{"id":2449471,"date":"2019-10-03T10:32:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T16:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=313797"},"modified":"2019-10-03T10:32:22","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T16:32:22","slug":"celebrating-may-selbys-1000th-aspen-times-column","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/celebrating-may-selbys-1000th-aspen-times-column\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating May Selby\u2019s 1,000th Aspen Times column"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.9396951623592\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-313797-670\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/ATW-Selby-cover-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/ATW-Selby-cover-753x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"|\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/ATW-Selby-cover-753x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/01-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/01.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | The Aspen Club's firefighting squad and winners of Aspen Gay Ski Week's Downhill Costume Contest. Circa 2016.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>The Aspen Club&#8217;s firefighting squad and winners of Aspen Gay Ski Week&#8217;s Downhill Costume Contest. Circa 2016.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/01.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"The Aspen Club's firefighting squad and winners of Aspen Gay Ski Week's Downhill Costume Contest. Circa 2016.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/02-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/02.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Doug Leibinger for the win at\" tight a house party basalt. he arrived wrapped in twinkle lights and plugged into outlets throughout the house. circa class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Doug Leibinger for the win at &#8220;Tight + Bright,&#8221; a house party in Basalt. He arrived wrapped in twinkle lights and plugged into outlets throughout the house. Circa 2010.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/02.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Doug Leibinger for the win at \" tight a house party basalt. he arrived wrapped in twinkle lights and plugged into outlets throughout the house. circa><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/03-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/03.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | There's no place quite like Halloween in Aspen. CHiPs represented by Jace Michael, Josh Landis and Steve Szoradi. Circa 2012.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>There&#8217;s no place quite like Halloween in Aspen. CHiPs represented by Jace Michael, Josh Landis and Steve Szoradi. Circa 2012.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/03.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"There's no place quite like Halloween in Aspen. CHiPs represented by Jace Michael, Josh Landis and Steve Szoradi. Circa 2012.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/04-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/04.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Helen Klanderud, Aspen mayor and Aspen Film board member, with Stanley Tucci at Aspen Filmfest. Circa 2009.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Helen Klanderud, Aspen mayor and Aspen Film board member, with Stanley Tucci at Aspen Filmfest. Circa 2009.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/04.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Helen Klanderud, Aspen mayor and Aspen Film board member, with Stanley Tucci at Aspen Filmfest. Circa 2009.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/05-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/05-768x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Generous Gerry and Chris Goldstein at the Ski Tuners' Ball when they would open their home for a house party with maracas and Margaritas over World Cup Weekend. Circa 2012.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Generous Gerry and Chris Goldstein at the Ski Tuners&#8217; Ball when they would open their home for a house party with maracas and Margaritas over World Cup Weekend. Circa 2012.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/05-768x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Generous Gerry and Chris Goldstein at the Ski Tuners' Ball when they would open their home for a house party with maracas and Margaritas over World Cup Weekend. Circa 2012.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/06-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/06.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Basking in the sun at Bonnie's Bash on Aspen Mountain. Christy Mahon, Gary Moore, Megan Shean, Lea Tucker and Patrick O'Neil. Circa 2016.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Basking in the sun at Bonnie&#8217;s Bash on Aspen Mountain. Christy Mahon, Gary Moore, Megan Shean, Lea Tucker and Patrick O&#8217;Neil. Circa 2016.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/06.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Basking in the sun at Bonnie's Bash on Aspen Mountain. Christy Mahon, Gary Moore, Megan Shean, Lea Tucker and Patrick O'Neil. Circa 2016.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/07-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/07.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Amy Anderson with Karin Gieske, who was instrumental in getting a jumpstart on this column, at Clay and Jill Lowery's wedding in Telluride. Circa 2008.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Amy Anderson with Karin Gieske, who was instrumental in getting a jumpstart on this column, at Clay and Jill Lowery&#8217;s wedding in Telluride. Circa 2008.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/07.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Amy Anderson with Karin Gieske, who was instrumental in getting a jumpstart on this column, at Clay and Jill Lowery's wedding in Telluride. Circa 2008.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/08-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/08.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Janson Simpson with Jeremy Barbin, who was once featured as\" bachelor of the in an article back when he was flying solo. both gents have since married fine young women. circa class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Janson Simpson with Jeremy Barbin, who was once featured as &#8220;Bachelor of the Month&#8221; in an article back when he was flying solo. Both gents have since married fine young women. Circa 2010.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/08.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Janson Simpson with Jeremy Barbin, who was once featured as \" bachelor of the in an article back when he was flying solo. both gents have since married fine young women. circa><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/09-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/09.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Photographers Mary Eshbaugh Hayes and MarySue Bonetti at an Aspen Chapel art show. Circa 2008.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Photographers Mary Eshbaugh Hayes and MarySue Bonetti at an Aspen Chapel art show. Circa 2008.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/09.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Photographers Mary Eshbaugh Hayes and MarySue Bonetti at an Aspen Chapel art show. Circa 2008.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/10-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/10.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Sal Maskela, Zoe Saldana and Willie Garson at the Aspen Celebrity Downhill benefiting Aspen Youth Experience a.k.a A Grassroots Aspen Experience. Circa 2008.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Sal Maskela, Zoe Saldana and Willie Garson at the Aspen Celebrity Downhill benefiting Aspen Youth Experience a.k.a A Grassroots Aspen Experience. Circa 2008.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/10.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Sal Maskela, Zoe Saldana and Willie Garson at the Aspen Celebrity Downhill benefiting Aspen Youth Experience a.k.a A Grassroots Aspen Experience. Circa 2008.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/12-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/12.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Klaus Obermeyer and 5Point film festival founder Julie Kennedy. Circa 2010.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Klaus Obermeyer and 5Point film festival founder Julie Kennedy. Circa 2010.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/12.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Klaus Obermeyer and 5Point film festival founder Julie Kennedy. Circa 2010.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/13-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/13.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Jodi Lux and Andre Mpistos on Halloween. Circa 2008.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Jodi Lux and Andre Mpistos on Halloween. Circa 2008.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/13.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Jodi Lux and Andre Mpistos on Halloween. Circa 2008.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/14-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/14.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Former 24 Hours of Aspen racers Matt Ross, Chris Davenport and Tyler Williams. Circa 2011.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Former 24 Hours of Aspen racers Matt Ross, Chris Davenport and Tyler Williams. Circa 2011.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/14.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Former 24 Hours of Aspen racers Matt Ross, Chris Davenport and Tyler Williams. Circa 2011.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/15-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/15.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Valerie Yaw, Lyndell Hendricks, Torre, Kathy Fry, Holly Bornemeier and Sarah Manning leaving apres at Bad Billy's. Circa 2009.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><strong>Valerie Yaw, Lyndell Hendricks, Torre, Kathy Fry, Holly Bornemeier and Sarah Manning leaving apres at Bad Billy&#8217;s. Circa 2009.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/15.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Valerie Yaw, Lyndell Hendricks, Torre, Kathy Fry, Holly Bornemeier and Sarah Manning leaving apres at Bad Billy's. Circa 2009.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/16-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/16.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Janny and Tom Anderson at Pomeroy Sports' closing party. Circa 2013.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Janny and Tom Anderson at Pomeroy Sports&#8217; closing party. Circa 2013.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/16.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Janny and Tom Anderson at Pomeroy Sports' closing party. Circa 2013.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/17-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/17.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Kristeen Church, host Elliott Slade and Carrie Wells at an Audi party. Circa 2011.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Kristeen Church, host Elliott Slade and Carrie Wells at an Audi party. Circa 2011.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/17.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Kristeen Church, host Elliott Slade and Carrie Wells at an Audi party. Circa 2011.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/18-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/18.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Jimmy\u2019s bartenders Dylan Regan, Farrah Keanaaina and Will Rutledge. Circa 2010.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Jimmy\u2019s bartenders Dylan Regan, Farrah Keanaaina and Will Rutledge. Circa 2010.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/18.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Jimmy\u2019s bartenders Dylan Regan, Farrah Keanaaina and Will Rutledge. Circa 2010.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/19-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/19.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Having a fab time at Boogie\u2019s Bash. Clockwise from bottom left - Jess Budinger, Bill Budinger, John Rowland, Sarah Broughton and David Chazen. Circa 2012.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Having a fab time at Boogie\u2019s Bash. Clockwise from bottom left &#8211; Jess Budinger, Bill Budinger, John Rowland, Sarah Broughton and David Chazen. Circa 2012.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/19.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Having a fab time at Boogie\u2019s Bash. Clockwise from bottom left - Jess Budinger, Bill Budinger, John Rowland, Sarah Broughton and David Chazen. Circa 2012.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/20-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/20.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Longtime former local Lori Burnstine (who was often considered\" in this alongside friend mark kates here for the annual aspen live music conference. circa class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Longtime former local Lori Burnstine (who was often considered &#8220;overexposed&#8221; in this column) alongside friend Mark Kates here for the annual Aspen Live music conference. Circa 2010.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/20.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Longtime former local Lori Burnstine (who was often considered \" in this alongside friend mark kates here for the annual aspen live music conference. circa><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/21-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/21.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Denis Cote, Brady Young, Benny the Blade and Jason Thomas close out ski season at a Sky Hotel pool party. Circa 2010.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Denis Cote, Brady Young, Benny the Blade and Jason Thomas close out ski season at a Sky Hotel pool party. Circa 2010.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/21.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Denis Cote, Brady Young, Benny the Blade and Jason Thomas close out ski season at a Sky Hotel pool party. Circa 2010.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/22-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/22.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Day or night, there's no better to place to dance and shout than at Cloud Nine! Circa 2018.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Day or night, there&#8217;s no better to place to dance and shout than at Cloud Nine! Circa 2018.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/22.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Day or night, there's no better to place to dance and shout than at Cloud Nine! Circa 2018.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/23-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/23.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Fab fivesome at Food &amp; Wine: Erin Lentz, Karrie Sims, Troy Hooper, Sari Tuschman and Angela Yosten. Circa 2008.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Fab fivesome at Food &amp; Wine: Erin Lentz, Karrie Sims, Troy Hooper, Sari Tuschman and Angela Yosten. Circa 2008.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/23.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Fab fivesome at Food &amp; Wine: Erin Lentz, Karrie Sims, Troy Hooper, Sari Tuschman and Angela Yosten. Circa 2008.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/24-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/24.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Jon Barnes offers the ultimate apres option, riding around in his legendary Ultimate Taxi. Circa 2017.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Jon Barnes offers the ultimate apres option, riding around in his legendary Ultimate Taxi. Circa 2017.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/24.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Jon Barnes offers the ultimate apres option, riding around in his legendary Ultimate Taxi. Circa 2017.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/mountain-mayhem-turns-1000\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/mountain-mayhem-turns-1000\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Turning in this article marks my 1,000th \u201cMountain Mayhem,\u201d meeting 1,000 deadlines over the course of 19-plus years, covering 1,000 social occasions ranging from benefits to birthday parties and everything in between, and my favorite part of all \u2014 connecting with thousands of people along the way. Given the vast number of photos and stories, whittling it down to this retrospective wasn\u2019t easy, but here it goes.<\/p>\n<p>ORIGINS<\/p>\n<p>It was in the late fall of 1999, just weeks before Y2K, when a few friends of mine and I were hosting our annual Pray 4 Snow Party at my pad near the Aspen Club, serving as a lead-in to ski season. Guests arrived in retro ski attire, which was easy to source at the time, at either the Thrift Shop of Aspen or Susie\u2019s Limited Consignments. This was before one-pieces and vintage ski suits had gone out of and come back into style, later commanding higher prices as supplies became scarcer. That evening I was sporting a pink one-piece emblazoned with an original Aspen Skiing Co. logo. I learned from friends at the party it was an original uniform for one of Skico\u2019s \u201csnow hostesses,\u201d a position that would morph into today\u2019s ambassador program.<\/p>\n<p>Karin Gieske, a co-owner of the then-popular and since-closed retail shop Funky Mountain Threads, glanced around the party and decided it needed proper representation. She grabbed a copy of the White Pages, thumbed through them, and found the home number for Mary Eshbaugh Hayes, the only social columnist in town who covered parties for the paper. Gieske reached her on the first ring. \u201cWith all due respect,\u201d she began, \u201cI\u2019m at a party in town right now and it\u2019s really fun. I\u2019m calling because I think you should be here. You feature lots of fancy events, which is great, but something\u2019s missing \u2013 capturing the younger generation at a party like this one just across town.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hayes thanked her for the information, noted it was 10 p.m., and added she would not be stopping by. Instead she suggested sending her a photo from the evening to consider running in \u201cAround Aspen,\u201d her long-running column in The Aspen Times.<\/p>\n<p>A few months later, one of the Pray 4 Snow Party photos appeared in Hayes\u2019 column, featuring four of us in our ski attire. I wish I had a copy of this, but it predates the digital age. When it was published, Aspen Times\u2019 editor-in-chief Andy Stone was amused and intrigued, hoisting a copy of the paper in the air as he walked through a packed newsroom, asking who knew whose party this was.<\/p>\n<p>Bonnie Scott, ne\u00e9 Mineo, was working as a graphic designer at the Times and noted we were friends and this was from an event at my house. She put me in touch with Stone and I found myself in his office soon afterward, discussing his idea to start a social column about the younger set. His initial suggestion was I create a subset to Hayes, toying around with a name such as \u201cUnderneath Aspen.\u201d I felt it was important to create something that was a standalone and came up with \u201cMountain Mayhem\u201d as a play on my name.<\/p>\n<p>Coincidentally, I had been trying to find my way into working for the paper. I\u2019d long drawn comic strips of trips with friends and illustrated maps of Aspen for them (similar to the sketch on this issue\u2019s cover), personalized to highlight their lifestyle. I\u2019d even recently contacted Aspen Times cartoonist Chris Cassatt for suggestions on how to pursue this interest, though I believe he discouraged it for whatever reason.<\/p>\n<p>When Stone gave me the opportunity to create this column, it filled a creative niche and he granted me autonomy on covering whatever topics were of interest that captured life in Aspen.<\/p>\n<p>The first few years, I didn\u2019t have a dedicated page and I believe my column ran on rotating weekdays. It eventually moved to Saturday, where it stayed on page 3 for more than a decade and garnered much more attention. As new readers would meet me, they\u2019d occasionally say I was \u201cthe young Mary Hayes,\u201d which was a compliment as she was certainly beloved. When Hayes passed away in 2015 at the age of 86 (I\u2019m curious how many social columns she filed in all her time), I moved here into the Aspen Times Weekly in her place.<\/p>\n<h4>TECHNOLOGY<\/h4>\n<p>Looking back, advancements in technology and the rapid changes in the way this column went from party to print glaringly stand out.<\/p>\n<p>My initial years involved shooting with film and then picking up prints from Wolf Camera on the corner of Galena and Hopkins (where Radio Boardshop is now). It wasn\u2019t a timely process and I took a cue from Mary Hayes, who would attach Post-Its to the bottom of each print, carefully listing names from left to right. Back in the early aughts, the paper was printed in black and white and there was no web version as a supplement.<\/p>\n<p>The weekend edition was subscription-based and delivered all over the country. It was rewarding to receive letters to the editor from time to time sent by readers who enjoyed following the social scene through my articles, oftentimes when it related to their kids who were living here.<\/p>\n<p>As the years went by, digital cameras soon become the standard and I would eventually download, edit and deliver photos on CDs that I\u2019d drop through the mail slot each week at the Times\u2019 original Main Street office.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, in the digital age, I send photos and captions with the click of an email and I have the luxury of proofing pages on-screen before they go to press \u2014 if I find there are errors, my stomach still flips.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also the opportunity to share content on social media. It\u2019s clearly a faster, vaster and more connected era, which has its benefits.<\/p>\n<h4>TRADITIONS<\/h4>\n<p>I still occasionally wonder if I\u2019ll run out of topics, though that concern fades given how many fascinating people and places there are to shine a light on each week. Aspen is a social institution unlike anywhere else this size and even rivals cosmopolitan locales.<\/p>\n<p>Among recurring favorites are fundraisers, birthdays, holidays, hut trips, weddings, and outdoor adventures.<\/p>\n<p>In January, there\u2019s Gay Ski Week (I love the Downhill Costume Contest) and X Games (which brings both world-class action sports athletes and global DJs to town). February formerly had the Chocolate Classic, and there\u2019s always Valentine\u2019s Day and typically a string of powder days. March means spring skiing and apr\u00e8s-skiing and an influx of guests for spring break (as well as our annual Bonnie\u2019s Bash, open to one and all in true Aspen style on the deck of Bonnie\u2019s restaurant). April\u2019s closing day party at Aspen Highlands was once an organic gathering that has grown into a party of epic proportions (with a highlight being the ski patrol barbecue atop Highland Peak) and also 5Point Film Festival in Carbondale (envisioned by the fabulous founder Julie Kennedy). Offseason travels (a major reason I love living here \u2014 we all crave seeing the world and coming back home again) transition into May\u2019s Kentucky Derby Day, Ride for the Pass and Memorial Day.<\/p>\n<p>The Food &amp; Wine Classic is a fixture in June (by far my favorite food and wine festival anywhere), followed by Aspen Ideas Festival and the Fourth of July festivities filling town. August draws a close to the Aspen Music Festival (where we enjoy the lawn as much as being inside the tent) and ushers in the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Experience (which I\u2019d love to see move back to Buttermilk). September brings Ruggerfest weekend, prime wedding season and the stunning fall foliage. A highlight in October is Halloween, where Aspen dresses up on par with any city or even Broadway show. In the past, November meant World Cup ski racing took over town (it will ideally return to Aspen again) as well as Opening Day for ski season and also Thanksgiving (an important holiday in a place like Aspen where friends truly become family). And December opens with the Summit for Life uphill and ends with the festive season of holiday parties and New Year\u2019s celebrations.<\/p>\n<h4>GRATITUDE<\/h4>\n<p>What I\u2019ve gleaned most from getting to document life around here, in and out, over these two decades is the joy in celebrating occasions from the ordinary to extraordinary. Looking through the archives, it\u2019s been an honor and been so much fun to see Aspen through the ages. In doing so, there\u2019s a level of trust in capturing moments and sharing stories, a bond between hosts and guests and an ever-present support system within our community.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for the opportunity to commemorate these rites of passage and here\u2019s to the next 1,000!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/mountain-mayhem-turns-1000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Aspen Club&#8217;s firefighting squad and winners of Aspen Gay Ski Week&#8217;s Downhill Costume Contest. Circa 2016.May Selby Doug Leibinger for the win at &#8220;Tight + Bright,&#8221; a house party in Basalt. He arrived wrapped in twinkle lights and plugged into outlets throughout the house. 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