# Boulder, CO

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boulder-co/123886>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 14, 2002, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boulder-co/123886 "2002-08-14T19:36:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![BZ00000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@BZ00000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BZ00000)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boulder-co/123886/1 "2002-08-14T19:36:46Z")

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What are some fun things to do in Boulder. I might be going out there for a week in September. I am 25 and into music. Can I avoid seeing a jam band every night?

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**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2002, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boulder-co/123886/2 "2002-08-15T03:57:52Z")

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I don’t frequent Boulder but there are a couple of people that live near or in Boulder.

Also check [www.westword.com](http://www.westword.com) (similar to The Chicago Reader in that’s it’s the independent newspaper for Denver/Boulder area.)

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**Author:** ![Tomcat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Tomcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tomcat)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2002, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boulder-co/123886/3 "2002-08-15T12:57:34Z")

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Pearl St. Mall should be fun to walk up and down at night. Lots of places to eat and drink at. Central location with lots of stuff off of the side streets too.

Check out the Westword, it has everything you need/want.

-Tcat

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**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2002, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boulder-co/123886/4 "2002-08-15T13:14:56Z")

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It’s only a short drive to Blackhawk and Central City, which offer limited stakes gambling.

[Aside]  
It’s weird how we remember things. I was there in 1992. I drove up the mountain to Blackhawk and spent some time at the tables. On the way back, it started to snow, and I had to navigate the rental car back through a snowstorm, with a country music station on, and I heard “Bubba Shot the Jukebox” for the first time. Sadly, it didn’t get better with age.

Also sadly… it’s been ten years. Where did the time go?  
[/Aside]

- Rick