The Grit City Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Art On The Ave”

GCP: Sixth Ave Events and Aliens!

GCP Media — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 07:15:00 -0700

On this episode, the guys discuss Porchfest, Art on the Ave, reflect on Putt Stuff, review Cajun seafood at Captain Crab, and a Scott Topic.

00:04 – This episode kicks off discussing Rob Zombie’s song about UFOs, Justin talks about checking out Art On The Ave, and Derek throws a suggestion out to organizers of the event to make it easier for people planning to go. They talk about Porchfest happening the upcoming weekend, Justin talks about the re-opening of Dirty Oscar’s Annex, and they discuss other cities that have bars open for breakfast like Tacoma.

18:49 – Justin talks about attending the ceremony at Terracrux Games where they dedicated a DND table to an amazing customer they lost from cancer, he thanks everyone that joined them for Putt Stuff, and they talked about the complexity of the course. Jeff gives Scott props on the golf swag bags, shares his love of the handmade cards, and Derek reviews the scores of the game.

38:11 – Scott gives his review on Captain Crab post-golf, Justin talks about the explosion of Cajun seafood in the area, and gives an open invite to Samantha Gallia to join the next Putt Stuff event. Justin jumps into Scott Topics, they talk about the five key takeaways from Congress’ UFO hearing, and give their reviews of it.

58:02 – Scott talks about his favorite theory of a breakaway civilization, how long we’ve been sending radio waves throughout space, and Jeff speaks to the red tape in Hollywood. Scott recommends the guys watch The Why Files – The Moon Landing, talks about the underground city found in Turkey, and Jeff reviews Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Art on the Ave 2022 Recap

GCP Media — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 04:00:00 -0700

Jeff, Justin, and Scott chat about their recent visit to Art on the Ave and the fantastic things they found there.

00:06 – Justin kicks off the podcast with a GCP check-in at The Redd Dog, the new things happening on Discord, and Jeff talks about a friend’s classroom at a local elementary on the east side catching fire. He talks about the amazing work his friend does for the students, the ways people can support her, and Scott shares his recent visit to the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum in Tacoma. He talks about also visiting the W. W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory, Justin brings up the wildfire in California, and the Lincoln District Food Walk.

25:38 – They reflect on the last time they visited Art on the Ave, their chauffeur service during this year's Art on the Ave event, and give props to Scott for his fantastic parenting skills. They talk about the different food trucks there, Justin plays a snippet of a band they saw there, and reflects on their visit to Mary Mart. They talk about their favorite Buddy Boy Farms items, Justin talks about their visit to the Hippie House, and the adorable dog there.

50:08 – Justin talks about how purchasing drinks at The Redd Dog work, Scott talks about the different types of beer he tried there, and the hard mango kombucha he had. They talk about the process for ordering food there, their visit to The Triple Knock, and Justin talks about turning into Tommy the Pinball Wizard while there. He makes plans to host a pinball VR championship, gives a shout-out to Katy White Art, and his new addition to the rainbow room.

76:33 – Justin suggests Tacompton Files adds a bingo card for the crowbar, seeing Freddy Krueger there, and gives a shout-out to Shakabrah Java. Jeff shares his love of the businesses on 6th Ave, the Sonic Guy mural there, and he and Scott give their reviews of Justin's Fireball-soaked smoked pineapple. Justin discusses plans to host a GCP Bar Olympics, ax throwing in Tacoma, and closes out this episode sharing how people can find more information on GCP online.

Art on The Ave

GCP Media — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 08:30:00 -0700

This time the guys recorded from Tacoma’s Art on the Ave 2018. Art on the Ave is Tacoma’s largest art based event that celebrates music and arts along 6th Avenue from State St to Alder. This year was its 18th year and attracted thousands of supporters.

The show kicks off with Brogan admitting to stealing some of Justin’s BNB, Justin discussing setting up his man cave at his new house, co-working spaces in Tacoma, and what’s going on with this year’s Arts on the Ave. Brogan discusses his new idea for a band name and then they head down to Art on The Ave where they first talk to Liz Wilcox from the Hilltop Artists Glass Blowing. She discusses what Hilltop Artists is and what they do to benefit kids and teens in the community to help keep them out of trouble.

14:42 – The guys stop by Crown Bar, a local bar that has been on Diners and Dives, the guys call out Guy Fieri and express what they love about the bar. They then head to Mary Mart to discuss the stores want to destigmatize cannabis, and Rusty’s new restaurant on 54th by the Airport Tavern in Tacoma, The Church Cantina.

24:33 – Steve Dunkelberger is the next person they run into. He talks about his Drunk History, Tacoma Addition, a bar crawl starting at The Frontier and tours around the city providing history while enjoying drinks at great places around Tacoma. He drops some Tacoma history followed by the guys getting ‘buckets’ at Jazz Bones for $9. They also discuss where ‘pork chop sandwiches’ came from then enjoy some of the music at the show.

39:22 – They talk with the owner of Devils Reef and Tacoma Cabana in Tacoma. He tells the guys about the names of his drinks, Justin expresses the feel of the bar, the different art styles in the bar, the owner tells about how he came up with the ideas for the bar, and how he and Brogan met. They then chat with Levi Lyon, owner of Lyon Pride Music.

This week’s show comes to a close with talks about vanilla and natural extracts, the need for more research of things that say ‘Natural Flavor’ and the last stop at O’Malley’s. They recap their walk, the weird things they say, what they bought along the way, and where people can find them and Art of Ave online.

Special Guests: Misha and Rusty.