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Curtis Jackson
Curtis Jackson is a familiar face to anyone who frequents the Butcher Hook in Tonto Basin, he's been employed there 19 and a half years or, "Too dang long," he said. Jackson has a love of tongue twisters and the trade he learned over 30 years ago - auctioneer. "It's better than most, not as good some, but it's finer than frog hair split three ways on a very dang sunny day," he said. An auctioneering instructor once told him to get high on life, not drugs, so that is what Jackson said he does. "Without a sense of humor life is dull," Jackson said. "I have a good time and try to make people happy. I hate to see anyone down and out."