A look at Arizona news, views and images—via Arizona tweets.
CONCEIVED AND COMPILED BY MIKE SAUCIER @MikeTheSauce
BEER STILL HERE SO NO WORRIES
3TV sports writer and social media manager Brad Denny: “So the government is gone? But football, hockey, and beer are still here? OK, carry on.”
NO FED GOVERNMENT? PASS THE POPCORN
KFYI talker Jim Sharpe: “Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! I’m popping popcorn, I’ve got my GI Joe sleeping bag & we’re gonna make hot chocolate! Gov’t shutdown, here we come!”
WE ARE ALL SO SCREWED!
AZ political operative J.P. Twist: “The shutdown is here! We are all screwed! Time to run! I think I might be coming down with #ShutdownFever”
NO CHAOS, JUST A TWEET
Stephanie Lough of Phoenix: “The government has officially shut down. I was hoping for something more dramatic than this tweet. #chaos”
ONE SHUTDOWN SOLUTION
Arizona Daily Star sports guy Daniel Gaona of Tucson: “Can the #GovernmentShutdown be like an #NFL strike and we just find replacement players who are willing to do their job? #ShaneFalco”
AH THE GOOD OL’ DAYS…
Tempe City Council member Kolby Granville: “You remember when politicians would get together, talk about ideas on the merits, and hash out a middle ground? Yeah…me either…”
DREAMING OF BETTER PLACES TO SLEEP…
AZ Central sports columnist and KTAR radio host Dan Bickley: “Sleeping w/ your face on an airport seat? Better her than me.”
MOM’S ‘VOICE’ TURNS TIDE AGAINST THIEF
The Valley’s contestant on “The Voice,” Destinee Quinn, tweeted: “Lady stole my phone tonight…had my mom text and call her to turn it in…..she eventually turned it back in. #winning”
NET PERSPECTIVE
CEO of Roland Schorr and Tower Ben M. Schorr of Flagstaff tweeted: “If there’s one thing the Internet excels at, it’s blowing things out of proportion.”
‘LAZY’ FEET…
Arizona singer and dancer Alyssa Mezzatesta: “Lazy Sunday at its finest!”
….AND ‘STYLISH’ FEET
KNIX radio host Matt McAllister: “I have to give my weekend companion credit for the most stylish campfire footwear ever.”
IS THERE A SOCK AFTERLIFE?
North Scottsdale political surgeon Mario Enrique Diaz: “I wonder if there is a sock heaven? I can’t find half of the children’s pair of socks. They just disappear. Very strange.”
BISBEE’S BEST
Gretchen Baer, paintress of Bisbee, tweeted: “Bisbee has the most bad-ass Mayor and it’s her birthday! Happy birthday, Mayor Badal!”
GOD AND SCOTTSDALE SUNRISES
Part-time Scottsdale resident(?) and Internet trailblazer Matt Drudge tweeted: “My favorite sunrise in the world: Scottsdale, AZ. God goes from loving to angry to tolerant, all in 30 minutes…”
OMG: WEATHER!
Queen of digital, print and social media Perri Collins of Phoenix: “OMG — just stepped out of my office. The weather is f*ing AWESOME!!! Man, I live for days like these.”
OMG: COFFEE!
12 News reporter Lissette Martinez: “OMG it’s #NationalCoffeeDay !!! Like I need another excuse.”
OMFG: TJ MAXX!
Scottsdale community affairs coordinator Megan Doyle: “OMFG @tjmaxx HAS AN ONLINE STORE?!?!?! This is the most amazing and dangerous thing that has ever happened to my life.”
GOOD GOURD
12 News executive producer Stacey Roberts: “What happens when you give bears pumpkins? @bearizona sent us this fun image from Northern #Arizona”
THE COFFEE AND WINE PRAYER
Paul Calvisi of KTAR and ABC 15 tweeted: “Daily Groan: ‘Lord, give me coffee to change the things that I can change and wine to accept the things that I can’t.’ #5AMClubMembers”
HOW ABOUT ‘INEFFABLE?’
Kyra Clancy of Arizona: “I’m wondering if anybody has yet discovered an adjective to adequately do justice to how divine this salted caramel mocha is right now.”
BIG YEAR FOR FOAM FINGERS
First there was Miley and the foam finger. Now this. ESPN tweeted: “Rashad Johnson lost part of his finger on Sunday. So the @AZCardinals built this honorary foam finger ->”
GETTING HAIRY OUT THERE
Phoenix meteorologist and news nerd Kim Quintero: “Toupee alert! Flagstaff Airport reports a wind gust of 64mph at 3:12pm.”
HOME OF THE BALD CATS
Phoenix writer and pop culture warrior Jeff Hecht: “The guitar player in my band has twelve hairless cats. You may now resume your day.”
LIFE AND KATY PERRY
Phoenix Mercury point guard Jasmine James: “If y’all don’t love ‘Roar’ by Katy Perry you should reevaluate your life… Lol that’s my jam!”
THE WEIRDNESS OF WORLD MIXING
Republic breaking news intern Brittany Bade: “Meeting people in college with the same name as people you knew in high school is weiiiird.”
