Spring Training Trip?

by sparkles721 on Oct 26, 2006 4:51 PM CDT Comment 75 comments

In Julie's 2006 BCB Awards diary, some of us started to talk about stalking Matt Murton(or at least I think I was), and the conversation somehow led from visiting Orange Guy in Georgia to going to stare at his glowing hair in Arizona or in left field at Wrigley. I think we can do both, but first up is spring training(Later on in the offseason, we can start talking about copying the wonderful Athletics Nation and having our own BCB Day). I believe some people out there said they liked the idea of going down to Arizona to watch our Cubs play. I'm not sure how serious you people were, but I'm starting this diary to start talking about that.

Jessica and I have started thinking about it, and we have decided that the dates would be around the last weekend/week the Cubs are in Arizona. If a group of us wants to go maybe we could organize ourselves and make the trip together. We could make it in Jessica's words "sort of a girls outing a la Where the Boys Are. However instead of chasing guys we will just watch the Cubs." If you really want to chase guys, I don't think we will stop you. If I go, I'm chasing Z. :)

So, who wants to go and get a nice tan while watching the Cubs? Do you have any ideas for the trip? Already have a planned spring training trip and want to brag about it? Go ahead and post!

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What...

only those with an affinity towards men are invited? Besides, don't you have school, young lady?!?!?!?

... but ya DOESN'T have to call me "Johnson." - Raymond J. Johnson, Jr.

by Blood Brother on Oct 26, 2006 4:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Well...

it originally started as a just girls thing, but if a guy wants to come I think we could make it a BCB thing. I dunno. We seriously are just starting to think about it.

The week of Sunday March 25th is my spring break week, and I would love to spend it in Arizona watching the Cubs. I wouldn't miss school. I like it way too much...

Cubbie Blue will always sPaRkLe in my eyes, but please stop losing. PLEASE!

by sparkles721 on Oct 26, 2006 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

its

pretty cool of your Ps to let you go (orwould you be going with them?)

i went with my wife in 2004. we had a great time. its kind of an unforgetable trip. i can see why so many people go every year. if the cubs didn't make me so mad every off-season i might go again. :)

i recommend making your reservations early. we planned everything in january and things were already pretty full. Al was an amazingly knowledgable and gracious resource for me when i went, i'm sure he'd do the same for you.

by tomas21 on Oct 26, 2006 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Always happy to help...

... anyone with information about travel to Arizona for spring training, as I have been there many times. Feel free to ask.

by Al on Oct 26, 2006 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No time for Vegas

For me. I am squeezing out vacation days by taking
the redeye back if we do this.
My sister and her family will be there the same weekend
and Jazzman56 was VERY helpful when I did this in 05
( not the same without Maddux) which is good because
neither Sparkles nor I will have a car
Hotels are basically easy if you don't mind staying near
airport or downtown which is fine
Anyone who wants to join us or just meet up
can e mail me directly
at jrosner at kino dot com

PS if Sparkles can chase Z than I can chase Murton
( even if he is getting married )

I love the ballpark. I love the city. I love the fans. Aside from how we've played this year, there's nothing not to like about Chicago." Greg Maddux 7/29/06

by jessica on Oct 26, 2006 5:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

MESA

my best friend moved to mesa so now i have a free permanent hotel there. I am trying to go down to spring training every year if I can.

by roach on Oct 26, 2006 9:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

This is off-topic...

but maybe someone can give me suggestions(flyball?).

I'm going to Boston next weekend with my dad. Anything we just must do there?

Thanks in advance.

But now back to spring training thoughts...

Cubbie Blue will always sPaRkLe in my eyes, but please stop losing. PLEASE!

by sparkles721 on Oct 26, 2006 10:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

interview

at harvard

by tomas21 on Oct 26, 2006 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, no kidding.

See if you can get into Harvard, sparkles. When I took my SATs I had the scores sent to 3 schools--University of Iowa (which I did attend), UNLV, and Harvard (which did not accept me). I later applied to these 3 schools as well. Figured if Harvard accepted someone with my grades then I'd take advantage of it. Of course, once in college I found out you actually had to study if you even wanted to stay in school and then I began doing very well in school.

by Maddog on Oct 26, 2006 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not even going to try.

I know I have to study. My dad taught me that when he bought me my first preschool workbook when I was 4.

Cubbie Blue will always sPaRkLe in my eyes, but please stop losing. PLEASE!

by sparkles721 on Oct 26, 2006 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i had my scores

(though we took ACT, not SAT) sent to three schools also. duke, harvard and the tiny liberal arts school in kenosha i ended up going to. i found out that getting in to those schools is only the first hurdle. offering financial aid is not the priority at duke and harvard that it is at some of the lesser name places.

but i'm a firm believer that its not where you go to school that's important, its what you do while there. but maybe if i had gone to harvard and was now the medical director of boston children's i might feel differently.

by tomas21 on Oct 27, 2006 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

financial aid

I found that when I applied to schools not in the usual circle of Chicago people I got more financial aid, in fact the most expensive school on my list would have been the least expensive for me

then I went to grad school and discovered a whole new level of debt

by flyball on Oct 27, 2006 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

wanna

have a student loan debt contest? i owe 135k. what's your damage?

by tomas21 on Oct 27, 2006 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i'M

not quite that high yet, but I got at least 2 more years left

thankfully right now I work full time so I only take out tuition, unfortunately for me architects don't get paid all that much

by flyball on Oct 27, 2006 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

good news

i was watching the show "how i met your mother" the other night, and it turns out chicks REALLY dig architects. so there you go.

i like that show. maybe we could have a "what shows do you have a season pass in tivo" thread.

"I love baseball. You know it doesn't have to mean anything, it's just beautiful to watch." - Woody Allen in Zelig (1983)

by tomas21 on Oct 27, 2006 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

hmm

that helps the guys in my class then, me not as much

his boss in that show was sooooo perfect

by flyball on Oct 27, 2006 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh

you're a girl, sorry, i should pay closer attention. but dudes dig architects too. probably.

"I love baseball. You know it doesn't have to mean anything, it's just beautiful to watch." - Woody Allen in Zelig (1983)

by tomas21 on Oct 27, 2006 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I

totally need to change my name to something more feminine

by flyball on Oct 27, 2006 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

how bout

flygirl? i think j-lo was a fly-girl, back in the day.

"I love baseball. You know it doesn't have to mean anything, it's just beautiful to watch." - Woody Allen in Zelig (1983)

by tomas21 on Oct 27, 2006 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think

I should pnder the possibilities over the weekend

although I could always go with my fake name that I use for starbucks and bad pick up lines

SINATRO!!!! Its music to my ears.

by flyball on Oct 27, 2006 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

UW

like angelfromheaven or some corny crap like that?

TRAMMELL!

by Faith plus 1 on Oct 27, 2006 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

no

when I don't want to use my name I say I'm Lily

like at Starbucks or when someone gives me a bad pick up line

SINATRO!!!! Its music to my ears.

by flyball on Oct 27, 2006 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whoa,

I think I may have met you! J/K

MUSKAT!

by smwojoz on Oct 27, 2006 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

Go Hawkeyes...Beat NIU!!!

by sue369 on Oct 27, 2006 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't change your name!

I like it. I mean I have Sparkles and some people still didn't know I was a girl. Although there is nothing wrong with guys liking sparkles so I guess I can see why there would be some confusion.

Cubbie Blue will always sPaRkLe in my eyes, but please stop losing. PLEASE!

by sparkles721 on Oct 27, 2006 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

faneuil hall

Is that how you spell it?

It's not really that groundbreaking. It's mostly just a huge series of restaurants but I thought it was really cool. When I visited my friend up there it poured (and the Sox game we were going to got rained out) so we went to Faneuil hall. The Clam Chowder is incredible.

by tal1286 on Oct 27, 2006 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yay Boston!

you'll love it, its really a great city, this is about the time of year I saw it for the first time and couldn't wait to move here

it depends on what you want to do. There is the normal tourist stuff Faniuel Hall which was mentioned before, is right near the Old State House and has a huge fod court and lots of street performers etc, the New England Aquarium is pretty cool if thats your thing.

But the must do's
walk though the Commons and the Gardens, the Commons are baseball fields and the Frog Pond where in the winter there is ice skating , and the Gardens are just beautiful

at least 1 meal in the North End, I have my personal favorites, nobody I know has ever been disappointed at La Familigia Giorgio's, and the best gelato place in the city is on Hanover Street, across the street and on the corner fom Modern Bakery. Both Modern and Mikes are amazing, and the canoli competition between the 2 is fierce, its taken very seriously. You can now walk to the North End very easily from the Faniuel Hall/Haymarket area. (By the way if Haymarket is up when you are in town walk through it, its the most insane farmer's markte you'll ever see, just don't touch any of the produce, they get mad, I once saw 2 grown men in a screaming fight over strawberries, the seller ended upnot letting the guy buy any)

If its not too cold walk any part of the Freedom Trail, its a red line wither painted or bricked in to the street and goes o all sorts of crazy places

Shopping is on Newbury St, as is my school

Harvard Sq is fun, very hippie, I recomend Mr. Bartley's they just sit you wherever there are free seats so usually you are with other people, but my dad swears its in the top 5 burgers he's ever had (I get a vegetarian sandwich so I have no idea) but there never order a milkshake, its a frappe, (pronounced frap, like frat with a p) a chocolate milkshake will get you chocolate milk shaken up

ok, I could go on and on because there are about a thousand awesome things to do, but I've been typing for awhile, but feel free to email me umdgem at yahoo dot com

hope you enjoy the city, its really awesome

by flyball on Oct 27, 2006 8:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

and

sorry about the atrocious spelling, I haven't finished my coffee yet

by flyball on Oct 27, 2006 8:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Restaurants

I used to go to Bartley's when I lived near Boston. It does have some of the greatest burgers ever. Just be warned, when I used to go there (10 years ago), it's a bit of a dive-like atmosphere and they don't even have a bathroom on the premise. On the other hand, the food more than makes up for it. It's just outside of Harvard Square.

I was always a big fan of Legal Seafood, though it's become a bit of chain though. Their seafood chowder is fantastic. Definitely go somewhere for seafood. Boston is the right city for that (which is mostly all that I miss about living near Boston--that and a few friends who still live around there).

When trouble arises there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy. - Dave Barry

by Jesse Guam on Oct 27, 2006 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

how did I miss this?!

I think Fenway tours are still going on

Fenway

although you might want to call first

by flyball on Oct 27, 2006 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Of course, there is "Cheers."

It's touristy-tacky ... but it's the exact front you saw on the show, if you have ever seen an episode.

But Boston is the bomb. I have loved going there over the years. And ya gotta eat the clam chowdah; it's wicked good.

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by Littlerock Rynofan on Oct 27, 2006 9:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cheers

the one at Faniuel as a pretty kick ass trivia night (old school, not the ones with electronic controlers) on Thursdays, worth doing if Jeremy is the host that night

the winning team get $50 off their bill

by flyball on Oct 27, 2006 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i was pretty

sad when i went to that bar and found out it looked nothing like the set of the tv show.

by tomas21 on Oct 27, 2006 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Me too

n/t

"Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic." Crash Davis

by cubbiejulie on Oct 27, 2006 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm guessing

that the waitresses didn't look like Shelley Long, either.

by jazzman56 on Oct 27, 2006 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I

got annoyed when they changed the name to Cheers

it'll always be Bull and Finch to me

by flyball on Oct 27, 2006 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i didn't

know they changed it. it was bull and finch when i was there. guess since it looked nothing like cheers and its off prime-time they needed to remind people.

by tomas21 on Oct 27, 2006 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

just

a couple years ago they renamed it

by flyball on Oct 27, 2006 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't bother to go inside.

I knew I'd be disappointed. I had my wedding reception in the house that was used as the location for Sugarbaker design firm on "Designing Women," and though beautifully restored, it didn't look anything like the set.

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by Littlerock Rynofan on Oct 27, 2006 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks to you...

and everyone for the suggestions!

I hope I do enjoy my trip to Boston and there is no reason why I shouldn't.

Cubbie Blue will always sPaRkLe in my eyes, but please stop losing. PLEASE!

by sparkles721 on Oct 27, 2006 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Boston

I didn't care for Boston when I lived near there, but I've enjoyed visiting a lot more since I moved away. Not quite sure why that is. Maybe it's just best to be enjoyed in small doses.

When trouble arises there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy. - Dave Barry

by Jesse Guam on Oct 27, 2006 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well...

if I end up going to college there I will not get a small dose.

Cubbie Blue will always sPaRkLe in my eyes, but please stop losing. PLEASE!

by sparkles721 on Oct 27, 2006 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

College Town

Boston has a great reputation as a college town, so if you do go to school there, you'll probably enjoy it. I did enjoy where I went to school, and would recommend it, but for some reason, I never really cared for Boston while I lived near there. I always felt more comfortable in Chicago. Which probably explains why I've lived here ten years.

When trouble arises there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy. - Dave Barry

by Jesse Guam on Oct 28, 2006 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think I would enjoy it too.

I know what you mean though, and my plans have always been to come back and live in Chicago. I like it around here.

Cubbie Blue will always sPaRkLe in my eyes, but please stop losing. PLEASE!

by sparkles721 on Oct 28, 2006 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sparkles-

I'm really hoping this trip happens. Let's finalize a date and I'll put in for vacation time. And if I happen to stalk... um-follow... um-meet the Orange Guy, even better!

MCDONOUGH!

by secdelahc on Oct 27, 2006 12:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

This does sound like fun!

And there are some things I need to get in Scottsdale (like a house, ha). I'm well-old enough to provide "adult supervision" if Sparkles' family needs some to allow her to travel--though I still enjoy having fun.

My problem is that I have to go to Western writers' convention next year and a Custer-related event ... so if I do do ST, it'll only be for like two days. And it's not easy or cheap to get out of this stupid town. I HATE ARKANSAS ... besides, there are too many Deadbirds' fans. And of the Hogs, but that's a different story ...

So pick a date--was it March 25th? And I'll see just how far the credit card can get me.

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by Littlerock Rynofan on Oct 27, 2006 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Should start on the 24th actually

at least that is when I will get there if this happens
Fly out night of 23rd so should get the 4 games
It is the airfare you have to lockdown. Hotel & tickets
can be gotten. MUCH cheaper to stay out near airport
or downtown unless we do camp out at someones
relative or something but you can get a perfectly good
hotel for $100 or less so $50 per night sharing is not
that bad.
I will pretty pissed if Murton and/or Gallagher are not there to drool over.

I love the ballpark. I love the city. I love the fans. Aside from how we've played this year, there's nothing not to like about Chicago." Greg Maddux 7/29/06

by jessica on Oct 27, 2006 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Question

"I will pretty pissed if Murton and/or Gallagher are not there to drool over."

Why wouldn't they be there? You're not buying into this "Murton will be traded" nonsense are you? What possible rationale could there be for trading a young player making the league minimum, and who had a darn good year in most respects? Makes no sense to me.

by jazzman56 on Oct 27, 2006 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You just never know

They are pretty desperate for a power hitter and
MLB ready starter so I can see them using them in
a package. The Cubs have VERY little to trade.
I don't think it will happen and short of say Willis
WITH a contract extension I would not do it.

I love the ballpark. I love the city. I love the fans. Aside from how we've played this year, there's nothing not to like about Chicago." Greg Maddux 7/29/06

by jessica on Oct 27, 2006 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Making trades like that

is a treadmill to oblivion. Sheesh, if this year taught us nothing else, it is the value of keeping and nurturing your good young players.

Tigers, A's, Marlins, etc, etc.

Sure, mixing in some established veterans is a good thing. But, don't mortgage the future by dumping good, young (and cheap!) players.

by jazzman56 on Oct 27, 2006 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hear, hear.

n/t

"Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic." Crash Davis

by cubbiejulie on Oct 27, 2006 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't have problem trading for Willis

Murton OR Gallagher plus Marshall or Mateo etc
I have no problem. Willis is washed up vet of I think
25. The one effective thing Hendry has done is trade
young guys with teams who can't afford THEIR young
guys. I don't trade for Willis without an extension and
I don't see the Cubs being the one putting up the best
package for him ( FYI all of this would apply to a trade
for Cabrerra too of course) but if they COULD ,yes
I would let my beloved "Orange Guy" go
but NOT in some stupid package for A-ROD fyi

I love the ballpark. I love the city. I love the fans. Aside from how we've played this year, there's nothing not to like about Chicago." Greg Maddux 7/29/06

by jessica on Oct 27, 2006 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Willis made what...

$4.5M last year? And will no doubt get a raise? It's gonna take a lot of $385K guys to come up to that. I don't do it unless Florida is willing to take some guys that they value a lot more than I do.

by jazzman56 on Oct 27, 2006 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Info

I checked with a friend who works for the D-Backs and she sent me some preliminary schedule information for the Cactus League. Keep in mind that not all games are set and this is subject to change, but at this point it looks like this for the days you mentioned:

Friday, March 23rd
Giants-Cubs @ Hohokam

Saturday, March 24th
Cubs-Giants @ Scottsdale

Sunday, March 25th
Angels-Cubs @ Hohokam

Monday, March 26th
Cubs-Angels @ Diablo (Tempe)

by jazzman56 on Oct 27, 2006 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No A's?

Oh well.

Why can't the Cubs go to Florida? Most of my other favorite players not on the Cubs go there.

Cubbie Blue will always sPaRkLe in my eyes, but please stop losing. PLEASE!

by sparkles721 on Oct 27, 2006 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why can't they go to Florida?

Because they have been training in Arizona since the 1950's, and there are far more former Chicagoans there than in Florida. It's a tradition, they have a virtually new complex (less than ten years old), and Arizona is very aggressive about recruiting teams to go there, and then stay there.

I would not be at all surprised to see two to four MORE teams move to AZ for spring training in the next few years.

by Al on Oct 27, 2006 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

True.

I guess the better question would've been why can't other teams I like come to Arizona? Hopefully, they will.

Cubbie Blue will always sPaRkLe in my eyes, but please stop losing. PLEASE!

by sparkles721 on Oct 27, 2006 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The preliminary

schedule I got only has about 9 Cubs games listed, and they usually play around 30. There is no game listed for Tuesday the 27th, so maybe they will play Oakland on that day.

There is nothing listed for the Cubs after the 26th. I would assume they would plug in a couple of games in Vegas towards the end of the week. I'll post any updates I get, but they don't usually have a final schedule until around the 1st of the year.

by jazzman56 on Oct 27, 2006 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

In 2003...

... at my old blog, I wrote up Al's Arizona Spring Training Travel Guide.

Though it's three years old, it's got all the current Phoenix-area parks reviewed, and I believe all the info is still pretty much current, except for Tempe Diablo, which has been redone and is MUCH nicer than it was in 2003, and Phoenix Muni, which has also had some improvements since then.

by Al on Oct 27, 2006 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Heck, I still can't get over the fact

that Tempe has a beach! That threw me for a loop.

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by Littlerock Rynofan on Oct 27, 2006 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL!!!

Well, there are beaches and there are beaches.

Since you are an ex Zonie maybe you will relate to this. When I was a kid growing up in Scottsdale, they built the first large scale artificial wave machine and put it is a water park in Tempe called Big Surf. I had some friends who actually bought Surf boards with the intention of learning how to surf!

But, the standard response for us desert dwellers when visitors bemoan the lack of a beach is: Whaddya mean? It's ALL beach...there's just no ocean.

by jazzman56 on Oct 27, 2006 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

God, I remember Big Surf.

I may even recall when it opened! Never went there--though while I went to Az State, I visited the Malibu Grand Prix right next to it. It was off Hayden, wasn't it?

Not quite Minder Binders, but it was good for an hour's worth of fun.

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by Littlerock Rynofan on Oct 27, 2006 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep

Still off Hayden. Minder Binders is gone, though. Too tame for today's kids, I guess.

by jazzman56 on Oct 27, 2006 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Scottsdale Stadium

got a significant revamp/upgrade since last Spring Training. I think there were several good posts and links posted here last spring about things to do and see in the Valley while here for ST. A BCB search should turn them up, no?

by jazzman56 on Oct 27, 2006 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's likely true.

The Cubs' ST schedule last year didn't have them at Scottsdale while I was there, so I haven't been there in two years. I look forward to going back next spring.

by Al on Oct 27, 2006 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The biggest change

from a fan standpoint will be parking areas, new berm and terraced seating, a new team shop and a new 2900 square foot ramada in the outfield for parties and special events.

Most of the other renovations and additions are things like practice fields, new clubhouses, bullpens, etc.

http://www.ci.scottsdale.az.us/stadium/Expansion/Default.asp

and

http://www.ci.scottsdale.az.us/Projects/giants/stadiumimprovements.pdf

by jazzman56 on Oct 27, 2006 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you

are a western writer, have you ever been to the Zane Grey museum / cabin up on the Mogollan Rim?

When was the last time you were in Arizona? Do you know Bob Boze Bell?

by jazzman56 on Oct 27, 2006 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You know, I haven't.

I wasn't particularly interested in Westerns when I lived in Scottsdale/Tempe. I'm still not really a Western writer--it's just one of my main characters is a bit of an Old West legend. I tend to write literary fiction and my current story happens before the Seventh Cavalry's existence.

However, one of my best friends write an article for Bell about his trip to the Grey cabin. It was in the March edition of "True West" magazine.

Hokahey!

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by Littlerock Rynofan on Oct 27, 2006 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

BTW ...

I was last in AZ in early 2004. Took Spouse to the Rez and that was about all the time we had.

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by Littlerock Rynofan on Oct 27, 2006 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Rez?

n/t

by jazzman56 on Oct 27, 2006 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Navajo.

Both my grandpa and great-grandpa were Tribal Council Chairmen. Way back when. The position has since been replaced with that of a President (Joe Shirley).

I'm only a quarter Indian (Navajo-Jemez-Tewa), but my family really tried to keep me connected to the heritage.

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by Littlerock Rynofan on Oct 27, 2006 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs