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Parker: With this paw: Expectant pet to 'marry' beau

By Penny Parker, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)

Published October 21, 2006 at midnight

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Chloe Farmer Smith is expecting quadruplets next weekend, but (the shame!) she's not married. In order to make an honest woman out of her, Chloe's parents, Brian Smith and Jackie Farmer, decided their daughter better marry her boyfriend, St. Andrew III, the father of the four offspring.

The wedding reception takes place Sunday at the J.W. Marriott, the couple's favorite hotel. Catering by Three Dog Bakery. Yes, the J.W. is going to the dogs. Chloe and St. Andrew are Scotties who had been going together for more than a year. It was love at first "woof," Farmer said.

"We didn't plan on her being pregnant for the wedding," Farmer said. "But when we found out it would be puppy time soon, we decided they should have a little wedding."

Smith works for St. Andrew's owner, Robert Asher. Both dogs make frequent lunchtime visits with their masters to the hotel, where they loll in the lobby in front of the fireplace.

For the four-legged fete, the bride will wear an ivory wedding dress and the groom a tuxedo with a red-plaid cummerbund. The wedding rings will be tied to their collars.

FEY'S FAME: Longtime Denver concert promoter Barry Fey will be the first inductee into the Rockbar Hall of Fame.

Fey, who's been in the biz nearly 40 years, will have a plaque installed in the Led Zeppelin/Pink Floyd booth at the bar on East Colfax Avenue. It will be dedicated to the Hall of Famer during an invite-only ceremony Nov. 8.

"Without Denver, I would never be where I am . . . wherever that is," Fey said Friday. "Let's face it, I was in the right place at the right time, and I paid attention to what the people of Denver liked."

Rockbar owner Jesse Morreale said Fey was an obvious choice for the first induction.

"He's a legend," said Morreale, who worked for Barry's company Feyline back in the day. "He was the first man to bring Led Zeppelin to the United States, and the first guy to promote the Doors in Denver. That's pretty legendary stuff."

The induction-ceremony invite list includes famous voices such as Bonnie Raitt, The Who, Bono and Willie Nelson. Fey will be immortalized with his hand prints in a concrete slab, which will be installed in the bar.

What will Fey wear to the auspicious occasion?

"I'll find a clean T-shirt," he said.

SPEAKING OF ROCK: The third volume of Red Rocks Live: Carved in Stone is coming out Nov. 21, including tracks from The Fray, Ani DiFranco, Barenaked Ladies, John Mayer and more.

NO JOKE: Artist and illustrator Ralph Steadman will talk Nov. 6 about The Joke's Over, a memoir of his work with Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

The event begins with a cocktail reception at 6 p.m. at The Denver Press Club, 1330 Glenarm Place. After the reception, Steadman will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the News' new home, at 101 W. Colfax Ave.

Cost of the reception, autographed copy of the book and admission to the talk: $45; the talk only is $15. Reservations: 303-571-5260 or e-mail denverpressclub@qwest.net

EAVESDROPPING on two women at the Night Shift in Aurora: "What's that musical, Stain Your End Table?"

"Do you mean Paint Your Wagon?"

Penny Parker's column appears Tuesday through Saturday. Listen to her on the Caplis and Silverman radio show between 4 and 5 p.m. Fridays on KHOW-AM (630). Call her at 303-954-5224 or e-mail .