VALLEY LIFE

Phoenix family finds lost credit card — belonging to Alice Cooper

How an improbable happenstance led to a meet-and-greet with the rock and roll legend, and just in the nick of time, too

Alice Cooper spends some time with Jeff Guy Monday morning at Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Center in Phoenix. Guy had found Cooper’s lost credit card at a gas station in Payson and returned it to the rock legend.

(Independent Newsmedia/Steve Stockmar)

The Guy family was happy to pose for pictures with Alice Cooper, who was plenty happy to have his lost credit card back safe and sound.

(Independent Newsmedia/Steve Stockmar)

Phoenix resident Jeff Guy, who lives only half a mile from Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Center, is all smiles after receiving his autographed copy of the 2025 Grammy-nominated album “The Revenge of Alice Cooper.”

(Independent Newsmedia/Steve Stockmar)

A gas pump in Payson brought together two Valley guys who ended up bonding over grandchildren.

When one of those guys is a rock and roll legend, it makes their meeting that much more improbable.

Jeff Guy and his family were in Payson, about 90 miles northeast of Phoenix, last Wednesday where they had been camping. The family visits the 5,000-foot elevation town to get a break from the desert heat often enough that they don’t miss a meal at their favorite restaurant.

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