tanabutler Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 I love Tucson, but the heat is a deal-breaker for me. I've stayed twice at the Arizona Inn, and had a fabulous meal at the Cafe Terra Cotta several years ago. I see at their web site that they had a big fire on July 5, and will be re-opening next month or so. They are participating in the Tucson Culinary Festival this weekend, but the TCF web site (www.tucsonculinaryfestival.com) is down, so you'll just gave to Google it. One thing missing from Jaymes' wonderfully informative post is that Tucson has spectacular lightning storms. There is even a lightning observatory there. Paul McCartney has a home there, too. I also enjoyed our side trip up into Lemmon Canyon, which is the site of lots of Wild West movies like "How the West Was Won." The hills are covered with those huge, old saguaros. Very beautiful indeed. We took a tram tour. It was lovely, informative, and entertaining. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ron Johnson Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Tucson has spectacular lightning storms. There is even a lightning observatory there. Paul McCartney has a home there, too. Lots of lightning and Paul McCartney? I give 20 to 1 that Paul is the next Beatle to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid1 Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Paul McCartney has a home there, too. Probbaly reminds him of Birkenhead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rail Paul Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Tucson has spectacular lightning storms. There is even a lightning observatory there. Paul McCartney has a home there, too. Lots of lightning and Paul McCartney? I give 20 to 1 that Paul is the next Beatle to go. Twenty years ago, nobody would have taken the bet Ringo would be the last to go... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid1 Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Time for a celebrity death pool thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Evelyn Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Time for a celebrity death pool thread. Or.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid1 Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 Heh heh. What's Tupac spelled backwards? Bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Hopeless question. Are there any interesting old bars left in downtown Phoenix. Hooters and TGI Friday, I see. There's an arty place called The Lost Leaf. Anything else? Near the football stadium, Rosson House Museum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Thanks, everyone. The Rose & Crown is a fake old British pub (est. 2007), but is in a genuine old 1900 house, so actually looks convincingly like a British country pub. Bars have sign on door, Firearms Not Allowed. Most of them, anyway. The others, I guess, are like Saturday night Tombstone, 1892. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Cheese fries. Big. And tall beers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theclash Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 i think Alice Cooper still owns a sports bar downtown, Cooperstown. Lots of memorabellia and waiteresses in Alice make-up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nathan Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Thanks, everyone. The Rose & Crown is a fake old British pub (est. 2007), but is in a genuine old 1900 house, so actually looks convincingly like a British country pub. Bars have sign on door, Firearms Not Allowed. Most of them, anyway. The others, I guess, are like Saturday night Tombstone, 1892. I think AZ is an open carry state... heh, I was playing poker at a casino in West Virginia the other week and it came out that (the pretext for this would take too long to go into) half the table was concealed carrying. Probably a good thing that no one was caught slipping cards up their sleeves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony Bonner Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Thanks, everyone. The Rose & Crown is a fake old British pub (est. 2007), but is in a genuine old 1900 house, so actually looks convincingly like a British country pub. Bars have sign on door, Firearms Not Allowed. Most of them, anyway. The others, I guess, are like Saturday night Tombstone, 1892. should I guess you found this place the same way I did? Pizzeria Bianco too packed or too full? I also went to Bianco's sandwich place - which was pretty good. I thought I posted about it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Pizzeria Bianco, like the rest of downtown, is eerily quiet. Ain't nobody here. Despite an alleged 6,000 attendee Heineken Distributors shindig in the Convention Center. I wanna come home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Some photos and an exciting video at the Pink Pig. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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