The Denver Wrangler - Staff


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	Steve was born and raised here in Denver but later moved to Boulder to attend the University of Colorado where he graduated with degrees in Psychology and Biology. He has been with the Wrangler for 7 years.

	After spending a year in San Francisco and two years in London, Denver is the place Craig calls home. With a regular gig at The Denver Wrangler; Sweet, his Saturday night residency and the legendary Sunday beer bust, Craig has found that playing for crowds he knows and feeding off their energy only makes him a better deejay and producer. Read more...

	Jay, aka DJ Jarrad Holbrook, hails from Preston, GA and came to Denver after a stint in graduate school in Chicago. Before that, he lived in Athens where he attended the University of Georgia. Much of his time is focused on the Paragon Theatre Company here in Denver where he has been an ensemble member since 2004. Some of his other interests include Cajun food, UGA football, traveling the globe and the Golden Girls (not necessarily in that order).

	Steve is a Colorado native, born and raised on a ranch on the eastern plains. He is a graduate of Colorado State University and owns his own consulting company. You can find him working at the Wrangler, usually on weekends. Steve enjoys cooking, being with friends and family and spending time at home with his partner and 2 dogs.

	RJ has worked at the Denver Wrangler for 11 years in various positions. He is a native of Denver, a veteran of the United States Air Force and is a Professor at Metropolitan State College of Denver where he has had the distinction of receiving a "Professor of the Year" award. RJ loves to sing and is usually the MC for Denver Wrangler events.

	Although not a Colorado native, Randy is close, having lived in the Denver area since he was 7 years old. He graduated from Columbine High School which may explain his obsession with customer safety. While you might not think his current job is Rocket Science, the one he had before the Wrangler was - literally. Randy worked for many years at a local Aerospace Contractor (but if he told you who, he'd have to shoot you). Randy has been part of the Wrangler family for over eight years.

	"BGP", or Phil as he is more commonly known, was raised in Western Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Wyoming in 2004 with his Bachelors Degree in Music Education and teaches choir at a middle school in the Cherry Creek School District. He's in his 5th year of slinging booze at the Denver Wrangler and also sings with his fellow bears in a dynamic and painfully divine quartet, The Bear Tones! Check us out at www.beartones.net

	Daniel is Denver native. He has a wide and varied background in Social Work ranging from HIV/STD education to teen pregnancy prevention with many non-profit organizations in the Denver area.

	Eric was born and raised in the slums of Mumbai. He briefly rose to notoriety when he won 20 million Rupees on an Indian game show. Unfortunately, he only walked away with $43.67 due to the exchange rates. He now lives in Colorado with his better half, DJ (a yellow labrador retriever), and works weekends at the Wrangler. Eric likes leather guys, puppies, and long walks on the beach.

	Nick is originally from a little city in Connecticut named Ansonia. He has an older sister and a younger brother. A friend once said that if he dressed in drag, he would look like his sister. Creepy! Nick was a member of the Air Force for over seven years when he separated in 2000 and chose to settle here in Denver. He likes to cook and says he is generally a better cook than most of his friends. Ooohh, burn. He is attending Metro State College of Denver, working on an English degree and has been with Wrangler for 5 years now. He's commonly known as the jello shot guy at Sunday's Legendary Beer Bust. Most popular jello shot flavors: Blue Balls, Lava Flow and Date Rape. "Open up and swallow. We all know you know how." Nick loves school, frogs and the Golden Girls but nobody is perfect.

	The resident Jew at the Wrangler, Jed is known for keeping all of the boys in line with their cash! He moved to Denver in 1999 from Florida for a college edumacation. When he's not working his moonlighting gig at Wrangler, he works in Web Marketing by day. Jed says Wrangler is an exciting second home. Favorite shot to make: Red-Headed Slut Favorite shot to shoot: Patron Signature Drink: Mexican Greyhound (Silver Tequila, Grapefruit, Splash of Soda, Lime) Favorite Quote: "Smile...It's the second best thing you can do with your lips."

	James is a Colorado native, born and raised in Thornton and the youngest of four Children (all four...girls), Wink! He is a recent graduate of Denver School of Massage Therapy and is currently working on getting a private practice off the ground. His main goal with massage is to help people that have been in accidents, recent illness or trauma to rehabilitate and get their lives back on track. James has worked at Wrangler for a little over a year and loves his job. "I work with a great group of guys, and all of the customers have been awesome as well." He likes a variety of outdoor activities (depending on the season) like snowboarding, hiking and white water rafting. If he hasn't done it, he's willing to try it at least once. This photo is from a Zip-Line trip in Puerto Vallarta. He was there for "Beef Dip" and had a blast!

	Hi, I'm Jack.

	Eryk came to Denver from the Chicago area 12 years ago. He enjoys camping, snowboarding, running, traveling, and all things gourmet. He joined the Wrangler Staff in 2005 and feels lucky to work with such a great group of guys.

	Eric is a West Virginia native. Having lived in several cities on the East Coast, he moved to Denver in 2007. This is his story! I am the third of five siblings, although my little brother passed away one and a half years ago. RIP Bubba! My weekends growing up were spent at a race track with my dad and brothers. I was icing down intake manifolds by age six and rebuilding carburetors by twelve. I have a passion for cars (especially really fast ones), cooking and sci-fi movies. I'm a pretty simple guy who expects honesty and a general caring for all others we come in contact with in our lives. As my dad once told me, "you will learn something from every person you encounter in life...even the bag lady you see on the street." That has held very true. Thanks for checking out my profile and for visiting our website. Have a great day!!!

	Don has been back in Denver for the past 18 years. Although he is happily involved with The Denver Wrangler, Don is currently single, yet taking applications. He has over 20 years of experience in the food and beverage industry servicing big hotels and clubs in California and owns his own commercial and residential cleaning company along with agricultural interests.

	Known as Cliff, Cliffy or the "Wrangler Travelocity Gnome" , Cliff is Wrangler's shortest barback. He moved to Denver in 2007 from Washington and has lived previously in Montana and Alaska. He's worked in both straight and gay bars, music stores and concert halls and is a bit of a music and concert fanatic. Cliff likes to think of himself as a pretty laid back kind of guy. So, say hello if you see him. "Have fun at our bar and stay out of trouble! Take care boys."

	Born in California to two wonderful parents, I had a pretty normal childhood riding my bike, playing with building blocks, trucks, chains and whips. In my teens, I was sent to a boarding school in New York called Eastland where I was raised by the House Mother, Mrs. Garrett until I graduated. There, I met my great life long friends Jo, Blair, Natalie, but most of all Tootie! Eventually, I moved from NY to Denver to find something new. Being at the right place at the right time, I was hired at the Denver Wrangler. My first job was to set up the Legendary Beer Bust where I changed kegs and pretty much socialized with all the guests asses. Now, I have the opening bartending shift, otherwise known as the "Princess Shift", every Sunday, Monday and Tuesday from 11am to 7pm. I consider myself one of the luckiest guys in Denver! I love music, long walks on the beach, and poking dead things with a stick. If you'd like to get a hold of me, click on my picture and send me an email, a funny joke, a naked pic or a funny, naked pic!! See you all soon!

	Tom is a Colorado native. He is a US Navy veteran and an award-winning technical writer. Come to Wrangler on Sundays for the Legendary Beer Bust and let Tom cook you up a bite to eat on the grill and get a bit of trivia while you eat.

	Matt grew up in Portland, Maine lobster fishing and working in his Dad's ski shop. He came out to Colorado to ski and never left.

	Matt has been the resident Wrangler "fill-in guy" for over three years. He's done it all, from security, to fluffing when times get...er, hard! He enjoys long walks on the beach, candle lit dinners, kicking the occasional cat, and men who are men. Born in Denver and raised between there and New York, Matt is the youngest member of the Wrangler crew but wise beyond his years. He's a gay Italian Gemini and basically the nicest a**hole you'll ever meet. His sarcasm and wit are absolutely charming, just don't piss him off. She's a mean girl when she has to be! It's so fetch!

	Paulie is a native to Colorado but left his heart in San Francisco where he lived for a number of years. There, he attended College majoring in media arts and animation. He has since put down the pencils and put on the scrubs working full time at a local hospital in Colorado. Since becoming part of the Wrangler family about a year ago, Paulie has become a recognizable face greeting customers at the door and making sure all the boys play nice.

	Originally from Centerville, Utah, Brian moved to Denver when he was 15 and later graduated from Chatfield Senior High (go Chargers!!!). Many of you may know Brian from JR's where he most likely got you VERY DRUNK. But, after 5 years and no more construction projects to do he has moved on to new adventures in life and is now a part of the Wrangler family. BLB is one of his nicknames. If you don't know what that means, just ask him. Brian loves sports (watching and playing), riding his motorcycle, anything outdoors and hanging with his friends. And just to validate his gay card, he also enjoys plays and musicals.

	Jeff Martell is the latest addition to the Wrangler family. He is Minnesota native and recently relocated to the Denver area from Minneapolis. He's looking forward to snowboarding in the Rockies this Winter and anything else the mountains have to offer in the Summer. Before moving to Denver, he worked as a Tissue Recovery Specialist. Basically, he cut up dead people for a living. Yikes! So, everyone best behave! Jeff is currently attending nursing school.

	Chris is a farm boy born and reared in southern Iowa - the corn, tornado and crystal meth belt. He worked for a few years out of high school as a keyboard player in a rock band, and now he can't hear a damn thing you say. After years of starving to death, Chris became employed with a realistic and paying career with General Mills Restaurant Group (they were pretty serious about eating in the 80's). He also worked for Uno and Red Robin, although the dream of owning his own Waffle House never materialized. He went back to Metro State to finish his degree in the early 90's while bartending at night at the Skyline Cafe and the Compound. Then it happened. When the chance to buy the Wrangler presented itself, he got cash advances on credit cards and somehow it all came together. "I've been very lucky in the 12 years the Wrangler has been open, but I feel most lucky to have helped assemble the finest staff I've ever had the privilege of working with. If you haven't met them yet, you owe yourself the treat."

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