Think Aspen, Colorado in the 1970s. Picture a care-free ski town where the rich and famous meld in with the ski bums just trying to make a living so they can ski fresh powder on a bluebird day. Jill Sheeley was the ski bum in this scenario, leaving college with a couple of months left till graduation to move to Aspen and follow her passion to become a real skier and be free. She lived in an old mining shack way up in the mountains with her boyfriend and dogs--no electricity and no running water, but affordable at $20 a ...
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Think Aspen, Colorado in the 1970s. Picture a care-free ski town where the rich and famous meld in with the ski bums just trying to make a living so they can ski fresh powder on a bluebird day. Jill Sheeley was the ski bum in this scenario, leaving college with a couple of months left till graduation to move to Aspen and follow her passion to become a real skier and be free. She lived in an old mining shack way up in the mountains with her boyfriend and dogs--no electricity and no running water, but affordable at $20 a month. Sheeley relates stories of Aspen characters who became her family. Remember when Ted Bundy was loose in Aspen? She relates a personal, fearful story that had Bundy in her front yard trying to steal her car. How about when Spider Sabich was shot by Claudine Longet? Yes, there's a story here, too. Just about anyone who lived in Aspen in the 70s has a John Denver story--she relates hers. Interspersed with recipes (Sheeley also wrote three cookbooks) from Aspen, this memoir will take you back to a freer time.
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Aspen in the 60s and 70s was like a whole other world. And from an early age, Jill Sheeley knew it was a world she wanted to be a part of. What began as a couple of visits turned into living there between semesters at the University of Denver, and that eventually morphed into living there full time, and loving it more than she could have ever imagined. Surrounded by skiers, hippies, tourists, and a slew of eccentric locals from all walks of life, Jill found lifelong friends, true love, and hobbies that became passions. Her experiences have given her a mesmerizing collection of memories and stories to tell.
In Those Were the Days, Sheeley recounts her early days in Aspen, detailing what drew her to the city in the first place, as well as what made her fall head over heels in love once she finally arrived. She paints a picture of a bucolic wonderland so far removed from the hustle and bustle of today�s world that it does seem almost foreign. At times, the stories read as conversational, seeming to exist more as a catharsis for Sheeley�s memories than anything else. Other times her creative use of language makes her experiences and the landscape come alive, making images of lakeside hikes and mountain top vistas as vivid for the reader as they were for her. The reader can easily imagine the scenes as she lived them. The diversity of jobs she held adds to the vast topics covered throughout.
Sprinkled throughout the collection are a variety of recipes from the places Sheeley worked and frequented in Aspen. (In the past she has compiled entire cookbooks and these were considered, in her words, ââ?¬Å"old favoritesââ?¬Â? from those collections.) The inclusion of these, randomly wedged between chapters, deepens the personal feel of the book and makes it a more intimate snapshot of those years in Sheeleyââ?¬â?¢s life. Not to mention, many of them seem easy and delicious! Old grainy photos are included as well to the same end.
Those Were the Days is an invigorating memoir, filled with enough laughter and life experiences to rival any literary journey put to paper.
