In 1998, Matthew Shepard was beaten and left for dead in Laramie, Wyo., a victim of a hate crime. In the event’s aftermath, members of the Tectonic Theater Project set out to Laramie to interview residents and mold their reactions into a narrative play, The Laramie Project. Extended online interview with Tectonic member Andy Paris.

Having begun as a part-time doorman at Cheeks in 1989, Elmo Montoya worked his way through the ranks to head of security, assistant manager, manager, general manager, half owner and full owner of the 22-year-old Cerrillos Road gentlemen’s club—the only one of its kind in Santa Fe.

Seemingly on cue with my second heaping plate at the holiday party, and with the soft layer of flesh enveloping my hips and escaping my waistband, SFR got me a one-month kickboxing membership for Christmas.­­­­ The cave was populated with accustomed bodies that exhaled a comical “neesh, neesh” as they landed their kicks and punches. Huge punching bags stood at attention in ordered relief to sundry workout equipment and countless placards.

If you happen to get lost in the Santa Fe area, chances are members of local volunteer search and rescue teams Santa Fe Search and Rescue Group and Atalaya Search & Rescue—two of many organizations throughout the state, including the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s posse, mounted on horseback, that may also be dispatched—will come after you. Chances are, they’ll find you.

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