Email Author Amy Young

2005 Stories by Amy Young

• Heaven's Angels

  published August 18, 2005

  SAT 8/20Runs. That's what bikers do. They hop on their hogs, crotch rockets or whatever slang they use to describe their favorite hunk... More >>

• War of the Cyber Worlds

  published July 21, 2005

  Matt Ringel, creator of the Nesquik Game Riot, the country's largest touring expo for video gamers, drops a challenge to the disgruntled... More >>

• Living Hell

  published July 14, 2005

  SAT 7/16Dante got it wrong: There are actually 10 circles of hell, and local filmmaker Nicholas Holthaus has been there and back making... More >>

• The Right Hooks

  published July 7, 2005

  FRI 7/8Local junior-welterweight boxer Jesus Soto is humble about his skills in the ring. When asked about his strategy in regard to... More >>

• Fireworks Fiesta

  published June 30, 2005

  MON 7/4 This year, you can choose to fire up the grill and celebrate America's independence by inviting over your near-and-dears,... More >>

• Hot Wheels

  published June 30, 2005

  MON 7/4If you have a hot jalopy that you're dying to show off to a group of ogling, salivating spectators, gas it up and drive to... More >>

• Bible Beats

  published June 23, 2005

  6/23-6/26The Bible rocks, dude. (Surely all that thumping has got to create a wicked beat . . .) And if you're watching a performance... More >>

• Elvis Lives

  published June 16, 2005

  SAT 6/18Elvis. He's in the building. He's left the damn building. Oh, it really doesn't even matter, because fans... More >>

• Kama Suture

  published June 16, 2005

  SAT 6/18Valley metal band Eroticide believes the fastest way to a woman's heart is through her ribcage. The band swears that "God made... More >>

• Man Show

  published June 9, 2005

  6/10-6/12Michaleen Kringle describes the "Big Boys & Their Toys" Arizona Men's Expo, which she's... More >>

• NET Gains

  published May 26, 2005

  5/28-8/21How are Happy Meals marketed? The cynics and curmudgeons among us might scream, "Animated movies!" Fortunately, though, no... More >>

• About Face

  published May 19, 2005

  TUESDAYSHold on to those collagen-coated dreams, because that little Botox blast you've been praying for might just be within your... More >>

• Buck Amok

  published May 12, 2005

  5/13-5/14Generally, if you mention the letters PBR, it's cause for ears to perk up in hopes of a crisp snap of the tab that pops open a... More >>

• Deth Becomes Them

  published April 28, 2005

  FRI 4/29 Loud-ass guitars dealing out sadistic riffs, flailing hair, sweaty bodies and hands raised and locked in the two-finger devil... More >>

• Green Men

  published April 21, 2005

  Fox Mulder's undeniable hotness, er, relentless pursuit of the truth regarding alien existence on Earth kept believers and skeptics alike glued to... More >>

• High Times

  published April 14, 2005

  WED 4/20 A bong-toting "Happy Hitler" is probably the last thing those celebrating "4-20" will expect when stumbling... More >>

• Gag Reflex

  published April 14, 2005

  4/14-4/17 It's been a year since you were laughing your ass off at the quick-witted humor being bandied about at the last Phoenix... More >>

• Money Shot

  published April 7, 2005

  SAT 4/9 Wanna be in gay porn pronto, Tonto? Better show 'em your "Oh!" face on Saturday, April 9, at the Bunkhouse, 4428 North Seventh... More >>

• Word of Mouth

  published March 31, 2005

  FRI 4/1 Get your ears spanked when the thick whip of verbal science comes crashing down Friday, April 1, at the PHiX gallery, 1113... More >>

• Fairy Scary

  published March 24, 2005

  SAT 3/26 Little girls love their fairy tales of Prince Charmings, glass slippers and magic wands. But Erin Smith wasn't a typical... More >>

• Turn the Tables

  published March 24, 2005

  SAT 3/26 If your heart goes fluttery at the scent of dusty blue chalk, and beats to the cracking sound of a cue ball barreling through... More >>

• Great Scots

  published February 24, 2005

  2/26-2/27 Stereotypes are an awful blight, which is why the Scottish are such an inspiringly indefinable people. Any group that... More >>

• Taboo You

  published February 10, 2005

  2/11-3/11 Get your drink on, get your freak on, and get your strap-on, because the 22nd annual Exotic Art Show is back again.... More >>

• Hank Material

  published February 3, 2005

  WED 2/9 Many a music fan has declared Hank Williams III to be more about image than talent. They've accused the Misfits-loving,... More >>

• You Say You Wanna Resolution . . .

  published January 20, 2005

  It's the third week of January. By now, if you're like everyone else we know, you've broken your New Year's resolution -- popped that Vicodin,... More >>