For BNLO’s season 2 conclusion, Shutter and Strum’s Brian Tryon has been in Colorado for a long time and you know what? He just wants us all to come together as a community. In this epic episode of BNLO, our conversation takes away back into time, all around the place, to Omaha, Knob Hill, downtown, the 80s and so much more. We talk about a city that’s changing, social media is changing how artists promote their work and an (almost) creative district that’s been on the rise.
Plus, what’s next for BNLO? What’s going on with season 3? Be sure to stay tuned!
Forgive the smudgy look of the bookends, I’m sorry, it looks bleh.
Mentioned in this episode:
Downtown Partnership
Knob Hill Urban Arts District
Knob HIll Neighborhood
Union Printers Hall Park
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0:00 Splash/Sponsor/Intro
0:31 Greetings and Monologue
5:02 Ad Break
5:56 Introducing Brian Tryon/Fall is Here
8:17 Life as a Teacher
12:28 The Young Brian Tryon
14:21 Finding Photography, Art and Culture
19:55 Growing up Fast and Losing the Passion
21:28 Getting Sober
27:02 President, Astronaut or…?
29:47 COS is Home, But Also Omaha?
37:04 Art Appreciation 101
40:25 Creating the Garfield Gallery
43:22 How to Sell Your Art/WTF is Social Media?
51:46 Hustling for a Living
54:43 Colorado Springs in the 90s
1:01:20 The Case for Preservation
1:07:38 Gentrification
1:16:16 The Need to Collaborate
1:25:14 Leaving a Legacy
1:27:22 Investing in Culture Beyond Shooks Run
1:34:40 How’s Shutter and Strum Doing?
1:39:18 Glowing up Knob Hill
1:44:49 The Sprawl of COS
1:48:01 What’s Next for Shutter and Strum
1:54:34 Interview Closeout
1:57:31 Outro/Credits
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