{"id":2451879,"date":"2019-12-05T06:02:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T13:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=317107"},"modified":"2019-12-05T06:02:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T13:02:00","slug":"mountain-mayhem-tom-turns-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/mountain-mayhem-tom-turns-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Mayhem: Tom Turns 50"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.8080168776371\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-317107-446\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/011-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/011.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Alexis Elizabeth photo | Tom Engleman and Lizzie MacLean at his Belly Up birthday party. \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Tom Engleman and Lizzie MacLean at his Belly Up birthday party. <\/strong><br \/>Alexis Elizabeth photo<\/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\/12\/011.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Tom Engleman and Lizzie MacLean at his Belly Up birthday party. \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/02-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/02.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Laurel Gilbert, Tom Engelman and Bruce Etkin.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Laurel Gilbert, Tom Engelman and Bruce Etkin.<\/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\/12\/02.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Laurel Gilbert, Tom Engelman and Bruce Etkin.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/03-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/03.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Brother, mother, brother - Scott, Darlyne and Tom Engelman. \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>Brother, mother, brother &#8211; Scott, Darlyne and Tom Engelman. <\/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\/12\/03.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Brother, mother, brother - Scott, Darlyne and Tom Engelman. \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/04-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/04.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Ian DelBalso, Billy Zuehlke, Erik Whiteford and Latham Theilen. \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Ian DelBalso, Billy Zuehlke, Erik Whiteford and Latham Theilen. <\/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\/12\/04.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Ian DelBalso, Billy Zuehlke, Erik Whiteford and Latham Theilen. \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/5.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Alexis Elizabeth photo | Liz Engelman and John Carifa on the mics. \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Liz Engelman and John Carifa on the mics. <\/strong><br \/>Alexis Elizabeth photo<\/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\/12\/5.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Liz Engelman and John Carifa on the mics. \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/06-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/06-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"06 | Back row \u2013 left to right: Bubba Collins, Jason Williams, Doug Wood, Alan Feldman, Glen Larner, James Young, Tom Engelman and Brad Smith. Front row \u2013 left to right: Erin Lentz, Kristy Farrey, Ivana Alessi and Andrew Cader. May Selby photo.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"3\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"17\">\n<p><strong>Back row \u2013 left to right: Bubba Collins, Jason Williams, Doug Wood, Alan Feldman, Glen Larner, James Young, Tom Engelman and Brad Smith. Front row \u2013 left to right: Erin Lentz, Kristy Farrey, Ivana Alessi and Andrew Cader. May Selby photo.<\/strong><br \/>06<\/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\/12\/06-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Back row \u2013 left to right: Bubba Collins, Jason Williams, Doug Wood, Alan Feldman, Glen Larner, James Young, Tom Engelman and Brad Smith. Front row \u2013 left to right: Erin Lentz, Kristy Farrey, Ivana Alessi and Andrew Cader. May Selby photo.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/07-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/07.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Alexis Elizabeth photo | The Twister Sisters - friends of Tom's from his days at CU Boulder.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>The Twister Sisters &#8211; friends of Tom&#8217;s from his days at CU Boulder.<\/strong><br \/>Alexis Elizabeth photo<\/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\/12\/07.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"The Twister Sisters - friends of Tom's from his days at CU Boulder.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/06-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/06-1-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby | Back row \u2013 left to right: Bubba Collins, Jason Williams, Doug Wood, Alan Feldman, Glen Larner, James Young, Tom Engelman and Brad Smith. Front row \u2013 left to right: Erin Lentz, Kristy Farrey, Ivana Alessi and Andrew Cader. \" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"3\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"17\">\n<p><strong>Back row \u2013 left to right: Bubba Collins, Jason Williams, Doug Wood, Alan Feldman, Glen Larner, James Young, Tom Engelman and Brad Smith. Front row \u2013 left to right: Erin Lentz, Kristy Farrey, Ivana Alessi and Andrew Cader. <\/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\/12\/06-1-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Back row \u2013 left to right: Bubba Collins, Jason Williams, Doug Wood, Alan Feldman, Glen Larner, James Young, Tom Engelman and Brad Smith. Front row \u2013 left to right: Erin Lentz, Kristy Farrey, Ivana Alessi and Andrew Cader. \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/mountain-mayhem-tom-turns-50\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/mountain-mayhem-tom-turns-50\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two Thousand Nineteen has seen some memorable occasions \u2014 including a benchmark birthday for one Tom Engelman of Aspen who celebrated his big five-oh several months ago with girlfriend Lizzie MacLean by his side.<\/p>\n<p>A familiar face in town for the past 23 years, Tom\u2019s the owner of \u00c0 La Car restaurant delivery service, which he founded in 1996, and used to savvily advertise with a jingle on the radio I can still hear humming in my head (\u201cno matter where you are, \u00e0 la Car comes running\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>Prior to moving to Aspen, he studied at the University of Colorado in Boulder, moved to Vail after graduating and managed to tour around the country to see his favorite band, the Grateful Dead, no fewer than 250 times. Over all this time, he developed close ties with friends from everywhere and is known for remembering birthdays with a text or a call.<\/p>\n<p>For his birthday, Lizzie planned an epic weekend in Aspen from June 9-11, which an astonishing 325 friends and family members showed up for to shower him with affection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was like a wedding without the ceremony,\u201d Tom described, down to the gift bags and the tequila grapefruit signature cocktail of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Aspen friends, guests traveled from Maui, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and New York City, as well as ski towns Telluride, Vail, Crested Butte, Steamboat, Jackson Hole and Sun Valley. The out-of-towners stayed at Hotel Jerome, Hotel Aspen, the Molly Gibson Lodge and the entire Little Red Ski House.<\/p>\n<p>Friday night\u2019s festivities took place at Belly Up with dinner and a show featuring members from Grateful Dead tribute bands Dark Star Orchestra and My Brother\u2019s Keeper. Saturday night carried on with another incredible buffet and the band jamming at Scarlett\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not like a party \u2014 it\u2019s like a movie,\u201d quipped guest Tim Mooney of the elaborate, friend-filled affair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe invited people whom I\u2019ve known for a long time and had an impact on my life \u2013 both past and present,\u201d Tom added of the out-of-this-world occasion.<\/p>\n<p>And to top it all off, even Snoop Dogg sent well wishes over a happy birthday video recorded by their mutual friend Minott Wessinger at a Golden State Warriors game. Talk about turning 50 in style.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/mountain-mayhem-tom-turns-50\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Engleman and Lizzie MacLean at his Belly Up birthday party. Alexis Elizabeth photo Laurel Gilbert, Tom Engelman and Bruce Etkin.May Selby Brother, mother, brother &#8211; Scott, Darlyne and Tom Engelman. May Selby Ian DelBalso, Billy Zuehlke, Erik Whiteford and Latham Theilen. May Selby Liz Engelman and John Carifa on the mics. 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