Archive for the ‘Arizona things of interest’ Category

Sock Monkey, All play & No Work Edition

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Steph Carrico has no worries in the friend department. That’s because she helps to run the Trunk Space, a popular downtown art and performance venue that’s been going strong for six-plus years.

But just in case she gets all lonely, she can always count on more than 100 sock monkeys at home to keep her company.

Read the rest here.

Long Lost Phoenix Texaco Station Found!

Sunday, April 4th, 2010
Texaco Gas Station
The above Texaco Gas Station still exists though you
can no longer visit it to
“Trust your car to the man who wears the star”
as the 1962 advertising jingle went.
Can anyone guess what intersection this vintage gas station can be found at?  Hint: it’s not too far from the Trunk Space!

TS Reunion Fest! Dec 26th-A Fundriaser with the bands of Xmas Past!

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Dec 26 09 (FUNDRAISER)
If you can’t make it but would like to donate you can do so here:


Nov. events @ TS: KRecs, Polka DotDotDot, Cake’s 20th Birday & more

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

All Nov. Events @ The Trunk Space
Doors @ 7PM unless otherwise noted
Most shows $6.00 unless otherwise noted

http://www.thetrunkspace.com

602-256-6006

Tues. 3rd: Half-Handed Cloud, hosted by Tuey Burns. Its Cake’s 20th Birthday!
www.myspace.com/handycloud
www.youmecake.com

Fri. 6th, 6-10pm: First Friday featuring the art of Mario Etsitty. Drawings and ceramics.
Free.

Fri. 6th, 10pm: SELECT Shows presents FREE MORAL AGENTS, & ZACH MARQUISE.
myspace.com/freemoralagents
myspace.com/zechsmarquise

Sat. 7th, 7-9pm: Galapagos presents The All City Bingo Jam & The Neighborhood. Longform improv at its best.

Sat. 7th, 9pm: HAWNAY TROOF from CA. Catch the Rhythm and dance!
Presented by thegoodshows.com with locals Father’s Day, Melted Cassettes, Skeksis, and Monster P*ssy.
myspace.com/hawnaytroof

Wed. 11th: the CULLENS tour kickoff. Twilight-themed pop from the minds behind Night Wolf.

Fri. 13th: BLUES CONTROL from Queens. Space rock! Presented by Psyko Steve.
myspace.com/bluescontrol

Sat. 14th: K Records pop LAKE and KARL BLAU. With Stephen Steinbrink.
www.laketheband.com

http://www.kpunk.com/

Highly Recommended

Tues. 17th: On tour SUN CIRCLE, psychedelic drone/trance music. With locals Taraf Degrief, Tony Obr, the A.S.S. Trio
www.myspace.com/suncircle

http://tarafdegrief.blogspot.com/

Wed. 18th, 7-9pm: TANGO! Hosted by Ravi. Learn some new steps and brush up on the old.

Thurs. 19th: All over the board punk, The KRIS SPECIAL with locals BOLT! The Takes, PODS, Plainfield Butchers. Presented by Hidden Agenda.
myspace.com/thekrisspecial

Sat. 21st; Absolutely Kosher’s LITTLE TEETH, folky-punk goodness. With The Pods, the Chandails, and Finding Grampas Monsters.
www.myspace.com/littleteethmusic
Highly Recommended

Tues. 24th: Fantastic old time folk music from POLKA DOT DOT DOT. With Andrew Jackson Jihad, Kids Day, Sorry Charlie, and From Our Lexicographers.

http://www.myspace.com/thepolkadotdotdot

DO NOT MISS!

Wed. 25th: Longform improv! By local masters Apollo 12 and Mail Order Bride.

Fri. 27th: Something, probably, maybe.

Sat. 28th: Amy young presents Blind Divine and Cosmeticators.
www.myspace.com/thecosmeticators
www.blinddivine.com

Mon. 30th: FREE SUSHI Records presents a night of local music.

http://www.freesushirecords.com/

Forgotten Phoenix Restaurants

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

 

Phoenix has had many memorable eateries over the years—downtown one could have dined at Hensley’s Horseshoe at 615 West Van Buren or high tailed it a few blocks away to nosh at the Travis Café located at First Street and Monroe, whose motto was “There Is No Better Food At Any Price”.

Hensley's Horseshoe

 

Travis Cafe

Given the opportunity to go back in time, my curiosity would lead me to “Where Turkey Is King” at the Covered Wagon Restaurant, 28 South Central. The restaurant’s entryway featured an overhang of a Calistoga wagon.

Covered Wagon

But my selection for the funkiest place to eat in yesteryear Phoenix, hands down, would be the Cloud 9 Restaurant. This establishment, for a brief period in the early 1960s, towered over the dining competition in the Valley.

Most restaurants started with an eye towards a unique theme or style of cooking; the Cloud 9 owed its genesis to a mechanical Renaissance man, a Harley Davidson motorcycle and lots of dynamite. Carving a path up the 40 acres of property he owned on Shaw Butte just north of Sunnyslope, the owner built the highest private residence in Phoenix—and then on a whim turned the place into an exclusive supper club.

The Cloud 9 was the toast of the town for several years until mysteriously destroyed by a fire amidst rumors of illegal endeavors such as backroom gambling. Read more about this amazing restaurant at: www.neonmotel.com/download/cloud9.pdf

Cloud 9 Restaurant atop Shaw Butte

Ruins of the Cloud 9 Restaurant atop Shaw Butte

What’s your favorite forgotten Phoenix dining establishment?

Douglas Towne