In Honor of National Accordion Month: Wall of Accordions at the MIM

June is National Accordion Month. Of course the Musical Instruments Museum in North Phoenix, Arizona, is going to have an excellent display of accordions. This is the MIM's wall of accordions.

I visited the MIM about a half dozen times at this point. It's beyond awesome. This is from the November 2012 visit.

Lots and lots of Culver's not far from the MIM in Phoenix. Accordions and frozen custard? Now that's a marriage made in Milwaukee heaven.

Driving to Phoenix: Wikieup

Snoopy. Woodstock and assorted other beagle (Spike from Needles?) welcome you to Wikieup

Last weekend I decided to take one of my occasional trips down to the Big Phoney, Phoenix, Arizona USA.

Few things in life have improved so much over the 20 years (plus) I've lived in Las Vegas than the drive to Phoenix.  The Tillman/O'Callaghan Bridge has ended the interminable winding to go over Hoover/Boulder Dam. The Wickenburg bypass ended another bottleneck.  The road seems to have enough passing lanes so that it is not a death trap suicide rap. (I don't even know if I see any memorial crosses on the side of US-93 anymore.)

But one thing has not changed.  Snoopy, Woodstock and other beagle welcoming you to that plumbed bathroom known as Wikieup, Arizona.  Why Snoopy?  Why a rocket ship?  Forget it, Jake.  It's Wikieup.