Despite growing up in Boulder, I'd never seen an owl in town until Halloween of 2005 when Tam and I were waiting outside the Fox Theatre to see My Morning Jacket. An owl was chillin' across the street, probably above Albums on the Hill. We figured he might have tickets to the show, because they'd just released the album Z with this lovely cover:

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Halloween is Burning Man for normal people.

• Families put significant effort and money into decorating their home theme camp.
• People get dressed up in sexy, creative, and unusual costumes.
• They wander around town checking out theme camps, meeting strangers, and participating in the candy gift economy.
• Raging parties happen on weeknights.
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