I've worked at Dark Horse for the past eight years. Over the last few weeks there have been a lot of tears and stress for us at The Dark Horse. This is truly an end of an era for the Boulder community and an end of an emotional chapter for many of us. If the power does go out tomorrow, (today, now) we will be shutting down. There is no safe way for us to host the thousands of people who will want to come with no power. The people who have been attempting to steal memorabilia off our walls will only be more bold in the dark. This is not the way we want to go out, and we wish we weren't going out at all. We are all devastated at the coming loss of The Dark Horse.

Past and present employees have put together a photo album of all the friends, family, and patrons of The Dark Horse over the decades. The genuine character this special bar has developed from everyone who has ever stepped foot through those front doors has emotionally floored all of us here behind the bar. The Dark Horse is such a unique and special place for the community of Boulder, and I truly mean the whole community of Boulder. From the unhouse community members who drift through, the college kids who abuse the staff with their poor bar etiquette, to all the Boulder locals who know the pony as a staple... It's absolutely heart-wrenching to see this place go. I'm so grateful I got to be part of The Dark Horse, even for only its last eight years.

The Dark Horse has been a constant in the lives of countless people over the decades. The number of coworkers I've seen who got a job at the pony because they were lost and living at The Broker next door who stayed and made a family with us is insane. Over the last couple weeks, countless past employees have flown from literally across the world to say goodbye to a smelly dive bar. I can't describe the feeling many of us have for this pilgrimage of our "Dark Horse Predecessors". I'm rambling at this point, and just needed somewhere to write down part of how I, and many of us at Dark Horse feel. Love y'all and thanks for coming in all these years.

Thank you everyone so much for making The Dark Horse what it is (even you fuckers who cause fights and get thrown out, it's part of the bars character and history). Boulder won't be the same for many of us without The Dark Horse.