Rich L

Professor and Historian. Find me on Post and Threads: @drrichloos; or @wanderinghistorian.bsky.social. Nebraska raised; Kansas and New Mexico alum; now Colorado

[Rich L @DrRichLoos]

One of our local Colorado whiskeys just won best in the world at the London Spirits competition; I managed to grab a bottle before is disappeared off the shelves. I think it deserved.

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@curioustravTV @visitportugal @DiscoverGRcom You bet, Christine. I have done a lot of historical tour guiding as an academic, but have learned a lot from you, Samantha Brown, and Rick Steves.

[Rich L @DrRichLoos]

I have watched the Olympics all my life and study them intensively. Watching Ilia Malinin was tough tonight. The pressure of the Olympics; wow.

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@NDFootball @UnderArmour @FightingIrish @UAFootball That is pretty cool. I love the update.

[Rich L @DrRichLoos]

This weeks marks 35 years since our first date in Gainesville, Florida. We married in New Mexico, lived in Nebraska and Montana, and settled in Colorado. Two great kids, a perfect son in law, and two wonderful grand kids later and here we are.

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Congrats to Ava, and she was an equally great student.

[Adams State Grizzlies @ASUGrizzlies]

🥇✨New Title Unlocked: Queen of the Track

2025 RMAC Runner of the Year: Ava O’Connor

#GoGrizzGo

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I lost my close friend of 25 years today. Dr. Ed Crowther hired me at ASU and was my chair and mentor until he retired in 2018. Check out his edited book, The Enduring Lost Cause: Afterlives of a Redeemer Nation (2020). Great professor, impacted thousands of students.

[Rich L @DrRichLoos]

Styx/Foreigner/John Waite, Ball Arena, June.
Bruce Hornsby, Chatauqua Theater, Boulder, August.
Feel free to share the shows you saw. @billyjoel @STYXtheBand @tbtduluth @brucehornsby @ForeignerMusic @DefLeppard

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Music is my jam and escape. I had a good year of live shows. Here they are in random order:
1. Billy Joel, Coors Field, July.
2. Rolling Stones, Empower Field, June.
3. Journey/Def Leppard/Cheap Trick, Coors Field, September.
4. Templed By Turtles, Red Rocks, July.

[Rich L @DrRichLoos]

Is anybody active on X these days? Serious question. I feel like most of the people I followed headed to bluesky or threads.

[Rich L @DrRichLoos]

In the last month my followers on X have fallen by about 30 percent; but on bluesky they have risen by about 700 percent.

[Rich L @DrRichLoos]

@GrianEgan You are right. So I am starting my Friday night drinking 48 hours early.

[Rich L @DrRichLoos]

@lorelei1950 I love Kailua. That is a stunning pic.

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@ask_aubry https://t.co/zoPiQbCdAY

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@Barphbie Those are never not funny.

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@denise_stemen @BEG_two I am there. It is a much better space and I recommend it.

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@cinwick MLB can’t ask for more in this series. So much star power, two great clubs, and the two largest tv markets. I am hire judge will get going. Stanton’s homer was also dramatic.

[Rich L @DrRichLoos]

@cinwick And that swing by Freeman; no doubt the minute he hit it.