After completing my assignment in Pueblo, I headed to Denver to see a friend who had once lived in Kansas City. Hearing of the travel plans I had made to visit Colorado, my friend Christy in KC immediately noted that Dan was there and would certainly appreciate a visit from a friendly face back home. Seeing Dan was a prospect that made my trip all the more worthwhile, so I contacted him and made arrangements to stay overnight on my way back east.

Braving the snowy roads between Pueblo and Denver, I found my way to Dan's apartment. I was quite a bit early, so I was let in by one of his roommates and met the others as they returned home in turn from work. Eventually Dan arrived to find me there and gave me the tour of their extremely roomy dwelling. The 5 roommates share an entire 3-story house, in which there were computers, audio-visual equipment and musical instruments everywhere. Ex-college students, right?

One of the lads had cooked a big pot of chili and the idea was that we would all have that (and possibly some antacids) for dinner. So we sat down to a hot and spicy feast, where I learned that scrambled eggs make a wonderful topping for homemade chili. Whadda ya know? Afterwards, we all went out to a dance club where one of Dan's roommates was playing in a rock band called Yellow Second. The club, the Climax Lounge, was unique in that the back room was filled with vintage pin-ball machines and video games, such as Tron and Ms Pacman. It was a fun beer-filled evening and I enjoyed the ambience and performance immensely.