TUSK February 2010

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Issue 02 February 2010

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This list might tell a lot about a person... although, mine could change daily

My 2010 Valentine’s Play list: Everlong, Foo ďŹ ghters Hey, Pixies

It might be a little trite to produce my February issue around love, but I’m not sure there

Sex on Fire, Kings of Leon

is a better month to do so. Colorado’s snowy and brown Februarys could use a little love and some heating up. This is perhaps my least favorite time of year in Colorado, so, I do everything I can to enjoy the opportunity to cozy up inside with my warm man. As well as enjoy the opportunity on Valentine’s day to dine at one of the amazing restaurants our growing city has to offer. This month you can ďŹ nd our top list of restaurants to enjoy a great evening out, starting on page 6. My husband and I created a list of our favorites and did a fun “He Saysâ€?, “She Saysâ€? on the issue. We agreed on 18 favorites, but had some difference of opinion on how we viewed the style of cuisine and the atmosphere. Our hope is that it may help you decide the perfect place to enjoy an evening out with your love. And, if you would rather cozy up at home, you can check out page 18 for a man’s perspective on great recipes to do just that.

Go, Common Did you ever look so nice, The Samples Closer, Slum Village Today, Joshua Radin Young Lust, Pink Floyd No Ordinary Love, Sade Into the Mystic, Van Morrison

I ďŹ nd that people either love or hate Valentine’s day. Most the people that are not fans, tend to think the day was created simply for retailers to proďŹ t from one’s feelings of obligation. If you fall into that category, check out pages 4 and 5 in this issue. I have featured a wide variety of Valentine’s day gifts that are not only unique, but also support small companies and entrepreneurial spirit.

Twice, Little Dragon Fade into you, Mazzy Star You’re Gonna Leave, Stephen Marley

Lastly, but certainly not least, feast your eyes on TUSK’s feature Generate Some Heat, starting on page 12. Models Kristen and James heated up the Cherry Creek Reservoir and show us how these cold winter months in Colorado can be enjoyed.

Honey Bee, Tom Petty Being with you, Basement Jaxx

I received some amazing feedback and compliments on the inaugural issue of TUSK. Thank you all for your support and love. I had over 250 views on my website and uncounted views on my PDF issue. My personal goal, is to double that number with this issue. My hope is that TUSK evolves and each issue improves as I continue to learn and grow during this process.

Long Time, The Roots HatďŹ led 1980, Everything but the Girl

Much Love!

Publisher: Denise Faddis Editor: Denise Faddis Contributing Editor: Shane Faddis Photographer: Denise Faddis and contributing photographers listed. Art Director: Denise Faddis Graphic Designer: Denise Faddis 231) @;>>CM=L?;NCP? =IG

Denise Owner of Faddis Creative contactdenise@faddiscreative.com

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This month I Love...

A few of my favorite things

Drink this. If

you haven’t tried Teakoe tea yet, get on it before you’re the last of your friends to know about them. Teakoe is an up and coming Colorado company I can’t get enough of lately. I was given some Teakoe tea as a gift, and I have been addicted to my daily cup for a late afternoon lift. There’s something about making your own tea with gorgeous and aromatic blends of leaves that really does make you feel like you are doing something good for yourself. Teakoe features many different blends with great names and chuckle worthy tag lines such as EMPOWER mint, conďŹ dence: either you’re born with it or you drink this. View all of their avors with colorful pictures of each, on their website. You can tell immediately that this is not your average tea company. They have a fresh style and youth appeal with unique packaging and design. As a designer myself, I’m impressed

“Our vision is to expose everyone to the health beneďŹ ts of tea, and to make high quality teas available to people who are not your average tea drinker. We have created some unique blends, and also offer a few classics with our own twist.â€? - Ryan Peterson, President of Operations with the strong identity they have created for themselves in such a short amount of time. I’ve seen Teakoe around town in all the right places, including the Cherry Creek Farmers Market and local fashion shows. Teakoe was founded by Pete Jokisch in 2008, and shortly after that Ryan Peterson,

President of Operations joined in. Six months ago Dave Marchitti was brought onboard to help develop the business side of things. You can now purchase all of Teakoe’s products, as well as learn more about them, on their website. Teakoe www.teakoe.com

the happs. “Punk iconâ€? and photographer Richard Peterson talks-loosely and tells wild stories about his vintage collection of prints currently on display at this event; the images include bands like Talking Heads, Sex Pistols, Blondie, Devo, Television, Dead Boys, Ramones, Suicide, Pere Ubu and many others. The images were created in the late 1970s when Peterson served as Aerial Photographer for the San Francisco based “Search & Destroyâ€? ‘Zine, a magazine originating from the Beat bookstore City Lights. Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti contributed money and equipment for the launch of “Search & Destroy.â€? The talk includes insights into the signiďŹ cance and relationship of the Punk-Art movement to

Contemporary Art. A live web-cast is planned (please contact the gallery for information), live music and drinks, too. Peterson plans to give-away one of his prints to a lucky person!

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Who: Richard Peterson What: A talk about old-school-punk-art/photography Where: Photo Martini Club, 3920 Tennyson Street, Denver 80212 303.455.3870 When: Saturday January 23rd at 6:30 PM Please RSVP to this event at 303.455.3870

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Unique ideas for your Valentine

Who said Valentine’s Day is a Hallmark Holiday? These gift ideas are original, fun, and nowhere close to a box of chocolates. Photos pulled from companies website

Good Clean Fun Who wouldn’t ďŹ nd these funny heart shaped soaps hilariouslyromantic? Well, perhaps not everyone would, but I think they are a super fun and inexpensive Valentine’s Day gift. I love the packaging with the heart stamp and the fact that the soaps are made with natural ingredients. Buying this gift is also a great way to support small business venture and originality, two of my favorite things. I Give You My Heart-Anatomically Correct HEART Box Set-Glycerin Soap-Merlot Wine Scented

KcSoapsNmore $5.50 http://www.etsy.com/shop/KcSoapsNmore

www.shannonbriese.com

A gift of health and wellness Presented to:_______________________________ For the service of:___________________________ Presented by:_______________________________ ___________________________________________

Stuffed Human?

Relaxed and Happy

Imagine your dates face when they unwrap a miniature stuffed version of themselves. How fantastic is this idea? Don’t hesitate, get on over to the website soon to place your order in time for Valentine’s Day. And, if you ever brake up, you could use it as a pin cushion.

There are not many gifts that suit the majority, but I would have to say that a gift certiďŹ cate for a massage might be the closest you can get. Men and Women alike appreciate this relaxing, healing and loving gesture. Support an individual like Shannon, rather than a large corporation. Not only do you often get a more affordable price, but Shannon offers beautiful and distinct gift certiďŹ cates.

I Am A Stuffed Animal

Massage Gift CertiďŹ cates

$65.00 www.iamastuffedanimal.com

Shannon Briese Massage Therapist

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Unique ideas for your Valentine

Pair Up These T-shirts from Boldloft, are deďŹ nitely an original gift idea. I like the simple and artistic designs and understated color palette. Boldloft has other great gifts online as well. You Complete Me Couple T-shirts

Boldloft $24.00 http://boldloft.com

Price for set of 2 T-shirts.

Delicate Decorations

Everyday Ninja

Forget the mall and the cookie cutter creations in most department stores. Instead, you could buy a unique piece from Sundra Sarjana Jewelry Designs. Check out the their website and choose the perfect creation for your Valentine.

The rain’s no match for your new Ninja Umbrella. This awesome umbrella features a samurai sword handle and comes with a carrying case for dramatic effect. NINJA UMBRELLA $28.00 www.uncommongoods.com

“The Space Between Us� series of necklace designs $24.00 http://SundaraSarjanaJewelryDesigns.com

A Growing Relationship This Bonsai Forest kit includes: tree and moss seed, recycled steel seedling training pots, seed starting wafers, growing medium, bonsai scissors, rake with spade, river stone, and directions. BONSAI FOREST $50.00 MATERIALS: seeds, recycled plastic, growing medium, recycled steel www.uncommongoods.com

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Denver Restaurants we love and Frequent

Best Restaurants in Denver for a Valentine’s Day Date, or really any night out. With all the amazing restaurants we have in Denver, I can’t believe how often Shane and I will go blank on places to go eat on any given Saturday. Not to say our favorite standbys don’t quickly come up, but when we feel like trying somewhere new, or have a speciďŹ c request - it can sadly become a frustrating situation. For that reason, we came up with an idea to feature a few of our favorite restaurants for a special night out. We live in the Congress Park Neighborhood, and we tend to try to patronize local and independent companies. When we started building our list, we thought we would certainly agree on the best and what makes them special. Two hours into it, we agreed on the best, but we we realized what stood out to one of us, was secondary to the other. The restaurants we chose are all wonderful and our all time favorites.

Here’s how it worked:

We did not rate service simply because each of these restaurants have stellar service and management. Our top picks listed are all similar in price range, around $14 - $25 a plate. Some are a little less expensive, and some more. Check out their websites to ďŹ nd out more about the menu, prices, and reservation policies. Also, quite a few restaurants in Denver create a prix ďŹ xe menu for Valentine’s Day. Not our favorite option, but look into that as well when you visit their websites. We did not include addresses, or phone numbers, but all the restaurants are in the Denver Metro and we built links to all their websites to make it easy for you. There are many wonderful restaurants we didn’t mention and quite a few we would love to experience, but have not had the opportunity. Please, send us an email of your favorites and we will deďŹ nitely add them to our list to try.

We picked 18 of our favorite local restaurants. Then we came up with six ways of describing the atmosphere, and four categories to describe the cuisine. We went through and each chose the most appropriate from both categories for each location.

Atmosphere: Laid Back Hip Sexy Classic Formal Romantic Upbeat Warm Cuisine: Decadent & Rich Contemporary Traditional Contemporary Unique Classic

Enjoy! Shane and Denise Faddis

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Denver Restaurants we love and Frequent Barolo Grill

Lola

Sushi Den

www.loladenver.com

www.barologrilldenver.com

www.sushiden.net

Coastal Mexican

Authentic Northern Italian

Sushi

He Says - Atmosphere: Warm, Hip Cuisine: Contemporary Unique, Decadent She Says - Atmosphere: Laid back, Hip Cuisine: Decadent, Contemporary Unique

He Says - Atmosphere: Romantic, Sexy Cuisine: Contemporary Traditional, Classic She Says - Atmosphere: Classic Formal, Romantic Cuisine: Contemporary Traditional, Classic

He Says - Atmosphere: Romantic, Sexy Cuisine: Contemporary Unique, Decadent She Says - Atmosphere: Classic Formal, Hip Cuisine: Decadent, Contemporary Unique

“Lola has a great outdoor deck that “Barallo has superb service and a great wine list.� is heated year round. We love going for a late brunch that includes amber Dos Equis and chips and prepared tableside Guacamole.�

“When we want Sushi, we almost always go to Sushi Den. No corner is cut and the service is always exceptional.�

Cuba Cuba www.cubacubacafe.com

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Denver Restaurants we love and Frequent

Cafe Berlin

Crêpes n’ Crêpes

Duo Restaurant

www.cafeberlindenver.com

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www.duodenver.com

Traditional German Cuisine

French Crepes

Seasonal Contemporary American

He Says - Atmosphere: Warm, Classic Formal Cuisine: Contemporary Traditional, Classic She Says - Atmosphere: Warm, Classic Formal Cuisine: Decadent, Classic

He Says - Atmosphere: Laid Back, Romantic Cuisine: Contemporary Traditional, Decadent She Says - Atmosphere: Romantic, Warm, Cuisine: Decadent, Contemporary Unique

“We spent some time on the West coast of Germany a few years back. Cafe Berlin has been a favorite haunt of ours since then. A perfect combination of old world elegance and understated charm.

He Says - Atmosphere: Hip, Upbeat Cuisine: Contemporary Unique, Decadent She Says - Atmosphere: Warm, Hip Cuisine: Decadent, Contemporary Unique

“Delicious sweet & savory crepes and a charming atmosphere.�

“Duo has an amazing menu that changes seasonally. Everything tastes fresh, avorful and delicious.â€?

Little India (6th Ave.) www.littleindiadenver.com

Chicken Jalfrazie – Marinated chicken with fresh ground spices and mixed vegetables ..................13.99

Indian He Says - Atmosphere: Photo pulled from their website Hip, Romantic Cuisine: Decadent, Contemporary Traditional She Says - Atmosphere: from Warm, Hip Cuisine: Classic, Contemporary Unique their menu

Lamb Jalfrazie – Marinated lamb with fresh ground spices and mixed vegetables ............14.99 Butter Chicken* – Chicken cooked with herbs, ground spices in homemade butter sauce...............13.99 Chicken Madras – Chicken pieces cooked with a blend of hot spice.......13.99

“Little India has an abundant and delicious menu. We always have a fun time and a great dinner.� 231) @;>>CM=L?;NCP? =IG

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Denver Restaurants we love and Frequent

Bistro VendĂ´me http://bistrovendome.com

French Bistro Fare He Says - Atmosphere: Classic Formal, Romantic Cuisine: Classic Photo pulled from their website She Says - Atmosphere: from Upbeat, Romantic Cuisine: Decadent, Contemporary Traditional their menu “Bistro Vendome is also one of my all time favorites for Brunch. French Press coffee, a Duvet de PĂŞche, and Pain Perdu - Heaven!â€?

Vesta Dipping Grill

Noix de Saint Jacques seared scallops, toasted brioche, bacon, quail egg, shaved asparagus white truffle salad, smoked tomato saffron sauce 21 Filet de Porc maple marinated pork loin, bacon-apple-sage stuffed quince, spinach, whole grain mustard jus 19 Plat VĂŠgĂŠtarien butternut-celery root-sage risotto, toasted pumpkin seeds, arugula salad, apple vinaigrette 16

Eight Rivers

The 9th Door

www.vestagrill.com

www.theninthdoor.com

www.8riverslodo.com

Seasonal Contemporary

Spanish Tapas

Caribbean

He Says - Atmosphere: Hip, Romantic Cuisine: Decadent, Contemporary Traditional

He Says - Atmosphere: Hip, Sexy Cuisine: Contemporary Unique She Says - Atmosphere: Hip, Sexy Cuisine: Decadent, Commentary Unique.

He Says - Atmosphere: Hip, Sexy Cuisine: Decadent, Contemporary Unique She Says - Atmosphere: Warm, Upbeat Cuisine: Commentary Unique

She Says - Atmosphere: Warm, Hip Cuisine: Classic, Contemporary Unique

“The 9th Door is a perfect combination of romance and recreation. The atmosphere is fun and lively, yet the dim lighting feels intimate.�

“Vesta’s unique menu and fun atmosphere would make for a great ďŹ rst date destination.â€? 231) @;>>CM=L?;NCP? =IG

“8 Rivers has amazing avorful food and the service is incredible. We celebrated our 11th anniversary at 8 rivers., we returned a few months later and our server remembered us and our anniversary.â€?

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Denver Restaurants we love and Frequent

Soleil

The Saucy Noodle

The Avenue Grill

www.soleildenver.com Mediterranean Grille

www.saucynoodle.com Italian

www.avenuegrill.com San Francisco style

He Says - Atmosphere: Warm, Laid Back Cuisine: Contemporary Unique, Contemporary Traditional She Says - Atmosphere: Warm, Sexy Cuisine: Decadent, Contemporary Unique.

He Says - Atmosphere: Laid Back, Warm Cuisine: Classic She Says - Atmosphere: Romantic, Laid Back Cuisine: Decadent, Contemporary Unique.

He Says - Atmosphere: Romantic, Classic Formal Cuisine: Decadent, Classic

“I love the light and avourful tapas at Soleil.â€?

“The Saucy Noodle has been a Denver landmark for four decades. Great pizza and noodles as well as a laid back and comfortable environment.�

She Says - Atmosphere: Romantic, Classic Formal Cuisine: Contemporary Traditional, Classic “The Avenue Grill has amazing food, sophisticated style, and a great happy hour.�

How about after Dinner? Or, Maybe even instead of Dinner... One of our favorite places to go that guarantees a good time, is Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret. We often complain how few places in Denver offer more than a place to sit and drink your $7 beer. What happened to the days of entertainment with your cocktail? Well, Lannie’s brings that all back offering great ambiance, fun cocktails, an assortment of appetizers, and a night of laughs and thrills. Visit their website to get the skinny on daily shows and specials. Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret www.lannies.com Valentine Package: Lannie & Gypsy Swing Revue Reserve your tickets today for this special romantic evening! Saturday, February 13th 8pm 231) @;>>CM=L?;NCP? =IG

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Naughty Pierre’s Burlesque and Comedy Extravaganza is witty, entertaining, and always a good time.

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Denver Restaurants we love and Frequent “Of course these are not the only wonderful restaurants in Denver. However, out of the places we have enjoyed, this group rises to the top. We are not restaurant critics, but rather, two people who love delicious food, great service, and well thought out ambiance. “

Julia Blackbird’s

Bastien’s

Shells and Sauce

www.juliablackbirds.com New Mexican

www.bastiensrestaurant.com

He Says - Atmosphere: Laid Back, Romantic Cuisine: Contemporary Traditional, Classic She Says - Atmosphere: Warm, Laid Back Cuisine: Contemporary Traditional, Classic

He Says - Atmosphere: Warm, Classic Formal Cuisine: Contemporary Traditional, Classic She Says - Atmosphere: Classic Formal (retro), Laid Back Cuisine: Classic

“Julia Blackbird’s made our list because it is a simple and relaxing place to get good food and have a nice relaxed evening and enjoy yourself.�

“My favorite place to get a good steak. Del Fresco’s it’s not, but if you appreciate a retro atmosphere with home style cooking, you can’t beat Bastine’s�

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Home Style

www.shellsandsauce.net Italian American He Says - Atmosphere: Sexy, Romantic Cuisine: Decadent, Classic She Says - Atmosphere: Classic Formal, Hip Cuisine: Classic

“Shells and Sauche is only blocks from our house and always feels welcoming and relaxed. During the warm weather months we enjoy walking to Shells and Sauce and havign some delicious food and a nice glass of wine.�

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Photography & Creative Direction: Denise Faddis

GENERATE SOME HEAT This winter stay warm with a beautiful vintage faux fur, classic suit - and a smoking hot friend.

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Destination: Your House By Shane Faddis Photography: Denise Faddis

The Grocery Cart: (Hopefully some of these things

Having trouble picking the perfect place or getting the right reservation? Sometimes it’s best to stay in, and cooking a Valentine’s Day meal for that special someone in your life can be easy, as well as delicious. I’ve tried to put together some tapas ideas that are wallet conscience, bring big avor, are easy to prepare. And don’t leave you feeling too full for any after dinner activities that you may have planned.

The Menu: --King Crab Legs with Drawn Butter --Filet Minon with Broiled Portobello Mushroom --Pork Loin with sliced Avocado and Mango --Chocolate Covered Strawberries

are already in the fridge or pantry) --5 Roma tomatoes --1 ripe Mangos --1 ripe avocados --Balsamic Vinegar --Olive Oil --sugar --unsalted butter --8 oz. Bakers Dark Chocolate --household parafďŹ n wax --3/4 pound King Crab Legs --4 – 6 oz. Filet Minon --1 lg. Portobello mushroom --4 – 6 oz. pork loin or chop --1/2 lb. fresh Strawberries --garlic and onion powder --ground Cumin --Grill Time Steak Seasoning --Jamaican Jerk Blend

King Crab Legs Lg. stock pot, 2/3 full of water. 1/2 c. lemon juice, 1/2 c. cajun seasoning, 2 Tbls. butter, 2 Tbls. sugar. Bring water to rolling boil, add crab legs and cover. When water returns to full boiling, leave covered, and remove from heat. (when serving, use kitchen shears to cut down each leg, length wise) A candle lit butter melter is a must and can picked up at Cost Plus or Bed Bath and Beyond.

--Cajun or Creole seasoned salt

Filet Minon with Broiled Portobello Mushroom Turn on your oven’s broiler. On your broiling pan arrange the Filet, the Portobello, and the cut of pork a few inches apart. Rub each with a light coating of olive oil (both sides). Apply a dusting of onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper (both sides). On the ďŹ let only, apply a small amount of ground cumin and grill time steak seasoning. Broil all together on middle oven rack for approx. 3 - 5 min per side (steak should be rare in the middle). Thinly slice the steak and mushroom and arrange alternating. 231) @;>>CM=L?;NCP? =IG

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Prepare and cook the pork as described in the ďŹ let section, but before broiling, season both sides with The Spice Hunter Jamaican Jerk Seasoning. While the meat and mushroom are cooking (all 3 items should cook the same amount of time, your steak will be rare to med. rare, but your pork will be a solid med. well) halve your avocado and slice the peel from your Mango. Make long thin slices of each, along with the pork, and arrange alternating. Drizzle with Balsamic Vinegar. These are all fairly rich dishes, so it wouldn’t hurt to prepare a small salad beforehand, or simply slice some tomato to put out.

Chocolate Covered Strawberries Place a wax paper covered plate in the freezer for at least 30 minutes. Melt your chocolate in a double boiler (if you don’t have a double boiler, use a small sauce pan and heat up very slowly over low heat), add a small amount of parafďŹ n wax and melt thoroughly. Wash and pat dry your strawberries. Remove the plate from the freezer. Double dip each strawberry waiting a few seconds in between dips and place on freezer plate. When all strawberries are dipped, immediately place in the fridge.

The Chef and Author: Shane Faddis Shane has worked as a restaurant manager and chef in the past but these days he prefers to cook at home for a party of two.

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From the heart Note worthy non-proďŹ ts

The mission of Dress for Success Denver is to promote the economic independence of

Dress For Success Denver A few years back I was searching Denver for a non-proďŹ t that I could volunteer with. I wanted to ďŹ nd somewhere I would feel comfortable, connected to the people and the mission, and would work with my schedule. Dress for Success Denver was the fourth place I called and interviewed for, and I was immediately impressed. At this time, in February 2006, the Denver chapter of Dress For Success was only a few months old. Kathy Bacon was the Director, and she was working tirelessly to bring it all together. Three years later Dress For Success is thriving and continues to grow. In fact, in 2009 they served over 1000 women! I’m so proud to be a volunteer at Dress for Success Denver so I thought it was only appropriate I feature them in my ďŹ rst ever, From the Heart. From the Heart will be a special feature in each issue of TUSK featuring a local non-proďŹ t.

disadvantaged women

by providing professional attire, a network of support and career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.

Please, take a few seconds and visit Dress For Success Denver’s website. There is information about donation days, and volunteer opportunities. As well as, information on all the amazing people that breath life into this respected organization. 1510 N. High St., 2nd Floor, Denver, CO 80218 Phone: 303 832-1889 - Fax: 303 832-2442 e-mail: denver@dressforsuccess.org http://www.dressforsuccess.org/afďŹ liate. aspx?sisid=117&pageid=1 Staff Donna Deteau - Executive Director denver@dressforsuccess.org Amara Martin - Program Coordinator dfsdamara@gmail.com Vienna Presley - Professional Womens Group Coordinator denverpwg@dressforsuccess.org 231) @;>>CM=L?;NCP? =IG

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TUSK TUSK is part of Faddis Creative All rights reserved Please contact me and tell me what you think. Love it? Hate it? (Actually, if you hate it, keep your negativity to yourself) but feel free to send constructive advice or ideas for the March issue. Do you know a great company or restaurant you think I should visit and possibly write about, let me know! Do you own a product or clothing line you want me to feature? Contact me. I look forward to hearing from you.

Enjoyed this issue? Send it to your friends and coworkers. Peace and love, Denise contactdenise@faddiscreative.com Would you be interested in advertising your company in TUSK? Email me for more information and pricing.

Love and Loss ring true.

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Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe (published 1849) It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of ANNABEL LEE;-And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. She was a child and I was a child, In this kingdom by the sea, But we loved with a love that was more than love-I and my Annabel Lee-With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Coveted her and me. And this was the reason that, long ago, In this kingdom by the sea, A wind blew out of a cloud by night Chilling my Annabel Lee; So that her high-born kinsman came And bore her away from me, To shut her up in a sepulchre In this kingdom by the sea. The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, Went envying her and me:-Yes! that was the reason (as all men know, In this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of a cloud, chilling And killing my Annabel Lee. But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we-Of many far wiser than weAnd neither the angels in Heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, In her sepulchre there by the sea-In her tomb by the side of the sea.

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