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Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings.

By Patricia On October 14, 2010 In Arizona, Music, Phoenix, Photography With No Comments Permanent Link to Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings.Permalink

I could not have asked for a better first show since departing in February to sail the seas. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Phoenix, Sunday September 26. There was never a thought in the house to sit down. There was too much heart and soul in Sharon Jones and the music, leaving the audience no choice but dance, move, stand and feel. Sharon Jones actively encouraged audience members to come onstage, to show their dance moves, to seduce them.

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The entire show, from beginning to end, filled the Orpheum with energy and rhythm. As the crowd walked out, they probably blessed their lucky stars for the pleasure of attending instead of going to bed early or watching TV at home.

Beautiful Stormy Sunset in Phoenix

By Patricia On September 21, 2010 In Arizona, Photography With No Comments Permanent Link to Beautiful Stormy Sunset in PhoenixPermalink

It comes as no surprise that weather doesn’t really happen in Phoenix. But when weather does happen, it tends to be a pretty inspiring sight. It can be beautiful, or it can look like The End of the World has just been angered by Sheriff Joe.

The light just screams “come take a picture of me you foo’ ” .

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I ain’t no foo’

Something about hockey

By Patricia On January 31, 2010 In Arizona, Sports With 3 Comments Permanent Link to Something about hockeyPermalink

Working for a major newspaper has never been about the perks for the little guy or gal. I’ve had some great opportunities, to be sure, like photographing concerts, and that fun SkyCycle project. But there have never been any real perks. As in, things you get to do that are fun and great without it being related to a project you’re working on.

This weekend, finally (and ironically), a perk trickled down my way.

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My friend Tyler down in Sports was given some comp “luxury suite” tickets for the Coyotes-New York Ranger’s game. It was then that I realized I’ve never been to a hockey game, let alone watched it from a nice, lux suite.

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The view was fantastic.

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It’s the only way to watch a game!

Right below us on the stands, a teenager got hit by a puck, and was spitting blood and, apparently, some teeth. No thanks.

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You don’t need to understand hockey to be truly amazed by those guys out there. Seeing them skate, move, run, stop, turn around, push each other, ALL while on ice, is ridiculous. I have a hard time doing any of those on solid ground. They make you forget they’re on this hard, unforgiving, slippery surface.

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Coyotes win 3-2. They were leading 3-0 most of the game, but the Rangers stepped it up toward the end and almost tied it.

I think I would go to more sporting events if I got invited to more suites.

Arizona Storm

By Patricia On January 21, 2010 In Arizona, Photography With No Comments Permanent Link to Arizona StormPermalink

A storm of biblical proportions (well, at least by Arizona standards) has hit the entire state. Snow is blanketing the north part of Arizona, while unrelenting rain continues to soak the Phoenix metro area.

Here are just a few shots I managed throughout the day with my point-and-shoot camera.

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As you can see, I’ve got a re-design going on around here, so bare with me while I finalize everything.

Viewpoints illustration

By Patricia On January 11, 2010 In Arizona, Graphics With 4 Comments Permanent Link to Viewpoints illustrationPermalink

A while ago, the Daily Show did a hilarious segment about how the state of Arizona was going to sell its Capitol and other government buildings (and then lease them back) in order to crawl out of their enormous budget deficit.

Then a few weeks ago, we were presented with the idea of doing some sort of illustration about the topic, mainly emphasizing what a big mess Arizona lawmakers have on their hands. After several meetings in which a variety of ideas were tossed around, @jacysmith suggested doing a puzzle. After all, it’s literally puzzling how the state will ever figure out its budget. The idea just grew from there, and the whole package ended up having several components with the same ‘puzzle’ theme.

I did a puzzle box for the cover of the section while Jacy took the helm on the inside puzzle. Here’s what the front of the section looked like…

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And here’s the inside puzzle. Click on the thumbnail below to see a larger version.

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