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We then proceed to Balley's where Mike has his room comped
and I end up playing penny slots
and giving a few bucks to the "Desert Cause Foundation"
The "Desert Cause"
helps to maintain the
opulence
&
decadence
and also helps pay the
energy
bill.
and I end up playing penny slots
and giving a few bucks to the "Desert Cause Foundation"
The "Desert Cause"
helps to maintain the
opulence
&
decadence
and also helps pay the
energy
bill.
I'm pleased that I could help out but I gave much less than normal which is probably due to having much less than normal. I do have some money in my pocket as we leave Vegas so I've got that going for me. There have been times where I wasn't satisfied until I gave it all to the Desert Cause.
PAGE NINE
The KIA only goes so fast and sounds like a large vacuum cleaner when Mike passes someone on the highway. We are rushing to his house so that I can watch the USC/UCLA football game. The only interesting site on the way was the new bridge at the Hoover Dam. Wild construction job going on there but of course they are used to major endeavors at that spot.
We arrive at Mike's house in Humboldt, Arizona at 3:05 pm. There are 23 seconds left in the first half and the Trojans are leading 21-7.
PAGE NINE
The KIA only goes so fast and sounds like a large vacuum cleaner when Mike passes someone on the highway. We are rushing to his house so that I can watch the USC/UCLA football game. The only interesting site on the way was the new bridge at the Hoover Dam. Wild construction job going on there but of course they are used to major endeavors at that spot.
We arrive at Mike's house in Humboldt, Arizona at 3:05 pm. There are 23 seconds left in the first half and the Trojans are leading 21-7.
Final Score was 28-7
so I missed 4/5's of
the
scoring
BUT
ROSE BOWL
IS
SECURED
so I missed 4/5's of
the
scoring
BUT
ROSE BOWL
IS
SECURED
Now let me show you the neighborhood of Mike's new house.
I DO A DRAWING HERE BUT YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO USE YOUR IMAGINATION
Suffice to say nothing is clumped together.....nothing.
HUMBOLDT, ARIZONA is almost two hours north of Phoenix. Mike's closest neighbor is somewhere over that hill. The view is wide and expansive and one can see dwellings off in the distance.
And please keep in mind that Mike is the most gregarious person that I have ever known in my life.
PAGE TEN
The front of the house is done in a "Hacienda" style. The inside of the house is slightly more traditional and extremely warm and friendly.
PAGE THIRTEEN
The guy on our left had some interesting watches and actually published a book on how to recognize collectible watches. His name is Greg Russell.
The guy on our right had various firearms and sold a Walther to a 65 year old woman when I was standing at his booth. She looked at me and asked if I had fired one of those. My answer was "James Bond and I both love that gun...it's a hoot." She pulled out 5 one hundred dollar bills and then asked if he had any ammo. He didn't, which makes a ton of sense to me. Better to go to another booth for ammo just so you have time to reconsider anything on your mind that might not be healthy or wise. I didn't catch his name.
I DO A DRAWING HERE BUT YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO USE YOUR IMAGINATION
Suffice to say nothing is clumped together.....nothing.
HUMBOLDT, ARIZONA is almost two hours north of Phoenix. Mike's closest neighbor is somewhere over that hill. The view is wide and expansive and one can see dwellings off in the distance.
And please keep in mind that Mike is the most gregarious person that I have ever known in my life.
PAGE TEN
The front of the house is done in a "Hacienda" style. The inside of the house is slightly more traditional and extremely warm and friendly.
And
completely the
creation of
JULIANNE
completely the
creation of
JULIANNE
Julianne is Mike's lady for the last 15 years....actually 18 but 15 with legalities included.
They got married in the
worse year of my
life
1994
I was the best man at their wedding
and most likely it was
an "event" decision.
An "EVENT" is something
that divides time periods
in one's life
FEBRUARY OF 1994 WAS AN "EVENT" TIME PERIOD
worse year of my
life
1994
I was the best man at their wedding
and most likely it was
an "event" decision.
An "EVENT" is something
that divides time periods
in one's life
FEBRUARY OF 1994 WAS AN "EVENT" TIME PERIOD
But no reason to talk about that right now
The "McGIFFIN HACIENDA
is
the
story
PAGE ELEVEN
To have a house like this in the middle of nowhere is
is
the
story
PAGE ELEVEN
To have a house like this in the middle of nowhere is
* INTERESTING
* STRANGE
* PIONEER SPIRIT QUEST MOTIVATED
and it works for them
and
it's the ultimate
dwelling phrase for
me.
I WOULD LOVE TO VISIT BUT I WOULDN'T WANT TO LIVE THERE
Perhaps I'd feel different if I cared about my privacy....
* STRANGE
* PIONEER SPIRIT QUEST MOTIVATED
and it works for them
and
it's the ultimate
dwelling phrase for
me.
I WOULD LOVE TO VISIT BUT I WOULDN'T WANT TO LIVE THERE
Perhaps I'd feel different if I cared about my privacy....
Santa Monica
is about as private as I get
BUT
it's important
to
note
BEING A PROPERTY OWNER
WAS NEVER A GOAL OF MINE
for whatever reason
and
FOR SURE
one of my major
flaws
BUT THE FLAW LIST WOULD FILL UP AN ENTIRE OTHER JOURNAL
PAGE TWELVE
And this journal should be a bit more upbeat and flaws really have a way of bringing everything
down
Sunday morning at 6:30 Mike and I leave for the Peddler's Corner Swap meet in Prescott Valley. Space cost $13.00 and six figure Mike likes to go every weekend and sell, sell, sell.
He mainly sells stuff from his garage and there's still plenty of Dorthea's stuff.
Dorthea is Mike's mom who passed away two years ago
and left a house full of stuff.
SOME GREAT STUFF
AND
SOME
REGULAR STUFF
Today Mike netted
$35.00
and
said
"It was $35 dollars that I didn't have before."
BEAUTIFUL
ECONOMIC
OUTLOOK
SERIOUSLY BEAUTIFUL
is about as private as I get
BUT
it's important
to
note
BEING A PROPERTY OWNER
WAS NEVER A GOAL OF MINE
for whatever reason
and
FOR SURE
one of my major
flaws
BUT THE FLAW LIST WOULD FILL UP AN ENTIRE OTHER JOURNAL
PAGE TWELVE
And this journal should be a bit more upbeat and flaws really have a way of bringing everything
down
Sunday morning at 6:30 Mike and I leave for the Peddler's Corner Swap meet in Prescott Valley. Space cost $13.00 and six figure Mike likes to go every weekend and sell, sell, sell.
He mainly sells stuff from his garage and there's still plenty of Dorthea's stuff.
Dorthea is Mike's mom who passed away two years ago
and left a house full of stuff.
SOME GREAT STUFF
AND
SOME
REGULAR STUFF
Today Mike netted
$35.00
and
said
"It was $35 dollars that I didn't have before."
BEAUTIFUL
ECONOMIC
OUTLOOK
SERIOUSLY BEAUTIFUL
The swap meet could be summarized by this statement.
I met more Viet-Nam veterans in 4 hours
at "Peddlers Swap Meet" than I've met
in my entire life
again
SERIOUSLY
at "Peddlers Swap Meet" than I've met
in my entire life
again
SERIOUSLY
PAGE THIRTEEN
The guy on our left had some interesting watches and actually published a book on how to recognize collectible watches. His name is Greg Russell.
The guy on our right had various firearms and sold a Walther to a 65 year old woman when I was standing at his booth. She looked at me and asked if I had fired one of those. My answer was "James Bond and I both love that gun...it's a hoot." She pulled out 5 one hundred dollar bills and then asked if he had any ammo. He didn't, which makes a ton of sense to me. Better to go to another booth for ammo just so you have time to reconsider anything on your mind that might not be healthy or wise. I didn't catch his name.
ALL THE VETS
WERE
SERIOUS
BUT
EXTREMELY
WARM
AND
FRIENDLY
WERE
SERIOUS
BUT
EXTREMELY
WARM
AND
FRIENDLY
I probably could have started a small war by explaining what I was doing during Viet-Nam
I actually thought about
it
for a few moments
BUT
GUNS
ARE
A
DETERRENT
and don't let anybody tell you different
it
for a few moments
BUT
GUNS
ARE
A
DETERRENT
and don't let anybody tell you different
I personally don't think guns should be allowed inside the Ozone layer of Earth but that idea is way past the point of no return so for now I'll just shut up and help Mike pack his van. (The KIA is way to small for swap meets) We leave with $35.00 profit and get back to Mike's 62 inch HD television just in time to watch the RAMS
THE RAMS ARE PLAYING TO
SECURE A PLAYOFF SPOT
SECURE A PLAYOFF SPOT
PAGE FOURTEEN
FOR
THE
PHOENIX CARDINALS
First time in 35 years that Cardinals can win their division, and the fact that the St. Louis Rams are the door mat for that accomplishment is rather strange.
FOR
THE
PHOENIX CARDINALS
First time in 35 years that Cardinals can win their division, and the fact that the St. Louis Rams are the door mat for that accomplishment is rather strange.
The St. Louis Cardinals
still exist
but
it's
a baseball team
still exist
but
it's
a baseball team
The St. Louis Cardinal football team moved to Phoenix so that the Los Angeles Rams could move to St.Louis in order to have nobody move to LA. The only thing moving to LA are more people....but I guess 15 Million is just not a big enough market for the NFL.
And
to
make
it
even weirder
to
make
it
even weirder
Kurt Warner is the Quarterback for Phoenix....and Kurt Warner was the quarterback on the only Ram's Super Bowl victory.......odd stuff.
After the game is over Phoenix is dancing in the streets. It's their first professional football achievement.
After the game is over Phoenix is dancing in the streets. It's their first professional football achievement.
An "Event"
A sporting "Event" but
an "Event"
never
the
less
A sporting "Event" but
an "Event"
never
the
less
It's nice watching the news and seeing so many people happy but I keep wondering why Prescott Valley became a Viet-Nam Veterans destination. I imagine I could figure it out if I wanted but I'd rather figure out how to get my art to the the Peddler's Swap meet. It's a long haul from Santa Monica and it's rather cold up here right now. Maybe I'll wait until spring but by then gas will probably be back to $4.00 a galleon. It's under $2.00 right now and that's amazing.
PAGE 15
Which brings me to another question
PAGE 15
Which brings me to another question
OIL is
$48.00
A
BARREL
IT HAD BEEN
$140.00
LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AGO
which was due to the large demand of
CHINA
and
INDIA's
new middle class explosion
$48.00
A
BARREL
IT HAD BEEN
$140.00
LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AGO
which was due to the large demand of
CHINA
and
INDIA's
new middle class explosion
QUESTION
Does $48.00 a barrel mean that China and India have halted their middle class explosion and no one is suddenly driving cars anymore... and the people have decided to ride bicycles to work...or walk?
Does $48.00 a barrel mean that China and India have halted their middle class explosion and no one is suddenly driving cars anymore... and the people have decided to ride bicycles to work...or walk?
HUH?
A Side-Bar to the Viet-Nam vets.
Greg, the vet, told me that we actually won the Viet-Nam war
because we introduced Capitalism to their belief system and it
just took a while longer for it to catch hold.
"It is now a Communist country with Capitalistic mentalities"
WOW
He actually might be right
in many
ways
but
because we introduced Capitalism to their belief system and it
just took a while longer for it to catch hold.
"It is now a Communist country with Capitalistic mentalities"
WOW
He actually might be right
in many
ways
but
PAGE 16
I
believe
it
would
have
happened
without
sacrificing
50,000 +
American lives
believe
it
would
have
happened
without
sacrificing
50,000 +
American lives
But if I was a Viet-Nam Vet I would think exactly like Greg
It's a healthy way
to
remember
an
"EVENT"
to
remember
an
"EVENT"
And Viet-Nam was a Global "Event" that lasted from 1964 to 1973.
Usually an "Event" happens
very quickly
but there are exceptions to the rule.
PAGE SEVENTEEN
December 9 2008
Jerome, Arizona
December 11, 2008
Currently sitting on an airplane in Phoenix waiting to taxi out and head to LA
Michael Timothy McAlevey
Usually an "Event" happens
very quickly
but there are exceptions to the rule.
PAGE SEVENTEEN
December 9 2008
Jerome, Arizona
We went to the
Spirit Bar
to
visit
some of
Sean's ashes
but they changed the decor and
the Bartender was from Hell
Julianne and I left after 30 seconds but Mike stayed to have a Bloody Mary and then confirmed that she (The Bartender) was indeed from Hell.
Spirit Bar
to
visit
some of
Sean's ashes
but they changed the decor and
the Bartender was from Hell
Julianne and I left after 30 seconds but Mike stayed to have a Bloody Mary and then confirmed that she (The Bartender) was indeed from Hell.
The memory of that night in June of 1994 remains a vivid and positive memory and a current Bartender from Hell can never change that reality....and besides then we stumbled on the "Kaleidoscope"store....The Nellie Bly... and it totally made us forget about the Bartender.
Check it out at www.nbscopes.com
PAGE EIGHTEEN
Jerome is a tourist destination that one should go to on their way to Sedona before heading to the...........
Check it out at www.nbscopes.com
PAGE EIGHTEEN
Jerome is a tourist destination that one should go to on their way to Sedona before heading to the...........
GRAND CANYON
which I am not doing currently but I know it's the trip to make for most people.
HIGHLY SUGGEST
A
ROAD TRIP
WITH
THOSE
THREE
DESTINATIONS
A
ROAD TRIP
WITH
THOSE
THREE
DESTINATIONS
Then we headed back to Dewey-Humboldt and Prescott Valley. Prescott has some historical interest. Apparently Wyatt Earp had a wood mill in Prescott before heading to
TOMBSTONE
with
his
bro's
and
DOC HOLLIDAY
with
his
bro's
and
DOC HOLLIDAY
PAGE NINETEEN
December 11, 2008
Currently sitting on an airplane in Phoenix waiting to taxi out and head to LA
I say HEAD TO
because anything
is
possible
when
one
flies
and
after last night's show
I guess I could go
without a lot of complaints
because anything
is
possible
when
one
flies
and
after last night's show
I guess I could go
without a lot of complaints
THE SHOW WAS A COMPLETE AC DC EXPERIENCE and
a
complete
AC DC
EXPERIENCE
IS
SOMETHING
TO BE
EXPERIENCED
complete
AC DC
EXPERIENCE
IS
SOMETHING
TO BE
EXPERIENCED
THEY WERE BETTER THAN THE LAST TIME I SAW THEM
IN
IN
2000
AND THEY WERE BETTER
THAN WHEN I SAW THEM
IN
1996
AND THEY WERE BETTER
THAN WHEN I SAW THEM
IN
1996
WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING BECAUSE IN 2000 AND 1996 THEY WERE....
PAGE TWENTY
...PERFECT
PAGE TWENTY ONE
Still 12-11-2008
Back home and now it's time to slip into Christmas mode
PAGE TWENTY
...PERFECT
PAGE TWENTY ONE
Still 12-11-2008
Back home and now it's time to slip into Christmas mode
I've had my present
and
now
it's
time to
give
and
now
it's
time to
give
The AC DC experience ended with a bus trip home from the airport with multiple side stories. Might be the most entertaining quarter I've ever spent.....a quarter from LAX to Santa Monica might be the best travel deal in America. The driver was a General and had to deal with multiple deserters....it was wild.
BUT
I'M
HOME
AND
I
STILL
HEAR
"THE BOYS"
IN
MY
HEAD
AND
THEY
STILL
SOUND
PERFECT.
I'M
HOME
AND
I
STILL
HEAR
"THE BOYS"
IN
MY
HEAD
AND
THEY
STILL
SOUND
PERFECT.
Michael Timothy McAlevey
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