Monday, January 6, 2014

Posted By on Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 1:35 PM

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are going to Give the People What They Want next Tuesday, Jan. 14, where ever you buy your music. You can listen to the entire album thanks to NPR or wait until the the 11-piece band comes to Tucson on Thursday, March 20, at the Rialto Theatre.

Jones and the Dap-Kings released the music video for Stranger to My Happiness:

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Posted By on Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 12:00 PM

Action star Steven Seagal, who is promoting his latest reality show Steven Seagal: Lawman Maricopa County (The Lost Episodes), suggested to TV station KNXV that he might run for governor this year. While the 2014 GOP gubernatorial primary is already shaping up as a somewhat bizarre farce thanks to the million-to-one-shot candidacies of Andrew Thomas (the former Maricopa County attorney who was disbarred thanks to his lunatic prosecution of his political enemies) and state Sen. Al Melvin, the addition of Seagal would make it absolutely spectacular. Sadly, even Seagal finds the role of gubernatorial candidate unlikely, telling KNXV that he "would have a lot more, other responsibilities that may be more important to address."

Posted By on Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 11:30 AM



I'm a sucker for breakfast food, so I have been looking forward to this day since I talked to Beth Jones about the 5 Points Market and Restaurant opening next door to Cafe Desta in the Armory Park neighborhood.

I noticed that no one was taking advantage of the patio seating in the courtyard in front of the restaurant. Why wouldn't anyone want to enjoy breakfast on a hot winter day? After entering the new establishment I realized why everyone was eating inside. My attention was automatically drawn to the large stainless steel open bar. The dining area is nicely spread out and accommodating for multiple sized parties. The eatery separates itself seamlessly from empty shelves that will soon carry grocery items.

The menu is currently limited to breakfast and brunch items. Entrées titles aren't very creative, but straight to the point. The only meat item on the menus is the Smoked Salmon Benedict, but the rest is all vegetarian friendly. There's an a la carte section where you can purchase a side meat or veggie dish.

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Posted By on Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 9:00 AM

Aspen emergency crew responding to the scorched jet plane on the runway.
  • Photo by Roger Adams - Aspen Public Radio
  • Aspen emergency crew responding to the scorched jet plane on the runway.

A private jet crashed while landing at the Aspen—Pitkin County Airport. The 1994 Canadair Challenger twin-engine business jet had flown from Toluca, Mex., to Tucson Sunday morning, sat at Tucson International Airport for over an hour before flying to Aspen at 10:04 a.m. The pilot and passenger (also a pilot) survived the crash. Sergio Emilio Carranza Brabat, Mexican co-pilot, died on the scene. The Sentinel reported that the survivor's names are being withheld by the National Transportation Safety Board.

The aircraft, registration number N115WF, had flown from Toluca, Mexico (near Mexico City), to Tucson earlier Sunday morning, according to flight plans. The jet spent just over an hour at Tucson International Airport, arriving at 8:47 a.m. and departing at 10:04 a.m., records show. The plane was to have landed in Aspen at 12:12 p.m.

Here are some tweets and pictures from the scene:



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Friday, January 3, 2014

Posted By on Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 4:53 PM

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Arizona's women's basketball team is 4-7 heading into tonight's Pac-12 Conference opener at Washington. It's been a rough season to this point for the Wildcats, and it sounds like it's going to get even rougher.

Deadspin is reporting on a lawsuit filed in Texas that alleges current UA assistant Sean LeBeauf, who is in his first season with the team, sexually harrassed a player at his previous job at Paris (Tex.) Junior College.

Posted By on Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 3:30 PM

Last week Netflix pull a ton of movies and television shows due to licensing deals expiring with some major film companies. I shared a list of content that was going to vanish from the Netflix digital streaming library, and some Netflix subscribers weren't happy about the news. Fortunately, a Reddit user created a new list of movies and television shows there were added on Wednesday.

Over 1,000 movies and shows were added, but Big Trouble in Little China and Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead are my top picks.

Here are a list of 70 new additions thanks to Cinemaphreak & Gothamist below the break:

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Posted By on Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 1:36 PM

Tonight North, GODHUNTER, Anakim and Territory are playing a free show at Club Congress.
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  • Tonight North, GODHUNTER, Anakim and Territory are playing a free show at Club Congress.

Local metal band North is commencing their tour tonight at Club Congress, 311 East Congress. The opening acts include GODHUNTER, Anakim and Territory. You can windmill your long hair and throw the devil horns on a budget.

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Posted By on Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 12:00 PM

ATLANTIC CITY - FEB 26: Ray Davies (L) founding member of The Kinks, performs with Bill Shanley at the Borgata Casino February 26, 2010 in Atlantic City, NJ.
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  • ATLANTIC CITY - FEB 26: Ray Davies (L) founding member of The Kinks, performs with Bill Shanley at the Borgata Casino February 26, 2010 in Atlantic City, NJ.

The remaining members of The Kinks might reunite this year, according to Uncut magazine. Ray and David Davies caught up in London last summer and they discussed the possibility of reuniting the British rock band. The timing couldn't be better because 2014 marks the band's 50th anniversary. The Kinks frontman Ray Davies told British tabloid that the reunion is, "as close as it’s ever been to happening.”

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Posted By on Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 10:30 AM

The world has been living vicariously through Colorado's cannabis users while they purchase retail marijuana during these exciting times. Colorado became first state in the nation to allow retail ganja sales. This must be what alcohol drinkers felt during the prohibition days.

Reddit user 007pizzaman posted some pictures of what came with his retail marijuana purchase.

The product came in a brown sack, small green plastic container zip tied closed and a helpful law card that outlines how to avoid getting slack from the police.

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Posted By on Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 9:00 AM

So, maybe you missed this recent Reddit AMA "I am the guy with two penises,", DoubleDickDude. It could have been an internet freak show, OK maybe it was just a little, but going through the questions and answers, it was as educational and informative as the internets were saying.

My favorite comment that gets to the heart of the entire back and forth:

Just to summarize what we've learnt.

He's bisexual. He's attractive. He's lives in a threesome. He likes fisting others and being fisted. He likes putting things down his urethra. He casually mentions the time six people had sex with him simultaneously. He shoots 12 times when he cums. Straight men magically turn bicurious around him.

And on top of that, he has two (penises).

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