The Jeff Show: A Unique Haunt in Denver

The Buckhorrn Exchange: main dining room

Everyone always assumes I get to go to all the glamorous parts of the world for gigs. To put it all in the proper perspective for you, I am writing this month’s installment at a Holiday Inn Express in Grand Island, NE. The weather is beautiful here; the sun is shining, the birds are singing and it hasn't rained in about 200 days. But it's still the Holiday Inn Express in Grand Island, NE.

Since I'm this far west, I recall a unique but tasty restaurant in Denver that is off the beaten path. I haven't eaten there for about four years. Since the joint has been open since the late 1800’s, odds are it is still worth the trip if you find yourself in Denver.

The Buckhorn Exchange sits in Denver's oldest neighborhood. It’s not much to look at from the outside, but you'll find a one-of-a-kind restaurant. This haunt has the oldest liquor license in Denver, and it's the place to go for a different dinner...like wild game meat. You know, rattle snake, elk, bison, that kind of stuff. Their menu is the most interesting I have ever seen. For the less adventurous, I hear they also have a really great steak. Although, I have never tried it.

The only thing that is a little creepy is the stuffed heads of the animals hanging on the walls. You can see from the picture I've included for this post...the décor fits, trust me.

Now, Denver has a lot of really great places to eat. The 16th Street Mall is crawling with them. But, you will never experience a place like the Buckhorn Exchange anywhere else. So give it try.

Well now, it’s time for me to figure out where we are all going for dinner tonight in Grand Island, NE. We tried the Texas Road House last night. Great wine list -- I’m kidding.

Wow, they have an Olive Garden and a Red Lobster here. We're in luck.

Until next month...

Your Back-to-Meeting Season Checklist

Once the kids are back to school, meeting and convention season is right around the corner. We hope you had a wonderful and relaxing summer, but we were busy improving our AV inventory for you. We also created our back-to-meeting season supply list of new equipment we added this summer.

☐ Audio

Warner introduced three new digital consoles to our inventory. The Soundcraft Vi1, Soundcraft SI Compact 32, and the Soundcraft SI Compact 24. These consoles give flexibility on mixing large venue arenas to breakout room meetings in digital format. Digital consoles are self-contained with all of the processing built into the unit-- meaning there is less clutter at the front of house where meeting attendees are paying attention to your client's presentation.

☐ Video

This meeting season, take your presentation to the next level with a complete HD video package. Our newest inventory in the video department is the Eiki LC-HDT2000. The HDT2000 projector is a 15,000 ANSI lumens with full HD 1080p 2K Resolution. The Eiki has internal edge blending and image warping which means no screen is too big for us anymore.

☐ Lighting

We have not forgotten about lighting and neither should you. We introduce to you the ColorBlast TRX 32xLED-HB/RGBAW fixtures with the standard Red, Green, Blue, color scheme and offering the addition of Amber and White to make white light…whiter! These fixtures are small and versatile to accomplish any job.

Call one of our AV specialists at 815.469.1422 to discuss your next meeting,
and remember to check off all of the boxes to receive $500 off your quote.

The Jeff Show: the Racine Zoo + Security Lines

Since I am supposed to give you monthly cool travel tips, I'm giving you a bonus - two tips this month - sort of like Christmas in July.

On your next road trip, go to the Animal Crackers Jazz Festival in Racine, WI. The concerts are every other Wednesday. And this year, they start on July 11th and run through August 22.

We have been providing sound for these concerts at the Racine Zoo for 26 years. It's a cool place to see a show. The zoo sits on a bluff with a great view of boats in Lake Michigan and a refreshing breeze. It’s complete with a lion, bear plus a bunch of other animals. You can see the show Ravinia-style (minus the traffic, hassle and 15,000 friends) with picnic food and blankets to enjoy the music.

Photo:  AP Photo Kiichiro Sato

On to the serious business of getting around airports. You're flying out of O’Hare on American and running late. There are 600 people in line ahead of you in the security line. Ever since they started the TSA pre-line, they really check the paperwork; meaning you also can’t get through the business class line anymore without a proper boarding pass.

Now what, you're stuck. Not if you go to the hidden line down by the L gate. They have a security line down there that used to be used by Delta. Now, Spirit still uses it along with Virgin America but those are like three flights a day. You will be through TSA in less than five minutes. Not to mention, the first thing past security is a Starbucks that no one uses. You also get the added bonus of getting a little exercise while getting a chance to to purchase lottery tickets while getting back to the HK feeder.

Don’t forget the zoo.
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Company owner Jeff Warner has been involved in the industry of as long as he can remember as his dad, Harry, started WAV. He joined the company full-time in 1979, and travels the world to help big clients like Bankers Life and Casualty, McDonald's and Microsoft plan AV displays for meetings and events. Please e-mail Jeff you own travel tips to jwarner@warnerav.com, and your tip might be featured in our blog.