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OffWithTheirHeads

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Fri Dec 9, 2011, 10:36 PM Dec 2011

KarenS says we should talk more so I'd like to ask you all a favor. [View all]

Judging by the number of views some of the Arizona group posts recieve, I suspect that there are more than 10 DU members in Az. I would like to ask anyone who comes to this group to see what's up if you all would mind just creating a quick post to tell us where you live. I realize that there are a lot of shy people here so you don't have to actually say anything if you don't want, just hit the blue post button, type the name of the town you live in and hit "post my thread" at the bottom. If you are feeling a little more verbose, It would be nice to hear about any progressive type groups or actions you might align yoursel with.

My experience tells me that, especially if you visit DU regularly, you kind of get a mindset that many shall we say, progressive types must belong to DU but the fact is, we seem to be very rare. I've been on DU for over 10 years now, most of them while living in the San Francisco bay area. I've also been involved with a number of progressive groups as well as the labor movement. I moved here almost exactly a year ago and got involved with Drinking :Liberally, PDA and Occupy Tucson. In all of that time, although I mention DU on a regular basis, not once has anyone said "I've heard of that" or I belong to DU too" or much of anything else so I'm really curious. How many DU members A. are in Arizona B. check out the Arizona group and C. where they all live.

I know a few live in Tucson, at least two, myself included, live in Marana and I'm pretty sure one is in Sedona but beyond that, I guess everybody is just shy.

So drop us a quick post...please!

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I'm east of Tucson Kali Dec 2011 #1
I used to live near St. David lapfog_1 Dec 2011 #2
hey lapfog! Kali Dec 2011 #9
Hi Kali lapfog_1 Dec 2011 #11
Where in the Bay area? I spent most of my life there. OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2011 #15
I like going to the Safeway here in the Bay Area lapfog_1 Jan 2012 #25
I live in Tucson, near the U of A Ptah Dec 2011 #3
Well look at you! OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2011 #14
Casa Grande here,,,, KarenS Dec 2011 #4
Well... OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2011 #16
checking in from Sedona Sedona Dec 2011 #5
Don't post here often, but I'm in Phoenix - Biltmore area sweetloukillbot Dec 2011 #6
yes. and there's a jewish marybourg Jan 2012 #29
I knew about the theatre group (they almost went under last year, sadly) and the newspaper... sweetloukillbot Jan 2012 #33
Hailing in from Mesa... teknomanzer Dec 2011 #7
I think that is why I am trying to ramp up the Az. group OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2011 #17
Hello from Mesa JonLP24 Dec 2011 #8
We also talk about who to choose for first host. Ptah Dec 2011 #10
Tempe drmeow Dec 2011 #12
I've found the ignore function has done wonders for my blood pressure OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2011 #13
Yes - my ignore list drmeow Dec 2011 #19
Mesa, but... mvccd1000 Dec 2011 #18
Pinal County isn't a whole lot better than Maricopa. :-( Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #32
Tempe here. former9thward Dec 2011 #20
North central Phoenix for me. Mosby Dec 2011 #21
Phoenix and Pinetop. n/t DesertRat Dec 2011 #22
West Virginia native..... MountainMama Dec 2011 #23
South Scottsdale here dbackjon Jan 2012 #24
tee hee Kali Jan 2012 #26
I live a few blocks from Coronado HS dbackjon Jan 2012 #27
Another Coronado grad here. ChazII Jan 2012 #31
Really??!! Kali Jan 2012 #34
Tucson (central north) MiddleFingerMom Jan 2012 #28
Far west valley retirement marybourg Jan 2012 #30
Huh. Can't seem to finf "Far west valley retirement" on Google maps OffWithTheirHeads Jan 2012 #35
It's due west marybourg Jan 2012 #36
Sedona here. Zorra Jan 2012 #37
Visited last August. Sedona is amazing (and expensive) OffWithTheirHeads Jan 2012 #38
Central Tucson Kumbricia Jan 2012 #39
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