2 westword.com WESTWORD JULY 10-16, 2025 | MUSIC | CAFE | CULTURE | NIGHT+DAY | NEWS | LETTERS | CONTENTS | W ® 4 HEAT MAP Brighton Boulevard stretches from Denver’s past to its developing future. But where is the art? BY KARL CHRISTIAN KRUMPHOLTZ 8 EYES ON THE PRIZE Chadwyck Minson’s 100 eyeball tattoos on his right leg earned him a Guinness World Record. BY TONI TRESCA 11 GONE FISHIN’ An omakase/kaiseki experience is the next level of sushi sophistication. BY GIL ASAKAWA 13 FINDING SOUL Lady Los is one of the city’s best R&B artists, and she has a lot to show for it. 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PHOTO OF BURN DOWN BY EVAN SEMÓN “STANDING FIRM,” BRENDAN JOEL KELLEY, JULY 3 C O U R T O F P U B L I C O P I N I O N I only have a few words for Joe Oltmann: Have you no shame? Your testimony in the Eric Coomer/Mike Lindell case was appall- ing. We can only hope the jury fi nds against Oltmann when his case comes up. Lexie Martin Denver I was disappointed by your article on Joe Oltmann, which offered no resistance to the stream of lies that Joe tells. Take this para- graph: “He offers several personal stories to illuminate his viewpoints, including that his brother was killed by a police offi cer in a car chase in Washington, D.C., that his dad is Black and, in the wake of George Floyd’s 2020 mur- der, Oltmann was not on the side of the police. He says he plays football with gang members every Saturday, and has lost big business deals because he rejected racism — ‘kindly told them to fuck off,’ he puts it. ‘I think I’m pretty well connected in all the different communities. I’ve started football leagues and I’ve done all sorts of stuff to help the inner city community.’” Every sentence is either a lie or a distortion to make Joe look good. On his show, Joe con- sistently says that Floyd died of an overdose and wasn’t murdered by the police. His brother had a suspended license from too many DUIs, was riding his motorcycle up to 130 mph at two in the morning, yet he frames that as his brother being murdered by police. He is con- stantly traveling, he lives in San Antonio too, apparently, yet he is playing football with gang members every Saturday? His father is Black? Any proof of either of those claims? Which business deals did he reject because of racism? Joe makes up fantastical stories that exag- gerate his real experiences. Like how he claims he was about to be named Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year, but they demanded he renounce Trump in 2020, and since he wouldn’t they denied him the award. The truth is he was a nominee for the Western region, and there is no proof of this supposed demand. He also conveniently gets calls from people all the time that confi rm his stories, yet never broadcasts those calls on his podcast. Like last year when he said he had a call from a prominent Haitian who confi rmed they eat dogs and cats. I realize you probably don’t watch his show like I have, but this guy lies so much, and you let him lie. Chad Tiemeyer Denver “CHEERS,” MOLLY MARTIN, JULY 3 H I G H S O C I E T Y Colorado may be known for its mountains and marijuana, but my choice for getting high is a nice rooftop bar. Thanks for your list! I’ve tried three (all worthy) and won’t stop until I’ve gone to all ten. Lindsey Rogers Denver Where was Linger on your list of best rooftop bars? El Five? Those are my favorites. Sammy O’Brien Denver I was worried about the omission of Joy Hill, until I saw it made your list of the best patios. There can never be too many great places to drink in this town! Hector Vigil Aurora “HOME STRETCH,” BENNITO L. KELTY, JUNE 19 H A L F W A Y M E A S U R E S Beyond laughable: Closer to criminally in- competent. Mayor Mike Johnston’s getting “a thousand people off the street before the end of the fi rst year” consisted of each of them spending one night in the shelter system. One Night ONE.NIGHT. From high aspirations, his follow-through has become Trump-like in its deception. Wish we had a no-confi dence vote process. Al Pine Denver It’s halfway solved: He closes one eye when he looks out the window. Nick Mulder Spencer, Iowa
