I rode in the rest of the way to campus. I told the driver when I got off that the rear brakes were sticking and smoking.

Last fall, when this (tour) started we showed some short films, and it didn't really fit with the rest of the tour. So we wanted to do something that people could come in and look at.

Denver is politically and culturally out of sync with the rest of the state. It's very urbane. It's more heavily minority. It's a place that passed a liberal marijuana law and voted for John Kerry by 2 to 1.

It lays to rest, puts aside the argument . . . that the island shouldn't be conserved because it's an industrial wasteland.

I opened the window to be sure it wasn't just the glass playing tricks.

My friend and I looked at each other as we got on and said, 'Brakes,' because we smelled them. It was really noticeable each time the bus stopped.