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Are there any good comedy open mikes in boulder? I noticed there may be one at license #1 but it seems to be $25, so I'll looking for something that is less than that or free.

Wow. What a delightful awful amazing musical performance art spam. I have been to hundreds of shows, but haven't seen an opening act like that before.

[context for those not at the show: Geese played in Denver last night (6/25), sponsored by Rolling Stone The opening band were called Airy Foist, which this subreddit has been trying to identify since they were announced.]

Just subjected to a surprisingly harsh interview by US Homeland Security personnel at Halifax airport (I was on 2-week holiday in Nova Scotia), returning to US. There's nothing unusual about me, my look, my record, or my baggage.

I responded to Homeland Security questions politely but without ornamental detail. Among others I felt were not typical and appropriate, I was asked, "Why are you traveling alone? I responded, "Um.... I often travel alone. It's normal." The officer responded snidely, "Actually, it *isn't."

This seemingly triggered him down a path of inquiry that included several more questions, some I'd already answered and some that seemed intended to goad me ("You wanted to see the ocean... why didn't you go to British Columbia, you know there's ocean there?")

Has anyone else encountered anti-solo-traveler bias by U.S. or other border officials? I understand many norms are being distorted by the U.S. these days, but this struck me as a surprising norm for them to posit.

CONTEXT: I am a 53yo white male who has lived in Denver for ~20 years and been an American resident and citizen my entire life. I have no police record nor a record of any violation with any administrative agency.