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Meet the Staff!

A little humor from our staff to lighten your day!

Another wee local is all grown up!

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A Crested Butte local returns home and joins the team!

Hip hop name: Lil Russ

Favorite adult beverage: Old Fashioned ⁠

Superpower: Always catches the biggest tunas

First concert: Damian Marley

Most recent Netflix binge: Waco

Favorite thing about Crested Butte: The Golden Hour

Epitaph: He lived too hard, died too fast

So happy to have you on the team, Noah!⁠

 
Meet the Staff!

A little humor from our staff to lighten your day!

A wee local is all grown up!

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A Crested Butte local returns home and joins the team!

Hip hop name: Skidmoore⁠ ⁠

Favorite adult beverage: Piña Colada🍍⁠ ⁠

Superpower: ??? (It's ok; you're young. There's time.😉)⁠ ⁠

First concert: U2⁠ ⁠

Most recent Netflix binge: The Office⁠ ⁠

Favorite thing about Crested Butte: The vibe and the view ⁠ ⁠

Epitaph: Sister, daughter, LEGEND⁠ ⁠

So happy to have you on the team, Sydney!⁠

 
Meet the Staff!

A little humor from our staff to lighten your day!

Levi, Heather, and Brian! Triple threat, people. Watch out!

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LEVI

Hip hop name: Dr. Love ❤️⁠ ⁠

Favorite adult beverage: Gosling's Dark and Stormy⁠ ⁠

Toilet paper-- over or under? Over. "Oh, and we're all out of toilet paper."⁠ ⁠

Superpower: Eating⁠ ⁠

First concert: Collective Soul⁠ ⁠

Most recent Netflix binge: True Detective (ooooo good one)⁠ ⁠

Favorite thing about Crested Butte: The lack of people (shhh, don't tell him about Spring Break 😆)⁠ ⁠

Epitaph: Life is short-- drive fast and leave a sexy corpse⁠

 
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HEATHER

Hip hop name: HC⁠

Favorite adult beverage: Red, red wine⁠

Superpower: I'm telekinetic-- I can move things with my mind (well, THAT will sure help out with stocking!)⁠

First concert: Blink 182/Green Day/Jimmy Eat World⁠

Most recent HULU binge: The Mindy Project ⁠

Favorite thing about Crested Butte: Softball!! and the mountains⁠

Epitaph: "She loved well & she lived well" ⁠

 
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BRIAN

Hip hop name: El Duké ("Dokay")⁠

Favorite adult beverage: Whiskey/Whisky (no matter how you spell it 😆)⁠

Superpower: Able to see/smell bullshit from a mile away⁠

First concert: Kiss 1977 🤘⁠

Most recent Netflix binge: Schitt's Creek ⁠

Favorite thing about #CrestedButte: The community⁠

Epitaph: One more and I'll tab out

Meet the Staff!

A little humor from our staff to lighten your day!

It’s Boss Lady time! Meet Lauren, Acme’s fearless manager!

Lauren Alkire

Lauren Alkire

So, you think you know Lauren, store manager and doer of all the things? Read on for some surprises...⁠

⁠Arm Wrestling name(s): Kosher Krusher, Hebrew Hammer, Passover Pounder⁠

⁠Favorite adult beverage: Depends on the occasion! Italian red wines. ⁠

⁠Toilet paper: OVER (only psychopaths do it the other way!)⁠

⁠Superpower(s): 1. Scheduling 2. Hasn't eaten pork/pig products in 25 years!!⁠

⁠First concert: The Grateful Dead⁠

⁠Most recent Netflix binge: "Who has time for that? I've been watching soccer referee training videos..."⁠

⁠Favorite thing about Crested Butte: Community; my non-biological family⁠

⁠Epitaph: I'd rather have a moment of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special⁠

We dare you to stop by and challenge Lauren to an arm wrestling match! 💪⁠

 
Meet the Staff!

A little humor from our staff to lighten your day!

Today, we'd like you to say hello to Stanley, the nicest guy you’ll ever meet.

Stanley Frederick

Stanley Frederick

Hip hop name: Stan Deezley

Favorite adult beverage: Cold beer, good whiskey

⁠⁠Superpower: Ability to fly (what IS it with all these aerial employees??)⁠

First concert: Charlie Daniels (in 1976!! 😮🔥)⁠

Most recent Netflix binge: Stranger Things⁠⁠

Favorite thing about CrestedButte: The weather, and the nice people (awwww, shucks)⁠

Epitaph: I came I saw I did⁠

Come say "Oh, hey" to Stanley anytime, and maybe he'll give you some flying pointers!!⁠

 
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Peter Schramm

Peter Schramm

Here's a funny fellow-- Meet Peter!⁠ ⁠

Rockstar name: Peter Schrammpton 🎸⁠ ⁠

Favorite adult beverage: Beer 🍺⁠ ⁠

Toilet paper: Over (👏🏽)⁠ ⁠

Superpower: Ability to FLY! (Hmmm...)⁠ ⁠

First concert: Asleep at the Wheel⁠ ⁠

Most recent Netflix binge: The Defiant Ones ⁠ ⁠

Favorite thing about Crested Butte: The fresh mountain air⁠ ⁠

What he wants on his gravestone: Here for a good time, not a long time⁠

Allllrighty then. We REALLY want to see this flying thing happen. Maybe he'll demonstrate for ya next time you're in!

 
Meet the Staff!

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Today, we'd like you to say hello to Karen, the Keeper of Random Knowledge!

Karen Boyle

Karen Boyle

Hip hop name: Special K⁠⁠

Favorite adult beverage: Mezcal tequila

Toilet paper: Under (yes!)-- so the cats can't shred it as easily :-)

⁠⁠Superpower: Having random people tell me random things...or, finder of all lost things at home⁠⁠

First concert: Van Halen

Most recent Netflix binge: Stranger Things⁠⁠

Favorite thing about CrestedButte: I can be as weird as I want without much judgement ⁠⁠

Epitaph: She tried her best...⁠

You're all welcome to come get weird at Acme any time!!!⁠

 
Meet the Staff!

A little humor from our staff to lighten your day!

Hello there, Emily!👋⁠

Emily “Otter” O’cañas

Emily “Otter” O’cañas

Nickname: Otter⁠ ⁠

Favorite adult beverage: Dirty Martini🍸⁠ ⁠

Toilet paper: Over or Under? Over! Those under people are either serial killers or don't like animals! (Apparently, Joe and Emily need to talk.😆)⁠ ⁠

Superpower: I make people beautiful :-)⁠ ⁠

First concert: Rage Against the Machine at Red Rocks at age 13 (😮)⁠ ⁠

Most recent Netflix binge: Stranger Things ⁠ ⁠

Favorite thing about Crested Butte: The Wiggins Twins ⁠ ⁠

What you want on your gravestone: You're Welcome⁠

Stop by Acme and get beautiful with Emily!!⁠

 
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A little humor from our staff to lighten your day!

Today, we'd like you to meet Joe Walowski! (Everyone say it, "Hi, Joe! ")⁠

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Super Joe

Hip hop name: Joey Joe Joe Shabadoo/Kung Fu Joe⁠⁠

Toilet paper- Over or Under?: Under (Nooooooo)⁠⁠

Superpower: Remembering people's names⁠⁠

First concert: Stryper ("Yeah, the religious band! They threw out little paper bibles!")⁠⁠

Most recent Netflix binge: The Office⁠⁠

Favorite thing about CrestedButte: My Acme Liquor family⁠⁠

Gravestone epitaph: Here lies Joe⁠

 

Stop by Acme soon and talk to Joe about this problem with the toilet paper!! ⁠:-)

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