UKAZU Happenings

You know when you take a bite of something and realize too late that it's hotter than hell, and you just sorta sit there wheezing he-he-he-he-he-he trying to cool your tongue with forced induction before your whole head goes up in a giant fireball? I love that.

On Tuesday night, we're going to Los Dos Molinos for roast-your-ass New Mexican eating and margaritas so good you'll wonder how they do it with such crap tequila. I've said it before, but it bears repeating: "Los Dos is one of those places you really should be able to say you've tried if you claim any expertise about this "Valley of the Sun." We're going."

Who? Whoever RSVPs.
What? We're going to eat Mexican food and drink margaritas. The restaurant isn't expensive or fancy and the food is good. What's not to like?
Where? Los Dos Molinos, Phoenix [Map]
When? 6pm, June 10, 2003.
Why? Well, I'm not saying it's a reason, but you know, I'm kinda moving. Don't come for my sake, but if you want to see me before I peace outta here, this is probably the last occasion.

Posted by Paul at 01:24 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

It's been too long, my friend; it is time again for tequila and chile.

Meet me at the Old Town Tortilla Factory in downtown Scottsdale, this Thursday at 8:00pm. We will raise our glasses high and toast to your brother's sister, my dog pancho, and your damned bitch ex-girlfriend. Later, we will howl at the moon and laugh like carefree, drunk school boys.

Some people say things like, "I'm really a dog-lover at heart." That makes me think I could really be a Mexican at stomach. Mmmmm; yes.

>>>> Thursday
>>>> 8:00pm
>>>> Old Town Tortilla Factory
>>>> Tequila, Margaritas, Mexican Beers
>>>> Appetizers, Dinner, Whatever
>>>> RSVP to ME

And now, a bevy of links, so you know what you're getting into.

The Old Town Tortilla Factory Map
*Note: this map is not the property of The Old Town Tortilla Factory (TOTTF) or its managing partners. Yahoo! Maps, all rights reserved, et cetera, and so on, and so forth.

The Old Town Tortilla Factory Menu
*Note: this menu contains items which sound really, really good and caused me to salivate. Profusely. All over the damned place. It was gross.

The Old Town Tortilla Factory Tequila Guide
*Note: tequila has been known to make people do things like streak buck-wild and naked across neighboring lawns, pee gracefully, albeit illegally, in fountains, and jump out on the tracks in the futile attempt to stop that damned train. Know its power -- handle it with respect.

The Old Town Tortilla Factory Virtual Tour
*Note: this ride is not for short kids under 3'4", big ol' pregnant ladies, or persons with a history of complete and spontaneous heart failure. Sucks to be those kinds of people, they don't get to have no fun.

Posted by Paul at 12:29 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

This Saturday at 5:00pm we're going to the Monastery to drink beer.

*** As far as I know, this Monastery doesn't have Franciscans, Tibetans, or any other variety of robed men who abstain from earthly pleasures in the hopes of achieving alignment with the Kosmos and experiencing Emptiness, Oneness, and Nirvana. This Monastery is filled with people who like to drink beer, eat hamburgers, and play games. I don't know the cause for the common nomenclature, but we'll get to the bottom of that matter on Saturday night.

Onward. The Monastery is an out of the way joint with plenty of space for us to kill an afternoon. I mentioned the beer, but the Monastery also features volleyball, billiards, ping pong, bowling, and horseshoes. We'll eat burgers, chicken, steaks, polish sausages -- whatever you can cook on a grill. We buy the food in individual, prepped portions and then grill it up at our leisure.

Whooodeehoo? This event should please everyone except vegetarians and minors. Sorry. If you're a 21 year old vegetarian, come along for the volleyball and the beer. If you're an 18 year old cannibal, you can't come, but feel free to talk to Denisenko, he'll show you to some beef.

Whattatay? It's gonna be the baddest ass picnic-style whoop-de-whoo and you don't have to prep anything at all. Show up with but a scant amount of scratch and we'll make it happen.

Wheresy? Mappaway

Whenneda? Saturday, February 8th, 2003 at 5:00pm

Why-aye-aye? Because I don't know about you people, but I'm seriously xalweriojxnvoijsdf. Yeah, already. So we're gonna go relax.

Howally? Oh, man. It's gonna be easy cheese. Just show up, the rest will take care of itself.

Posted by Paul at 08:52 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

If you didn't catch that, dinner's on for tomorrow night at Los Dos Molinos. Read on for details, and please, for the love of green chile, respond to let me know if you're going to meet us out.

Who? Ehv-ehr-eee-boh-deeee! Yep, even that guy.
What? We're going to eat Mexican food and drink margaritas. The restaurant isn't expensive or fancy and the food is good. What's not to like?
Where? Los Dos Molinos, CitySearch Information and Map. Los Dos is one of those places you really should be able to say you've tried if you claim any expertise about this "Valley of the Sun." We're going.
When? 6pm, October 31, 2002. Yeah, it's halloween, whiteboy. We'll be celebrating Dia de los Muertos, however.
Why wasn't this e-mail funny Paul? I dunno. I just want some Mexican food. If you're down, send me an e-mail, jive turkey.

Posted by Paul at 06:07 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

We're getting the band back together.

Wednesday night at 7:30pm, we'll gather at Ra on Mill Avenue for some sushi and some saki. If you don't like sushi, you can come along and try the seppuku, I hear it's great. At 9:00pm, after we restore our minds and bodies with a bit of Japanese sustenance and stimulating conversation (in English, I hope), we'll mosey a couple of blocks to the House of Tricks on Seventh Street, just East of Myrtle. The House of Tricks is a wonderful place to relax and drink cocktails under big trees. And that is precisely what we shall do.

If you're only able to catch a piece of the action, don't feel inadequate, come on out for what you can. Ra is good for great food and Tricks a fine place to catch up in comfort.

Don't be a chicken, don't be a square. I miss you and you know it, so come on out and party.

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Taste 2002 was filled with tables and tables of food from talented chefs, bottles upon bottles of different California wines, and throngs of well dressed people ready to strut and saunter, laugh and coo at just the right times. I kept waiting for Jay Gatsby to come strolling along. A very nice affair and the after party at the Wrigley Mansion wasn't too shabby either.

Special thanks to Seth Hollow Horn Bear for the tickets and to Mr. Jeff Stanton for three VIP passes plus the ingenuity to find a fourth. Jonas, Cristy, Aaron and I all had a wonderful time.

Posted by Paul at 10:00 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Straight out of the e-mail:

Hey ukazu locos,

I'm the crazy website guy that you know and love, but I'm also President of the Business College Council this semester. The job has a couple of perks, but it also has its responsibilities. At the top of my list right now is Executive Forum. The Executive Forum is a wonderful and engaging event. I have included the details below and I hope you will take a few hours off from studying, playing video games, or drinking beer to spend some time relaxing with fellow students at the University Club. Best news yet, the entire experience is free. Read up for details and then grab a friend, get to BA 119B, and sign up.

Who: All undergraduate college of business students are invited to attend. The guest executives are Jon Mudder, Tracy Mock, and Sherman Chu. Stop me if you've heard this one: "An Investment Banker, a Venture Capitalist, and a Semiconductor Executive walk into a bar..."

What: Dinner, conversation, and presentations with three very successful business people. Each executive will discuss some of the things they have learned, what has made them successful, and how they have managed some of the more difficult situations they have encountered. You won't walk out a CEO, but if you pay attention you might be closer to management material than when you walked in.

Where: The University Club at the north end of campus. The U Club is where all the ASU bigwigs meet up for fancy dinners, and it's always a good time when we can get undergraduates into professional dress and march 'em in.

When: This Wednesday, February 13th, 2002 at 6:00pm. The evening should wrap up just before 9:00pm.

Why: Events like the Executive Forum bring to mind words like understanding, wisdom, perspective, enrichment, and depth of character. Again, you can't learn it all in one night, but there is a lot to be learned by listening to the experiences of others.

How: Visit Helen Rubio in the new Undergraduate Center, room 119B, befor Wednesday evening. There are only 40 spots available for dinner, so get there fast, get your name on the list, and be proud of your accomplishment.

See you Wednesday night.

Paul "The man behind the man behind the man" Parent

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