Routt County Spotlight: Kip Strean
Sunday, February 4, 2007
Age: 55
Occupation: Musician and professional disc jockey
Place of birth: Lorain, Ohio, but spent a long time in Chicago.
Q. When did you move to Routt County and what brought you here?
A. I moved here in 2000. The Angels ... they have been after me for years.
Q. What's the biggest risk you've taken recently?
A. Deciding to be self-employed ... forever!
Q. Describe your morning routine.
A. Try to be up by the crack of noon.
Q. Has a book ever changed your life? What was it and why?
A. Yes. "The Stand," by Stephen King. In some subtle way, it pointed my way to Colorado.
Q. What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given?
A. "Keep on truckin." Stephen Stills told me that in 1973.
Q. What are the first three things you tell new acquaintances about yourself?
A. Where I'm from, why I'm staying and how I would never leave.
Q. What did you want to be when you grew up?
A. A musician.
Q. If you could invite any four people to dinner, who would they be and what would you talk about?
A. Swoosie Kurtz, Dweezil Zappa, Chevy Chase, Barack Obama ... a name change.
Q. Do you collect anything?
A. Four-leaf clovers.
Q. In the Meatloaf song, "I would do anything for love, but I won't do that," what is that?
A. Move in.
Q. What was your first job?
A. I was the head fry master at Burger King.
Q. Who is your favorite superhero? Why?
A. Without a doubt the Man of Steel! Superman. It was a great world to climb into as a kid. Kal-El got me through some pretty rough times.
Q. Do you have any phobias?
A. Heights, but I'm crazy about flying in small airplanes. Go figure!!
Q. If you could go back in time, to what event or time period would you go?
A. To a time when we didn't have war, but I'm having a problem coming up with that year.
Q. What is your favorite thing to do in Routt County?
A. To listen to people who live in Routt County and talk about Routt County.
Favorites
Book: "Mel Bay's Deluxe Encyclopedia of Guitar Chords," by William Bay
Song: "Hold On Little Friend," (written by myself)
Color: Money
Food: Sushi
Sport to watch: Baseball
Comments
id04sp 6 years, 4 months ago
Well, this guy is the epitome of Routt County ambitions.
"Keep on truckin'" was the best advice he ever got.
Somehow, he can live here and apparently is prospering. Note that he's not trying to make it shoveling show off the roof down at the Sheraton until construction jobs pick up again in the spring.
There has never been a time in the history of the world when somebody wasn't at war with somebody else, friend. You're just one of the lucky ducks who never had to fight for your life against tyranny. How come you're not over there spinning platters in a place like the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen? Oh, yeah, that would be because this is a free country and we can do what we want. I won't even go into why it's free, because that would mean talking about war. Sigh.
Routt County is a place where dreams come true for people who are lucky enough to make it in life to the point they can afford to live here. Those whose dreams fell through have moved away. The ones who still think they can make it on a dream see articles like this one, and say, "Yeah, Man! I can do it too!"
Good luck with that.
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