May 2009

  • Hottest Clubs in Arizona Series: Crabby Don’s in Mesa

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 5/31/09 5:17pm
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    We continue our hottest clubs in Arizona series by presenting to you a fine club in Mesa (east valley), Arizona. This time around, it’s Crabby Don’s, which gets major thumbs up from us in all directions for really offering a rocking good club. From fine drink prices, good menu and tasty food selections, to having one of the better stages in the state, and a smoking patio. Seemingly, Crabby Don’s has it all, and then some.

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  • Hottest Live Music Clubs in Arizona Series: Thumbs Down List Revealed

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 5/30/09 4:23pm
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    In this ongoing series that we are proud to bring you regarding the hottest nightclubs and live music venues in the state of Arizona, sadly we also must tell about clubs that fail to meet these standards. While these represent only a small few of the excellent clubs in the state where patrons can enjoy live music on a nightly basis, sometimes a bad apple can seemingly ruin the bunch. Keep in mind that we are only reporting truth here, after having been at several performances at each of these clubs in questions.

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  • Baseline Pub in Tempe: A Real Bar with Really Good Prices and Service

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 5/29/09 4:13pm
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    After a recent move to the burgeoning and growing city of Tempe, Arizona, I find myself searching for a new bar to call home. Being a barfly, I know that a great local bar will be one that offers decent amenities, awesome drink specials and welcomes regulars that feed their business and allows them to continue operating. After much searching and tons of frustration, I finally happened across Baseline Pub in Tempe one night.

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  • Bikini Baristas

    By becksta on 5/29/09 3:54pm
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    Bikini BaristaBikini BaristaIn the old days, someone like Mr. Roper on Three's Company was forced to either go to beach himself (which I don't really recall him ever doing) or to get out his trusty binoculars to spy on girls in their bikinis. Fortunately for a lot of people in the Pacific Northwest, men don't have to go anywhere but their local espresso stand (for the price of about 4 or 5 dollars) to see a young hottie with a bodacious bod in her bikini or lingerie serving up cappuccinos. Some earnest young Tacoma man has even started his own blog devoted only to these prime girls in their bikinis, publishing locations and pictures of the stands and sometimes even the girls themselves. (actually taking photos of the girls is frowned upon)

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  • Hottest Clubs in Arizona Series: The Sets, Tempe, Arizona

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 5/27/09 1:27pm
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    We are on to our next pick for hottest clubs in the state of Arizona, and this time we head from Scottsdale (last time we featured Martini Ranch in South Scottsdale) to Tempe, Arizona. If you head to central Tempe on a weekend, you will wait in line to get into The Sets, and for many good reasons too.

    Location
    If you are looking for one of the hottest clubs in the state of Arizona to party with your friends at on a Friday or a Saturday night, then look no further than The Sets in Tempe, Arizona. Located at 93 East Southern Avenue in central Tempe – the burgeoning music scene in the state is in Tempe – The Sets offers a rocking good time, great eats, good drink prices and selection, and also features one of the largest stages in the entire state, adorned with all the high tech offerings that one would expect.

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  • Hottest Clubs in Arizona Series: Martini Ranch

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 5/25/09 8:03pm
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    Welcome to our Hottest Clubs in Arizona series. A series of articles that we will be releasing that will bring to attention some of the best spots to drink and party at when in Arizona. Many people are not aware that Arizona has some of the best night clubs in the entire United States. The city of Scottsdale – where we begin our outlook on hot night clubs – is home to some of the best clubs in the world. And our first review begins with the astute, a-list club in Old Town Scottsdale called Martini Ranch.

    The Scoop on Martini Ranch
    Martini Ranch is a two level night club located in south Scottsdale, Arizona. Set in the middle of the nightlife scene, Martini Ranch is considered to be one of the best clubs in the state. If you guessed that they specialized in serving world-class martinis, you are correct. In fact, Grey Goose Vodka frequently sponsors many events here, which means that patrons quite often get to enjoy free martinis during the weekends for a limited period of time (usually a few hours).

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  • Wallingford Washington’s Babalu

    By dubayns on 5/15/09 5:19pm
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    Babalu is a place that I would not choose to go to on my own.  I don't really have a reason or desire to go into a place that looks so plush on the inside and so much like a cheap cookie-cutter copy of a night club on the outside.  It was my friend's birthday, so I obliged along with four others.  Immediately upon entering, around 7 or 8 pm, we were met at the bar by a very friendly bartender who was extremely eager to sell us the most expensive booze on the shelf.  After we assured him that all we wanted were a couple mixers and a couple of shots, he tried to sell us on the idea of doing multiple rounds of tequila shots.  Not just once, but numerous times.  It got a little annoying having a bartender act like a used car salesman, but we got our drinks and found a seat near the old fireplace. 

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  • The Coors Gimmick: Like Anybody Cares if the Mountains on the Bottle Turn Blue!

    By Michael Jon Lazar on 5/1/09 4:55pm
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    Yet another beer gimmick has been brought to the light of day for all beer drinkers. The beer company the makes Coors has decided that commercials and reputation alone are not enough to dupe people into buying their brand of domestic beer. So, now you can tell if your bottle is cold enough to enjoy simply by checking if the mountains – printed on the bottle – are blue or not.

    Are Funny Beer Commercials Just not Cutting the Cake Anymore?
    First there was serious beer commercials. You know, the ones that offered the master brewer’s opinion on the product. Like a documentary they informed you of the process that it took to make the beer, how fine the ingredients were and why it was better than all other beers on the market. Then, when that failed – as most people couldn’t care less; they only care about taste – they resorted to funny beer commercials, as prevalently seen during the NFL Super Bowl. Now, however, they are using gimmicks like Coors Code Blue.

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