Old As Dirt
Maybe a few restaurants or taverns, a hotel or Bed & Breakfast or even ironically, a golf course. How many things do you know that are over 75 years old and reside in the 48th state? Just weeks after celebrating the 97th [...]
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[Audio] WANTED: $200,000 Dodge Charger
Not quite the want ad you’d see for a car in the local paper, but in the case of a vehicle that runs in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), it’s simply part of the business. A business where the [...]
More20 Feb 10 Written by Michael Kossett
What’s in your garage?
Its that time of year when the NFL is winding down, the NHL and NBA are midway through their long seasons and the MLB is still a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting. It’s also time for the numerous [...]
More25 Jan 10 Written by Michael Kossett
Don’t Know What You’ve Got, ‘Til It’s Gone….
If the title of this post takes you back to the mid-80′s and the hair band Cinderella, then my mission has been accomplished. More to come. But during these times of festivities, celebrations, parties and seven Pac-10 bowl games without [...]
More24 Dec 09 Written by Michael Kossett
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
With most everything in life, it’s better to be constantly moving forward–and the thought of regressing or going backwards is not traditionally a good thing. But in these difficult economic times, a few steps back might just be the remedy [...]
More15 Nov 09 Written by Michael Kossett
Are you a Sun Devil, a Vandal or a Hatter?
The last two weekends I’ve had the luxury to enjoy homecoming at two different universities. Which prompted me to think, why would a a 78-year old man walk around with a Sun Devil or a tree on their shirt? Or [...]
More5 Nov 09 Written by Michael Kossett
WANTED: Golf Fans
Not the usual title you’d expect for a Professional Golf Association (PGA) event, but when you’re the younger well-behaved brother of the most attended PGA Tour stop, it’s very apropos. The FRYS.Com Open at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale takes [...]
More22 Oct 09 Written by Michael Kossett
UFL opens in Vegas
March 6, 1983. June 20, 1987. And now October 8, 2009. If these dates don’t ring a bell, allow me to give you a few hints. Chicago Blitz vs Washington Federals, Denver Dynamite vs Chicago Bruisers and the California Redwoods [...]
More9 Oct 09 Written by Michael Kossett
Hooligans or Shenanigans?
Gold Cup 2009! I repeat, Gold Cup 2009! Ok, ok, even with the lack of sports topics in the middle of the summer here in Arizona, this is something that got very little publicity and coverage here in Phoenix. If [...]
More16 Jul 09 Written by Michael Kossett
