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5 cartoon stars on depicting famous Aspen people, including Kylie Jenner, Justin Bieber, Kevin Coster and normal people
(Peter Moore, Special to ֱ)

In Aspen, the stars come out during the day. A recent, highly reliable assessment, , ranked Aspen the No. 2 spot in the world for close encounters of the celeb kind, with 151 celebrity sightings per hundred people. That means that everybody in town sees approximately half a famous person every year. Which is about . 

The number No. 1 celeb spotting place, you ask? The Watch Hill neighborhood in Westerly, Rhode Island. It’s where Taylor Swift has a seaside manse, — and we’re not just talking Travis Kelce. But the skiing there sucks! 

If you want to Instagram somebody who is workin’ hard for the money, Aspen is good for that, too, given the cost of housing, food and party-jet maintenance. 

Give it up please, for these #RealSuperstarsofAspenColorado!

No. 1: The guy who washes your dishes at the three-star restaurant

A cartoon image of a dish washer juggling plates, and a chicken, with a sound bubble yelling things including "we need more martini glasses" and a thought bubble of the worker saying, in Spanish, "At least I'm in the United States."
(Peter Moore, Special to ֱ)

No. 2: The liftie who makes sure your butt is firmly planted before your chair rockets uphill!

 A cartoon drawing of a lift worker loading skiers onto a chair. His thought bubble reads "At least I'm not doing dishes."
(Peter Moore, Special to ֱ)

No. 3: The guy who wakes up at 4 a.m. to make sure your caramel latte is ready before your work call to London!

A cartoon drawing of a cafe called BrewSki: Hot Coffee Gawdawful Hours. The worker's thought bubble reads "At least I'm not a lift operator."
(Peter Moore, Special to ֱ)

No. 4: The snowcat operator who lays corduroy all night so you don’t have to work too hard at skiing.

A cartoon drawing of a red snowcat being driven down a slope in the dark. The driver's thought bubble says "At least I'm not working in a coffee shop"
(Peter Moore, Special to ֱ)

No. 5: The air-traffic controller who keeps your Gulfstream GIV from colliding with a buncha noobs flying economy on Delta!

A cartoon drawing of the air traffic control tower at the Aspen airport, with a large number of planes , a witch and three geese swirling around it. The controller's thought bubble says "Behind the mirrored glass, no one can see how worried I am."
(Peter Moore, Special to ֱ)

No 6: Perhaps most impressive of all, the saint who cleans your $600-a-night hotel room after you trash it! 

A cartoon drawing of a hotel housekeeper standing outside a room with a hazardous material sign on the door and fire burning in a pile of trash. The housekeepers thought bubble reads "I wonder if there are any dishwashing, coffee shop, lift operator, snow grooming or air-traffic control jobs open. Hell, I'd rather serve in Congress than do this."
(Peter Moore, Special to ֱ)

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Peter Moore is an editor, writer, illustrator, ghostwriter, co-author, radio host, TV guest, speaker, editorial consultant, and journalism lecturer. In his most recent gig he was interim editor-in-chief of BACKPACKER magazine. Peter...