A few quick facts about the Sunset Route - a Union Pacific stretch of tracks from El Paso to Los Angeles.

1) Was referred to as “Stormy” by old timers because of the summer storms.
2) Was finished in 1881.
3) A stub line from the Sunset route into Tombstone was finished on that same year. This was the same year as the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
4) By the late 1800s the Sunset Route was delivering tourists to destinations in Phoenix, Tucson, and California.
5) A piece of land south of the Gila River was purchased by Congress from Mexico for the Sunset Route. The name of the purchase was the Gadsden um…Purchase.

A history of photography dubbed, ‘Keeping Shadows’, will be shown at the Phoenix Art Museum from now until March 2nd 2006.

There are everything from old-school daguerrotypes and portraits to abstract modern photos and satellite snapshots from NASA.

Here’s more info on the exhibit:
Keeping Shadows

A field of 64 for hot ASU chicks. Ingenious!

These guys are running a March Madness style tournament of hot-ass ASU models.

Explanation of the tourney and pictures below the fold.

The contest kicks off today and runs until March 9th. Just like the NCAA tourney, girls go head-to-head with the last
girl standing winning some cash and a vacation. There’s something about a calendar too..

Click here for more.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is now accusing inmates of smuggling drugs into Tent City. Now…that’s a story that will make news nationwide regardless of the veracity of the claim.

Nothing surprising there. I wonder just how much dope or cigarettes a pigeon could carry into Tent City.

More from KPHO.

The Comedy Spot’s hosts the Best of Phoenix open-mic tonight.

I can speak for the quality of the comics as I’ve never seen the open-mic bit there. But a friend recommended them.

I haven’t been to every best-of-Phoenix comedy event over the last several years because they have them every single day somewhere in the Valley. As far as I can tell.

Probably a hit or miss deal no matter where you go for open-mic in Phoenix but at the Comedy Spot it’s only going to cost you $7. Check it out:

7117 East 3rd Ave
Scottsdale AZ
(480) 945-4422