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It's time for the trash, the whole trash and nothing but the trash - so help you golf.
Friday morning, 140 duffers will take that oath before they hit the golf course at Snowmass for the Sixth Annual Trashmasters International. The charity event rewards bad play, giving players extra points for hitting a tree (a "Barkie"), the water (a "Drinkie") and other course obstacles. This year's Trashmasters will raise more than $100,000 for college scholarships for Aspen kids. But it almost didn't happen.
Seems a player went to Augusta wearing a Trashmasters International hat a few years ago - and the greencoats hate to see the word "Masters" associated with golf unless it belongs to them. Especially on a logo that's so cool. Out came the lawyers. After two years and
$10,000 in legal tees, the Aspen tourney reached an agreement with Augusta on
Monday and will keep the name.
"It's a crying shame that they tweaked its like they did,' said Trashmasters founder Boone Schweitzer. 'That $10,000 could have sent a kid to college for a year. But I kinda
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understand their Concern”.
Last year former veep Dan Qua yle was the celebrity golfer at Trashmasters - and did quite well, leading the field after nine holes. This year the star swinger is Michael Douglas. Aspen players Shirley Cleveland and Bill Getz will be inducted into the Trashmasters Hall of Fame.
ESPN is skedded to be there to tape the opening oath and shoot some bad shots - to use for Sport Center's play of the day. Hope it's a barkie.
WALLS: Many are called, few are chosen.
Actually, just one was chosen. Former Channel 4 anchor Philip Palmer is the new host for H&G cable TV's series "if These Walls Could Talk." The series, produced locally, visits houses around the state that come with unusual stories.
Congrats to Palmer, whom we all miss on Channel 4.
DOCTOR! DOCTOR!: If you hate KHOW's top talker. Dr. Laura Schlessinger, as much as I do, run out and read the new Vanity Fair The juicy profile of the radio adviser includes two episodes hound to make the Queen of Mean even
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meaner.
Bill Ballance, her former boss at an L.A. radiostation, says he had an affair with the good doctor before she was divorced and when he was stilt married himself. And you know how Dr. L feels about "shacking up."
We used to thrash around like a couple of crazed weasels," Ballance tells writer Leslie Bennetts. Dr. Laura denied the affair, telling Bennetts that Ballance was "just mentoring me."
Another good one has a radio co-worker saying that Dr. Laura suffered a series of panic attacks in the station. One time, "she got into an argument with the screener, and all of a sudden she was down on the ground vibrating like a carp out of water."
The New York Post reports that a California deejay loves this so much that he's offering a $500 bounty to anyone who can get on the air with Dr. Laura and somehow squeeze into the conversation "crazed weasels" or "carp out of water." If someone from Colorado does it, dinner's on me. CITY SPIRIT: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals will picket the Oscar Maer Wienermobile today at Sky Sox Stadium in Colorado Springs. Why? "The Wienermobile is the
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meat industry's Joe Camel," says PETA's Bruce Friedrich,. . . Arapahoe High School Band will play and march in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this year. Watch out for the Cat in the hat! ... The Rainforest Cafe opens with some VIP lunches and dinners Aug. 20. How the heck are they going to staff this huge theme eatery? . Members of Democratic National Convention Site Selection Committee are flying over the city today looking at hotel sites .... Move over, Tosca. Bill Cosby's at the 748-seat Central City Opera House Friday for two shows to benefit the Seeds of Hope - the inner city charity headed by former Bronco/Coors exec Haven Moses .... Evergreen author Francine Mathews has no comment, but we hear she's signed a $1.5 million, two-book contract with Bantam She's the author of a Jane Austen series under the name Stephanie Barton - but these new books will be spy thrillers . s breakfast at Tiffany's Aug. 19 when the store opens at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center. Now Denver will know what you mean when you say the sky is "Tiffany blue Sez who: 'We are all of its failures - at least. the best of its are." J.M. Barrie |
