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Friday, October 27, 2006

By Allison Plean (Contact), Matt Stensland (Contact)

Bargains or bust

I quickly realized that moving to Steamboat during the peak winter season without a snowboard was a mistake.

I thought I would buy a used one once I arrived here, but finding a suitable used snowboard proved to be more difficult than finding a place to live. Four moves and six months without leaving Routt County later, I was still boardless. I was too cheap to buy a new one, even though what I paid for daily rentals for the remainder of the season would have taken care of a majority of the cost.

Finally, it came time for the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Ski Swap, where I had been told I would be able to find a bargain. Snow during the day Friday served as a reminder that the mountain would be opening soon. It felt like winter finally had arrived. Everyone seemed to be in a buying mood, including parents looking for new gear for kids who had grown a foot since last season. There also were the pseudo Steamboat celebrities, including Routt County assistant district attorney Kerry St. James, who was spotted purchasing some slightly used skis. See you on the slopes, Kerry.

My favorite was the kid who found a sweet hot-pink ski suit and a stash of bright orange stocking caps. Halloween costume perhaps? Either way, what a score.

I myself found a couple boards. One I had used before and knew I liked. The other looks like it could be fun and fast.

No bindings, though. Maybe next year.

Must see

Alright kids, I discovered a new TV show that airs on MTV2. It’s called “Wonder Showzen” and looks like a show for children, but is the furthest thing from it.

The characters are puppets, young children, letters, numbers and cartoons like “D.O.G. O.B.G.Y.N.” The humor is quasi-South Park/Family Guy/just wrong.

The jokes are so racially and politically incorrect that it makes them even funnier. And it is just random enough to make it incomprehensible how the writers came up with this stuff.

One example of a skit on the show is this one little boy who acts like a “TV personality” and walks around Wall Street, asking businessmen how many people they exploited that day. He handed one man a handkerchief to use to wipe the blood off his hands.

Since I have been enlightened, it is now my duty to spread awareness of this show to the masses. It is hard to find but I called All That Jazz and they will have it in stock today.