MIM, MJ, Habitat

Main in motion, tonight!

Extended shopping hours for downtown merchants. Dining. Live music. Exhibits. And from what I understand, free lemonade! (From the Cub Scouts pack at the corner of Main & Cascade — donations accepted.) The fun starts at 6 p.m.

At the Daily Press’ booth tonight will be circulation director Phil Ashley and managing editor Bill Swaim.

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Laurie Brandt, geologist and engineer, former professional mountain bike racer, instructor, mom and Daily Press columnist (whew!), is leading a mountain bike ride on Sunday, July 12, on the Aspen Loop near the intersection of the Divide Road and Highway 90, on the Uncompahgre Plateau. She says to meet at the Montrose Aquatic Center at 8 a.m., and there will be carpools to the trailhead. Call the Montrose Recreation District, 249-7705, for the particulars.

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Remembering Michael Jackson…….

• Before MJ came along, all of those Super Bowl halftime shows were dull. Marching bands, ‘Up With People’-type entertainment, impersonators (Elvis Presto), magicians – really unhip stuff.

Then the Gloved One performed at the Super Bowl in 1993, the one where Dallas crushed Buffalo, 52-17, and halftime entertainment changed for good. Since then, it’s been the Rolling Stones, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Aerosmith, Paul McCartney, and The Boss, Bruce Springsteen, A-listers all for 12 minutes. MJ’s crotch-grabbing dance move to his song, ‘Billie Jean,’ now almost seems quaint………

• Compared to his sister, Janet Jackson. That must have been some breast, given the uproar and litigation over it. That “wardrobe malfunction” was five years ago. CBS was fined $550,000. Believe it or not, that case is still in the court system, going all the way to the Supremes, before they kicked it back to a lower court. Imagine the lawyer fees. That was January, 2004 and Justin Timberlake voiced the lyric with Ms. Jackson: “Gonna have you naked by the end of this song.” And suddenly! There it was! On camera, 9/16 of a second. About the same time it takes a good NFL receiver to run five yards on a dry field. (The Notebook was in the kitchen getting more Cheez Whiz, so I could only catch the pixilated replay. Darn.)

The controversy has overshadowed the game. Remember the game? Who played? Who won? (New England defeated the Carolina Panthers 32-29 on a last play field goal by Adam Vinatieri.)

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Have you bought your Habitat for Humanity raffle ticket yet?

This prize is special: a 2,300 square foot newly-remodeled home. (With barbecue and lawnmower!)

Some 2,500 tickets will be sold at $100 each. The drawing will be at Oct. 15 at the Montrose Habitat Restore, 309 N. Fourth.

Tickets will be available tonight at the Habitat for Humanity booth/table at Main in Motion tonight. They’ll be in front of the Bank of the West. It’s a terrific deal, if you win. If you don’t, you’re contributing to one of the best ministries in Montrose.

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Quotable

“Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer you get to the end the faster it goes.”

--Andy Rooney, journalist/author