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Rocky Mountain High A Tale of Boom and Bust in the New Wild West

Finn Murphy

Longlisted for the 34th Annual Reading the West Book Award After decades as a long-haul trucker, Finn Murphy left the road and settled in Boulder County, Colorado. Before long he noticed that many of his neighbors were captivated by the prospect of vast riches in “the Hemp Space.” When hemp was leg...

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This song was mentioned in relation to how John Denver pronounces "Colorado", which sparked a discussion on different pronunciations of the state's name and which one is considered correct. The song was used as a reference point for the "correct" local pronunciation.

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What about that Flying Burrito Brothers song? Hey, Colorado, it's not so long ago. That's a famous. I think that whatever John Denver says goes. And if you play that, I'll go with that.

— Episode: Ep. 404: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Tri...

Episode: Ep. 404: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia XLII

This song was mentioned in relation to how John Denver pronounces "Colorado", which sparked a discussion on different pronunciations of the state's name and which one is considered correct. The song was used as a reference point for the "correct" local pronunciation.

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What about that Flying Burrito Brothers song? Hey, Colorado, it's not so long ago. That's a famous. I think that whatever John Denver says goes. And if you play that, I'll go with that.

Rocky Mountain High. This is a big area of contention with Oregon as well.

Colorado.

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