The sticks go flying

We had a live band on the show today.

Johnny Faber and the Road Kings performed and they were really good.  Chip, their drummer, threw his drumsticks in the air and I caught the moment with my Nikon J1 camera.

In case you're wondering, not only did he throw up two sticks with one hand, he caught them too.

Johnny Faber and the Road Kings on the Morning Blend
Chip Ritter tosses two drumsticks in the air with one hand.

Kolb and his Air Guitar

We had an awesome segment on the show today.  SAACA (The Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance) is doing a guitar festival this weekend at Park Place Mall.  Part of the event is an Air Guitar competition.

The guest we had on today competes in Air Guitar competitions and he was awesome.  Kolb Ettinger poured it on for about a minute.  He was great!

I had my camera ready and was able to get some fun photos of Kolb in action.  Shooting rapid movement indoors is difficult but I was able to get some good shots of him jamming to nothing but air.

Hosts Amanda and Sally chat with Jonas from SAACA and Air Guitarist Kolb

Kolb wails on his air guitar - Photo 1

Kolb wails on his air guitar - Photo 2

Kolb wails on his air guitar - Photo 3

Kolb wails on his air guitar - Photo 4

Kolb wails on his air guitar - Photo 5

Kolb wails on his air guitar - Photo 6

Kolb wails on his air guitar - Photo 7

Brushfire BBQ and Gnarly Head

Anthony and I had our usual Sunday evening adventure today.  The trip out included dinner at Brushfire BBQ, Dollar Tree, and Walmart Neighborhood Market.

The first stop was at Brushfire BBQ Company at 22nd and Kolb.  Neither one of us had eaten there before but I had seen their ad multiple times on Facebook and I like barbecue, so I talked Anthony into it.  The place was about half full at 6:30 p.m. on a Sunday and we were able to get quick service.  Anthony said after dinner that it's one of his least favorite restaurant experiences (but he had nachos and ordered them with brisket... who does that?) and I thought it was good.  He liked the fries though.

I opted for a special they were having:  Prime Rib Sandwich.  The meat was delicious and tender and I'd highly recommend it.  It was put on the roll in one big ol' slab but was easy to eat.  I got it with potato salad.

After dinner, we walked over to the Dollar Tree store across the parking lot and passed the Fry's store in between, where you'll see below that I got a funny photo of the door of the Tucson Police Department Bicycle Patrol office there.  I got a picture frame for my boss and some storage containers for leftover food at home.  Everything was priced at one dollar.  Imagine that.

We then went to Walmart Neighborhood Market at Golf Links Rd and Kolb Rd.  It's one of the new stores and Anthony loves it.  I'm not a fan because they don't stock some items that the Walmart Market we usually go to has.  It's also extremely cold in there.

The Kenparazzi photos:

Brush Fire BBQ at 22nd Street and Kolb Road

Our dinner at Brushfire BBQ:
(From the top) Brisket nachos, fries, potato salad, prime rib sandwich

Anthony eats his French fries.

The bar area at Brush Fire

Dinner at Brush Fire was $29.41 for the two of us including one order of "The Fries".

Tucson Police Department substation / Bicycle Patrol office next to the Fry's store at 22nd Street and Kolb Rd.
I was there on a good day... when they had low prices on meat.

If you're hoping for Gnarly Head, you can find it at Walmart Neighborhood Market at Golf Links Rd and Kolb Rd.

Keebler Pitter Patter cookies.
Arguably much more delicious than the pitter patter of little feet.

Tyson any'tizers
Hey Tyson, this may come as a shock to you but Wings are not spelled Wyngz.
(Unless you're in middle school or you spray paint graffiti on buildings)

Jim Beam Bourbon Blackened Tilapia and Seasoned Wild Salmon Filets
Because Jim Beam from the bottle isn't exciting enough anymore.

The milk case at Walmart Neighborhood Market
Are we having a dairy shortage?

A full moon and a hole

I was changing the battery on one of my cameras today and realized there were two photos on it I had not posted.

The first one below is of a full moon on May 25th.  I had gone to Walgreen's Neighborhood Market at Golf Links and Kolb because the one I usually go to was out of vitamins that I like.  I walked out of the store and thought it made for a cool photo.

The second photo below is of a hole.  Specifically, it's a hole that had to be dug near one of the barbecue grills by my apartment.  It had been bubbling up water under that location for days (and was attracting a ton of bees during daylight hours) so I'm glad the Ridgepointe maintenance staff got to work on it.  It must not have been too difficult of a repair, because the hole was only there one day.

Full moon as seen from the Walmart Neighborhood Market parking lot at Golf Links and Kolb.
(If you can't tell which blob of light is the moon, it's the largest one in the top right quarter of the photo)



A hole to fix a leaking pipe underground at Ridgepointe Apartments
If you have a big hole, it is best to cover it with wood.

Meeting Randolph Mantooth

I met Randolph Mantooth today.  He's an actor who is most famous for his seven season run playing Johnny Gage in the 70's TV show "Emergency" (1972-79), also was on the soap operas "Loving", "The City", "As The World Turns", "One Life To Live" and has had various other TV and movie roles including two episodes on "Sons Of Anarchy" on FX in 2011.

I am amazed sometimes how my life goes.  I watched Emergency when I was a kid, and I would never have thought then that forty years later I'd meet one of the stars of that show (or any other celebrity in general for that matter) when they appeared on MY show.  Life can be weird.

He's in Tucson today for a Fallen Firefighters Association dinner and was kind enough to appear on The Morning Blend show.


Ken Carr and Randolph Mantooth
He starred in "Emergency" and I stood next to him for a picture.
It was meant to be.

 

Doug Eman from Northwest Fire and actor Randolph Mantooth being interviewed
by show hosts Amanda and Sally