bisbee Archives - Bill LaBrie

They Will Talk About This Year . . .

by Bill LaBrie | Dec 31, 2014 | Everything Else

Yes, 2014: They will talk about this year. Or I will, at least. I had an astounding, almost unparalleled amount of fun and personal growth this year. And it kept on going right through the celebration of Bill’s Birthmonth®, which ends today. Fun stuff happened,...

How to be a Tornado in a Small Town

by Bill LaBrie | Jul 2, 2014 | Arizona, Careers, Coping, Education, Essays

I’m here to talk about the good sort of tornado. A “tornado” is the sort of person who’s constantly active, moving about, energetically taking in everything around them. In spinning about so fast and with so much activity, they pull in...

Secret to Long Life: No Cheese

by Bill LaBrie | Jun 26, 2014 | Essays

The first female mayor of Bisbee took office the same year as the first female Arizona governor. And here she is: LaVerne Williams: lifelong resident of Bisbee, former banker and seamstress, mayor from 1986 through 1996, and current goodwill ambassador....

The Bikes of Bisbee

by Bill LaBrie | Jun 26, 2014 | Arizona, Everything Else, Motorcycles

I like bikes. Motorcycles, mainly. Motorcycles have long featured in my relationship with this place. My first night at the Copper Queen hotel was in a shared room with longtime BMW pilot and all-around ubermensch Don Stanley. I was on my Honda ST at the time. We...

Bisbee Justice

by Bill LaBrie | Jun 26, 2014 | Arizona, Education, Essays, Motorcycles, Social Justice

“I’ve been here since 1976. Nothing bad has ever happened. Well, wait. . . There was that time with the stabbings.” The gracious proprietress leaned across what was billed as “Arizona’s smallest bar”. I had no reason to doubt that....