It's to Jeff Kennedy's considerable credit that he doesn't bother to play this annoying game. It's part of the cutthroat competitiveness of modern sports talk that every radio jock thinks he has to prove his worth by being a bigger, more abrasive smart-ass than the next guy. Ultimately, La Campesina is a daily aural reminder that there's no point in crossing over to the mainstream if you lose your traditions along the way. While other stations opt for a pop-friendly, synthesized brand of Tejano, KNAI cranks out accordion-driven conjunto and polka rave-ups, with a smattering of acoustic waltzes, and just enough social commentary to remind you of its roots in Cesar Chávez's labor movement. And although its numbers have inevitably dropped in the past two years, KNAI remains the conscience and the soul of Spanish radio in the Valley.
In simpler times, local Spanish-language radio was thoroughly dominated by KNAI, known as La Campesina, part of a United Farm Workers network based in urban areas.
In 1999 alone, three new Spanish-language stations joined an already crowded field, which now includes eight stations (not to mention KKFR-FM 92.3, which goes out of its way to reach Latino hip-hop fans). The surest evidence that the local Hispanic market is experiencing explosive growth can be found on the radio airwaves. Readers' Choice for Best Tourist Trap: Rawhide And you can't beat the scenery, with both the Superstition Mountains and Four Peaks serving as backdrops to the town. Still, it's a great place to spend an afternoon with visitors and kids in the winter. Like the old mining towns Goldfield emulates, there seems little here that people won't do for a little spare change - the train ride is enjoyable, the jeep or helicopter rides are a hoot (if you can afford them), the mine tour is much less amusing. Goldfield also offers a full-day gauntlet of cheesy Western kitsch for families willing to suspend their good sense of taste and propriety. The Goldfield bad cop/bad cop show will resume around Thanksgiving and carry on through the winter months. This is a wonderful way to get a little payback on winter houseguests who have overstayed their welcome. It's especially awful if said suspect has ever been arrested for real. It's all in fun, but rest assured, even in jest, there is nothing so humiliating and unnerving as being hunted down like a rabid dog and run through a kangaroo court to the gallows.
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If you think Sheriff Joe has an itchy trigger finger take on due process, try running sideways with the law here in Goldfield.įor a mere $10, a friend or family member can have you arrested, jailed, tried and hanged within five minutes by a couple of Old West sheriffs in full regalia and full of (feigned) firewater. You may not like him, but you gotta hand it to him: John McCain is one masterful politician. A senator who all but ignores his home state is able to win reelection time and again. The guy who didn't lift a finger to get campaign finance reform passed in his own state made himself the champion of such reforms on a national level - all the while collecting millions from special interests with business before McCain's Senate Commerce Committee.
Consider: The man with the reputation in Arizona for terrorizing anyone in his path sweet-talked national reporters into writing glowing accounts of his every move. McCain fell short on primary wins, but his Straight Talk campaign won't soon be forgotten history professors will teach it as the best example of modern American grassroots politicking. It's been months since the GOP presidential primaries, but those who know him best - his constituents - are still slack-jawed at the way Arizona's senior senator was able to capture the hearts, minds and money of America's moderates during the race for the Republican nod. The Depot's extensive game selection and supplies have become legendary in the ever-evolving fantasy-game market - sans computer. But kids who can't find time for homework can nurture their reasoning skills while plotting attacks with their Warhammer 40K postapocalypse armies that they have spent hours painting in minute detail. The rulebooks for these elaborate games are an inch thick and would confuse the heck out of most adults. The store welcomes children and encourages play on custom game tables - particularly for Warhammer 40,000 and Magic: The Gathering. Once you get over everyone's original cliché reaction ("This place has got to be for loser geeks with nothing to do!"), you'll find an array of challenging activities of the real sort.
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Are you sick of watching your kids blasting away at video games for hours on that $5,000 computer that was supposed to be an educational device - but is actually nothing more than an expensive joy stick? Then unplug the PC and take 'em on down to Game Depot, where an assortment of challenging games and precision models will jar your youngster out of cyberland and into tangible fantasyland.
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