Womens Spa and Wellness Showcase Spring 2015 doggie fashion show

I took Lucky to the Spring 2015 Women's Spa and Wellness Showcase doggie fashion show today. We've gone to this event each spring and fall since adopting him a few years ago.

I have limited time to do things outside of work so it was fun to take Lucky out and shoot some photos at the same time. He loves to go anywhere. We both enjoyed the 70-ish degree weather and spending some doggie and doggie daddy time together.

Many of my co-workers from the Morning Blend, KGUN 9, 94.9 MIXfm and 106.3 The Groove were at today's event as well.... so even though it was work related in a non-work related kind of way, I didn't have any responsibilities except for taking care of Lucky and shooting pictures.

The Kenparazzi photos:

Lucky's shirt at the doggie fashion show:
"I like bacon on my bacon"

Lucky making friends

These dogs are dressed and ready
for their moment on stage

Greg Curtis (far left) was the announcer
for the first show at 11 a.m.

Plaid is in this spring

Lucky and Zeus

Joe holds Zeus with his left hand
and Zeus's son with his other hand.
Puppies always draw a crowd.

Audience for the 11 a.m. show

A boy and his dog

Lucky and I behind Morning Blend
host Heather

Photobombing Heather

A photo of this group
taking a selfie

Heather, Whitney, Stephanie

Whitney, Andy, Stephanie

Lucky is all smiles

Lucky meets little Caleb

Lucky hangs close to daddy.
And by daddy, I mean me.

Lucky's view of Rascal
from 106.3 The Groove

A volunteer from Pima Animal Care Center
with this sweet ol' boy who needs a
forever home

94.9 MIXfm tent

Eric should be the next Bachelor.
He's got the roses for it.

This little guy really really really
wanted a treat.

Lucky is still smiling

We're waiting for the 1:30 p.m.
doggie fashion show under a tree.

These people lined up to get books autographed
by this author who wrote about shopping.



The author doesn't believe in
wearing solids.

Leslie, Mrs. Grant, Erin,
Greg, Rascal, Shaun

Bruce, Bobby, Frank, Corey

Three random ladies chatting.
They're now internet famous.

Two random ladies
reading the directory map.

Courtyard at La Encantada

Volvo of Tucson had this vehicle on display.
Lucky tried to get in since the doors were open.

Cooking demonstration with
Iron Chef Tucson 2014 John Hohn.

It was weird sitting on the bench at the west end
of La Encantada on the first floor.
This used to be where the Mega 106.3 tent
always was when I worked on that station.
Not much going on down here these days.

This used to be a Compass Bank ATM

I wonder what Lucky is thinking.
Probably something related to cheese.

Lucky: The aerial view

Doggie and doggie daddy selfie

1:30pm fashion show with
KGUN's Erin Christiansen
walking a rescue dog

Another cute dog on the stage

Audience for the 1:30pm
doggie fashion show

MIXfm's Marty Bishop shooting video
on his smartphone.
Meanwhile, the Kenparazzi shoots a photo
at the exact moment this person bends over.
It turned this photo into looking
more naughty than it really was.

Aerial view of Andy
giving today's event a thumbs up

Courtyard of La Encantada
as seen from the second floor
when Lucky and I were leaving.
Another day of Lucky strutting
his stuff in the books.

Meeting the Edwards Twins

I met the Edwards Twins today (Anthony and Eddie), "America's Identical Twin Celebrity Illusionists". They bill themselves as two brothers, 100 stars.

They are amazing at what they do. They sing all of the music of the stars they impersonate, and although they play to packed houses in cities like Las Vegas and New York, they are relatively unknown in Tucson although they are originally from here.

They're doing two shows at the Fox Theatre on Sunday and they appeared on our TV show to promote their event. (Click here to visit their website)

I had to get a picture with them -- because it kind of looks like they're two brothers from another mother. In other words, we look like we could be related. It made for an awesome photo.

The Edwards Twins and Ken Carr
We could be triplets.
All three of us definitely have fabulous hair.

It's snowing somewhere else

The director of the TV show put a satellite feed onto one of the monitors in the studio before today's show started. It was from a station in Kentucky and that area was getting a major snowstorm today.

I walked in front of the monitor and pretended I was freezing from the weather being shown on the feed. One of my co-workers asked for my camera, and the photo you'll see below is the result. It looked a bit like I was standing in the snowstorm (if you use a lot of imagination).

Brrrrrr (a fake brrrrrr).

And...
the Oscar for Best Actor goes to:
Ken Carr for his performance
in "Faking It"

Ken Carr car accident update: A visit to Flo's house

I had a minor accident on Tuesday morning. Today, I went to the Progressive Insurance Service Center to have them look at the Ken Carr car damage on Alvernon Way and 22nd Street.

It's a pretty large and what appeared to me to be a fairly new facility. I pulled into the lane outside and a very nice guy named Jeff came out, addressed me by name (I had an appointment), explained what he was going to do, and invited me to go inside the building to the lobby where they have drinks and snacks and wait while he does the voodoo that he do so well.

I was the only person waiting in the cavernous lobby. They had flat screen TVs in there. One was showing CNN (coverage of the small plane accident that Harrison Ford had earlier today where he crashed onto a country club fairway in southern California) and the other TV had a college basketball game on. The lobby also had plenty of chairs, a few fake plants, and a cardboard cutout of Flo, the woman who is in many of the Progressive Insurance commercials that are on their current advertising campaigns.

After about fifteen minutes, Jeff brought me some paperwork and showed me the figure. Damage estimate came to $553.61. After my $500 deductible, they would pay $53.61 and I'd have to pay the difference. They did tell me that they found some preliminary information about the guy driving the Honda Accord with the Arizona license plate 435DNY that hit me and then denied anything happened. His name is apparently "Bill", and his insurance company is some cheap ass outfit named Apco. They told me that they were reaching out to Apco to see if "Bill" will acknowledge the accident happened and allow Progressive to go and photograph his car to see whatever damage may (or may not) be on his car.

What it translated to: Unless "Bill" decides he has a conscience, there is basically no chance that his insurance company will pony up the $500 and I have a decision to make. If I take the $53.61 from Progressive, then it could raise my insurance rate (of course it would, who am I kidding) and I have to pay the other $500 for the paint damage. Or, I could just not proceed with the claim and not have them write me a check, and pay the entire $553.61 myself. It's an ugly situation either way. If, and of course it's a gigantic if, he acknowledges that it happened and his insurance company pays up the $553.61 in damage, then I'll get a check for the whole thing from Apco.

I wish even more now that "Bill" sleeps poorly at night and has a lifetime of diarrhea. Or maybe never gets a good haircut for the rest of his life. Something awful like that. He isn't a nice person to do this to me. I can't resist the urge to wish him a life of misery if he denies that it happened like he did to my face on Tuesday morning.

I will say that the folks at Progressive have been wonderful. They've been friendly, clear about how this works, and super helpful. Based on this experience, even though I've been a customer of theirs for years now, I will continue to keep this insurance policy and them as my insurer. Flo runs a tight ship over there. Thanks, Flo!

A cardboard cutout of Flo from Progressive
in the Progressive Service Center lobby in Tucson.
She looked thin... and cardboardy.

The cavernous lobby at the
Progressive Service Center
at 22nd and Alvernon.
The grass in that planter is plastic.

Another view of the lobby

Jeff from Progressive assesses
the $553.61 worth of damage
to the Ken Carr car while I
wait in the lobby.
Thanks for nothing, "Bill".