Sunday, May 07, 2006

Ode to the Pay 'N Take

Whew. I can't believe it was just a week ago that I was in sunny Arizona. It was a pretty crazy six days. I was glad to be home, but now I'm missing Cody, Kara, Daniel, Pony and Stormy more than ever. Scottsdale was charming, but Phoenix was a nightmare. I'm so thankful that good ol' P-town doesn't suffer from urban sprawl to that extent.

Flagstaff is of course my favorite city in AZ. It's home to the fabulous Pay 'n Take, the most genius invention for beer appreciators the world over. You can buy it and drink it there! Instead of hanging outside the 7-11 with your 40oz in a bag, here you can sit and have a bag of chips, chat with other patrons, get online (wi-fi rocks), smoke on the patio, or brood over your beer. They also have beer on tap. I enjoyed the hell out of the 60 min IPA from Dogfish Head Brewing. And the 6000 ft. elevation doesn't hurt too much (although in a drunken moment at the Monte Vista I did drink Tabasco, something I NEVER would have done at sea level!) I think half the time spent in Flag was at the P 'n T.

Anyway, in the interest of saving time, I'll just list the good times/memories that were had on this trip:

Codesplosion, The Sugar Shack, Sabrina at The House of Brewz, karaoking at the Tango (& Cash), shitatta, the Titi's TT, The Streets, Hank III, Hem, The Jayhawks, Walnut Canyon, Old Chub at the disc golf course (Kara kicked our ass in her best game yet, she scored a 4 over par. I didn't keep track, but I did have 2 chubbies.), Kara & Daniel's superb back yard, strawberry pie, kefir, fuckstaff, playing the most difficult version of Trivial Pursuit ever, the Monte Vista (Video), the Fuck Book, Drew-bear, Megan and Joseph, losing not one but two pairs of sunglasses, Tillamook aged white cheddar, black & tans, the Orange Table, blue-belly lizards, the worst bus ride of my life (beating out 2001 when I rode it cross-country!), jokes and on and on...

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