's accurate), book a room, buy real estate,  save on your next botox party, rent a jet, buy ski equipment (vintage and new) and a whole lot more cool stuff.  This thing of ours is growing like a virus, and we're prepped for a huge 2007/08 ski season.  Yep, it's real and we're finally gettin' paid.  The baby is all grow-ed up.

Back to Halloween;  for Aspen Locals it's the biggest party night on the calendar.  This year was no exception.  There were parties everywhere.  The place was hopping.   Aspen Spin had special correspondents all over town.  Our shooters made the scene at  The Elks Club, Aspen Square and the infamous Caribou Club-where panties were dropping faster than the free shots of Jaeger.   The highlight of the evening was the SPAZMATICS / DANGER KITTY show at Belly Up.  These 2 bands (shhhhh, it's two bands) kicked out the 80's rock n roll to the delight of a fully packed house.  The $1000 cash prize awarded for the top costume brought out the best Aspen had to offer.   Aspen Spin was honored to be chosen as a contest judge along with the Spazmatics and Mehndi.  

                           

 AS you can see, things got a little out of control last night, and our entire staff is fighting a fierce hangover, and some of the names and faces are blurred.  See if you can spot the Local Celebs in their costumes.    Also, we're just learning how to use our new custom made software----but check out the pix,  click on our sponsors, review last year's Aspen Spin---- and get ready-------there's a huge POWDER STORM coming and they're calling it www.AspenSpin.com .   

       

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