June is an important month in a teacher's life. As his two month hiatus from classes neared, Josh attended one last Phoenix condo development party. There are dozens of condo projects being built in Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe and at some time in the process they will all throw a party. It's a good excuse to get potential buyers though the doors. For Josh, it's a good excuse to stare at pretty girls, sit on fancy furniture and enjoy free eats and drinks.
Some of these parties are more exclusive than others, but Josh has a good secretary to secure him invites. On this windy day in May he checked out the Century Plaza - an old office building on Central Avenue converted into high rise living. The attraction was 70s rock star Alice Cooper. His connection to the development was vague. Was he going to live there? Was he just an investor? It didn't matter. Josh checked out the digs - the pool, the landscaping that cleverly hid the Jack In The Box, the unfinished hallways, and the model apartments with views of downtown and open lots.
Maybe there is a threshold for these work/live/play concepts. If so, Josh had found the tipping point. Fortunately, Alice didn't disappoint. The guy still had the chops for a set of his favorites, and Josh rocked out at the thought that in just two days, school really was out for the summer.
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