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PARKER: Trojan to put on DNC party

By Penny Parker, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)

Published August 13, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.

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Now that's a party. Trojan, yes, the condom folks, and Rolling Stone magazine are hosting Evolve America - An Evening of Sex, Politics and Rock 'n' Roll featuring a 45-minute stand-up routine by political satirist Bill Maher from 8 p.m. to midnight Aug. 25 at the Sherman Events Center, the opening day of the Democratic National Convention here.

"Sexual health is continuing to get worse," said Trojan spokeswoman Nyla Saleh. "We want to (ahem) raise issues and get presidential candidates talking about it."

The evening's slogan "Let's get it on . . . the agenda" is largely an invite-only "condomvention," but 50 tickets will be given out to the public between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Trojan Evolve Bus Tour stop, 1201 Auraria Parkway.

NO BRANGELINA AT DNC: Actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who supposedly were in "conversations" about hosting a fundraiser at a local nightclub during the DNC, aren't coming to Denver for the donkey to-do, according to Trevor Neilson, their political and philanthropic adviser.

A People magazine story Sunday said that Jolie hasn't even decided who she's supporting for president - Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. John McCain. "They are not attending the Democratic convention," Neilson told me in an e-mail.

WYNKOOP WINDFALL: Mayor John Hickenlooper's Aug. 25 DNC party at Wynkoop Brewing Co., his old stomping grounds, will donate a portion of proceeds to the American Wind Energy Association, and I'm told "it's going to be one fat check!" The Wynkoop is brewing Mayor John's Windpower Wheat in honor of the occasion. It will be on tap until it sells out.

EN ESPANOL: KBNO-AM (1280) will be covering the DNC live Aug. 25-28, including Obama's Invesco Field acceptance speech, in Spanish. The Que Bueno network includes KXRE-AM (1490) in Colorado Springs and KAVA-AM (1480) in Pueblo.

KBNO's talk-show host Fernando Sergio will have a spot at radio row broadcasting his La Voz del Pueblo show and interviewing delegates and politicians.

POKER, PLEASE: I told you that dreamy Ben Affleck will be playing poker during the Poker at the Ballpark tournament beginning at 10 p.m. Aug. 26 on the club level of Coors Field, but what I didn't know before is that you and yours can get tickets for seats or just rubbernecking at the event. If you want tix to see Affleck and pro poker players with poker faces, e-mail NicholeK@pva.org.

MEDIA WALLS? The Creative Coalition, the contingency of 25 Hollywood types attending both the DNC and RNC to study issues, did a walk-through and a drive-by with Mezcal, Tambien, La Rumba and RockBar owner Jesse Morreale last week to identify areas where "media walls" and "drop-offs" will happen during their events at his venues.

A media wall (who knew?) will be erected at each restaurant-nightclub where celebs can stop and pose for pix while standing in front of a backdrop that includes names of major sponsors. "There will be a press line to take photos as they are going in," Morreale said. "There will be photo ops outside of each party."

NOSE FOR NEWS: Rockmount Ranch Wear has been discovered . . . again. This time the Associated Press picked up the story about the snap-shirt company with the world's oldest CEO (Jack A. Weil, 107 years old) and the story began appearing in print on Sunday. Newsweek.com, for one, picked up the story and posted it on its Web site.

Rockmount president and third-generation owner Steve Weil was snapped holding up the snap shirts he designed for the Democratic National Convention. But don't worry, he designed one for the Republican National Convention, too.

THE SEEN: Former Sen. Gary Hart and wife, Lee, with their son, John, and daughter, Andrea, celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at The Wellshire Inn Saturday.

EAVESDROPPING on a man talking to his hairdresser: "I just got back from a two-week vacation in Russia."

"Did you see anything awe-inspiring?"

"Standing in Red Square looking at Lenin's tomb."

"I didn't know John Lennon was buried in Moscow."

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 parkerp@RockyMountainNews.com.

Comments

  • August 13, 2008

    10:33 a.m.

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    P_Denver writes:

    I'm rarely at a loss for words, but this one has me stumped.

    Libnuts, let's hear your spin on this one.

  • August 13, 2008

    11:08 a.m.

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    Jeru1975 writes:

    P_Denver, are you referring the headline on this page? If so, next time try getting past it and actually reading the article. Ultimate goal here is promoting safe sex and safe sexual activity. No spin required. It's part of an effort to prevent your 15 year old daughter from becoming pregnant.

    You must become stumped easily if this article did it!!

  • August 13, 2008

    12:42 p.m.

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    P_Denver writes:

    My question was: why is this a headline at all?

  • August 13, 2008

    10:22 p.m.

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    Mike846 writes:

    Trojans ought to have a bang-up (you should excuse the expression) week with the Dems here. I'm sure every hooker within driving distance and a few more on airplanes are headed here. I rather suspect hotel detectives (do they even have those anymore?) and the regular gendarmes will be doing a lot of looking the other way, starting the Friday before the convention. And that doesn't even factor in the Donna Rice-types, like the groupie that Edwards got caught with. Let's hear it for latex! Mike

  • August 14, 2008

    12:31 a.m.

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    AmericanPatriot writes:

    Groovy baby! I'll give anyone that got one of those free tickets double their money for it. I'd love to be at this one.