http://www.jhunderground.com news, sports and music blog from Jackson Hole, Wyoming Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:37:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just back from cycling through the Alps, correspondent Favio Snimp went over to Driggs last week for his first taste of the Music on Main free concert series, and promptly had his mind blown. Here's his account of a two-night bender with the best band to come out of ... http://www.jhunderground.com/2008/07/22/a-feral-sound-and-squeals-of-delight/ The New Mastersounds continued their conquest of America with two gigs in the Tetons, kicking off a spree of music that arrives at just the right time. On Thursday night the booty-shaking Brits rocked the free Music on Main concert in Driggs, an event that quickly has mushroomed into a pillar ... http://www.jhunderground.com/2008/07/19/joy-can-still-be-found/ [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vqANJCATrE] From Talking Points Memo, another gem from the esteemed senator from the Gem State. Drill it, mine it, log it, dam it. How this clown continues to wield any clout is a tribute to the state of the U.S. Congress. http://www.jhunderground.com/2008/07/18/whos-jerking-what/ Edward Rothstein of The New York Times writes a thoughtful essay about his visit to the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Rothstein probes the meaning behind pastoral depictions of wilderness: There is some fantasy in this, a simplification that can lead the way into kitsch. But if taxidermy, hunting and painting are modes ... http://www.jhunderground.com/2008/07/14/an-honest-critique-of-wildlife-art/ I've added a link to the new Jenny Lake climbing ranger site, where mountaineers can get updates on popular climbing and hiking routes in the Tetons. There's also a lot of information about backcountry camping in the park. (Alas, no permits online.) DG at The Snaz has the scoop. Hard to believe ... http://www.jhunderground.com/2008/07/09/surfing-for-summits/ Gary Strieker is using new media to spotlight critical environmental issues. Tonight the Jackson Hole Film Institute and Pursue Balance are sponsoring a free talk and screening of some of Strieker's films from 7 to 9 p.m. at Teton Mountain Lodge. The filmmaker will be on hand to answer questions. Strieker is ... http://www.jhunderground.com/2008/07/07/conservation-stories-the-msm-is-missing/ The bald eagle has landed. Devious Dick is back in Jackson Hole for Fourth of July weekend, according to well-placed sources. He did not attend the parade this morning (where he might have faced a mob), but perhaps he'll be ferried by chopper to the Music in the Hole concert, of ... http://www.jhunderground.com/2008/07/04/dick-cheneys-new-colors/ When the filing period for the 2008 election closed last month, I was surprised to find no one challenging Mayor Mark Barron. Fawning profiles in the local media nonwithstanding, there has been a lot of grumbling about Barron on barstools and coffee counters, owing mostly to the new parking garage and ... http://www.jhunderground.com/2008/06/30/write-in-right-on/ (Updated 6/27 with photos from the actual river trip, shot by passenger Paul Schnell) I was back on the river yesterday, after a week's layoff due to foul weather. The flow in Grand Teton National Park is surging, with the sudden arrival of sunshine finally triggering a melt-off in the high ... http://www.jhunderground.com/2008/06/16/399s-lonesome-cub/ (Editor's note: This post comes from Favio Snimp, just back from motorcycle racing across the Sahara and never afraid to be a contrarian.) If you're likeable, recently deceased and have been on TV a lot, you'll get rave notices. Tim Russert certainly is getting his air time, right up there in ... http://www.jhunderground.com/2008/06/15/death-of-an-entertainer/