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Shep and Ramzi of Weedeater playing it slow To the uninitiated, Dave “Dixie” Collins can easily be perceived as a scary guy. Known for making crazy Manson eyes on stage and accidentally shooting his big toe off while cleaning a shotgun, he’s certainly not a hippie death cult leader lacking in firearms safety skills. What Collins has accomplished is surviving 25 years in the music industry without compromising a damn thing. Collins joined proto-sludge pioneers Buzzov en on bass in 1997 and stayed for three years as their reputation for dangerous and violent shows grew. He then struck out on his own with current guitarist and a favorite of The Melvins’ King Buzzo Dave “Shep” Shepherd, along with original drummer Travis Owen, who years later helped launch Atlanta’s noise lords Whores. Former Buzzov en drummer Ramzi Ateyeh joined Weedeater in 2019. After creeping along for more than two decades, the band has not sped up at all. ....
Spencer Morton spent his life pursuing unattainable perfection. That poetic turn of phrase â unattainable perfection â would be at home in a Norman Maclean novel. Instead, it was Mortonâs description of fly-fishing, the sport he built his life around. At the helm of Jackson Hole Fly Fishing School, Morton shared his love of fishing with everyone around him, from guides to clients. At his âschoolhouse on the Snake,â hundreds assembled Sunday to commemorate the man whose impact in Jackson stretched from the outfitting community to the Jackson Hole Ski and Snowboard Club, Moose hockey and beyond. The gathering was a fitting tribute to a man whose purest skill was connecting with people. ....
Difficult discussions of late around the plight of local restaurants and other businesses that are dealing with COVID-19 restrictions got recently appointed Glenwood Springs City Councilor Ingrid Wussow thinking. Now, what started as a personal goal to use the monthly council stipend she receives to buy gift cards from local businesses and give them out to people she knows has grown into a larger pay-it-forward effort. “I was simply trying to do anything in my independent power to support my friends and community members,” Wussow said. She wasn’t looking for any notoriety, or anything, simply sharing it out on her personal Facebook page that she was giving away 10 gift cards a day at $10 each leading up to the Christmas holiday until her $800 council check ran out. ....